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Maria Aragon - Artist and Author

@mariaaragon64.bsky.social

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Self-taught artist, indie author of fantasy novels, incl. The Jinniyah and The Hunter of the Dead (about Hades and Persephone). Lulu.com 'LIKES' DO NOT EQUAL APPROVAL, just acknowlegement. NO DMs, except about my work. https://mariaaragon.com/

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Maria Aragon - Artist and Author @mariaaragon64.bsky.social · Nov 15

I am a self-taught artist and indie author of fantasy novels. My novels are available via Lulu.com and amazon. My paintings can be found at mariaaragon.com

Symbolism and Other Art - Maria Aragon

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 1h

Buried in this piece and notable given giant Trump admin cuts to the humanities: “This September, the National Endowment for the Humanities presented its largest-ever grant—$10.4 million—to the conservative Zionist Tikvah Fund.”

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

What Is Lorin Stein Doing at “Tablet”?

The former Paris Review editor was ostracized over sexual harassment allegations. Now he’s editing a divisive, right-wing Jewish magazine. What’s going on?

www.thenation.com

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 1h

Separation of Church & State protects everyone's right to however they want to practice (or not) their faith.

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 4h

Sean Hannity predicted absolute bedlam at the 'No Kings' rallies this past Saturday. It was closer to a giant party - completely with inflatable costumes and dancing!

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Andy Ostroy @andyostroy.bsky.social · 3h

US gov’t shut for past 20 days
Economy tanking
Inflation up
Unemployment up
Job growth cratering
Collapsed ceasefire
Israel/Gaza war worse
Russia/Ukraine war worse
Starting war with Venezuela
Violating Constitution daily here at home
37% approval

He’s a total fucking loser

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Anand Giridharadas to Andrew Cuomo: "First of all, governor, it's 'Mamdani.' This is a very big, diverse city you want to lead. We should get the names right."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2h

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 17h

Royals doing the ugly things in the first place.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 17h

to her sister in law (it wasn’t intentional, Meghan outshined Kate by simply breathing),

has no equivalent when it comes to the disgusting behavior of an entitled perverted criminal.

No fury at all from the RF for Andrew. The biggest sin to them, is royals revealing the ugliness inside, not

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 17h

Here’s the thing that annoys me:

Queen Elizabeth knew her son was a pedophile for YEARS and did nothing about it.

Charles has known his brother is a pedophile for YEARS and has done nothing about it.

The FURY the RF mustered because Harry’s wife wasn’t sufficiently obsequious and deferential

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Comedy for Animators @comedyforanimators.bsky.social · 22h

Lifting and carrying a heavy weight is a classic animation exercise. #BugsBunny #LooneyTunes #Animation

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Mark Hennessy @markhennessy.bsky.social · 23h

Feeds the soul, this - Two years ago we planted 24,000 native saplings – now our forest is thriving

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Two years ago we planted 24,000 native saplings – now our forest is thriving

We planted on the cheapest land we could find in Ireland. These small wet fields now hum with life. This habitat is healing

www.irishtimes.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 6h

I can confirm that the Las Vegas airport is not airing the illegal Kristi Noem video.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1h

At least four Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-four-palestinians-killed-israel-gaza

At least four Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="430453" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-four-palestinians-killed-israel-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-four-palestinians-killed-israel-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">At least four Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least four Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli soldiers across the so-called Yellow Line, the boundary inside Gaza marking where Israeli troops pulled back. </p> <p>The Palestinians were killed in two seperate attacks  <meta charset="UTF-8">“by Israeli gunfire as they were returning to check on their homes," <meta charset="UTF-8">Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza’s civil defence rescue service said. </p> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 8h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Over 500,000 views before the Community Note fact check.

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The Get More Smarter Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 3h

By the way, we're winning

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 3h

YES. I saw plenty of American flags at our No Kings rally and it was amazing. MAGA does NOT get to hijack our flag and have exclusive use of it.

Stick to your Trump 2024 and Let's Go Brandon shit-rags.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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Miriam @miri100.bsky.social · 3h

Donald Trump has no say so over the House of Representatives. It is time to remove Mike Johnson for refusing to open the house back up. There has to be a representative that will start the process. Mike Johnson will no longer be speaker at the house. He is unfit. He does not work for Donald Trump.

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Lachrymalis @aquavirago.bsky.social · 3h

I thought our side was waffling and that any fed judge could do it. Apparently I was wrong. It really does look like all they can do is sue and wait. 🙄

lastcampaign.substack.com/p/who-may-sw...

Who may swear in Representatives-elect?

It's not who some so-called legal experts claim

lastcampaign.substack.com

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Hernandez888 @hernandez888.bsky.social · 3h

When a government of the People, for the People, and by the People literally & figuratively shits on the People, it's name is Tyranny. We the People have a duty & an obligation to exercise our Rights & Liberty to overthrow those traitors, & abolish their treason by any means necessary.
Revolution.

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 3h

This is absolutely ridiculous that we have to wait this long for someone who was voted in to Office, and now we have a state that doesn’t have a representative, because Mike Johnson has a little Johnson. Grow up, Michael.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3h

It’s long past time for Speaker Johnson to do his job and swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She won on September 23rd that’s 26 days ago.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

This is the chicago ICE/CBP body worn cameras order hearing.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 4h

We've taken our seats in Judge Ellis' courtroom, where the Internet signal is not stellar.

The judge is set to take the bench in 10 minutes. Stay tuned.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 5h

Judge Sara Ellis' hearing is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. CST.

When she called for this hearing, she specifically cited concerns about two recent incidents in Chicago:

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