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Albion Rising

@lbion.bsky.social

Progressive citizen. Husband, dad, brother and grandad. Musician, singer/songwriter. Traveler, reader, writer and keen observer. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 No bots. No porn.

created November 14, 2024

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Profile picture The Good Liars (@thegoodliars.bsky.social) reposted

The Good Liars - Talking About Guns youtu.be/v8U3TuQN3Ro

1/9/2025, 7:02:38 AM | 206 63 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

aka Trump will attempt another diversion from the Epstein Files tomorrow afternoon.

2/9/2025, 4:06:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Nice to see Milner making a big difference today!

1/9/2025, 2:56:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Awesome! Release the Epstein Files.

1/9/2025, 2:53:17 AM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Are there any pics of the cars involved?

1/9/2025, 2:14:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

CHICAGO…

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30/8/2025, 5:50:19 PM | 40253 9871 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture wellesmusic (@jwellesmusic.bsky.social) reposted

good mornin #sInGeRsOnGwRiTeR #cOuNtRy #OrGiNaL #folk #song

30/8/2025, 12:56:18 PM | 1614 457 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

29/8/2025, 9:45:09 PM | 32326 10358 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

We need to overturn Citizens United!

30/8/2025, 3:33:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted

“You cannot argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience” -Mark Twain This is why the medical experts are leaving the CDC.

30/8/2025, 12:57:53 AM | 11372 2648 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

100%

29/8/2025, 4:12:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted

BREAKING: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey JUST CALLED FOR a statewide and federal ban on assault weapons. Who’s with him?

28/8/2025, 7:45:52 PM | 15650 4007 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

I’m OK with this. He wasn’t badgered, forced or coerced. The reporters were gentle. The world needs to hear these eyewitness statements unfiltered as urgently as the events demands. He was amazingly clear & concise with his description. Smart kid! So sad to see him damaged by this senselessness.

28/8/2025, 5:40:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

My point being - Don’t be saddened. Take the lesson and keep moving. Good luck! I’m writing lyrics today on a theme I’ve had brewing for a while. “Love Will Carry Us”

28/8/2025, 5:17:19 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

You have to be willing to change or “kill” your creations. Come back to a song or lyric later, in a different frame of mind and fix it, make it better or scrap it all together, in lieu of a new brainchild. Keep creating. Keep writing.

28/8/2025, 1:43:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Nice work!

28/8/2025, 1:30:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

My thought exactly

28/8/2025, 3:07:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Good choice!

28/8/2025, 2:11:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

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28/8/2025, 1:20:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Slice it any way you want

27/8/2025, 8:26:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Stephanie (@bookfrolic.bsky.social) reposted

Wow. Just wow. youtu.be/xYtaBfwpg_k?...

27/8/2025, 8:07:17 PM | 37 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Same with Disney+

27/8/2025, 6:50:33 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted

We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.

27/8/2025, 6:12:00 PM | 30498 6528 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

Another well regulated militia has taken aim at schoolchildren in Minnesota this morning. I can only assume those unarmed kids must have posed a serious threat to the security of a free state.

27/8/2025, 2:37:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov what are you guys doing to forcefully resist Trump? The two of you have become virtually silent and invisible. Democratic governors are getting greater visibility and making their voices heard. Is there a plan? Are you taking action? Help!!!

27/8/2025, 2:19:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

MAGA = Making Allies Go Away

27/8/2025, 3:32:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

I thought it was MS NOW

27/8/2025, 3:21:00 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Boot licking toadies clap and nod while craven, sycophant, blowhard prattles on about the Dear Leader being the single finest candidate to receive the Noble Reward. Amen!

26/8/2025, 9:09:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

How do his hands look today?

26/8/2025, 7:35:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Other than it being a conspiracy theory repeated by a conspiracy nutjob, what does this have to do with HHS?

26/8/2025, 6:10:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

I placed a block on FOX NEWS. I know the code but it’s still an effective deterrent. I used to pop in from time to time to hear the bs they were spewing. I’m so much happier without it.

26/8/2025, 12:44:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Napoli are in need of a middling striker? 🤔

26/8/2025, 12:33:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

No one is coming to save us!

