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John Macomber

@jcmacomber.bsky.social
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Living in Alaska w/wife/kids. Curious about everything, art, science, photography, poetry, Humanist, support LGBTQ, progressive, democracy, gun control, women's rights, peace, love, respect, be kind, thinker, environment, climate, down to earth. No DM.

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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
War is insanity by its very nature.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Dictators abuse everyone.
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Thomas @tomrom1.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🆓 IMPORTANT #MondayThoughts: On our last day, in our last moments, all this will be clear. Bank accounts, houses, cars won't have any value. Our final memories, the most important ones, were free.🤔 💙 🏳️‍🌈 #MondayMotivation #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Everyone has a million problems until they lose their health. Then they have only one. Health is the real luxury. Stay grateful.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
"We are failing because we're willing to do everything for money but not willing to do anything for our people."
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SB Brian X @sbbrianx.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I'm on board with this.👍😊
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
"Poetry is the mind the heart the soul naked and exposed..."

Susan A. Katz (All rights reserved)
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Umbrella b&w
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 25/10/2025
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.” --Teddy Roosevelt (R)
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
"RIGHTS AREN'T 'RIGHTS IF SOMEONE CAN TAKE THEM AWAY THEY'RE PRIVILEGES. THAT'S ALL WE'VE EVER HAD IN THIS COUNTRY: A BILL OF TEMPORARY PRIVILEGES. AND IF YOU READ THE NEWS, EVEN BADLY, YOU KNOW THAT THE LIST GETS SHORTER AND SHORTER."

-GEORGE CARLIN
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
@THE MASTERY OF SELF

And then one day I decided that hurry and stress were no longer going to be part of my life. Stress is self-created; I decided to stop manufacturing it. We can choose an internal calm and joy even amid the chaos.

-Brendon Burchard
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Something beautiful
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
THE TAXI

When I go away from you The world beats dead Like a slackened drum.

I call out for you against the jutted stars And shout into the ridges of the wind. Streets coming fast, One after the other, Wedge you away from me, And the lamps of the city prick my eyes So that I can no longer see your face. To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night?

Why should I leave you,

Amy Lowell (1874-1925)
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me."

- George Carlin

Jammin' in New York
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🦋𝘙𝘩ₒ𝒏∂𝔞 @rhondasrealm.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Wise words…
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Diane @dianeiam.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
#MyGreatestWeaknessIs my habit of combining Saturday night wine slurping with posting on Bsky 😏🍷🤭
Meme (just text, no pic): 
EVERY WEEKEND I SAY TO MYSELF, “SUSAN, YOU HAVE TO STOP DRINKING WINE.” THANKFULLY, I’M NOT SUSAN.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Quick while the government is shut down somebody start a new one.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Sonder

the profound realization that every passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own, filled with their own dreams, worries, routines, and stories you'll never fully know.

@cosmosbyrudra
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I choose Inclusion.

I choose Empathy.

Compassion. Equality.

Dignity. Diversity.

I choose Community.

Kindness. Integrity.

Honesty. Respect.

I choose Justice.

I choose Facts. Peace.

The Planet.

I choose Humanity.

I choose LOVE.

- Good Medicine Society
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Speaking at the DC protest, Sen. Bernie Sanders called out Trump and his billionaire al-lies, like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

"This moment is not just about one man's greed, one man's corruption or one man's con-tempt for the Constitution," Sanders said. "This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hi-jacked our economy and our political system in order to enrich themselves at the expense of working families throughout this country."
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia.

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Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during a "No Kings" protest in Atlanta on Saturday. - Alyssa Pointer/Reuters

"In this moment, in which we are seeing a presi-dent and an administration arrogating to him-self power that doesn't belong to him, our mes-sage is very clear," Warnock later told CNN.

"This is not about the people in power, it's about the power in the people."
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Most Americans are genuinely good people, regardless of their political affiliation. So when the White House says horrible things to make you hate your neighbor, the White House IS THE PROBLEM.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Pope Leo understands that poverty is not a choice or a personal failing. It’s not a reflection on the individual. It’s a systemic failure. Wealth inequality is at an all time high and social supports are beyond inadequate. We can provide for everyone, and it’s time we start.
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Marc (with a Sea) Diamond @marcwithasea.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Sometimes I make videos of moments I simply think are calm and beautiful. And I don’t always bother sharing them because, well, it’s troublesome & I think people might find them boring? But here….
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
mastodon.au/@nigl/115392...
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Gooder Living (@nigl@mastodon.au)
You are a temporary gathering of atoms pretending to have opinions. Make them fabulous while you can. #gooderliving
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
"Women are not just 50 percent of the world, they raise the other half"
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Once you understand why

pizza is round, packed in a square box, and eaten as a triangle, you'll know that not everything in life needs to make sense to be enjoyed.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
No matter how much one tries to empathize and walk in another's shoes, you never really can.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
PEACE CANNOT BE KEPT BY FORCE. IT CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY UNDERSTANDING.

Albert Einstein
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
It is a sad commentary for homo sapiens that complete global peace has never been achieved throughout recorded history.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Yes your taxes should support disabled people. They should support homeless people. They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly. This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I'M STARTING TO LEARN THAT I DON'T HAVE TO REACT TO EVERYTHING THAT BOTHERS ME. SOMETIMES I JUST NEED TO BREATHE, LET IT GO, AND PROTECT MY PEACE.

FB/BuddhismPageFB
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering. Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We're all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn't. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing. Charles Bukowski
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Now that's a painting Thanks Julieta Santos.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
i love places where there are crowds of trees.

Nitin Namdeo
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Eykyu - The fix—grassroots unity🌊🇺🇸🦅💙🇺🇳 @eykyu.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I can't fathom why so many of us support the suffering we’re experiencing. I can only say that the wealthy have, for 100s of years, kept the less fortunate divided—against each other, to the point of violence. When will we open our eyes, realize the conflict is the bottom v. the top on Earth?
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
What is thought but a mis mash of quasi facts and experiences.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Disinformation is such the norm today, it is difficult to find truth.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Interesting quote
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Another day and another shooting. It seems like America is in the middle of a war zone in a multitude to ways.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
www.huffpost.com/entry/vertic... Interesting article about vertical morality and Christianity. Scary in a lot of ways.
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John Macomber @jcmacomber.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I got my COVID test today, it says 50. What does that mean? Also, my IQ test came back positive. 😃
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