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Acid Rain

@bearysweet.bsky.social

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💙 Trying to see the good side of people. Atheist, loves kitties, and tinged by the dark side. Looking for mutuals so will be happy to follow back, except for magas extremists religious accounts 💙

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · May 15

This seems to be the modus operandi of Trump's republicans.

Enacting bills to benefit the rich.
Setting up cryptos & donation drives to bilk the poor.
Tanking the markets to stress the everyday population so that the rich can snap up devalued assets on the cheap.

All at the expense of the poor.

Edward A. Rowe @edwardarowe1.bsky.social · May 15

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 47m

Told you guys not to feed him after midnight..

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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 20h

After 12 o'clock the real Tr*mp pops up (this picture is not photoshopped).

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Luna Nora @lunanorarin.bsky.social · 20h

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 4h

You back down from a bully, and he'll use the same threats again when he needs something else from you in the future.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h

China signaled that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.

China vows to stand firm against Trump's 100% tariff threat

China is signaling that it won't back down in the face of the latest tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

The great actress Diane Keaton has left us at the age of 79. Too soon to say good-bye to the woman who made us smile at the quirky Annie Hall, and who broke our hearts in Reds. Your charm and talent will be sorely missed.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 12h

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 9h

Primary season is coming, John.

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 22h

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 8h

Clownfish chilling out around their favourite anemone.

#clownfish #anemonefish

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 8h

Can you name a country on this map?

"This is Africa right?" 😱😳

#maps #geography #knowyourcountries #trivia

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 8h

Cats like academic institutions.. Smart kitty.

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#cats #learning #academia

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 8h

Dads declaring they don't want a dog as their best friend.

Let's see how long that lasts..

🐶 Woof 🐕😅🥰

#dogs #dads #resistanceisfutile

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

Portland 🔥

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 22h

A clownfish with its own cozy anemone snuggly-pad.

#clownfish #anemone

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 22h

An idea on how to make your own Halloween pumpkin lantern 🎃

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#handicraft #halloween #pumpkin #lantern

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 22h

A whole minute of nothing but rocks.. on Mars, taken by the Curiosity Mars Rover.

This is what the surface of Mars really looks like.

#mars #nasa #curiosity #marsrover #science

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 22h

The famous Zundert flower parade in the Netherlands.

Bloemencorso Zundert is the largest flower parade in the world. The parade takes place on the first Sunday of September, in Zundert, Netherlands. The large floats are constructed entirely by volunteers.

#flowers #parade #netherlands
#festive

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 23h

Doc Oz is not stupid, unlike his orange boss. For him to suck up to the idiot-in-chief openly by repeating his mathematical nonsense just doesn't lend credibility to his already dubious position.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 1d

So........ there are stores built out of plywood with no storefronts everywhere you look in Portland now?

I call BS on this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 1d

The whole world is laughing at him. If respect is truly earned, he wouldn't have needed to rename his DOD to the dept of war, and he needn't have had to use threats and slimy coercion to get other countries to bend for him.

If he's respected, they would've flocked around him in mutual cooperation.

‪[email protected]‬ @momspersistence.bsky.social · 1d

Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 1d

Just because he can speak their language doesn't mean he'll be accepted into their folds. They recognise only the colour of your skin, and the faith of racists, you know, that particular flavour of christianity.

Nothing else matters much.

leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 1d

New Republic: Vivek Ramaswamy was the headliner at a Turning Point event at Montana State. He was asked repeatedly by a hostile crowd why he thought he could adequately participate in electoral politics when he was non-White and non-Christian. He hadn’t thought the leopard would eat his own face.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

With Larry Ellison in control of TikTok, we now have right-wingers or looney far-right wingers in control of most of the major social media platforms.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

www.thenation.com

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 1d

Comic enthusiasts, here are a few Superman covers to bring back those memories.

Video courtesy of
#THECOMICSTORE of Lancaster, PA USA

#comics #superman #manofsteel #covers