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Gary Shirley

@oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social
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The things I love most in life are my family, music, basketball and mountain hikes. I love Senior Olympic basketball and I loathe Donald Trump. Please no DMs unless we know each other previously. I’m not interested in “how’s your day” pleasantries.

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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 12h
If anyone deserves to die Nidal Hasan is that person, but a public execution is something dictatorships do to discourage dissent. I no longer recognize our country. Our only chance is to sweep these evil people out of office in the midterms and impeach and convict. www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/p...
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Pentagon plans public livestream of its first firing squad execution in decades | CNN Politics
The Pentagon said Thursday it will livestream the military’s first firing squad execution in decades, allowing the public to watch as the man who killed 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood ...
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LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
People, sub humans, actually clapped. This goes way beyond politics, it’s treason. It’s time to impeach or invoke the 25th amendment. abc7.com/story/trump-...
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Trump suggests letting Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign event
"They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles...," Trump said about the Iran war. "This is a very small price to pay, and it's going to be over with very soon."
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A cool video of a balloon being deflated just a block from our house. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is going on just 3 miles away. Always a really fun week and the world’s most photographed event.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The 54th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is here. I took these pics just a half a block from home.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly 😤😡
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
The U.S. ambassador to China says President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How did miss this back in March? I’m so disappointed in our country. www.ibtimes.com/us-under-tru...
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US Under Trump Stands Alone Against UN Women's Rights Resolution As Vote Passes 37–1 To Cheers
The US was the only nation to vote against a landmark gender-equality document at the UN's women's rights body, leading to a standing ovation from 37 nations.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good question
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump has pushed our closest neighbor and friend away and forced them to look for new partners. I say good for Canada for recognizing the need to act and that they can no longer trust the United States, apnews.com/article/carn...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The House is CLOSED for business. Votes are cancelled. Republicans have left town. Chamber doors are locked. But I’m still here, ready to work, ready to fight, and calling on the Speaker and GOP to BRING BACK THE HOUSE!
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Rep. Stansbury Calls on The Speaker of the House to Call the House Back
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Tonight’s vinyl! Another prog album from my birthday shopping trip. I saw them in 1975 with Peter Gabriel. One of the best concerts ever. Gabriel had left when this was recorded, but Phil Collin’s voice is perfect. Selling England By The Pound is my favorite Genesis album.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Disgusting! www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
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House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote | CNN Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote o...
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Say goodbye to our planet as we know it. Trump and his cronies are evil as well as ignorant and care nothing about anything but money. EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants apnews.com/article/epa-...
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Today’s vinyl! My wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday and all I could think of was a visit to Charlie’s records. I walked out with 9, new to me, records. 8 are progressive rock and the other is Don Henley.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump offers a bribe of $5,000 in exchange for votes, the bribe is promoted as a dividend and would cost $1.2 trillion dollars. This is a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 597, bribing someone to vote a certain way is a federal crime punishable by prison.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We proudly live in New Mexico not New America! F**k you, Trump!
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Thanks to my wife for finding this word. Kakistocracy kăk″ĭ-stŏk′rə-sē, kä″kĭ-/ noun Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. Government by the worst men. Government (duckduckgo.com?q=Government...) under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
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Government definition at DuckDuckGo
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Supreme Court has to disallow this blatant attempt to steal the midterms. www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/p...
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Trump asks Supreme Court to OK sweeping changes for mail ballots | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give the US Postal Service sweeping power to withhold delivery of mail ballots, setting up an extraordinary showdown over...
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We already have a president that doesn’t have the capacity or the capability to do the job. www.ms.now/news/pete-he...
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Retired lieutenant general rips Hegseth’s potential 2028 bid: ‘A lot of arrogance and hubris’
Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling criticizes Pete Hegseth amid reports the defense secretary is considering a 2028 run for president.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Tonight’s music, a DVD! Such a great talented band that came along as some of the original prog rock bands were fading. Their Breakfast In America album was the tape I took with me to test new equipment.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Ariel Judge @elsiecreek.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So now we’re abandoning South Korea?
