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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 5h

When I was Wayne County’s Health Director, we kicked off our program to deliver over tens of thousands of pairs of free glasses to Michigan kids who needed them—just like I did in Detroit nearly a decade ago. Because that’s what public service is about.

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SandiEllen @sandiellen.bsky.social · 3d

#Marineland is threatening to kill 30 beluga whales unless the government gives in to its demands. Urge Ontario to act now! #CdnPoli
action.animaljustice.ca/page/179174/...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Stop Marineland from Killing 30 Belugas!

Marineland is threatening to kill 30 beluga whales unless the government gives in to its demands. Urge Ontario to act now.

action.animaljustice.ca

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Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 1d

🥩 #BigBeef #beef
[the Digital Command Centre is
staffed 24/7, w personnel redundancies built in to make sure someone’s always watching]

…and people worry about vegan propaganda 😑 (aka, animal rights activists exposing the truth of the violent, environmental disaster that is the livestock industry)

Screenshot of a post by the guardian, showing a photograph of a NASA-like control room, with caption:

The beef industry has developed a “Digital Command Centre” that tracks media outlets $ social media for more than 200 #beef related topics. Hosted in Denver in a space that looks like a military operation, it’s staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week, w personnel redundancies built in to make sure someone’s always watching.

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Barbara M. Brunner @barbarambrunner.bsky.social · 7h

Please, for the love of life, stop supporting this "industry." And if you have it in you, stand up against it.

Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 7h

Reminder: The dairy industry is also the beef industry 🥛🩸🧀

Photo of a dairy cow strung up by one hind leg in a slaughterhouse

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Barbara M. Brunner @barbarambrunner.bsky.social · 1d

Biden also sought out Qatar but when he did, the Cato Institute had something to say about it. Will they do the same with Trump?

Morality matters.

Both men are responsible for handing the women and children of Afghanistan over to the Taliban as if they were property.

www.cato.org/blog/preside...

President Biden's Contradictions On Qatar

Why has the Biden Administration, the same administration that touts democracy as paramount to its foreign policy, decided to establish closer ties to Qatar — a country that is so clearly at odds with...

www.cato.org

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Beej Cat ⓥ 🌱🐝🦉🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦☮️ @beejcat.bsky.social · 2d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

WEST VIRGINIAN: “If the subsidies go away I won’t have health insurance. I won’t go to the doctor. This really is a life or death situation.” #TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

(This shutdown is making the case for #MedicareForAll better than we ever could)

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RileyTChiweeieT14381 @rileytchiweenie2.bsky.social · 4d

Children naturally love animals. It's society/ adults that steal that love and teach them that it's ok to exploit animals. Teach children that animals are with us not for us.

#Vegan #CuteAnimalsOfBluesky

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Barbara M. Brunner @barbarambrunner.bsky.social · 4d

The great injustice and ungodly suffering that comes of it when the powerful exploit the powerless is what I have known in every cell of my body since childhood, most cruelly with human over nonhuman.

Our species has long been in moral crisis. With the world on fire, we may be ready to address it.

Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 4d

Choose to stand against exploitation. Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Image of a newborn piglet lying against their mother on a metal farming grate. Below, white text on a black background reads: “They are vulnerable. And we exploit them. I refuse to be a part of this. I am vegan. I may be only one person. But I am one person.” The message highlights rejecting animal exploitation through individual vegan action.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 5d

After Columbia canceled my course on race and media, and Washington Poat fired me for speaking about race and violence,

I’m teaching about race and media anyway!

@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!

600+ signups.

We move!! ✊🏾

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 4d

#NoKings MORE Queens 👑

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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SILVER LINING UNITED @silverliningunited.bsky.social · 4d

I know you’re afraid and angry about what’s happening. It’s natural to feel that way when our democracy is under threat and you’re facing it with open eyes.

But fear and anger can be fuel to stand up and defend freedom against fascism. Channel your emotion into action. That’s how we win.🇺🇸

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London Reed🫘8647 & 86ICE 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇬🇱🏳️‍⚧️🇩🇰🇬🇱🇨🇦🇮🇱🇺🇸🇲🇽🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 @londonreed.bsky.social · 5d

Kerry Kennedy has announced Late Night Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 5d

Greta Thunberg “I'm not scared of Israel. I’m scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity.”

Stand with Greta, stand with humanity.

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Barbara M. Brunner @barbarambrunner.bsky.social · 5d

Well worth the watch, and share.

On Why the Stock Market Doesn’t Matter
substack.com/@defiance13/...

On Why the Stock Market Doesn’t Matter

They love to stand in front of the stock market like it is the holy altar of prosperity.

substack.com

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Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 6d

We lost a *vegan queen.

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Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 9d

“Who will plead for them if we are silent?“

Seeing all the tributes to #JaneGoodall and the near complete omission of her #vegan stance is truly disheartening…
-Animal advocacy w/o veganism is toothless.
-Environmental advocacy w/o veganism, disastrous.

If you admire Jane, be like Jane. Be vegan ⚖️

A photo of Jane Goodall with a quote by Dr. Jane Goodall on the left-hand side that says:
“Farm animals are far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined. They are individual beings in their own right. As such, they deserve our respect & our help. Who will plead for them if we are silent?”

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 6d

ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)

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Barbara M. Brunner @barbarambrunner.bsky.social · 6d

I haven't known how to introduce myself on Bluesky but thought I'd share this as a possibility, one that could prove to be mutually beneficial.

After 15+ years of caring for my elderly parents, who have both now passed, my once big world became very small.

It's time to come out of the woodwork.

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Pathless Pilgrim @pathlesspilgrim.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall changed how we see animals. But was she really vegan - or is that just propaganda?

I dug into the facts. Here's what I found...

🔗 www.pathlesspilgrim....

#vegan #veganism #JaneGoodall

Pathless Pilgrim - Latest

The Hidden Truth About Jane Goodall Was she really vegan, or is it all just propaganda? Published on Medium · 4 October 2025 · 4 min read Jane Goodall’s passing sparked global tributes, but few mentioned her veganism. Was she even vegan? This dispatch investigates the truth behind her ethical

www.pathlesspilgrim.com

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Barbara M. Brunner @barbarambrunner.bsky.social · 6d

If you consider yourself a compassionate person and still build your life and lifestyle on the suffering of others, human and nonhuman, such selectiveness indicates that you have gaping holes in your humanity.

Often, it is our childhood conditioning that slices and dices it.

It is on us to heal.

MarcPieterse @marcpieterse.bsky.social · 6d

The animal industry is the death industry 👺The animal industry is a dead industry It brings nothing it has nothing. We will take it down. Disassemble it. Break it. #EndAnimalExploitation #AnimalLiberation ✊Live a vegan lifestyle 🙏

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 6d

Antifa membership perks for 2025 are available now! ✊️

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Barbara M. Brunner @barbarambrunner.bsky.social · 6d

Lydia Cornell Official @lydiacornell.bsky.social · 7d

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7d

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling he overstepped his authority and violated state sovereignty. The court said Trump’s move lacked any “colorable basis” and was not justified by conditions on the ground.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING NEWS: We just secured a court order blocking the president’s order to deploy federalized National Guard troops to Portland when a federal judge granted our request for a Temporary Restraining Order. Read our statement.

#orpol #nationalguard #portland #portlandoregon

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