Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 1hThe Chargers have installed a scheme that has ruined Justin Herbert. Amazing! 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A “new” foreign policy that makes the world safe for personal financial gain. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comMAGA Is Making the World Safe for CorruptionFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 010
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A theological framework for selfishness. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comWhy Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.” 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The federal judiciary was not designed to restrain a lawless autocrat, time after time after time ad infinitum. Dealing with a lawbreaking autocrat was intended to be Congress’ job, one and done. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Heard at today’s Episcopal sermon: “God can seem cosmic and abstract, but look at your neighbors They are right there. Focus on loving them and you won’t be far off.” And: “We crave justice - especially when it’s administered righteously on the other person - but what we need is grace.” 010
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I lived 70 years before I heard the term “Smash Burger” but now that’s all I hear. Where did this term come from and why is it ubiquitous now? #Hamburger 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In one word, "America today is _________." 100
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u... It’s so on-brand that an establishment Democratic Party organization is using big money to attack its enemies - other Democrats.nytimes.comModerate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left (Gift Article)One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Our priest’s sermon was on Jesus feeding the multitude with a basket of bread and a few fish. OK, another Jesus Miracle like Lazarus from the dead? Maybe. Our priest suggested that perhaps Jesus inspired the people to share their food generously without reservation. Also a miracle - and a lesson. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I guess it’s good that the public is interested in Homer’s work, but some of the comments are . . . well, consider Elon Musk’s statement that his Grok Imagine will produce an “historically accurate” version of The Odyssey. What does that even mean? Will Polyphemus’ eye be blue instead of hazel? WTF? 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Serious Question - Have there always been so many shitty misogynists and bigots in America as we see today, or has the internet and MAGA created them? 100
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Today’s lesson was The Parable of the Weeds. The roots of wheat and weeds are intertwined. Premature weeding may uproot wheat along with the weeds, and then we all suffer the loss. Our sermon counseled patience. We live in a hasty society. Hasty decisions aren’t necessarily good decisions. 001
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Independence Day is wreaking havoc with my psyche. This country is really fucked up. I think the candle has been snuffed. The light is out.u.s.is 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Former NOAA Employees Revive Climate Site Shut by Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/c... I dedicated my career to NOAA.nytimes.comFormer NOAA Employees Revive Climate Site Shut by Trump Administration 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I’m a Christian. I believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ. The enemies of Christ today aren’t the Romans or the Pharisees. No, the enemies of Christ are the self-professed Christians that mistake power for service. This is our problem as Christians. We need to resist this distortion of the Word. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I can divide my life into different segments - before/after marriage, before/after children, yada yada yada. One division line is contracting cancer. Before cancer, I was selfish. Yes. After cancer, I feel more generous and forgiving. Is this a consequence of glimpsing my mortality? #Cansky #Oncosky 120
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Weird. I wouldn’t piss on Trump’s scalp is his hair was on fire, but he’s calling on me as one of his most trusted supporters. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The USA waged another failed war. That’s no surprise at all. In fact, it’s a modern pattern. Military prowess doesn’t ensure strategic victory. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I love this motorcycle. #motosky #motorcycle #motorbike #ducati 0222
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I love this motorcycle. #motosky #motorcycle #motorbike #ducati 0151
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Men Who Want Women to Be QuietA virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Just finished replacing the clutch on my 1998 Ducati 900SS FE. New Oberon slave, Spiegler line, pushrod, basket, hub, plates, pressure plate and cover. It’s perfect! #motorcycle #motorcycles #Ducati #Ducatis 070
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026THIS is the president that the framers warned us about. Virtually all Republicans are riding the Crazy Train until the pain associated with following this authoritarian regime is worse than the pain associated with exercising independence. So far, so bad. The midterm elections will tell the story. 010
