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💙 Supporter of women & marginalized, pro Science, climate change is real. I’m Progressive! Mom of 2 grown sons. Activated to get voters registered! No Fu@$s left to give. Release the Epstein Files! 🚫 unwanted DMs No bio, no posts, I likely won’t follow

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 19h

There seems to be confusion on what anti-fascist means. Let’s clear it up!

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 8h

Garcia retired from teaching in 1945 and died in 1948. New Mexico State University has named a 45-acre research farm, a dormitory and other buildings after him. He was inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2021, the first Hispanic and New Mexican to receive the honor. /end

Sign for the Fabian Garcia Horticulture Farm Experimental Orchards and Gardens at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, no New Mexico State University. Photo credit: NMSU.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 8h

García is also credited with developing modern irrigated agriculture in New Mexico and conducting research on many other crops, including onions, pears, peaches, grapes and pecans. He helped bring wealth to the Mesilla Valley by helping farmers choose the best crops to plant. /5

Chiles and bagged chiles in a field in the Mesilla Valley.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 8h

García developed the first reliable chile pod and created new varieties, including the Sandia pepper, which helped launch the modern chile pepper industry in New Mexico. He also developed a “raised bed” method for growing chiles to reduce disease, which is still relevant today. /4

Drawings of chile pods. Image credit: New Mexico State University.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 8h

After receiving his M.S. degree ca. 1906, García became a professor of horticulture and the first director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. For many years, he was the only member of the faculty of Mexican descent. (The school was renamed New Mexico State University in 1960.) /3

Fabian Garcia working in the field with one of his botany classes at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, 1905. Photo credit: New Mexico State University.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 8h

García was born on Jan. 20, 1871, in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was orphaned at age 2, and moved with his paternal grandmother to New Mexico Territory. He became a citizen in 1889 and attended the newly founded New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. He received his B.S. degree in 1894. /2

The first freshman class of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Photo credit: New Mexico State University. Fabian Garcia is pictured at the far right.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 8h

#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

Do you enjoy New Mexico chiles? I know I do. And for that, we can thank Mexican American horticulturist Fabian García, who has been described as the “father of the New Mexican food industry” because of his pioneering work. /1

An array of chiles grown in New Mexico. Photo credit: NewMexico.org.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

#ResistanceEarth

Local governments in Asheville and Durham, N.C., passed ordinances to cut down on single-use plastic waste. Now, the Repub-controlled legislature has prohibited local governments from banning “auxiliary containers,” crippling their efforts.

www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...

As plastic trash fills NC waterways, the legislature has banned local efforts to stem the flow | Opinion

In 2023, Republican state lawmakers slipped a provision into the state budget prohibiting local governments from banning “auxiliary containers,” things like plastic bags and Styrofoam cups and coolers...

www.newsobserver.com

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 8h

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 11 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

RIP DIANE KEATON 🙏

ALSO TODAY and every day
We fight for the Children

Thank you Michelle Obama
To we celebrate
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL

Fight for their Health, Peace, Education, HOPE, and LOVE Our love of girls 🙏

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 9h

Happening in Huntington Beach CA
Thankful no fatalities
5 people injured
Unbelievable footage

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 8h

The Hague needs to investigate the Trump admin.

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AGINrepub-FUCU @origrcmtns.bsky.social · 8h

sTump's unwarranted filth crimes. As usual.

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Viva Cascadia! @vivacascadia.bsky.social · 8h

Why are we warehousing humans?

For the benefit of private contractors to bill the government? To benefit crooked politicians who agree to the criminal activity of ice?

Fuck MAGA

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It’s Still Me! @itsstillme1.bsky.social · 8h

fortune.com/2025/10/10/b...

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation | Fortune

In a signal to nonprofits and boardrooms, the Yield Giving philanthropist is backing diversity and equity with no‑strings grants—building on more than $19 billion she’s distributed in five years.

fortune.com

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 18h

More than half of ALL government shut down days in the history of America have come under just one president.

Simply put, the man is a terrible leader.

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 9h

I am heartbroken that this is what our country has become. I’m aware we are not what I grew up thinking we are, but we are now definitely an authoritarian monstrous regime!

Democratic Hispanic Caucus of FL Alachua County Chapter @dhcfalachua.bsky.social · 9h

Crimes against humanity are being committed at these “detention facilities “ aka concentration camps. We need to continue to raise this issue. Share it with your friends and family. They need to know the truth!

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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 9h

When your own government does this to you, it's time for a new government...

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

Although the Gentlemen’s Agreement was not a formal treaty ratified by Congress, it remained in effect until superseded by the Immigration Act of 1924. That act established strict national quotas and effectively banned all immigration from Asia. /end

Newspaper headline about the Immigration Act of 1924: "Immigration Bill is Signed by President; Japanese Ban Becomes Effective on July 1."

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

The Japanese government allowed other categories of people, such as business professionals, to emigrate. The agreement also allowed for the immigration of family members, spurring marriages of convenience with “picture brides.” As a result, the Japanese American population increased over time. /5

Congressional committee members examine passports of Japanese picture brides at the immigration station of Angel Island, Calif., July 25, 1920/

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

Japan agreed to stop issuing passports for laborers wanting to emigrate to the U.S. mainland. In exchange, the U.S. agreed to discourage discrimination against Japanese immigrants, specifically by pressing San Francisco to repeal its school segregation order against Japanese children. /4

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

The Japanese viewed segregation as an insult, and Roosevelt, who had a positive view of Japan, saw the need to intervene to defuse the situation. The San Francisco school board would not change its position, however, so the parties came to a compromise that became the Gentleman’s Agreement. /3

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

San Francisco long had policies segregating Japanese students, but they weren’t enforced until after the 1906 earthquake and fire. There were only 93 Japanese students, so they were sent to the Chinese Primary School. Many were unable to attend due to limited transportation after the earthquake. /2

Harper's Weekly cover showing a politician talking to a school bully as Japanese children look on. The cutline reads: "For Heaven's Sake Do Not Embarrass the Administration!"

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1906: San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students. Tensions were eased by the “Gentleman’s Agreement,” an informal treaty between the U.S. and Japan signed by Teddy Roosevelt. /1

Japanese family in San Francisco, ca. 1906.

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ChuckCjmmn @chuckcjmmn.bsky.social · 10h

Rand McNally has redone the naming of Idaho to Qatariho! Great work grifting Trump and perma drunk Pete Hegseth. Making America like Qatar? Try telling us that this whole $400 million dollar plane donation and Trump hotels and golf courses in Qatar isn’t a grift.
#DefendersOfDemocracy

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 10h

Now this
Not only Texas, all over our Country
Students and teachers
Curriculum Project 2025
So upsetting Alan.
(ht @sifill.bsky.social ty)

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 10h

Jasmine Crockett would be an incredible Senator. Hope she decides.

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