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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 21h

I don’t remember the article now, just that I had screenshot that part

⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 1d

It’s because of one of the national guard commanders that got quoted in a local article last week. They are clinging onto scraps that make them feel better

Gronewold said Guard soldiers serve two purposes: "One, to defend America, and two, to protect Oregonians. And so by serving in this mission, they will be protecting any protesters at the ICE facility."

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 1d

New cauldrons from my full moon raku! These are all washed and ready to go with me to the Witches Ball on the 18th. All my cauldrons are made of mica clay, and can be used in a fire or on the stove. These were burnished with Abramelin oil and fired on the full moon this week
#pottery #occultsky

An array of pottery on a wooden table. There is a black-and-white blanket behind the pottery is black and sparkly, and consists of four cauldrons with lids, two large, low scrying bowls with feet, and a smaller offering bowl with long legs.

Four mica clay cauldrons. Two of them have legs to stand on, and to have a round smooth bottom. All of them have lids. They are sitting on a wooden table with a black and white blanket behind them.

A glamour shot of a small footed cauldron. This photo was closer in so that you can see the silver speckles of Mica in the otherwise blackened clay. The cauldron has three small feet, and small handles and a lid.

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 2d

Simply marching in the streets once every few months will not stop fascism. We have to draw people into concrete organizing and activity. No one else is going to do this for us.

Whether there are two of you or two hundred of you, this guide goes over what you can do.

crimethinc.com/NoKings2025

An anarchist red and black flag with an image of a sword run through a crown and the words "No Kings"

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Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 2d

Immergut's more sweeping order from Sunday night – which prohibits any state's National Guard from going into Portland – remains in effect.

abcnews.go.com/US/appeals-c...

Appeals court lifts order on Portland National Guard, deployment still blocked

Appeals court lifts order on Portland National Guard, deployment still blocked.

abcnews.go.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

fucking WOOF

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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love & barley 🐸🌶️🪏🎃 @loveandbarley.bsky.social · 5d

give greta thunberg a gundam

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Fantômas, Le contrebandier de DEI @theefantomas.bsky.social · 4d

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 4d

Full moon raku firing seemed to go well, will post some cauldron pictures after they get cleaned up.

#occultsky #pottery

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Hausu M.D. 🎥👺📼🍉🖤 @suspiraserhead.bsky.social · 6d

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

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 7d

wizard frog is insane

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 7d

So what happens in 2 weeks?

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 7d

Cool, 2 weeks

www.kgw.com/article/news...

Judge grants motion for temporary restraining order blocking deployment of National Guard troops in Portland

Judge Karin Immergut has temporarily blocked President Trump's deployment of 200 National Guard members to Portland. The temporary restraining order expires Oct. 18.

www.kgw.com

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 7d

Not only does this story get a number of basic facts wrong, it doesn’t take time to actually explore why Portlanders elected these folks. Coming in with a pre-baked PDX story to fit a NYT narrative about NYC is harmful, especially at this moment.

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

www.nytimes.com

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 11d

if you’re a visual learner i made you some maps of where the people quoted in this article as supporting portland being occupied by troops live

tilting oregon is a far portland suburb kind of

clackamas oregon and im being generous giving it the town and not the county

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Friday
🌭
#haileris

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10d

Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy

www.eff.org

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NPR @npr.org · 10d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

n.pr

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10d

When Trump threatens to nix funding to NYC if Zohran Mamdani wins, it only helps Zohran. It inflates the Trump threat, positions Zohran as a fighter for NYC against Trump, and pushes Cuomo into the role of Trump stooge.

There's a lesson here for Dems.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2011...

Trump’s Rage at Zohran Just Backfired in a Surprisingly Revealing Way

The Democrats who are breaking through are the ones who talk about Trump’s disastrous economic record while also leveling with the public about our slide into authoritarianism.

newrepublic.com

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 12d

I would like to go back to posting about pottery and magic and life shit, but the current political situation just keeps being in the way of being a person

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 12d

Trump is asking us to start choosing groups we're willing to abandon, and the only way to make him stop is to be clear we're not fucking abandoning ANYONE.

Call your reps. Call your fucking reps. Especially in red states. Use the @5calls.org app, it's easy and free.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 12d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 25d

so: what do we need you to do? two things.

1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi

what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵

Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown.

[you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]

This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt.

[you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]

Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it.

[you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]

I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for your service

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12d

AB 566 will make it easy for Californians to tell companies what they want done with their data. @governor.ca.gov needs to sign it into law and you can help us push him into action. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

California: Tweet at Governor Newsom to Get A.B. 566 Signed Into Law

We need your help to make a common-sense bill into California law. A.B. 566 intends to make it easy by directing browsers to give all their users the option to tell companies they don’t want personal

www.eff.org

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 12d

Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.

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