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The United States of America is in deep decline. I’m 72 years old, and the indices of current decline are obvious. Let’s not get into the details. I will be dead before too long, so I am largely irrelevant. Hey, young people, what sort of country do you want? It’s up to you. There are options. 120
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026We Christians have committed and are still committing atrocities in the name of out god. I apologize. This is our problem, but too few Christians recognize it. 020
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026youtube.com/shorts/SqHsb...youtube.comThey are laughing #trumpYouTube video by Sasha Reheylo 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026When I was a young man (I’m 72 now) from a working class household, I wanted to buy a house. Public policy afforded me a path to my goal, even if I had to be patient. Policy encouraged wealth creation and it worked for me. Nowadays, I feel that public policy focuses on wealth preservation. #deadend 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026One cancer at a time. #cansky #oncosky #cancer_bs 080
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I have a 60% “chance” of recurrence. Cancer, the gift that keeps on giving. It is what it is. Cool. #cansky #onscosky #cancer 160
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Even if this seems like complaining, it’s the truth. After my gastrectomy for cancer, eating sucks. Meals used to be social events at which I enjoyed the company of friends and family, but now eating is a chore to be completed without distraction. Fuck cancer. Fuck food. #cansky #oncosky #Cancer 030
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... Who possibly could have predicted this?!?rollingstone.comTroubled Rock the Country Tour Is Slashing Prices, Losing Jelly Roll at One StopThe troubled Rock the Country tour, which has had many artists drop off the bill including Jelly Roll at one stop, is cutting ticket prices in half. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026The world is frightened by this America. I am too. I am an American. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Don’t blame me. I voted for the smart Black woman. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026gopro.com/v/4b621b90-2... #motosky #motorcycle #Ducati #Ducati900SSgopro.comHighway 542 from Maple Falls to Glacier (WA)Shared using GoPro 1111
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I’m a Christian. I believe in the grace of God and in God’s son, Jesus Christ. My parents taught me to love God, love others, and to love myself. I see none of this love and devotion - the principle of Christianity - in Donald Trump. If we know him by his works, Donald Trump is a charlatan. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Conservatives, vote for the Democratic Party candidates in November. It’s a reset. Give cover for Republicans to distance themselves from Trump and MAGA. After MAGA is discredited, vote for whoever you want, but let’s isolate MAGA. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026The sad part is that it won’t be deportations, defunding medical research, environmental deregulation, conflict of interest, sex crimes, abandoning Ukraine and undermining western security treaties. It will be the economy, as it always is. America isn’t a country; it’s a business. #MAGAStupidity 041
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026True Believers share an unshakable belief - faith - that they play their roles in a soul-stirring drama played to a vast audience now and in generations yet to come. Facts are unimportant. Their place in the epic generational progress of their chosen movement is what matters to them. Facts do not. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026My last quarterly CTscan showed no sign of recurrence, BUT showed a nodule on my thyroid gland. An ultrasound showed it has an ACR TI-RADS score of TR4 - a “moderately suspicious nodule.” 🕵🏻♂️ 👀 FNA biopsy scheduled. Meanwhile, let’s party! 💃🏼🕺🏻 #FkCancer #CanSky #OncoSky 160
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Christ is being crucified daily in my country. Each of us stands either with the crucified or the crucifiers. There is no third choice. 000
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Too many people think they have answers when they should be asking questions instead. 010
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026I’m a Boomer. When I attended state university, tuition was less than $300 a quarter. That’s less than $1200 a year. Poor family. With scholarships, my student loan debt was tiny compared to my earning potential. I understand what later genernations face now. It’s devastating. It has to change.i.ma 010
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I ride three road bikes - a Crescent Världsmästarcykeln ("World Champion bike") that I bought in 1973, a 1999 Specialized S-Works M4, and a Pegoretti Round built with Campagnolo Super Record EPS. The Pegoretti is my favorite. Here are some pics. #cycling 030
Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026“The poor you will always have with you.” Jesus said that 2000 years ago. It’s as true today as it was then. Jesus didn’t intend that as justification for apathy to lifelong multigenerational poverty, but rather as as a call to continuous and openhanded generosity to those in need. #MAGA_Christiansago.as 010
