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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 2d

Where in fairyland are you

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 2d

The Bible, tellin' it straight:

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates correction is stupid."
Proverbs 12:1

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 2d

That sounds scary 😆

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 2d

I'm old enough to remember when Survivor premiered. I thought it would be more like this 🫤

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 4d

TIL how much we have to thank #FrancesPerkins for

#SocialSecurity #minimumwage #unemploymentinsurance #NewDeal

www.mainepublic.org/history/2025...

Maine's newest national monument celebrates first season, even without federal funding

The Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle honors the woman credited with proposing and helping to implement many of FDR's New Deal reforms, including Social Security, the minimum wage and a 4...

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 5d

One of the news shows keeping me sane. And a lovely surprise shout-out to #AcadiaNationalPark! #Acadia #JordanPond #hignfy #HaveIGotNewsForYou

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Trump’s 2 Forbidden N-Words! Hegseth’s Military Fat-Shame! Russell Vought’s Odd Dream?! | HIGNFYUS

YouTube video by Have I Got News For You US

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 6d

Terrifying. Unhinged. Also, at least two mistakes (well, one punctuation mistake, one instance of ambiguous wording). Maybe there are more! Which ones do you see? #GrammarNazi #TheOnlyAcceptableKindOfNazi

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 6d

Hey #duolingo, you wanna decide how you're writing "10" in Arabic? 🤔

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 7d

Incredibly disappointed to recognize some of the names on this list. #JimmyCarr, #JackWhitehall, #MazJobrani and more... #RiyadhComedyFestival

www.newsweek.com/riyadh-comed...

Full list of comedians performing at Saudi Arabia comedy festival

The ongoing Riyadh Comedy Festival features some of the biggest names in comedy, but has sparked backlash online.

www.newsweek.com

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 9d

"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it." --Luke 9:24

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 9d

I don't know if he actually said this, but I agree with the take #AcceptMortality

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 9d

#SamAltman #OpenAI #oligarchs

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 9d

One of the more unusual #gravestones I've seen here
#grabsteine #ostfriedhof #München

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 9d

Lots of options, lots of choices, lots of approaches and scenarios to explore!

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 10d

Are Americans aware that there are more options besides our current inefficient system & "the government" paying for everything? Why not examine all models? Cut costs and improve worker productivity--isn't that in our economic interest? #UShealthcare

www.pgpf.org/article/why-...

Why Are Americans Paying More for Healthcare?

High healthcare spending is not necessarily a bad thing, especially if it leads to better health outcomes. However, that is not the case in the United States.

www.pgpf.org

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 13d

... are rolling about in fine carriages from which they look out on peaceful meetings and call them riots?” #SamuelGompers #GildedAge #SecondGildedAge

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 13d

“Why should the wealth of the country be stored in banks and elevators while the idle workman wanders homeless about the streets and the idle loafers who hoard the gold only to spend it in riotous living ... (1/2)

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 13d

TIL that the first woman to graduate #MIT 's 4-year architecture program was #SophiaHayden. She also designed a building for the #ChicagoWorldFair
#1893WorldsFair #ColumbianExposition #WomensHistory #WomenInArchitecture

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_...

Sophia Hayden - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 13d

Keine Toleranz für Upskirting!! Taking pictures up someone's skirt could get you 2 years in prison.

Call 110 or find Oktoberfest security if you someone doing it #Oktoberfest2025

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 13d

Die #ZephyrBar ist ja wirklich toll. Innovative Cocktails mit echt komplexen Geschmacksprofilen. Und schau mal wie durchsichtig das Eis ist!

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 13d

Wo bin ich? #mitteninMinga #mitteninMünchen #Stadtparks

DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 14d

In a better world... #NormalDetector #UniversalHealthcare

www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTum...

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DorotheaBredon @dorotheabredon.bsky.social · 15d

Are you a #DoctorWho fan? Because there's an episode you should see... #VincentAndTheDoctor

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Vincent and the Doctor - Wikipedia

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 15d

I don’t know about you, but I’m still sort of processing that the US president stood up in the UN and declared that London is about to be under Sharia law, and the response has been “actually, that won’t happen” rather than “Jesus, that is insane.”

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