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Chuck Tee

@chutry.bsky.social
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High school ESL teacher and political activist based in Quincy, MA. In my previous life as a media studies professor I wrote three books, including On-Demand Culture and Reinventing Cinema. Chihuahua wrangler.

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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If we don’t protect our clock changers from the dangers of Daylight Savings Time, how can we even call ourselves a nation?
Harold Lloyd hanging several stories high from the hands of a clock in the brilliant silent film Safety Last.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Voted in the Massachusetts primary today. Excited to vote for @patrickroath.bsky.social for MA08 and to send @edmarkey.bsky.social back to the Senate.
An “I Voted” sticker. Boring design, but it’s a great day to exercise my right to vote.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The amazing School of Honk honoring Dolly Parton in Davis Square, Somerville, MA. L
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No cheating. Post the last photo of the sky on your camera roll (I might have cheated a little—don’t tell anyone).
A beach at sunset in Italy.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Gus is a smart doggie. Bailey would agree and will also remind people to vote for Patrick Roath if they live in MA-08.
Our chihuahua Pomeranian mix laying on a couch.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This kind of defeatism does not serve us well. It's obviously engagement bait and although I doubt many people on BlueSky are going to stay home because of it, preemptively admitting defeat shows weakness and ignores myriad ways that activists are pushing back.
Post showing a headline in which Trump says "I may declare emergency to seize elections." The poster says in part "There won't be a free/fair election.... It's over folks. We do not live in a Constitutional Republic. We already know now in advance what's up."
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Last night’s sunset at Federal Point near Fort Fisher, NC.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Erin Paré, an NC state house representative based in suburban Raleigh is pushing a bill that would require teachers to wear “gender appropriate” attire in response to the news that the county had hired a transgender teacher.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18?
Screenshot of the Times Square scene from They Live.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
More accurately it’s like 97, but my car thermometer says it’s hotter.
Car thermometer reading 106 degrees.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Nope. This is not supposed to happen up here.
Car thermometer in Quincy, MA, reading 106 degrees.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Our chi-pom Bailey came to live with us 9 years ago today when we rescued him from a shelter. He still likes to frolic in the yard, but today he’s more focused on the World Cup.
Our chi-Pom Bailey frolicking in our backyard.Our chi-Pom laying on a puffy red pillow on our couch.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
As I drive into Brockton most mornings, I see an electronic billboard reading “Everything is going to be OK.” The billboard’s relentless optimism in the face of our current administration makes me smile, even if I’m not very reassured by it. Today, that sign had gone dark.
Billboard in Brockton, MA,  reading “Everything is going to be OK.” It’s not my photo.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Absolutely blown away by Tommy Orange’s Wandering Stars. One of the best books I’ve read in a very long time.
Photo of the cover of Tommy Orange’s Wandering Stars.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I think we can all agree that the world needs a streaming series about the Karate Lawyer.
Paper ad on a billboard advertising a “karate lawyer” named Michael. Below that is a “clarification” that Michael is not a lawyer and can’t represent people in court. Below that is another sign advertising a “karate architect.” I want a movie.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Add this to the library.
Book cover of Negroes With Guns by Robert F. Williams.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A few weeks ago, a student gave me this stuffed animal as a gift. Here’s how I found him today.
A stuffed animal bunny placed on a desk and holding a plastic fork and a Post-It saying “Eat the Rich.”
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
There are two versions of the story. I’m not sure why this one is allowed to stay up.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The Quincy Sun gave me a full page to write about why the No Kings protests mattered!
My op-ed in The Quincy Sun about No Kings including several pictures from the event. I can’t fit the full text of the op-ed here, but I’m happy to email it to you if you DM me.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Scenes from No Kings Quincy! 700 strong!! I was too busy hosting to take good photos, but what a thrill to say “Mo Kings” in the City of Presidents.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Quincy, MA, sunset has entered the chat.
Vivid orange and yellow sunset from our second-story window.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I want to mention a tiny bit of good news. The Raleigh suburb where I used to live, Holly Springs, will vote to enact Wake County’s Nondiscrimination ordinance. Four years ago, people were laughing and calling us the “rainbow mafia,” but we never gave up (1/3)
Photo of a group of Holly Springs, NC, activists holding a sign that says “Out and Loud: Holly Springs Pride 2024.”
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I guess evangelical leaders have given up on the idea that rock-and-roll music is bad. Franklin Graham has decided to roll with the guy who supports statutory rape, partying, drinking, and doing drugs.
