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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Kinda weird, ain't it? Violent crime rates are terrible in a lot of Red cities, but President Trump is sending troops to Blue cities with much less crime. Why does President Trump hate Red cities so much? Why is the President just abandoning the people who supported him into office?

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Drowning out Proud Boys in Atlanta at No Kings Day. Part 1/2

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Living rent-free in my head for the past couple of weeks. Damn, I'm a nerd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2HD...

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Sing of Manetheren (The Wheel of Time) | Gustavo Steiner

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I should mention that I have no beef with the LDS church. Every organized religion I've looked at has their own practices whose foundations are rooted in social psychology. Nor am I questioning the sincerity or the faith of individual missionaries.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The current regime under Trump is actively working to make the U.S. hated and rejected on the world stage. Anyone care to make a guess as to why?

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I've heard, and find more than plausible, that part of why members of the LDS church are encouraged to go on evangelical missions, is that the rejection they frequently experience tends to drive them closer to the Church.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

So, following the RFK "logic": I never heard about airbag injuries and deaths when I was growing up in the 1970's, and now we do, so we should ban airbags.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Mr Trump, during his most recent campaign, stated that he could end the war in Ukraine in one day. It would seem that said war still rages on, even after Mr Trump took office. So which is it, Donny? Were you lying? Or are you weak? Or just morally bankrupt? All of the above, maybe?

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

If our Elected Representatives in Congress continue to cede the Legislature's power and privileges to the Executive, then those Representatives should be recalled and replaced by their constituents.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Mr Trump just can't manage to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from his illegal detention in El Salvador? What a weak, pathetic little man he is. An actual STRONG President would have no problems getting it done. Utterly useless. Tell him I said so. Tell him EVERYONE says so. Please.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

When any group, any demographic, any single person, is denied due process of law, NONE of us are guaranteed the due process of law.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I'm participating in the protest planned for tomorrow, April 5, at the AZ State Capitol in Phoenix. Anyone interested in joining, reach out privately or just come by our place tonight from 6-10pm. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

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Hands Off! Phoenix Fights Back · Hands Off

4/1/2025 Update: Timeline of Events: Guest Speakers will begin at 10am Marching will begin afterward, going eastbound down Washington and ending at 5th Street. This is a about 1.9-mile march that wi...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Has anyone contacted Kristi Noem ? She seemed really interested in leakers inside the govt. a little while ago...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Senator Kelly, I'm not hopeful that there will be enough DEMOCRATS to protect American health care. With a handful of exceptions, (yourself being one of them) I have lost faith that ANYone in either house is looking out for anyone but themselves.

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Either they really don't understand or they really don't care or, most likely, both. They need to be the Hulk, ffs.

Captain America: Now is a good time to get mad.

The Hulk: I'm always mad.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The efficacy of nonviolent protest is predicated on at least one of two factors: 1) The party/parties/Party protested against must be capable of feeling shame, and/or 2) The party/parties/Party protested against must have some concern for their public image. Neither of these are true at this point.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The rest of the D's in the room? You feckless idiots with the paddles? Time to grow a spine. The time for "decorum" (weird way to spell "capitulation" but whatever) is over. It's time for bloody knuckles.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

To Congressman Al Green: Thank you, sir. I wish more of your colleagues had followed your lead. Made them eject every dissenting voice, one by one. Let the world see what these "free-speech absolutists" are really about.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

"Modern American Christian Enterprise". Very eloquently put, sir.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

7) <cont> Unless someone happens to loan me a billion dollars or so, I don't even exist to those people. So what am I left with? This, for one thing. My perspectives, my insights. I'm not in a position to use 'em, but maybe someone else could. Hug each other. Love each other through the dark.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

7) I'm tired. I'm depressed, mentally and spiritually. I've lost what little faith I'd had that someone, ANYone is coming to save us. With a sparse handful of exceptions, I don't believe anyone in power has the slightest interest in anything but the expansion and perpetuation of that power...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

5) <cont> ...shot in schools is a BAD thing? Because if we can't manage to agree on that, we have no business calling ourselves a society, let alone a civilized one. 6) A Representative Government only works if it actually represents its constituents. I don't believe we've had this in my lifetime.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

