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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 10h

I do like this one!

Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 10h

Day 10: kalij pheasant

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 11h

Aw! Thanks :)

Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 11h

Playing around with pink under paint? And catching up on birdtober :) day9: white crested helmetshrike

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 12h

Diamond firetail finch!

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 3d

And the birdtober day 7: common loon

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 3d

I made a cat whisker vase and… lol

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t like it, but it is a green pigeon.

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 5d

Continuing birdtober, day 5: javan green magpie

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 6d

And a Wyandotte chicken :)

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 6d

boreal chickadee: good round bird.

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 8d

A Venezuelan trupial, I’m trying to decide if I’ll do all of birdtober?

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · 9d

Here are a couple of banded penguins?

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The Boobarienne casting primitive hexes @thebarbarienne.bsky.social · Jun 19

Gonna be a fun time at the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics.

Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · Jun 19

The US has denied the visas of all 12 members of the Senegalese women’s basketball team who were scheduled to travel to the country as part of their preparation for the Afrobasket tournament that begins in August. Afrobasket is also the African qualifiers for the Olympics.

#wnba

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · Jun 7

Honestly, sock… under these political circumstances, yes.

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pseudonym jones @pseudonymjones.bsky.social · Jun 2

“I’m queer”
“Queer how, specifically?”
“Come back with a warrant”

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · May 13

If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:

I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.

Memorize it.

And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.

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Gene Ha @geneha.com · May 11

Uline's owners are the 2nd biggest political donors to Trump, so found a non-MAGA alt rec'd on Reddi: EcoEnclose. For shipping boxes for original comic art, so I got EXACTLY the size I wanted. It's half the price once you add in shipping to my house from Uline. EcoEnc $120.32 vs Uline $238.38.

EcoEnclose order summary:
“Order Summary
50 Items

100% Recycled Box - OPF 32ECT C - CUSTOM
50 x 100% Recycled Box - OPF 32ECT C - CUSTOM

Details Box Strength: 32C (25 lbs) Box Style: OPF Length(in): 17.500 Width(in): 12.000 Height(in): 1.000 Service Speed: Standard (3 - 6 business days) FSC® Recycled
Shipping Weight 11 oz

Subtotal $99.86
Shipping $20.46
Tax $0.00
Total (USD) $120.32”

Uline Order Summary

# of Shipments: 1
# of Items: 1
Subtotal: $186.00
Tax: $20.00 More Information
Shipping: $32.38
Estimated Total: $238.38

2024 WTTW Chicago Public TV article on Illinois' biggest Republican political donors:

“…Trump’s Top Donors

With a combined $10 million donation to the Make America Great Again Super PAC, billionaires Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein are the second-biggest backers of Trump’s reelection bid — though their contribution has been dwarfed by the $75 million kicked in by banking heir Timothy Mellon.

The Uihleins, Lake Forest residents and owners of the shipping products company Uline, are longtime conservative political donors. Uline, which was once headquartered in Illinois, moved in 2010 to Wisconsin — also home to Schlitz Brewing, to which Richard Uihlein is an heir.

The Uihleins have long been active in Illinois politics. They supported former Gov. Bruce Rauner in his successful 2014 election bid. In 2018, they backed his unsuccessful challenger in the Republican gubernatorial primary, then-state Rep. Jeanne Ives. They’ve also supported U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Springfield), who drew widespread condemnation for approvingly quoting Adolf Hitler in a 2021 speech; failed Illinois gubernatorial and congressional candidate Darren Bailey; and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria).”

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · May 1

I feel like balloons full of aquafaba would be more demoralizing than eggs

Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · Apr 25

Ô Celso, eu tô ouvindo o episódio seguinte, e me deixa te dar um desaforinho. Que o papa Francisco era mais progressista com os LGB, mas disse que as pessoas Trans existirem é um dos mais horríveis perigos dos nossos tempos www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Pope Francis: Gender ideology is the ugliest danger of our time - Vatican News

Addressing participants in the international Symposium

www.vaticannews.va

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · Apr 18

I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the gif that generated scape from incel island

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Mar 24

I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.

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Mai @mailittlepony.bsky.social · Mar 24

Omg I just looked it up! They look like they were drawn with a bold brush :O

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Mar 21

WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism.

Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.

Last night at 12:52 AM, the Department of Justice contacted the undersigned via email. Under the subject line “Momodou Taal et al v. Trump, 25-cv-335 (NDNY),” the government informed the undersigned for the first time that the government intended to serve Mr. Taal with a Notice to Appear (NTA), and that they intended to take Mr. Taal into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Given that this information confirms the factual basis for Plaintiffs’ request for an emergency temporary restraining order, ECF No. 23, and the increased urgency with which the Court’s intervention is needed, we respectfully request the Court construe this letter as any procedurally appropriate vehicle to obtain the same. Plaintiffs’ counsel is immediately available to follow up with any submissions the Court deems appropriate in this extraordinary situation. Attached to this letter is an affidavit from Counsel Eric Lee (Exhibit 4), the government’s 12:52 AM email (Exhibit 5), and Plaintiffs’ counsel’s reply (Exhibit 6). The email reads: My colleagues and I represent the United States in this matter. The applications for admission of Messrs. Stone, Moss, and myself to the bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York are pending, so we have not noticed our appearances yet. But we wanted to reach out to establish a line of communication, and relate some information concerning your client. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has asked us to convey to you the following. ICE invites Mr. Taal and his counsel to appear in-person at the HSI Office in Syracuse at a mutually agreeable time for personal service of the NTA and for Mr. Taal to surrender to ICE custody. Accordingly, if you are interested in proposing such a date and time, we will promptly forward it to ICE for consideration

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