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David V. Phillips

@skydaver.bsky.social

Married, Grandfather, Navy #Veteran, Atheist, Pro-gun liberal, married. Working at the nexus of public safety and gun rights #liberalgunowners Prostate Cancer Thriver Enthusiastic, but lousy, golfer. Bourbon drinker Never Trump!

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Starshine🌟@starshine731.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hey friends, my NEW Starter Pack just dropped, so be the first to check it out! It's full of true blue resisters, some you'll recognize & some new ones too! Please vet, follow, drop a 💙 & share so together we can build our community! Pack is below, thanks everyone! 😊💙 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 go.bsky.app/HHJEMFr

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David V. Phillips@skydaver.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The greatest value I get from the Bluesky community is hope, and strength, and humor. Over on the book of faces, I have not posted primary content that isn't filled with derision, objection, and absolute hate for MAGA, since November 2024. Here, I have my people. I offer a tiny bit of humor.

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David V. Phillips@skydaver.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Another distraction from the horrorshow of the orange parasite. ENIAC happened 80 years ago. I attended Penn 50 years ago penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penns-e...

Penn’s ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer, turns 80 | Penn Today

Housed in the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School Building, ENIAC—the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose computer—launched in 1946. ENIAC’s ability to be reprogrammed to solve a wid...

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David V. Phillips@skydaver.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Over on the sycophants (Zuckerberg) media, I post nothing that is not antagonistic to Trump or its myrmidions. Here, I try to post helpful, funny, and/or emotionally satisfying content. The Cornell Bird Labs is emotionally satisfying. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/woodpec...

Explore Woodpecker Holes and Why They are in High Demand: Backyard Birds Revealed

The Backyard Birds Revealed video series is made possible by Wild Birds Unlimited. If you enjoy this series, you can donate to the Cornell Lab to support our work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

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derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.

Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22] He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up. But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Given the high suicide rates for veterans, cutting mental health and suicide prevention jobs at the Veterans Administration is UNCONSCIONABLE. The Trump administration is full of incompetent, hateful monsters.

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