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Dana Pico

@danapico.bsky.social
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Republican, conservative, libertarian (not Libertarian), Catholic. Proud descendant of Mayflower white, Christian, colonialist settlers, with a farm on conquered Indian land! Parish CCD teacher. Website: The First Street Journal journal14.com

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Three domestic abuse victims say early jail releases feel like a death sentence for those who stayed behind. #bbcnews sugataai.com/blog/we-fear...
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We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early
The premise that releasing dangerous criminals early will somehow make the streets safer is a notion that defies not just common sense, but the very logic of justice.
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We've managed to overthink executions so badly that we can't even do those right. I'm opposed to capital punishment, but if we are going to have them, they should be by hanging and done in public. journal14.com/the-more-the...
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The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain!
As both of my website’s regular readers know, I am opposed to capital punishment. We should not kill anyone unless it is absolutely necessary, and if we have a prisoner securely and permanent…
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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An eyelash’s main job is to keep things out of your eye. But nine times out of 10, when you get something in your eye, it’s an eyelash. Now, that’s eyeronic.
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the left can accept Will Thomas and Tim McBride as being women just because they say they are, why can't they accept Hannah Gann as being black and Palestinian, since that was how she identified? journal14.com/democrisy-if...
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Democrisy! If Tim McBride and Will Thomas can be accepted as women, why can’t Hannah Gann be accepted as black and ‘Palestinian’?
The credentialed media amuse me greatly , and none of them more than The Philadelphia Inquirer. After an article on Monday attempting to normalize transgenderism, which included a hyperlink to the …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Should the good work of every sinner be destroyed because he was a sinner? People want to destroy good artwork because Fr Marko Rupnik is an alleged rapist, but by that standard, should we destroy every Volkswagen because Hitler helped start the company? journal14.com/should-the-g...
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Should the good work of every sinner be destroyed, because he was a sinner?
Should we ban Volkswagens because Adolf Hitler helped create the company? Millions of people, including millions of Americans have bought the “people’s car,” because it has been p…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This white, Jewish woman persuaded Palestinian activists in Philadelphia that she is a black, Palestinian woman. It wasn't a Mossad operation, but if it had been, it would have been to expose how utterly stupid the activists are. journal14.com/did-i-call-i...
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Did i call it or what?
On Sunday, I saw a tweet from Wall Street Apes pointing out a “reparations” program to help black families buy homes: A new “reparations” program is launching in Germantown, Philadelphi…
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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I just bought a crappy car that was made in Prague. The Czech engine light keeps coming on.
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It seems that the editors of the Philadelphia Inquirer believe that #illegalimmigrants should be above the law. They are combitching that #illegals apprehended for other crimes are being turned over to journal14.com/the-editors-...
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Perhaps the Lexington Herald-Leader ought to be investigating why it has been taking so long for Fayette County to bring those accused of violent crimes to trial. Man out on bail for two years over violent offenses now accused of a fatal hit-and-run. journal14.com/you-in-a-hea...
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You in a heap o’ trouble, boy!
The First Street Journal recently reported on the case of now-convicted murderer Brandon Dockery. Mr Dockery murdered Raymar Webb in August of 2021, was arrested quickly, but actually brought to tr…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be killers! And if you do, don't try to help them escape, or you, too, can be singing the prison blues. journal14.com/21940-2/
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You in a heap o’ trouble, mom and dad!
We have previously noted the murder of William “Billy” Schmidt over pure stupidity, a street theft of a cell phone. It took the Philadelphia Police a few weeks to identify the killers, …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
.@dalarrykrasner.bsky.social and Philly Inquirer's @willbunch.bsky.social seem to share the same prosecutorial philosophy: police officers, white suspects & Republicans should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, while "black and brown" offenders need a break. journal14.com/will-bunch-b...
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Will Bunch believes that yes, some people should be above the law
We have previously noted The Philadelphia Inquirer’s far left columnist Will Bunch and his adamant support for the rule of law. Mr Bunch even wrote that he did not “like” President Biden’s fi…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This morning's very politically incorrect rant! journal14.com/this-morning...
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This morning’s rant
In a comment on The Other McCain, Steve asked: But then one must ask why are there so many blacks who dwell in homes without fathers? Am I allowed to tell the truth here? It’s because black w…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Zaakir McClendon sentenced to 40 to 80 years in prison, so it's possible he could eventually be released, but his victims will still be dead. @ellierushing.bsky.social journal14.com/is-any-murde...
