The Big Orange Blogger

The Big Orange Blogger

@orangechuck.bsky.social

I love anything Syracuse and positivity. Not here to fight or for drama though occasional respectful disagreement is okay.

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Anyone else ever notice that people who use words like indoctrination or communism actually are the ones who would support those policies if it applies to their values or calls people snowflakes but more offended than anyone if you insult their values.

Don’t preach about teachers indoctrinating students if you want to force students to say a pledge to a flag or pray every day at school. Don’t talk about communist ideology if you believe I have to think like you or leave or worse think I deserve to suffer or die because of it.

Time to show my support for the pride of Cicero North Syracuse HS Breanna Stewart! Go Northstars!

Sarah Spain ✨@sarahspain.com

The WNBA season begins tomorrow, which means it’s time for the return of The Shootaround, Good Game’s WNBA season preview! I break down each and every W squad to get you prepped for tipoff, starting with the Eastern Conference. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

I’m glad they were able to help. I’ve tried applying that to someone I love but unfortunately was unable to revive him and that memory still plays in my head daily.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

EMT instructor Karl Arps’s CPR lesson quickly got real when he lost consciousness. Students took turns doing chest compressions and called 911. By the time paramedics arrived, Arps had regained a pulse. https://wapo.st/4umURDQ

This world needs more good people and less trash. Be one of the good ones or at least go down trying. I’m not perfect but I wake up with the goal to survive the day and when I’m able, help others or at least treat them with respect and compassion.

I’m sure TruthSocial is a beacon for voices of all sorts as well.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Fox News: "If you only watch one side or you only watch the other, you were doing great harm to yourself by not exposing yourself to more viewpoints. Well, take that and multiply it by a thousand. You know, that's what targeted algorithms do on platforms like Bluesky..." This whole clip is amazing.

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If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

Yesterday I saw comments from a member of this government make the most heinous comments about caregiving I’ve ever heard. I will not argue about this but I will say if you think paying family to care for someone over an underpaid caregiver who doesn’t know them is fraud you’re a fucking moron!

In 1992, I went off to basic training. One of my first memories other than the cattle car delivering me there and being measured for my clothing was being lined up and taking multiple shots. Once I was almost deployed to Iraq and on my way to getting my shots, they pulled me & sent someone else.

I like Pepsi products better anyway 😂

Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social

“The infamous Koch brothers have bankrolled climate deniers, propped up polluting industries, and even tried to turn the black community pro-fossil fuel. But, as a recent New York Times story shows, the billionaire conservatives have been steadily exerting pressure against public transit as well.”

I don’t want to win the lottery to be rich or famous because that’s all nonsense but I would love the chance to have the kinda of money and time to change people’s lives for the better and truly make this country great for ALL people in it.

I’m not going to lie, as expensive as things are here, you’d at least think they’d address some of the more serious potholes at least especially since there is already so much construction…why not take care of them too?

All I wanted this weekend was pizza and of course the one place I went to because everyone else wanted subs made a frozen pizza look tempting. If you’re wondering how close I am to my last straw lately with how things are going, I’m like Aerosmith and Living on the Edge.

Praying Barry is okay. In the last couple years, I’ve seen Billy Joel cancel for health reasons, 3 Doors Down end their tour (and their lead singer eventually passed) and now Barry… three of my favorites that if I had the money and the time I’d likely go see live.

One of my worst fears with my anxiety when I cared for a mom with Alzheimer’s was waking up one day sick & my anxiety kicked in and asked what would happen to mom if I didn’t wake up one day? What would happen if she found me? How long before anyone would check on us to know I was gone?

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As a teenager, Jim Boone was sexually assaulted by a priest. Almost 60 years later, he believes the majority of people who endured similar trauma still carry that suffering alone - and he offers an open invitation to an event led by survivors this weekend at Le Moyne:

SeanKirst@seankirst.bsky.social

This weekend in Syracuse: Beyond court settlements, a gathering focused on solace for survivors of clergy sexual abuse ... and the reality that the effort to heal those wounds can never really fade away. My Central Current column, with Mike Roy images: centralcurrent.org/sean-kirst-f...

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Rand Paul: "Really, the debate now should be, is a 47 year old conflict an imminent threat? Were there changes in their nuclear program that made this an imminent threat? And I don't think the evidence is there that this was an imminent threat that would allow the president to go to war on his own."

When people ask me why I care so much, it’s because I want a world where you & my 3 other grandkids can be loved and accepted. When people me why I share content with you, it’s because I want them to see a world where hating someone for skin color means missing out on loving special people like you.