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Steve Lambson

@kremlincardinal.bsky.social
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Journalist in mid-MO; Latter-day Saint; doggo dad; honorary Russian; dessert expert. Nuts about STL Cardinals, STL City SC, Celtic FC, Arsenal, Mizzou, and against many others. Will talk Tolkien, Star Wars, just about all of it.

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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I announce for a local high school and their sports programs, and I'm scared to death that if my supervisors ever look back at my past tweets, they're going to find a whole lot of really failed attempts at making jokes.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED I don't think I've properly conveyed or made clear the sheer ferocity of the mini terrorist we have living with us. Truly, beware of dog.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Bales2026FilmChallenge #OctoberMovieChallenge October 1 made before 1950 all should see - Casablanca (1942) someone drives an old car - Singin' In The Rain (1952)
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MonthInMyEars October 1 song by Sting "All For Love," Sting/Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart (written for the 1993 film "The Three Musketeers") www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofA3...
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Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting - All For Love (Non-Film Version)
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This was an incredibly thrilling, disturbing and satisfying read. 10/10 from me.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LDS amigos and amigas, riddle me this: Area leaders in ID and NV sent letters asking members to get involved with the abortion ballot measures in those states. But MO had an abortion ballot issue in 2024 and has one this year, but nothing from our area leaders. Thoughts?
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My dad never sat me down to talk about consent. I don't know how many dads did in the 90's. But by the way he treated my mom, my sisters and other women in his life, I learned how to treat women with respect before anything else. Be like my dad. Also teach about consent.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When they tell you they broke the Chalice from the Palace, so now you have to remember that the Pellet with the Poison is in the Flagon with the Dragon and the Vessel with the Pestle has the Brew that is True.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Favorite ice cream flavor(s) - GO! Generally speaking (i.e. not a specific flavor/recipe): mint chocolate chip Favorite @benandjerrys.bsky.social - Phish Food Favorite Blue Bell - oatmeal cream pie Favorite DQ Blizzard - M&M
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026
In which Eric Schmitt, rumored candidate for VP in an (ugh) JD Vance 2028 presidential run, pre-emptively loses 22 electoral votes in Georgia and Iowa
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And since I haven't been here in a while, by way of introduction, I am from the state that produced this piece of work as a US Senator: www.ms.now/news/news-an...
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So @allitude.bsky.social bullied me into coming back to activity on BlueSky so here I am. I just can't escape the gravity well hell of Twitter, and I got really sucked into Threads in the last year.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hi, BlueSky folks: I'm a Missouri-based journalist who loves the following: - dogs - all animals, really, especially doofy ones - food - baseball - soccer - movies - Tom Clancy novels - Star Wars - Tolkien - Star Trek - Marvel - traveling - movie soundtracks - kindness and respect for other people
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I have been SO negligent on Bluesky. I suck and will try to be better.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Crew, I try not to do this a lot - I have a sister in the hospital dealing with a gnarly foot infection/abcess. She'll be there another almost-week, and will then have to be off her feet for several more, and her job requires her to be on her feet. So prayers/good vibes for her?
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I am so invested in Freddy the footy superfan and his American adventures that if it turns out to be fake or a setup (which is a non-zero possibility in the stupid realm of social media), my faith in humanity will be irreparably broken.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
With all the talk about Arsenal winning the Premier League this year, let's not forget the losers. I, for one, hope Erling Haaland remembers to stay humble. #COYG #Arsenal @arsenalfc.bsky.social
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Goodness, wisdom, and honesty are the three qualities of statesmanship, qualities this country needs more than ever before. May we be wise...in the electing of those who would lead us. May we select only those who understand and will adhere to Constitutional principles. - Ezra Taft Benson
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"Let the people of the whole Union, like the inflexible Romans, whenever they find a promise made by a candidate that is not practiced as an officer, hurl the miserable sycophant from his exaltation." - Joseph Smith
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
When I heard the news that Ted Turner passed away, my mind immediately went to Turner's greatest lasting legacy: Stopping by Conan O'Brien's TBS set and berating the host while astride his stuffed buffalo, Teddy Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvqn...
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Ted Turner Berates Conan - CONAN on TBS
YouTube video by Team Coco
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
On the last Sunday of this month, Latter-day Saint congregations have been asked to "discuss...the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and how these documents support religious freedom and our God-given agency.” Guess who gets to lead this for my congregation.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I really want to make a joke about a woman's water breaking and the doctor turning it into wine but I don't know if that's taking things too far.
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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
CHRISTINA KOCH GREETING HER DOG AFTER RETURNING FROM THE MOON IM GONNA CRYYY 😭😭😭
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Imagine you're Riley Gaines, the big-time anti-transgender athlete activist, who has - spoken at a Trump rally - been introduced at CPAC BY Trump - publicly supported Trump - spoke at the RNC in favor of Trump And then you read this:
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
movie still of Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and McCoy (DeForest Kelley) with McCoy saying "I'd give real money if he'd shut up"
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
You be the judge, but for my money, the intro/credits/music for the Netflix seasons of Daredevil are better than the "Born Again" intro/credits/music (Born Again theme still slaps) Netflix: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFYF... Born Again: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eCp...
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Marvel's Daredevil - Opening Titles - Now Streaming on Netflix
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I apologize to anyone who has been interested in the daily poems I've been doing; I wanted to try to do one a day for a whole year but lately it's started to feel more like a chore and I haven't felt as inspired. I may pick it up again here and there.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I swear if I didn't have a good grip on that leash, Biscuit would have done a Leeroy Jenkins right into the lake.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 26
truth

