Jamie Piscitelli
@jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social
Father. Husband. Son. Friend. Employed IT professional. Unemployable former DoD employee. Aspiring middle-aged something or other. Writer. Reader. History and Film Geek. Heavy Thinker and Occasional Drinker. Great Society Democrat, atheist, and hopeful.
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To be clear, Trump has removed this from American days of commemoration. But yesterday, Monday, December 1, 2025 was World Aids Day. We have lost far too many wonderful people to this terrible disease- in the US and throughout the world- nearly 41 million souls. The day should be marked.
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
To be clear, Trump has removed this from American days of commemoration. But yesterday, Monday, December 1, 2025 was World Aids Day. We have lost far too many wonderful people to this terrible disease- in the US and throughout the world- nearly 41 million souls. The day should be marked.
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This sign raises more questions than it answers
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This sign raises more questions than it answers
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Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
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Welcome to CWOEsoteric.com! cwoesoteric.com/news/welcome...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Welcome to CWOEsoteric.com! cwoesoteric.com/news/welcome...
These assholes at all levels literally do nothing well.
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
These assholes at all levels literally do nothing well.
This is, without doubt, the dumbest, most immoral, and fundamentally characterless version of the United States I've ever lived through.
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is, without doubt, the dumbest, most immoral, and fundamentally characterless version of the United States I've ever lived through.
Amen.
"When senior leaders disparage legal oversight, sideline JAG officers, impede the ability of the press to report, or treat accountability as the enemy, they do more than risk unlawful action. They weaken the moral foundation that makes our military credible in the eyes of the American people...
@markhertling.bsky.social warns the gravest threat to the U.S. military is the erosion of the values that keep our forces lawful and legitimate. He implores Congress to investigate whether unlawful orders were issued in the Caribbean, and hold every official to account.
December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Amen.
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If you’re more upset about Democrats reminding members of the military NOT to commit war crimes than you are about Republicans using the military TO commit war crimes, then congratulations, because you are an idiot, an asshole, and you’re in a fucking cult.
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you’re more upset about Democrats reminding members of the military NOT to commit war crimes than you are about Republicans using the military TO commit war crimes, then congratulations, because you are an idiot, an asshole, and you’re in a fucking cult.
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Gamer warns conspiracy-theorist TikTokkers are more dangerous than 'drunk drivers'
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Gamer warns conspiracy-theorist TikTokkers are more dangerous than 'drunk drivers'
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November 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Gamer warns conspiracy-theorist TikTokkers are more dangerous than 'drunk drivers'
Magnificent film. There should have been many, many more books about the life and times of Gloria Grahame.
“THE BIG HEAT” (1953) dir. Fritz Lang
Lee Marvin, Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame
🎬 Universal Pictures
🎞 #Noirvember
Lee Marvin, Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame
🎬 Universal Pictures
🎞 #Noirvember
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Magnificent film. There should have been many, many more books about the life and times of Gloria Grahame.
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
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Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
Evacuation Day: Marking the End of the Revolutionary War
We know how to honor the image of soldiers charging forward, but we often forget to cheer the backs of troops as they peaceably depart.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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More than inspiration, writing a book requires discipline.
There are days I feel highly driven, only to get nowhere. Similarly, there are mornings I feel off, yet end up making massive leaps.
If you want progress, don’t trust your feelings.
Trust discipline ✍️
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
There are days I feel highly driven, only to get nowhere. Similarly, there are mornings I feel off, yet end up making massive leaps.
If you want progress, don’t trust your feelings.
Trust discipline ✍️
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
More than inspiration, writing a book requires discipline.
There are days I feel highly driven, only to get nowhere. Similarly, there are mornings I feel off, yet end up making massive leaps.
If you want progress, don’t trust your feelings.
Trust discipline ✍️
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
There are days I feel highly driven, only to get nowhere. Similarly, there are mornings I feel off, yet end up making massive leaps.
If you want progress, don’t trust your feelings.
Trust discipline ✍️
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
"It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice." (1/2)
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice." (1/2)
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For those of you looking to follow up Ken Burn's documentary about the American Revolution with a good read, check out Richard Bell's new book. It's fantastic. 🗃️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752265...
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World by Richard Bell: 9780593719510 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“American history as if from a barstool, not a lecture podium. Giddy, rollicking, and bold.” —Ilyon Woo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Master Slave Husband Wife "Accessible and impassioned...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
For those of you looking to follow up Ken Burn's documentary about the American Revolution with a good read, check out Richard Bell's new book. It's fantastic. 🗃️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752265...
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Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
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Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
“The President’s appeasement plan to Russia is forcing our hand" - Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.)
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
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And they still don’t seem to realize the WHY. They can’t fix shit without understanding why we are avoiding them.
Meanwhile, Costco stay thriving.
Meanwhile, Costco stay thriving.
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
And they still don’t seem to realize the WHY. They can’t fix shit without understanding why we are avoiding them.
Meanwhile, Costco stay thriving.
Meanwhile, Costco stay thriving.
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So @polgreen.bsky.social and I talked about the survivors and #metoo
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So @polgreen.bsky.social and I talked about the survivors and #metoo
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Sad but true.
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Sad but true.
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November 22, 2025
November 22, 2025
On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
November 22, 2025
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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This is a good time to watch John Oliver’s devastating vivisection of RFK Jr back in 2024. After showing in detail what a charlatan and plain old A-hole he is, Oliver says RFK Jr’s becoming HHS secretary would be “a f***ing nightmare.”
The prophecy has been fulfilled.
youtu.be/1gUP_43J7wY?...
The prophecy has been fulfilled.
youtu.be/1gUP_43J7wY?...
RFK Jr.: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This is a good time to watch John Oliver’s devastating vivisection of RFK Jr back in 2024. After showing in detail what a charlatan and plain old A-hole he is, Oliver says RFK Jr’s becoming HHS secretary would be “a f***ing nightmare.”
The prophecy has been fulfilled.
youtu.be/1gUP_43J7wY?...
The prophecy has been fulfilled.
youtu.be/1gUP_43J7wY?...