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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™
@lgbookworm.bsky.social
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Books, origami, interpreting, circus, baking, and whatever new hyperfocus grabs my attention this week she/her
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 4h
A certain amount of urgency is often necessary for me to get things done, but this constant feeling that weโ€™re all living inside the trash compactor from Star Wars isnโ€™t conducive to productivity at all
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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social ยท 4h
I asked at the WH today and was told they have no further info, and that OMB would be able to answer questions.

And so I have asked at OMB and will report back if I hear anything.

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darthbluesky.bsky.social darthโ„ข๏ธ @darthbluesky.bsky.social ยท 4h
will there be any followup to this fascinating story by the president of the united states that a friend of his sent him a check for $130 million dollars and the president is going to give the money to the military because i for one am fascinated about the details tbh
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com ยท 6h
Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."
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Coffee III: Saison of the Witch @unlox.bsky.social ยท 9h
โ€œoh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-โ€œ itโ€™s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. thereโ€™s a reason the aliens in Independence Day donโ€™t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
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Harlem Toots @chadstanton.blacksky.app ยท 6h
This is part of my concern around the focus on who ICE recruits, because while the recruits are not good people, they are also easy targets. The people setting the budget and hopping onto cable news to defend the policies are harder targets, but theyโ€™re much more responsible.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com ยท 6h
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 5h
Laying out pattern pieces and cutting them always takes SO LONG!
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 5h
My ex MIL used to live in a town so small that just her name and the town name was more than enough to get a letter delivered to her. I love all the different ways people use to direct correspondence to places, and that it generally *works*!
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social ยท 3d
No, we canโ€™t just agree to disagree on our opinions and live peacefully together when one personโ€™s opinion is that the other canโ€™t live in peace. Everyone already knows this, yet people pretend otherwise when it inconveniences them
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 7h
File this under โ€œthings I didnโ€™t know would make me cry todayโ€
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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social ยท 8h
Righteous fucking anger.
blasphemousjones.bsky.social Blasphemous Jones @blasphemousjones.bsky.social ยท 1d
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."

Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
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duendeonfuego.bsky.social
DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social ยท 8h
"TRUMP BUILDS BALLROOM WHILE MILLIONS GO HUNGRY"

there you go it's that easy
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 1d
If anyone wants one of these, Iโ€™ll make you one for a mere $750
closestghost.bsky.social Closest Ghost @closestghost.bsky.social ยท 1d
This is a crochet project that takes less than a minute and is so simple that a beginner can do it. The only thing that even comes close to difficult is the clean color change. Rich people pay for labels, not imaginative products.
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 1d
Oh hey, you were in my neighborhood! *waves*
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social ยท 1d
I wrote this mostly as a joke (about the horrendous fucking ballroom) but I actually sincerely think itโ€™s a thing Dems should do, fucking steal my idea you goddamn cowards
dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social ยท 1d
Listen, you could fucking fundraise off giving small dollar donors a sledgehammer and ten minutes to go wild and youโ€™d fund an entire presidential campaign
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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social ยท Jul 9
My favorite tried-and-true resistance tactic: Being Extremely Fucking Annoying.
Newspaper clipping headlined "!2 Boys Rout Fascists." Twelve boys, some of them less than 10 years old, went to Weymouth beach and barracked Mr. Robert Saunders, a Fascist speaker. He ignored them, so they went away and returned with toffee tins half filled with stones. Using the tins as rattles, they made so much noise that Mr. Arthur England, a 63โ€“yearโ€“old Weymouth magistrate and superintendent of the beach, approached to stop them. A crowd of holidymakers, sympathising with the children, booed Mr. England, and a sock filled with sand caught behind the ear. In the sand battle that followed the Fascists were pelted off the beach.
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 1d
Iโ€™m tired and I wish someone would bring me a nice dinner here on the couch. They donโ€™t have to choo-choo the spoon train directly into my mouth, but also I might not object
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social ยท 1d
Listen, you could fucking fundraise off giving small dollar donors a sledgehammer and ten minutes to go wild and youโ€™d fund an entire presidential campaign
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pairofclaws.bsky.social
Abra, The Everwife ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ‘ป @pairofclaws.bsky.social ยท 3d
Making room for the ballroom.
The white house being blasted by the city destroyer from Independence Day
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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com ยท 1d
Canada watching the President tear down parts of the White House: โ€œWhat the fuck, theyโ€™re just gonna do it themselves now?โ€
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 1d
Iโ€™m getting very worried about my future solvency, depending on what happens with health insurance next year, but at least Iโ€™m *currently* able to pitch in a little extra to my local food bank
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Laura Gillian ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ @lgbookworm.bsky.social ยท 1d
Damn, turns out thereโ€™s a lot of things crawling around under that rock
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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social ยท 3d
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒฑ @susankayequinn.bsky.social ยท 1d
ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE re:the horror show demolition of the WH East Wing ๐Ÿงต
(thx to bsky.app/profile/cali... )

SUMMARY: they rushed through demo during shutdown with zero permits, probably grift for Trump (ofc) but there are two major concerns (beyond obvious horror) & a few actions you can take:

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social ยท 1d
None of this is legal! People are choosing to break the law! Other people are choosing not to hold them accountable! What the fuck!!!
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