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@harrylanders.bsky.social

Retired. Husband, father, grandfather. Marathoner. Quaker. Jazz musician.

created November 15, 2024

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Trump is soft on crime.

20/9/2025, 8:56:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

20/9/2025, 8:56:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

20/9/2025, 8:55:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is the pledge valid if they cross their fingers while reciting it?

20/9/2025, 8:54:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Key words are “he deems” who’s a terrorist. No trial. No oversight. Execution upon accusation. Nancy Pelosi: Narco-terrorist. Barack Obama: Narco-terrorist. Jimmy Kimmel: Narco-terrorist. You: Narco-terrorist.

19/9/2025, 9:11:13 PM | 14 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don't believe it's even about having a legitimate legal case. It's just cover for a shakedown that exchanges money for a promise of forbearance from political retribution.

18/9/2025, 1:05:09 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

He knows there's no legal case. He's just looking to strong-arm them into a payoff. We'll soon learn just where the NYT stands when it comes to protecting freedom of the press.

16/9/2025, 9:52:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If I “like” this, will I go to jail?

16/9/2025, 6:25:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The “Now, what?” ending to The Candidate is just so perfect.

16/9/2025, 6:23:32 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

In Virginia there is no registration as a member of any political party nor as an independent. Voters can choose which primary they want to vote in.

15/9/2025, 1:03:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“You made me so angry I had to hit you.”

14/9/2025, 3:23:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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For what office?

14/9/2025, 1:26:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“No, wait! I’m not homeless. I’m just on a vacation camping trip. Don’t kill me.”

13/9/2025, 7:35:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Word word word word biased liberal media word word word.”

13/9/2025, 7:01:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is this what they call “cancel culture”?

13/9/2025, 12:24:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Voters will surely love these moves to make it easier for airlines to screw over the traveling public.

13/9/2025, 1:15:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, well he sure likes to slow down the wheels of justice when he’s the defendant.

13/9/2025, 12:47:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

And when some poor guy gets the hell beaten out of him, we’ll hear that that Trump was just speaking metaphorically.

12/9/2025, 8:45:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Is it wrong to suggest that there ought to be some minimal standard of logic in fashion? That is, if you're wearing a short-sleeved shirt, clearly it's too warm to be wearing an insulated vest over it. Maybe the difference between fashion and costume?

10/9/2025, 12:50:35 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In the meantime, Hanks has optioned a script that focuses on the softer side of Hermann Göring, in hopes that Trump will permit him to be reconsidered for the award.

8/9/2025, 5:25:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How did you find out her name?

6/9/2025, 11:02:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He’s declaring war on Americans?

6/9/2025, 9:00:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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www.facebook.com/share/p/1AZn...

6/9/2025, 1:13:18 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Uh-oh! Someone’s gonna get fined.

5/9/2025, 11:04:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Only in a world with an independent Justice Department. (Soon to be renamed the “Department of Lawyers”.)

5/9/2025, 6:12:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

The right can only depend on punctuation marks. They absolutely own exclamation points, commas, and semicolons.

5/9/2025, 6:10:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

In Trump-world climate change is a hoax. Therefore, anything that would mitigate climate change must be destroyed.

5/9/2025, 6:08:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Literally tens of millions of dollars. And how will that make anything better? Whose lives will be improved?

5/9/2025, 4:34:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Paulson? The 69-year-old who’s engaged to a 35-year-old woman? She probably loves him.

5/9/2025, 1:28:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

So, how will The New York Times refer to this entity?

5/9/2025, 1:22:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

How will The New York Times refer to this entity?

4/9/2025, 11:44:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

So, how will The Washington Post refer to this entity?

4/9/2025, 10:47:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Taken from the playbook of former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. The government actually claimed responsibility for 6,252 extrajudicial killings. Human rights groups put the number at between 12,000 and 30,000, including vigilante executions. This is what he wants for the U.S.?

4/9/2025, 7:57:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

When will we see the Epstein files?

4/9/2025, 7:40:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

When will we see the Epstein files?

4/9/2025, 3:38:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

How can Chicago and Illinois resist? Can you tow away their vehicles if they're illegally parked? Can you order non-cooperation by the police? Deny access to city property?

2/9/2025, 10:33:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Great. But, what are the consequences? He did what he wanted to do.

2/9/2025, 6:05:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When will we see the Epstein files?

2/9/2025, 12:44:51 AM | 13 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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When will we see the Epstein files?

1/9/2025, 11:32:44 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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When will we see the Epstein files?

1/9/2025, 7:28:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When will we see the Epstein files?

1/9/2025, 7:26:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

And this makes whose life better?

1/9/2025, 7:07:01 PM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

When will we see the Epstein files?

1/9/2025, 4:40:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Me, too. I’m pretty happy with a place that’s not focused on video and pictures. I like to read and write.

1/9/2025, 2:59:58 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

That will make people's lives better.

31/8/2025, 8:46:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Feature not a bug?

31/8/2025, 7:06:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

We have no idea what she stated on any document. Only unsubstantiated claims by an administration that lies as often as they breathe.

31/8/2025, 1:16:29 AM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

“I am very proud of the beautiful stonework we did in the Rose Garden.” I’m focusing on the “we”. Somebody undoubtedly did beautiful stonework. But Mr. Trump was certainly not part of that “we”. Has he ever done a single day of labor in his life? At best, he commanded that the work be done.

30/8/2025, 7:43:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“You made me so angry I had to hit you.”

30/8/2025, 2:00:02 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

What? He said “God forbid”.

28/8/2025, 11:05:05 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Imagine a day where Trump is able to strongarm the Nobel committee into giving him an award. How many previous recipients return theirs?

26/8/2025, 6:49:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s aspirational.

