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The Mord

@paganroadkill.bsky.social
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Rock 'N' Roller. Poli-Geek. News-Nerd. Lifelong Lions fan. Played football, boxed, wrestled, and put the shot. An avid bicyclist who likes to hit his gym. Frustrated writer and actor. Once an on-air talent programming metal and alternative. Love The Blues.

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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
2/ by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Denied sovereignty, First Americans have had their numbers violently wiped out and their culture, customs, and language brutalized since colonialists first arrived... On this day, our country should have a reckoning of our tragic history with the American Indian.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
1/ Its Indigenous Peoples' Day. In the United States Native Americans number 9.7 million, representing 2.9% of the nation's population with 326 reservations and 574 federally recognized tribal governments. Nearly 80% of Indigenous Peoples live outside the reservation condescendingly "held in trust"
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"I enjoy the hell out of hanging out with him and talking with him and just having a front row seat to the greatest shit show on Earth." -Kid Rock on his relationship with TFG Per any dictionary, a SHIT SHOW is a situation or event marked by chaos and controversy or is contentious and unpleasant.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well, shit. Sass Jordan passed away Friday. A good live act. Saw her the first time circa 1992 at St. Andrews Hall as support for the Arc Angels. Heckuva' a belter. RIP.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spent yesterday in Stratford ONT to see Shakespeare's The Tempest at the Festival Theatre. An impressive performance and the set designs and costuming breathtaking. Turned out to be near perfect weather as well. Drove mostly country roads to get there and back so a thoroughly relaxed day...
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Shit. Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson passed away. Their 1982 album Scarred For Life is a fave of mine and "We Can't Be Beaten" just a ripper of a song. RIP.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Weird insect life this summer. An insane number of spiders and ants. An amalgamation of the movies Arachnophobia and Phase IV. Thankfully, it hasn't evolved into Them! or Tarantula. Still enjoy the big bug sci-fi movies of the Fifties, but I don't need to see one the size of a pickup in my yard.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Our American democracy deserves leaders with integrity, curiosity, empathy, and humility. Unfortunately, our current POTUS has gone his entire life absent those qualities. He is, instead, corrupt, ignorant, egotistic, and cruel. Worse, as our leader TFG has projected those traits on to the world.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton is an American institution and a national treasure. An immeasurable talent with savvy business instincts and a bountiful gift for philanthropy. Many will grieve her loss. But I will also be reminded of the right-wing, Christofascist attacks on her big-hearted openness and generosity...
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
There has always been the suspicion TFG is not merely a chauvinistic, misogynistic pig, but given his wealth and influence, a predator who wouldn't think twice about committing a sexual assault or a rape. Same guy who sexualized his daughter and crashed the dressing rooms at his beauty pageants...
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Lou Koller, frontman for Sick Of It All, recently passed. Had shared a few conversations with Lou over the years and he was a genuinely good guy. RIP.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
If you could have handpicked the biggest moron and most incompetent world leader to start an unnecessary war of choice with no clear metrics for victory then bungled it and created an international quagmire that is now in its sixth month... I give you TFG. And his pet parasite Little Petey Hegseth.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
For every Republican who confirmed Blanche as AG... For every politician, of either party, who has voted in favor of any cabinet-level posting or federal law enforcement appointment... If ever you'd failed to push back against TFG and his MAGA bs... May you find yourself in a Circle of Hell.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
2/ moments that advance a democratic society and the bewildering inertia that bespeaks two steps back for every step forward. The caveat to representing and serving the people is you should actually get stuff done. Meaningful stuff. You can introduce or cosponsor a hundred bills, but if they do not
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
1/ I think my sense of public service has always been a little bit shaped by the idealism of "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" and the harsher truths of "The Candidate". You read enough history and political writings and you'll see that exasperating push-and-pull of governance; those defining big
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Turnout is just about everything in terms of shaping the direction our nation will tilt. But being informed and casting a ballot or pulling the lever for an initiative or proposal really is just the start. Pay attention, stay aware, and whoever you'd voted into public office, hold them accountable.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"Blues musicians don't retire. They drop." -Buddy Guy
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
When it comes to AI, evolving technologies, and rampant, unchecked applications and apparatus, I know I'm not the only one who immediately thinks of Skynet and the nightmarish scenarios that could soon follow...
