Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 11hPush harder. How about a no fly zone over Ukraine? 000
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If Zelenskyy were running for Pres. here in US, he would likely win by a huge margin. Very deep respect for the man in our population. 060
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If Zelenskyy were running for Pres. here in US, he would likely win by a huge margin. Very deep respect for the man in our population. 132
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If Zelenskyy were running for Pres. here in US, he would likely win by a huge margin. Very deep respect for the man in our population. 0111
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 11/10/2026If Zelenskyy were running for Pres. here in US, he would likely win by a huge margin. Very deep respect for the man in our population. 030
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🎶 You bring my wand'ring spirit back... My brief instrumental with words of an adaptation of the 23rd Psalm, composed by Issac Watts in the 18th century. The tune is an American folk melody known as "Resignation," appearing by an unknown composer in the early 19th century. #SundayHymn #Americana 020
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The problem with capitalism is that it often devolves into greed and socio-economic dislocation. This is where labor unions, anti-trust laws, social welfare, and progressive taxation come in. A Social Democracy ship is difficult to steer and keep afloat. But more seaworthy than all the others. 000
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🎶In them old cotton fields back home... My one verse/chorus instrumental (with lyrics) of a well known folk song written by American blues musician, Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly. He made the first recording of the song in 1940. #FolkMusic #Americana 120
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And so much PTSD for many years to come. Such a subhuman tragedy for the most riduculous of reasons. 🙏 000
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The downside is that profiteering often devolves into greed and socio-economic dislocation. This is where labor unions, anti-trust laws, social welfare, and progressive taxation come in. A Social Democracy ship is difficult to steer and keep afloat. But more seaworthy than all the others. 3/3 010
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The profit motive is an incredible engine for economic growth. Example: America. It drives not only the creation and satisfaction of consumer wants, but also unleashes innovation and huge gains in productivity. Example: Henry Ford's assembly line. 2/3 110
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026⚖Social Democracy ...is a political ideology that aims to achieve a more just and equitable society through a blend of democratic governance and market driven economics. The emphasis above all is social well being, achieved by regulating the often self-promoting excesses of capitalism. 1/3 #VoteBlue 110
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026🌊"Dr. Andrews will emerge next month as either a symbol of a massive Democratic comeback, or a cautionary tale of the limits of progressive optimism. Two weeks ago, the Cook Political Report shifted the race from solidly Republican to lean Republican." #midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comSome Democrats Say Senate Race In South Carolina Is Winnable. Others, not so much. (Gift Article)Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, is hoping to defeat Senator Darline Graham. Even some of her most ardent supporters sense that her bid is a long shot. 011
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Gift article. "Within days, she and a team of colleagues had found a network of online breadcrumbs with profound implications: Rogue AI agents were traversing the web much more widely than previously known." #AI wapo.st/4hzotZSwapo.stThe volunteer internet sleuths hunting down rogue AI agentsAn informal network of hackers and researchers is exposing new details about misbehaving AI that meddled with corporate and government websites. 032
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026El Nino is supposed to bring wetter weather over the next few months. Let's hope so. 010
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If only this wasn't a one off, one day story. But I'll take it, and hope for more like it. 030
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“This is discouraging people from getting appropriate treatment for serious mental health conditions,” said Dr. Anita Clayton.... #mentalhealth #votevets www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/s...nytimes.comV.A. Institutes New Consent Requirements for Some Psychiatric Drugs (Gift Article)Veterans under 30 will have to sign forms before being given antidepressants. Medical groups fear the moves may stigmatize mental health treatment. 012
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Overall, VoteVets plans this year to spend $60 million on 331 Democratic candidates nationwide — 20 House and Senate candidates and 311 down-ballot races — the most since it was founded. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...nytimes.comVoteVets Spends Millions to Elect Democrats, Shaping Midterms (Gift Article)The organization, founded in 2006 to back Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, is pouring huge sums into this year’s elections amid intense voter antipathy for another conflict in the Middle Eas... 041
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A drenching tropical storm would ease drought conditions here in S.E. NC and replenish the water table. I've a pond that's completely dried up. 010
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I considered pre-ordering one. But the web site is ridiculously overdone with graphic movement. I want to see specs listed clearly. 020
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We don't hear much about the mental health epidemic that I'm sure is raging in Ukraine. And will continue long after the hostilities are over. War is just such an overall tragedy. 010
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🎶Every night in my dreams... My abbreviated instrumental with lyrics of a well known ballad composed by James Horner and Will Jennings. It was recorded by Celine Dion and played during the end credits of the 1997 film, Titanic. Image: Me at Linville Falls, #NorthCarolina USA #popmusic #americana 010
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Oh, what a tangled web we weave... The magnifcent spread of a southern live oak at the north end of 5th Ave., Wilmington, #NorthCarolina Captured on this evening's bike ride. #nature #photography 060
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Onward zombie soldiers marching off to war with the wealth of Putin increasing evermore. 010
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thanks. Bit early in the game, but an A Team for sure. 010
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I recommend always carrying a shotgun loaded with buckshot. 110
Roger H Charles @rogerhcharles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Agree. As in the 30s, the GOP may unwittingly engineer a complete economic collapse. And it will take a Roosevelt to pull us out. I'm thinking the combo of Newson/Ossoff in 2028. A sea to shining sea ticket. Just a thought. 110