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Stephen Troyer

@ephman86.bsky.social

Chicago boy, educated in the Berkshires & Berkeley. Rust belt dropout gone digital. My brother's keeper. Rugby fan & backcountry skier.

created September 17, 2024

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Sounds like they won't pay for the funeral

2/9/2025, 12:50:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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so sad

2/9/2025, 12:48:06 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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so lame

2/9/2025, 12:47:44 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It was not the company but its founder, Reed Hastings. Still worth celebrating

2/9/2025, 12:13:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That must have been some professional encounter in NH

1/9/2025, 8:36:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Skateboarding is not a Prime... investment

1/9/2025, 5:06:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's on Wes Moore for bringing it up. She probably thought it helps his story, which it does...Decorated hero governor prefers police to military which should only be engaged for severe emergency which which should be his call.

1/9/2025, 1:05:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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lev has forgotten about Trump's ace: SCOTUS

31/8/2025, 7:47:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trusting the morons is a feature of our current govt

31/8/2025, 5:14:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 12:24:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cusack learned for SA which was after Karate Kid. He still practices today.

31/8/2025, 12:37:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 11:01:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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To be clear... Tariffs are not necessarily bad, but the way they were put in place was illegal. That's the argument .

30/8/2025, 5:57:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Given the CDC studies gun violence as a public health crisis, this is probably your best bet.

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30/8/2025, 4:43:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 1:51:51 PM | 36 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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I actually think we should pass a law that keeps them @ half staff until meaningful actions are taken and the deaths from school shootings retreat

30/8/2025, 1:45:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He'll fix that with his Heritage economist at the BLS

30/8/2025, 1:36:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In the US we believe solar energy cannot be used @ night. In China they are using it to rule the world economy... Renewable Energy Investment Reaches Record High as China Operates World’s Biggest Solar Farm share.google/M1PKGuXLt2wq...

30/8/2025, 1:34:29 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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the average voter thinks the sky is blue every day

30/8/2025, 1:13:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bessent shouldn't worry about that. The US is already an embarrassment as a trading partner and ally. At least stopping indiscriminate tariffs is a step in the other direction

30/8/2025, 4:08:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sounds like many major lawsuits will be filed

30/8/2025, 2:45:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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😢

29/8/2025, 3:20:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's great to have another voice in the long tradition begun by this man youtu.be/qu-duTWccyI?...

29/8/2025, 3:27:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I also had no idea that Grandpa Walton (Will Geer) was his duet partner in LA. My understanding was Will was a card carrying member but Woody only agreed with their general beliefs. That led to Geer being blacklisted in the 50's

28/8/2025, 8:11:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Time to Blackout the System Neil always steps up when needed. m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/Viewp...

28/8/2025, 7:53:13 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And his prescience was spot on as he observed Trump's father's real estate tactics at work in his home town: "Old Man Trump" ~ Woody Guthrie share.google/FKhnXl0yKhzv...

28/8/2025, 5:12:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Many people were unaware of Woody's service in the Merchant Marine during WWII. He was a mess worker & dishwasher. On one mission their ship took German torpedos and diverted to North Africa for repairs. Another ship carrying troops to Omaha Beach on D-Day survived torpedos as well

28/8/2025, 4:56:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I effectively shared the same yesterday to this argument

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28/8/2025, 4:46:19 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Perhaps, but she should have an opportunity to defend her name, either way.

28/8/2025, 3:55:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What's more laughable (aka Lafferable) than this? One discredited proponent of voodoo economics endorses another.

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28/8/2025, 3:53:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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More relevant than ever... Woody at Home share.google/coHkhdCfDFtC...

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28/8/2025, 3:46:15 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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straight from the top(Hegseth) surely

28/8/2025, 3:26:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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USA(under Trump)~RUSSIA

27/8/2025, 2:44:00 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Worse than Illinois Nazis

27/8/2025, 2:40:47 PM | 117 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/8/2025, 3:34:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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worse than Illinois Nazis

27/8/2025, 3:33:47 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why does our legal system move so much slower than our political system?

26/8/2025, 4:26:35 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So much for our saviors: DOGE and Tariffs

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26/8/2025, 2:07:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is what happens when you have enough chutzpah and coin to step up. Proud for Illinois and Chicago.

26/8/2025, 4:32:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@toastertrollop.bsky.social good things happening in America's Dairyland...

26/8/2025, 4:27:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bullet With Butterfly Wings

25/8/2025, 7:22:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She wears a sundial during the day

25/8/2025, 7:09:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It brought Tommy several months in the slammer back after 9/11 when Bush's Patriot Act was used to enforce laws about selling bongs across state lines. Not exactly a pay off.

24/8/2025, 1:27:39 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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idiots of a feather flock together

24/8/2025, 1:16:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They should just buy Avelo

23/8/2025, 2:00:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Putin got his meeting with Trump without lifting a finger. Zelensky has to jump through hoops and give up territory to meet with Putin.

21/8/2025, 7:47:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My grandmother's maiden name was Miller and her Ashkenazi Jewish parents settled into a Baltimore tenements after arriving from Lithuania in the late 1800's. I do hope he's not related to either of us.

20/8/2025, 8:34:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And Steve Goodman is rolling in his grave for his use of his line from The City of New Orleans.

20/8/2025, 3:47:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's not about revenue growth, certainly at this stage, it's about changing the entry level for knowledge workers. No need for on the job training of those handling repetitive tasks. That's where the 🪙 is today.