Above a picture of Kid Rock and some other obscure singers whose careers were barely relevant 15 years ago, a Franklin Graham tweet reading: Like most Americans, I’ve enjoyed watching the Super Bowl. But the halftime shows began pushing moral boundaries and have become more and more sexualized. This year, they’re having Bad Bunny perform. The  @NFL
 leadership is pushing this sexualized agenda. Thank you, 
@TPUSA and  @MrsErikaKirk for providing an alternative—“The All-American Halftime Show” with the agenda of celebrating family, faith, and freedom!
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Boston stands with Minnesota against ICE.
Sign saying “Not too cold to say No Kings.”Crowd image at Boston protest.Sign at Boston protest.Crowd at Boston protest.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Theo and Bailey are not fans. The snow banks are even higher now.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Still snowing like crazy in Quincy.
About 1 foot of snow in my backyard.Piles of snow on top of my grill and other backyard storage.The path I dug out for my dogs to use the potty (dogs not shown but the snow piles are taller than them).
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Snowmageddon has begun in Quincy, MA. Stay safe, y’all.
Early dusting of snow near Boston or our giant-ass hill
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Emergency protest at the Boston Common this afternoon, January 24,. at 5 PM
Black sign announcing an emergency protest January 24 at 5 PM by the Park Street T station (Boston Common).
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I see at least twice.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Scenes from the noon Trump protest in Boston Common. Speakers were drawing connections between the bombing in Venezuela, the threats to Greenland, and the assaults on immigrants. There’s another (likely bigger) protest at 2 pm.
Protest sign in Boston reading “Remember Good.”Photo of noon protest in Boston showing several thousand in attendance.Protest signs: “ICE out for Good” and “Justice for Renee.”Crowd shot from Boston protest.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
He posted this statement on Facebook a few minutes ago.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
One of my favorite things about living in Quincy is my semi-annual tradition of going for a jog past the John and John Quincy Adams houses. Round trip it’s just over three miles. This year, snow and wind made it more challenging, but still a pleasure.
John Adams house at Peace Field.John Quincy Adams house.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Spotted @lollardfish.bsky.social’s and Matthew Gabriele’s book at a Christmas market in Boston tonight.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
John Carpenter?
Screenshot from Carpenter’s They Live in which ads on Times Square have subliminal messages calling for people to obey and consume.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Trump is endorsing GOP Congressman David Rouzer, which tells me he’s nervous about losing that seat to the amazing Kimberly Hardy. Donate and get involved if you can: secure.actblue.com/donate/nc07w...
Trump post endorsing GOP stooge David Rouzer.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
We had 1,000 people show up for No Kings Quincy! Great crowd and great energy in the City of Presidents, Not Kings.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
We were there this afternoon!
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.
Screenshot of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1989)'s 35% Rotten Tomatoes score.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Fayetteville State in NC also reported a threat.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Great editorial work by the Post here. Off all the books in the world to link to this headline, they chose one written in the wrong century by the father of a politician they want to lose an election.
A picture of Mahmood Mamdani’s 2020 book next to the headline “The undisputed worst book of the 20th Century.”
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
He's been spotted. There is speculation that he had a stroke (note the open mouth).
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
James Dobson did an immense amount of damage to so many people’s lives. His anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion crusades hurt so many people. Now he’s dead.
Screenshot announcing the death of vicious homophobe James Dobson
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I feel like we’re about six months from this:
Malcolm McDowell with his eyes forced open as he watches violent images in Clockwork Orange.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
I think it was implied, but if not, she can hire Big Papi as her anger translator.
David “Big Papi” Ortiz, fist raised in front of an American flag draped over the Green Monster, during his “this is our fucking city” speech.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Apparently this is the author of the posts. Put her in charge of the DNC.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
AI is so dumb. Can we please shut it down now?
AI responds: As of October 2024, the B-52s have not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Some say the band’s critically acclaimed status is overshadowed by lead singer (ahem) Patti LaBelle’s solo success. The band’s 1974 album Nightbirds and its number one single “Lady Marmalade” led to the group appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
They finally “fixed” the Google AI error where it claimed that a man named John Backflip invented the backflip. But the attempt to sound folksy here is so cringe that I think it still works.
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
I’m not quite joking when I say they should just hire the Onion. The biggest issue is that folks like Gutfeld are so committed to the bit that it stays in the headlines longer.
Onion image showing an angry white woman pushing a shopping cart with the headline, “Woman A Leading Authority On What Shouldn’t Be In Poor People’s Grocery Carts.”
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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Spotted on I-93 heading north into Boston.
Banner on a highway overpass that says Trump Lies Economy Dies.
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