Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The school my grandfather attended succumbed to a storm in July. It was in even worse shape than when this photo was taken (Jan 2018). The consolidated school district owned it, and the students maintained it, for many years. But it fell into disrepair. I'm glad it was part of my life. RIP. 010
Reposted by Grant V.Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 05/08/2026As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you: Please help us stop this. Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses. We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems. People are dying. 18660296
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Amazon Prime Days were the 23rd to the 26th, meaning your delivery people have been and will be swamped with Christmas-like volume. The heat index will be well over 100 in wide swaths of the country. Many of us don't have a/c in our trucks. Have compassion for us. 021
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026As 250 approaches, I am pleased to see increasing numbers of liberals and leftists writing about the parts of the American tradition they respect. I'll repost more as I see them. 010
Reposted by Grant V.The American Prospect @prospect.org · 23/06/2026Donald Trump has so thoroughly appropriated and degraded the celebration of the 250th that liberals and progressives may want to have nothing to do with it. But that’s a mistake.buff.lyHow Liberals and Progressives Should Celebrate America’s 250th - The American ProspectThis is an apt moment to return to the nation’s founding ideals. 3144
Reposted by Grant V.Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 23/06/2026On reading Gordon Wood ahead of the 250th, and on cosmopolitanism as an essential part of America's founding creed: publiccomment.blog/p/cosmopolit...publiccomment.blogCosmopolitan AmericaSome thoughts on the revolution at 250 19121
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I am convinced a college intern fed the 14 points into Grok because he heard about Woodrow Wilson somewhere. It's written at about a 10th grade level--obviously not by career diplomats. It was thrown together in a rush just so he could announce it on his birthday. 000
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Earlier, there were burritos. But currently there are not burritos. Daddy must fix this problem. Immediately. 110
Reposted by Grant V.The King Teen @kingteenmusic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026"In the grand tradition of Marshal Pétain, we feel like we can work with these guys." — Lesley Stahal, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker 1243
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026As I watch footage of J6--The people running to the Capitol, the people bludgeoning the officers--I think about them now all becoming millionaires out of the "anti-weaponization" fund. 100
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Democrats are going to win at least a couple million more votes nationwide than Republicans in November, but with this Virginia ruling, I'm thinking now the Dems won't get the House. 100
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Reform would win the most votes and the most seats if a general election was held tomorrow, wouldn't it? 000
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Reminder. Even if you don't donate food, please consider making a donation to your local food bank. Food banks don't get as much from USDA as they used to. 000
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The annual postal food drive is Saturday. Donate to your local food bank or put a bag of non-perishables by your mailbox and we'll pick it up. Local pantries need everything they can get. More people than ever are in need. 000
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I bet my union, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) voted for Trump in the same numbers as law enforcement unions. 010
Reposted by Grant V.Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Union reform caucuses are sprouting across the labor movement, and they're learning many lessons along the way. To support that work, we've put together a guide for members seeking to transform their union from the inside. Learn more here: labornotes.org/caucuspacket 0156
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I am embarrassed by the "USA USA" chants in the 18th fairway at Hilton Head just now. Kudos to Jim Nantz for labeling them jingoistic. I love golf but despise (some) American golf fans. No hate for Scheffler but I'm rooting for Fitzpatrick now in the playoff. 000
Reposted by Grant V.The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18/04/2026The era of papering over America’s decline with cheap credit, imperial dividends, and toxic derivatives is over. The last Jenga block will eventually be pulled, and the tower that has loomed over us for 46 years will collapse in a heap. trib.al/XWyqKkFtrib.alThe Financial Product That Blew Up the Global Economy Is BackAs if the economy isn’t already in enough chaos, the banks are reviving credit default swaps. Hold on to your butts! 615772
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 10/04/2026apnews.com/article/mail...apnews.comUSPS to suspend pension contributions, seeks 4-cent stamp price hikeThe U.S. Postal Service has decided to temporarily suspend its contributions to Federal Employees Retirement System annuities. 100
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 07/04/2026"[T]his is a nation that principally identifies as consumers, not workers.". Succinct gut punch. Excellent article. Highly recommend the Prospect. 000
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I think the Artemis launch will be delayed until right after Trump declares victory in Iran and the end of NATO. He'll, wait for it, be asked to do the countdown and we'll all have to watch it together after being gaslit and told we're no longer part of the civilized world. 'Murica! Fuck yeah! 000
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Wait until the Board of Peace hears about this. You're in trouble, Mister. 000