To argue that truth
matters is fruitless when we
refuse to listen.

#2026PoemADay

February 26
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
@flyingwalruss.bsky.social Incredible content from your neck of the woods:
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 24 and 25
coat 

I bought it at a Burlington;
I don't remember the price.
To get it to fit in the suitcase,
I had to sit on it thrice.
It was SO puffy, so full of fluff,
It almost doubled my size.
But it must be so, for thin coats
in Siberia is not so wise.
It was so warm, it was so soft,
It kept myself from freezing.
The downy stuffing stayed inside,
So I wasn't worried about sneezing.
When I had to leave, to come back home,
I wanted to bring my coat,
So I stuffed it in my bag again;
It made the bag widen and bloat.
To help reduce the size a bit,
I wrapped duct tape around it.
But the tape left a nasty residue,
and the coat was worse when I found it.
I could not keep it in this state,
for the tacky crud wouldn't leave.
Now when I think about that coat,
I can do naught but grieve.

#2026PoemADay

February 24lantern

The entire world could be
filled with a darkness
so thick it dampens
your skin with its utter void,
But as long as there is
even a single flicker of light,
that darkness will not,
cannot win.

#2026PoemADay

February 25
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Yes, that is a fully intact spinal column and skull (and more) of some long-passed critter (raccoon?) that my dog found on a trail and started parading around like he's freaking Sub Zero from "Mortal Kombat" 🙄
Beagle puppy holding onto the spine and skull of a dead animal
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I love the Star Wars OT, prequels AND sequels, all of them. I love the Hobbit movie trilogy. I believe golden Oreos are better than classic Oreos. I cheer for the STL Cardinals, Celtic FC, St. Louis City FC and Arsenal. I hate - HATE - olives. I have no use for Raising Cane's.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 21-23
ratite

Is a bird that can't fly
any less of a bird?
Does it not care for its young
the same way?
Will it not avoid dangers
as much as others?
Does it not inspire and
amaze us the same
as those whose wings
carry it into the clouds?

#2026PoemADaymarch

Without force, the relentless beating of
the voices of the world demand I step
in time with the others, that the cadence
of my stride align in perfect unison
at the risk of being cast to the back
and left behind.

But under it all, audible only to myself,
A drumbeat of a different volume carries on,
telling me my strides are enough,
the prints I leave matter only to me,
and no one but me can
decide the tune.

#2026PoemADaysimmer

You can only raise
the water's temperature
so much,
before it starts to boils.
You can do it slowly,
As slowly as possible,
But it won't matter:
the water will get to that
fateful point where it 
can no longer contain
the anger inside it,
the rage that has
been lying dormant,
just waiting for the 
right combination
of heat and pressure
to unleash its inner
chaos.
And once done,
you can't unboil water.

#2026PoemADay

February 23
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
If you are into - a little or a lot - any of these, let's be Bluesky chums: Tolkien Star Wars Star Trek Soccer Baseball Tall ships Cosmere Movies Animals Food (esp. dessert) Being awesome to people, esp. marginalized I am Mormon, I hope that's not a dealbreaker, I try to be chill. #promosky
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 20
story

There's no way my story ends up as a must-read.
So little exciting ever seems to go on.
It won't be a page-turner or New York bestseller;
Will anyone want to read it when I'm gone?

I could list all the things I hope it will be,
All the ways that I hope it turns out.
The list of things that I hope it won't say
Is a list much more worth reading about.

I do hope it's not too boring or dull;
May it never put someone to sleep.
It probably won't excite or get the mind racing,
And it won't be too confusing or deep.

There won't be many grand adventures
Or thrilling tales of bravery and pluck.
But maybe you'll be able to chuckle a bit
And I hope that the high points don't suck.

Most of all, I just hope when it's done,
When my story is written for good,
That I don't have to look at my Maker's face
And say I didn't do all that I should.

#2026PoemADay

February 20
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 18 and 19
gust

I love
the first cool gust of autumn
As much as
The first chill blast of winter
As much as
The first warm breeze of spring.
These I love
As much as
I hate
The first hot breath of summer.

