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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
FOUND--grey bag with various balls in road near intersection of 29th St & 34th Av. My guess is it was forgotten or lifted from Brackett Park in So Mpls-East Lake area yesterday, and hope is owner can reclaim it from road today.
Photo of grey bag and some balls.Photo of signpost showing location as described in posting.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Cattle rustling AND highwaymen are back, guess it's official that society is collapsing--
Photo of posting explaining 20 steers were stolen from a central WI farm on July 7th.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I just grabbed this factoid the other day--- "Seven months after jumping on Trump's anti-immigrant misinformation bandwagon by declaring that they expected to find (illegal voters) Kansas AG Kris Kobach has found exactly THREE, two of whom are registered Republicans. One is an elected Repub mayor."
Screenshot says--
Seven months after jumping on Trump's anti-
immigrant misinformation bandwagon by
declaring that they expected to find hundreds,
if not thousands, of illegal voters in Kansas,
Kansas AG Kris Kobach has found exactly
THREE, two of whom are registered
Republicans. One is an elected Repub mayor.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Well done, sir. Teddy Roosevelt said 'talk softy but carry a big stick' and it still holds true... ...but folks twist the meaning and get mesmerized by the big stick part when the key is in the rest of it--talk softly and carry...see pic for rest of comment.
Well done, sir.  Teddy Roosevelt said 'talk softy but carry a big stick' and it still holds true...
...but folks twist the meaning and get mesmerized by the big stick part when the key is in the rest of it--talk softly and carry--meaning don't yell and bluster and monopolize the conversation, and carry not swing or use the big stick.

Trumpism got it all wrong, blustered itself into losing most allies and is using up its big stick...usa is in deep doodoo.

Teddy Roosevelt said 'talk softy but carry a big stick' and it still holds true...
...but folks twist the meaning and get mesmerized by the big stick part when the key is in the rest of it--talk softly and carry--meaning don't yell and bluster and monopolize the conversation, and carry not swing or use the big stick.

Trumpism got it all wrong, blustered itself into losing most allies and is using up its big stick...usa is in deep doodoo.

Same with Israel...but you know who is talking softly and carrying a big stick...China.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Pacific Ocean view of the Santa Barbara channel off coast near Carpinteria seal sanctuary...I'd much rather these oil derricks be wind turbines. Somehow these derricks with the ever present tar balls on beach and risk of spills are just shrugged off.
The Pacific Ocean view of the Santa Barbara channel off coast near Carpinteria seal sanctuary...I'd much rather these oil derricks be wind turbines.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Agreed. While racism pops up pretty much everywhere, it is white elites who use it combined with fascism to cause violence that undermines community in western culture/society. I wrote this draft tonight; it's a start, it's not an end...it's just a hopeful 2¢.
...pic is a draft poem called

Title = That Word

My 2¢--
These are actors
This was staged
To trigger the debate
On racism
The factor being used by fascists globally to undercut the fabric holding society together

Staged or not
Debate
Or not
It's time to confront
Ourselves
To build the society we want to live in.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Best way to slow AI down is to do what KY is doing--force AI to pay their own utility bills--
Screenshot of KY bill proposed by GOP (no less) to force data centers to pay their own utility bills without getting any subsidies via other utility customers.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
My sister lives near Milwaukee, where Penzeys is headquartered and bought these packets--
Two Penzeys spice packets--
--Release The Files Tsar Dust Memories Russian style seasoning Cover Up packet
--Justice 4 Wisconsin packet
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Here is the list of San Antonio Marathon Course--Road Closures
San Antonio Marathon Course--Road Closures
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Mamdani last Friday addressed this talk/culture, we don't need any pundit to fuzz it up, here's his statement on campaigns being run--
Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social
Such an easy and obvious answer and it's
remarkable that it's so rare. The guy is just gifted.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsk.

worth noting that Mamdani did *not* take
the bait
Mamdani's campaign did not respond when asked about Spanberger's
comments. But asked at an event on Friday about whether he wants
Democrats to have room for more moderate campaigns in Virginia and
New Jersey, where US Rep. Mikie Sherrill is running with a similar
approach to Spanberger's, Madani was conciliatory.
'Absolutely, I think that this has to be a party that actually allows
Americans to see themselves in it and not just be a mirror image of just a
few people who are engaged in politics," he said. "To me, what binds all of
us together is who we are fighting to serve, and that is working people."
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Here's what I picture when I hear that name--
Pictures of singer Barry White--since Weiss translates as White, and this is the greatest Barry White of all time.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This is his plan--he is leading the killer 1/3.
Pic of Werner Herzog with his quote--
"Dear America, you are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches."
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
You've heard of this drone first action, right?
Screenshot of newspaper story on police response to Hortmans murders.Screenshot of timeline from newspaper story on police response to Hortmans murders.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Literally...they don't want to serve the public--
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Nope, go all the way--
Classic mid-70s MN Kicks kit.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I saved this screenshot showing the 1956 GOP party platform, and yes things have drifted right, eh?
1956 REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

- Assistance to Low-Income Communities
- Protect Social Security
- Provide Asylum for Refugees
- Extend Minimum Wage
- Improve Unemployment Benefits
- Strengthen labor laws so workers can Join Unions
- Equal Pay Regardless of Sex

