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Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

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Father of three, happily married. 🏳️‍🌈🦦🦋

(Emojis mean: queer, autistic, DDEB sufferer; Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa).

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Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

You must read this.

Cover of Orlando Patterson's book "Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study with a new preface."

January 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

Dear Senators Murray and Cantwell, please read this. You seem to have forgotten what "person" and "equal protection" mean in your zeal to attack immigrants.

Fourteenth Amendment
Section 1

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any *person* of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any *person* within its jurisdiction the *equal protection* of the laws.

*Emphasis mine.

January 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM

Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

I need to go vape some cannabis. I'm out of ideas

"Who said anything ’bout solutions? This reefer ain’t no solution but we smokin’ it.”
Frank Wilderson, from Incognegro: a Memoir of Exile and Apartheid (out of context).

Cover of Incognegro: a Memoir of Exile and Apartheid by Frank B. Wilderson III.

Shows a photo of the author, a Black man with kind eyes and a large beard, in enlarged half tone with various shades of gray bars vertically interrupting the image, and the title in red all caps.

December 12, 2024 at 2:36 AM

Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

"just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war."

Photo of lyrics from album by Steve Earle, including lyrics to Rich Man's war:

Jimmy joined the army 'cause he had no place to go
There ain't nobody hirin'
'round here since all the jobs went
down to Mexico
Reckoned that he'd learn himself a trade maybe see the world
Move to the city someday and marry a black haired girl
Somebody somewhere had another plan
Now he's got a rifle in his hand
Rollin' into Baghdad wonderin' how he got this far
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war

Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm
Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in Kandahar
Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl
A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world
Been a year now and he's still there
Chasin' ghosts in the thin dry air
Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war

When will we ever learn
When will we ever see
We stand up and take our turn
And keep tellin' ourselves we're free

Ali was the second son of a second son
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rocks when the tanks would come
Ain't nothin' else to do around here just a game children play
Somethin' 'bout livin' in fear all your life makes you hard that Way

He answered when he got the call
Wrapped himself in death and praised Allah
A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war

December 9, 2024 at 11:26 PM

Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

Record for the day: The revolution starts... NOW! By Steve Earle.

Cover of the album The revolution starts now, by Steve Earle, an eclectic cover with various 20th century pop art items surrounding a giant red and black five point star in the center.

December 9, 2024 at 11:20 PM

Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

copilot prompt: Write a react component to display the newest bluesky post by a user

Engine: o1-preview

// copilot prompt: Write a react component to display the newest bluesky post by a user

import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";

interface ArtistBlueSkyProps {
handle: string; // Bluesky user handle, e.g., 'alice.bsky.social'
}

const ArtistBlueSky: React.FC<ArtistBlueSkyProps> = ({ handle }) => {
const [latestPost, setLatestPost] = useState<any>(null);
const [error, setError] = useState<string>("");

useEffect(() => {
const fetchLatestPost = async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch(
`https://bsky.social/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed?actor=${encodeURIComponent(handle)}`
);

if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error("Failed to fetch the latest post");
}

const data = await response.json();

if (data.feed && data.feed.length > 0) {
setLatestPost(data.feed[0]);
} else {
setError("No posts found");
}
} catch (err: any) {
setError(err.message);
}
};

fetchLatestPost();
}, [handle]);

if (error) {
return <div>Error: {error}</div>;
}

if (!latestPost) {
return <div>Loading...</div>;
}

return (
<div>
<h3>Latest Post by {handle}</h3>
<p>{latestPost.post.record.text}</p>
<small>
{new Date(latestPost.post.record.createdAt).toLocaleString()}
</small>
</div>
);
};

export default ArtistBlueSky;

December 7, 2024 at 11:05 PM

Edward Allen

@edwardallenthree.bsky.social

@joshtpm.bsky.social has been making this argument for a decade now, so perhaps it is me that has changed, but this member newsletter hits different than previous critiques of his: