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A dry perspective from the desert. Phoenix, AZ.

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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 12h
He’s had almost six years in office. What has he done on health care coverage ? He cut it. What will he do next ? He’ll cut it some more.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 12h
30-40 years ago Leon Botstein was hailed as a model for liberal arts college presidents. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
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Leon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions (Gift Article)
Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 18h
The thing about expensive Swiss watches is that they're high quality, last a long time and hold their value. Not for everyone, but there are many who can afford them and like them. Me ? I like my Apple Watch. Sadly, not as much as I used to before Tim Apple started cozying up to "You Know Who".
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Senate apportionment. A nice touch of 18th century wisdom. I shudder when I think of the opportunity cost it’s exacted on us. It’s one thing to put stupid things into legislation. Quite another to embed them in the constitution.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Given how she got her start at the Daily Wire I was initially skeptical of Kaitlan Collins. But she’s earning my respect with how she’s handling herself at CNN. Definitely one of the very best they have.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump on permanent daylight savings time: “ … Farmers who want more Daylight to play or work.”
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Really good news.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Guys like Romo get paid a lot and they could easily have a driver wherever they go. Also CBS could have insisted on it. But the truth is that they're not that valuable a commodity anyway. I haven't tuned into a game based on the announcer since Howard Cosell. www.nytimes.com/athletic/765...
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Tony Romo, CBS Sports part ways after July OWI arrest (Gift Article)
Romo was placed on indefinite leave shortly after the arrest and his place in CBS' No. 1 NFL was taken by J.J. Watt.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Torture Yoo.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
😳
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Old Newt looks like he’s rearing to go.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You might think that this author would know better than to offer up this Trump-normalizing bilge water. Biden was a conscientious, well-qualified POTUS. Trump is … www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/o...
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Opinion | This Mistake Doomed Biden. Trump Is Falling Into the Same Trap. (Gift Article)
When leaders ignore people’s lived experience, their political messaging collapses.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
October surprise. Except it’s not really a surprise. Trump’s been bashing the economy with a 2 by 4 for close to two years now.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vote in haste, repent at leisure.
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
why does the WaPo print headline on the botched TN execution read like The Onion
Drugs Fail to Kill Woman
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well at least he’s not wearing an open neck dress shirt with the suit. That seems to be another bad idea whose time has come.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death, …" - Justice Harry Blackmun, US Supreme Court
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I can see how one might describe the loss of visitors to the US as “incredible” or “mind boggling”. But, given our political situation and the open hostility of the US government to immigrants, maybe it might even have been predictable.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hilton was toast as soon as a Democrat got out of the jungle primary. Now with a very highly qualified opponent like Becerra he’s getting a public spanking in the debate. And wear a tie for Christ’s sake. Show some respect.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another thing about this. What's to be expected from a guy with slicked back hair wearing light brown shoes with a gray suit ? "The apparel oft proclaims the man".
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How to kill off enthusiasm among Democratic base voters. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
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Rahm Emanuel, Eyeing 2028, Makes His 2026 Play (Gift Article)
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about the next presidential race.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I live in Arizona. There are no Democrats for Andy Biggs, even on his best day and this ain’t it. Democrats will be voting for Governor Katie Hobbs. If you zoom in you can see that the culprit is Turning Point Action, the political action arm of Turning Point USA.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This Andy Burnham speech is simply extraordinary. I’d had pretty much given up on ever hearing a UK leader talk like this again. Took 40 years. youtu.be/gT6b9Opy69E?...
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Andy Burnham's speech to Labour Party Conference - 2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nobody matches Ted Cruz in the performance of fake outrage. Nobody.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Extraordinary. Schmitt gets totally pantsed by Jack Smith and Amy Klobuchar.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Does the guy remind you of anybody ?
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
University research programs provide training for people who teach from high school to college level to graduate level. Cutting these programs not only forecloses on future discoveries but also undermines our ability to maintain expertise in current knowledge.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
John Thune has that “get me the hell outta here” look on his face and in his manner.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tim Apple will appreciate the product placement.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And what, pray tell, would be the precise nature of the fraud he’s talking about here ?
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Historically in summits with China and Russia the US traded allowing the foreign tyrant to share an international stage with the POTUS for concessions on things like trade and human rights. Now the US side of the trade has become Trump getting to share the stage with his foreign counterpart.
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lawyers have shut down Donald Trump's attempt to raise a court case to take back the money awarded to E Jean Carroll, the only person to successfully sue Mr Trump for sexual assault.
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Trump accuser E Jean Carroll finally gets her damages
Lawyers have shut down Donald Trump's attempt to raise a court case to take back the money awarded to E Jean Carroll, the only person to successfully sue Mr Trump for sexual assault.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yep.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
More and more we are seeing Newsom mortgage the interests of California in support of his candidacy for POTUS in 2028.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Years ago I was talking with students about how much detail I was teaching for a math problem. Student: "Why do we have to learn this? When we are working we can just look it up in a book" Me: "Yes, you can look things up in books, but at the end of the day you do have to know something."
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good for Pritzger. Time for the insurance companies to lower the cost of GLP-1 drugs and, in response, for insurers/Medicaid/Medicare to cover them for all when it's recommended by their doctors. Potential big impact on public health and lowering health care costs. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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Eyeing a 2028 Bid, He Used a Weight-Loss Drug to Drop 80 Pounds (Gift Article)
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A great story: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/c...
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From the BeAmazed community on Reddit: The Grapefruit ladies that helped changed the world
Explore this post and more from the BeAmazed community
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Time for the laughing song: archive.org/details/78_1...
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The laughing policeman (Laughing song)
Speed 80
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A Harold Stassen for the 21st Century ? H/T @eschatonblog.com thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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Christie mulls 2028 White House run amid bleak midterm outlook
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Tuesday said he’s considering a third presidential run in 2028 as the Republican Party faces a bleak midterm outlook. Christie, a onetime Trump al…
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Breaking News: Johnny Damon has man bun. thespun.com/mlb/mlb-lege...
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MLB Legend Johnny Damon Refuses To Apologize For His Opinion on President Trump
He's not backing down, that's for sure.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Evening clouds over South Mountain, Phoenix.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sunset from South Phoenix last week.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is obviously terrible for Trump no matter how you present it. But the numbers on the left are differences between candidates from polls whereas those on the right are net approvals of Trump from polls. It’s misleading to subtract one from the other.
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Indeed
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Welcome to the United States of America, home of the hamburger and where most of the people cannot afford to eat one. Also, has she looked at the price of chicken lately ?
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
GLWT
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7PillarWisdom @7pillarwisdom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A regular little Trojan Horse.
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