Jim Murphy
@jimmurmac.bsky.social
An old retired software engineer, who loves literature and people. I am worried about my nation. It is being lead by a sadist.
This tells me two things. Republicans are scared of what will happen in the midterm elections. Two, they will do anything legal and illegal to thwart the will of the people. Wemust stay vigilant.
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September 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This tells me two things. Republicans are scared of what will happen in the midterm elections. Two, they will do anything legal and illegal to thwart the will of the people. Wemust stay vigilant.
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Please stop calling Fetterman a Democrat, he is not one. apple.news/ARyU01TIrSzm...
Sen. John Fetterman makes a surprise cameo praising Republicans at the GOP convention — NBC News
The Democratic senator — who often takes heat from his own party for teaming up with Republicans — praised his fellow senator from Pennsylvania, who is a Republican.
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September 10, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Please stop calling Fetterman a Democrat, he is not one. apple.news/ARyU01TIrSzm...
I post on Bluesky and Facebook. The difference is that I may get some valid points offered on Bluesky, on Facebook I get ad hominem attacks.
September 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I post on Bluesky and Facebook. The difference is that I may get some valid points offered on Bluesky, on Facebook I get ad hominem attacks.
I finally dug up the first picture that was taken at Microsoft when they started up the Macintosh business unit (MacBu). I'm the one in the back row in the red shirt with glasses standing next to Peter Sagerson (6' 10")
September 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I finally dug up the first picture that was taken at Microsoft when they started up the Macintosh business unit (MacBu). I'm the one in the back row in the red shirt with glasses standing next to Peter Sagerson (6' 10")
Maga does care about service people or veterans. Sure, they say they do, but things do not go as they think they should go, they stop that support in a heartbeat.
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September 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Maga does care about service people or veterans. Sure, they say they do, but things do not go as they think they should go, they stop that support in a heartbeat.
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Todd Blanche being confirmed is a disgrace to all Americans. The head of our legal system is now a criminal. He has hidden the Epstein files that he was required to produce and yet he is now AG. We will all pay the price for this miscarriage of thought and will.
August 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Todd Blanche being confirmed is a disgrace to all Americans. The head of our legal system is now a criminal. He has hidden the Epstein files that he was required to produce and yet he is now AG. We will all pay the price for this miscarriage of thought and will.
If the Republicans lose the house this midterm, they will immediatly will roll out the two Santa Clauses tactic. It is how the Republicans rip off people when they are out of power. We should not fall for it.
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The GOP used a Two Santa Clauses tactic to con America for nearly 40 years - Salon.com
This scam has been killing wages and enriching billionaires for decades
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July 29, 2026 at 9:06 PM
If the Republicans lose the house this midterm, they will immediatly will roll out the two Santa Clauses tactic. It is how the Republicans rip off people when they are out of power. We should not fall for it.
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As we move closer to the midterms, I advocate hope for a new politic that it self brings hope.
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“Hope” is the thing with feathers
“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the…
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July 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
As we move closer to the midterms, I advocate hope for a new politic that it self brings hope.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/...
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When you think about the terrible things that Trump has done to this country. I would recommend you read the poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley. His torment of our nation is transitory. His time will pass.
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Ozymandias
Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those…
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July 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
When you think about the terrible things that Trump has done to this country. I would recommend you read the poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley. His torment of our nation is transitory. His time will pass.
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www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
Many of you know my love of poetry. I look for poems that touch my thoughts of what is going on in our world. The Fool's Prayer written by Edward Still is about a king that wishes to humiliate his fool and asks his for a prayer. This poem is that prayer. prayersfromthecloud.com/edward-sill/
Edward Sill
A common criticism levied against Christians is our hypocrisy. Fair enough! We do not always live what we profess to believe. While I contend that hypocrisy is endemic to the human condition, let&…
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July 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Many of you know my love of poetry. I look for poems that touch my thoughts of what is going on in our world. The Fool's Prayer written by Edward Still is about a king that wishes to humiliate his fool and asks his for a prayer. This poem is that prayer. prayersfromthecloud.com/edward-sill/
While Dylan Thomas's poem, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". very much expresses growing older, it is also a clarion call to stand up against what is wrong. I bring this poem to you to also take heart and stand up against what is wrong in our world.
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Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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June 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
While Dylan Thomas's poem, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". very much expresses growing older, it is also a clarion call to stand up against what is wrong. I bring this poem to you to also take heart and stand up against what is wrong in our world.
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This evening I got the following email.
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Thank you for voting! Your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot has been counted by Larimer County Elections.
I have officially voted in the primary and my vote has been counted. As I said, I love mail in voting!
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Thank you for voting! Your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot has been counted by Larimer County Elections.
I have officially voted in the primary and my vote has been counted. As I said, I love mail in voting!
June 30, 2026 at 3:19 AM
This evening I got the following email.
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Thank you for voting! Your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot has been counted by Larimer County Elections.