WTF Happened?
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Local coverage, with a Bluesky account--
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Finally a study reveals it too--
Study graphic showing phone use slows reaction times being worse than driving reaction times after drinking alcohol or using cannabis...and vehicle screen use is even worse on reaction times than phone use!
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
And then there's this survey where CEOs admitted they ain't bringing mfg back--
Dallas FED Reserve survey where CEOs were asked how they plan to handle trump tariff costs and #1 choice was raise customer prices and dead last choice was bringing mfg back.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I have two--
Graphic displaying Percentage of CO2 emissions by world population; main point is 49% emissions caused by Richest 10% of people, while Poorest 50% only emit 10%...meaning climate is caused by and is a rich person problem to solve.Cartoon of man in tattered suit explaining to 3 small children by a campfire lighting a bleak background, he says "Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders."
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
This guy, the never washes his hands guy? Every time he touches something should be considered a crime.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Be the bar that purposefully puts pour spouts on these two bottles... ...then let me know when you do it!
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Without downloading new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025
Pic of an Aquavit bottle's poem about Crepuscule...the time before darkness.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
The missing 13% will be the reduced emissions from power outages and reduced transport from major roadways collapsing when each major storm hits between now and 2030.
Pic is map showing power outages resulting from hurricane Helene.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 16/09/2024
Best wishes for a full recovery. Apparently I'm prone to taking spring flower photos, so I scrolled back to find these for you.
Several spring flowers poking through the brown round cover.Several spring flowers poking through the brown round cover.Several spring flowers poking through the brown round cover.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
This Strib rebranding duck--
Stribby in action
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 06/08/2024
They called him a radical leftist! The high school history teacher football coach officer in national guard Democratic congressman in a red district ... staggering how out of touch the gop has become, not just lost but lost in space.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 20/07/2024
I should finish my rant before bed--
The tl:dr version is why am I giving Biden advice since he is a lifetime DC politician with huge DNC & campaign consultant megabucks advisors...because George Carlin was right--the game is rigged.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 17/07/2024
George got more than grazed, he was shot 4 times and left paralyzed for the rest of his life, so his injuries were more than emotional trauma; here is the wiki summary--
Wikipedia page pic showing Wallace's assassination summary information; key info being he was hit four times with one bullet lodged in spinal column, a five hour operation saved his life but he was left paralyzed from waist down for the rest of his life.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 01/07/2024
I only have one--
Book cover of Coming Home Crazy by Bill Holm
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
Did my dirty limerick comment make it in time?
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
What radicalized you? The news and today's reading from ‘Undiscovered Country’
A reading that resonates from its opening line--
"Nothing could be more sad than people who do not care."
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 17/04/2024
The internet....
Eye of Sauron image
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 12/04/2024
There do appear to be several options besides creating your own version from regular dice. Content warning on pic for the people who blush easily--
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 31/03/2024
Oops, nevermind, apparently the upside down trident is bad luck--
Pic showing search results displaying "in Greek mythology, a trident...turned upside-down the luck runs out."
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 25/03/2024
I'll show you my Lock Screen pic, the rest I'll just keep to myself thank you.
Photo circa 1970 of black man at nation's capitol holding a protest sign reading--
"I want you 
to stop being 
afraid 
of other Americans 
of other religions 
of other classes 
of other nations 
of speaking out 
you're Americans 
act like it!  
If you don't get it, ask an American who does"
...and it's in all caps.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 24/03/2024
Ah, a view like this of the Santa Barbara channel near Carpinteria CA showing oil derricks for as far as the eye can see.
Photo of the Santa Barbara channel near Carpinteria CA showing oil derricks for as far as the eye can see.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 22/03/2024
Thank you for your writings; I include my too long reply below, which I see now I sloppily called myself Irish, but I'm Irish-American with half Irish DNA, the rest Germanic, Norwegian, Scottish...but that's a distraction from the point regarding the death of wisdom within western conservatism.
I'm not sure if you care about Brit politics, I follow it because it is basically what spawned the gop right politics; and I follow it now with mixed feelings--being Irish it is in my dna to feel schaudenfruede as Tories (and Windsor royal family) spin into their graves...but I am also feeling they are taking down most of western civilization with them as their lack of intellect and misuse of power is leaving a void Russia n China must fill and the transition alone calls for more wisdom then I've ever witnessed in a world leader (and the few who showed that wisdom were quickly assassinated).
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 10/03/2024
Daltun...ha, caught you autocorrect, ya cheeky bastard.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 10/03/2024
His name is Eoghan Dalton at Irishrainforest.bsky.social If you're interested in his experience.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
Post something blue from your gallery.
Pic is a screenshot of two road trip photos sent by friend--one is semi looming in rear view mirror "object closer than appear" message on mirror; second is woman with gritted teeth smile...the combo makes me laugh every time I see it.

The blue is small, the sky peeking around the semi.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
Anyone else think of Bill the cat whenever this guy's name is mentioned?
Screenshot of Bill the cat cartoon character
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Quote skeet with a picture of graffiti from your phone bsky.app/profile/dbra...
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
Boxelder Bug Variations-- www.google.com/search?q=box...
To say that Boxelder Bug Variations is an unusual book is indeed an understatement. It is unusual in its subject, in its range of forms, and most of all, in the incredible energy and whimsy of its imagination. We move from poems to meditations, from a conversation with an entomologist to an essay on clavichords and fugues, from musical scores to fables, haiku, and even a bit of family and local history. In short, if it's hard to pin down exactly what this book is, it's not at all hard to be delighted, charmed, even provoked by it. What Holm ultimately reminds us has to do with overlooking the so called insignificant things, and in so doing overlooking the power of imagination itself. For it is imagination that is the real subject of this book. For those of us who have not forgotten that small and unpretentious things are the most durable and surprising subjects for Art, this book is a rare, wonderful, and most welcome gift.
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
Good enough town to bring Bill back home-- www.minneotamascot.com/features-new...
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Here you go--
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memccarron.bsky.social @memccarron.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
As Twitter continues to be bothersome instead of enjoyable, I've decided to plant a seed here while I wait for the end of the other place. I can also be found at Gamle Ode aquavits.
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