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David Todd McCarty

@davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social
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Strategic Branding Through Creative Storytelling. I tell stories. Most of them are true. I’ve been known to disrupt a thing or two.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Revelate! Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social Claire Stapelton, Jeff Johnson and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/08/02/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Revelate
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Words, words, words…meaning, meaning, meaning. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @joanwestenberg.com and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/07/05/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Words, words, words…
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Comings and goings as life goes on watching it all intertwine. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @gruber.foo @mathewingram.com @joanwestenberg.com @masnick.com @kenwhite.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/06/28/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Comings and goings as life goes on.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Searching for normal in abnormal places. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @neilsteinberg.bsky.social @mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @joanwestenberg.com and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/06/14/s...
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Searching for normal in abnormal places
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Optimism comes every Spring, but Winter always nips at the edges. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @mikeelgan.bsky.social @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @neilsteinberg.bsky.social @mgsiegler.com and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/04/12/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Optimism comes every Spring, but Winter always nips at the edges
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Finding context in an endless loop. Sunday Morning Reading. with writing from @neilsteinberg.bsky.social @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @hilli.tech and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/05/03/s...
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It’s all a loop
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
A basket of good words strung together by good writers. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @mathewingram.com @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @jamesthomson.bsky.social @moltz.bsky.social @tidbits.com and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/04/05/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
A basket of good writing to share
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Epidemics of reading, opinions, and the wild ways of artists. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @fridaghitis.bsky.social and more. H/T @muz4now.com #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/03/22/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Epidemics of reading, opinions, and the wild ways of artists
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of America, the March 28th No Kings protest might be our last chance to change the course of history. Will you be there or will you wait for them to round you up? #NoKings #Protest #Democracy #USPol www.davidtoddmccarty.com/can-the-3-5-...
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Can The 3.5% Rule Save America? | David Todd McCarty
In 2013, political scientist Erica Chenoweth proposed the 3.5% rule, which argued that according to historical data from 1900 to 2006, whenever nonviolent protests against an authoritarian regime reac...
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Life is a roll of the loaded dice. Sunday Morning Reading with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @quinn.yoyodyne-it.eu and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/03/15/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Life is a roll of the loaded dice
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“The life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster” -David Hume Sunday Morning Reading with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @mathewingram.com @profgalloway.com and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/03/08/s...
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“The life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” -David Hume
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Winter’s back with weird plants, weird politics, weird tech, and weird Chicago. Sunday Morning Reading with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @birchtree.me @mikeelgan.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/02/22/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Weird plants, weird politics, and weird tech
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Something big is happening, the death of nuance, and Bob Odenkirk is running for president. Sunday Morning Reading with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @mathewingram.com and more. #SundayMorningReading] warnercrocker.com/2026/02/15/s...
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Big stuff is happening.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Small things loosely tied. Loose and small they may be, the dots are there to connect if you have a mind to. with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @scripting.com @gruber.foo and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/02/01/s...
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Small Pieces Loosely Joined
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Sunday Morning Reading Thoughts tumble down on a chilling weekend. with writing from @dansinker.com @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/01/25/s...
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Thoughts tumble down.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Back into the swing of things (hopefully). In the numbers game of life, learn to think for yourself and discover what counts. with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @neilsteinberg.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2026/01/18/s...
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Inquire and think for yourself
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Peter Cripps @petercripps.photography · 10/01/2026
medium.com/@Pete_Cripps... With thanks to @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social and @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy #photography #creativity #writing #enshittification
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On Enshittification and Other Matters
A short essay on how I got lost but now know which way to go
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Big thoughts and little things. The little things matter most including small arrows and armored cars. Sunday Morning Reading with writing from @neilsteinberg.bsky.social @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @joshtpm.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2025/12/28/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Sharing thoughts about big ideas and little things
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Hands on with playwrights, movies, smart toilets, and a discomforting rooster Sunday Morning Reading with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social @pbump.com and more. #SundayMorningReading #culture #writing #theatre #tech warnercrocker.com/2025/12/07/s...
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Hands on with playwrights, movies, smart toilets, and a discomforting rooster
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
It won’t cure what ails you, or the world. But there are those who are listening. Listen as you read. Sunday Morning Reading with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2025/11/23/s...
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Art matters. If you listen.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
No tricks. No treats. Just thoughts and writing worth sharing in this week’s Sunday Morning Reading. with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @willbunch.bsky.social and more. warnercrocker.com/2025/11/02/s...
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No tricks. No treats. Just thoughts and reading worth sharing.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Balancing on the edge of a coin Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @ianbetteridge.com @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @macsparky.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2025/10/26/s...
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Balancing on the edge of a coin
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Traveling through the crazy, paying attention to the converging currents along the way. with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2025/09/28/s...
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Traveling through the crazy paying attention along the way
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
An excellent piece from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social medium.com/ellemeno/the...
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The Reason You Need To Be Making Art Right Now
In the fight against fascism, art is not only necessary, but essential
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The gaslighting of the public with counterfeits and lies as the promise of progress gives way to the rise of fascism. abitdodgy.uk/the-ai-ponzi...
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The AI Ponzi Scheme And The Greater Fool
The gaslighting of the public with counterfeits and lies as the promise of progress gives way to the rise of fascism
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Calling for a resistance movement that can show America a better way. #Politics medium.com/rome-magazin...
