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Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 1d

Argentina --> $20 billion
Qatar --> US based Air Force
Americans --> No healthcare, Groceries @ 3x the price, and an ongoing coup

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 8h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/a...

John Lodge, Singer and Bassist With the Moody Blues, Dies at 82

www.nytimes.com

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Saki 🦄🪶✦Fae NTVtuber✦【NTVN】【V-Chunky】 @nightmaresakito.bsky.social · 1d

A beautiful native woman flipping the bird in response to Monday, Oct. 13th, Columbus Day. “Fuck Christopher Columbus.” Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 21h

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 19h

It’s Domestic Violence Awareness month.

As a survivor of DV, I never thought to call a hotline for help because of so many reasons. To this day, I wish that I had and maybe i would’ve been able to get out years sooner.

www.thehotline.org/get-help/nat...

Native American Services

Native American domestic violence services -- free, confidential & available 24/7 -- are rooted in Native cultures and tribal sovereignty.

www.thehotline.org

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

The tech billionaire and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel says the antichrist is ... Greta Thunberg www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 1d

Getting my miles in early 🏃‍♀️. Waiting for that storm to roll in 🌧️

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 1d

time.com/7324832/trum...

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

time.com

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 1d

From me: ‘Navajo president installs a new tribal controller; Council backs the old one’

Navajo president installs a new tribal controller; Council backs the old one

Navajo President Buu Nygren appointed a new interim controller, twice, over the objections of the Council.

www.yahoo.com

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 1d

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Israel-backed PR campaign targets 38 Arizona churches - AZPM

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 1d

Yep 🙄

Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 2d

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Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and ...

www.eff.org

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 2d

In a world full of Katy Perrys, Gwen Stefanis, and Taylor Swifts, be a Hayley Williams.

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 2d

Halloween Reminder:
Don’t dress up as a Native American or wearing costumes based on stereotypes of Indigenous cultures. If you're aiming for a clown costume, stick with that, no need to involve cultural appropriation.

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 2d

I remember in grad school a couple of professors referred to knowledgeable sources as “sherpas” 🤨

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 3d

It's not just the federal government in chaos right now, my tribal government, which is structured similarly, has been going completely berserk these past few weeks.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 3d

Every farmer who gets a bailout is a socialist.

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 3d

Here in Arizona, we are looking to get more rain.

Hurricane Priscilla could turn Phoenix soggy this week. What the forecast says about rain

Remnants of Hurricane Priscilla could send enough moisture inland to produce showers in Phoenix later this week.

www.azcentral.com

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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 4d

Stephen Miller short circuits after saying Trump has "plenary authority" over sending troops into U.S. cities www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Stephen Miller Says Trump Has ‘Plenary Authority,’ Like A King

www.huffpost.com

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 3d

My dad may be a boomer and a cowboy, but don’t worry, he’s definitely not, and has never been, MAGA. Ever! He’s never even been a Republican.

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 3d

Old 1984 picture of Indian National Finals Rodeo competitors. My brother found this on FB.

My dad is at the very end on the left, sitting on the bucking chute with a big smile 🤠.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 3d

PRAY FOR DOLLY PARTON ❤️‍🩹

Freida Parton, sister of Dolly Parton, asks for prayers for Dolly’s health. She says with prayers she know Dolly is going to be just fine.

We all love you, Dolly! Praying 💛

people.com/dolly-parton-sister-was-up-all-night-praying-for-singer-amid-health-struggles-11826073

A happy Dolly Parton reads books aloud to happy kids

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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