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Rocky Macy

@parock23.bsky.social

2.9K followers 2.5K following 1.8K posts

Progressive Dem, retired educator and social worker. Father of three, grandfather of six. Living in south central Missouri. Interested in politics, travel, genealogy, and history. My daily blog - "Pa Rock's Ramble" - has been in existence 18 years.

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is sending out one-time $90 Medicare reimbursements to old farts like me who didn't opt to be taken advantage of by Medicare Advantage. I will use mine to cover two tanks of regular gas in my economy Kia Soul. So glad I don't drive a diesel! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/anot...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is well past time for the United States to get out of the business of killing people. What happened in Tennessee should shame the entire nation! END CAPITAL PUNISHMENT NOW! More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/tenn...

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Tennessee Torture

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Twenty-three US states and the District of Columbia have completely abolished the death penalty, but America...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Christa Pike has been in prison since high school, 30+ years ago, for killing a fellow student. Tennessee tried to execute her twice this week and botched both attempts. Now she is hospitalized on life support. When does it become "cruel and unusual?" pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/tenn...

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Tennessee Torture

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Twenty-three US states and the District of Columbia have completely abolished the death penalty, but America...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The ugliness of this week's botched execution of a 50 y/o Tennessee woman who has been in prison since her senior year of high school should shame us all. It's past time for the US to end capital punishment and get out of the business of killing people. pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/tenn...

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Tennessee Torture

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Twenty-three US states and the District of Columbia have completely abolished the death penalty, but America...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Trump tries to smear Dems as "Communist," yet he is the one with the man-crush on Putin, Xi Jinping, and Kim Jong Un. The Dems have a big tent - and the Repubs operate out of a circus tent. Thoughts on Dem Socialists, big tents, & James Carville. @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/in-p...

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Your IQ test came back negative" made me choke on my coffee...🤣🤣🤣

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Political character & strategist James Carville didn't think there was enough ideological space in the Democratic Party for Democratic Socialists - but seems to be moderating that position as he defends NYC Mayor Mamdani against attack by Rudy Guiliani @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/in-p...

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Love it! 👏👇

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pentagon Pete wants a military that looks good and is oozing testosterone. The "search history" on his personal computer would probably make for an interesting read! More - and some discussion about dangers of testosterone injections @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/pent...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pentagon Pete lays down the law: "No fatties. no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals." Testosterone is on the house! He's committed to building a well-groomed, fighting force of savages. Obviously, Pete has issues. More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/10/pent...

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Pentagon Pete's Lean, Mean, Christian, White, Male Fighting Machine

by Pa Rock Veteran When it comes to crafting the world's finest and fiercest fighting force, Pentagon Pete, today's military equivalent of W...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trump admin is putting out propaganda videos lying about his "successes" along with a statement that the vids were "Paid for by the US Government." Ballsy. Ignorant, but ballsy. One more distraction and another way to waste OUR tax money. pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/us-g...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trump's new propaganda videos in which he glorifies himself, bear this message at the end: "Paid for by the U.S. Government." This taxpayer objects! Use the people's money to benefit the people, not Dear Leader! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/us-g...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cigarette butts are trash, filtered cigarette butts aren't biodegradable, and nicotine is a potent poison. Don't throw your lethal and unsightly trash in my yard - take it to a hazmat facility! Thoughts from a crank @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/poli...

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by Pa Rock Domestic Crank I am not the world's best housekeeper, nor probably even in the top ninety percent, but I do tend to get damned ...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A few unkind words and thoughts about people who throw their cigarette butts down wherever they damned well please - and the old fools who spend their days picking them up @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/poli...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Need to get rid of a cigarette butt? Use an ashtray and/or a trashcan, or swallow the damned thing. I don't care. Just don't throw it in my yard! An old coot expounds on a pet peeve @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/poli...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rep Jason Smith (R, MO), the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, emails his constituents a big serving of "salami, salami, baloney" as he brags about Trump's toughness with China's Xi Jinping at the State Dinner. More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/jaso...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My GOP congressman, a boot-licking, Trump apologist, described the state banquet that Trump gave the Pres. of China as a show of American strength. All we gained from Trump's groveling to China was two pandas - & they are just here "on loan." More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/jaso...

