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@cutiepiepuppy.bsky.social

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Mathematician, engineer, scientist, photographer Amateur astronomer, nature & Free Speech enthusiast Relishes her stupidity, eternal student Dislikes hatred, vitriol and violence Liberal-minded on just about everything - but not everything 🌈

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Duchess @cutiepiepuppy.bsky.social · 18d

Close the library
And shutter every town hall
But pubs stay open

#Senryu #PoliticalEpigram #Poetry #Writing #Micropoetry #NoKings #Democracy #Resist #Impeach

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Duchess @cutiepiepuppy.bsky.social · 17h

Fatty oligarch
Peeing in his pants
F-A-S-C-I-S-T
First comes ICE
Then comes violence
Soon comes Fatty with a prison sentence

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Duchess @cutiepiepuppy.bsky.social · 1d

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Elderly orange oligarch
Peeing in his chair
R-I-P-P-I-N-G
Our Constitution to shreds

#Poetry #FreeVerse #FreeSpeach #NoKings #Impeach #25th
#SaveOurConstitution #SaveOurCountry

(My embarrassment to be an American grows daily😢)

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Earthbound420 @earthbound420.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously 💥 🤣🙄

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Dan McClellan @maklelan.bsky.social · 1d

How Fox News is using lies to enrage Christians
#maklelan2956
youtu.be/-Z5vGLtRnTw

How Fox News is using lies to enrage Christians

YouTube video by Dan McClellan

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BabadDoag @wowbagget.bsky.social · 3d

Robby Roadsteamer (aka Gary the Guantanamo gator) taken by ICE in Portland

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 1d

Gray sky holds its breath
Cold air is sharp and crisp now
Hopeful light shines through

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Crisp #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Hope #Micropoetry #Resilience #Clouds #Skyscape #Perseverance

A moody gray sky layered with thick clouds. Pale sunbeams break through in soft streaks, illuminating the bare branches below.

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 1d

Black velvet twilight
Tiny embers spark and glow
Beauty marks of night

#haikufeels #Prompt #Ember #Haiku #Poetry #Nature #Macro #Micropoetry #Photography #Abstract #Insects #Butterflies #SpicebushSwallowtail #ImageAndVerse #Haiga

Close-up photo of a butterfly (Spicebush swallowtail) wing, dark and velvety with glowing orange spots highlighted in pale blue.

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 1d

A blue graphic telling Bluesky, and repeatedly misspelling, Hey, Bluesky We demand an edit function

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 1d

Saw this little cutie, a Common Buckeye, yesterday, and it was a windy 52° F/11° C!

Photo of a Common Buckeye butterfly sunning itself on green plants. It is mostly brown with multiple yellow and black eye-spots.

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 1d

Go around the curve
sunlight spills like an answer
Nature waits with hope

#whistpr #Prompt #Curve #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Hope
#Resilience #Nature #Photography #ImageAndVerse
#MicroPoetry #Haiga #Path #Journey #Landscape

Narrow grassy path curving between tall autumn weeds beneath a clear blue sky. Soft sunlight casts gentle shadows along the way.

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 2d

Like the moon, we move through phases: bright, dim, and resting.

#Writing #Rest #Cycles #Mindfulness #Resilience #Balance #BlueskyPhotography #Moon #Nightsky #RememberToRest

A softly glowing gibbous moon suspended in a charcoal sky, framed by blurred tree leaves at the edges.

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 2d

Her strength is tested
stronger than a manly hug
her heart never fails

#Emoetry #Prompt #Manly #Haiku #Senryu #Love
#Micropoetry #Writing #Strength #Resilience

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 2d

Life is not a grid
Some kind of tic-tac-toe game
It's more ... sloppy

#whistpr #Prompt #Grid #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry
#Micropoetry #Sloppy #Clutter #Chaos #Life #Persevere

Cluttered kitchen table scene with a bowl of oatmeal at the center. The table is covered with winter gloves, an open book, a weekly pill organizer, a medical brace, various bottles, and fresh fruit.

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 2d

Some things are fresh, nice
and somethings can be rancid
Know which one is which

#HaikuFeels #Prompt #Rancid #Haiku #Senryu #Micropoetry #Nature #PoetryCommunity #Writing #UltimateTruths

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 2d

You ease into life?
Some days I think I should too
Better than fumbling

#dailyhaikuprompt #ease #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Micropoetry #Life #Resilience #WeAllFumble

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Duchess @cutiepiepuppy.bsky.social · 2d

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Flower Veil @flowerveil.bsky.social · 2d

Let the breeze carry away what you’ve been holding too tightly.
You are allowed to let go.
Make room for peace to take root again.

#FlowerVeil #MorningRelease #PeacefulMind #SoftBeginnings #MindfulMoments

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning, Bluesky!
صبح بخیر!
शुभ प्रभात, ब्लूस्काय!
Guten Morgen!
صبح بخیر، بلیوسکائی!
Sugeng enjing!
早上好!
Chào buổi sáng!
Bonjour!
좋은 아침이에요, 블루스카이!
Günaydın!
Habari za asubuhi!
Bom dia!
Доброго ранку, Блюскай! 🇺🇦
おはようございます、ブルースカイ!
শুভ সকাল!
¡Buenos días!
ਸ਼ੁਭ ਸਵੇਰ!
Buongiorno!
Доброе утро!
Magandang umaga!

Sunrise 16 Oct 2025 (16/10/2025) Over a horse pasture and my backyard garden.

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 9d

“When you let people be who they are, you give them space to become even more.”Cheryl Richardson

There’s something powerful about feeling safe, feeling valued, feeling believed in.

That’s when the energy settles.
That’s when the good stuff happens.
That’s when we shine.

🧡

#humanness #kindness

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“You know what’s underrated? Letting people be. Letting them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love, or get excited about something you don’t understand. You don’t have to get it, just be kind. Everyone’s got something that lights them up. Let them shine, even if it’s not your thing.”

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 3d

This just happened: A commotion, then 2 thuds against my front door. A male Red-bellied Woodpecker & a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker lay still. Then, a female Red-bellied called overhead, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk swept in.

#Birds #Birding #Woodpecker #Nature #Wildlife #BackyardBirds #NaturalistNotes

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Temecula Rises @temecularises.bsky.social · 3d

Yes indeed.

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Temecula Rises @temecularises.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, this is who they focused on.

Luis Alberto Jimenez @abbyschmidt79.bsky.social · 3d

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