26/8/2025, 6:46:37 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

I thought Harvard was a private university. I thought Paul, Weiss was a private law firm. I thought Canada was a sovereign nation.

26/8/2025, 1:14:04 AM | 37 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Is it plausible to think that she will ignore the illegal firing & continue to go about her duties with the support of other members of the Federal Reserve? Rather than acceding until the courts decide, isn't it better to hold firm & let Trump be the one who has to seek support from the courts?

26/8/2025, 12:36:02 AM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump is soft on crime.

25/8/2025, 2:35:12 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Language matters. But, isn't there a significant difference between suggesting that use of language would be "a huge step forward" & making a "demand that nobody ever say anything potentially alienating to Midwestern apes"? Hyperbole doesn't seem helpful.

24/8/2025, 5:42:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Acting career not going so well?

23/8/2025, 7:48:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Iggy Popsicle

17/8/2025, 10:40:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Boston Cream Pie

17/8/2025, 10:39:23 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Phish Chowder

17/8/2025, 10:35:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Would it be okay if they just painted over the purple parts? Exactly how many different colors may be used in street crossings? Are there specific colors or combinations that are banned? So many questions.

17/8/2025, 10:20:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Also, Putin took Trump’s wristwatch. He doesn’t even know it’s missing.

16/8/2025, 7:00:07 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

C'mon this is penny ante stuff. Trump engages in much bigger corruption every day, making conflicts of interest a way of life. Surely Congressman Rob is allowed to wet his beak from time to time?

16/8/2025, 5:20:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

New, tougher sanctions coming if Putin doesn’t agree to a ceasefire by August 8th. But, wait… today is August 16th, right? How could this be?

16/8/2025, 5:08:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

What was that he said about new, stronger sanctions if Russia didn’t agree to a cease fire by August 8th? President TACO shows his belly to Putin.

16/8/2025, 12:19:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s no longer an honor.

13/8/2025, 4:51:16 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Are there any independent sources capable of proving credible job reports to fill this information gap?

13/8/2025, 12:30:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

President TACO.

12/8/2025, 12:59:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

And that’s why Trump has no business trying to negotiate Ukraine’s future without Zelensky being part of the talks.

9/8/2025, 9:19:08 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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And by the end of that meeting Trump will have ceded Alaska back to Russia.

9/8/2025, 6:04:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm betting Trump sweetens the deal by giving Alaska back to Russia.

9/8/2025, 6:02:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Are there no thanks for my attention to this matter?

5/8/2025, 11:13:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

5/8/2025, 12:47:55 AM | 8 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Epstein was a “dirtbag monster”. Maxwell is only an assistant dirtbag monster.

2/8/2025, 8:12:53 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Here's a little taste of how things can get better for you. Play ball and good things will continue to come your way."

2/8/2025, 12:11:50 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There is no truth.

1/8/2025, 8:14:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

1/8/2025, 8:11:48 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

1/8/2025, 8:11:18 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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“In my opinion…” Job numbers are not a matter of opinion.

1/8/2025, 8:10:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

I love the "cleared by the sheriff's office" statement. I think that would mean there was no crime. Okay. There's no law against watching videos of naked women. I accept that. Nevertheless, he's a hypocritical, lying, pervert.

31/7/2025, 12:49:45 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, I’m particularly troubled by Trump’s use of “stolen”. The implication being that these were not just employees who had free will to work wherever they found opportunity. Rather, they were his possessions. He owned them and nobody else was entitled to their services.

30/7/2025, 11:51:35 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

23/7/2025, 7:31:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Our country. In our name. With our taxes. Our shame .

22/7/2025, 7:46:27 PM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump regressive taxes soar to $87 billion, ruining businesses along the way

17/7/2025, 4:34:50 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Not unrelated: The argument that DEI and reparations are wrong because the recipients "didn't earn it" - their ancestors did. But, inheritance is just fine. Total disconnect.

14/7/2025, 2:47:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

"Call off the trial of Bolsonaro, or I'll impose punitive tariffs on your exports." Trump is soft on crime.

9/7/2025, 11:44:23 PM | 72 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nathan Kalman-Lamb (@nkalamb.bsky.social) reposted

Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview. Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.

Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview. The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧵 They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape. This is why we call them concentration camps. There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.
7/7/2025, 1:18:03 PM | 15432 6142 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

Congress passes laws and Trump fails to enforce them. Trump is soft on crime.

5/7/2025, 9:49:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

5/7/2025, 6:53:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Would that be akin to saying that non-White people are not Americans?

4/7/2025, 2:06:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you’re with a state agency or legislature who needs help figuring out how you’re going to modify your benefits systems to deal with federally mandated changes (e.g. employment verification), contact us at @usdigitalresponse.org. We can help for free, thanks to grant funding. There’s no catch.

3/7/2025, 7:49:32 PM | 72 39 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

“Thank you.”

3/7/2025, 6:36:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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2/7/2025, 1:33:33 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

30/6/2025, 1:05:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is soft on crime.

30/6/2025, 1:04:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s the gamble Trump takes when he makes these threats. Now, Tillis owes him absolutely nothing. And he’s probably pissed off.

29/6/2025, 11:47:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

I wonder exactly what he means by “inner-city”? (But, really, I know what he means.)

29/6/2025, 5:46:25 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

And this is how we deport violent criminals? Trump is soft on crime.

29/6/2025, 3:06:13 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture paulpro (@mariopro.bsky.social) reposted

'The New American Gothic', Oil on Canvas by Criselda Vásquez

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28/6/2025, 7:07:33 PM | 3220 835 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture harrylanders.bsky.social (@harrylanders.bsky.social) reply parent

I can’t wait until Quaker kids insist upon addressing their public school teachers by their first names.

28/6/2025, 5:02:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view