I started a SUBSTACK account for my posts. Poetry. Song lyrics. Short essays. Art. Music. If you like to check it out it’s free. (I don’t charge for subscriptions) and I’ll be your best friend for life! Mostly.

The Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, said, “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert.”

I just got this weird feeling that something is gonna climax within the next week or so. Something big. Weird.

He’s finally getting some kind of recognition beyond the shame he must feel amongst his own party. It’s unimaginable that anyone - anywhere - likes this guy.

an“app” that’s telling me when someone blocks me? I stopped following it because - I don’t care. I block people because they are irrepressible MAGAts or such complete losers it’s just not worth engaging. I don’t block for differences of opinion (I am open to learning) so whomever blocks me? Bye-Bye

I prefer optimism ...

TRUMP IS BY FAR THE WORST AMERICAN EVER 🖐️

If it’s redacted, you could pretty much bet the name that was blocked out is Trump. They’re not going to redact Democrats. So… Just insert his name into those black bars and you’d be pretty close to good.

We accept that the redacted portions referred to Trump. No one else. So it should be fairly basic to just insert his name into those black bars and it will be accurate. Rest assured they are not going to redact any Democrats.

Just in time for Christmas!

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I shoulda been home two hours ago but the band was jamming. We were having a great time!

Will AI kill the learning process - the ability to investigate, research, fabricate, and develop solutions and answers without outside assistance? How will skills be measured at the job interview?

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I shoulda been home two hours ago but the band was jamming. We were having a great time!

I’m a bachelor tonight. My wife went to a wedding with her friend. Party!! I just did a load of laundry! Fed the dogs and cats! Clean the sink in the basement. Now sit down and fold the clothes have some leftover Chinese food And a piece of pizza. This is great! 🎉🎉🎉🎉👯‍♀️👯‍♀️👯‍♀️ zzzzzzzzzz

It took a little time to pull all this data together, but I think it was worth the wait! Democrats won 245 races in South Carolina last month❕ They won in some of the reddest counties in the state. They won because South Carolinians are tired of Republican nonsense. LFG! #SouthCarolina #scpol

#BexarCounty, #TX: 7y/o #MiaMoore was last seen in Mar 2025. She was withdrawn from school in Aug 2025 and enrolled in an online school program. She may be with her mother, Elena Gonzalez, who has a warrant for Interference with Child Custody. #HelpUsFindMiaMoore #HelpUsFindUs

One big happy family ... and gramps.

@sosofiefatale.bsky.social I hope we can all survive this holiday season with reasonable happiness and peace. Stand firm. Look forward. Stay frosty.

MAKE NOISE ON THIS ONE‼️ They didn’t just deport him—they sent him to CECOT in El Salvador. Agelviz came here legally through the refugee resettlement program—fully vetted. But when he landed in Houston, CBP snatched him over a tattoo: a clock and a rose. No charges. No record. Just a suspicion.

I remember this like it was yesterday ...

AI gives answers like fast food—quick, tasty, forgotten fast. Real retention comes from the struggle: reading, failing, discovering. The grind is the nutrient. Use AI as a tutor, not a crutch. Some things are worth doing the hard way. #knowledge #literature #AI

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Going deeper with a companion ever present but silent ... some dark thoughts about an occasional companion: "Where My Sadness Sleeps” #poetry #dreams #grief philipbutta.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/s...

some dark thoughts about an occasional companion: “Where My Sadness Sleeps” Poetry by Phil Buttà from his collection “The Listening Man” available free from Phil via pdf. I clearly see where my sadness sleeps,With all the broken toys it keeps,With whispered lies and feral threats,With bloodstained…

Are you hanging on or just pulling yourself up?

You ever feel like …

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Talking things through with my xAI companion ... bouncing ideas and thoughts ... another voice in the choir.

December ... the last month this year ... it’s been an incredible journey getting here.

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We have to stay frosty on this! We must stay focused and courageous. philipbutta.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/f...

From Dying Embers to Living Flame: How the Twilight of MAGA Lights the Way Back to Democracy In Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer," Phase III marks the consolidation stage where mass movements, led by pragmatic "men of action," often falter, devolving into bureaucracy or irrelevance. MAGA, as a…

From Dying Embers to Living Flame: How the Twilight of MAGA Lights the Way Back to Democracy In Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer," Phase III marks the consolidation stage where mass movements, led by pragmatic "men of action," often falter, devolving into bureaucracy or irrelevance. MAGA, as a…

BACK IN THE 80S ...

Okayyy … that was a nice … day.

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The Religion of Wisdom : Be mesmerized and comforted knowing that truth is not limited to bricks or books philipbutta.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/t...

The Religion of Wisdom Part One: The Church of Self We move beyond the loud, brash chaos that surrounds us, beyond the packaged bible of comfort and acquiescence, to search for the borderlands of truth and knowledge. We walk to the outer edges of the approved reality, the one invented for us by…

Enjoy the coming holidays …

Women belong everywhere men do — in leadership, in history books, in paychecks, in respect. Equality isn’t a favor; it’s the baseline. Proud to stand with the women who’ve always been heroes. 💜 #WomensRights

It’s amazing what you’ll find when you’re not looking for it. I found this large painting in my basement rolled up in a plastic sleeve. Cool?

Predicted. Expected.