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Theory of Life

@bren81.bsky.social
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Left of center, author, poet, lover of life.

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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"After years of study and focus trying to learn as much as possible about metaphor, symbolism, symbology, analogy, comparison, and the like, i have learned two things: i can find more examples in any work than the creator intended, and no one gives a s***."
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
It is time for a semi-(ir)regular post promoting my books. Please check out all the links in my linktree, some of them are links to my books: linktr.ee/BrendanWright
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Trump has now created a literal swamp in the reflecting pool in DC? Symbolism not lost
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is not the big story of the week, but never forget that musk said that ai is an existential threat to humanity, and has also shown that he wants to control ai.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I remember saying that djt would be more criminal than jfk. An acquaintance asked if i knew that jfk had ties to the mob. I did, in fact, know that.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Muppet: noun - a figure made of easily damaged materials, recites things in language meant for children, and is only operable when a hand is up their rear making they're mouth move.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Dancing Fools and Unhinged Jesters – 05FEB26
‘I quit this years ago,’I think to myselfAs I light my cigaretteOn a recently litMolotov cocktailAnd chuckle and laughEyes watering and manicIn the crisp airI take a drag,Delving into the memoryOf …
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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Everything is getting stupider
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Put in some time on my ttrpg. These things take a ton of work, lol. Gott the guest part of the character creation done. Genetic Base and genetic peculiarities (will need new names) Next the history/ backstory segment and the job and crew parts. Then classes get more attention.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
“I’d have no problem releasing the video” “I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.” 5 days apart 😬 (From @therecount.com )
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Anyone else feeling anxious bc they're the only sane person in their family as the holidays approach?
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Successful day of making a roast, pb fudge, homemade pasta sauce, and an atempt at a weird tart thing. The tart thing failed.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The fires that took our home Were fueled from afar We accepted and lit our matches And now we fall ablaze Our home is alight with crimson And ochre as we watch Brother against sister Father against child People against people And we slip ever faster Towards our own homelessness People without nation
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I onve read many years ago that most politicians don't have to read the bills they submit. There're companies that write and summarize them and tell congress what they supposedly say. Directed by lobbyists. Half of congress doesn't read. Half the country can't learn. And ppl get paid for propaganda
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Keep in mind that the top #GOP and their #gopcronys are the kind of ppl that believe that giving ppl food and starving them to death are the same bc both result with no more complaining. Current executive branch is the same or worse.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#poem #poetry Morning rigors Stiff and fated Bring loosening Of both body and mind Stretch, walk, yawn Blood remembers To carry life Ghosts of dreams fade Look up to The coming day And fuel the furnace For what is to come
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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Buttigieg: "We have a president who really is attempting to become an autocrat"
YouTube video by NPR
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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Lawrence: Trump says 65% of Americans are ‘FOOLS!’
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The movie Brazil comes to mind
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
#poem #poetry I'm slow this morning Feeling age and weather The choices of a too small Repast from the evening before And it correlates to My soulful aches and tumult As i live in the current time Of upheaval and uncertainty I know this feeling I'll be good by lunch Though the world Needs more
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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A WWII Film With a Modern Message
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/11/2025
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Late morning and all i want to do is go write, relax, goof around, and not exist in a pseudo-dystopian capitalist hellscape of misinformation and anti-fact truism where compassion is suspect but cruelty is reliable. Imma have some burritos.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The cold days are rearing Up to say hello And the chill in the air Shifts to and fro We huddle close together And pull the covers tight While whispering our orisons To keep us through the night Winter yawns and stretches Covering the land Naked trees and fields Tundra without sand #poem #poetry
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Hooray for bad sleep schedules Awake at 4am. Awesome. Tomorrow is going to be amazing.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Today i will work on poetry, game design, story writing, and trying to get a couple things moved towards being self published.
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Ron Hacker @ronhacker.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
This.
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 02/11/2025
This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works. I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
Many of the propagandists of Autocracy, Inc., have learned from the mistakes of the twentieth century. They don’t offer their fellow citizens a vision of utopia, and they don’t inspire them to build a better world. Instead, they teach people to be cynical and passive, because there is no better world to build. Their goal is to persuade people to mind their own business, stay out of politics, and never hope for a democratic alternative: Our state may be corrupt, but everyone else is corrupt too. You may not like our leader, but the others are worse. You may not like our society, but at least we are strong and the democratic world is weak, degenerate, divided, dying.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
As far as I'm concerned, mike johnson has done enough to gain the title, "Enemy of all Children" And he'll never live that down. #pedoprotectormike needs to go
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Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Heartless billionaires doing what they want and ignoring the real crisis in America
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/10/2025
Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need… Question: “How long is this sustainable.” Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Evil, from what i can tell, is the indifference to, causation of, or profiting from suffering. Denial that suffering exists to pursue personal gain is too. Framing poverty as 'Individualistic self determinism' is an excuse to cause suffering and starve children. Specially when they control wages.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
There is a secret That i keep Hidden under cloth The secret is quite Unnerving Just beneath my skin It tickles some And worries others But i won't seem concerned Beneath my muscle Nerve and tendon I hide toothy silly grin #poem #poetry
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Raven friend Of shadows edge Dim the twilight Of the day Rest your feathers Stretch your claws I'll fly with you At dawn of night And let us cast A comfort cover Warmth of darkness Save lost souls Scare off masked And cowardly hunters On our wing dancing With piercing eye #poem #poetry
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/10/2025
Powell: "Higher tariffs are pushing up prices in some categories of goods, resulting in higher overall inflation."
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Apparently i need to post ~20k more posts to get real follower growth 😄 Not sure that's going to hapoen but hey, who knows
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I spent the last hour on the phone with my son who’s prepping for his trip here: “You won’t find them in my town but you might run into them in Columbus. Keep your head down. They’re grabbing people for yelling. Be invisible, son.” My son: “They really are Gestapo, aren’t they?” “Yes. They are.”
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AtlantaDon💙🏳️‍🌈💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @donshantajr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
...a voice from 1987...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
What if, just hear out, the requirement to get registeted to vote was that you had to write in correctly what precinct you're in and then also write in one federal rep and one state rep for that precinct. I mean it might be illegal NOW but how likely would it be that trump would have been elected?
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Theory of Life @bren81.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
To the concern of the $230M pilfering of the US treasury. He promised to pay for it himself. He immediately felt he was owed the same amount. (Remember the initial 20 from someone else) so he wants restoration for his imagined cost, regardless of whether he pays anything or not. It's another grift
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