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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 10h

Oh that’s cool! I’ve never heard of the frog man before.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 20h

I love these Portland frogs. 🐸
#frogstogetherstrong

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 3d

IF it happens, Dems need to be ready to pick up the friggin ball and run with it til they can’t run anymore! But yeah, it’s not likely.

Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 3d

OCT 18 is coming up, baby!
No Kings!

WOFAVA @wofava.bsky.social · 3d

Virginia is for Lovers — NOT KINGS! ➡️ www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 3d

MTG doesn’t have values, just ambition, and she see public opinion turning against Republicans. This is a good sign about popular opinion turning against Rs.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 4d

Love this! Patton’s awesome 👏

Brandon Doughan 🍶 @brandondoughan.bsky.social · 5d

I watch this snippet of @pattonoswalt.bsky.social once in awhile & it’s oddly very inspiring. Also the whole off camera series is great.

Patton Oswalt Reveals What Keeps Creative People From Creating

YouTube video by theoffcamerashow

www.youtube.com

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 6d

This extraordinary, amazing soul. ❤️

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12d

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 12d

Back to beating people, no consequences.

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 12d

An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News.

www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty

An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News...

www.cbsnews.com

Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 13d

It’s the mega wealthy driving up home prices. They can always afford to buy the assets, so the prices never come down. We could build all year long, just more investments for the wealthy. We have to tax them before we’re left with nothing.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 13d

Rachel S.—a U.S. citizen—was beaten unconscious by unlawfully masked ICE agents simply for getting out of her car at Home Depot.

She was then taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital—only to later be forcefully removed against her will.

We are demanding an investigation.
—H.I.L.L. Network on Instagram

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16d

“I’m so happy” 🇮🇹

Italian drivers stuck in standstill traffic because of the massive nationwide pro-Palestine protests are… completely fine with it

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 16d

"No hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!"

Absolutely massive crowd at the New Yorkers Against ICE march. Blocks long!

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18d

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21d

Giving a bully your lunch money is only a temporary downpayment for future bullying.

We ALL need to step up for the first amendment.

By-the-way, for the record, this ex-Disney employee finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20d

An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held U.S. citizenship.
https://to.pbs.org/4nifYnI

Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say

An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held U.S. citizenship.

www.pbs.org

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grayfae.bsky.social @grayfae.bsky.social · 23d

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RogueVA 🇺🇸🥼🏥 @rogueva.altgov.info · 23d

#AltCitizens, you know what to do…

AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 23d

During the European campaign of WW2, American troops would leave this character to let the NAZIs know that they were everywhere.
Kilroy is beginning to pop up in public spaces. He is the call for & promise of liberation. He is hope. He is everywhere.
Kilroy was here.

The anti-fascist character used by American troops in WW2 called Kilroy appears on a wooden post.

The anti-fascist character used by American troops in WW2 called Kilroy appears on a trailer.

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 24d

BREAKING: Senator Wyden just reintroduced the Billionaires Income Tax.

Billionaires would be required to pay taxes on their income from wealth—just like the rest of us pay on our income from working.

It would raise $560 BILLION we need for healthcare, education, and more.

Senator Wyden, Representative Cohen and Rep Beyer reintroduce the billionaires income tax

The reintroduced billionaires income tax of 2025
raises $560 billion over 10 years
Ensures billionaires pay income taxes every year like the rest of us
Stop Billionaires from paying lower tax rates than nurses firefighters and teachers
evens the playing field for working families.

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Grave Guiltyman 💀🗣️🎙️ @davidgiltinan.com · 26d

This is how we heal from AI art.

Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 26d

Classic Polish animation is wild, one-of-a-kind stuff. And hundreds of these films are streaming for free in restored quality.

We've taken a brief tour of the work available, with links to watch some of our favorites:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/polish-ani...

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 27d

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 27d

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income.

A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income.

Who agrees it’s time to scrap the cap?

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 29d

The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.

― James Baldwin

Every single one of them. Goodnight 💚

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Sep 11

Amazing how we couldn’t do what Brazil did: Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil

www.nytimes.com

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 11

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

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