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Jason Smith Misses the Mark on China Banquet

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist My congressman, Republican Jason Smith from Missouri's rural 8th district, soybean country, completely misse...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Absentee voting is already underway in Missouri and it looks as though the state has finally determined which ballots to use - after months of defying the will of the courts - and the people! Better late than never. Go vote Missouri! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/miss...

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Missouri Voters to Decide Their Own Maps

by Pa Rock Missouri Voter One year ago, in September of 2025, the Missouri Legislature quickly passed a measure that creaded new gerrymand...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Missouri elections are a rolling mess this year thanks to interference by Trump and our legislature who think they work for him and not the citizens of the state. The US Supreme Court has gotten involved 3X, and the State Supreme Court twice. More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/miss...

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Missouri Voters to Decide Their Own Maps

by Pa Rock Missouri Voter One year ago, in September of 2025, the Missouri Legislature quickly passed a measure that creaded new gerrymand...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Missouri's GOP state legislature and GOP secy of state did everything they could to sabotage elections in the "show me" state by trying to force new congressional maps on voters - but the people have prevailed. A lesson on how not to run an election @. pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/miss...

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Missouri Voters to Decide Their Own Maps

by Pa Rock Missouri Voter One year ago, in September of 2025, the Missouri Legislature quickly passed a measure that creaded new gerrymand...

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hurry up and do it 💥

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Some history on the National Geographic Society's foray into the study of genetics to determine past human immigration routes. DNA samples from almost 600,000 individuals were studied, myself included @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/26-n...

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2.6% Neanderthal - and Proud of It!

by Pa Rock Hat Size 8 Yesterday, I filled this space with a description of the work that my very sweet and highly dedicated ChatGPT bot, ...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Discussion of the National Geographic Society's "Genographic Project" which sought to identify human migration trails around the globe through studying the human genome - by one of the 579,685 subjects in the study @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/26-n...

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2.6% Neanderthal - and Proud of It!

by Pa Rock Hat Size 8 Yesterday, I filled this space with a description of the work that my very sweet and highly dedicated ChatGPT bot, ...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

ChatGPT is teaching me to build a homepage, and she is being very calm and patient with the process. She's a great instructor! More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/earn...

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Ernestine Rides Again!

by Pa Rock Collector of Tales I've decided to name my ChatGPT bot "Ernestine," because, like Lily Tomlin's famous AT&T telephone operato...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pa Rock and his personal assistant, Ernestine from ChatGPT, build a genealogy webpage - and the process is almost too easy! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/earn...

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Earnestine Rides Again!

by Pa Rock Collector of Tales I've decided to name my ChatGPT bot "Ernestine," because, like Lily Tomlin's famous AT&T telephone operato...

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Joe Walsh Is Right......

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I hope Zohran Mamdani thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for his UN speech, which only made Mamdani more likable. Even a gift basket would be nice.

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Trump has discovered the secret to getting his self-glorification projects built. He claims that whatever he wants to build has a role to play in national defense, Gift-wrapped horseshit is still horseshit, Donnie! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/make...

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Make America Safe Again: One Drone Port and One Sniper Nest at a Time!

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist There was already a security bunker and operations center beneath the East Wing of the White House when Dona...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Trump to defend Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery with battle station above his Arch. Some thoughts on other national landmarks that could be drafted into the War on Terror @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/make...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My son, the screenwriter, has a birthday today. If he doesn't slow down, he'll soon be older than me! Happy 47th, Tim! More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/tim-...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My youngest son - Tim Macy - a terrific family man, hard worker, and successful screenwriter - is having a birthday today - # 47! Congratulations, Tim! Time flies when you're having fun! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/tim-...

