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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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🇺🇸Blue Dot in Red Missouri🇺🇸Antifascist🇺🇸REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED!🇺🇸 @mshoemaker3.bsky.social · 10h

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💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 16h

American Oversight Sues DOJ and FBI for Records of Any Trump Interviews in Epstein Investigation - American Oversight americanoversight.org/american-ove...

American Oversight Sues DOJ and FBI for Records of Any Trump Interviews in Epstein Investigation - American Oversight

We’re challenging the FBI’s refusal to confirm whether President Trump was interviewed.

americanoversight.org

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@FloLake™️ @flolake.bsky.social · 10h

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

19 people missing after deadly explosion rocks Tennessee plant

First responders rushed to the explosives manufacturer Accurate Energetic Systems.

www.nbcnews.com

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EvanR @evan-r274.bsky.social · 10h

aaronparnas.substack.com/p/urgent-eve...

Urgent Evening News Update

ICE ramps up military-style raids in Chicago, violently detaining American citizens, Abbott orders removal of rainbow sidewalks, Johnson sends House home through October 20th, and more

aaronparnas.substack.com

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Salty Blue 🌊 @saltydavid.bsky.social · 10h

www.threads.com/@susansaidwh...

Susan McNeill (@susansaidwhaaat) on Threads

I BELIEVE Marina Lacerda. I WILL NOT STOP talking about the Epstein Files. THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY.

www.threads.com

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 20h

In short, read @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 10h

Good catch!

Morgan Mghee @morganmghee.bsky.social · 10h

They're not rioting in Illinois now. Does he forget he's of the party of 'Don'Tread on Me'? Also...

Image of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi, look him up.

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NOH8 Campaign @noh8campaign.bsky.social · 17h

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent" María Corina Machado wins 2025 #NobelPeacePrize for defending democracy in Venezuela #NOH8

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Patrick Favrel @patleon.bsky.social · 12d

#art #StreetArt #mural "Transparency" By Daniel Eime in Viana do Castelo, #Portugal. 2018

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Tim Richards @timrichards.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Lovely piece of street art by Shiela Tan which I spotted in a Fitzroy side street the other day. The bins add an interesting bit of contrast.

#melbourne #Fitzroy #art #streetart

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 11d

Eye-catching mural of a fisherman tending to his nets, painted by Elle Koziupa in 2025 in Newquay, Cornwall, celebrating the town’s fishing history (Muqy Street Art Trail) www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

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Markus Draeger @draegerphotography.bsky.social · 11d

A mural from Parkstein, Bavaria.

#TagTuesday #travelphotography #mural #art

A wall along a narrow road in Parkstein is decorated with an artful mural, showing a blue face of a woman with gold and yellow makeup.

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Suse @bookish33.bsky.social · 10d

#TagTuesday #StreetArt
Slava Ukraini, “Pray For Ukraine”
🇺🇦 слава Україні
#mural #scape #peace

Bright colourful urban street art mural on the side of a city building. The mural depicts a woman in traditional Ukrainian attire with a floral crown, a cityscape on a maple leaf, and the words “Pray for Ukraine.” A dove and butterflies add peace.

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The débo @the-debo.bsky.social · 6d

Zola.

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Sailing Kobold 🦎 Askilian @sailingkobold.bsky.social · 7d

No October drawing challenge for me as I have deadlines coming, but:
#Repostober where I repost art.

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Davian Valnuit, young astronomer and warlock. A sweet bean of an Aasimar looking for the lost knowledge of his people.
I love this lil guy a lot

#bskyart #originalcharacter #dndart #dnd5e

Illustration of a young man with tan skin and white long hair wearing a feathered red cloak. His skin is covered in astronomiczl markings
He stands in front of a mural of a winged snake

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Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 1d

Another great street #mural by abraham.o, spotted on White Post Lane by the bridge over the River Lee in #EastLondon. Always a joy to find something new when I walk up there. #StreetArt

This image shows a vibrant street art scene on an urban wall. The centerpiece is a highly detailed, realistic mural of an older man with a beard and mustache, wearing a hat. The lifelike portrait is rendered in shades of gray, demonstrating remarkable depth and texture.
Next to the portrait, there’s a colorful, graphic cartoon featuring a character wearing blue-rimmed sunglasses with “CE” and “PE” in the lenses. Over the cartoon and partly on a nearby utility pole, bold hand-painted text reads: “IF DESTROYED STILL TRUE.” The wall and surrounding area are covered with additional graffiti tags, stickers, and art, adding to the eclectic urban atmosphere.
The scene captures the dynamic, expressive spirit of street art culture, blending realism and pop-art styles.

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AntTree @anttree.bsky.social · 1d

Lenny

#photo365 #art #photography #montreal #leonardcohen #mural #music #storyteller #coolhat

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Eduard 🇮🇨🇳🇱 @evdpnl.bsky.social · 6d

📌Los Silos, Canary Islands, Spain

#photography #canaryislands #canarias #kanaren #travel #reizen #blog #tenerife #bluesky #streetart #mural #streetphotography #art

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 1d

I’m going to do a little thread of some of the Best of Nashville writers’ choice blurbs I wrote, starting with our selection for Best New Mural — Creative Girls Rock’s “They Fought With Words: Leaders, Lawyers and Educators” at the Looby Community Center.
www.nashvillescene.com/bon/2025/art...

Best New Mural

Every Nashvillian should know the name Z. Alexander Looby. The West Indian immigrant was a lawyer and city councilmember who — despite being the target of racial terror in the

www.nashvillescene.com

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 4d

#MuralsOnMonday

One of the towns that I visited on my recent trip to #VancouverIsland, #BC, was #Chemainus, home of an outdoor art gallery consisting of over 60 murals & 10 sculptures. This mural is entitled “Native Heritage” (see below for details).

#HunterFranklinPics #Murals #Art #Canada 🇨🇦

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Margot Foley @mfoley25.bsky.social · 2d

Today is World #Octopus Day. I don’t have any pictures of these amazing creatures, but there is a nice mural of one at the harbor in Bandon.
#WestCoastKin
#TheWildImages
#Oregon #PNW
#Mural #Art
#Photography

a mural of a large octopus with its many tentacles spread out. it is painted on weathered wood and located at the harbor in Bandon.

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 1d

‘Rustle in Feilding’ – Cat mural by SwiftMantis at Manawatū Street Art Festival in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

More cats! 👇

A hyper-realistic mural of a long-haired cat with green eyes painted by SwiftMantis in Feilding, New Zealand. The artwork, titled Rustle in Feilding, shows the cat’s paw extending beyond the frame, creating a 3D illusion against the white wall of a building. The detailed fur and vibrant colors were created for the Manawatū Street Art Festival in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Demetrioymedio @demetrioymedio.bsky.social · 3d

#arte #art #artemural #muralart #mural #casa #gato #cat #chat #painting #streetart #artesania #kitten #purple #pets #paredes

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Al Olmsted @alolmsted.bsky.social · 10h

THIS would be the beginning of the end. If the SCOTUS GANG OF SIX okays federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits, then where does this end?