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Deirdre Bell

@deirdreb.bsky.social

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Here for the dopamine, the music and The Resistance. Video Editor | Mom | NJ And when you're feeling sad And everywhere you look You can't believe the things you see When it all comes down so bad And beauty lies exhausted in the streets -Nick Cave

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 3h

Shall I spend my Friday night googling “grimes great dying”???? Methinks yes.

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 1d

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 1d

They should just make him a special, new prize and only give it to huge assholes every year from now on so it’s clear it’s the Nobel Asshole Prize.

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 1d

Oof… that was the first time I’ve heard “the department of war” said out loud and so casually. Sickening. Especially because she’s talking about their plans in THE CITY OF PORTLAND 😡

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry, did Temu Mel Gibson here just sat that the baby is *in* the placenta?

Is there any aspect of human biology this lumbering science experiment of a man can't get wrong?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 1d

This is exactly what they’re up to. Protest = Terrorism in Trump’s America.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 1d

What exactly was she arrested for? Girlfriendism?

Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 2d

If the administration does get its way and insists this is an “insurrection” and an actual “war” then it’s my understanding that the Geneva Conventions prohibit photos and videos of prisoners for “public curiosity”

Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 2d

Covid memory holed it. Trump is the luckiest bastard ever to walk this earth. I’m hoping karma is just saving up one big wallop for him.

Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 2d

CNN has modified the post but should still have dropped any mention of Portland at the top.

It reads “editors note: This post was updated to add more context”

Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 4d

Did the officer not remember he was wearing a body camera? Or is he that sure he’s got a blank check for lethal violence?

I’d love to know how long this guy has been with CBP.

Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 4d

The ICE officer who tackles this protester is also holding a gigantic gun while doing it (first clip). It’s not strapped to him at all. It’s between him and the man he’s tackling. Does not seem to be in good control of it.

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Hausu M.D. 🎥👺📼🍉🖤 @suspiraserhead.bsky.social · 5d

The funniest thing about this is how legit terrified ICE looks.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 6d

wizard frog is insane

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 5d

He’s mixing things up - the opposite of diversity is not unity. The opposite is homogeneity. The opposite of unity is division, which is the Trump administration’s whole thing.

Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 6d

Genuine question (I’m not familiar with guns) - should he be getting into a wrestling match with an automatic weapon on his back like that? I’m assuming there’s some sort of safety (would that be on if he was just brandishing it though?). Seems like this is really against protocol. If there is one.

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 7d

Just for the sake of argument, let’s say that burning the flag actually did violate us law (I know it clearly does not) - would ICE or CBP agents even have the authority to arrest a US citizen for something that has nothing to do with immigration? Trump is blurring the lines of law enforcement.

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 7d

Looks like they had plenty of room to just back up a bit and go around him. But they chose tear gas. For crowd control of one guy. Amazing.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 7d

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.

"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...

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Hey Jane @heyjane.com · 12d

📢 Reposting this thread can help someone get the abortion care they need 🧡

It’s been 25 years since the FDA first approved mifepristone. Help us spread the word about this safe, effective option—for every repost, we’ll donate $1 to @abortionfunds.bsky.social.

Some fast facts about mifepristone ⬇️

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 8d

My new retirement plan is to live at the hospital. Yeesh.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 9d

"Lloyd Dobler stands outside Diane’s window holding up his phone. He prompts 'Siri, 'Play 'In Your Eyes' by Peter Gabriel.' Siri streams 'Private Eyes' by Hall and Oates, right after playing a thirty-second Geico ad."

If 1980s Teen Movies Took Place Today

Goonies Since strangers will call the police if kids in the Goon Docks wander around on their own, the boys don’t get a chance to search for One-Ey...

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 13d

A message and a Lesson from Norway 🇳🇴 💙💙

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Bill Wolkoff @billwearsties.bsky.social · 13d

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

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Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 13d

So much has gone wrong in US press reporting on Trump because the White House reporters are people who have exclusively covered US politics.

They need people who have worked in Hungary, Turkey, etc. The relevant knowledge isn't Reagan factoids; it's the dynamics of competitive authoritarianism.

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Deirdre Bell @deirdreb.bsky.social · 14d

We’re going to need a special jury pool of people who have just woken from a 10 year coma.