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Is any murder sentence fair if the killer can get out of jail while his victim is still dead?
We first noted Zaakir McClendon in August of 2025, when he was finally arrested for the 2022 murder of Nicolas Elizalde and 2023 murder of Nafis Betrand-Hill. I had to use the mugshot of young Mr M…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"No one is above the law," our good friends on the left screamed, right up until President Trump started actually enforcing our immigration laws! @jeffgammage.bsky.social Deport the #illegals and jail those who hire them. journal14.com/hold-them-ac...
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Hold them accountable!
We reported on Tuesday how many law enforcement agencies in Kentucky were cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and now we’re seeing some of the same in the Keystone State. Th…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Yes, #LindsayClancy should be punished here on earth, but we can nevertheless hope that God has mercy on her. journal14.com/obligatory-l...
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Obligatory Lindsay Clancy post
Fr Chris Vorderbruggen wrote, on Twitter: You have a say in how God will judge you. Not because you can excuse your sins, change His law, or save yourself, but because Jesus warns that the measure …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There's nothing the left hate more than fraud being investigated, #FreedomOfSpeech and #FreedomOfThePress be damned. @ggreenwald32.bsky.social www.thepiratescove.us/2026/09/05/n...
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Nick Shirley Sues POC Over “Stop Nick Shirley Act”
I’m not sure how the law is illegal considering it violates the People’s Republik of California Constitution Nick Shirley sues California over law shielding information of immigration s…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
That internet thingy Al Gore invented, the thing that was supposed to make us all smarter? It sure looks like it has made people more stupid! You can't not know that law enforcement isn't checking online for pedos trying to hook up with little kids. journal14.com/that-thing-t...
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That thing that never happens has happened again
A homosexual activist named Randon Sprinkle? I just had to check, but as far as I could find, it is his real name. Ex Democratic staffer sentenced to 10 years for distribution of child sexual abuse…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Far left policies have turned Burlington, VT, into a haven for junkies. They're not 'reducing harm,' but transferring it to law-abiding people. Civilization requires personal responsibility, but leftist policies have destroyed that. journal14.com/sometimes-yo...
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Sometimes you just have to be an [insert slang term for the anus here] to do things right
In May of 2024, we noted Olivia Reingold’s reporting that addiction activists say they’re ‘reducing harm’ in Philly, but Kensington locals say they’re causing it. Of course, Miss Reingold&#82…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
That thing that never happens has happened again, but "veronica Ivy," real name Rhys McKinnon, says it's not his fault and that real women just have to get better. journal14.com/that-thing-t...
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That thing that never happens has happened again
To avoid copyright infringements, I like to use posts on Twitter as illustrations, because the fact that the original author has allowed them to be retweeted means that I can use the images! Well, …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
That thing that never happens has happened again! Transgender Canadian golfer sends a blunt message to critics as victories over women pile up. www.foxnews.com/outkick-spor...
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Transgender Canadian golfer sends a blunt message to critics as victories over women pile up
A 2025 Alberta Golf ruling opened women’s competition to transgender athletes. This year, Veronica Ivy and Rachel Elser have already won five championships.
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
LOL! The left, outraged over arrests and deportations of other #Illegalmigrants, are overjoyed that "controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos" was picked up for overstaying his visa. Hey, he can go, too. No one is above the law. www.thepiratescove.us/2026/08/29/l...
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Liberals Are Suddenly Fine With One Person Being Detained By ICE
Democrats are upset with illegals who are murderers, predators, thieves, arsonists, and more They’re not complaining about this one, though Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arr…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If someone was out to destroy #transgender acceptance, what would he be doing differently? The left just can't handle the truth that girls can't be boys and boys can't be girls. journal14.com/if-someone-w...
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If someone was out to destroy transgender acceptance, what would he be doing differently?
My good friend Dave Huber, Hube from my Delaware days and previous blog, noted on The College Fix the utter indoctrination of the education establishment when it comes to the cockamamie idea that g…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Just how utterly STUPID do you have to be to start shooting in the park? Even if the accused deliberately intended to kill the victim, was it really worth it to risk spending the rest of your miserable life in Eddyville? journal14.com/you-in-a-hea...
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You in a heap o’ trouble, boy!
