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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 12d

I knew every click on an app or a website was being tracked. Didn't know how much or by what (never heard of) companies until I installed #DuckDuckGo the other day. I have it on Windows & my Android phone. Amazing. Hitting the inferno icon to delete those trackers is so satisfying.
#DataProtection

DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 14d

Found this sign at the intersection of a side street while I was walking downtown. That's one way of recycling a sign, but couldn't they afford a little paint?
#Sign

The sign reads, CITY EMPLOYEES PARKING ONLY NO TRESPASSING, but the top layer, painted over it, reads ONE WAY with an arrow pointing to the left.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 14d

#PublicTransportation #Walkability #Community

The REAL reason Trump is attacking public transit

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 15d

It reminds me of the fresh fish market in my hometown. When I was a child that place fascinated me.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 15d

Trump was also preparing to impress Bibi with all the beautiful gold he has installed everydamn-where.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 16d

He is bribing the NC GOP, which controls both houses of the NC General Assembly and is talking about redistricting our congressional maps to give Trump another vote.

Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 17d

#NCGOP = Crickets after mass shooting.

John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 17d

Wild that more than 24 hours after a gunman killed 3 people and injured 8 at the NC coast, NC's GOP senators & the GOP rep who represents the area haven't commented on social media.

Worth noting: the shooter wasn't an immigrant or trans.
abc11.com/post/southpo...

Man charged in Southport mass shooting, killing 3 and injuring at least 8: police

The suspected shooter is Nigel Max Edge, 40, of Oak Island, authorities confirmed during a press conference on Sunday.

abc11.com

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

This "semi-literate fascist" you are talking about has a lot of literate people writing the playbook and pulling the strings. It was never just Trump. If he dies in office, it will not end because Vance will step in, and their plan will continue.

Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Are you starting Halloween early?

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Yard Sign reads Fear is the tool of a tyrant - Resist.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Welcome to our world. I'm sure you have seen what an utter mess things are here in the US

Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Oh, look it's Zeus and Apollo. They must be looking for Magnum.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

You might not like the song, but the dancing is great.

Better in Denim.

YouTube video by Gap

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Trump will use the EO declaring ANTIFA a terrorist group to round up everyone.

DO NOT SHRUG THIS OFF

Plan 1: Trump is going after people who stand up to him.
Plan 2: Trump only has to accuse someone of being #ANTIFA to blacklist them, like #McCarthy did during the 1950s.

#Resist

Trump pulls the DANGEROUS move we feared MOST

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Does this mean Dear Leader will go after Nexstar and Sinclair in addition to ABC?

Somehow, I doubt it.

#Hipocracy #Boycott #Resist

Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Watch Jimmy on other platforms.

Still don't need Nexstar, Sinclair, ABC, or any of the Disney-owned companies. #Boycott

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19d

NEWS: Nexstar joins Sinclair and announces Jimmy Kimmel Live! is returning to its local ABC affiliates

Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

His dancing reminds me of the dancers from Katseye in the Gap commercial.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 18d

Good question. #TrumpMoney #NCHeleneRecovery

Stonergirl67 @stoner66.bsky.social · 19d

Just asking as an interested party and Helene participant.

Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 19d

I love Mark Hamill.

#NoKingsOct18

polillitam G.M. 💙🦋🦋🦋 @polillitam.bsky.social · 19d

🎯

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 19d

When you posted the offensive material, you either had too much of the good stuff or not enough.

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 19d

And the NC General Assembly has left town without a State Budget becaue the majority party Republicans in the House and Senate cannot agree on a Medicaid Bill. #NCpol
#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · 19d

We're days from a gov shutdown, and the GOP owns this mess!

They hold the House, the Senate, & White House, but they refuse to lead.

We cannot stay silent, while they mock those who suffer. Shake cages with the tools enclosed!

#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/republican...

Republicans Own This Shutdown Crisis

Don’t let them spin it! Help us hold them accountable! Take action. Post, share, and flood the feeds with truth🔥

www.digitaldrumbeat.com

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 19d

He's not backing down. #Resist

James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 19d

Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 19d

Rep. Julia Greenfield, a Democrat and former ER nurse, said in a press conference on Monday:

“...harm to hospitals already struggling to stay open. There’ll be pay cuts for doctors and nurses, delays in care, real people losing access to life saving services,” she said. “And yes, people will die.”

Huge Medicaid cuts loom after NC Republican leaders fail to reach funding deal

Lawmakers are not set to return until three weeks after the state is scheduled to enact cuts that could cause some of the most vulnerable residents to lose their life-saving care.

cardinalpine.com

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 19d

Medical experts, Democrats, and Medicaid recipients say, will be direct and catastrophic.

Read the second article below from Cardinal & Pine.

Compassionate Samaritans @cs-ws.bsky.social · 19d

Headline from the Republican controlled NC General Assembly: Top NC Republican floats redrawing congressional map to help GOP

They left town, no State Budget, without funding Medicaid, & they won't be in session for three weeks. The cuts go into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1st. #MedicaidCuts #NCpol

Gov. Stein urges NC Medicaid funding, says lawmakers put politics before health

Medicaid cuts are set to begin Wednesday.

www.newsobserver.com

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Caroline Edwards @unconventionlwisdm.bsky.social · 20d

What he said. 👇

#EnvironmentalJustice #BigPolluters

Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 20d

Chemicals found in plastics pose health risks, including in early pregnancy. I'm sounding the alarm for stricter regulations on plastics/microplastics, because Making America Healthy is inconsistent with the GOP turning a blind eye to big polluters.

We can't give up on creating a healthier planet.

The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about

Researchers have linked phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, to premature birth, infertility and ADHD.

www.washingtonpost.com