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Left the toxicity of that other place. Childless cat lady interested in Earth science, cycling, hiking, gardening, wine/cider-making

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · Apr 20

There are many ways to #resist for the introverts and extroverts amongst us. Here are some: tinyurl.com/ResistanceList Don't despair. Do something.

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Alt Department of Education @altdepted.bsky.social · 1d

We are hearing that almost all of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) has been let go. This is devastating news for both the employees, who are being treated as nothing more than political pawns, and for K–12 education in this country—both deserve better.

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Alt Department of Education @altdepted.bsky.social · 16h

We’ve now heard that most of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at ED is being let go as well. The harm caused to students if these layoffs are allowed to proceed cannot be overstated. ED cannot carry out its statutorily required duties without these offices.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 4d

Boxes also work on bobcats

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 15h

just 50 vampurrs away from the goal! grab yours before he vanishes into the night 🦇

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vampurr the plushie being gently held. he’s so soft!!!!

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 14h

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Teri Goodson 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 🏳‍🌈 🏳‍⚧ 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 🇧🇷 🇺🇳 🇯🇵 🇰🇷 @terigoodson.bsky.social · 15h

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‘It’s Never Been This Bad’

Immigrant advocates face escalating consequences and threats from the president.

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 14h

I hope those being tailed head directly to their police station and report that they are being stalked by masked people in vans

scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 14h

So Trump got a covid booster even though many others cannot easily access the same shot. @altcdc.altgov.info
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 2d

Day 159 of photoshopping John Oliver of @lastweektonight.com with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution

John (H. sapiens) relaxing with a tooth of Otodus megalodon (PRI111611)
#savePRI #fossilfriday #JohnOliverCoprolitasticShed #paleontology #geology ⚒️🧪 #sharks

John Oliver with his feet up on his desk pointing to a large fossil shark tooth in a small amount of matrix rock on his desk

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 1d

Day 160 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com 's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he helps save the Paleontological Research Institution

John (H. sapiens) could be a real saint if he'd get out the word about PRI! halo is the brachiopod Leptaena rhomboidalis (PRI76916) #savePRI 🦑 #geology

John Oliver in a medieval style art piece with gold paint on wood in an arch background. John is wearing a black suit and holding a microphone. behind his head like a halo is a semicircular brachiopod with many rays (ribs) like a halo in medieval art.

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 1d

a reminder that the immunity the Supreme Court gave to Trump for "official presidential acts" does not apply to Miller

scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 1d

they are cheap in bulk but its a lot of people to go in together with: www.everythingpromo.com/plastic-coll...

I've been bringing my cowbells

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 2d

Here are 10 practical tips, based on Retana’s advice, for talking to kids about ICE raids and helping them cope with fear and uncertainty. Each point is presented in english y español.

The full guide: lataco.com/kids-ice-tal...

By Erick Galindo

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 1d

My advice:

EVERYONE should bring as many American flags as possible to the No Kings protests on October 18th.

Blanket every rally from coast-to-coast in red, white and blue.

Take the flag back from the party of a wannabe-dictator and his sycophants, and never let it go.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 1d

fuckers
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Office Space layoffs on Fridays

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

We are reaching the tipping point with continued measles outbreaks throughout the U.S. If they continue (bad news: under this administration, that's nearly guaranteed), we are at risk of losing our elimination status. What that means in the info-graphic, below.

Infographic saying:
Measles Alert. The US is approaching a tipping point - we may lose our measles elimination status.
What is "Measles Elimination"?
"Elimination means no continuous endemic transmission of measles for <12 months despite importations. The U.S. was declared to have eliminated measles in 2000. But elimination is not "forever" - if the virus begins sustained transmission again, the status can be revoked.
Why the US is now at risk:
2025 is seeing the highest measles caseload in decades - over 1,544 confirmed cases as of Sept. 30. Many outbreaks are clustering in under-vaccinated communities. Measles is extremely transmissible, so her immunity needs very high coverage (>92-95%) to block sustained spread.
What losing elimination means - and why it matters:
Measles becomes endemic again: regular spread, more severe outcomes, and greater health impact. The public health burden increases; contact tracing, outbreak response, surveillance costs, and strain on local health systems.

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 1d

and a campaign to label all democrats and donors to groups like ACLU, Lambda Legal, etc, as terrorists in an attempt to stop their lawsuits and fights for democracy.

I feel like it is just a matter of time that being registered as a democrat will put me on a watch list.

scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! It is about time someone unseat "concerned" Susan Collins
@altacadia.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills to run for Senate, seeking to dislodge Susan Collins

Mills, a two-term governor, will join an already crowded field of Democratic candidates hoping to challenge the Republican who has held the seat for nearly three decades.

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 2d

and renaming a dept (without Congressional approval) The Dept of War

scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 2d

I love the randomly placed pool railings at second 18.

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 3d

Day 158 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com 's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution

Today John (H. sapiens) is getting ready to teach turritellids, with a Kapalmerella mortoni postmortoni specimen ##JohnOliverCoprolitasticShed 🧪 #SavePRI 🦑

John Oliver from community holding a pointy shell with a strong carina in front of a classroom blackboard

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 2d

Attn: alumni of UVA, Brown, MIT, U of Arizona, Dartmouth UPenn, USC, U of Texas, or Vanderbilt, stand up for academic freedom. Sign on @standupforscience.bsky.social @altdepted.bsky.social @altdepartmentofed.bsky.social

Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 2d

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just targeted? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr... #Dartmouth

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

a very under-the-radar thing happening in Mississippi this fall:

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 2d

A federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi had to redraw its legislative maps. As a result, 14 districts affected by the new boundaries are hosting special elections this November. Democrats may flip several.

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

Chicagoans won a temporary restraining order today that prevents federal agents from using tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters.
We’re fighting back peacefully in Chicago because — unlike Trump — we believe in the rule of law.

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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Indivisible Actions South East NC @indivisiblesenc.bsky.social · 2d

ONE! day left to make sure you are registered to vote in NC Municipal Elections in November! ONE!!!!

Voter Registration Deadline: Friday, October 10, 2025

www.nhcgov.com/1076/2025-Mu...

#nc #northcarolina #vote #getoutthevote

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