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We Aren’t Going To Vote Our Way Out Of This One
Introducing a resistance movement that can show America a better way
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Intelligence or compassion? They both caught my eye this week. with writing from @mathewingram.com @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social and more. Sunday Morning Reading #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2025/06/15/s...
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Intelligence or compassion? They both caught my eye this week.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
When caring becomes a commodity, should we care more or less? Oh, and the universe may be slowing it’s rate of expansion. with writing from @siracusa.social @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading #Apple #culture Sunday Morning Reading warnercrocker.com/2025/06/01/s...
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When caring becomes a commodity, should we care more or less?
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Superman and the KKK, a speakeasy, human arrogance all in this week’s Sunday Morning Reading. with writing from @iandunt.bsky.social @mathewingram.com @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @mattbirch.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2025/03/30/s...
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Do we need Superman or just a Speakeasy?
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I couldn’t find this platform more useless. I thought Threads was useless. This is beyond.
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
It can be difficult for people to grasp that the best way to market a brand is not necessarily to talk about the brand, but to talk about the consumer experience with the brand. #Branding #Storytelling #ExperienceDesign hoppingfrogstudios.com
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Every day is a chance to do something memorable. Why do we think this only applies to our personal lives and not the brands we help to build? Life is short. Let’s do some cool shit together then tell stories about it. Be original. Come on, it’ll be fun. #Branding hoppingfrogstudios.com
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The art of commercial filmmaking is storytelling. It’s taking a brand and distilling it down to a simple, memorable idea. Let us tell your story. An authentic yarn. Genuine. #Story #Filmmaking #Branding hoppingfrogstudios.com
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Looking for a fresh way to present your boutique hotel? Let us help you tell stories that promise a better experience, by designing a better experience people will tell stories about. Better branding by design. #Hospitality #Placemaking #Branding #Storytelling hoppingfrogstudios.com
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Lots to think about in this helter-skelter moment we’re living through. with writing from @mattkeil.com @om.co @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social #SundayMorningReading #culture #tech #politics #Oscars #history warnercrocker.com/2025/03/02/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Lots to think about in this helter-skelter moment we’re living through.
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Witless | Episode Three | Drifters #Comedy #Filmmaking #Storytelling www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnEh...
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Witless | Vol Three | Drifter
YouTube video by David Todd McCarty
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Have you ever thought about all the bad movies that had to be made in order to give us that one particular writer, director, producer, actor, editor, or art director that would go on to achieve greatness? You can’t have one without the other. #Storytelling #Placemaking #Branding
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
You don’t need pool-side service and spa treatments to offer memorable experiences. How you design an experience and the stories you tell are limited by nothing but your own imagination and your willingness to step outside of what you consider normal. #Placemaking Hoppingfrogstudios.com
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I don’t see how any writer, designer, photographer, or filmmaker, can willingly use a technology that was built by stealing from them and specifically designed to put them out of business. The fable about the tree voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood comes to mind. #AI
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Designing memorable experiences that stick. Dream. Hopping Frog Studios, LLC | Hoppingfrogstudios.com #Branding #Storytelling #ExperienceDesign
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Some claim it’s generational, but I say it’s cultural. More consumers seek out experiences over merchandise. How the experience makes them feel, whether it’s a destination or a piece of technology, the emotional reward is the thing that sticks with them. #Branding Hoppingfrogstudios.com
BRANDING | STORYTELLING | PLACEMAKING
HOPPING FROG STUDIOS.
ICONIC.
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
A little test video I shot for an upcoming writers’ workshop at Ellemeno on Medium.
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The path to better consumer engagement lies in making the customer the hero of the story. #Branding #Storytelling #Marketing medium.com/hoppingfrogs...
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Better Brand Engagement Through Creative Storytelling
The path to better consumer engagement lies in making the customer the hero of the story
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
An international branding expert explores the value of authentic storytelling and how it informs the practical world. #Branding #Storytelling #Writing medium.com/hoppingfrogs...
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Why Storytellers Matter
An international branding expert explores the value of authentic storytelling and how it informs the practical world
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
When it comes to storytelling, details matter. All too often, brands want to tell a big story. This is their one shot to tell the world what they have to offer, so they go big. The problem is their story is too big for the space provided. They need to get small. #Branding Hoppingfrogstudios.com
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
It’s not all about where you go and what you do. It’s about the stories you tell when you get home. They won’t remember much of what you say, but they’ll always remember how you made them feel. Branding | Storytelling | Placemaking Hoppingfrogstudios.com #Branding #Tourism
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Are you looking to reengergize your brand, engage your customers with a story that connects on an emotional level, and disrupts their behavior to your benefit? Then strategic storytelling is the answer for you. #Hospitality #RealEstate #Retail #Tourism Hoppingfrogstudios.com
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Branding. Storytelling. Placemaking. Check out hoppingfrogstudios.com for your branding and marketing needs. Hospitality. Retail. Real Estate Development. Tourism. From logos and branding to brand analysis and and consumer engagement. Give us a shout and find out how we can help you.
BRANDING | STORYTELLING | PLACEMAKING
HOPPING FROG STUDIOS.
ICONIC.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Tough reading for tough times in today’s Sunday Morning Reading. with writing from @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social @sulliview.bsky.social and more. #SundayMorningReading warnercrocker.com/2024/11/17/s...
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Sunday Morning Reading
Tough reading for tough times in today’s Sunday Morning Reading.
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David Todd McCarty @davidtoddmccarty.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I’m not sure about this platform, but I wanted to save my name. I’m on Mastodon under the same username.
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