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Nontheist Quaker. PsyD: CBT/PTSD. SJCleric. She/they I write #hopepunk fantasy: Rien’s Rebellion 1st book free @ czedwards.net https://linktr.ee/czedwards discord: czedwards or https://czedwards.dreamwidth.org/ Tumblr: https://galantier.blog/

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · Nov 26

You’re welcome to follow me, but I check your media tab for alt-text. If you’re not alt-texting your images, I will put you on a mute list.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 6h

No Kings
All Frogs

there won’t be an inflatable costume left for miles around

Micah @rincewind.run · 23h

they are clearly trying to terrify everyone out of showing up to the No Kings protest and I simply do not think it is going to work

see you all there

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 6h

(Yes, there is a model available at the Denver Art Museum gift shop. Next time I’m down there — which may be a while — I’ll grab one. They’re not expensive.)

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 6h

… I think so? I haven’t gone looking.

I do know there’s a 3D print model.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 6h

Oh, no disrespect even detected, it’s just such a silly and cool and weird thing that is part of Denver being low-key kind of weird and silly, but differently weird than Portland or Seattle.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 7h

The Crusades, the Thirty Years War, the English Civil War, the Wars of Spanish Succession and the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre would like a pointed word with this numpty about “body count of crimes curable by forcible christianity”.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 7h

The bear was supposed to be earth tones, but looked cooler in Lapis. We also have a big red Lego looking thing & big dancers.

Why Blucifer is blue is a question for the ages, but I like the theory that it’s a tribute to low rider culture, a childhood pony, & an old legend about a blue stallion.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 7h

www.uncovercolorado.com/denver-big-b...

Denver’s Big Blue Bear Statue | Colorado Convention Center

Denver…home to the big blue bear? For those not from Colorado or those who have never visited, the term “big blue bear” may not hold much.

www.uncovercolorado.com

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 7h

Blue Bears have a special meaning for Denver — It’s an art installation called “I See What You Mean” and it’s a 40 foot tall blue bear that peers into the Colorado Convention Center, with its paws and nose pressed up against the glass. Inspired by a pic of a real bear peering into a house up yonder.

A sculpture of a big blue bear peering into a glass-walled building. It’s about 40 feet tall, and its front paws rest on the glass.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 7h

And deep into his scammy roots. This is just selling something (he doesn’t own) to someone willing to pay, who flatters him. If anything, he’s reverting to the scumbag who got in bed with the mob to avoid paying Polish concrete workers.

CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 11h

Yep, Time’s Secrets. I’ve got two more chapters to get through, then clean it up. Goal is April.

CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 12h

But… that’s basically just a bio-based LLM who happens to have a tax burden.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 12h

That’s probably a fair assessment.

It *can* be done, there are people who are able to shove 3 60-75K manuscripts every year, but they’re almost always re-writing the same book over and over. (There are some infamous Austen rewriters who were doing it before LLMs and then embraced them).

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 14h

America needs, at some point, to start prosecuting white collar crime.

The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 14h

Nevada could’ve fined Elon Musk’s Boring Co. more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

Via ProPublica: thenevadaindependent.com/article/elon...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15h

Ghana’s foreign minister just posted this to X:

“The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US Department of Homeland Security.”

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
@S_OkudzetoAblak
X.com
The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US
Department of Homeland Security.
We have also followed with satisfaction that DHS has today taken the appropriate steps to inform Garcia's lawyers and amend court submissions to reflect the fact that Ghana cannot be an option for Garcia's deportation.
The Mahama Administration will continue to be transparent and truthful to Ghanaians at all times.
For God and Country E
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LAURA ROMERO
Fri, October 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM PDT|
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 15h

DHS default is to lie about every encounter. Which is why they’re trying to criminalize recording them.

CHICAGO (WGN) - A WGN creative services department employee was detained by two
Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection on Chicago's North Side Friday morning, at the height of rush hour.
WGN is not naming the employee, as station policy requires blurring faces and not identifying those who have not been charged with a crime.
Witnesses on site who captured the incident on video spoke to WGN about the moments leading up to the staffer's detainment.

Thomas added that when he made his way down to the scene, around 8:30 Friday morning, he realized there was another person already detained inside the minivan being used by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
"I didn't get his name, although I asked for his name," Thomas said. "He didn't speak very good English. They claimed that the WGN employee was obstructing justice, even though she was, like all of us, just standing there, taking video.'
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Tricia McLaughlin ®
@TriciaOhio
X.com
She was arrested for throwing objects at law enforcement.
Heartland Signal D @HeartlandSignal • 3h
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 13h

This baby died in Madagascar, but tear gas kills babies, kids, people with lung damage (like from Covid) and old people here, too. It also appears to cause spontaneous miscarriage and premature shedding of the endometrium (“weird periods”).

It’s a banned weapon of war for good reasons.

Madagascar Gen Z protests: My one-month-old grandson was killed by police tear gas

Counting the cost of deadly Gen Z protests in Madagascar where most young people are unemployed.

www.bbc.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 13h

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · 18h

If Democrats said that Republicans refused to pay the troops in order to prevent the release of the Epstein files, Republicans would have to deny it. Just saying.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 21h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 13h

… and there are white full body leotards, so we could do the whole Denver Giant Sculpture Brigade.

CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 13h

There are blue care bears, and there are Blue Man suits (both leotard type and inflatable) and blue bear hats.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 15h

The ride is set for Sunday, October 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

‘Emergency’ Naked Bike Ride announces starting point

The ride is set for Sunday, October 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

www.oregonlive.com

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MB Brown @mbbrownsf.bsky.social · 14h

History thread:

Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 17h

#ResistanceRoots

Robert Gould Shaw was born on this day in 1837 in Dartmouth, Mass. Shaw commanded the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the North’s first Black regiments. He died leading his troops in an ill-fated assault on Fort Wagner and was buried in a mass grave with the black soldiers. /1

Robert Gould Shaw. Photo credit: Library of Congress.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 14h

Happy to help give this book some Streisand Effect.

Rebecca Makkai @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social · 22d

This got lost enough that I, at least, didn't see it. Tr*mp sues Penguin Random House for $15 billion for publishing a book that cast him in a negative light. Going after comedians is indeed terrifying. Going after publishers is at least equally terrifying.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Trump Sues Penguin Random House, ‘New York Times’ for $15 Billion

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing the New York Times and four of its reporters, as well as Penguin Random House, which published the book Lucky Loser, of trying to undermine his 2024...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 14h

Covid killed 1.2 million Americans and it is still hurting people today.

Yet, our FDA head is worried about a millionaire athlete.

That poor guy.

I discuss these warped priorities and how they were used to manipulate the public here.👇

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