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His Royal Huwness @litterygeniarse.bsky.social · 1h

This reminds me of the old Muppet guys who used to sit in a box and heckle the show except there's a whole load of them round a table and they're trashing the USA.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 1h

A great & spectacular decision awarding #Nobel to Maria Corina Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of #democracy burning during a growing darkness”.
AND as Venezuela opposition it is a poke in the eye for #Trump #USPolitics #PeacePrize
#Antifa #Antifacist

An outline drawing of Maria Corina Machado awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today with a small amount of text about her at the bottom - this image issued by the Committee on X today https://x.com/NobelPrize/status/1976573830337327267

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 1h

A great & spectacular decision awarding #Nobel to Maria Corina Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of #democracy burning during a growing darkness”.
AND as Venezuela opposition it is a poke in the eye for #Trump #USPolitics #PeacePrize
#Antifa #Antifacist

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 19h

1ST amendment rights…PEACEFUL PROTEST

THIS is our America‼️ Chicago folks keep standing strong‼️

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 15h

FINALLY‼️ A big mainstream media news broadcaster showing Chicago‼️

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Lesley @lesleylovesnature.bsky.social · 1d

24-spot ladybird on a grass leaf, which is typical for them. #WildWebsWednesday

Orange and black spotted ladybird on some grass

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 1d

I know I've said it before but I definitely need a longer fence 😲
It's getting to peak garden #Chough numbers now and it's only early October.
I'm guessing the daily count might top 70 this Winter.
Photos taken with my phone about 2 foot from the fence line.
#Anglesey
#WildWebsWednesday

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 1d

Eric Ward: How We Defeat Authoritarianism with Solidarity
open.substack.com/pub/thebwsti...

Eric Ward: How We Defeat Authoritarianism with Solidarity

Trump’s militarization met with moral clarity from one of America’s most trusted civil rights voices.

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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 1d

After actions by the administration to limit access to Covid vaccinations, parents in some parts of the country are struggling to find vaccines to protect their young kids. Gift link:

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

www.nytimes.com

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The Fulcrum @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social · 3d

Across Virginia and beyond, Americans are rejecting division and embracing a new civic path—lifting up stories of community, dignity, and shared purpose to renew faith in our democracy.

Read more: https://loom.ly/7SlcaxI

#thefulcrum #citizenconnect

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Nick Allison @nickallison80.bsky.social · 1d

We haven’t failed at peaceful resistance in America. We just haven’t tried it yet.
New essay up at @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social, a nonpartisan platform where insiders and outsiders meet to repair our democracy. Follow them for thoughtful, solutions-based dialogue.

thefulcrum.us/civic-engage...

Critical Mass and the 3.5% Rule: Why Nonviolent Protest Can Work When We Actually Try It

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably...

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 2d

Tarzan was always the wisest of the lot

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 2d

This is the kind of stuff your elected representative should be doing for you, especially when your government says you have to show up for work but they'll pay you whenever.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Democrats introduce bill to help federal workers cover childcare costs during shutdown

Exclusive: employees would be reimbursed for fees paid to childcare facilities under plans initiated by Ilhan Omar

www.theguardian.com

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 2d

And I’ll share a few pauses too ☺️

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Victoria Derbyshire, "You described Reform UK as the right wing fascists of 1930s, why?"

Lord Heseltine, "Because that's what they are"

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 2d

Tarzan was always the wisest of the lot

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 2d

Brandon #Johnson, Chicago’s #mayor, signed exec order banning #Ice agents operating on city-owned properties. He said “We’re going to defend our #democracy in #Chicago. We’re going to protect the humanity of every single person in the city of Chicago.” #Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown

Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and state

www.theguardian.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Lord Heseltine, "I wouldn't touch Nigel Farage"

"I hear of talk about a pact with Reform UK"

"We can see Reform UK, all over Europe. Le Penn in France. AfD in Germany. Same equivalent in Italy, Spain"

"It's all the same stuff"

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 2d

Brandon #Johnson, Chicago’s #mayor, signed exec order banning #Ice agents operating on city-owned properties. He said “We’re going to defend our #democracy in #Chicago. We’re going to protect the humanity of every single person in the city of Chicago.” #Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown

Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and state

www.theguardian.com

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 2d

Never laugh at your own jokes and don’t make it seem your wife is the cause of problems - it actually was very unfunny

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d

The whole campaign to destroy American universities is grounded in a burning desire to silence criticism of Netanyahu and Israel, which its promoters believe is seated in American colleges and universities. Its prime promoter is explicit about destruction being his goal.

The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

www.nytimes.com

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 3d

#Vought “advocates what he calls “radical constitutionalism” to destroy the power of the modern administrative state and instead elevate the president to supreme authority.” #HCR #HeatherCoxRichardson #authoritarian #Trump #Project25

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 3d

Mayor Johnson signs executive order declaring city-owned properties 'ICE-free zones' chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Mayor Johnson signs executive order declaring city-owned properties 'ICE-free zones'

It’s the latest of three executive orders that Johnson has signed, all aimed at the deportation campaign that President Donald Trump has imposed in the Chicago area. How and whether they'll actually b...

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 3d

Illinois, Texas National Guard troop mobilization to Chicago to begin 'immediately,' last 60 days chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Illinois, Texas National Guard troop mobilization to Chicago to begin 'immediately,' last 60 days

Officials confirmed 300 troops from Illinois and another 400 troops from Texas are being mobilized to go to Chicago, Portland and other locations. The troops will be stationed "in places where there a...

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