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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · 19d

You are not alone.

A little votive candle with green wax from above

Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · 23d

We grew these beans in the garden this year. #garden #beans

Brown soup beans in a blue bowl with a steel spoon.

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · 27d

I pushed through my fear and called my reps this morning! Bother them, like the news bothers you!

I just called my reps to Protect Funding for Public Education — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/public...

Protect Funding for Public Education ⭑ 5 Calls

Congress has until September 30th to pass a budget bill for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and decide whether they will protect children across the country by …

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · Sep 18

I just called my reps to Stop the Assault on Our Freedom of Speech — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/free-s...

Stop the Assault on Our Freedom of Speech ⭑ 5 Calls

Despite Trump signing an executive order “restoring freedom of speech” on Day 1 of his term, his administration has repeatedly taken action to silence …

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · Sep 10

The BLM is seeking to eradicate the Public Lands Rule, which allows the conservation to be included in land use planning. There are a lot of areas of critical environmental concern in BLM land. It's in the federal register and the public commenting period has started. Please comment!

Interior Proposes to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Restoring Balanced, Multiple-Use Management | U.S. Department of the Interior

The Department of the Interior is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, aligning with Secretary Doug Burgum’s commitment to restoring balance in federal land manageme...

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Governor Phil Murphy @govmurphy.bsky.social · Sep 10

PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: Everyone six months and older can now get a COVID-19 vaccine in NJ thanks to the New Jersey Department of Health.

Learn more: www.nj.gov/governor/new...

www.nj.gov

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's my friend's birthday. He would be 43.

"And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief." Kalil Gibran, The Prophet

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ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 3

Detaining firefighters risking their lives to keep us safe shows a blatant disregard for our communities.

Once again, the Trump administration is placing its cruel anti-immigrant agenda above public safety.

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire

Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

www.seattletimes.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · May 1

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Apr 30

Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · Aug 31

#caterpillar no more! Wishing this friend godspeed!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Actual issues that impact our real lives”

In Chattanooga, Candidate for Governor Jerri Green (D) asks if folks care about rising grocery prices (YES), women’s rights (YES), or trans athletes (NO)

@marshablackburn runs on it, but we’ve had 0 trans athlete issues in Tennessee

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 31

🐔 Rep Chuck Fleischmann (R) tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press he will “never” do a town hall

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/au...

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Tallgirl6234 @tallgirl6234.bsky.social · Aug 31

If only people could remember their outrage when their favorite team is playing.

Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Go blue.

As you’re enjoying the return of college football, remember that the big research universities behind many teams are being starved of funding from research grants, foreign students and federal student loans.
Act accordingly.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · Aug 28

Experts have studied this for decades, but RFK and his band of liars claim they found an aggregation of causes in a few months. What a disgrace to the nation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 28

RFK Jr on autism: "There's an aggregation of causes, and we are now sufficient evidence to ask for regulatory action on some of those, or at least recommendations."

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is supposedly about their attractiveness to women, EVEN though straight women enjoy all sorts of male bodies (cue Lizzo "Boys") and genuinely care more about emotional maturity, financial stability, and connection/personality than than anything else.

Dude, patriarchy is so life destroying.

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · Aug 28

I hope the cognitive dissonance crushes them into a singularity.

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Auspicious Katie @auspiciouskatie.bsky.social · Aug 28

It honestly makes sense that they're this cruel and stupid about themselves too. It's logically consistent.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · Aug 24

We can stop this. 🛑
Pesticides kill butterflies. Butterflies are a canary in our existential coal mine. Nature protects and sustains butterflies, humans. Pesticides are a marketing scam.
#Butterflies #Gardening #NativePlants #EcologyandConservation #Flowers

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