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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 9h

I like @macfarlanenews.bsky.social because he's a
fact-stating kind of reporter, like ones that existed when I was a kid. 🥰
#euphemismjournalism

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 11h

I'm so old, I remember Don Bolles.

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 16h

The Election Assistance Commission is considering making proof of citizenship a requirement to vote in federal elections.
Public comments need to be submitted by 10/20/25. Please write to EAC to submit your comments. It's easy! Just click on the link below:

www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...

a woman says your vote is your power in a purple jacket

ALT: a woman says your vote is your power in a purple jacket

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 13h

Love it! 🥰

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 13h

Juan Ciscomani staffers, I warned you in February that Rump would make you and Juan criminal co-conspirators. If you can't remember February, that's when you were pretending DOGE was a real government entity.
Staffer Kyle in Tucson who hung up on me, Rump still hates Mexicans.

Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 14h

🤣🤣🤣
I forget Bill Barr is also sweating bullets.
Creepy Mike's baby-voiced handmaiden wife has sewn maxi pads into his collars.

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 14h

Really sick stuff, especially after what they did to President Biden. Mainstream media, I've never seen an entire industry throw itself under the recalled Cybertruck until you.
#euphemismjournalism

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 14h

I just attended a class on the Namingha family. So much talent! 🥰

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 14h

Very cool! I'm looking forward to next Sunday! 🪶🥰

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 15h

Need something birdy for your home or office? I’m updating my website with recent images and a section for Owls… stop by and browse 👀

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
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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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 16h

Dandy, you're an authentic kitty. 🐈🥰

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 20h

Creepy Mike, I wouldn't make Adelita Grijalva my enemy from the get go, but that's just me. 🤷‍♀️
Signed, a Tucson resident

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 21h

Sean P. Barbabella, D.O., I will not be hiring you to manage my medical care.

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 21h

For my birding peeps, October 11 is October Big Day. "Wherever you are on 11 October, take a few minutes to enjoy birds and share what you find on eBird."
Have fun!
🦜🦉🪶🥰

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 1d

I know we're accustomed to the deranged, demented felon President's hideous visage, but he looks VERY unwell in this picture. I bet he falls frequently and uses a walker and/or wheelchair in private now.

Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 1d

😔

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 1d

I believe Pammy Jo knows this. She's only been covering up Rump's child sex trafficking crime syndicate 96 months longer than the rest of her peeps. If you need Cliff Notes to be snarky, disrespectful, and evasive, you're losing. Pammy Jo, Ghislaine has nicer digs than you will.

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1d

Americans have been telling themselves they will not live on their knees for generations going back to our Founding.

We’re gonna be testing that claim in the coming months.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

England is now experiencing a significant COVID wave, after 10 months of relative quiet.

"If someone says they are in bed with flu, it’s almost certainly COVID, given that the number of people admitted to hospital for COVID last week was 50 times higher than the number admitted for flu!"

The chart shows weekly hospital COVID admissions per 100,000 population in the UK from May 2023 to September 29, 2025, based on UKHSA data.

Autumn 2023 peak reached around 6 per 100k.

Winter JN.1 peak followed early 2024 (~5 per 100k).

Several 2024 peaks occurred mid-year before dropping.

A 10-month stretch of low, stable levels lasted through late 2024 to mid-2025.

A new Sept 2025 wave shows a sharp upward climb approaching prior peak levels.

Source: UKHSA weekly surveillance report
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Chart by @chrischirp.bsky.social.

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 1d

Press, if you could only say this. Oh well.
#euphemismjournalism

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus.

Japan’s Health Ministry declared an influenza epidemic after 4,030 cases were reported in the week starting Sept 22, up 957 from the previous week.

135 schools closed amid outbreaks, three times higher than last year.

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus

The government has declared a nationwide flu epidemic, prompting calls for vaccinations and heightened vigilance

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Julian Ryall
Published: 8:00am, 8 Oct 2025 Updated: 11:50am, 8 Oct 2025

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Arizona Birder @liberalazbirder.bsky.social · 1d

Laura, all those diaper changes were for nada.
#Presidementia

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1d

This is a direct link to No Kings rallies next Saturday the 18th across America.

Use it to find the one you are going to.

We need everyone to show up AND RT the link and post it in non political digital spaces.

It’s now our never, folks!!!

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 ...

nokings.org

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