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Pat Fuller

@bannerite.bsky.social

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Democrat, anti-racism, LGBTQ ally. Keeper of the flame!🔥 Not looking for a man. Been with same guy for 55 yrs. Retired educator/counselor #BadAssFeminist #BlueResisters #MomSky #DemCast No Crypto! I believe in kindness! 📎

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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 18h

It’s Saturday! Hope you find your peace and some good coffee!

Mug of coffee and a fall view

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 5h

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 11 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

RIP DIANE KEATON 🙏

ALSO TODAY and every day
We fight for the Children

Thank you Michelle Obama
To we celebrate
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL

Fight for their Health, Peace, Education, HOPE, and LOVE Our love of girls 🙏

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 5h

#ResistanceEarth

Local governments in Asheville and Durham, N.C., passed ordinances to cut down on single-use plastic waste. Now, the Repub-controlled legislature has prohibited local governments from banning “auxiliary containers,” crippling their efforts.

www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...

As plastic trash fills NC waterways, the legislature has banned local efforts to stem the flow | Opinion

In 2023, Republican state lawmakers slipped a provision into the state budget prohibiting local governments from banning “auxiliary containers,” things like plastic bags and Styrofoam cups and coolers...

www.newsobserver.com

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 6h

Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 6h

Some White people are so fragile

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 6h

Although the Gentlemen’s Agreement was not a formal treaty ratified by Congress, it remained in effect until superseded by the Immigration Act of 1924. That act established strict national quotas and effectively banned all immigration from Asia. /end

Newspaper headline about the Immigration Act of 1924: "Immigration Bill is Signed by President; Japanese Ban Becomes Effective on July 1."

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 6h

The Japanese government allowed other categories of people, such as business professionals, to emigrate. The agreement also allowed for the immigration of family members, spurring marriages of convenience with “picture brides.” As a result, the Japanese American population increased over time. /5

Congressional committee members examine passports of Japanese picture brides at the immigration station of Angel Island, Calif., July 25, 1920/

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 6h

Japan agreed to stop issuing passports for laborers wanting to emigrate to the U.S. mainland. In exchange, the U.S. agreed to discourage discrimination against Japanese immigrants, specifically by pressing San Francisco to repeal its school segregation order against Japanese children. /4

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 6h

The Japanese viewed segregation as an insult, and Roosevelt, who had a positive view of Japan, saw the need to intervene to defuse the situation. The San Francisco school board would not change its position, however, so the parties came to a compromise that became the Gentleman’s Agreement. /3

President Theodor Roosevelt.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 6h

San Francisco long had policies segregating Japanese students, but they weren’t enforced until after the 1906 earthquake and fire. There were only 93 Japanese students, so they were sent to the Chinese Primary School. Many were unable to attend due to limited transportation after the earthquake. /2

Harper's Weekly cover showing a politician talking to a school bully as Japanese children look on. The cutline reads: "For Heaven's Sake Do Not Embarrass the Administration!"

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 6h

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1906: San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students. Tensions were eased by the “Gentleman’s Agreement,” an informal treaty between the U.S. and Japan signed by Teddy Roosevelt. /1

Japanese family in San Francisco, ca. 1906.

Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks for including me! Following all!

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The New Untouchables @thenewuntouchables.com · 6h

Bluesky created this starter pack. What do you think?
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks for including me!

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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 7h

My new No Kings starter pack. There's a few new people here All vetted & i Have One of our Greatest generation WWll Heros. There's no one more deserving ,,

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midwest-voter.bsky.social @midwest-voter.bsky.social · 9h

#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

VA HOD Democrats, Dist 81-84

🔹Re-elect Delores McQuinn,
@DelegateMcQuinn

🔹Elect Kimberly Adams
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🔹Mary Person
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🔹Re-elect Nadarius Clark
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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 8h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 10h

Amphibians unite 🐸🐸 #WarRavagedPortland

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

How did someone as weird and creepy as Stephen Miller become president?

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2

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Blue Wave California @bluewavecalifornia.bsky.social · 9h

Great turnout to canvass in support of Prop 50 today! The response at the doors was very favorable but most people don’t know about it. That’s why contacting voters is so important RIGHT NOW and we need you to join in the fun! #YESON50 💙🇺🇸

Find a way to make an impact here: linktr.ee/cadem

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 8h

MSNBC

Live 25 in the Hammerstein Ballroom

Hooray for the lively left 🩵💙

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 16h

fortune.com/2025/10/10/b...

A little good news this Saturday Morning
Without fanfare the former Mrs Bezos always delivers
I admire her so much
DIVERSITY,EQUITY, and INCLUSION
This will help so many students
Billionaires with a heart
Thank you MacKenzie
Why doesn't the media report on this?

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation | Fortune

In a signal to nonprofits and boardrooms, the Yield Giving philanthropist is backing diversity and equity with no‑strings grants—building on more than $19 billion she’s distributed in five years.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

flip.it/UWg1ZM Pregnant people generally aren’t supposed to be held in immigration detention at all—but since we no longer have any laws…

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 1d

On 10/2, Trump unilaterally slashed foreign farmworkers wages.

At the end of the season, when workers who might protest are no longer in the fields, he cut 400,000 people’s wages by as much as 1/3.

Workers with H-2A visas who earned $19.94 this year will earn $13.90 next year flip.it/ywmNTR

Trump Drops the Hammer on Farmworkers

At the end of the season, he cuts wages of 400,000 workers by a third.