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Brian Downey @briandowney.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Another horrible thing ICE is doing. This sounds pain and torture to me. www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/u...
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ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agents | CNN
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individ...
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today’s outrageous executive order. Complete disregard of settled medical science by people without medical background. www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/p...
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Trump signs executive order aimed at reducing number of recommended childhood vaccines | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines, insisting that infants should receive fewer immunizations ove...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Iran is now publicly talking about what I’ve been saying since this war started: They’re trying to Jimmy Carter him, and he’s letting it happen while telling everyone he’s winning.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This just wrong! I wouldn’t trust The Republicans either. They kneel to the false god of Trump. Dr Fauci is a hero not a criminal! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...?
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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Tonight’s vinyl! A little known album, from a little known band, The Flock. A really fine album! Dinosaur Swamp
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Sabrina McDaniel 🌊💙 @sabrina-mcdaniel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Ariel Judge @elsiecreek.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Dr. Fauci I am so sorry for what Rand Paul and this administration is putting you through. You tolerated a ridiculous leader during Covid because you had dignity. You were in an impossible situation. I am so sorry for the hell they are putting you and your family through.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I agree. I played Senior Olympic basketball until I was 70.The best women’s team asked our team to play them. I guarded the women’s best player and took it easy on her.She was good, but I could score on her anytime I wanted and stop her.It’s a biological difference. sports.yahoo.com/articles/sop...
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Sophie Cunningham says she'll 'never falter' in her beliefs about trans women athletes competing: 'I said what I said'
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who is sometimes referred to as 'MAGA Barbie,' has doubled down on her opinion that 'biological men' shouldn't participate in women's sports.
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Bruce F. Singer @drawnandquartered.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The White House wants warning signs outside the #Smithsonian because it claims Americans are being misled about their own history. So I put one where it belongs. #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #TheWhiteHouse #Satire #DrawnAndQuartered
Editorial cartoon of the White House viewed from the front lawn. In the foreground stands a temporary warning sign with the heading “WARNING” in red. The sign reads: “THIS ADMINISTRATION cannot be trusted to tell America’s story honestly and in a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic.” The White House stands quietly in the background behind the sign.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trump
Team Trump admitted it withheld federal resources from states based on local voters casting ballots in ways the president doesn’t like.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Had Trump not torn up Obama’s agreement with Iran that allowed verifiable inspections of their nuclear program he and the US would not be in this untenable situation. www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/p...
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Analysis: At every fork in the road on Iran, Trump’s choices get worse | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has arrived at yet another fork in the road on Iran. But each time he reaches such a point, his options only become more narrow and the costs of any course of action grow.
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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Los Angeles Dodger Kiké Hernández has decided not to attend the team's visit to the White House.
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Angry Byrd @tylerbigbyrd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The idiots who need 1.5 trillion to defend our nation, are the greatest threat our nation faces. You idiots don't even ask us before going into a war, & now you're in here begging us for more money to play with. A teenager does shit like this
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's a sign of how shockingly corrupt this country has become that a nominee for Attorney General is given a hearing by the Senate *the very same week* he has been referred by a judge for possible disbarment for unethical behavior. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What won’t the DOJ give New Mexico access to the Epstein files? What do you suppose they are hiding? DOJ is no longer an independent agency. They do the bidding of the most corrupt President in our history. www.abqjournal.com/news/new-mex...
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New Mexico AG says US Department of Justice refusing to turn over unredacted Epstein files
Attorney General Raúl Torrez says federal officials have ignored requests for unredacted Epstein records, complicating the state’s criminal investigation.
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Gary Shirley @oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Tonight’s vinyl! Privileged to have seen him once with Yes. Great Seats at The Paolo Solari in Santa Fe, before its demise. Alan Parsons Project opened. Great night of progressive rock. Great theater!
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