Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Agreed. "What Lincoln and Jefferson Read," published in The Atlantic, in 1991, changed my teaching about reading, and made Jefferson's habit of "commonplacing" an anchor in my classes. I re-read it every year, to remind myself of the America we've lost.🍁💔 www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... 000 0
Reposted by Jack Nahrgang🐈⬛💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 28/04/2026Or you know give people enough money in their welfare payments to buy their own groceries. But no we'd rather fund more programs and warehouses than people.au.news.yahoo.comFree groceries offer to Aussies in new $2.8million social supermarket trendAcross the country, about one in three people say they’re worried about where their next meal will come from. 618660 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026KIMMEL: “You know how sometimes you wake up and the First Lady demands you be fired? We’ve all been there, right? — I agree hateful, violent rhetoric is something we should reject… a great place to start to dial that back would be to talk to your husband.” 371187665173 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Careful! There's the occasional Neanderthal passing himself off as Cro-Magnon Man!😉 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Outstanding.❤️And like any successful influencer, in the last three seconds, she/he looks at the camera to see if the take was🔥. 010 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 27/04/2026So true . . . except for the chairs. Gotta improve that part of the game!😉 010 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Pasterski took her flying lessons in Canada and SOLOED at age 13!🍁 Her PBS interview about building her own plane is awesome! 010 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangRay E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 27/04/2026"No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices." Edward R. Murrow, who died on this day in 1965 12981672839 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The Best Place in the World. #BookSky 201116521869 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This is just cruel if you're not going to share . . .❤️🍁🥧 010 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangJen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 26/04/2026@sonnetsmith.bsky.social Your #WildWalkPrompt inspired a wave of nostalgia today 💚💚💚 #Patch #Poetry #Childhood 2298 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 26/04/2026You're right! And rhymes with duck face!😜 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Dibs on the neighbouring desserts if you guys keep cowering!🍁 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Uh-huh. You can all have Sunday off to recover from the trauma. But Monday? Release the Epstein Files. 011 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 25/04/2026My mom bought her family a giant kick-ass dictionary. But then, she guided them through the Depression and the Second World War, and knew that when the dark times ended, literate, well-read children would have better lives. But in the Trump era? I hear the stock market's hot. 010 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangMiaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 25/04/2026**Low rated President 749190554572 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangPestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings. 411220234588 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Note that there's been no threat to sue over this statement. I know I would be suing for tens of millions if I was innocent. 6762750313080 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 25/04/2026So true. But after viewing the GOP going AWOL to support that POS posing as POTUS, I LOL at such opinions. I mean, seriously, WTF?😉 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Well, hell. I'm saving this post. Methinks Pete could be visiting The Hague in the near future. And I grit my teeth when I hear such a term as "warfighters." 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 25/04/2026JFK, October 1963 -- Amherst College: “When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." LOVE poetry month.❤️ 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Yep. Especially for military leadership.😜 Zander: My God. How could this happen? Carmen: We thought we were smarter than the Bugs. 010 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangDr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Q: Maybe Americans should think twice before voting for a demented octogenarian sociopath. A: Maybe Americans should THINK before they cast a vote in a presidential election. It’d be great if the candidate had more positives than just, “He hates the same people that I do.” 4347521572 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Pope Leo turned the question around like the boss he is. 573274656245 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Paying attention Canada? Can't trust America in trade agreements, our nation constantly insulted, and with the largest Ukrainian ex-pat community in the West, we need to grab the Ferrari-Frisbee lesson: drones and MANPADS. For when the (inevitable) whip comes down.🍁 open.spotify.com/track/0xCgcD...google.comGoogle Search 000 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangSuzanne Daley @suzannedaley.bsky.social · 24/04/2026A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man? ~ Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 🖋 📖 #greenwitch #books #learning #reading #stephenking #truth #facts #sciencefiction #peace 55174751765 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 24/04/2026One sentence to destroy them all. 958190053749 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 24/04/2026It IS politically correct to wear fur . . . when it's your pal's!❤️ 010 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangAmy Borgman @amyborgman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026#writingcommunity #poetry #poem #nationalpoetrymonth Poem by David Whyte from Everything is Waiting for You 3643 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Remembering Amal Khalil 307102703797 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangRaf M. Niezabitowski 🌍 @niezabitowski.com · 23/04/2026Why is the USA incapable of removing an obviously insane and incompetent President? 1394110192157 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Is your dog named Michael Flatley? 'Cause that's some serious footwork!❤️🍁 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Agreed. If testosterone were a weather system then there'll be a Cat 5 hurricane over Pittsburgh for the next three days. And yet . . . women, who love football, will need to grit their teeth and provide top-notch coverage in the midst of the storm. Unbelievable. 010 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Excellent article -- and thanks for the repost to my attention, Saerd!🍁❤️ 010 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangFaolan @brujofaolan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026DENMARK AND FRANCE 🇩🇰🇫🇷 bans all Microsoft products from all public offices. The phaseout is expected to be completed before autumn 2026. Their products are being replaced with customer versions of Linux and LibreOffice. This is digital sovereignty being taken back 509148333860 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026For I minute I thought it was January 6th! No . . . wait! What . . .?😉 010 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I keep hearing you don't need us Canadians, so why the fuck are you assholes complaining, just piss off with your impetuous comments, you are acting like a bully who doesn't get his way. We will not allow our markets to be flooded with US goods, we don't need your crap. 3826862 0
Reposted by Jack NahrgangSunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Morning friends. There are still those amongst us that need to wake up. 433169584721 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026From CBC: "Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources" So the U.S. wants concessions from us BEFORE negotiations begin? Just when I'm gathering sympathy for the plight of our southern neighbours. Time to follow the Ukrainian example: build drones and buy MANPADS. 🍁 010 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I only have one quibble with this post -- I'd like to see the deletion of the word "Women's." I was hooked from the start; The Mercy Step should be jockeying for The 2026 Prize for Fiction. Full stop. Now THAT might be surreal.❤️🍁 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Happy Earth Day, people. We all have governments that could do more to preserve this beautiful blue jewel, but for a variety of reasons do not. But individuals can step up, even for a day: pick up garbage, use less water, have a conversation with family and neighbours. This is a great home.❤️ 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Eventually the Iran/USA quagmire will end and Trump's "Canada has no cards/We need nothing from Canada/Canada's dairy industry is unfair, etc" yak will recommence. Until then, we must endure "Nutlick," J. Jonah Jameson" Greer, and other proxy villains disparaging our country. Stay strong Canada!🍁 010 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Yep. Listen to Ben Rhodes eloquently explain the original JCPOA, especially what happened AFTER Trump cancelled it in 2018. open.spotify.com/episode/2FO7...open.spotify.comBen Rhodes: Trump Is Getting a Terrible Deal 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Maybe he didn't see the video of the 13 members' remains arriving at Dover. Not seeing something is his go-to play. 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Hey, where's our apology for your coming to Alberta two years ago and interfering in Canadian politics?🍁 Of course, it was only a stopover on your flight to see Vlad in Moscow. Man, you are one liminal dude. 000 0
Jack Nahrgang @tradespurs4wings.bsky.social · 22/04/2026My Fellow 'Murrican neighbours, (yeah, that's how it's spelled!🍁😜), have a listen to Amanda Carpenter from Protect Democracy as she discusses some DJT's ideas for stealing the midterms. The Bulwark is fast becoming one of my preferred podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/23nn...open.spotify.comAmanda Carpenter: The Worst President Ever 000 0