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I’m an old dog, lazy, slow to move and with not much bite left in my bark. But I’m also a proud Lefty with strong fact-based opinions. I won’t gnaw on just any old bone… unless I know its’ history.
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September 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Before you think that the Canadian Forest Fire Smoke wave is a joke…

Dave Barry’s Substack
davebarry.substack.com?utm_source=n...
Dave Barry’s Substack | Substack
It's pretty random. Click to read Dave Barry’s Substack, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
davebarry.substack.com
August 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to compel New Mexico to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database.

DOJ is now 0-15 in these cases. Elias Law Group and its clients are undefeated! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-me...
🚨 United States of America v. Toulouse Oliver
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Californians are pumping the AC to stay cool this summer, but we haven’t had a Flex Alert to conserve power since 2022.

Why? Because California invested in battery storage to make sure we meet our growing energy needs while taking care of the planet. ⚡🌎
July 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
If I were an honest man, I’d say “Here’s rooting for the Iranian death squad.”
July 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I’m 73 now. It’s come too fast. I see my life something like an ocean tide: as I grew up I saw the tide coming in, bringing with it middle class prosperity & opportunities. The Reagan administration was about when it flowed back out, taking with it fair wages, unions, women’s rights & more.
July 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Only in Florida…
Or maybe Texas.

Federal court thrashes red state's 'breathtaking' attempt to ban 'unpopular ideas'

www.rawstory.com/court-thrash...
Federal court thrashes red state's 'breathtaking' attempt to ban 'unpopular ideas'
Federal judges Tuesday smacked down a controversial Florida law that aimed to control what professors discuss in their classrooms.In a blistering 2-1 decision, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to...
www.rawstory.com
July 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
In terms of Phillies baseball, this past Sunday (June 27?) I darn near forgot about their game being on in the afternoon. By the time I got the flatscreen warmed up, I was in the chair for no more than 20 seconds that Schwarber kissed another one goodbye. Sometimes things like this happen.
June 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
“Trump canceled plans yesterday to sign bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing housing costs across the United States. In a social media post, the president wrote that he would not sign the bill, which he called "of minor importance,"
June 25, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Mets played the sloppiest defensive game I’ve seen in a looonng time. Were they paid to throw the game or what?
June 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I don’t know if I was just raised this way. I don’t remember having a really bad experience in the Big Apple, or I just find their fans really obnoxious. But boy do I hate the Mets. Thank you, Phillies, for dismantling them this weekend!
June 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
It sure is great to be a Phillies phan these days. It seems like everyone contributes at least some of the time. It matters not what WIP sports radio says about whatever player doing poorly, or hotdogging it or ever. That’s just their job; I get it.

GO PHILLIES!
June 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Your doorbell rings. You go to the window beside the door, as usual, to see who the visitor is. It’s Donald Trump! On your front porch!
Do you answer it or not?
If you happen to, would you let him in?
June 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Labor secretary wants to freeze your unemployment check www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

California, New York,New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois Massachusetts, pay attention: Another attack on the American people and their safety net, badly needed when they find themselves jobless.
Labor secretary wants to freeze your unemployment check
Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling is threatening to freeze unemployment benefits in blue states, using the same bully tactics the Trump administration has deployed against governors critical…
www.dailykos.com
June 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
If ya can’t find something nice to say about someone, don’t say nothing at all. But you can still share things like this…

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Juneteenth Truth About Trump
We need to hold him accountable for this, too
open.substack.com
June 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Did you know…
Only one U.S. president never married?

“Exactly one lifelong bachelor has held the office of president of the United States: James Buchanan, who served from 1857 to 1861 and never tied the knot. He was extremely close with politician William Rufus de Vane King, however, leading to…
June 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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May 2026.
It just keeps getting worse...
June 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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“Brad Paisley, a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer and songwriter, urged his followers to sign a petition to stop the construction of a 69,000-square-foot data center that would be 50 yards from the Nashville Zoo, which he called “an absolute nightmare scenario”
Brad Paisley criticizes data center planned next to Nashville Zoo
The petition, created by the zoo’s communications team, has 331,824 signatures and 126,599 shares.
www.nbcnews.com
June 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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But they ain’t bulletproof. Just sayin
June 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Few ever see how a community carries on after a deadly school shooting. Survivors of last year’s attack on a Minneapolis Catholic school want you to know: In class and at home, the trauma colors everything.
The shooting finally stopped. Then came everything else
Few ever see how a community carries on after a deadly school shooting. Survivors of last year’s attack on Minneapolis' Annunciation Catholic School want you to know: In class and at home, the anguish...
www.cnn.com
May 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Donald J. Trump will someday pay the price for being Donald J. Trump.
May 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I swiped this cartoon/commentary (Nick Anderson/the Contrarian).
Someone else posted a similar one with the same message somewhere here on Blue Sky.

It’s not funny at all. Especially when it’s very clear that this upside-down SCOTUS has the best interests of Trump at heart.
May 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Boy do I agree with Bernie I’ve been waiting for someone in his position as a congressman to speak out against our continuing annual aid (military and otherwise) to Israel. I kind of think that the American poor here at home could use that.

open.substack.com/pub/independ...
Bernie Sanders Calls For An End To All U.S. Military Aid To Israel
It's about time we started having this conversation
open.substack.com
May 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM