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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 12h

Don’t forget to be grateful for what you DO have. The little things make life big

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Suzan Cee ☀️🌸🦋🪷🍃💙 @schasse60.bsky.social · 11h

Have a Beautiful Tuesday...

#Peace ✨️ #Blessings #Gratitude #Love ✨️

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Universal Gratitude 🙏💙 @universalgratitude.bsky.social · 10h

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DakiniSpirit @dakinispirit.bsky.social · 9h

Transforming fear..
"We all have fear. I have fear. But I also have non-fear. If you make a demonstration, just one time, that you have the capacity of dealing with your fear, then you will not be afraid of your fear anymore, because you know that you are capable of handling your fear"
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Bright orange & black monarch butterfly amid soft green foliage

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Eric Feltman @chefericfeltman.bsky.social · 10h

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A dense, silken flourless chocolate cake layered with brandy-scented fudge sauce and finished with a snowfall of unsweetened chocolate shavings. The bitter finish balances the lush sweetness beneath. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe

Click here for recipe

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AffinityForTrees @treeaffinity.bsky.social · 9h

Timeline Cleanse. Let your mind drift just for a bit. #daydream #breaktime #justcalmdown #music

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Lament

Hi all. I hope you like my new track. My debut album

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pete3d @peteddd.bsky.social · 18h

A clear eyed Chipmunk rests briefly in the apple tree.
#Chipmunks #nature #wildlife 🌿

A Chipmunk takes a moment to enjoy the evening calm under a wild apple tree’s canopy on a branch near the trunk.

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NanLeah @poetryofnature.bsky.social · 8d

Hello Poetry of Nature peeps. I caught Mom & Junior playing. It's amazing how patient she is with him. She's been teaching him how to forage & bury nuts for winter. See yesterday's video for that fun. Enjoy!🥜🌰

#becauseyouneedasquirrel
#squirrelsofBlueSky #squirrel
#thelittlethings #PoetryOfNature

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Universal Gratitude 🙏💙 @universalgratitude.bsky.social · 23h

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NPR @npr.org · 17h

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 17h

Blue states continue to keep the economy alive…barely…

#RadioFreeAmerica

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America saw 'essentially no job growth' last month, warns Moody's, and any roles added were in three wealthy states | Fortune

Moody’s warns U.S. job growth has stalled as the shutdown halts official labor data, forcing Wall Street and the Fed to rely on patchy private reports.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.

Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.

By @emcahan.bsky.social

For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.

Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

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Sarah Holden @sarahholdenartist.bsky.social · 17h

I'm Sarah, a picture book writer and illustrator from Minneapolis, MN seeking picture book and chapter book projects. See more from my portfolio at sarahillustrations.com #portfolioday

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 2d

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2d

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Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 21h

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Anonymous Choice @tcepser.bsky.social · 18h

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #fosterdog or #adoptdontshop

ksarshelter @ksarshelter.bsky.social · 18h

Another All Paws ✈️ needs your help in spreading the word - Dunne is in need of a foster or an adopter!

LOCATION: Minneapolis

"The people and other dog I live with have been teaching me and I feel safer, more comfortable and confident so I don't always follow my temp. mom around.

See post below.

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Mozelle Victory @godswrath699.bsky.social · 17h

anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d

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Abby Marlow @abbymarlow.bsky.social · 18h

Spice up your mornings with our Pumpkin French Toast! 🎃🥞 Perfectly cozy and packed with flavor. Curious about the secret ingredient? 🍂 Dive into fall flavors now! #Foodie #Recipe #PumpkinSpice abbysrecipes.com/pumpkin-fren...