https://bsky.app/profile/jpmarty.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpmarty.bsky.social/post/3mdnwqe2lpc2gLife in Minnesota has been hard lately. So I wrote a new song! When it feels like darkness is all around, that’s when we need a reminder… that we belong to each other. https://youtu.be/OMFZM-7EHtg?si=lx-s8xfE8XHLyoLY30 Jan 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:3uqgu7a2ep5kowqphp3ox5kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnwqe2lpc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jpmarty.bsky.social/post/3m22wrqfixc2hThis is what a real-life global super villain sounds like. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:3uqgu7a2ep5kowqphp3ox5kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22wrqfixc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpmarty.bsky.social/post/3loljjvie4c2aEven Cato Institute can see clearly what Trump is doing is against the law... never thought I'd be checking my sanity against a libertarian think tank, but here we are, and it's refreshing to see at least one conservative organization not bowing to kiss his ring: https://www.cato.org/commentary/illegal-actions-missing-consequences https://www.cato.org/commentary/illegal-actions-missing-consequences#07 May 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:3uqgu7a2ep5kowqphp3ox5kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3loljjvie4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jpmarty.bsky.social/post/3lnnceables27So the "Master of the Art of the Deal" now wants Ukraine to give up a huge part of its country that was taken by force in order to negotiate peace with the aggressor. Some deal. More like "Art of the Doormat". This is not the USA I know and love. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78jx68d922o25 Apr 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:3uqgu7a2ep5kowqphp3ox5kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnceables27https://bsky.app/profile/jpmarty.bsky.social/post/3lndfhkths22tI will truly miss Pope Francis. He was a lighthouse of the hope of reconciliation, a powerful voice for marginalized people, and a lovingly strong challenger of worldly authority - very much like another religious leader I follow who reportedly died around this same time of year 😉21 Apr 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:3uqgu7a2ep5kowqphp3ox5kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndfhkths22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jpmarty.bsky.social/post/3ln6dbj7whc2uOne of the benefits of having a 5-year-old is when they make you breakfast, but mistake the cream container for a tiny gallon of milk.19 Apr 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:3uqgu7a2ep5kowqphp3ox5kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln6dbj7whc2u