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NO DMs, LISTS, OR PORN: Fan of science shows: Childless cat & dog lady advocate: Believer in Democracy, Science, Climate, Truth, Vaccinations, Data, & Reproductive Rights Ben Franklin: "A republic, if you can keep it." Currently vetting new followers. TY

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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · Dec 19

Thanks again to all my new followers. I am still in the process of vetting followers. So, be patient as I am not overlooking you. It really helps to have a bio or having had some posts on your page. If you're in a Starter Pack that I am familiar with this also helps.

Thanks again for your patience.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 4h

Three incumbents, one challenging a Repub, all four worthy Democrats who need our support to win their seats in the Virginia House of Delegates:
☑️ Marcia Price, District 85
☑️ Virgil Thornton Sr., District 86
☑️ Jeion Ward, District 87
☑️ Don Scott, District 88
Get ready to vote on Nov. 4!

Graphic supporting Marcia Price, Virgil Thornton Sr., Jeion Ward and Don Scott for Virginia House of Delegates. Election Nov. 4, 2025.

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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 3h

#VA voters, 👇👇👇👇

Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 4h

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 5h

ICE is shooting and murdering people. With real bullets. From real guns. If you think they only use rubber bullets or paintballs, no—they are using real guns with real bullets #DefundICE #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 14h

Say his name.

#SilverioVillegasGonzalez

How do you tell the innocent children that their only father will never come home?

#USDemocracy

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 5h

Silent protest. Powerful message.
Handmaid spotted outside Chicago ICE Detention Center.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 7h

As a form of protest, Gregory ran for mayor of Chicago in 1967 and for president of the United States in 1968 as a write-in candidate. His activism was not limited to the U.S. He protested apartheid in South Africa and traveled to Iran to advocate for the release of American hostages in 1980. /end

Dick Gregory speaking in front of a sign for his campaign for president.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 7h

Gregory became well-known for undertaking extended hunger strikes and fasts to bring attention to issues such as the Vietnam War, world hunger and police brutality. He also authored several books, including his 1964 autobiography, which he provocatively titled to reclaim a common racial slur. /6

Dick Gregory marching in a civil rights rally in 1968. Photo credit: Anthony Barboza/Getty Images.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 7h

#ResistanceRoots

Dick Gregory was born on this day in 1932 in St. Louis. A pioneering comedian and fearless civil rights activist, Gregory used his platform and trademark satirical style to expose and fight against racial injustice and other social issues in the U.S. and abroad. /1

Dick Gregory. Photo credit: Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images.

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 8h

MSM when it comes to Trump:

"They have to think happy thoughts and say happy things because once displeased, the monster can wish them into a cornfield or change them into a grotesque, walking horror."~

Rod Serling

#ProudBlue
#USDemocracy
#ResistanceUnited
#Voices4Victory

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 9h

Heartbreaking that the people who need the most care are the ones being abandoned.

It’s all about cruelty for them. 💔

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 10h

Please attend a #NoKings Event near you on 10/18/25

www.mobilize.us/nokings/?tag...

No Kings June 14 · No Kings on Mobilize

Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with No Kings.

www.mobilize.us

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 10h

Keep Calm and Get Your Frog On. Or peacock, unicorn, bear…#NoKings events nationwide on 10/18/25 Find one near you, see link in comments #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 10h

JB Smiley

Supports Unions

Unions fight for worker
safety
living wage
competitive salaries
benefits

Support JB Smiley he works for the people

#JBSmiley

JB Smiley Jr. @jbsmileyjr.bsky.social · 5d

Unions from every industry and occupation imaginable have endorsed me for Shelby County mayor because they know I’m going to use the office to keep our workers safe, happy, healthy, and paid what they deserve.

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 10h

Most corrupt POTUS in USA history! Unchecked insider trading, manipulating the market with tariffs. Hello, SEC?
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlue

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11h

Massive insider trading. Thirty minutes before Trump’s China tariff announcement, a crypto “whale” opened a $100M+ short on Bitcoin.

4:30 PM: Whale opens $100M+ BTC short
4:50 PM: Trump announces 100% tariffs on China
5:20 PM: $19.3 B in liquidations hit the market
The whale’s profit: $192 million

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 11h

#ResistanceRoots

“Sometimes it seems like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five-feet four-inches forward in the fight for freedom.”
— Fannie Lou Hamer

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 11h

Lyin’ Leavitt, Gaslight Edition. 🤣🔥

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 11h

DOJ withheld evidence from the grand jury which would possibly negate the charges against Letitia James.
Halligan claimed Hames was going to rent the property as a second home but James never rented it. She lived there.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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'A huge problem': DOJ may have withheld evidence suggesting Letitia James’ innocence

The New York Times reports U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan may have left out important information in her indictment against New York AG Letitia James that might have derailed some charges.“In the indi...

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 12h

🤨 so yeah, this shite is happening now
#DictatorsDontWantYouToHaveGuns

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 10h

He will lose the big donations from the NRA! I don't think he needs them anymore with billionaires bowing to him until he screws them too.

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 10h

You mean, it’s not the “commie libs” taking away the guns? It’s the wannabe king, Trump, taking them? Ooh that’s gotta burn the #2A rights crowd lol

a man sitting on a couch with the words you betrayed me above him

ALT: a man sitting on a couch with the words you betrayed me above him

media.tenor.com

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facts-r-facts.bsky.social @facts-r-facts.bsky.social · 13h

For liberals "heritage" is protesting.
For conservatives, its the confederate flag.

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Maggie @sbh08mae.bsky.social · 12h

It seems the court is allowing Trump to use the National Guard like his own personal army.

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 14h

#NoKings

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Susan Ann @sab588.bsky.social · 11h

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 10h

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 13h

Judge rules National guard can stay in Illinois but can’t be used while the appeal goes through the courts.
Why didn’t Trump deploy the National Guard when they were needed on #Jan6 at the Capitol to put down the real rioters?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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National Guard troops in Illinois can remain federalized but can’t be deployed, appeals court rules — CNN

A federal US appeals court ruled Saturday the National Guard troops in Illinois can remain under federal control but can’t be deployed as the appeals process continues in the ongoing fight between the...

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