Don Wood
@donwood.bsky.social
RN, ex-carpenter, ex-guy-who-was-in-that-thing.
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Don Wood
@donwood.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Spoken like someone who has never known the satisfaction of reaching into the back pocket of their overalls, pulling out their handkerchief and looking out at the setting sun as they wipe the Cheeto dust off their fingers after a long day in the prompt mines.
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"God dammit, Merrill."
Pat Murphy is a national treasure and having him mic'd up for this catch was amazing.
Pat Murphy is a national treasure and having him mic'd up for this catch was amazing.
October 7, 2026 at 2:19 AM
"God dammit, Merrill."
Pat Murphy is a national treasure and having him mic'd up for this catch was amazing.
Pat Murphy is a national treasure and having him mic'd up for this catch was amazing.
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The reduction of politics to voting is part of the 50 year neoliberal project whose foremost goal is to make you think of yourself as an atomized individual and not as a member of a polity.
October 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The reduction of politics to voting is part of the 50 year neoliberal project whose foremost goal is to make you think of yourself as an atomized individual and not as a member of a polity.
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Hard to imagine what that would be like
Marco Rubio: "Anything that had a chance of making money in Cuba was controlled by the Cuban military and the Cuban communist party to line the pockets of a handful of individuals at the expense of the entire country"
September 29, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Hard to imagine what that would be like
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really sad to see colleges are still protecting rapists. kudos to the students exposing Cornell's institutional betrayal.
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
really sad to see colleges are still protecting rapists. kudos to the students exposing Cornell's institutional betrayal.
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Absolutely Olympic level of linguistic gymnastics on Display to keep from writing “Republican Candidate To Control Texas Oil Industry Dogged By ‘Jaw Dropping’ Racist Statements”.
That's an incredibly mealy mouthed headline that manages to downplay a Republican candidate's extreme racism *and* insert a "both sides" frame that diffuses blame even more.
Bo French, a candidate for Texas’ railroad commissioner, tests boundaries of political speech as both parties struggle to define what’s off limits. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: on.wsj.com/3SI6qZe
September 15, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Absolutely Olympic level of linguistic gymnastics on Display to keep from writing “Republican Candidate To Control Texas Oil Industry Dogged By ‘Jaw Dropping’ Racist Statements”.
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Sometimes people say that Meg White isn’t the most technically refined drummer and I do feel like it’s worth bringing up that she was drinking coffee and her husband went insane and made them pretend to be siblings and also she had to play the drums, so how good do you think you would do
September 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Sometimes people say that Meg White isn’t the most technically refined drummer and I do feel like it’s worth bringing up that she was drinking coffee and her husband went insane and made them pretend to be siblings and also she had to play the drums, so how good do you think you would do
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Roses are red
The runs got your neighbor
The runs got your neighbor
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
futurism.com
August 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Roses are red
The runs got your neighbor
The runs got your neighbor
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I'm sure there's a clip of Republican Senator Ted Cruz pausing his speech to say, no, these Democratic officials should *not* be shot and I disavow and denounce the Republican in the audience who is calling for assassinations at a Republican political event.
somebody at the RNC yells death threats toward Abdul El-Sayed and Talarico as Cruz attacks them
September 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I'm sure there's a clip of Republican Senator Ted Cruz pausing his speech to say, no, these Democratic officials should *not* be shot and I disavow and denounce the Republican in the audience who is calling for assassinations at a Republican political event.
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In 2008, during a land dispute, Marshall’s neighbor accused Marshall of trying to run him over with his truck. The state charged Marshall with battery and reckless driving. Powerful friends convinced the state to drop the battery charge.
newrepublic.com/post/215156/...
newrepublic.com/post/215156/...
GOP Senator Built Fortune Suing People Who Couldn’t Pay Health Bills
Republican Senator Roger Marshall sued hundreds of patients before entering Congress—even getting some of them arrested.
newrepublic.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
In 2008, during a land dispute, Marshall’s neighbor accused Marshall of trying to run him over with his truck. The state charged Marshall with battery and reckless driving. Powerful friends convinced the state to drop the battery charge.
newrepublic.com/post/215156/...
newrepublic.com/post/215156/...
