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Vermonty

@thisismyquest.bsky.social
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Writer, former HBR editor, multiIingual musician whose voice/guitar happily kills fascists.Adorer of Canada, Mexico and Europe. Certified death doula. SING TO SUBVERT!

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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 09/10/2026
Masculine men don't simp for Nazis.
Masculine men don't worship billionaires.
Masculine men don't cry over pronouns.
Masculine men don't fear feminism.
Masculine men fight for the oppressed.
Masculine men fight fascism.
Masculine men are for equality.
Masculine men are self-aware.
Masculine men are woke.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 14h
I am super impressed by the fascistic use of a public execution by firing squad and murderous ICE agents as death reminders that push people into the arms of dark men who have always deployed death salience for power. You? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The secret to Trump’s success? It’s sheer existential dread | Sheldon Solomon
Authoritarian populist leaders thrive on the fear of death, says psychology professor Sheldon Solomon
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 08/10/2026
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Good morning, I think. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhM6...
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The 1968 Beatles Cover Almost Everyone Forgot
YouTube video by Beam Me Up Bob
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Truth. www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-the-...
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Trump: the Whining, Weak Wimp
🚨 26 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A friendly reminder why Trumpism needs to be stopped. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Power to the People Festival grand finale with Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Dave Matthews & more
YouTube video by calebu2
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.” -- Gore Vidal
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Golden retriever tries to get man breaking into San Diego home to play with him
YouTube video by KNX News 1070 AM
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very cool NYT story about Mainers harassing John Roberts at his Maine vacation home. Go, Maine! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Laurence Fishburne reads a warning to the robots that will eventually replace us
YouTube video by Letters Live
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is a super important conversation not just about the Toddler-in-Chief, but also for all leaders facing an out of control person at the top. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfLX...
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LIVE: Top Psychiatrist Says Trump Just GOT WORSE... | The Weekend Show
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The American Nazi Party is now the American Nazi Party. There ARE no "good" Republicans left. www.ms.now/opinion/repu...
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Republicans in Congress aren’t afraid of Trump. They agree with him.
The conventional explanation for his command of the GOP is backward.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I can relate to this!! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘But enough about you …’ How to survive in a world of monologuists, interrupters and trauma dumpers
Conversations are supposed to be two-sided – but all too often we come up against someone who’s passionately, exclusively in love with the sound of their own voice. Time to fight back …
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Gerald Durrell's "My Family and Other Animals" (the basis for the TV series "The Durrells in Corfu" is a combination of beautiful prose-poetry about the Grecian creature world and LOL sit-com humor. It's the only kind of book I can stomach in these darkening days. www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...
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My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer en…
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Emma Watson's essay in the New Yorker is beautiful. Gloria Steinem Gave It All newyorker.com Gloria Steinem Gave It All
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Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I lived in Germany, and this AfD win is freaking me completely out.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
More brilliant commentary from IFLA. Belly laugh. ifloz.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
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THE TRUMP TRAIN JUST RAN OUT OF FUCKING PASSENGERS
A Tennessee shrine to the MAGA movement once shook with chanting crowds. Last Month a bloke named Dan was vacuuming an empty shop.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I once lived not too far away from Big Sur, and this article describes the quintessence of the rot that human beings create. Disgusting and very sad. Nature is screaming. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’
The coastal community in California had already been devastated by landslides and wildfires before a fatal crash
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Victor Frankenstein would like to have a word with you, OpenAI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwv8...
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What Really Happened When OpenAI Bots Escaped a Cybersecurity Test? | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Standing up for your own full humanity is an example you can give to others. Bring equality into your workplace and home—and follow the sense you probably had as a child, before gender roles took shape, about fairness." -- Gloria Steinem
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
brilliant www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
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The Nerd Reich
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
farewell to another shining star. Thank you, glorious Gloria. www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
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Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92
At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
When an author used AI to generate a MS, I had to go back to undo it all and rewrite it from scratch. AI is useful for some things, I suppose, but we really need human brains more. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’
As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to cleanup its mistakes rather than create original work
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I woke up with this song on my mind. Joni was prescient. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6z7...
