Fletcher McClellan
@mcclelef.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Elizabethtown College; contributor, LancasterOnline/LNP; Philadelphia sports fan, scars to prove it; views my own; https://facultysites.etown.edu/mcclelef/
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I’ve never heard anything greater or better than this. PLEASE LISTEN to the end. This is extremely relevant
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Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin
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January 28, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I’ve never heard anything greater or better than this. PLEASE LISTEN to the end. This is extremely relevant
youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...
youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...
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it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
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Can't Find My Way Home | Bonnie Raitt, Lowell George, John Hammond Jr & Freebo
*there's a long into, but so worth it. skip to about 02:25 for the song.
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*there's a long into, but so worth it. skip to about 02:25 for the song.
youtu.be/x4tJiyU_gjY?...
Can't Find My Way Home - Bonnie Raitt & Lowell George & John Hammond Jr & Freebo
YouTube video by zeeyoutoo
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January 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Can't Find My Way Home | Bonnie Raitt, Lowell George, John Hammond Jr & Freebo
*there's a long into, but so worth it. skip to about 02:25 for the song.
youtu.be/x4tJiyU_gjY?...
*there's a long into, but so worth it. skip to about 02:25 for the song.
youtu.be/x4tJiyU_gjY?...
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My latest on AI for the LNP…
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Officials may be ‘all in’ on AI, but there are reasons to worry [column]
Pennsylvania is known for many things: pretzels, Crayola, the Amish, chocolate, Kobe Bryant, cheesesteaks, anthracite coal, Taylor Swift ...
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January 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM
My latest on AI for the LNP…
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lancasteronline.com/opinion/colu...
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CBS has received updated info from 2 US govt anonymous sources of ICE agent Jonathan Ross being treated at the hospital after he was allegedly touched by a car.
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
CBS has received updated info from 2 US govt anonymous sources of ICE agent Jonathan Ross being treated at the hospital after he was allegedly touched by a car.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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Fuckin a, man
Country Joe Mcdonald - Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag - Woodstock '69
YouTube video by Lidia
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January 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Fuckin a, man
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Zelensky on Venezuela:
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Zelensky on Venezuela:
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
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This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
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The gall to treat the 2024 election like it was a binding referendum on American culture, a lasting “vibe shift” to which others must accommodate, then within a year proclaim the cultural change over, as if a bystander, not an active contributor manufacturing vibe shifts by overdetermining results.
December 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The gall to treat the 2024 election like it was a binding referendum on American culture, a lasting “vibe shift” to which others must accommodate, then within a year proclaim the cultural change over, as if a bystander, not an active contributor manufacturing vibe shifts by overdetermining results.
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vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
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Peak Geminids Meteor shower this past Saturday night captured over Stonehenge.
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Peak Geminids Meteor shower this past Saturday night captured over Stonehenge.
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
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My Old School - Steely Dan | The Midnight Special
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCX6...
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My Old School - Steely Dan | The Midnight Special
YouTube video by The Midnight Special
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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My Old School - Steely Dan | The Midnight Special
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCX6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCX6...
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I can't afford eggs, my kid has the whooping cough, and the data center down the road has caused my electricity bill to triple. But at least the mascot for my town's high-school football team is still a drunk guy dressed up as an American Indian.
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I can't afford eggs, my kid has the whooping cough, and the data center down the road has caused my electricity bill to triple. But at least the mascot for my town's high-school football team is still a drunk guy dressed up as an American Indian.
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Several Republican members of Congress have said that they are retiring to spend more time with other people's children.
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Several Republican members of Congress have said that they are retiring to spend more time with other people's children.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Put it in The Louvre of US political history. The look on Mamdani's face is priceless.
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Put it in The Louvre of US political history. The look on Mamdani's face is priceless.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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David Bowie - Modern Love (Official Video)
YouTube video by David Bowie
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November 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Grace Kelly photographed on 4 October 1951 watching the World Series opener between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants at Warner Bros Burbank Studios with the cast and crew of “HIGH NOON” including Otto Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Gary Cooper and Lon Chaney Jr.
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Grace Kelly photographed on 4 October 1951 watching the World Series opener between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants at Warner Bros Burbank Studios with the cast and crew of “HIGH NOON” including Otto Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Gary Cooper and Lon Chaney Jr.