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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 1h

Protest is patriotism 🇺🇸

John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 2h

JFC I’ve had 10 years of griping about this with my @surlybikes.bsky.social Troll (which I adore and ride hell out of) w beautiful maple fenders and @rivbike.bsky.social just sticks a licked finger in my ear @bannedrandy.bsky.social et al

Why not a wingnut for a quick release of your townie rack so wheel removal works?

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Azooz🫒💔 @azooz-3.bsky.social · 5h

@johnwares.bsky.social My family in the north is hanging by a thread… the bombing never stops, and every day is a struggle to survive. 💔
Your support, no matter how small, can help my family find safety and hope again.
#SupportHumanity #HelpMyFamily

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 6h

I’m so sick of these rotten evil bastards and what they’re doing to my country.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 6h

This isn't just cruel to these dedicated public servants — it also harms the millions of Americans who will lose the vital services they provide.

Trump's been illegally withholding funds and slashing services since Day 1 — and is on even shakier legal ground now.

Back to court.

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions in force were underway.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 9h

What's a purer expression of love for America than peacefully exercising your First Amendment rights in defense of our democracy? What's a more 'hate America' statement than labeling nonviolent defenders of democracy 'terrorists?'

Anyways, join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 9h

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h

Government shutdowns offer a rare opportunity to un-submerge the submerged state. Something Democrats could/should be doing is every day of shutdown, pick some agency and focus on it for the day. Highlight what it does and what we're losing each day their staff are furloughed.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 1d

A park employee, who spoke with SFGATE on the condition of anonymity to protect their job, said they know of only one wilderness ranger working the entire park. And technically, that person is not even a ranger, the employee said, but a volunteer.

SFGATE @sfgate.com · 1d

"It's the Wild Wild West."

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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 9h

help i'm being forced to use new remote meeting software

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 11h

damn did I wake up and get milkshake ducked by the Nobel Prize Committee

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Anas Basil🍉 @annas--help.bsky.social · 12h

@johnwares.bsky.social
The ceasefire is about to begin, but we still need your help to rebuild what two years of war destroyed. We lost everything. Please, help my family start again. 💔

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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 12h

CAR BUBBLE

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 23h

Worth a friendly reminder that the next set of nation-wide No Kings protests are set for October 18th.

There's probably one in your area.

I am not generally a crowds or protests sort of person, but there's one in my town and I'll be at it on the 18th.

www.nokings.org

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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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 12h

It was a class favorite!

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 21h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 22h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 13h

MAGA is evil. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

Federal workers say government shutdown is just the latest hardship: 'I am constantly worried'

Federal workers say the government shutdown is just the latest hardship in a months-long grind of workplace challenges.

www.cnbc.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13h

www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

at some point you have to wonder why this barely interesting thing warrants any media coverage at all in a country with oodles of interesting things editors deem unfit to cover

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Turning Point USA announced it will host counterprogramming to the Super Bowl halftime show, called “The All American Halftime Show,” as MAGA critics have been enraged over the selection of Bad Bunny as the 2026 headliner.

MAGA rage over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl sparks an alternative show

Counterprogramming hosted by the group that Charlie Kirk founded spotlights the growing political polarization surrounding one of the biggest events of the year.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 23h

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

lostcoastoutpost.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 1d

Phenomenal show by Chris Thile at UGA performing art center!

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 1d

Let me take a minute to remind folks that Christopher Columbus did NOT discover new lands. These lands were already home to Indigenous peoples since time immemorial, they were never wild or in need of taming. We had language, culture and even a spiritual connection to Creator.

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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · 1d

Portland doing as Portland does

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 1d

If you follow me you know my bike also carried a maple chèvre danish this morning. Ditch the car yall.

John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 1d

I like carrying weird things by bike. Today a sample of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.

See next photo, but now strapped to my bike.

Urchins and crabs and octocorals and whelks and tunicates and sponges and more, in a Tupperware.

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