old man, survived cancer, wrote a book, still run a chainsaw. Behave yourself!https://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mlqqndgh422vThe corruption is out in the open. It's an amazing thing that is happening. I would have said "impossible." It is unfathomable.13 May 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqqndgh422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mlmhk53h6s2nBaton Rouge, LA "It feels like there's no segregation. And we want that for our kid because that's the real world.'" In Louisiana where they're gerrymandering away black representation. Will parents and athletes start looking northward, saying, "no thanks, SEC bigots"? https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48744747/kiffin-lsu-diversity-recruitment-advantage-vs-ole-miss11 May 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmhk53h6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mllbnccltk2csigns of the apocalypse: "in 50 or so years, by some estimates, snow could virtually disappear from the West" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/water-southwest-climate-change.html11 May 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllbnccltk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3ml76wrosss24we need more weekday afternoon sports events to distract us from the political news06 May 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml76wrosss24https://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3ml5e4ahxv22wNY Times headline: "Vornado Chief Likens ‘Tax the Rich’ to Hate Speech" my thought on this is: Tax the Rich05 May 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5e4ahxv22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mkdm5cz35c2aKilgore is still available--make a move Howeeee25 Apr 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdm5cz35c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mkbotcscw22tdon't doubt it. bring it on24 Apr 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbotcscw22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mk3y23rq6224I'm old enough to remember when April 22 was Earth Day22 Apr 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3y23rq6224https://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mk3faeojj22i"In Bennington, Brattleboro and Rutland, Black drivers are stopped at double their share of the driving population. . . . searches in which contraband is found for Black and Hispanic drivers statewide continues to be lower than for white drivers" https://vtdigger.org/2026/04/22/racial-disparities-in-vermont-traffic-stops-resurge-after-covid-era-dip-study-finds/22 Apr 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3faeojj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mjze2g3bcc2kjust gave donations to Pro Publica, AP, and The Guardian birthday presents to my.sel now more than ever, we need independent, probing, and candid journalism support the reporters, even if they annoy you. they're supposed to be a pain in the ass21 Apr 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjze2g3bcc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mjufbhge722iit is STILL snowing!!19 Apr 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjufbhge722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mju7v7uty22iit is snowing!19 Apr 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju7v7uty22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mjkmz6ries2bi know who the Birds are. Don't know "allbirds." Confident, in my ignorance, that I will be fine.15 Apr 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkmz6ries2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3miw4elkhvc2iwinter has arrived. let's not make it nuclear.07 Apr 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw4elkhvc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mivyy4ayhs2wthe really bad news is that it is snowing07 Apr 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivyy4ayhs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mitlqxgfo22sanyone else having erratic connectivity w/ this site?06 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitlqxgfo22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mitidagto22x@emilynussbaum.bsky.social thought I should alert you to this. the Times' approach to Trump''s "fuckin" may have been a more nuanced than my reply to you yesterday suggest. why is everything so awful? https://bsky.app/profile/jfallows.bsky.social/post/3mitdx5rqis2f [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitidagto22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3milt6dn73s26health research, climate research, scientific research, and now forestry research . . . all the research. essential organizations being dismantled, undermined shut down it will take decades to undo the damage caused by these ignorant, arrogant fools [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3milt6dn73s26https://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3micv3wmink2lthe Phils having their late-season collapse to start things off is good in a way. I won't have to pay attention and worry for months if they're gonna make the playoffs.31 Mar 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3micv3wmink2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3micptzwcxc2hfill the tank with heating oil. $5.11/gal good work, Donnie. planning, strategy, and good judgment bringing the benefits to the chilly masses30 Mar 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3micptzwcxc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mhlxptbf3k2gSeriously wish members of the press would ask Vance, Johnson, Rubio, Thune, etc if they believe Trump is mentally fit to be president. It's time to have the conversation21 Mar 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlxptbf3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mhdriuyvek2rI might start a campaign to encourage proofreading. I'm not concerned about typos as much as murky, cliched prose. Writing is thinking. Bad writing is muddy thinking. Proofreading is an effective way to clear sludge. Reread what you wrote. Fix it. Write it shorter, clearer, better.18 Mar 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdriuyvek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mhbyk3gptc2hthe bears have emerged! time to take down the bird feeders17 Mar 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbyk3gptc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mgfpelhuzs2jriddle me this: If the US has been at war with Iran since 1979, as some Republicans have asserted, why did Ronald Regan ship weapons to Iran in the 1980s?06 Mar 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfpelhuzs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mg64kbwuw22sI'm bored. Howie needs to do something soon.03 Mar 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg64kbwuw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mfuutheljk2fNobel Peace Committee should make a deal with Trump. He gets peace prize if he agrees not to use military force against any country. Can't bomb Iran, can't send weapons to Israel. Etc. Special exception for Ukraine, where people who were invaded hope to make peace. Peace Prize for peace, Donald27 Feb 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuutheljk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mf56wa4e6c25Shiffrin, guys18 Feb 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf56wa4e6c25https://bsky.app/profile/ruckus.bsky.social/post/3mejaftqpnk2tappalling. we will pay for this for so long and in so many ways [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:twocel4fasj4o737of7inq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejaftqpnk2t