Carol McAuley 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
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Carol McAuley 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
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Proud Scot. European. Music, books, quilting, history, politics, nature, science, sci-fi and fantasy, WOT, LOTR (in no particular order), she/her. No DMs please.
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marcelias.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Β· 1d
If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued.

I don't bluff and I usually win.
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Β· 1d
North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as β€œblatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
β€˜Blatant Discrimination’: North Carolina Advances GOP Gerrymander at the Expense of Black Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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blueaxeman.bsky.social
Blue Axeman @blueaxeman.bsky.social Β· 9h
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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social Β· 13h
Happypotamus

www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Cartoon of a hippopotamus seen from the side. The hippo says "Yay." Caption: Happypotamus
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Β· 1d
A free campaign ad for Mamdani.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social Β· 19h
Honestly, the mainstream media reaction to Zack Polanski entering the elites’ own conversation space…

…with widely-held public opinions…

…tells you everything you need to know about why our mainstream media is a closed shop, broken, and no longer fit for purpose.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social Β· 10h
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
www.pbs.org
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carolmca.bsky.social
Carol McAuley 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @carolmca.bsky.social Β· 10h
Why should we get stuck with him!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social Β· 1d
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social Β· 11h
FYI. Always feed your trunk
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Β· 11h
The brutality. The corruption. The lies.

Everything is on full display β€” and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.

Watch.
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codfather.bsky.social
Codfather #FBPE πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @codfather.bsky.social Β· 13h
The facts of the matter.
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social Β· 1d
🧡Spotted Recently at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A tiny human (1.5?) is toddle-running down into the surf only for the receding water to come back again!
(Oh no!)
Shrieking she runs back up the sand again.
But wait!
The water's going away again?
Hmm.
Maybe it's time to go back in... (1)
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social Β· 14h
It's October and next week the clocks go back as we slowly slide towards the days of shorter light.

So we're delighted that next week we'll be launching our Wintering Well Boxes, which are FREE loanable kits containing SAD therapy lamps, activity guides and other resources.
A photograph taken out the back of Orkney Library showing how light it is at 5pm. It's very clear and the sky is very dark blue. The streetlights are on.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social Β· 14h
Nigel Farage wants to get rid of the NHS and replace it with US Insurance which would be 4x more expensive and worse in every way.

Except for the Β£600bn a year profit for him and his mates.
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Alastair Muirhead @tairmuir.bsky.social Β· 1d
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social Β· 1d
A street music performance elevated to the next level, depicting a conflict that happened in a galaxy, far far away.

A member of the public approached you and requested the theme to Star Wars, and this happened..

#streetmusic #collaboration
#starwars #performance
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marcelias.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Β· 1d
🚨BREAKING: The North Carolina Senate hastily passed a GOP gerrymander Tuesday in a 26-20 vote, advancing a proposed congressional map that aims to dismantle one of the state’s Black Democratic seats at the request of President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Senate Approves Gerrymander Targeting Black Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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carolmca.bsky.social
Carol McAuley 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @carolmca.bsky.social Β· 1d
a man in a black costume is standing next to a woman in a field .
Alt: The Princess Bride - a man in a black costume is standing next to a woman in a field .
media.tenor.com
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social Β· 1d
The data shows Brexit was a massive mistake and badly hurt the economy. We're all paying for it. It was Nigel Farage who sold the lies that it would make life better. How can anyone still listen to him about anything?
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Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social Β· 2d
The Democrats need to get a hell of a lot of cameras on the White House and plaster the photos everywhere. It's not just the brazen symbol of a megalomaniac destroying national heritage; it's happening during a government shutdown when ordinary people aren't getting paid. Make every American see it.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social Β· 1d
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Archaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social Β· 2d
History belongs to all of us ...

History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better. Because then you are less likely to repeat it. It's not yours to erase. It belongs to all of us.

#archaeohistories
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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social Β· 2d
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
Denise C. @SpudBenBean Β· Follow A woman who rang ABC Sydney radio said she found out about the Optus outage from her cat. The cat has an automatic wi-fi feeder (connected to Optus) & when breakfast wasn't delivered at 6:10 am, the cat went to the bedroom to lodge a complaint with management.
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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social Β· 2d
Loch Lubnaig #Scotland #Trossachs #Stirling www.damianshields.com
Loch Lubnaig #Scotland #Trossachs #Stirling www.damianshields.com
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georgepenney.bsky.social
George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social Β· 2d
🧡Spotted While Cafe Writing and Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A sleepy man (30s?) is sitting in on a very dull business meeting.
But what is this?!
He's ordered a GIANT piece of cake?
Ah, that's more like it.
The meeting drones on but he has a cake shield.
The boredom shall not defeat him! (1)
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