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“All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you." ~Octavia Butler
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 21h
On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 1d
Reinforcements have been dispatched to Portland… 🤣🐸🤣
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
Thinking this is wrong and untenable isn’t radical.

Thinking it isn’t, is.
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Roger Kuhn @roger-kuhn.bsky.social · Sep 8
On Parade

Nadim Karam, 2020

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#art #sculpture #landart
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 3d
The people getting laid off are some of the highest-trained and most specialized people in healthcare. They don’t just get replaced by hiring some new people when a sane administration takes over. This is a huge loss for America.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 2d
Wut? Wuuuuut?!

#Caturday
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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 7d
An enormous scary tree in an illustration by Nikolai Vorobiev for a 1970s book on Russian folk tales. I'm embarrassed that I know nothing about the story because it looks cool. However, the picture seemed ideal for #ThickTrunkTuesday.
#folklore #legends #folktales #illustration #Russian
A gigantic tree with eyes waves claw-like branches menacingly as a knight on horseback, dwarfed by its size, prepares to fire an arrow. Crows are flying around.
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COVA Coalition: progressive women in Hampton Roads, VA @covacoalition.bsky.social · 3d
#HamptonRoads, one week from today join us in #VirginiaBeach to say ❌👑 & that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover.

(Please note the change of venue for the rally.)

#NoKings #PowertothePeople

RSVP: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 5d
Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 6d
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Norfölkology @norfolkology.bsky.social · 6d
A text bubble over a yellow dot indicating a hospital ‘at risk’ in Norfolk Virginia with text: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters 601 Childrens Ln, Norfolk, VA 23507 Learn More In Norfolk, Virginia, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters depends on more than $11 million annually in state-directed payments to make up for what it says is a shortfall between Medicaid's low reimbursement rates and the cost of advanced care. The cuts to Medicaid in Trump's law "will have serious and far-reaching consequences to our services, programs, and patients," spokesperson Alice Warchol told KFF Health News. "Medicaid supplemental funding helps us pay for the highly specialized pediatric medical, surgical, and psychiatric physicians that are needed to care for every child who needs our services."
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6d
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 6d
Here’s video of the incident
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 8d
Back online! The 5th National Climate Assessment, which was released by the US Global Change Research Program in 2023 (and taken offline by the Trump administration in early 2025) is back. The assessment is the most recent state of the science report on climate change impacts and risks to the US.
Fifth National Climate Assessment
The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the…
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 6d
Happy #BannedBooksWeek.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 6d
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 6d
PRAY FOR DOLLY PARTON ❤️‍🩹

Freida Parton, sister of Dolly Parton, asks for prayers for Dolly’s health. She says with prayers she know Dolly is going to be just fine.

We all love you, Dolly! Praying 💛

people.com/dolly-parton-sister-was-up-all-night-praying-for-singer-amid-health-struggles-11826073
A happy Dolly Parton reads books aloud to happy kids
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 6d
#HamptonRoads #Virginia @bobbyscott.house.gov is holding a telephone town hall on the government #shutdown tomorrow evening.
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 7d
A cult of religious idiots who don’t even believe in science yet benefit EVERYDAY from it are destroying the country and our standing as a scientific world leader. Generations will be affected by this. This is the end of it yall.
"We're not talking about delays in scientific exploration, we're talking about the end of it." BILL NYE ASKS CONGRESS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST 'EXTINCTION-LEVEL' NASA BUDGET CUTS
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8d
I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.
The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 20d
Jon Foreman - Dissipatio, Colby woods, Wales. #Landart
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 8d
"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

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George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair
YouTube video by Banned Books Week
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 9d
One month till Election Day, #Virginia.
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COVA Coalition: progressive women in Hampton Roads, VA @covacoalition.bsky.social · 28d
Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, #HamptonRoads #Virginia! 🗳️

Take 5 minutes today to register to vote or make sure your registration is up to date.

Spread the word, stay informed & help us #GOTV!

Learn more at covacoalition.org.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 10d
An important 🧵 on the thought police
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WIRED @wired.com · 11d
United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages to target people for deportation.
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 11d
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 10d
"Journalist"
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11d
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned. Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 11d
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 11d
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
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