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Chris 📎

@dalekchap.bsky.social

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Tea drinker, vegetarian, atheist, anti-racist, ex-techie (ASM, etc), animal fan, very happily married. Pharmacologist KCL alumnus. 📎 Owner of a Frenchie. He/him. Equal rights, period. Voted for the women!!

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Chris 📎 @dalekchap.bsky.social · Feb 6

Internet censorship and VPN thoughts: it is quite likely internet censorship will be here soon. A VPN will disguise your address from the web - you can appear to be from other countries. We will all need reliable vpn’s before that happens. Look around… get reviews…

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Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 5h

I assume you know of the Exploding Whale?

The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon

YouTube video by KATU News

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 She fights back. ✊🏼

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 13h

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A Latino man was already inside. Witnesses say she was accused of “obstruction.” Her response? “I didn’t obstruct.”

The agents then sped off, clipping a car, blowing through a red light, nearly hitting a CTA bus.

This was a kidnapping in broad daylight by armed thugs targeting a journalist.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 4h

Meanwhile, in Virginia…

“[𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯] 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘕𝘢𝘻𝘪 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳…

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘈-𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴.”

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The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified

Meet John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia. There’s a lot to learn.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social @foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social · 4h

My wife is blaming me for ruining her birthday. That's ridiculous, I didn't even know it was her birthday!

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Cowboy Carter Vegas Night 2 🤭 @neau.blacksky.app · Mar 23

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Cowboy Carter Vegas Night 2 🤭 @neau.blacksky.app · Mar 23

For my thriftin’ sistas

7 Black-Owned Secondhand Shops Online — Old World New

Black-owned organic loose leaf tea brands that you can support during Black History Month and beyond - Black History 365!

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Cowboy Carter Vegas Night 2 🤭 @neau.blacksky.app · May 26

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Cowboy Carter Vegas Night 2 🤭 @neau.blacksky.app · May 9

I cried, so now y’all can too. Mr. Riddick graduated at 80 years old! It’s never too late, and this is important as I constantly doubt myself. 💙💙💙 congratulations to you sir!!!

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Cowboy Carter Vegas Night 2 🤭 @neau.blacksky.app · 4h

I should start a cult. Folks are dumb and will fall for anything. Everyone should start a cult!

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Chris 📎 @dalekchap.bsky.social · 4h

I have a secret cult. It’s so secret you don’t know you’re in it… but you are!!

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Spocko @spocko.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 13h

The #antifascistfrog speaks!
"So I'm out here protesting in a frog costume to especially just to show how ridiculous the notion that we are violent terrorists is. It's just to showcase how that narrative is wrong."

#portland #antifa #frog

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Chris 📎 @dalekchap.bsky.social · 4h

Yes he does! Glad they have a sense of humor!!

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22h

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Chris Klitzing 🦋🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hosea6.bsky.social · 3d

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✨𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝙰𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝✨ @thefrankaccount.bsky.social · 9h

💅

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10h

The only thing snipped here has been RFK’s brain stem.

Screenshot of a tweet from The Bulwark. Text reads: “RFK: ‘There's two studies which show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they were given Tylenol.’” Below is a photo of a formal meeting at a long table with Donald Trump and several officials.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 11h

Just an idea, but how about voting for the party that will NOT give terror financing Muslims from Qatar a MILITARY BASE on US soil?

And even better: How about stopping this and calling your representatives to tell them that YOU will replace them if they don't replace him?

You brought this to USA.

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Chris 📎 @dalekchap.bsky.social · 9h

I see what you did there 🤣🤣

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I Should’ve Been a Cowgirl @seizeday.bsky.social · 16h

This is so cool! Yay Netflix!
Thank you @ltwlauren.bsky.social 💙
Makes me happy to be included by you! Ty!
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

They’re still offering new ICE recruits a $50,000 signing bonus, yet active duty military were seen today lining up at food banks.

Defend your country and you can’t afford to eat.

Terrorize your country and you become rich.

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 10h

Don’t know who made this but it’s pretty great!

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Jen Marie @dabwolf.bsky.social · 9h

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

Sending billions to Argentina while laying off Americans at home.

Letting Qatar build a base on US soil coz they bribed Trump with a plane and are investing billions in his personal business ventures.

Doesn’t seem like “America First”, does it?

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SJ McGee @susansjmcgee.bsky.social · 13h

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 14h

Sam Alito says non-delivery of mail is too trivial an issue for people to be allowed to sue USPS, but what happens when it's our ballots that are not being delivered?

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'Sneakily crucial': Expert says obscure Supreme Court case will have massive repercussions

The Supreme Court is hearing a number of high-profile cases this term, including one critical to the future of congressional representation. But they're also taking on a much lesser-known case, about ...

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 9h

Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the removal of all rainbow sidewalks in Texas.

TikToker Kim Abrahamson Moore responded to the news with this pic of her driveway.

#LoveIsLove #Resist

Kim Abrahamson Moore's driveway with beautiful trees, a dog, and a rainbow sidewalk.

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I am 1 goodfellow @mrgoodfellow.bsky.social · 10h

He was told to stop talking after voicing words about "plenary power." His ego over reaches, and he continues to claim power he doesn't have.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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