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Joni Mitchell - The Fiddle and the Drum
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I live in central Vermont. I'm going up to Montréal this weekend to spend $ at par at their stores and markets. Fuck Trump.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
So I wrote this article about the challenge that faces a homeless couple. Read it and weep. www.timesargus.com/opinion/comm...
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Fryer: How do you live without money?
At the exit of a grocery store parking lot, the Thin Man stands sweating in the swampy noonday sun, holding a cardboard “Will Work for $” sign. His long, lank
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Brilliant, funny as hell, and dead serious. I love this substack! ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
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KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS
Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
So I wrote this thing about the struggle of the unhoused. Tell me what you think. www.timesargus.com/opinion/comm...
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Fryer: How do you live without money?
At the exit of a grocery store parking lot, the Thin Man stands sweating in the swampy noonday sun, holding a cardboard “Will Work for $” sign. His long, lank
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
this will make you laugh. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rPM...
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Best ever, hilarious letters of complaint
YouTube video by Letters Live
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I own a dog and a cat. Gonna have to see this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbzR...
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CatVideoFest 2026 - Official Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories HD
YouTube video by Oscilloscope Laboratories
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
this made me tear up. Thanks, friends outside the USA. ifloz.substack.com/p/i-fucking-...
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I FUCKING LOVE AMERICA
A letter to 340 million people who have been told the world has stopped caring about them, which is a lie, and I intend to prove it.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The right-wing monsters are taking over everthing and burning and starving us, just as planned ever since the Powell Memo of 1971. It is beyond time to bring their corporatist enablers to their knees. www.greenpeace.org/usa/democrac...
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The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy - Greenpeace - Greenpeace
Read the full text of the Lewis Powell Memo.
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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
❤️ love so sweet & pure ❤️🌿 🔆💛 #catsky #dogsky 💛🌿
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Michael Legel @mjlegel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Inevitable that some Silly Cone Valley bros will want to crack this jellyfish code because, well, because. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality
Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Paulina Borsook were friends and co-tech writers in Silly Cone valley back in the 1990s. Very cool to see her 25-year old book making a big comeback. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcme...
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Why “Cyberselfish,” Written 25 Years Ago, Is Suddenly Relevant Again | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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AJfromBrooklyn @ajfrombrooklyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I dare anyone to come up with a worse album cover than this.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Very sad news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LGE...
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Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash | RTÉ News
YouTube video by RTÉ News
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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’m not saying I’m a spider. I’m just saying take note.
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Stingy male spiders end up dead
In a study of more than 280 spider pairs, researchers discovered that females that ended
up with stingy, no-gift males were six times more cannibalistic than females staged with generous, gift-carrying males.
"The presence or absence of a gift was the most important factor in determining whether females cannibalized the males," the study says.
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Republicons: all the want to do is attack, attack, attack and go on pointless fishing trips. Not just stupid: it’s dangerous. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says
Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Patriarchy has run its course. Time for it to move over into partnership. More chalices, fewer blades. This 1987 book is more timely than ever, since time is running out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cha...
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The Chalice and the Blade - Wikipedia
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What are your top 3 pet peeves (aside from the obvious politics)? 1) incomprehensible technology in Korean or Chinese that you can’t decipher 2) adult-proof packaging 3) people who can’t read
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This goat was practicing a charge, but the cat thought it was a sign of affection. Original post
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Outgoing Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are reportedly undecided about Todd Blanche's nomination for AG. A single GOP "No" vote in committee this Thursday could tank Blanche's nomination entirely. Call and tell them to reject Blanche: (202) 224-3121
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/07/2026
The FBI has ADMITTED it has the Epstein Files redaction TRAINING VIDEOS that an anonymous FBI source told me about last year. TODD BLANCHE was required to release these under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. TODD BLANCHE is unfit to serve as Attorney General. VOTE NO. @judiciarydems.senate.gov
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
justice is too slow. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago
Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in Chile
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Vermonty @thisismyquest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Fascinating article. The end of the 19th century produced people like Oscar Wilde. Now we’re producing imitations of imitations, and it is not pretty. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson
Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation
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