#2026PoemADay

February 18echo

I'm like him, but lesser;
Smart, but less wise.
Good, but not better;
Much slower to rise.
Funny, but less witty;
Bold, but less brave.
Sharp, but less pithy;
Serious, but more grave.
Whenever he fails, 
He never stops vying.
I fail far to easily,
But still, I'll keep trying.

#2026PoemADay

February 19
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Who remembers the "good ol' days" of PC gaming?
meme of grandpa simpson saying "Sometimes, we had to install one disc, then put in another to keep installing it, and then go back to a previous disc, which was the style at the time
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 17
woven

Memories, like yarns,
Weave themselves around ev'ry
Moment of the day.

Regrets, like a worm,
Try to wriggle in as well,
But do I let them?

Hope, like a zephyr,
Flies freely around my thoughts,
Warming my whole heart.

#2026PoemADay
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Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
every shot-on-video, made-with-a-camcorder horror movie that's just some teenage friend group fucking around in the woods with some fake blood and a monster mask contains more artistic merit, human joy and creative light than anything AI has ever made or will ever, ever make
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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 17/02/2026
This is 100% accurate.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 16
drum

A thousand times a hundred
is the count of heartbeats
I get every day.
A hundred thousand drum beats
allotted to me between one midnight
and the next.

But with what cadence will I 
conduct my daily percussive
symphony?

Will it be the thunderous roar
of the timpanis of boldness?
The steady rattle of patient snares?
The timid tings of a triangle?
The sullen thumps of the heavy bass?
Or the playful tick tocks of 
the glockenspiel?

#2026PoemADay
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 14 and 15
honest

There's no lie in the eye of a dog -
You know right away what he thinks
About you.
A friend? A playmate? A provider?
A danger? A threat? A haven?
There's no lie in the eye of a dog - 
You always know where you stand.

#2026PoemADay 

February 14raconteur

I can't fix a car or a dryer,
I don't get economics
And I have no idea how
To be an entrepreneur.
And math? Math?
Don't make me laugh.

Ah, but that? That I can do
for other people,
Or at least I hope I can,
And I try, and maybe,
Hopefully, that's enough.

#2026PoemADay
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
#2026PoemADay for Feb. 12 and 13
apple

Red deeper than the brightest ruby,
Taste sweeter than the purest cane,
Scent warmer than a summer evening,
Crunch sharper than the bladed pane.

Or golden like the autumn wheat,
Maybe green as is the budding tree.
A tartness that brings tears of whimsy,
Flesh crisper than the wind at sea.

#2026PoemADayshift 

The breaking of a mountain begins
With the slight movement of a
single rock,
And then another, and another
Until a whole shelf or wall moves all
at once, and the earth is no longer
the same.

The falling of an avalanche begins
With the slight movement of a
single flake,
And then another, and another
Until a whole mountainside moves all
at once, and the mountain is no longer
the same.

The rebirth of a soul begins
With the slight movement of faith
and hope,
And then another and another
Until a whole self is cast off
at once, and the person is no longer
the same.

#2026PoemADay
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Make it make sense.* Twitter user uses an abbreviated version of a racial slur (painfully clear which slur he means) and Twitter says no violation of hate policies. *(it already makes sense if you consider who owns Twitter)
Screenshot of twitter posts saying "Gross. How about they assimilate and speak English. Or deport them." "N--- never assimilate. That's the problem"Screenshot of message saying a post with a racial slur does not violate policies.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Elder Clark G. Gilbert is the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for the Church of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He takes the place vacated when President Jeffrey R. Holland passed away in December. newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/clar...
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Elder Clark G. Gilbert Is Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Elder Clark G. Gilbert is the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 11
rafter 

When the music from
A choir or an organ or
A viol's carefully tuned strings
Float up into the rafters
Of a church or temple or chapel,
Does it disappear there, fading
into the air, or are the notes
absorbed by the beams, or
do angels tuck them safely
into their robes to carry them 
up into the sky?

#2026PoemADay
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#2026PoemADay February 10 "stone"
stone

Crack open, heart of mine, and let loose the light inside.
For eons ago, the fire and spirit of my soul enclosed inside
the faceted surfaces of a hundred gemstones.
And shine they would but for the shell in which
time did them ensconce, drowning what would be
their songs in myriad mineral motes smashed together
like the snowflakes of an avalanche, pushed into each
other by violent forces of nature and endless days.
But be it by water or other stone or some different medium,
crack open, heart of mine, and let shine that brilliance
which would pierce the darkness around with a spear,
a shaft, a missile of illumination and warmth.

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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Земфира — Бесконечность (Zemfira - Endlessness) www.youtube.com/watch?v=A29c... HM: David Bowie - Helden ("Heroes" in German) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCTt...
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Земфира — Бесконечность (Official Video)
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Steve Lambson @kremlincardinal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Vance does something actually good, and the White House pulls a Trotsky on it
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