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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 4h

I hope she didn't shoot the horse in that photo.

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ivysorta @ivysorta.bsky.social · 6h

WW2 style poster saying "This man is your FRIEND. He fights for FREEDOM." and a picture of the Portland inflatable frog

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Side-Eye Pinkie Pie Read Project 2025 - Did You? @nypoliticalmom.bsky.social · 5h

They have always been the swamp.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 5h

Republicans Are Delaying Your Flight

Republicans have decided tax cuts for billionaires are more important than airline safety AND your health insurance premiums.

dlvr.it

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Conscience Collective @consciencecoll.bsky.social · 5h

Make sure to thank any "progressive"s in your life for getting us to this point

Aren't you glad they threw money at Clinton and called her a whore and then threw a tantrum and stayed home while the Supreme Court was on the line?

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Sophia @shanti9.bsky.social · 5h

The price of "small government". 🤷🏼

Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 6h

More Pasta recalled by Nate's Fine Foods linked to Listeria Illnesses and Deaths www.marlerblog.com/case-news/mo...

More Pasta recalled by Nate's Fine Foods linked to Listeria Illnesses and Deaths

A California company has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of

www.marlerblog.com

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 8h

The Trump administration is offering $60K in student loan forgiveness as a recruitment tool for ICE, which just proves fighting Biden on student loan relief was never about the loans or “paying your own debt.” It was about who was offering it and who it would’ve helped.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 12h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 7h

Noticing the use of the sq*w slur in costumes as well. #settlercolloquialisms

Frances Danger *Deadly SoverAuntie* @francesdanger.bsky.social · 8h

I did the Native costume search so you won't have to.

Here's the good, the bad, and the absolutely ugly.

CW: Anti Native racism, cultural appropriation, slurs

open.substack.com/pub/francesm...

Oh look it's Native costume time. Again.

CW: Anti Native racism, cultural appropriation, slurs

open.substack.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 8h

No money flowing to USAID and hardly any to PEPFAR despite their duly enacted funding; well north of twenty billion dollars being deployed for other weird hair autocrats. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms

The U.S. Treasury has finalized a financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country’s central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 9h

we told you, vivek.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 1d

This is hateful and it has no place in Minnesota.

www.startribune.com/temple-israe...

‘This is hate speech’: Temple Israel in Minneapolis tagged overnight with antisemitic graffiti

One message referred to the attack two years ago on Israel by Hamas terrorists.

www.startribune.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10h

All eyes have been on our city, which just so happens to be beautiful this time of year.

8 reasons you should visit Portland right now, despite what you may be hearing

All eyes have been on our city, which just so happens to be beautiful this time of year.

www.oregonlive.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 5h

Sleep well, Crystal and sweet Bear. Stay warm and cozy. HFM is enjoying Midsomer Murders on her plushie blanket. Huge mystery buff. :)

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 4d

Honey bees still enjoying the starry, pink Sedum #flowers on an autumn day. #DailyBotanicalBeauty #photography #bees

Collage of close-up photos showing honeybees feeding on clusters of vivid pink-red Sedum flowers. The images capture the bees’ golden, fuzzy bodies among the star-shaped blossoms, with softly blurred backgrounds in pink and green tones.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 5d

“October brings the acorn moon,” says the old rhyme, when oaks shed their fruit for deer, pigs, and gleaners. Another warns: “Full moon in October without frost, no frost till full moon in November.” If no frost comes early, winter may be slow to start. #FolkloreSunday #fullmoon

Collage featuring a large oak tree in a frosty field under a pale blue sky; a vintage botanical illustration of the Common European Oak (Quercus robur) and European White Oak (Quercus pedunculata) from The North American Sylva (1819) by François-André Michaux and Augustus L. Hillhouse; a close-up of two acorns on oak leaves; and a bright full moon glowing in an orange sky.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 3d

The beautiful painting of Calendula flowers in a vase, that I used to illustrate my post, is by the British painter and printmaker Freda Marston (1895-1949).

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 3d

The marigold (Calendula officinalis) is the last birth flower for those born in #October. Sacred to Apollo, the sun god, its golden blooms were thought to hold protective and healing powers. To keep marigolds in the home was to invite sunlight and good fortune. #folklore #flowers

Still life painting of calendulas in shades of gold, orange, and cream, mixed with blue cornflowers, arranged loosely in a blue and white ceramic vase on a table before a framed artwork on a pale wall. Painted by the 20th century British painter and printmaker Freda Marston.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 1d

Žemyna, the Lithuanian goddess of the Earth, embodies all living things that grow from her soil. Oaks, lindens, and spruces are sacred to her, and in their highest branches, it is said, the secret of life itself is hidden. #FolkloreThursday #trees #nature

Collage showing three sacred trees linked to the Lithuanian earth goddess Žemyna: the oak, linden, and spruce. Images include mature trees, acorns, linden blossoms, and spruce saplings, symbolising strength, renewal, and the life hidden in their highest branches.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

October roses in warm hues for #RoseWednesday

A collage of nine close-up photographs of roses in soft pastel shades of cream, peach, pink, and white. Each bloom varies in form, from single and semi-double flowers to full, ruffled blossoms, all set against green foliage.

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Dan J Kroll @danjkroll.bsky.social · 3d

The dahlias are still dahliaing.
#garden #gardens #bloomscrolling 🌱

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Dan J Kroll @danjkroll.bsky.social · 2d

The roses are still hanging on again this year, too. Last year I was cutting blooms until at least Thanksgiving! #gardens #gardening #Bloomscrolling 🌱

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Dan J Kroll @danjkroll.bsky.social · 2d

Doing some fall weeding and mulching and came across my "Carding Mill," a David Austin rose, in all of its glory. It's blooming better in the fall than it did in the summer! Silly roses ☺️ 🌹 🌱 #gardens #gardening #bloomscrolling

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