4) <cont> ...and if memory serves, those "debates" frequently ended with a bloody nose and a call to parents. Now ramp that up by a factor of 330 million or so, in a place that reveres the 2nd Amendment more than the 10 Commandments. 5) While we're at it, can we at least agree that children getting

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

3) <cont> ...our economy as quickly as possible. Weird, huh? 4) It feels good to get a couple of jabs in. Let's have a laugh about Mr Trump being incontinent, or stupid. Hey, did you hear about JD Vance and that couch? The problem is, this takes the level of discourse down to a 2nd grade level...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

3) <cont> " every ill that has befallen you is someone else's fault, and I'm going to help you get it all back, and punish those who have wronged you!" Mr Trump inherited a pretty robust economy, in one of the world's wealthiest nations. By purest coincidence, he seems intent on demolishing...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

3) Hitler was able to take power so quickly and thoroughly in no small part because post-WWI Germany, suffering under some truly punishing demands for reparations, had all but collapsed economically. The people were primed to listen to someone who told them "Everything has been stolen from you...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

2) <cont> "They're trying to cancel Christmas! Saying 'Happy Holidays' is a hate crime!" "They want to turn all of us good, God-fearing people into trans atheists who burn down churches!" All the bullshit rhetoric seems way more plausible to someone who's been primed to expect persecution.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

2) <cont> are taught, from a fairly early age, to expect persecution for their faith. Some denominations go so far as to deliberately put their adherents into situations where anger and rejection are all but guaranteed. This type of indoctrination can render a person easy to manipulate.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

1) <continued> Life is too messy to allow this. Many problems are too complex to allow for simple solutions. Nevertheless, we yearn for those simple answers. This leads to heartbreak. 2) 62% of American citizens identify as Christian, including myself. Regardless of denomination, most Christians

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Some thoughts. Fair warning, I'm light on sleep and mental health, so it's bound to be a bumpy ride. 1) Mass media, especially television, has clouded out judgment, warped our expectations. Any problem that occurs, we on some level expect to be solved (or at least solvable) in an hour or less.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Been a minute. Been a little busy, recording and mixing a new album for my band. It's done, we have CD's in hand, and I'm kinda proud of it. Coincidentally, we're playing 2 shows this weekend, Saturday evening at Seamus McCaffrey's, Sunday afternoon at the Glendale Folk Festival. Come see us!

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I hope you're well. I hope you're finding joy wherever you can. I hope you have more endurance than I do.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

TL;dr I'm in a rough place, I don't see any way it's going to get better any time soon, and I don't want to talk about it. If any of this comes as a surprise...well, either you're not paying attention to the world, or I'm masking WAY better than usual.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

When I'm in this headspace, usually as a result of Depression, attempts at aid and comfort feel like (metaphorically speaking) sandpaper on a sunburn. Stinging and abrasive. And I'll have to grit my teeth and say "Thank you" for the experience.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I feel constrained. People I know and love follow me on here, and being open about where I'm at will only serve to place more of an emotional burden on them. Plus, when they reach out to comfort, cajole, or inspire me...It's likely the opposite will occur.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I know I should be posting here more often. Establishing my presence. Interacting with others. Truth be told, I'm finding social media particularly difficult right now. I don't feel witty. I don't feel engaging. I feel like talking about how I actually DO feel will only serve to bring others down.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hey, *I* didn't vote for him. ...come to think of it, NOBODY did...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

So, I don't claim to be especially clever, but I *do* know that one of the classic signs of an abusive partner is, they cut you off from all of your friends and allies. *looks at Washington D.C.* *looks at Canada & Mexico* Hmmmm...

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

3. They don't care. Not about the nation, not about their constituents, not about the law. They. Don't. Care.

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The Huntsman @masterofthehunt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"Congress must investigate." Really? THIS Congress. Let me save everyone some time, I already know what the results will be: "Looks like some bad illegal alien trans antifa got in as DEI hires. Yep. Round 'em up." Senator, we're cooked.

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