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Scary Jerry

@jerrybrennan.bsky.social
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Chicagoan. Author of Alone on the Moon, et. al. Founder of Tortoise Books. www.tortoisebooks.com

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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 1h
“Permanent DST in 1973 was highly regarded at first, with a nearly 80% approval. Two months later, that dropped to 42%.” Only permanent Standard Time can last! #DitchDST www.wtnh.com/news/nationa...
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Permanent daylight saving time could leave students commuting in the dark, data shows
While permanent daylight saving time would cause the sun to set later in winter, the sun would, in turn, rise later in the morning.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 1h
Oddly reassuring.
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1h
The absolute flood of leaks about this case is maybe an indication that people inside govt aren’t feeling too great about it
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3h
Putin wrote this, told Trump to post it, and Trump saluted Putin and said “Yes sir!”
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 13/10/2026
nothing bad can happen. it can only good happen. www.ft.com/content/a4ab...
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Ships in Hormuz strait hit by worst spate of attacks since start of war
Twenty-four tankers and other vessels targeted by Iran in two weeks, including six on Sunday alone
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 5h
Tom Clancy: I wrote the novel Clear and Present Danger about potential problems with military intervention in the War on Drugs. It is a rare example of moral ambiguity in my work. The Pentagon: At long last we have created the Clear and Present Danger from the classic Clear and Present Danger.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 5h
Ahem... bsky.app/profile/jerr...
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 5h
Great stuff. That Velvet Underground is my fave. And the Stooges...I go back and forth on that vs. Fun House all the time.
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Woman Reacts with 'Oh No' While Sipping Drink
ALT: Woman Reacts with 'Oh No' While Sipping Drink
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h
Now that is quite a photo. (Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
From Doug Mills on X: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia and Special Assistant to the president Natalie Harp join President Donald Trump in Marine One he arrived in Wasilla, Alaska yesterday.
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 7h
The war in Ukraine is the greatest fight for sovereignty and freedom in the 21st century so far. The tragedy of Trump changing sides and backing autocratic Russia instead of democratic Ukraine will go down in history as one of America's biggest foreign policy mistakes ever.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 7h
Democratic Failure to Prevent Conservatives From Lying Raises Ethical Questions About Talarico bsky.app/profile/shoe...
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 8h
Cooper stop I can only hate him so much
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h
this guy gets it. your typical voter just does not care about this shit. does not mean that they support trans inclusion, it just means that it is incredibly low on the bottom of things they even think about.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 8h
As much as I love working from home I would have seen this on my normal commute and I am so bummed to have missed it.
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I'm movin' on... @alyssonfergison.com · 9h
I feel like the only appropriate response to every ratfucker & troll that's still shit-talking DEMs at this point is: VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS I don't think I'm gonna say anything else to any of them between now & November 3rd. It's all been said. That's all that's left. Nothing else matters now.
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Margo'S Got Money Troubles Margo Millet
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Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson @ashdashlee.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We've gotta learn to believe these authoritarians are who they say they are the first time they tell us. Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home this morning. Her office says, "The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong." Here are some things I'm not seeing enough of in our online chatter. 🧵
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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 23h
What Trump and his admin have both capitalized on and made repulsively clear—from Epstein, to pardons, to the open corruption, to SCOTUS “official acts”— is that the higher up the ladder you go in America the less accountability. Public & private sector. Accountability is for mopes, not bosses.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 23h
Obviously I'd like both sides to lose but it is also difficult to imagine Saudi Arabia succeeding in anything military.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Astonishingly perfect swimming day--glassy water, surprisingly warm. I swam looking down at the sandy lake bottom like an airship passenger floating over the Sahara. There were a handful of others at Jarvis Beach, all incredulous at our luck. I'm not sure I've ever left the lake more reluctantly.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: –Kansas –New Jersey –Oregon –West Virginia –Louisiana (online only) Go to IWillVote.com for more info
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
WE were their target market.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Sensible Chuckle
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
didn't realize that execution livestream was scheduled for today
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This may be the most savage and correct take I've seen all year.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Friendly reminder that Don Jr was smart enough not to marry Kimberly Guilfoyle but Gavin Newsom was not. Gavin Newsom has worse instincts than Don Jr. Let that shit marinate for awhile, especially considering the pundits want you to believe Newsom is the future of the Democratic Party.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I took a staff ride to Normandy with the West Point History Department in the spring of 1998. When Saving Private Ryan came out, I was like, "Those big visible German bunkers were OBSERVATION bunkers, not machine gun bunkers! The machine gun bunkers were dug in...they were MUCH harder to see!"
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
OK, so just today I was thinking, "Why the hell does anyone in Big Tech think people are going to let a robot use their credit card?" But perhaps I was mistaken...
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SHOEGAZE COMMANDO @bornwithatail.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Good morning
GFM: Surgery For My Legs Cause I Can’t Stand You Hoes
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I hope JD Vance gets mad. He could have an imbroglio with Tim Broglio.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Sky Blue Sky
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Oh no.
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Otm Shanks @leap44.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
👇👇👇
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The Office of Congresswoman Omar released the following statement:

“This raid by Trump’s DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies. For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back. Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies.”
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump’s obsession with demonizing the Somali community is dangerous and reprehensible. Hate to break it to him: Somali Minnesotans are resilient. We will not let Trump intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Right? This is intriguing me in ways even Megalopolis didn't.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What good thing can you make stronger?
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The many-faced Ross
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Mesothelioma Legal Compensation Ad
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Friendly reminder that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social thinks we should "turn the page" on these guys even though they're literally doing "show me your papers" shit after raiding the house of someone he works with. Every day. Who has the same job as him.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelenskyy: "When our strikes reached Yandex data centers, it suddenly became little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. Many people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, fewer provocations because there were fewer bots. It's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.
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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
. USA at war with Iran. Russia backs Iran. USA buys oil from Russia. USA is funding a war on itself. It just keeps on getting more stupid. Just another oligarch circle-jerk .
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
God willing
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
That was a delight! Thanks for posting.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Really cool cover
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Stephen Colbert: Welcome to the Nerd Zone
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
von Trapp actually was a stone cold killer in his sub commander days so we actually COULD do an origin story that was dark af en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_v...
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/10/2026
Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.
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Scary Jerry @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Shhh this is the gritty reboot everyone has been asking for
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Also it’s time for the news to stop treating this administration’s racist war against Somalis as “Trump being Trump.” They targeted Minneapolis because they hate an ethnic group here, and now they’re targeting the most prominent political figure in that group with thinly rationalized state violence.
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