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John Pilgrim

@john-pilgrim.bsky.social
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Here sharing my perspective on life, and trying to learn from yours. I don't really eat cats, that's just my alter-ego.

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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Boy, you can really tell fall is here when it's in the fifties, and like seven hours ago it was in the eighties.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
youtu.be/iABLzMVAulc?...
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Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus ranked most beautiful in the country by SIXT Magazine
YouTube video by WQAD News 8
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm sure Trek will be back. But I am worried it's gonna be screwed up by people who want to scrub every bit of everything good about it because God forbid it be in any way "woke" or controversial.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Anyway, here's a tribute video I made last weekend to one Arthur character. I posted it on my RP account, but not surprisingly nobody cared there. They don't follow that account for Arthur, lol. So we'll try it here: bsky.app/profile/theo...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I get it - if you're an adult, maybe you think watching a kids' show like #Arthur is beneath you. I'm not judging. But like C.S. Lewis said, a good story is a good story, whether it's for someone 10 years old or 50 years old. And most of the stories I've seen count as cute little stories to me.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Arthur is comfort TV for me, and I've been watching a lot lately. The programs are not complicated but also not boring, and the characters quickly feel familiar. The show developed quite a lot of characters actually. It still streams on the PBS Kids app, which cycles through episodes periodically.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
OTD 30 years ago, #Arthur premiered on PBS Kids. It ran for 25 years, and when it ended it was the longest running animated children's show ever. It's also one of the top five longest running animated programs of any sort ever.
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Arthur's Happy Walk
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Cleveland strikeout king Sam McDowell dies at 84, leaving a legacy of redemption
CLEVELAND (AP) — Sam McDowell, a six-time All Star who led the American League in strikeouts four times before becoming a counselor for athletes suffering from addiction issues and depression, died Mo...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The only guard against partisanship is stepping back and reminding ourselves what principles are really important to us, and making those principles guide where we stand. Doing that won't make you a friend of any party or movement, but that shouldn't be your aim.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Partisans never change. They often get so wrapped up in a particular issue, that they forget the principles they violate by trying to justify their position on an issue. But the thing is, that's sort of human nature to do that, for people strongly interested in politics and current events.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Check and see if your county will track your mail-in ballot for you here: wheresmyballot.com
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Where's My Ballot?
A tool to see if Ballottrax is available in your US county.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dennis Hastert has died. Not to specifically point him out at a sad time for his family - but can't help but be reminded there actually was a time in this country where even powerful people had to go to jail for committing crimes. And yes, I want it back.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We don't praise democracy for being "efficient" - which, by the way, dictatorships also are not. We praise democracy for being safe. Power is divided and mainly rests with voters. Bad leadership leaves by a ballot, not a bullet. I feel like this shouldn't even be questioned by a free people.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/oc...
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The Golden Age | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 3, 2026.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm so glad that JD is here to tell us what our priorities should be. 🙄
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm reminded when Biden ordered releases from America's strategic petroleum reserve to lower gas prices, Trumpers complained that 'it's not what the reserve is for'.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So not only did @GovBillLee’s sadistic clown car mess up another execution, neither Lee or AG Skrmetti had anyone on-call during a scheduled execution?? Insane.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're on day 214 of a war that Trump initially said would take "four to five weeks." So we teamed up with @votevets.org to document every time the president kicked this particular can down the road at AboutTwoWeeks.com.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In all honestly I wouldn't mind if we lived in a nation where "God is the Lord". But these people think Trump is the Lord. "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Be sure to read the subtitles
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A good explanation of what AI is not. youtu.be/vlAMMFrzO9k?...
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Things Everyone Believes About AI That Are Totally Wrong
YouTube video by Chill Dude Explains
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What amazes me here even more is the implication that someone is a "dirtbag" because they don't remember details from two years ago. That's quite a large net for "dirtbag". But this so fits Trumpism. Far more interested in "gotchas" than they are the truth, and it bit them hard here.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think the positive thing here is that we will easily be able to identify a Trumper in discussions. They'll be the only ones calling it "Super intelligence", just like they're the only ones who say "Gulf of America" and "Lake America".
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Bears have an underrated QB room.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You ever get the impression that the AI firms want people to be a little afraid of AI? I wonder if it's an attempt to get tax dollars because they'll argue it's in the public interest to rein in their own products?
