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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 1h

It won't be long when some of us will be in winter weather. What could possibly go wrong with poor weather forecasting capability?

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 16h

What's happening is terrifying.

NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom: "Masked men. Jumping out of unmarked vehicles. People disappearing. No due process. No oversight. No accountability. People say I'm being hyperbolic. Bullshit. This is happening in America today."

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, me too! And all of these shenanigans happened before cell phones and internet! 🙌

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 2d

#resist #nokings

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting opinion piece

Never-Give-Up-Never-Give-In @weshallprevail.bsky.social · 3d

baptistnews.com/article/dear...

Dear white evangelicals, I was wrong – Baptist News Global

This use of force by the government against Christians is exactly what you’ve warned us about for years, Rick Pidcock says.

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 3d

🦇💩🤪

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 4d

What Bernie said.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 4d

hmmmm, why is that 🙄

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4d

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 5d

Right?! They could do the right thing, but they won’t, because they like the power and it requires ballz they don’t have.

ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 5d

OK, so I got distracted while doing yoga when a bumblebee visited my flowers. The annuals are winding down and I am keeping what I have going for as long as I can for pollinator snacks. #bumblebee #gardening

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 5d

Wisconsin voters - pay attention to this.
#wisconsin #vote.

Waukesha County judge orders citizenship check of Wisconsin voter rolls

A Waukesha County judge who ordered a review of the citizenship status of millions of Wisconsin voters has stayed part of his ruling while the case is appealed, though much of his decision remains in ...

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 6d

😆

Norm Clark @normsmusic.bsky.social · 7d

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 7d

When a picture alone speaks a thousand words.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 9d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 8d

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 8d

Just a hero doing heroic things.

Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 10d

Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?"

Older veteran: “87.”

Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”

Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”

🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 9d

Because 'reading is fundamental.' #read #bannedbookweek #bannedbooks

ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 28d

Posting this a bit early so you can make a plan. I will be shopping and thrifting for banned books and putting them into local free little libraries. #bannedbooks #read #freelittlelibrary

Banned Books Week

www.ala.org

ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 9d

I would host a watch party for that. 🍿

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 9d

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ladybirdbellis.bsky.social @ladybirdbellis.bsky.social · 9d

🫣

Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 9d

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING: ICE arrested Chicago Alderwoman Jesse Fuentes after she questioned them on an arrest warrant at a hospital. (Video via Eric Reinhart)

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9d

I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10d

You might've missed a line that was tucked away in Donald Trump's recent speech.

He called on the admirals and generals to be ready to fight “the enemy from within” in American cities.

It’s another dangerous escalation into American authoritarianism says @davidcorn.bsky.social.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 11d

Sen. Bernie Sanders: If we do not make changes and fight back effectively, you're going to see 15 million Americans lose their health insurance through the cuts in Medicaid and the ACA. That's what's at stake.

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