I have officially voted in the primary and my vote has been counted. As I said, I love mail in voting!
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Thank you for voting! Your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot has been counted by Larimer County Elections.
I have officially voted in the primary and my vote has been counted. As I said, I love mail in voting!
I turned in my primary ballot at a drop box which is located at the police station. Today, I got this email:
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections received your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot. You will receive another email when your signature has been reviewed.
I love vote but mail!
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections received your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot. You will receive another email when your signature has been reviewed.
I love vote but mail!
June 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I turned in my primary ballot at a drop box which is located at the police station. Today, I got this email:
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections received your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot. You will receive another email when your signature has been reviewed.
I love vote but mail!
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections received your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot. You will receive another email when your signature has been reviewed.
I love vote but mail!
While I doubt that many on this forum will take umbrage with this news, I will say that I am posting this with trepidation. Good friends of ours that were Indian immigrants but went through all the steps to become American citizens, just bought their first home. We are happy for them!
June 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
While I doubt that many on this forum will take umbrage with this news, I will say that I am posting this with trepidation. Good friends of ours that were Indian immigrants but went through all the steps to become American citizens, just bought their first home. We are happy for them!
For those that might feel down from the issues of our times I bring you a poem from Langston Hughes.
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
June 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
For those that might feel down from the issues of our times I bring you a poem from Langston Hughes.
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
I posted previously that here in Colorado, the state has a ballot tracking system that it makes available to voters in the state. Today I got the following:
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections has sent your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot to you.
Now I know my ballot is forthcoming.
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections has sent your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot to you.
Now I know my ballot is forthcoming.
June 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I posted previously that here in Colorado, the state has a ballot tracking system that it makes available to voters in the state. Today I got the following:
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections has sent your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot to you.
Now I know my ballot is forthcoming.
Hello JAMES MURPHY,
Larimer County Elections has sent your 2026 Primary Election mail ballot to you.
Now I know my ballot is forthcoming.
Continuing my theme of poem, I will share a poem by Maya Angelou. It speaks of both dread and hope. The dread come at night and hope in the morning. We will see morning once again.
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A Plagued Journey
Safe in the dark prison, I know that light slides over the fingered work of a toothless woman in Pakistan. It is sunrise, with Hope its arrogant rider. I…
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June 3, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Continuing my theme of poem, I will share a poem by Maya Angelou. It speaks of both dread and hope. The dread come at night and hope in the morning. We will see morning once again.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48992/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48992/...
During times like these, we must have hope
In a garden of worries, a seed lay below,
Covered in doubt, unsure it could grow.
But it pushed through the soil, reaching for light,
Reminding us all to keep up the fight.
"Even in darkness, I find my way through, Hope is my power, my start of anew."
In a garden of worries, a seed lay below,
Covered in doubt, unsure it could grow.
But it pushed through the soil, reaching for light,
Reminding us all to keep up the fight.
"Even in darkness, I find my way through, Hope is my power, my start of anew."
June 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
During times like these, we must have hope
In a garden of worries, a seed lay below,
Covered in doubt, unsure it could grow.
But it pushed through the soil, reaching for light,
Reminding us all to keep up the fight.
"Even in darkness, I find my way through, Hope is my power, my start of anew."
In a garden of worries, a seed lay below,
Covered in doubt, unsure it could grow.
But it pushed through the soil, reaching for light,
Reminding us all to keep up the fight.
"Even in darkness, I find my way through, Hope is my power, my start of anew."
This is the second time that the US bombed a country when it was in negotiations to end hostilities. No one, and I mean no one will ever believe a word we say. Trump is a monumental idiot for doing this reprehensible act.
May 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
This is the second time that the US bombed a country when it was in negotiations to end hostilities. No one, and I mean no one will ever believe a word we say. Trump is a monumental idiot for doing this reprehensible act.
Ken Martin’s report is a microcosm of what the DNC has become. They are not helping democrats and no one should give them any credence. Ken should be fired and the people in the DNC should also be fired or prove to us they are relevant.
May 23, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Ken Martin’s report is a microcosm of what the DNC has become. They are not helping democrats and no one should give them any credence. Ken should be fired and the people in the DNC should also be fired or prove to us they are relevant.
I will be traveling to see my Grandson graduate from High School. This got me thinking about traveling and the choices that my Grandson will have to make in the not too distance future. This led me to the poem by Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken.
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The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it…
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May 19, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I will be traveling to see my Grandson graduate from High School. This got me thinking about traveling and the choices that my Grandson will have to make in the not too distance future. This led me to the poem by Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken.
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As a confessional Lutheran, I take comments like these as both unchristian and focused on things Jesus would not support. These people do not speak for all Christians. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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May 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
As a confessional Lutheran, I take comments like these as both unchristian and focused on things Jesus would not support. These people do not speak for all Christians. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...