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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Big bottle killing night on the lake.

Shenk's Farm American straight whiskey, 2025, empty.

Empty bottle of Alberta Premium 9 year old whisky.

Dead soldier: Four Roses Single Barrel OESK.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

First soldier down. Ardbeg 10.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We have arrived at the island, in the Bay Of Islands, off Lake Huron. I'll be largely off-grid for a while (you can see why).

Myself and my friend Dave Dreese, on Lake Huron.

The flagpole and our host (and another great friend from beautiful downtown Millheim), Rich Gallup, on the Gallupaygoes Islands. Welcome to Canada!

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

1. Not what "free press" means. 2. Free news is often worth what you pay for it. 3. If you don't want to pay for information, don't be surprised if you wind up with an empty head.

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JL Kaufmann @jlkaufmann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Cat: YOU'RE EATING EARLY Me: Yes, Yom Kippur starts tonight and I shall be fasting from sunset. Cat: WHAT ABOUT ME? Me: You are not obliged to fast, in fact I'd be worried if you did. Cat: CAN I EAT EARLY TOO? Me: Why? Cat: ...SOLIDARITY? Me: ...You're not getting two dinners. Cat: DAMN.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Leaving for 9 days on a lake in Canada. Doing next to nothing with two good friends. Gonna spend money and spread good vibes.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I think that I would like my gravestone to have one or two cup-holders on top. You know, so friends and family could still stop and have a drink with me.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 15/09/2026

When the edible hits and you’re at the Taco Bell drive thru.

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cartoonist: Slyngstad

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

They know they're losing the midterms, badly, so the destruction will accelerate at a crazy pace.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When Iran starts firing jet powered drones they got from us into Isreal, Donald will act as if no one could have predicted it. He'll probably blame Ukraine for forcing Russia to develop them by not surrendering.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I see nothing incorrect here. It's all painfully obvious, and we do ourselves a disservice by pretending otherwise.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/09/2026

📩 USPS rejected a Florida county’s mail ballot envelope design because two lines of text sat 0.236 inches apart — when there should have been a full quarter-inch between them. The envelope design was accepted on appeal. But here’s what the snafu shows us: demdock.com/4yyzC46

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And that's why we call him Big Sam.

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

💙❤️🇨🇦💙❤️🇨🇦💙❤️🇨🇦💙❤️🇨🇦💙❤️🇨🇦💙❤️🇨🇦💙❤️ charlieangus.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...

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THOUGHTS ON THE GANDER COMMEMORATION

On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, I choose to celebrate the Gander spirit in every Canadian.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Why is Seattle in my timeline AT LEAST five times as often as ANY other city, including Philly (the nearest big city to me) and NYC? Is this a Bluesky phenomenon?

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is a Republican. He is an idiot. Painfully redundant these days.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And again, I'll say it: if I could, I would absolutely change my primary vote for Fetterman (probably to Conor Lamb); deeply regret that. But when it came to the general election and it was Fetterman v. this freak? Nah, I'd hold my nose and vote Fetterman, 12 times out of 10.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

How can anyone, particularly anyone in the US Senate, supposedly a co-equal with the presidency in matters of foreign relations, not be appalled by this? Direct from Trump, a faked cartoon of him viciously attacking the prime minister of Canada, our long-time ally! Impeach this monster.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It comes around. Once again, we see what a terrible mistake it was to pardon Nixon.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My friend Maureen Ogle's got this nailed down. She knows the food history we've never thought about. And suddenly, it's terrifyingly relevant. BUY THIS BOOK.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Love this song so much. Hammering piano at the end is just awesome. 14:18, and I'm gonna requeue and listen again. open.spotify.com/track/071BtO...

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Telegraph Road

Dire Straits · Love Over Gold · Song · 1982

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This, this, this. I HATE to draw, but I'm going to do more. And I can do stupid collages, too. Or photos, like this one of a great Philly dive bar. Without AI.

Exterior of the great Philadelphia dive bar, El Bar.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Listening to The Drifters' cover of "On The Street Where You Live." Delicious.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Smoking today. Shotgun shells. Manicotti stuffed with Italian sausage and cheese, wrapped in bacon. I'll hit them with BBQ sauce for ten minutes at the end. First time using the perforated pizza pan. 🤞🤞

Stuffed manicotti shells wrapped in bacon on the grill of a kamado Joe.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Read this gift article. Trump's encouragement of imported mystery beef is supposed to be about consumer prices. Maybe. But if you don't blurt out "WTF!" at least once while reading this, you're either exceptionally well informed, or totally jaded. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...

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Opinion | Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat? (Gift Article)

On second thought, I’m not that hungry.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This morning's New York Times. Are you kidding me? "Guest Essay Erika Kirk: What I’ve Learned About Grief."

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Oh, hell yeah. So many impeachments.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I do not care what your message is. If you're using AI slop images to spread it? BLOCK. Put what you need to say, and then add a good picture from your own camera roll, or draw something (of it's bad enough, it WILL draw attention). bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NONE OF THIS WILL STOP THE TRUMP ARCH. We need direct action. Go there. Camp on the site. Chain ourselves to bulldozers. Thousands are needed. Charge the Kennedy Center, tear down the tarp. Block the streets at the ballroom. If the Albanians can do it, we can do it. WE MUST DO IT.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

As I have done since the general election in 2020, I will be depositing my ballot in the township drop box at the district magistrate's offices. I do NOT trust the USPS. If they do not deliver a ballot to me by 20 days before the election, I'll go to the county offices and demand one. MAKE A PLAN.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

you know things are going well when “isn’t there a Hannah Arendt quote about this?” is a thing you text casually to a friend

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Any USPS employee who participates in the Trump administration's mail-in ballot suppression scheme – which is clearly unconstitutional – should know that they will face prosecution in 2029, if not sooner. "I was just following orders" is not a defense.

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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy “Ber” months. 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🎃

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Freakin' Hollywood ALWAYS puts front plates on cars in Pennsylvania. No, guys, we don't do front plates here! Pretty easy to look it up.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our lunch at Frank Pepe's pizza in New Haven. Cathy and I have been coming here for almost 40 years, but it was Tom and Shade's first time, so... We got the four pizza sampler.

The Fig Pie (top), the Quattro Formaggio (the fresh tomato flavor on this one was tremendous).

The meat lover's, and that sausage was 🫰.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lunch at Frank Pepe's pizza in New Haven with our newlyweds, our son Tom and his wife Shade, just married on Saturday!

Sitting at a table with my wife, my son, and our NEW DAUGHTER-IN-LAW!

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Philly, Day 2: Delivered our two cakes for tonight's rehearsal dinner at Yards Brewing, and had to do some QC on the freshly tapped cask of ESA. Jake the bartender did a beautiful job pouring; I didn't remember to take the picture before the first few sips!

Cask pour of Yards ESA (Extra Special Ale, 'one letter better than ESB' 😉). Beautiful condition.

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Last Philly stop last night was at Adoro, on Passyunk Ave. Wonderful dinner, augmented by a superb six-pack selected by my genius wife, at the nearby BeerLove shop.

Shrimp on mushroom risotto with sun-dried tomatoes. Saison Dupont in the glass.

My family... including Shade on the left, who will be marrying my son Tom, next to her, TOMORROW!

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Lew Bryson @lewbryson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney: “We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms." TIL that hydronyms are the proper names of bodies of water. Hats off, Mr. Carney. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

can someone rename gas to $2/ gallon

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