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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · 7d

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · 7d

Just popping in to scream into the void: THAT DOLL!!!!!! #antiquesroadshow

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · 28d

There in spirit tonight! 💜

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Sep 12

I hate that this is the silver lining.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · Sep 10

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'

Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.

www.pbs.org

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Sep 10

And now I’m gonna say right here for a moment.

Ed @notdred.bsky.social · Sep 10

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

A bear in the wild, smiling and posing coyly

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Sep 10

Am same.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Sep 10

sad about future

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Sep 10

I’m just gonna stay here awhile.

Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · Sep 9

The most beautiful slug in the world.

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · Sep 10

Already seeing people excise the essential fact that trans existence was the inciting factor in the Texas A&M professor purge. Don't let them. Our lives are on the line and they want to make this solely about academic censorship.

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Sep 10

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

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Snitty 🎃👻 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · Sep 10

I think it is important to anticipate the rhetoric - and quite possibly lies - coming from right-wing media no matter what the facts turn out to be. It will be anti-left, not anti-gun. It will assert that only right-wing speech is curtailed on campus.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 10

I encourage everyone to look out for their safety and practice good internet hygiene, of course. But some of the scolding posts I've read suggest we can change the awful aftermath of a fateful event by just holding our tongues and being quiet little mice, and that isn't my experience.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · Sep 10

Please, please listen to me:

MAGA world has a lot of money to pay "researchers" to trawl niche social media sites like this one, and take posts that will provoke enormous outrage and plaster them across multiple platforms.

Please think about what you're posting before you hit "Post"

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is the relationship I have with the Finch app.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · Aug 30

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I hate being right: substack.com/@sarahkendzi...

Trump's alive :( excerpt from here: https://substack.com/@sarahkendzior/p-172277870

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Jun 16

I love your voice! And I love listening to this book. It’s so beautiful and true. I feel so seen in your story. Thank you for writing it.

Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Jun 16

This song is my mantra, my balm this year. I hope it brings you comfort tonight. (And omg listen to every @krisdelmhorst.bsky.social record ever. Start with Ghosts in the Garden. 💜

youtu.be/nPKt6P6bngw

"Not the Only One" - Kris Delmhorst

YouTube video by Kris Delmhorst

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · Jun 15

The Hortman family helped raise and train dogs to partner with veterans. One of the many reasons we will miss Melissa and Mark.

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Jun 15

I love this place.

Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · Jun 15

Probably my favorite tifo ever and hearing Allianz roar as it went up got me choked up.

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Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · Jun 14

Proud of Minnesotans

Holding a sign in front of the Capitol "Killing our speaker won't silence us."

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 14

In another sermon in Matadi that year, Boelter railed against the LGBTQ community. “They're confused,” he said. “The enemy has gotten so far into their mind and their soul.”

Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry

The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”

www.wired.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Jun 14

When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman.
-Free school breakfast and lunch
-Restoring voting rights for felons
-Paid leave
Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social
19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...

Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families

Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care

19thnews.org

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Bananie @ohchicken.bsky.social · Jun 14

Dear loves who are still showing up today, be so safe.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jun 14

Governor Walz has recommended that we cancel No Kings events across Minnesota because the individual who assassinated a Democratic lawmaker is still at large. For the safety of all involved, we are cancelling events across the state that are not already underway.

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Jun 14

Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jun 14

With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jun 13

I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.

Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · Jun 13

It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 12

BTW, our new guide on protesting safely in the age of surveillance is unpaywalled.

From phone safety tips to just how much law enforcement can track your movements, take a look at the guide:

WIRED @wired.com · Jun 12

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

www.wired.com

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