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Aislinn

@imnotmerida.com

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26 ⚢ 🇮🇪 citizen & 🇺🇸 expat. Aspiring archer & swordswoman. Apprentice barista. Writer of unfinished tales and sometime poet. Swiftie. Mark Hamill & AOC stan. Social Democrat. Tá cúpla focal agam. https://linktr.ee/imnotmerida

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · May 17

✨🆕✨ I made a Bluesky feed for my Irish Word of the Day posts! So now you can subscribe to the feed and not miss any new posts! (This is the first time I've ever done this, so let me know if something's not working right! 😬)

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 12h

Hiya, Damian!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12h

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 12h

Kat is a force of nature. I just love her.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

The Nobel *Peace* Prize winner is cool with murdering civilians on boats

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 12h

Great choice, Nobel Peace Prize Committee (which is not the same group as the normal Nobel Committee, it turns out)

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

Oh that’s a gigantic negative then

Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

That’s unfortunate

Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

This seems just a little problematic from a national security perspective. But what do I know?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and Hegseth give Qatar an airbase in Idaho and Qatari pilots will be flying jets over American airspace. Their lavish gifts and personal business deals with Trump worth billions really paid off for them.

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

Um … what?

Jon @hellofromto.bsky.social · 1d

Except...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

We’re about to enter our LAST WEEK of our livestream fundraising experiment.

I wanted to prove that campaign fundraising can be fun and transparent instead of being reliant on rich people.

ICYMI, here’s how it’s been going:

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🦋Cosmo the Shaggy Dog🦋 @cosmotheshaggydog.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Bill. Always a thrill.
Ahoy you truth seekers. Keep digging.

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

💯

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🦋Cosmo the Shaggy Dog🦋 @cosmotheshaggydog.bsky.social · 1d

Maidin mhaith Aislinn. Cosmo is a fan of renewable energy. And adventure. And chewing old tennis balls. Have a waggy day.

🦋Cosmo the Shaggy Dog🦋 @cosmotheshaggydog.bsky.social · 22d

Gracias. Cosmo is adventurous. He's working on a film about windmills and whales.

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🦋Cosmo the Shaggy Dog🦋 @cosmotheshaggydog.bsky.social · 1d

Cosmo studies taxonomy of critters from the swamp.
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🦋Cosmo the Shaggy Dog🦋 @cosmotheshaggydog.bsky.social · 9d

Say G'day to "The Tiniest Johnson."

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

I have a very uncomfortable feeling you’re right.

Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

Carbon offsets are nonsense

Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 1d

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says | Carbon offsetting | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 1d

Their fear is more and more obvious every day. Fascists don't go quietly, dear American friends. Be prepared.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Nobel Peace Prize day to all who celebrate! 🕊️

In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.