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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1h

And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.

by Raymond Carver

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 2h

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 18h

Doug Wilson's "reign of terror" (spank for every infraction with no warning) came to mind when I listened to
Pete Hegseth's speech last week.

Hegseth underscored violence, external compliance & "FAFO" energy as markers of strength & winning-ness. 🧵 Full post: open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

Reigns of Terror in the US Department of War

Christian parenting, politics, and the cultivation of cruelty

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 2d

“Every hierarchy, every abuse, every act of domination that seeks to justify or excuse itself appeals through analogy to the rule of adults over children.”

Love Does Not Abuse: The Parenting Philosophy of bell hooks

It is my hope that more progressive activists and thinkers will reflect on parenting and child care just as hooks has.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Freida Parton says she did not mean to scare anyone when asking for prayers for her older sister, Dolly:

Freida Parton
“I want to clear something up. I didn't mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She's been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”

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Insurgent Thought @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 2d

Colonial powers have always portrayed anti-colonial resistance as savagery, barbarism, and terrorism.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 2d

"Hitler sought a resurgence in traditional family values... Bringing back the patriarchal system destroyed during Weimar was one of the Nazi party's goals."

~Samantha Sullivan, "Germany's Children"

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 2d

My two cents: Cry about that thing you’ve been telling yourself you shouldn’t be sad or mad about.

Quiet the voice saying, “You’re above feeling sad about THAT. Only petty people cry about that. Chin up. You wanted this.”

No sweetie. Your tears are valid. You’ll move mountains in your truth.

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 3d

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 3d

YES. At its deepest root, oppression is a matter of hiding from the truth.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 3d

Whatever the psychology is behind this tactic (satire I presume), it's working. It's all so absurd.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 3d

Lol @ the BlueSky moderation here. And by "lol" I mean "ignorant and enabling."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
🧵

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 4d

It is the honor of my lifetime to share that @universitypress.cambridge.org will publish the @lingsocam.bsky.social's new Journal of Black Language & Culture. www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...

JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language & culture through a global, diasporic lens.

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 4d

Bakhtin’s carnivalesque!

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 4d

I’m telling you: ridicule works. These guys are supposed to intimidate the citizenry and it’s very hard to do that when a guy in a frog suit is just staring you down and daring you to do something that makes it look like you’re afraid of a cartoon

dan sinker @dansinker.com · 4d

Portland never stops being Portland.

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 4d

"Having a little sip of whiskey at the beginning of a talk is sometimes really, really good." ~Jane Goodall, March 2025, Netflix interview, Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 4d

Hey if you were raised evangelical or your parents used James Dobson parenting methods (corporal punishment for every act of willful defiance) then you might be struggling right now. It might feel terrifying, shameful, and hopeless to stand up to authoritarian rule. That's very much on purpose.

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Sophiacycles @sophiacycles.bsky.social · 4d

It has become clear to me that aging itself does not bring wisdom. It often brings regression to childishness, dependency & bitterness over lost opportunities. Only those who are still intellectually, emotionally, spiritually growing inherit the richness of aging.~James Hollis

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