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I don't think it should be controversial to say, "we will not provide financial or military assistance to a country where the Minister of National Security brags about popping people's dreams of 'food' and 'education' then sending them to a prison where they are starved."
Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
August 30, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I don't think it should be controversial to say, "we will not provide financial or military assistance to a country where the Minister of National Security brags about popping people's dreams of 'food' and 'education' then sending them to a prison where they are starved."
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The wife and the sailor who jumped are both 19 years old.
19.
19.
Navy sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln faces disciplinary charges
The sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who jumped overboard in an attempt to die by suicide has been charged with violations and could have his pay docked.
www.ms.now
August 27, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The wife and the sailor who jumped are both 19 years old.
19.
19.
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here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.
not only that, they are demanding that they not be called racist when they are observed to be signing up to support the racist
August 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM
here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.
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the idea of making money by just having something instead of doing something is, in my opinion, evil
August 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM
the idea of making money by just having something instead of doing something is, in my opinion, evil
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this is alarming and has serious implications. stars & stripes is a legit independent newsroom for the troops that provide critical accountability, both in and outside the military. they are deeply sourced in ways the rest of news media is not, and they’ve reported on many of hegsgeth’s failures.
Publisher of US military newspaper resigns over differences with government https://aje.news/n1xtwf
August 20, 2026 at 10:26 AM
this is alarming and has serious implications. stars & stripes is a legit independent newsroom for the troops that provide critical accountability, both in and outside the military. they are deeply sourced in ways the rest of news media is not, and they’ve reported on many of hegsgeth’s failures.
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officers used "necessary force" after he tried to flee, and says monitors can be swapped out for medical procedures with the right paperwork.
It has not explained the injuries to his face.
It has not explained the injuries to his face.
August 20, 2026 at 10:55 AM
officers used "necessary force" after he tried to flee, and says monitors can be swapped out for medical procedures with the right paperwork.
It has not explained the injuries to his face.
It has not explained the injuries to his face.
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If you won’t dismantle a secret police force that spits on the Constitution and terrorizes and murders your voters, I’m not sure what good you are as a political party.
August 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
If you won’t dismantle a secret police force that spits on the Constitution and terrorizes and murders your voters, I’m not sure what good you are as a political party.
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still think daily about the time I was at Arby's and the person in front of me asked what the "healthy option" was, and the cashier responded "leaving"
August 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
still think daily about the time I was at Arby's and the person in front of me asked what the "healthy option" was, and the cashier responded "leaving"
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Stoned Wheat Thins (circa 1972-2022): A line of hearty, sturdy, crunchy snack crackers, noted for their strong toasty wheat flavor. They developed a significant cult following, before Nabisco unceremoniously pulled the plug without explanation
August 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Stoned Wheat Thins (circa 1972-2022): A line of hearty, sturdy, crunchy snack crackers, noted for their strong toasty wheat flavor. They developed a significant cult following, before Nabisco unceremoniously pulled the plug without explanation
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I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.
I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.
“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...
www.huffpost.com
August 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.
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Rep. Max Miller: ‘I Refuse To Resign Over What My Wife Made Me Do’
August 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Rep. Max Miller: ‘I Refuse To Resign Over What My Wife Made Me Do’
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Quick history lesson from an old
Amazon, PayPal, all that wasn't some genius who came up with some unique thing. There was a rush to take as many already existing things and put them online and the ones that succeeded were people who were born wealthy.
Amazon, PayPal, all that wasn't some genius who came up with some unique thing. There was a rush to take as many already existing things and put them online and the ones that succeeded were people who were born wealthy.
August 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Quick history lesson from an old
Amazon, PayPal, all that wasn't some genius who came up with some unique thing. There was a rush to take as many already existing things and put them online and the ones that succeeded were people who were born wealthy.
Amazon, PayPal, all that wasn't some genius who came up with some unique thing. There was a rush to take as many already existing things and put them online and the ones that succeeded were people who were born wealthy.