26/8/2025, 2:01:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

We are relatively, personally, unscathed so far, but the ripple effects of the changes in our system of government will change our lives in unimaginable ways. I expect we will soon all know someone being persecuted for the beliefs of opposition. These are dangerously times.

26/8/2025, 2:01:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Doing normal everyday things helps to stave off the existential dread, but we have to do more. We all have to do more. Small acts of resistance wherever possible. Do not obey in advance. Do not tolerate it. Call out the injustices when you see them.

26/8/2025, 2:01:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Deploying troops to American cities, firing people he has no authority to fire, defying, Congress, the courts and egregiously violating his oath of office. I worry about me and us, but mainly I worry about what will be left for our grandkids.

26/8/2025, 2:01:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

It feels quite strange looking for a job, going on vacation, watching a soccer game or doing just about any normal thing while the President of the United States seizes more and more power by the day.

26/8/2025, 2:01:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

She was thrilled & tried to give me some money. I wished her a good day & paid for my stuff. It got me thinking about how much we treasure these items. I stopped wearing my gold wedding band years ago & replaced it with a silicone rubber one. The gold was bothering my skin. I don’t miss it. 💍

26/8/2025, 1:25:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

I was in line behind a woman at the store. After loading her items onto the conveyor she noticed the diamond was missing from her engagement ring. She freaked out. I scanned the floor & caught a tiny reflection from under the rack with the candy & gum. I bent down & retrieved a pretty big diamond.

26/8/2025, 1:25:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Sounds familiar!

25/8/2025, 4:41:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

They have all violated their oath of office to one degree or another.

25/8/2025, 4:40:36 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

I recognize him as a coward

25/8/2025, 3:10:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

There’s clearly some kind of rigid brace under the right leg of his trousers.

25/8/2025, 3:05:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

I solved the 8/25/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:34!

25/8/2025, 2:42:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I solved the 8/24/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:43!

24/8/2025, 4:44:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

They privatize the profits and socialize the losses. Every. Damn. Time.

23/8/2025, 4:54:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Is he the AG now?

22/8/2025, 5:59:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...

22/8/2025, 4:44:47 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Booster separation

22/8/2025, 4:20:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

@SpaceX Falcon launch tonight from 60 miles north of Cape Canaveral

22/8/2025, 4:17:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

When Trump says he’s going to save something, what he really means is he’s going to fuck it up for everyone but himself and his ultra wealthy donors.

21/8/2025, 1:06:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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20/8/2025, 2:57:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

So grateful to be out of town this week! www.facebook.com/share/p/1AvD...

20/8/2025, 2:27:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

CNN.com forces us to scroll through many ads but still wants us to pay for top news stories. Nonsense! They will fail as a result. No one wants to pay for headlines and look at endless ads.

18/8/2025, 10:21:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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17/8/2025, 8:35:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

Wordle 1,520 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

17/8/2025, 8:29:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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17/8/2025, 7:03:05 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

This is the change of pace we need. #VolusiaCounty #Florida #BeachTime

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17/8/2025, 2:12:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

I solved the 8/17/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:36!

17/8/2025, 3:44:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

He seems to be from the same publicity whore mold as D’Souza, Coulter, Jones and Owens, willing to say the most outrageous things possible to generate attention and airtime.

15/8/2025, 4:11:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

So many people have looked at the files that it’s inevitable significant portions will be leaked

15/8/2025, 4:04:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

I solved the 8/15/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:37!

15/8/2025, 2:43:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Wordle 1,517 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

14/8/2025, 5:04:17 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

I solved the 8/14/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:36! Two quick ones in a row!

14/8/2025, 4:07:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

“The clown show is over! That’s a wrap!” - Judge Boxowine

14/8/2025, 2:47:32 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

I solved the 8/13/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:35!

14/8/2025, 1:52:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

TACO Tuesday came early this week. Trump Extends China Tariff Truce www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...

12/8/2025, 1:19:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

She was not acting in her personal capacity when refusing to do her lawful job as a public servant. This is bullshit. She self-righteously acted out her personal prejudice on behalf of the state. Nope!

11/8/2025, 10:45:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

… and then the Supreme Court ruled that a president, this criminal president, can commit crimes while in office, with impunity and immunity, Constitution be damned.

