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Mike Okuda
@mikeokuda.bsky.social
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Graphic designer. Science fan. Space geek. Opinions & politics mine, not my employers'. Evidence matters. Resistance is not futile.
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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 4h
Remembering Pocket Books' Star Trek editor Margaret Clark, who would have been 70 today (Oct 13, 2025). We worked with Margaret on several editions of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. Her foresight even made it possible for the 2016 edition to happen, many years after she left Pocket.
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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 6h
“I am not going to vote to extend these subsidies.” - Lindsey Graham.

About 600,000 South Carolinians are on subsidized Obamacare. That’s about 10% of the population.

#MomSky
Sen. Lindsey Graham pans negotiations on Obamacare subsidies as government shutdown drags on
The South Carolina Republican urged Democrats to "have a rational discussion, but not with the government shut down."
www.nbcnews.com
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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 4h
In the Mirror Universe, all drones have beards.
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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 5h
ICYMI
👽👽👽👽🫶🫶🙏🙏🛸🛸👀👀👀
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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 17h
The final season of #SolarOpposites is NOW STREAMING on HULU and with Hulu on Disney+!

THE ALIENS
THE WALL
IT ALL COMES TO THIS

Tell your parents to resubscribe so you can use their account.
Final season of Solar Opposites poster - now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+
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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 8h
This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".
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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 5h
One of the major reasons ICE goons don't show their faces is they don't want their wives and kids to see what they're doing. Instead of cheating on their spouses, they're cheating on the US Constitution.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h
yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 7h
Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5h
Trump’s cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.
The White House is already walking back hundreds of federal layoffs
Trump's cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.
www.motherjones.com
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 5h
The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell spent several days documenting a drone crew from the International Battalion of Ukraine’s Azov Corps in Donetsk Oblast, where volunteers from across the world have joined the ranks and adapted to modern drone warfare.
Foreign fighters at the front of Ukraine's drone war
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
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Rebecca Fishbein @bfishbfish.bsky.social · 5h
It’s so funny when they call the No Kings protesters “antifa” when they’re like 70% enraged senior citizens (complimentary)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 7h
Some very important context in @atrupar.com PN today:
"After firing much of the fed'l workforce, creating an army of masked thugs to rampage through American cities..and turning the [DOJ] into a Department of Revenge .. why not dismantle every bit of the [ACA]?"
www.publicnotice.co/p/republican...
Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare
And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.
www.publicnotice.co
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h
Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.
A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 5h
Group launches $1 million ad campaign to promote "No Kings" nationwide rallies on Oct. 18.

Ads running in more than 185 local papers across 31 states + full-page ads in NYT, WaPo and USA Today.

All call on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Group Launches $1 Million Ad Campaign Boosting ‘No Kings’ Rallies On Oct. 18
www.huffpost.com
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 5h
13 October 1920 | Polish woman Janina Bednarska was born in Będzin.

In #Auschwitz from 1 July 1942.
No. 8129
She perished in the camp on 20 January 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 8h
More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 5h
Mike Johnson keeps canceling House business to shield Republicans from questions about huge healthcare cuts and health insurance premium hikes.

We must keep up the pressure on Republicans to stop hiding and end the Trump Shutdown: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 6h
ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
www.wweek.com
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h
Illegal killings ordered by a criminal regime.
A tweet from The Bulwark quoting Rep. Jim Himes on Face the Nation. The tweet says: “Rep. Jim Himes on Trump blowing up boats in the Caribbean: ‘The White House has not shared what they believe their legal justification is... these are illegal killings.’” The attached image shows Himes speaking in front of the Capitol building backdrop with the Face the Nation logo.
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ooOOOoona McCormack 🎃 @unamccormack.bsky.social · 9h
Thinking of my friend and editor Margaret Clark, who would have been 70 today.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 10h
On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h
You gotta give ‘em hop.
A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.
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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 8h
Review: Star Trek: Khan Explores The Line Between Trust And Betrayal In Episode 6, “The Good of All”##startrek #startrekkhan #podcast
https://bit.ly/stkhanreview6
Review: Star Trek: Khan Explores The Line Between Trust And Betrayal In Episode 6, “The Good of All”
There are just 3 more episodes of the scripted podcast series to go.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h
MAGA fell for this fake line-up. Check out the last artist Lololol
A tweet from Graham Allen reads: “THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST HALF-TIME SHOW EVER!!! THIS 100% BEATS BAD BUNNY!!!” The attached poster reads “Turning Point USA: Kid Rock America’s Halftime Show” with a list of performers including Ted Nugent, Travis Tritt, Jason Aldean, Aaron Lewis, John Rich, Lee Greenwood, and Forgiato Blow, featuring a guest appearance from “Measles.” The design uses red, white, and blue patriotic motifs with an eagle and USA-themed graphics.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 5d
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
Poster Image with a woman yelling into a megaphone.; Title reads: Fight for Science. Bubbles read: 3:00pm, Rally, Oct 17th.; Subtitle reads: Health and Science for the People!; A pin emoji with text: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC; a Virtual Call emoji with text: Join us virtually at: bit.ly/4mXwrfY ; bottom corner has QR code and a logo for Stand Up For Science
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d
People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d
There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.
Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole No ice in sidewalk chalk Rapid responder posing with whistle Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner
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