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
All I can add is VOTE. Polls are nice, but they don't count for much when people don't bother to show up. Make a plan and vote.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The headline is pretty much clickbait, but there's still some interesting info here. sports.yahoo.com/articles/cub...
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Cubs news: Advanced stats prove Pete Crow-Armstrong had maybe the greatest MLB season ever
Regardless of what happens with the Chicago Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong had a historic season . While his numbers tell the story, additional numbers say even more , per Sarah Langs of MLB.com and Jon He...
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Republicans are having a difficult time with those pesky community notes
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I'm a Bears fan and therefore biased. But when the Packers need OT to beat the JETS, and get crushed by the FALCONS, they've got some serious, serious problems. It's fair to say that team sucks, even.
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Unreliable Narrator @cactusballoon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cubs/Sox World Series. Da Pope throws out the first pitch. The portal to hell the Cubs opened in 2016 finally closes, and the fat orange pedo dies in the most painful, humiliating, and public way possible.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FINALLY! "It's time to sing, folks." *cues up Steve Goodman*
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm struggling to think of an example where private firms decide it's the government's responsibility to rein in the products that they are developing. www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
yahoo.com
Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or, at leas...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He looks like the sort of guy you see in the local Walmart at 10 PM wondering if they've hidden the Hostess Cupcakes or they're just out.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He looks like the kind of guy who would argue with you for twenty minutes that it's "TrekkERS" not "TrekkIES".
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He looks like the kind of guy who never leaves the house, seeing the sun for the first time in six months.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
yahoo.com
Farmer who voted for Trump says farmers are "all just in survival mode"
Matt Bell said he initially supported Trump's policies but now feels he and other farmers were "sold a bill of goods" that there was a plan to "put America's farmers and ranchers first."
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS. There's lots of folks who don't pay close attention to news or politics, especially these days. But yes, what's happening at the gas pump will get their attention. Can't miss that.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Joe Rogan suddenly acting like he was an innocent bystander for years and had no idea what Trump was all about until now and did nothing to help get him elected is pretty weak and pathetic. Just own it.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Every damn word of this.👇
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And yeah, I get it: there's a reason people say politics is ugly. It kinda is. I feel like it breaks a lot of well-meaning people. I see lots of posts that I think don't really grasp this point.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For the umpteenth time: Trump works for Putin. He’s a Russian asset. Plain & simple. Putin is smiling again today.👇
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Voting isn't a purity test, it's a decision. The only people who get away with purity voting are one-issue voters, and they aren't hard to spot because they are always talking about one issue, not twenty. If you really care about twenty different issues, vote like you do.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Know I'm gonna tick people off today, but I'll say it: please don't ask me to take your politics seriously if you've spent the last two years telling me how awful Trump and the GOP are, but at election time you tell me "I can't vote for this Dem because (fill in the blank)."
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Holy cow, I'll take one of each, please. www.popularmechanics.com/cars/g93/the...
popularmechanics.com
This Is Our Definitive List of the 103 Coolest Cars of All Time
These are the hottest vehicles ever made. Hop in.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Games, and also movies and TV shows. I feel like they've never been comfortable with consumer ownership since going back to VHS tapes. I guess their thinking is that once you have it, they stop making money off of it. I don't feel sorry for them. I'm not 'long-term renting' any media I've bought.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
AI simply needs to be regulated much more firmly. But the problem is that the ruling party is very much in the pockets of Big Tech, and they seem to think keeping ahead of China is a more serious goal than not killing large numbers of people. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
yahoo.com
Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to bi...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Streaming services were supposed to be the answer for people who wanted to be rid of cable's rate hikes. But now, streaming is as bad as cable was in its heyday, with rate hikes steeper than inflation. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
yahoo.com
Streaming Is Raising Prices Faster Than Cable Ever Did
Congrats, you cut the cord. Now you have six more cords. Streaming prices are rising three times as fast as inflation, making escaping cable company greed now seem quaint.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
// I once had a job for state govt supervising highway construction. I was more an assistant for the engineers that did supervise. One of them put it this way: I have a 16 pound sledge in the back of the truck I use to hold the other end of the tape measure. You're sorta the replacement for that.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Anytime I ever mentioned support for any policy that had even a tiny whiff of favoritism, e.g. lower taxes for working folks or raise them on the rich, 'CLASS WARFARE!' was always the response. And I'd say, right. And our side's losing. Has been for years. When are you gonna get in the game?
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