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Blueberry (she/her)

@hauntedblueberry.bsky.social

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Weird stuff enthusiast, dark sense of humor, watercolor artist, and lover of cetaceans and the ocean. The fresh horrors are farm-to-market.

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Blueberry (she/her) @hauntedblueberry.bsky.social · Jul 29

"You can swim. If you can swim in shallow water, you can swim in deep water. The swimming doesn’t change. Anytime you feel fear, and you feel panic, don’t panic. Just relax. And remember that you can swim."
-Kimi Werner, free diver

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Blueberry (she/her) @hauntedblueberry.bsky.social · 1h

I'm on episode 4 of Eyes on the Prize (1987) and I'm disgusted (but not surprised) by how little my Texas public schools taught us about the civil rights movement. For reference, I was in high school in the early 2000s. Who knows if it's any different today, really.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

Giant, floating pumpkin races have drawn large crowds to the Oregon city of Tualatin.

Giant, floating pumpkin races draw large crowds to annual event in Oregon

Giant, floating pumpkin races have drawn large crowds to the Oregon city of Tualatin. The Portland suburb has hosted the event since 2004.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9h

I really need for people to see & acknowledge that the open racism & sexism in US public life today are directly downstream of the decade-long effort to destroy "woke," ie, anti-racism & anti-sexism. This was always the point.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's really interesting that Israel can repeatedly break the ceasefire, like every single day since it was announced, and yet it's only a violation if Hamas does it

Israel says transfer of aid into Gaza is halted 'until further notice' as ceasefire faces major test

An Israeli security official says the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a Hamas ceasefire violation.

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🪱𝔼𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕙🪱 -COMMISSIONS OPEN- @oddoblivion.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great time to be donating money to local food banks if you’re able. With cash they can get exactly what they need, sometimes for way cheaper than you’d be able to. If you prefer to donate food and goods and whatnot CALL THEM AND ASK THEM WHAT THEY NEED FIRST!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Little wins + joys are more important than ever right now.

Like everything is bad, but my little orange cat has decided that between my legs is the safest place to sleep / purr for hours. And that is good, despite the horrors.

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Blueberry (she/her) @hauntedblueberry.bsky.social · 1d

I don't have many followers, so this is more about getting my thoughts down concisely and having a plan for concrete acts to do in my daily life.

Blueberry (she/her) @hauntedblueberry.bsky.social · 1d

Let's think more clearly about what we're actually fighting for! Since I can't tackle every single nightmare as one person, here is my fight:
We're DONE with racism. Bring back openly shaming racists. Talk more with friends about unconscious bias, ICE, and about reparations to black people.

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 3d

Time moves in layers - 2023

My art, digital. A surreal large wolf head descends from the heavens

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 2d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 2d

We need a black owned business making inflatable costumes STAT!!!

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 2d

lol #NoKingsDay is a DIRECT result of people not hiring a qualified Black woman and I think there's an IMPORTANT lesson to learn from that.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Hasan: I am not willing to sit back and watch our glorious American multiracial and multicultural democratic experiment destroyed by the guy from Home Alone 2.

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 2d

Daily bunny no.3111 baking another batch

A bunny puts a batch of cookies in the oven, one of many batches. The cookies, despite resembling gingerbread cookies, are cut in halloween shapes like ghosts and pumpkins. There is a plate of already-baked cookies on the counter, and two black cats peer at them eagerly.

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Blueberry (she/her) @hauntedblueberry.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful work!

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 3d

Wellllll look who has some associates! Got these adorable brittle stars onto the sponge this week, besties at the bottom just hugging and snacking! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge

An acrylic on canvas, painting of a white folded stocked, carnival sponge, covered with pink brittle stars #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 3d

This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.

This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...

Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Dooper @dooper.live · 3d

To everyone demonstrating tomorrow:

Be safe.
Don't post that you're going.
Don't post pictures during.
And put the DATE on any signs you make so they can't say it's old footage.

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Blueberry (she/her) @hauntedblueberry.bsky.social · 4d

Women don't like the vehicle

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Nicole aka Nimasprout @nimasprout.bsky.social · 4d

Hell yeah ocean time

Overlook Pacific Ocean into reflecting sun

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 4d

Why the fuck would you bring your cell phone to a protest???

Take a picture on your cellphone at a protest?? 😵‍💫🤦🏾‍♀️

You’re not following any Black activists and it shows!!!

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Alyssa MacKenzie 💜 @alyssamackenzie.bsky.social · 5d

REFUSE to let this government tell American citizens that resisting fascism is terrorism.

This is AMERICA. And you live here.

RESIST.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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Blueberry (she/her) @hauntedblueberry.bsky.social · 5d

I needed this reminder