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 18/02/2026youtu.be/ESLWXaG-OPU?... Jesse Jackson came to my hometown during the farm crisis, between his 1984 and 1988 presidential bids. Chillicothe was a farmer-laborer town then. Like most of white rural America, it's a 75+% Trump county now. Jesse starts at the 5:00 mark. Power to the people. RIP.youtu.beChillicothe, MO in 1986. Farming Crisis & John C MellencampYouTube video by adammastproductions 020
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I was always of the opinion that Biden, and then Harris, should've defended the substance of liberalism (even if they referred to it by another name) before they defended the procedure of democracy in the last campaign. 110
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Patriots are getting beat worse than my Chiefs got beat last year. It feels like it is 46-0, not 19-0. 010
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Patriots aren't gonna score when their offense is out there. 010
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 04/01/2026I think the plan is to send all the people detained/kidnapped by ICE to our new colony of Venezuela and imprison down there or enslave them to pump more oil for dear leader. 030
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 14/10/2025I have no following here and nobody will see this, but I'm kinda perturbed by the hosts and guests on The Weeknight on MSNBC talking about "ordered liberty" as a new term coined by the far right when it has been around since the Constitution, particularly in Madison's Federalist 51 "men and angels" 030
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 20/08/2025I am an American. I come from a rural area. My people are tillers of the soil and union laborers. My wife has the same types of folks in her family tree and comes from the city. We work hard and help people who need it as much as we can. We try to find the good in all our neighbors. 030
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Hey everyone. Andrew Bailey is bad news. Look up everything he has done as Missouri AG. An FBI with him in a decision-making role will go after opponents of the regime even worse than it is now. 021
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 13/07/2025youtu.be/GOV_TqFEodY?... Heard this on a blues show on my way to the store today. I spent some Franklins, got a bag of two less than I used to, and thought about a brand new deal.youtu.beTajMo - Rough Time Blues (Official Audio)YouTube video by Keb' Mo' 030
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 12/07/2025www.govexec.com/pay-benefits... This is potentially a big deal for more than a million postal employees and their families.govexec.comTrump’s hiring freeze has jeopardized postal workers’ health care, IG saysOPM told its agency watchdog that it has taken steps to ensure the Postal Service Health Benefits Program remains adequately staffed and funded but failed to provide any evidence that it had actually ... 030
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 27/05/2025My folks got their 130 year old barn shored up recently and these 8"x8" white oak beams in the basement are from an Amish saw mill. They will hold up two stories and straw in the loft for as long as necessary. 020
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 17/05/2025NWS will probably confirm a decent sized tornado ripped through the densely populated central West end of St. Louis. 4 confirmed fatalities. More than 100,000 have power outages. There will be lots of damage and a long time to recover. 030
Reposted by Grant V.Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 13/05/2025New Q&A is up! My thoughts on Trump, Big Tech, crypto, corruption, the economy, elections -- and lots of other stuff on my readers' minds! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/your-quest...sarahkendzior.substack.comYour Questions Answered: White House vs Road HouseOn Trump and Big Tech, the tanking economy, and when it’s time to not be nice. 519093
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 08/05/2025I told Peanut he can have one Mr. Bird toy but not 30. He's disappointed but understands that sacrifice is necessary in these times. 020
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025I think we need a few new amendments if not a new constitutional convention if we make it out of this era. I tend to think that constitutions should be vague enough to give leeway to elected officials and jurists to forge a general path for a country, but Trump et al have made me shift my thinking. 100
Reposted by Grant V.AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 15/04/2025Musk and the DOGE want to use NLRB data to intimidate workers, whistleblowers, unions and anyone who may want to hold them accountable for their disgusting union-busting. Let's be clear: the labor movement will not back down.npr.orgA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official. 25521
Reposted by Grant V.Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025The worst thing the federal government has done to unions in my lifetime happened last night. The second worst thing was three weeks ago. The labor movement will either protect ourselves right now or be smashed. That's all there is to it. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-g...hamiltonnolan.comThey Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop ThemThe government is going to destroy unions if we don't fight now. 8238691415
Reposted by Grant V.National Association of Letter Carriers @lettercarriers.bsky.social · 23/03/2025NALC members and supports showed up and showed out in St. Louis today! #HELLNO to dismantling USPS! 521644
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Also, if you think Trump dismantling cabinet departments and Elon and Doge chainsawing their way through the government is a good thing, then you should oppose the proposed nationalization of USPS. It would add 640,000 people to the federal payroll, making the government have more employees than 110
Grant V. @tgv-afk.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Privatization of the USPS would be disastrous, especially for rural America. The universal, 6 day service would probably disappear due to it not being profitable. There would be no guarantee that we as rural carriers would retain a union and most likely, we would be contractors. But I am far more 100
