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Writing Prompt 284 – phoenician grace

Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 1d

Wednesday Writing Prompt

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#carolinecasey #spellcast #blogpost #writingprompt

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billyboomer.bsky.social @billyboomer.bsky.social · 2d

PLENARY AUTHORITY…

Democratic_Beast 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @northsquatch.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit! Watch Stephen Geobbels absolutely FREEZE when he realizes he just admitted the Fascist plan.

Full link: vt.tiktok.com/ZSUYEMn8t/

forbidden word project image: daisy haze © Holly Troy 2025 “A sense of belonging—the subjective feeling of deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual and collective e…

Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 4d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

sense of belonging

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #blm #senseofbelonging

sense of belonging

forbidden word project image: pink © Holly Troy 2025 “She’s morbidly fascinated by racial and class segregation among cemeteries.” From Los Angeles Times

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3Crows @pamelab52.bsky.social · 5d

Love her🙏💕

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 6d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

segregation

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #blm #racially #segregation

segregation

forbidden word project image: big change © Holly Troy 2025 “The vice president is especially ham-fisted, but the tactic of using racism to persuade white voters to reject their economic self-…

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Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 7d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

racism

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #justice #blm #racially

racism

AN ABUSE COVER-UP TO PROTECT TAX BREAKS MORE PRECIOUS THAN CHILDREN

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7d

NEW VIDEO: "AN ABUSE COVER-UP TO PROTECT TAX BREAKS MORE PRECIOUS THAN CHILDREN"

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YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian

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Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 7d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

racially

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #justice #blm #racially

racially

forbidden word project image: hanging on © Holly Troy 2025 “Some people took the pun to mean the ad was implying a racially superior ideal of beauty.” From BBC From Salon

forbidden word project image: purple © Holly Troy 10.2025 “But during a White House signing Thursday, the president and his top advisors repeatedly hinted at a much broader campaign of suppre…

Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 8d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

racial justice

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #justice #blm #racialjustice

racial justice

The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may....

Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 9d

Shared with me by a friend who was career military:

The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may not be legal.

www.nimj.org/top.html#/

Orders Project

www.nimj.org

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Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 10d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

racial inequality

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #diversity #inequality

racial inequality

forbidden word project image: bird bath bird bath © Holly Troy 9.2025 “Wealth can be defined as “the total value of things families own minus their debts.” In contrast, income can…

forbidden word project image: blue and fire © Holly Troy 9.2025 “There was a constant emphasis on the tri-racial origins of music and dance, often attributing a racial identity to very specif…

Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 10d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

racial identity

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #racialidentity #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #diversity

racial identity

forbidden word project image: siva © Holly Troy 9.2025 “Racial diversity is the acknowledgement and celebration of difference between racial groups. Diversity recognizes and values difference…

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BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you Portland City Councilor Mitch Green.
Your words matter. Your leadership matters.
@councilorgreen.bsky.social

Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 11d

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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Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 11d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

racial diversity

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #racialdiversity #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #diversity

racial diversity

forbidden word project image: fall field © Holly Troy 9.2025 “Decades of research has shown that racial animus and racism are tied to support of the GOP, conservatism and, now, Trumpism.&#822…

Holly Troy @hollytroy.bsky.social · 13d

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

racial

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

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#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #leadership #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #racial #racism #trumpism #GOP

racial