Reposted by Dave BluestoneRichy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 11/10/2026My online girlfriend was so shocked by the Ukraine drone strike on the Russian data centre that she's been too upset to message me all day. 323680706
Reposted by Dave BluestoneEric R Fairhurst 📚 🦋 🎷🎨 @efairhurst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yes…exactly 6289103
Reposted by Dave BluestoneJoan ❌👑 @still4dems.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Whitehouse: "Next we get to this crooked slush fund Trump family tax amnesty scam. We've got these 2 new pieces of paper. One signed only by Blanche, one not signed by anybody. Neither of which has any legal effect whatsoever. They are decorative. Can you trust Todd Blanche? I do not." 312165
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Such an incredible speaker. It’s as if @defiance13.bsky.social was writing some of it. 000
Reposted by Dave BluestoneZach-o'-lantern @zachlipton.com · 29/05/2026the bus. you've once again invented the bus. 644811898
Reposted by Dave BluestoneCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Buffalo plays the Canadian anthem even when Canadian teams aren't present. And when the microphone cut out the people did the job admirably. That's what neighbours do. Buffalo proud. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdFv...youtube.comBuffalo fans finish CANADIAN national anthem after mic issuesYouTube video by NHL 2305433915
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 20/04/2026“Restored lethality” So we’re bragging about killing people? Great. apple.news/AHRTCLnFYRK2...apple.newsHegseth’s Feud With Army Secretary Spills Into Public View — The Wall Street JournalSpat comes as the military faces unprecedented commitments around the world 110
Reposted by Dave BluestoneBrian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 18/04/2026This is very compelling! Pete Buttigieg just gets it. The sheer humanity in this clip is why I like this man so much, everyone should watch it!! 27053661900
Reposted by Dave BluestoneAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/04/2026I’ll have what Hungary’s having.media.tenor.coman elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera .ALT: an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera . 373274664931
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I ordered a book from someone I used to follow. I have now received his book. It is barely more than a pamphlet of really obvious stuff. Valuable lesson. Don’t buy anything based on a social media page alone. 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 07/04/2026open.substack.com/pub/defiance...open.substack.comOn The Ultimatum & The RecourseThere is a moment, quiet and almost sacred, when a man realizes he has been sold a story. 000
Reposted by Dave BluestoneAlex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Somewhere up in heaven, Richard Scarry is like “fuck yeah, told you so”: www.bbc.com/news/world-u...bbc.comRats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levelsResearchers taught rats to drive tiny "ratmobiles" in exchange for food, which helped the rats relax. 22904661
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 29/03/2026The total absence of entrance barriers to information dissemination and ease of amplification has created a void of reason and reflection, allowing predatory liars and opportunists to profit, agitate, and break the bonds that decent people collectively share without consequence. 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The world is a dangerous complicated place. Whether we like it or not, we need a competent gov't for our lives and livelihoods. We benefit by the "elites" who may make things more complicated but at least have a clue as to what they are doing. The dipshits are the ones who say this is all easy. 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 23/03/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yrs...youtube.comJim Mattis and Ryan Holiday | Full Episode 3.20.26 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBSYouTube video by Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Netflix’s Dynasty documentary on the Murdoch’s is incredibly good. @netflix.com 😘 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 15/03/2026substack.com/@defiance13/...substack.comOn Strategic Drift & Mission Ambiguity in IranThe war drums always sound the same. 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 14/03/2026How again did former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson describe him? 010
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 12/03/2026When Hegseth says these rules of engagement are dumb and they fire all the senior JAG officers, atrocities follow. Entirely predictable. The question is do we as a country care? Or are we already scrolling to something else? 211
Reposted by Dave BluestoneDrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 09/03/2026We can expect Trump’s desperation re midterms to intensify, ramping up fear. Snyder:“A purpose of the Iran war might be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the US.” We should be ready and keep in mind that his regime will not endure, as long as we stay engaged. open.substack.com/pub/america/...open.substack.comThe Threat of Retaliation in AmericaThe Trump regime's actions are making America less safe. They are exploiting fear to seize more power. We should not be intimidated. 1011262
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 09/03/2026This is why I like Talarico. Moral clarity is his message. 030
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 08/03/2026open.substack.com/pub/defiance...open.substack.comOn the Reckless Arrogance of “Religious Men”In recent days, complaints have been filed by American service members through formal channels raising alarms about something that should make every sober citizen pause for a moment and draw a long br... 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Totally weird to see your phone go from 1:59 to 3:00. 000
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 07/03/2026The clown show that we've become. For our children, I am sorry. 000
Reposted by Dave BluestoneJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Good speech. Most US press got bamboozled by Bill Barr's scheme. Trump's collusion with Russia was always real, continues to be. www.youtube.com/live/ylvTFvJ...youtube.comSen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein.YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 321622591
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 04/03/2026How is China not the big winner in Trump 2.0? Former U.S. allies, even Canada, wanting to do business with them. We are burning ourselves down in a nonsensical war, making Taiwan's defense weaker. 000
Reposted by Dave BluestoneJonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…jonathanlarsen.substack.comU.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of JesusAdvocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military 1282127476320
Reposted by Dave BluestoneBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026"No stupid rules of engagement" is how you shoot down three of your own F-15s in one day. Just a shocking display of martial ineptitude. 12153271373
Reposted by Dave BluestoneJulia Ioffe @juliaioffe.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Glad we got rid of waste fraud and abuse 59419
Reposted by Dave BluestoneMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 01/03/2026If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen. 18887662888
Reposted by Dave BluestoneAmerican Bar Association @americanbar.org · 24/02/2026#OnThisDay in 1803, Marbury v. Madison was decided. This case established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes and some government actions that are in conflict with the U.S. Constitution. 065
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 22/02/2026open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...open.substack.comThe Epstein Files Don’t BlinkTrump’s attempt to govern the country like a loyalty-based cult is hitting a wall of reality. 011
Reposted by Dave BluestoneMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 20/02/2026“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.” 9549561568
Reposted by Dave BluestoneGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Robbing the bank and bragging about leaving the lollipops and pens 592424410
Reposted by Dave Bluestonedrizzleray.bsky.social @drizzleray.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Important addition here! 112265207
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I'm bothered that so many people hero worshipped a kid for punching another kid. Very lame. 000
Reposted by Dave BluestoneGregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP. 10052411659
Reposted by Dave BluestoneRobert Fessler @professler.bsky.social · 14/02/2026There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered. 912913561
Reposted by Dave BluestoneKevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Our totally kickass RA Arlyss Herzig just published a big SOLO piece on the effects of prison gerrymandering in the US. Check it out, and share it widely! www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...brennancenter.orgPrison Gerrymandering Distorts RepresentationCounting incarcerated people at their homes rather than prisons could result in additional state house seats for some urban communities of color. 21911
Reposted by Dave Bluestone⭐️ The cabbit of the stars ⭐️ @tommothecabbit.bsky.social · 01/02/2025This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm. The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him. Happy Black History Month. 87231059971
Reposted by Dave BluestoneSenator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 31/01/2026For those objecting to comparisons between Germany then & the U.S. now: “About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.”jta.org'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyThe end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida. 10914359
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 01/02/2026substack.com/@defiance13/...substack.comOn Liberty in MinnesotaAt its founding, there was no pledge of allegiance. 020
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Reposting because it is a really good article. 021
Dave Bluestone @dbluestone.bsky.social · 29/01/2026substack.com/@defiance13/...substack.comOn Megyn Kelly's Remarks on Alex PrettiWriter, songwriter, story teller, I write poems and songs and essays. I post them here and hope they find who they are supposed to find. 010