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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 38m

I need to go back and snag that "Q-in-Law" one! OMG. I was so stressed I didn't see it, and I had decided after Rhys's recent Star Trek appearance to look for any "Q" books. Ah!

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 2h

Yay! I love books! (Can’t wait to sneak down there again tomorrow!)

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Eric in America @eric-in-america.bsky.social · 3h

First of all, 97 percent of climate scientists indeed agree that the Earth's recent warming is primarily caused by humans. What do all of these scientists really have to gain by lying to you?

Better yet, what does the fossil fuels industry and its political allies have to gain by lying to you?

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 2h

2/ #YWMLP

Thank you to:
@deanbird.bsky.social
@citrussyndicate.bsky.social
& Lottie!

-Ed and Stede exploring a strange new world by @deanbird.bsky.social with a whole bunch of Star Trek books!

-Ed and Stede with a banjo by Lottie, and Ed and Stede on horseback by @citrussyndicate.bsky.social, with a book of old west stories with “romance” in the title!

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 2h

I got all my cards today, but I only had a few minutes to poke around the library book sale shelves, so here is my first batch. 1/ #YWMLP

Thank you to:
@baladria.bsky.social @sailorsruin92.bsky.social & edteachsbadknee!

Egyptian Ed and Stede by @baladria.bsky.social with a book on hieroglyphs.

A lovely moment with Ed and Stede by @sailorsruin92.bsky.social with six different versions of Pride and Prejudice!

A romantic moment between Ed and Stede by edteachsbadknee with a book about the Medieval lives of charismatic men…

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nkell2002 @whattfisgoingon.bsky.social · 4h

The Founding Members of ANTIFA at it’s inaugural meeting in 1787

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5h

Links:

protectdemocracy.org/work/impound...

www.stanfordlawreview.org/online/trump...

apnews.com/article/8601...

The impoundment threat, explained

Trump’s position is wrong. There is no inherent power to impound. The history of presidential impoundments make this clear.

protectdemocracy.org

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5h

The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power of the purse. By attempting to reprogram federal funds without approval, Trump is directly challenging that separation of powers. This violates the Impoundment Control Act, the very law passed after Nixon’s abuses of budget authority.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Hayley @heyhayley.bsky.social · 6h

In August I bought some Tradescantia Zebrina cuttings off eBay, stuck them on pots on the windowsill and basically left them. One of them has absolutely shot off, living its best life.

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Slate @slate.com · 18h

Dear Prudie: Since then, I have stopped taking their packages in and doing the other nice things I used to do for them, because clearly they (or at least she) don’t appreciate it. slate.trib.al/HEU94Uz

Help! I’ve Always Been My Apartment Building’s Honorary “Grandma.” But the New Young Couple Has Just Been Added to My Blacklist.

Apparently, no one ever taught them good values.

slate.trib.al

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CatVanDooh @catvandooh.bsky.social · 6d

Something I've learned from attending five protests is essential to realize.
These people have lives. They have hobbies.
This is not what they want to be doing.
Every protester is a patriot.
🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
🚬😎

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 22h

Thx, fun! I just rewatched Taika Waititi’s #HuntfortheWilderpeople last week. The birthday song brought tears! 😢 And I died laughing every time Ricky said something innocent that made it seem like Hec was doing such wrong things!! 🤣 I also love that when I search “Ricky Hec” I only get one result.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 3d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 23h

The River of Dreams (1993) by Billy Joel:
youtu.be/hSq4B_zHqPM

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

Donald Trump is a wartime president.

War on women.
War on voting rights.
War on Latinos.
War on California.
War on institutions.
War on history.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

www.propublica.org

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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 87th birthday to John Dean, who is living history. 52 years ago, he stood up to an out of control POTUS whose behavior seems quaint to what we are dealing with now. He admitted his own mistakes and did the right thing. Ever since he has spoken out loudly about authoritarianism & so much more.