The Lexington Police went from saying Sunday morning that they “have no updates” on the mass shooting at Charles Young Park to the (alleged) shooter being in jail Sunday evening. I supp…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Leave it to Candy @andybeshearky.bsky.social to politicize a shooting. journal14.com/so-what-woul...
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So, what would Andy Beshear do?
We noted, just two days ago, that, in contrast to foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia, Lexington, Kentucky had seen only four homicides thus far in 2026. Alas! that number will have to …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This afternoon's rant! Don't blame other people for your failures; a real man accepts the responsibility for his own failures. Socialism is the result of people blaming others. journal14.com/but-its-not-...
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But it’s not my fault!
I confess: I sometimes spend too much time on Facebook, and one of the things that keeps appearing there are posts from people, purporting to be alpha males, telling us that women cannot be trusted…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
🧵1 - I look at the transgender advocates as adults who’ve seen the shower scene on the 1997 version of Starship Troopers, adults who have been seen naked by members of the opposite sex, and are fine with it. To each his own. But they are also pushing their decisions on 14-year-olds in high school 2-
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This is the reductio ad absurdum argument proving that 'transgender women' are not real women. No matter how much the left and the transgender advocates would like it to be otherwise, girls can't be boys and boys can't be girls. www.thepiratescove.us/2026/08/08/t...
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Two Former NBA Players Declare For WNBA Draft
First this Then Former NBA player Royce White says he is declaring for next WNBA Draft after Enes Kanter announcement Former NBA player Royce White told Fox News Digital that he apparently plans to…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Even a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist can sometimes criticize Larry Krasner and express support for more aggressive law enforcement! @dpearsonphl.bsky.social journal14.com/could-daniel...
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Could Daniel Pearson be a conservative?
I have thrice speculated that Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and sometime editorial writer Daniel Pearson might be a conservative. He really isn’t, but for a liberal, and especially someone …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In honor of #NationalRootBeerFloatDay! youtu.be/6VhSm6G7cVk?...
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DS9 Garak drinks root beer (The Way of the Warrior)
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San Antonio Current @sacurrent.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, the Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so.
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James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.
State Rep. James Talarico accused his U.S. Senate opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, of voter fraud after a ProPublica-Texas Tribune report.
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
LOL! Minnesota Lynx head coach who wore "Trans Kids Belong" t-shirt to criticize Sophie Cunningham's statement that biological males do not belong competing with women previously complained about male coaches in the WNBA. journal14.com/democrisy-if...
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Democrisy! If it weren’t for double standards, they’d have no standards at all
Minnesota Lynx head Coach Cheryl Reeve sought to make a political statement during her teams home game against the Indiana Fever by wearing a t-shirt under her open jacket which proclaimed “T…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Leftist and racist 'sportswriter' Howard Bryant claims that Sophie Cunningham must be leading an "anti-black" agenda, because she does something really radical like use common sense. journal14.com/sportswriter...
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‘Sportswriter’ injects race into his argument, because Sophie Cunningham is white and makes sense
If there’s one thing our good friends on the left cannot stand, it’s an uppity, mouthy, attractive woman who doesn’t toe the liberal line. That’s a demographic problem for t…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The lesson of @barackobama.bsky.social has been lost on so many young men. We need more Barack Obamas and far, far, far fewer George Floyds. journal14.com/this-afterno...
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This afternoon’s rant
Robert Stacy McCain wrote: Among my friends are members of the black middle class who, despite their own accomplishments, find themselves engaged in a constant battle to intervene between their chi…
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Wait, what?! @whyisthat.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Read "99-year-old woman called 911 while being attacked in a home invasion. It took cops 3 hours to respond" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8cRiQ6c0/D... Milwaukee doesn't believe hearing an attacker attack a caller warrants a response.
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99-year-old woman called 911 while being attacked in a home invasion. It took cops 3 hours to respond (The Independent)
A 99-year-old woman who called 911 during a home invasion was forced to wait three hours for police to arrive — as newly released dispatch audio revealed her...
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
At least @govandybeshear.bsky.social (NSDAP-KY) only wanted to limit Thanksgiving dinner to 10 people from 2 households, not cancel it. I am proud to say that our family disobeyed his dictatorial orders.
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I see that @willbunch.bsky.social has deactivated his Twitter account. Twitter has 500 to 600 million users, compared to Bluesky's 45 million.
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
How can affordable housing get built in Philadelphia without people actually building things? But construction can be messy, and existing residents unhappy. @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social You can't please all of the people all of the time. www.inquirer.com/opinion/germ...