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
2/ pore and every shameful, humiliating image we have of our country since that deplorable moment is not his alone, but must be owned by every politician and every voter who'd abetted his ascendancy. From Charlottesville in 2017 to the J6 insurrection to racist protesters on our 250th, it is theirs.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
1/ Anyone with a clue knew TFG was a trainwreck waiting to happen as he descended those stairs in 2015 to declare a presidential run. Every insane, corrupt thing he's done while occupying the White House, millions voted for even as they might deny they had. The hatred he'd spewed oozed from every
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I'm a Harry S. Truman guy and a Detroit Lions fan so these are my thoughts on polling... Sometimes pissy odds are just baked in... I mean, yeah, demographic breakdowns and crunching the numbers are a real deal equation, but if you want reliability, get yourself a dog...
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Anyone stuck on public transportation with these racist assholes is to be commended for their courage and stoicism. And for a number of us, this image will unfortunately prove the longest lasting takeaway we have of our country's 250th birthday celebrations.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
2/ a movie Kraven the Hunter ruined the notion for me and then I briefly considered Jacon Elordi from Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein remake, but I think he looks too young for a "license to kill" which leads me to the best actor left standing to be the next 007, Leo Suter of Vikings: Valhalla.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Minutes ago, I was actually assessing a list of free agent CBs to see who we could acquire because it's starting to feel like a need... Even as the NFC North projects brutality and lethality, as long as my Lions are versatile, durable, reliable, and accountable, I am ever hopeful. #OnePride #Lions
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Seduce guitarist Dave Black has suddenly passed. I'd shared brief conversations with Dave a few times over the years. He was a super pleasant guy and a phenomenal guitarist. For Motor City headbangers and metalheads, his guitar slinging strut-and-shred repped all things Detroit rock 'n' roll. RIP.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
There are rules for everything and in search of a quality glazed ring donut, I've determined it needs to be airy and sweet and after warming for 10-15 seconds in the microwave it should taste like it just came out of the oven and once you've eaten a dozen, it still feels like you only had 3 or 4.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
TFG initiated the hostilities. There was no immediate threat or provocation. Just some Vietnam era five-time draft deferment swingin' his lil' weenie because... Obama... Nothing struck between TFG and the Iranian regime, per their MoU, will approximate the potential effectiveness of the 2015 JCPOA.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Much has been made of Trump and the lack of interaction between he and his fellow G7 leaders. And a lot is being said of the pic below which, with little effort, you can read a lot of truth into it. The simplest, TFG has really screwed the American people and fucked up our relations with the world.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The "Greatest Generation". No hyperbole. They may have had their flaws and failures, but there is no denying they did what needed to be done and more people today should have a reckoning with our past because, to paraphrase, though history may not repeat itself, it often rhymes. #DefendDemocracy
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
TFG on construction of a UFC venue on the White House lawn: "...I see everything. Brand new cranes, brand new everything. Everything's beautiful. Everything's like money, money, money. And they're building a great arena." If it's possible to be a pimp and a whore at the same time, TFG nailed it.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Recognized as Decoration Day in 1868, Memorial Day is now a national remembrance for all United States military personnel who've died in the service of their country. The National Moment of Remembrance Act asks us to pause at 3pm for one minute of silence in observance of our brave fallen. #Honor
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
In recent weeks Ukraine has maintained broad offensive actions against Putin's Russia liberating nearly 600 square kilometers of territory, but the U.S. continues to delay congressionally approved assistance to it and our European allies and calls for a ceasefire. Whose side are we on? #SlavaUkraini
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Optics isn't everything, but damn if they aren't telling. TFG's chief goon Bovino may be gone (thrown under the bus, in truth) and Noem made a convenient lateral move of sorts, but the thuggery and criminality of ICE and CBP remains and there is no real hope Mullin is willing to do what is right.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Every few days I muse about a return trip to Iceland. Prior to the pandemic I had planned for an extensive trip to Wales, Ireland, and Scotland then a stay in Iceland on the return home. The pandemic changed everything as had becoming the primary caregiver for my parents. Still on the to-do list.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Photo taken three minutes before the Orion spacecraft and Artemis II crew disappeared behind the moon (emerging on the other side approximately 40 minutes later)... It's a keeper. Good enough for the family album...