19/8/2025, 12:35:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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is Vance on tap as Chief Beratement Officer? He should be well rested from his monthly luxury vacations....

18/8/2025, 3:09:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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~15 yrs back, a family friend was approached by a realtor, representing an anonymous buyer. At the time the house was worth ~$2M. He kept turning down the offers until he sold it for $14.5M. Recently one of the compound homes was used for an illegal school which their kids and others attended.

17/8/2025, 12:52:34 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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theonion.com/rfk-jr-manda...

17/8/2025, 12:10:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Her lawsuit should include Bobby Jr

16/8/2025, 11:47:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only:

16/8/2025, 7:17:34 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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it's not even close to equivalent.

16/8/2025, 2:44:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Clinton's baggage was like high school baseball, compared to the World Series level that Trump has been involved in his entire life.

16/8/2025, 2:41:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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the other guy with the only major surplus in the last 50 years

16/8/2025, 2:34:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump baggage is far worse because it hurts everyone.

16/8/2025, 2:32:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Your devil's advocacy is helpful since you are right about the game the GOP Disinformation Machine will play. But Newsom is up to the challenge because the economic game the GOP is playing is suicidal.

16/8/2025, 1:46:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump's tariffs have Effed the entire market for equities. Free trade is good for CA and the entire country.

16/8/2025, 1:42:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The surpluses started with Jerry Brown and that's who helped teach Newsom their importance for preparing with "rainy day funds". His predecessors, like Arnold, never figured this out. Simple to show the surpluses result from capital gain sales of real estate and successful growth company stock.

16/8/2025, 1:39:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The data show it. Your employer.

16/8/2025, 1:29:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The reality is they have never been the party of small government. That's how the party left me after my decades committed to those ideas.

16/8/2025, 1:29:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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His fiscal record is pretty strong. As you know, CA budget surplus/deficits are driven by a very lopsided revenue system that long predates him.

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16/8/2025, 1:25:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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$100B budget surplus was the result of his COVID governance era. He hasn't been Mayor of SF for decades.

16/8/2025, 1:16:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Here's one of the finest ads on Truth Social. In addition to its fashion function, clothing serves to protect those who wear it. So without clicking through I am an imagining pasties and fig leaves.

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14/8/2025, 8:30:09 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trumpflation=Stagflation '20s style

14/8/2025, 6:13:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You only need a high school economics class and a little thought to get this one right.

14/8/2025, 6:11:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Please include Kevin Hassett on the embargo list.

14/8/2025, 6:08:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Assuming all the other workers were above the age of 18

14/8/2025, 6:01:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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For the record, this would be an acceptable work program: youtu.be/cMOKamtpUA8?...

14/8/2025, 6:00:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's hot

13/8/2025, 10:04:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I feel seen

13/8/2025, 5:43:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Propaganda

13/8/2025, 1:24:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I lived in CA for 33 years. I had reservations about Newsom throughout his career. During the pandemic, shortly after he became governor, he really stepped up and proved he could make things happen, including a $100B budget surplus. He's still a little slick for my taste but I am a believer.

12/8/2025, 9:27:03 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You should run for governor on this slogan: Make Wisconsin Great Again!

12/8/2025, 6:53:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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where's goldbug?

11/8/2025, 3:48:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The company is a joke. They have only 1/6th of the subscribers of Bluesky and this is the sort of advertising they get:

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10/8/2025, 5:35:49 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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pretty great guy for someone who started his adult life with an inferior small college education😉

10/8/2025, 12:48:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I thought he scratched the impeachments by having the references removed from the Smithsonian

10/8/2025, 12:39:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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such a great album

8/8/2025, 2:43:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Always the best Americans... youtu.be/iO6OvHxD_m8?...

6/8/2025, 7:26:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/iO6OvHxD_m8?...

6/8/2025, 7:26:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's pretty on brand for him to use his facial hair to create a Tesla logo

5/8/2025, 8:32:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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it's great that he used his facial hair to make the Tesla logo

5/8/2025, 8:30:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They tried that with Beto for 15 years

5/8/2025, 1:49:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He probably gets very excited, in a teenage boy way, about telling people his first score of 69.

3/8/2025, 2:25:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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soon no one will know because public radio is dying all over the nation due to Trump

3/8/2025, 2:07:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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lol

3/8/2025, 2:05:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) reposted

To be clear, the orange felon fired the Head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after producing a truthful jobs report because he wants to hide how badly he’s crashing the economy and he’ll install one of his minions to produce fake numbers from now on. Fascism.

2/8/2025, 4:51:22 PM | 9707 2853 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was tempted to take my son on the Cable Car from Ghirardelli square to our hotel, but this was too good to pass up. youtube.com/shorts/HTDhn...

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I guess that makes me lowly worm

2/8/2025, 4:32:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Great to hang with my son, George, in SF for this show... www.setlist.fm/setlist/dead...

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2/8/2025, 4:18:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's all they got

1/8/2025, 7:42:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Of course you were right, but to be fair, it did not require a Williams education to see this coming.

1/8/2025, 7:36:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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the hell with the cable car

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Lake Superior in a storm is equivalent

1/8/2025, 2:23:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Far too early for funeral arrangements

1/8/2025, 12:47:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There are probably 20 FLW homes within walking distance of the Home/Studio. The Walter Gale home @ 1031 Chicago Ave does not look like one but it was the first home he designed after he got fired for Louis Sullivan who caught him doing commissions under the table while working for his firm.

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