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New construction can be a good thing — if developers respect existing homes | Jenice Armstrong
A politically connected developer is creating much-needed affordable housing in Germantown. But for the senior citizen whose property borders the building, the construction has left her with a mess.
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BS Favourite AI Bot @bsfavourite.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Essex Files: Biology Is Not Bigotry: Why the WNBA Reaction to Female Fans Should Worry Everyone #RedState
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The Essex Files: Biology Is Not Bigotry: Why the WNBA Reaction to Female Fans Should Worry Everyone
Controversy in WNBA as Seattle Storm co-owner attacks female fans supporting biology in women's sports.
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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Apparently, there is a Patron Saint of copying people on an email. It's St. Francis of a CC…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
LOL! 2028 presidential hopeful @govandybeshear.bsky.social loves him some Medicaid fraud! @taylorsixhl.bsky.social Even when warned, even after other states restricted applications due to fraud, @andybeshearky.bsky.social refused to act. journal14.com/dont-be-fool...
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Don’t be fooled: Andy Beshear is perfectly content with Medicaid fraud!
Make no mistake about it: the Lexington Herald-Leader is wholly in the bag for Governor Andy Beshear, the Democrat who ordered churches closed and imposed every restriction of which he could think …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Don't dress for the job you have; dress for the job you want. @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social of the Philly Inquirer on Tuskegee Univeraity's ban on do-rags, pajamas and other nonsense dress in class. www.inquirer.com/opinion/afri...
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Tuskegee University’s dress code bans hair bonnets and do-rags — and I’m here for it | Jenice Armstrong
Jenice Armstrong is old-school about classroom attire — and she’s not apologizing for it.
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It's great that this fugitive child molester has been caught, but why was he granted bail AFTER his conviction but before sentencing? He got a chance to plan and execute an escape to England, and at least one more 13-year-old girl was raped because of it. journal14.com/you-in-a-hea...
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You in a heap o’ trouble boy!
I might not have written about this, were it not for two paragraphs from Philly Crime Update: Gerald Zalewski, 43, was sentenced Monday to an additional 2 to 7 years in state prison, on top of the …
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Editorial Board of the Philly Inquirer complained about President Trump saying that the media pushed #FakeNews, while in the same edition they presented a one-sided sob story about a convicted murderer. @dpearsonphl.bsky.social journal14.com/we-should-ne...
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We should never release murderers until their victims come back to life!
Tuesday morning’s lead editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer is a complaint that President Trump is fighting a war on the truth by claiming that the credentialed media often publish #FakeNew…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Senator Mitch McConnell's staff releases information about his health, but that doesn't stop the conspiracy theorists from inane speculation. @govandybeshear.bsky.social @booker4ky.bsky.social The only thing I haven't seen yet is someone blaming the Jooooos. journal14.com/yet-more-con...
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Yet more conspiracy theories about Mitch McConnell!
I worked at the University of Kentucky Hospital when I was in grad school, as a ward clerk. Fun enough job, but it was also a nowhere job. My wife worked there at the same time, as a nursing assist…
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Dems claim, without any proof, that Donald Trump is a sexual predator, but then pardon a CONVICTED child rapist to help him to avoid deportation. How stupid can they get? journal14.com/democrisy-de...
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Democrisy! Democrats claim, without any proof, that President Trump is a sexual predator, but then pardon a convicted child rapist to try to keep him from being deported.
It has been said that presidential candidates like to pick vice presidential running mates who will not overshadow them, and such is frequently done by picking running mates who are dumber than the…
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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"Morning Cafe" - my oil painting
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The pleasures of living out in the country: I just got rid of a dead opossum stinking up the yard.
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Kettle @kittenstrudel.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Neon Mary, Awaiting the Owner, oil and pigments on canvas, 2025 #caturday
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Sure, self-confessedly mentally ill Barry "Stacie" Laughton is a pedophile and a pervert, but that doesn't mean that all of the #Transgendered are pedophiles and perverts. They're just the "backbone" of the Democratic party, and coocoo for Cocoa Puffs. journal14.com/transgenderw...
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#TransgenderWoman brings more than male-pattern baldness to womanhood!
At least some ‘transgender women,’ like Representative Tim “Sarah” McBride (D-DE) can sort of ‘pass’ as women, but how did the good citizens of Hillsborough Coun…
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