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Strut your kilt. It's National Tartan Day.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
There is a price we pay for demagoguery, jingoism, and militaristic imperialism and it exceeds blood and fortune; it threatens democracy and squanders opportunities for fostering a fairer, more just world. To use an overused word, its "existential" and bad people are throttling the levers of power.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
For anyone alarmed by the actions of TFG, recognize he didn't get here on his own. It wasn't just the Hard Right and neopopulists who helped him secure the presidency. There were decades of radio hosts. morning talk shows, late night entertainment, and serious news organizations who gave him a pass.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Italy beat the United States in the World Baseball Classic. Truly, these are The End Times...
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
2/ "just business" and cap space moves. I get that. Still, as free agency looms before us, I’m hoping we can resign several of our guys, but Anzalone and others are likely gone. However, I do like the idea of Cam Jordan, Braxton Jones, Luke Fortner, and Isiah Pacheco finding their way to our roster.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
1/ I have prospects lined up on my personal draft board for Detroit. A couple are inked in 'cause I really want my Lions to draft them, but right now most are just penciled in because... Fluidity... Losing Decker and Montgomery sucks. And I'm not liking the suspected departures, either... Mostly its
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
2/ We have positional needs, but you want it to intersect with best athlete available, that they're a culture fit, and so on. There are 3-4 FA centers or potential cap space casualties I like for my team. Same with EDGE. And I've already penciled in 12-14 draft prospects. And so it goes. Heavy sigh.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
1/ Sometimes changes in my Lions roster feels like a gut punch. Would love to have players like Anzalone, Montgomery, Muhammad, etc. back for another season, but understand the mechanisms that foster cap space headaches even as contracts get reworked and hard choices are made to extend or not.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I swear, his is the lamest fist pump in the history of mankind. For all his tough guy chest thumping, truculent posturing, and belligerent blather, TFG's fist pump is so downright passive he couldn't even hope to place in a middle school pom-pom squad competition. Power mad, but still an ass clown.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
2/ My take is, as a competitor repping your nation, you stand for what's best about your country, its aspirations and hopes, not current wrongfulness, and as a citizen (and patriot) you've every right to question or criticize it if you should want to. It's the world stage and it's your platform.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
There was a failure to put into motion an immediate response to a lawbreaking administration inciting an insurrection to derail the outcome of a free, fair, and secure presidential election and in the years following a negligence to muster a more urgent accounting of that criminality and treason.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Why is my congressperson, Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-09), always standing alongside in support of the worst people? Because, as they are, she is, too... Aside from some innocuous gives-me-the-feelies stuff in our congressional district, historically Republican, she hasn't done shit for her constituency.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Like me, my Lions are watching the playoffs... Still, I do have an invested interest in the outcomes and who goes on to compete in Super Bowl LX... Let's fuckin' go, Matthew! #OnePride #Lions #DetroitLions and #Stafford
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I was incredibly saddened when Rep. John Lewis passed. A giant in American politics. Iconic, really. And I've good cause to wonder how he and others from era of the Civil Rights Movement and the rebellious protests against Vietnam (and Watergate) might frame the dangerous ground we currently tread.
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The Mord @paganroadkill.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Literally fuckin' insane I gotta' do this... Fucking TFG... We're not imperialists. Respect their sovereignty and international law... Everything that shithead does, in words and actions, is a gift to our enemies and geopolitical opponents. I STAND WITH GREENLAND. #GREENLAND #DENMARK #NATO
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