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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 2h

Little man Johnson does not need ONE democratic vote to pass a standalone bill to pay our military.

These are disgusting, despicable, human beings.

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 16m

It's fantastic, an old favorite

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October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 11: Bell, Book, and Murder by Rosemary Edghill

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Derrick ♎ 🟧 🟦#BLM 🏳️‍🌈 @spawn03.bsky.social · 2d

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 4d

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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WitchyEmpath @witchyempath.bsky.social · 23h

This is very true. When I see something, it always sparks my curiosity to look further into it or to create my own from it.

Taion the Gnome @taionthegnome.bsky.social · 1d

#WitchTip #WitchSky #WitchMadness

Odds are you won't find anything profoundly magical on Social media.
You will however find leads, threads that you may be able to follow to profoundly magical experiences.

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Author. Witch. Dowser. 🏳️‍🌈🇹🇷🇻🇪 @elhoimleafar.bsky.social · 22h

A witch, confident in their craft, is not afraid of others.
A witch, confident of their pantheon, doesn't feel threatened by other people's opinions.
A witch, confident of their power, never acts from a place of pity, hate, or fear.

#haters are not #witches.

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Patricia @ska7rhythm.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein list.

Release the Epstein list.

Release the Epstein list.

The public can be extraordinarily powerful when it pushes back.

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 1d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 10: The Witches of Bone Hill by Ava Morgyn

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404 Media @404media.co · 1d

A data hoarder on Reddit used AI to create a searchable database of more than 8,100 files about Jeffrey Epstein released by the House Oversight Committee, making it one of the easiest ways to search through a very messy batch of files.

🔗 www.404media.co/data-hoarder...

Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files

The open source project has been mirrored as a torrent file and represents one of the easiest ways to navigate a messy data dump.

www.404media.co

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 1d

A way to support others through meootual aid . . . and benefit yourself as well.

Althaea Sebastiani @althaeasebastiani.bsky.social · 1d

Some transparency re: my upcoming course A Witch's Guide to Ancestor Work.

So far 15% of sales has gone to mootual aid, being redistributed directly to individuals & families within the Pagan community.

I'm hoping to increase that number to 20% by the time registration closes.

#WitchSky #PaganSky

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 1d

this is really interesting

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Jenn M-S @jlms-qkw.bsky.social · 2d

Are you registered to vote? At your current address? And when is your next election?

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 3d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2d

DO NOT BE DISTRACTED!!!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 2d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 9: VenCo: A Novel by Cherie Dimaline

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5d

Decluttering is all the rage for optimizers and organizers alike, but did you know a cleansing sweep through your apps can also help your privacy? #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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'Nathan Boo-goine 👻 @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 3d

Every single question on this survey is in bad faith, as they start from a position of "how do we use this unethical software ethically?"

You can’t. You just can’t. LLM AI was built on stolen material. It a technological version of "fruit of the poisonous tree."

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

So long as the House stays out of session, he’ll keep refusing to seat Rep. Grijalva—the 218th vote on the Epstein files discharge petition. See how desperate they are?

Tweet from Aaron Rupar:
“Mike Johnson ignores a question about when he’ll swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva and walks away.”
Attached image shows a C-SPAN split-screen of the U.S. Senate and House chambers. Text on the left reads:
“U.S. Senate – Waiting for a Senator to Speak. Today: Votes Possible on Gov’t Funding Packages.”
The right side caption reads: “U.S. Capitol – House Speaker Mike Johnson Remarks on Day 7 of Gov’t Shutdown.”

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 3d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 8: A Secret History Of Witches by Louisa Morgan

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 4d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 7: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5d

No indication yet from major media that the FBI has any interest whatsoever in investigating this apparent attempted assassination of a well-known judge openly targeted on social media by the far-right activist—Harmeet Dhillon—currently calling herself Assistant Attorney General of the United States

Beachfront home of South Carolina judge, ex-senator burned to ground, injuring 3

Ex-senator Arnold Goodstein, along with two additional people, were rescued by several neighbors and paramedics from a marshy, remote area behind the home after jumping from the fist floor.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 5d

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data
Sep. 3, 2025

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