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John P. Needham

@johnpneedham.bsky.social
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Naples, FL based retired expert in exchange traded and OTC derivatives; foodie and vinophile; formerly a devoted but lousy golfer, currently boating a lot and working on fitness, but I'm still cool. Find me down at Keywaydin Island.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10h
Who you gonna believe, the lying liar or your own eyes? 👀
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 05/10/2026
‘If you want to know where inflation is heading, look at the price of diesel. Diesel moves the trucks, trains, tractors, and construction equipment that everything else depends on, so its cost works its way into final goods prices across the economy.’ sarmayakar.substack.com/p/rock-and-a...
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Huh, the founding father of republican pedophiles has passed away and now rots in hell. At one time in my life, this "affable wrestling coach" was my rep in the western suburbs of Chicago, and was second in line for the presidency. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
The Illinois Republican, the longest-serving GOP speaker in U.S. history, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after leaving Congress for scheming to cover up child molestation accusations.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.' - C. S. Lewis
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well this seems....unusual.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Bet against me.” (via Macropaper) 🇺🇸
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The other agents without the training can still shoot people through the driver's side window though, right? I assume that's what the Trump administration ordered.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican Texan voters support rape and rapists, that is plainly obvious to everyone paying attention at this point. Republican Texan voters elected this person to statewide office repeatedly and then nominated him for the US Senate over a sitting incumbent.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAGA / MAHA weirdos. She should be prosecuted for jeopardizing and eventually ending the life of her unborn child. That's what republicans want for people who cause abortions, isn't it?
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
See? "AI" Even CNBC agrees. (Also, "stocks rise" when the indices are all red is hilarious.)
Screen shot of CNBC stock index prices October 1 2026 at 10am.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pro tip: unless you want to self-identify as a weirdo MAGA loser, it is Artificial Intelligence, not super intelligence, it is AI, not SI, it is Lake Ontario, not Lake America, and it is the Gulf of Mexico, not the Gulf of America. Only douchebags use the wrong names to suck up to a felon rapist.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It isn't far from "I was on her like a bitch, when you're famous you can do anything, I just grab 'em by the pussy"... to.... "Free pussy in alum pu" and "like you can walk in and whip it out." 77,000,000 Americans made the 1st one president (twice). 57 men are responsible for the second part.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republican elected officials are not serious people. Republican voters are the ones who keep electing unserious people.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well this is an admission that makes most Americans want to vote for the other party.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kash Patel should resign in disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
Ciaran Martin, the former head of Britain’s cyberdefense agency, said the F.B.I. hack likely had “huge impact on the operational capability” of the bureau and could rank as one of the most consequential data breaches in history — graver even than the Office of Personnel Management burglary.

“Losing the data on 20 million federal employees to the Chinese was bad,” Mr. Martin said. “But you knew the Chinese weren’t going to sell or publish it.”
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ugh 🫤
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🐻 ⬇️ 🐻🐻
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Clew Bay Heritage Center
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This really should be a dagger in the heart of "wife school" for any rational woman that is worth marrying: 'Why is there “wife school” but no apparent equivalent “husband school”?' How awful would any decent person feel, being married to one of these "Christian" tradwives?
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A New Reconstruction @burleyzack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
40m people rely on the Colorado River, which year after year shows less water in it. Denver Water has declared drought conditions and restricts residential use. You’re saying we shouldn’t care about the new water use equal to 16000 people? www.governing.com/finance/denv...
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Denver’s New Data Center to Use as Much Water as 16,000 People
As city leaders try to reduce carbon emissions and conserve water amid a 20-year drought, a proposed tax break for a new, water-intensive data center is drawing scrutiny.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah, they're right. I don't blame Canadians or anyone else for not trusting America again. I don't trust my own neighbors in ruby red Collier County. I assume they're venal and dangerous, just like the guy they voted for twice.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yeah, they're not "erroneously" kicking eligible voters off voting rolls. Not in Texas. They're *deliberately* doing that. To people with dark skin, people with "unusual" names, and people in Harris County.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Silo was pretty solid to be sure.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a friendly reminder that the federal agent who murdered Renee Goode, and the federal agents who murdered Alex Pretti, are still at large, are still being paid with taxpayer dollars, and are still out there chasing other American citizens and legal migrants.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Under Trump we'll never ever see an immigration ankle monitor like this on a caucasian ankle. Never. Ever.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yesterday we visited the.Clew Bay Heritage Centre in Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland. This little museum right on the water was really pretty cool.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why, her brow is furrowed AND her lips are pursed.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A republican (Susan Collins) taking bribes? An FBI investigation spiked by Trump? Little about this is surprising. It is relatively common, even expected, under republicans.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
$JOBY Aviation flew a pilotless plane from California to North Carolina.
Joby Aviation autonomous flight across the U.S. Joby Aviation autonomous flight across the U.S.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Matt Molloy himself played flute with The Chieftans and the pub has two of The Chieftans' Grammy Awards.
Matt Molloy's Pub in Westport County Mayo Ireland has two Grammy Awards on display.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Westport in County Mayo, Ireland, way out on the west coast, is a magical place. We stopped at Matt Molloy's Pub for a pint after dinner, and saw some live music.
Matt Molloy's Pub in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.A pint of Guinness at Matt Molloy's Pub in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
To his credit, Karl makes clear at the end of this clip that Scalise’s claim about Biden is bullshit.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
War crimes upon war crimes, perpetrated by American armed forces. I hope everyone who participated in these crimes is prosecuted, everyone, from the ones giving orders to the ones pulling triggers.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Don't forget CZ who laundered Iranian and Russian money through his crypto empire and then got a Trump pardon.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Let's hope for a serious cold snap in red states from mid-October through election day, as a firm reminder of what republican voters chose two years ago.
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Vandy, C.A. @cavandy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
there is no earthly way he has accepted the problem is of his own making not in a million years
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mandatory Morning Wood examinations coming soon to troop barracks ASAP. 🙄
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My dude, Trump voters are not "good people." They are the worst people in the United States. They are awful, evil, hate-filled racists and they're protecting pedophiles and rapists. They just nominated a pedo-protector in Texas, and they nominated a racist on OH and another one in NC. Bad people.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Why not visit Naples, FL? It is lovely in the fall!
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
60 Minutes under Barri seems to be taking a run at Dateline NBC now. How emBARRIssing. (h/t @brianstelter.bsky.social in the CNN Reliable Sources newsletter.)
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Slanté.
Two pints of Guinness taken at the Gravity Bar at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland.
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