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family: mantids
order: Mantodea
I always pray before I prey

💫ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny 🧬
Pinned
#DavidBowie⚡️
poses for a portrait in 1976.
CREDIT: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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My guess is he’s Grumpy 🤔
January 30, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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Pass this on folks
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 AM
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 AM
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Some guardian angels drive garbage trucks.
#Vernon,CT 😇
Vernon Sanitation Truck Driver Hailed As Hero For Saving Choking Child Along His Route
A Vernon DPW staff member saved a life Thursday, officials said.
patch.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 AM
www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
This backlash was big & rapid. The school canceled #SecMcMahon ‘s scheduled visit just hours after it was announced.
Lin-duh is not welcome in her home state.
#RingBoys
No pedophiles in Connecticut elementary schools.
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Enough #Fairfield,CT parents expressed concerns and discussed keeping their kids home from #McKinleyElementary for
#Lind-duhMcMahon ‘s visit to be canceled.
Parent Outcry Results In Cancellation Of Education Secretary Linda McMahon's Visit To Fairfield School
McMahon, a Greenwich resident, was scheduled to visit McKinley Elementary School as part of a "History Rocks!" tour.
patch.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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Several excellent quotes here from #MichaelJFox denouncing DJT.
This man has done more for #Parkinson’s research and treatment than anyone in history.
❤️
Michael J. Fox Calls Out Trump’s Response To His Invitation To Support Parkinson’s Research — HuffPost
apple.news
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...
This includes an extremely satisfying set of clips & some text of this ridiculous person’s quotes.
Nice going, #Casper,Wyoming heckling Rep Hageman out of your town hall.
Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings - WyoFile
The congresswoman faced questions about the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, saying she'd have to see a completed investigation, drawing shouts and insults.
wyofile.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga
YouTube video by Lady Gaga
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
That’s why he’ll always be #TheBoss
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The way he looks at her is familiar and nauseating.
Shame on you, Iowa, for letting this convicted sex offender near your children.
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Please do not tow snow sleds holding children (or any living creatures) by motor vehicle.
I’m talking to you, Texas. WTF is wrong with you?
Rest in Peace, Gracie & Elizabeth-
both killed at age 16 by this asinine behavior.
January 30, 2026 at 12:57 AM
nbcconnecticut.app.link/rk9ZibQVk0b
The report outlines just how bad #CT-DCF is.
Quick question: if the dept is no longer under the auspices of Fed gov, why are they allowed to steal the survivor’s & disability benefits of kids & return roughly 1/3 in a stipend barely enough to feed a kid?
January 30, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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“The deal would separate the debate over aggressive immigration tactics from a broad funding package that Congress must pass before midnight Friday…“
thus allowing an immeasurable amount of time for continued brutality.
Trump, Democrats say deal reached to avert shutdown; immigration talks to continue — Reuters
President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a spending deal negotiated by U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats that would stave off a government shutdown while lawmakers continue negotiating guardrai...
apple.news
January 30, 2026 at 12:26 AM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This is the best product imaginable for a successful fundraiser.
Carhartt stuff is so warm & rugged and the design is 100% NYC.
January 30, 2026 at 12:05 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q1K...
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
#Hole
Asking For It
YouTube video by Hole - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I included Grayson’s booking photo and a more recent picture of him.

Rest in Power, Sonya Massey 💜

Grayson’s advanced cancer is in his colon, rectum, lungs & liver.
Don’t worry, Sonya- where you are, he’s unable to follow.
January 29, 2026 at 10:41 PM
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
#SonyaMassey ‘s rebuke ‘in the name of Jesus’, repeated by her mother, to her murderer in court, worked:
although his 20-yr sentence is way too low, he won’t end up serving it.
Grayson has advanced multi-organ cancer.
Rest In Power, Mama 💜
White former downstate cop gets 20-year sentence for murdering Sonya Massey
In a police brutality case that drew national attention, Sean Grayson fatally shot the Black Springfield area woman in her home in 2024 after she had called 911 to investigate a possible prowler. His ...
www.wbez.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:33 PM
nbcconnecticut.app.link/C7nlb1FLk0b
Probable cause hearing for 1 of the 3 adults that tortured, starved & murdered Mimi is concluded; judge needs up to 2 weeks to decide.
Details of the DCF impersonation of Mimi are included in SW testimony here.
January 29, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Washington DC Craigslist today.
January 29, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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#Maine knows not to trust #SenCollins.
I fear for them around what sort of deal she may have made with KKKristi.
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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London sold one ticket, South Africa has banned the film.
They’re paying people 50 bucks (plus the free ticket) to sit through this in Boston theaters.
Melania Trump doc which ‘sold one ticket’ and is one of the most expensive ever is pulled from theatres — LADbible
The documentary cost a total $75,000,000
apple.news
January 29, 2026 at 9:42 PM