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Martin Begnal

@mbegnal.bsky.social
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Calmer than you, dude. Atheist. Friend of Riverside Cemetery. Curious about things. That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.

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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The best thing about deleting Google Maps and downloading Mapquest after the Lake Ontario nonsense is that I now get my turn-by-turn driving directions from Ringo Starr.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Reuters photographer perfectly captures America at this moment.
Photo of a Black woman on public transportation surrounded by a gang of white nationalist Patriot Front members.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... Sometimes heroes do wear masks.
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Two trespassers scale Empire State Building to fly peace banner and kiss
The two climbers are now in police custody, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Happy Juneteenth! Today, we honor freedom and reflect on the legacy of slavery. It is also a day to celebrate Black culture and resilience.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
New York Knicks logo
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Sam Alkhatib @therealsamalkhatib.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Go Knicks pal 🏀
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It’s a good year for the roses.
A closeup photo of a peach colored rose.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The racism would crush any other politician. Just another day for Trump.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Amazing message and understanding of Irish history from the mayor of New York.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The statement eloquently and pointedly expresses what most Americans are thinking.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Keep hope alive.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=odhV... A really good report on what’s keeping, at least in part, grocery prices high. Hint: corporations conspiring and Trump’s trade commission looking the other way.
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We Uncovered the Scheme Keeping Grocery Prices High
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Not only does it appear this man has never been asked to explain his views on white nationalism before, it appears he has never actually even thought about it and that it’s just something he accepts without having to understand what it means.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This photo was so powerful. Please be safe, but record everything you can. If this administration is lying again and again. Thankfully, people are recording everything
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
What are we doing America?
Photo shows 5 year old Liam Ramos being detained.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
#MLKDay
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This is what a white supremacist administration looks like www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-remi...
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This is what a white supremacist administration looks like
Also: Can Democrats pull off a huge upset tonight in deep red Tennessee?
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Summer Concert at Riverside Cemetery on July 19 at 6 p.m., 496 Riverside St., in Waterbury. The Neybas return to Riverside Cemetery’s great lawn. Concert goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic and beverage of choice. Admission is a $20 suggested donation.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
www.ctinsider.com/waterbury/ar...
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Torrington Social Security office briefly listed for sale as DOGE eyes federal sites for 'disposal'
Federal buildings in Torrington and Hartford were briefly listed for sale on Wednesday as DOGE targets "non-core" facilities for "disposal."
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
youtu.be/X_D-yW8v0Jo?...
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The First Signs of Tyranny, From People Who Missed Them | NYT Opinion
YouTube video by The New York Times
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
“For the typical American household, the tariffs will mean a loss of about $1,200 in purchasing power, according to the Budget Lab at Yale University, a nonpartisan research center.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump signs order imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
American importers will pay a new 25-percent tax on goods from Canada and Mexico and a 10-percent levy on products from China.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Fortune was an enslaved man owned by Dr. Preserved Porter in Waterbury, Conn., in the 1780s and ‘90s. Fortune, his wife Dinah and their children lived and worked on Porter’s farm while the “bone setter” attended his practice. When Fortune died at around age 55, Porter dissected his body, and then
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship. But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing. www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
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BLM860 (Black Lives Matter Hartford CT) @blm860.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
ICE in Waterbury CT
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
“The level of anticipatory obedience we’re seeing from business, universities and the media is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime” — @brendannyhan.bsky.social Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u...
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Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency (Gift Article)
Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Not just some people, but all people—on Earth—must watch this video and share it as widely as possible. Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world. His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
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Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
As Trump pardoned almost all of the Jan. 6th insurrectionists, lest we forget that President Andrew Johnson pardoned almost all Confederates. And in due time, they regained power, framed antiracist Reconstruction policies as anti-White. . .1/2
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 21/01/2025
For anyone interested in the history of birthright citizenship, here was my piece from 2018 about the man whose case protected the right for everyone. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Birth of a Birthright
Meet Wong Kim Ark, the Chinese-American whose Supreme Court case changed the country.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Elon Musk throws a nazi salute at Trump’s inaugural parade and it is ignored by main stream media.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
A photo of the rev Martin Luther king jr with the quote “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
So my daughter, a sophomore in college, just texted this. We’ve been talking about the SCOTUS decision and she is not happy about it, as you can see. : (
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
For people to admit racial inequality exists would be an admission that change is needed in themselves and across our systems. Accepting the lie maintains comfort and the status quo.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Today I learned about Vernon Dahmer, an American hero.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
President Biden just now made a brief statement before the sugar bowl in New Orleans, talking about resilience of the city and the country. The message was typical Biden optimism but boy does he look old and tired.
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Hend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
This is the lash photograph of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh, taken as he walks, unflinching, towards the Israeli tanks. An absolutely harrowing image.
A man on a white lab coat walks away from the camera, surrounded by rubble. Two Israeli tanks look ahead.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
A curious kit just as a reminder there is so much beauty and wonder in the world. And cuteness. There is a lot of cuteness.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
You’d think something like this couldn’t happen but it’s not hard to imagine in overworked and understaffed local newsrooms. Or complete news deserts. And I can say it’s only getting worse.
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Martin Begnal @mbegnal.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Happy Winter Solstice. The noon sun, low in the sky, is casting long shadows.
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