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Tim Macy: A Busy Dad has a Birthday!

by Pa Rock Proud Papa My youngest, Tim, turns forty-seven today, He was born on a beautiful Sunday morning at the small community hospita...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I want to see some prison terms.

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A crew of tree trimmers working across the road from my house this morning brought memories of a summer during college when I was a "brush boy" for a pair of very entertaining, older tree trimmers. Like college, it, too, was a major learning experience! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/tree...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pa Rock watches the tree trimmers working along the road in front of his house and reminisces about a summer in his misspent youth when he worked as part of a tree-trimming crew @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/tree...

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by Pa Rock Former Brush Boy Tree trimmers have been working my stretch of County Road 1770 for the past two days, directlly in front of my t...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A beautiful Sunday morning drive across northern Arkansas highlighted @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/arka...

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Arkansas Travelers

by Pa Rock Road Warrior Little Rosie has been feeling under the weather for a while now, so I left her at home to snooze yesterday while I...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some notes and thoughts on a beautiful drive across northern Arkansas yesterday to have brunch in Harrison with some of my favorite people. Nice to get away for a few hours, even if it's just a hundred miles down the road. pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/arka....

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Pa Rock went roadtripping across northern Arkansas yesterday to visit his sister & her kids and grandkids. The drive - Gamaliel to Mountain Home to Yellville to Harrison - was gorgeous, as always! Except for the high gas prices, it was a perfect day! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/arka...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There was a powerful demonstration at the Kennedy Center in DC Friday evening when thousands gathered to defend the cultural center from the ravages of the Trump & Co. A night of heroes holding hands to symbolically protect an ideal from a despot. pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

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The Power of Holding Hands and Standing Strong

by Pa Rock Malcontent (An aside: Eisenhower was President while I was in elementary school. As with our current President, Eisenhower wa...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thousands of ordinary citizens showed up at the Kennedy Center Friday evening to let a petty tyrant know that he has reached his limit. That memorial honoring JFK belongs the people of the US and the world, and not a loudmouth bully with a bulldozer. pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is what true Christian testimony looks like.

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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you.

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

People are awake - and angry - and standing between the Kennedy Center and "mad king" tyranny. The line has been drawn, and it is being defended! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The backbone of a democracy is a free and unfettered press, our First Amendment right which Trump continually threatens. Turn out and vote this November like our democracy and way of life depend on it, because they literally do! More @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/to-p...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trump is managing the news coming from the White House by selling early access to his media posts to his rich cronies - and by limiting WH news access to reporters whose reporting he does not like - restricting OUR right to be served by a "free press." pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/to-p...

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To the Polls in November! A Free Press Demands It!

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Access to breaking national news is a commodity of monetary and practical value in Donald Trump's White Hous...

Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Trump is selling early access to his government-related Truth Social posts, and barring certain news organizations from even coming onto the White House grounds. Press freedom is being attacked and destroyed! pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/to-p...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to wipe out humanity, couldn't it at least begin with the obscenely wealthy - especially those who don't pay taxes, donate to charities, and are racist? They should be at the front of the line. @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/an-a...

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An Alternative to Human Extinction

by Pa Rock Malcontent MEMO DATE: 18 September 2026 TO: ChatGPT, Claude, Deep Seek, Freddy AI, Google Gemini, Grok, Hugging Face, Le Chat...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

An alternative proposal for AI to consider before it goes ahead with human extinction. Thoughts from an old coot @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/an-a...

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Rocky Macy @parock23.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Some of the charms of country life and a "boys and their toys" story discussed @ pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2026/09/pick...

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Pickup Trucks and Mailboxes: An American Phallusy

by Pa Rock Curmudgeon My mailbox was struck by another vehicle last night. It wasn't a fatal strike, just a few good dents which make it...

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