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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 2d

Love Letitia

Dave (DABS) @plutobro.bsky.social · 2d

Time for Letitia James to clean it up "AGAIN" 🤷🤔

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 7d

Take a minute to explore this map

Boycott Citizens Bank @boycottcitizens.bsky.social · 8d

ICE couldn't terrorize our communities to this degree without the hundreds of companies that provide it with goods and services—many of which also have contracts with blue cities and states.

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Who's Profiting from ICE? - Google My Maps

ICE depends on a web of private companies, local law enforcement, and elected officials around the country to support its work. This map includes: • Organizations receiving funding from ICE from FY...

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 7d

Going to Burlington vt

@DemocracyHere @democracyhere.bsky.social · 7d

😡😡😡

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 7d

Rooting for TOR coz hate the yankees

Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 8d

Years Since Surviving Teams Last Won World Series:

LAD 1
CHC 9
NYY 16
PHI 17
TOR 32
DET 41
MIL never
SEA never

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 8d

It sure was . lots of soul on this team

Red Sox @redsox.com · 8d

2025 was one hell of a ride.

Simply put, we love you, Red Sox Nation. ❤️

TEXT: "THANK YOU"
IMAGE: Wide shot of a Fenway sunset during a Red Sox game, shows full stands and golden pink skies above left field and the facade.

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 8d

An angel gave me this today part of our ladies coffee group. I may never take it off. My favorite house and lived there 1965-1968

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 9d

Some good news. And we need it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

www.nytimes.com

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tejanolos32.bsky.social @tejanolos32.bsky.social · 10d

Immigrants aren't the problem, it's our lost sight on what immigrants mean to the U.S. since 99% of U.S. citizens came from a person that immigrated here.
youtu.be/b9y1MNOCmbU?...

Boston Legal -- Illegal Immigrants

YouTube video by Frustrated Idealist

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Burgum: "China doesn't shut down their government ... they're charging ahead seven days a week, 365 days a year."

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10d

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 9d

Oh man love this comparison

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9d

“.. AOC and Bernie are like a Phish show: they can just jam out in their niche, and fans go wild,” he said. By contrast, “Schumer has to do the Super Bowl halftime show and make half the country happy. .. AOC just has to keep growing her email list."

@politico.com
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Playbook: Shutdown pain points

And Kevin Hassett talks shutdown, inflation, tariffs, federal layoffs and keeping the Fed independent.

www.politico.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 9d

Where is the bottom?

neutral @neutral.zone · 9d

This is going to get worse before it gets worse

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 9d

Keep repeating this

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 9d

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10d

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 10d

Love your use of words today

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 10d

No offense to you wonderful people, but logging into this app some mornings is like plunging into a pool of fetid sewer runoff thanks to who is running this country.

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 10d

We all must keep speaking up ALL OF US

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 10d

WHEW

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 10d

My Fell walking partner studying the map we will use next June in the Lake District

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 10d

On to the next game

Red Sox @redsox.com · 11d

Big mood.

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 11d

Needs to be said

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 11d

A message from our team to current and former federal workers ⬇️

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 11d

Could watch this over and over

Red Sox @redsox.com · 11d

GAME OVER.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11d

A lot of grim things in this world but at least the Yankees lost.

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shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 11d

Good way to look at it. go Sox

Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 12d

MLB Payrolls
(Millions of $, Playoff Seed):

350 LAD 3⃣
342 NYM
300 NYY 4⃣
290 PHI 2⃣
255 TOR 1⃣
233 HOU
226 TEX
219 ATL
217 SD 5⃣
212 CHC 4⃣
207 LAA
201 BOS 5⃣
179 ARI
178 SF
165 SEA 2⃣
160 BAL
158 DET 6⃣
136 KC
131 MIN
131 STL
129 COL
122 MIL 1⃣
120 CIN 6⃣
110 WSH
100 CLE 3⃣
88 TB
84 PIT
79 ATH
79 CWS
68 MIA

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 11d

AND made fans sweat bottom of the ninth

Red Sox @redsox.com · 11d

One down.

TEXT: "Wild Card Game 1- WIN"
IMAGE: Black and white photo of Crochet pitching at Yankee Stadium overlaid with "Tremendously Locked In" logos.

shrknitterquilter.bsky.social @shrknitterquilter.bsky.social · 11d

Sounds like self care is needed as you tell us on your YouTube every day