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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 1d

You know it’s bad when even Joe Rogan can’t deny how bad ICE is.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

Fascinating brief history of perfume making in the area.

Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

The town of Grasse, France, is home to flower fields used in perfumes of Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior and other luxury fashion houses.

A French Estate Nestled Among Luxury Perfumers’ Flower Fields Is Up For Sale For $4 Million

The town of Grasse, France, is home to flower fields used in perfumes of Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior and other luxury fashion houses.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

Great costume. Halloween’s on its way.

Sweeney Boo @sweeneyboo.bsky.social · 8h

Aaahhhh!!! 🖤❤️🖤❤️

Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

More horrors from the Portland ‘war zone’.

Jenny Cal @jennycal.bsky.social · 1d

Today in Portland, OR: another peaceful demonstration at ICE's Macadam facility.

Musician and activist Andrea Gonzalez of Sana Sana Centro de Salud y Expresión performs “O Canto do Cisne Negro for the Silenced.”

#showmeyourhellhole

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

This👇.

CaliBlue @caliblue.bsky.social · 4h

LFG Washington DC!
youtube.com/shorts/CIIkO...

Washington, DC residents FLOOD THE STREETS and head to the White House to protest Trump

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 1d

At a time when the value of research is being questioned, Richard Robson’s story is a powerful reminder of how scientific research leads to real-world impact. #auspol #NobelPrize

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel Prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large spaces within them, capable of capturing and storing gases and other chemicals.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

This👇. Sounds like a great idea. If you’re National Guard or an ICE or other government agent, it’s got to be hard to look at some of these inflatables and convince yourself that you’re in danger.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5h

Your creativity is needed for the resistance! 🐸🐸🐸

#PDXFrog #FrogsOnTheFrontlines #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

It looks like Trump may have lost Laura Loomer, . . .

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Grab the popcorn.

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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 1d

For no particular reason, we feel now would be a good time for a general reminder that advocating against equal rights for LGBTQI+ people is—by definition—advocating for discrimination.

Hope this helps!

REMINDER: Advocating AGAINST marriage equality and protections for LGBTQI+ workers IS ADVOCATING FOR DISCRIMINATION.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos and Jeff Bezos is owned by Donald Trump, just like all the other tech oligarchs, so this headline is no surprise.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

Well done, California. 👏👏👏

Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 23h

VICTORY: Today, after tireless advocacy by @momsdemand.bsky.social and @studentsdemand.bsky.social volunteers and survivors, Governor Newsom signed first-in-the-nation legislation to stop the spread of DIY machine guns.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

Chicago has been voted the best big city in the US in the Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards for the ninth straight year. Who would have thought a ‘war zone’ would be so popular with tourists and business travelers.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 7h

Praying for this amazing man.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 4h

Yikes.😳🤦‍♀️

GrampaBill56 🇺🇸 @grampabill56.bsky.social · 4h

Qatar is a close ally of China and the two have recently entered into what has been described as a "Golden Era" of strategic partnership. Putting Qatari military facilities inside the United States is akin to stationing Chinese troops.

Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 5h

Hmmm, . . . insider trading?🤔

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Imagine that

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 5h

This👇.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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The grumbling Valkano @valklimate.bsky.social · 7h

Yes, we can spend billions to bail out billionaires who invested in Argentina while we cut billions in foreign aid that was saving millions of lives around the world.

This is why it's harder for a rich man to get into heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 7h

Indeed. 😉

Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 8h

This👇. Well said. 👏👏👏

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h

🚨NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘We Could Not Have Clearer Facts’: Minority Advocates Say Racial Motive Is Evident As Texas Redistricting Hearing Wraps Up