Doug Berch
@moishepipick.bsky.social
dulcimer maker, musician, humanoid
Bad Manners: Ne‐Ne Na‐Na Na‐Na Nu‐Nu (Dance Craze 1981)
YouTube video by Adam Nicholls
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I feel the spirit of Dorothy Day at work here.
Massachusetts Church Keeps Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Defying Diocese Leaders
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I feel the spirit of Dorothy Day at work here.
A documentary about all kinds of people in the UK standing against The British Union of Fascists as a United Front in 1936.
youtu.be/NE_xclpTAew
youtu.be/NE_xclpTAew
Hidden London: The Real Battle of Cable Street
YouTube video by worldwrite
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A documentary about all kinds of people in the UK standing against The British Union of Fascists as a United Front in 1936.
youtu.be/NE_xclpTAew
youtu.be/NE_xclpTAew
Reposted by Doug Berch
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
“Speak, speak, speak, and remember that whenever anyone's liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, and your place is where the attack is.”
- Voltairine de Cleyre
- Voltairine de Cleyre
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
“Speak, speak, speak, and remember that whenever anyone's liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, and your place is where the attack is.”
- Voltairine de Cleyre
- Voltairine de Cleyre
I like small planes, and I cannot lie.
You other brothers can't deny.
You other brothers can't deny.
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I like small planes, and I cannot lie.
You other brothers can't deny.
You other brothers can't deny.
I've noticed that when people create God in their own image, the God they worship usually turns out to be an asshole.
December 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I've noticed that when people create God in their own image, the God they worship usually turns out to be an asshole.
Your Freedom Is In Peril.
Defend It With All Your Might.
Defend It With All Your Might.
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Your Freedom Is In Peril.
Defend It With All Your Might.
Defend It With All Your Might.
I often use a wooden strop, usually made from a scrap of poplar, but I thought I'd give this scrap of balsa a try.
It took the compound well and did a great job of finishing the edge on these two knives.
It took the compound well and did a great job of finishing the edge on these two knives.
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I often use a wooden strop, usually made from a scrap of poplar, but I thought I'd give this scrap of balsa a try.
It took the compound well and did a great job of finishing the edge on these two knives.
It took the compound well and did a great job of finishing the edge on these two knives.
I encourage all eligible Trump supporters to prove their loyalty by enlisting in the armed forces immediately so they can serve in the front lines when Trump starts the land assault on Venezuela.
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I encourage all eligible Trump supporters to prove their loyalty by enlisting in the armed forces immediately so they can serve in the front lines when Trump starts the land assault on Venezuela.
I'm back at the bench.
Finish prep is underway, starting with detailing the edges of the peghead.
Next comes rounding over the binding and edges of the back.
I'm trying a few new ideas on this dulcimer, and I look forward to finding out if they were good ideas!
Finish prep is underway, starting with detailing the edges of the peghead.
Next comes rounding over the binding and edges of the back.
I'm trying a few new ideas on this dulcimer, and I look forward to finding out if they were good ideas!
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I'm back at the bench.
Finish prep is underway, starting with detailing the edges of the peghead.
Next comes rounding over the binding and edges of the back.
I'm trying a few new ideas on this dulcimer, and I look forward to finding out if they were good ideas!
Finish prep is underway, starting with detailing the edges of the peghead.
Next comes rounding over the binding and edges of the back.
I'm trying a few new ideas on this dulcimer, and I look forward to finding out if they were good ideas!
How To Make Turkey Stuffing - The Three Stooges
YouTube video by Sch3ffs
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Hartz Parakeet Training Record 1950s
YouTube video by Richie Orphus
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Something to think about when we are told how great the stock market is doing -
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Cincinnati school district to open parking lot to students experiencing homelessness
More than 4,000 students in the Cincinnati Public School System are experiencing homelessness, and approximately 300 of them are sleeping outside or in vehicles.
www.wbur.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Something to think about when we are told how great the stock market is doing -
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Reposted by Doug Berch
Cathie O'Sullivan - Love's Coming [Australia, Folk] (1980)
https://redd.it/s0u3ap
https://youtu.be/134hYF4Y-rA
https://redd.it/s0u3ap
https://youtu.be/134hYF4Y-rA
Cathie O'Sullivan - Love's Coming [Australia, Folk] (1980)
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Cathie O'Sullivan - Love's Coming [Australia, Folk] (1980)
https://redd.it/s0u3ap
https://youtu.be/134hYF4Y-rA
https://redd.it/s0u3ap
https://youtu.be/134hYF4Y-rA
Burning in the holes that make up the side sound port, or as I prefer to call it, "Playing with fire!" :)
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Burning in the holes that make up the side sound port, or as I prefer to call it, "Playing with fire!" :)
Once the "corpse," the body of the dulcimer is completely assembled, it is time to start cleaning everything up with scrapers and files, then comes sanding, detailing, and finishing.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Once the "corpse," the body of the dulcimer is completely assembled, it is time to start cleaning everything up with scrapers and files, then comes sanding, detailing, and finishing.
Sometimes, self-care means imagining Trump, Mike Johnson, Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the MAGA Reich as Daleks, and as you read quotes of what they have said, imagining hearing it said in a Dalek voice.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sometimes, self-care means imagining Trump, Mike Johnson, Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the MAGA Reich as Daleks, and as you read quotes of what they have said, imagining hearing it said in a Dalek voice.
I would like to remind Republicans who are freaking out about NYC electing a mayor who is a Muslim that Dr. Oz is also a Muslim.
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I would like to remind Republicans who are freaking out about NYC electing a mayor who is a Muslim that Dr. Oz is also a Muslim.