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Always be an ally of the truth. Not fine people on both sides. Squids will be squids.

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beachpebblegirl.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social · Jul 4

From The Octopus Bar in Seattle, WA - And yeah - Those with any IQ and EQ know this is the Farce of July without life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the table for ALL. 🔥

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Steve Sawyer @stevesawyer12.bsky.social · 8h

Here it is.

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Steve Sawyer @stevesawyer12.bsky.social · 3d

@jayrosen.bsky.social

“As long as the outcome is foreordained, the gas just drains out of the politics tank. This is why the Epstein story caught hold like wild fire during the summer.”

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The Shutdown, Zombie Politics and How Trump Stumbled Into Not Being All-Powerful

It’s always a complicated matter to say who is “winning” a shutdown...

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Steve Sawyer @stevesawyer12.bsky.social · 8h

The more these diffuse cross-cultural and cross-demographic protests persist and grow, the more likely the press is to begin to think democracy may not be dead after all. Note this would be in contrast to the message the press is getting from elected Democrats.

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Steve Sawyer @stevesawyer12.bsky.social · 8h

it is also an opportunity to show resistance beyond the “elite” urban centers, in small-town and rural America. That is more likely to garner press coverage.

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beachpebblegirl.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social · 8h

Also lots of amped up GOP cops like Dave Reichert wailed about protestors. Nazi cops don’t like any resistance or oversight.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

I’m old enough to remember the $21M Trump Seven Springs Estates conservation easement tax crime.

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Wayne Denno @dennowayne.bsky.social · 13h

I wonder if elected leaders were required to spend one day a month hiking in the woods alone for a full day - or in the mountains, their perspective toward existence would change.

Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 1d

#ForestFriday
#ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky
Autumn is the best time to go down to the woods. Mind you, Spring is not so dusty and there’s much to be said for Summer. Winter is nice, too. OK, any time is good but now it’s all turning gold, so off we go …

A path covered in fallen copper coloured leaves leads through the forest. On either side tall thin trees still retain some of their golden leaves.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 12h

Swear-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva! Release the Epstein files!

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Freezer @freezer.bsky.social · 1d

It's been over a dozen years but every now and then I think about how my 11th grade English teacher told me I couldn't submit my short story for an assignment cause the story took place over like 6 months. She said short stories can only take place in a short period of time, like a few hours.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 12h

FOR THE LOVE OF WHISKEY SOAKED FUCK MUFFINS CAN CONSERVATIVES PLEASE STOP CALLING ANTIFA A TERRORIST GROUP WHEN IT’S LITERALLY JUST PEOPLE BEING ANTI FASCIST AND THAT’S A GOOD THING BECAUSE FASCISM IS BAD.

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Jacqs @fooyoo2.bsky.social · 10h

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 1d

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 14h

The museums are being shutdown.
Are we great yet?
Everyone’s being fired.
Are we great yet?
Food is rotting in our fields.
Are we great yet?
The market’s crashing greatly.
Diseases are now running rampant.
At what point aren’t we great?
Our military’s in line at food banks.
So super great.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16h

Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-jo...

Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

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beachpebblegirl.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social · 10h

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Wayne Denno @dennowayne.bsky.social · 13h

🤣😂

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1d

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Zoë’s Studio @zoesstudio.bsky.social · 20h

Day 11 of #inktober - the prompt is sting
Quick sketch of jellyfish

#inktober2025 #inktober2025sting #sketch #sketchbook #draw #drawdaily #art #inkdrawing #dailydrawing #dailydrawchallenge #dailysketch

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beachpebblegirl.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social · 10h

@maryapetry.bsky.social @ellenenders.bsky.social @docjanicel.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @nancyterhune.bsky.social @hcandler.bsky.social @davidhemond.bsky.social @dennowayne.bsky.social

Denise Wu @denisewu.bsky.social · 1d

“War-torn” Portland in a battle with ICE and Antifa.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Idaho,

You know all of those Red Dawn revivals and cosplays and SovCit impulses you’ve had over the years? Well, do I have a surprise for you!

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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 14h

For the ninth straight month now, Canadian road trips to the United States continue to plunge. Boycott the U.S.A. Elbows up!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 11h

Please share w everyone
@stevesawyer12.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social @ridgecook.bsky.social @sailormichael.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social @maryapetry.bsky.social @tepizep.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

@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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 13h

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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