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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 14h

Is the guy behind the woman in white wearing a United States Coast Guard ball cap???

It shouldn’t surprise me, I guess. After all, the Guard returned Haitians to almost certain torture and death during the Duvalier regime.

Saving lives went from its primary mission to number four on the list.

Screenshot of US Coast Guard’s website “We We Do” page, reading: In order to secure U.S. borders and economic prosperity,
the Coast Guard performs the following:

Control the U.S. Border and Maritime Approaches
We use boats, ships, aircraft, sensors, and intelligence to control vessels, people and activities on the water.

Protect America's Ports and Waterways
We use broad authorities and tools to ensure port and waterway safety and access.

Conduct Military Operations to Defend the Nation
Our wide range of military, law enforcement, and humanitarian capabilities makes us a unique instrument of national power.

SAVE LIVES

LEAD IN NATIONAL EMERGENCIES

ENFORCE FEDERAL LAW

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the ghost of pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · 16h

i like that we know the ICE fitness standards now because now we all know exactly how fast we need to be able to run to be just slightly faster than any given ICE agent. a useable training goal

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 23h

Follow the petroleum reserves …

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 1d

Updating my LEGO White House

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Spray it with a ton of Show Sheen?

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 1d

He puts the severed heads of dead mice in people’s beds …

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a huge subset of people who are more scared of the personal ramifications of believing it than they are of platforms being “manipulated by such evil people.”

Those folks don’t want to/can’t accept it because the platforms have become ubiquitous to their livelihoods and/or enrichment.

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 2d

A baby possum wrapped up in a light blue washcloth with just her head visible. She has a white face with a heather gray widow’s peak, large black ears with white tips and a pink nose.

M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 2d

This isn’t just a political corollary to Groucho Marx’s “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as a member.” It reflects a deeper truth about humans as political animals.

I strongly recommend reading @brianklaas.bsky.social’s “Corruptible.”

Screenshot of the cover of the book “Corruptible Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us” written by Brian Klaas. There are snippets of three reviews: 1) “Fun and entertaining.” The Washington Post (Odd way to describe a book that’s largely about one of the darkest sides of the human experience. I’d have gone with “accessible” as an alternative. ); 2)”Unexpected insights.” Business Insider (I’m sure many of the readers of this outlet are looking for such insights to compete in business, not sure whether this is a good or bad thing overall.); and 3) “Illuminating regarding why some people are more likely to be corrupted by power than others.” Adam Grant.

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 2d

“Hey HusbandFathers, come get your girls.”

Que Sera Sara 🐎🦋 @solfabulous.bsky.social · 2d

Can someone explain the GOP machine repeatedly saying that the protesters are predominantly white and female? I've heard that now post- #nokings like 5 times from different political contributors and its kinda weird. And so easily disproven...maybe the white part is true given the racial profiling

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 2d

Is that like a contortionist? If so, you are multi-talented!

M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 2d

In the scope of things Trump’s done, demolishing part of the White House is low on my scale of his crimes.

That said, I do think that it’s a terrific metaphor for what the worst shit he’s doing and one I think will resonate with a lot of apolitical, right of center, heretofore inactivated people.

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 2d

Wait, is that Steve photobombing @in-otter-news.bsky.social?

Kat La Ronde @katlaronde.bsky.social · 3d

Gift link if you need to stop doom scrolling.

Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in California. Again.

www.nytimes.com

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 2d

No need to share photos, Putin’s already got it covered.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 3d

Might this help?

www.casio.com/intl/support...

www.casio.com

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 4d

My biggest takeaway after visiting the Louvre was what a shit Napoleon was.

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 10d

The rikishi are taking-in the town and doing what we all do when in London.
Seeing the sights, admiring the parks, shopping on High Street, taking tea at Fortnum's, using the olde phonebox, eating Chinese, and having a terrific time.

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 4d

And that those questions are continuously asked and answered appropriately.

M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 4d

I’d add are our motives and aims aligned, or at least not at odds.

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 4d

Which makes them untrustworthy as allies.

They’re not owed favors or favoritism. Use their fear, but never forget that they want a world entirely up to them.

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, as through this world I've wandered
I've seen lots of funny men
Some will rob you with a six-gun
And some with a fountain pen.

Woody Guthrie, Pretty Boy Floyd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4YK...

M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 5d

“Do I dare to eat a peach?” - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufpossum

Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 5d

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Dale Denwalt @denwalt.bsky.social · 5d

Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 5d

Answering the question “Do possums eat Oreos the right way?”

Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 5d

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M. A. Gaylor @mamagaylor.bsky.social · 6d

Since their guilt wasn’t proved beyond a reasonable doubt, under conditions of due process and adjudicated by a jury of their peers, all the people murdered by Trump and everyone on down the chain of command that included Admiral Holsey, were innocent.

Brienne of Spooks. @brienneofsnark.bsky.social · 6d

Is this why that guy quit? Did he find out they killed innocent people

Reuters @reuters.com · 6d

Exclusive: The US military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a US strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4hg6abF

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