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Carole S.

@calbudgie66.bsky.social

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Speaking my mind after years of believing that what I believed didn’t matter. It does. Speak your truth, especially to those who don’t want to hear it. They need it most of all.🕊️. Please don’t DM me, I prefer to converse in public view. Thanks 🤗🕊️💐

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Dawn B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 9h

So I literally had to do this tonight. It was worth it but you know x

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JoeCockapoo (In memoriam) @joecockapoo.bsky.social · 1d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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God-Emperor Tsunami 💙 #FBPE #BLM #GTTO @tsunami65.bsky.social · Nov 18

Vital thread:

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Nov 18

How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 7h

Jennings ignores the fact that Trump lied about Project 2025 intentionally. Then admitted it was a 'hostile takeover' after getting elected. Felon the fraud

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 13h

I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:

"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."

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💙🐶🚴🏻🏊‍♂️♊️ Victoria🌈💥☀️ @victoriaswimcycle.bsky.social · 1h

Believe it or not, there's an election next month. These are some of the most important races on the ballot nationwide. — Yahoo News

Odd-year elections don't get much attention, but there is no shortage of big decisions voters will be making on Nov. 4

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Suella De-Vil First Female Britain First MP (maybe) -parody @suellade.bsky.social · 1h

Reminds me of this
Worrying
V worrying

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1h

Pentagon’s policy bars reporters from accessing or soliciting info not authorized by the DoD which is funded by nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars. NYT’s Richard Stevenson said it limits coverage. Noncompliant journalists must surrender credentials by Tuesday.
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MAGA TV network refuses to sign Hegseth's dubious new press policy

Pro-MAGA TV network Newsmax joined many other outlets in refusing to sign the Pentagon's new restrictive press policy."Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter," the network said in a statement provide...

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

This sequel really sucks.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 7h

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Ukraine Support 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @blue24world.bsky.social · 4h

Europe Moves to Use $232 Billion From Frozen 🇷🇺 Assets to Fund Ukraine

#EU leaders aim to reach a political agreement at next week’s Brussels summit, after which the bloc’s executive will quickly draft a legal mechanism to release funds by mid-2026
#Ukraine #Russia
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PhillipUSA @phillipusa.bsky.social · 20h

#ANTIFA

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 9h

Absolutely crazy thing to say when that Saturday night gassing was the most egregious, unjustified, and excessive use of gas I have ever experienced in my life. The protesters were doing NOTHING to deserve it.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 15h

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

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Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve been gassed more, but never for less. Truly wild.

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gayeallyn.bsky.social @gayeallyn.bsky.social · 17h

Traitor47

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 12d

It’s a bad look.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 20h

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accidentalflyer 🇨🇦🇹🇼🇺🇦 @accidentalflyer.bsky.social · 2h

Democrats are generally better informed. They know Donald Trump is more like Mussolini, without the military service.

Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 5h

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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 6h

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Carole S. @calbudgie66.bsky.social · 1h

THEY’RE NOT MENTALLY ILL!!! THEY ARE CRIMINALLY CORRUPT AND DESTROYING THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13d

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

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AV; Muslims, Dalits, Adivasis have a right to Joy @apveng.bsky.social · 3h

Mahmoud has raised only $973.
Please support him if you can.
Share.
Thank you.
His campaign is listed on lifeline4gaza.com.

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🏚️ Help Mahmoud Rebuild Hope for His Family After Losing Everything in Gaza 💔🛒🇵🇸

Mahmoud, a 22-year-old from Gaza, was supposed to be finishing university by now. But war changed everything.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 10h

The CEO of GoFundMe just said the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding on the platform just to afford groceries. Yet another terrifying recession indicator—another massive, red, blinking light for Trump and the Republicans to ignore.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 2h

Most corrupt presidency ever.
Here’s Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto getting caught on a hot mic discussing a potential business deal. #cdnpoli

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