11/8/2025, 3:17:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Because it was staged

10/8/2025, 11:40:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

💥All New Numbers💥* *(Made out of whole cloth)

8/8/2025, 3:33:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

👇👇

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7/8/2025, 11:44:50 PM | 8064 3110 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Cheap imitation is his jam man.

8/8/2025, 3:37:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Judah Grunstein (@judah-grunstein.bsky.social) reposted

Star Wars, but instead of fighting the rebels, the Empire alienates all its allies and partners, undermines its economy and runs itself into the ground.

6/8/2025, 8:44:29 PM | 1098 187 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

In the latest episode of “Let them eat cake!” A rising river floats all turds.

7/8/2025, 7:34:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

They CAN do it here, but they won’t. It doesn’t fit with big ag’s slash and burn mentality. We’d also need a whole new crop of political leaders.

7/8/2025, 7:32:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

The door is ugly and ostentatious, much like the gilded plank in the doorway.

7/8/2025, 7:28:41 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

The NYT is giving Trump just what he needs, his name in 10 of the top 11 headlines today. They’re not good news stories of uplifting in any way, but he doesn’t care about that.

7/8/2025, 12:28:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

That would be a beer, not a bear. 😜

7/8/2025, 12:25:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

I love that city. Warm summer nights find citizens enjoying the last rays of the sun along the River Walk enjoying a bear or a bottle of wine.

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7/8/2025, 2:08:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

My suspicion is that this is just more coordinated, market manipulation from the administration. As always: Follow the money

7/8/2025, 2:01:49 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

I had no problem navigating to the pages in question: constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...

7/8/2025, 1:54:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

I navigated here with no issues: constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...

7/8/2025, 1:48:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Wet TP

7/8/2025, 1:25:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Choking on a Big Mac and nobody knows the Heimlich Maneuver?

7/8/2025, 1:22:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

If you made this up people would think it absurd. I am no longer shocked or surprised by what human beings are capable of.

6/8/2025, 10:15:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

Texas Republicans are attempting to rig the system and pick their voters vs. the other way round. The Democrat lawmakers opposing the rigging are now being called lawbreakers. Meanwhile the TX flood victims are being used as props by the wholly indecent TX Republicans. We’re in the upside down.

6/8/2025, 12:14:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted

It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇 Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.

5/8/2025, 3:31:34 PM | 20746 9486 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

CBS has acquiesced. FBI, BoP & DOJ are controlled by the White House.

5/8/2025, 1:47:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

Watching the Alison Klayman documentary about Steve Bannon “The Brink” on HBO. My takeaway is that Bannon’s motivation lol is chiefly narcissism.

4/8/2025, 3:04:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Glad I’m not sitting behind you

3/8/2025, 3:48:59 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Erik the Rural Juror (@edoggthered.bsky.social) reposted

A guy whose fraudulent university was shut down is telling the Ivy League what to do. A guy whose businesses went bankrupt multiple times is telling the Fed what to do. A guy whose best friend was a child sex trafficker is telling the DOJ what to do. That it’s all the same guy is pretty wild.

2/8/2025, 5:14:40 PM | 3684 1207 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Very sweet

1/8/2025, 4:35:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

He won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize, no matter how many wars he solves.

31/7/2025, 3:56:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

He took the title from Giuliani

31/7/2025, 3:48:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Parnas (@aaronparnas.bsky.social) reposted

Jess Michaels is a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's. Today, she spoke out. This is a story that should be on every newspaper's front page. Please share it. Spread the word. Hear her voice. youtu.be/ED0G5fTvF4I

30/7/2025, 3:06:09 PM | 493 208 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

Don Jr. has nice tits! 👀

31/7/2025, 2:39:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted

ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

29/7/2025, 11:34:05 PM | 16887 7613 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social) reply parent

And in other news… Exclusive: Trump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

29/7/2025, 1:37:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Albion Rising (@lbion.bsky.social)

Six years ago on this date, 3 innocent people were killed and 17 were injured by a shooter at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in CA. Motive could not be determined. It was an assault rifle. I could go on for days. You get the point!

29/7/2025, 3:03:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view