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@pnerissa.bsky.social

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Writer, Photographer, Florida Master Naturalist, Kayaking, SUP, Hiking, Snorkeling, Nature, Travel, Pagan, Ally; If you voted red, please move along - our views do not align. BG3 and Galemancer 💙 #resist 💙 #indivisible

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · Feb 3

I will endeavor to post a variety of different interests on my feed to try and keep things light and not all doom & gloom. Photography, nature, animals, hiking, kayaking, video games, cooking, gardening, DIY, art and writing. But I will also not be silent.

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 19h

I took tomorrow off. I may be standing at a busy intersection waving a sign that says "Indigenous People's Day."

Trump can gargle balls.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay
#NativeAmerican
#Resist

Saki 🦄🪶✦Fae NTVtuber✦【NTVN】【V-Chunky】 @nightmaresakito.bsky.social · 3d

A beautiful native woman flipping the bird in response to Monday, Oct. 13th, Columbus Day. “Fuck Christopher Columbus.” Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago ACED the assignment.....

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 3d

OMG! Where'd you get this picture of me! *gasp!*

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Hanna Blue 🏴‍☠️🏴🏁🗽⚜️❤️‍🔥🎃🎭🍁 @blueberrypoison.bsky.social · 4d

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 4d

Oct 10th is World Mental Health Day. Please watch and share this powerful video. It could save someone's life.

youtube.com/shorts/2lH6x...

It Means "I Need You": The Power of 8 Minutes

YouTube video by Simon Sinek

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 6d

“We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context,” said Solomon Cyr, spokesperson for Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation.” — Love it when people take advantage of political opportunities.

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 5d

It's only crap until after all the edits and rewrites. 😁

FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 5d

This is your reminder that your senators & representatives are still getting paid. This is TRUMP'S Shutdown and he and his band of thugs are content to watch people suffer without pay OR healthcare.

#shutdown
#holdtheline
#resist
#democracy

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Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown.

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 5d

I feel this in my bones. My MC is of Native American descent and so is the editor I hired. It was fated!

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Sage Byrne @sagebyrne.com · 5d

We must all stand together against book banning and protect free speech. Banning doesn't stop at one thing - it continues to grow until there is silence.

#bannedbookweek
#books

Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 7d

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

youtu.be/qwtzX15AKvQ?...

George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair

YouTube video by Banned Books Week

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Sage Byrne @sagebyrne.com · 9d

Just launched my author website and am now getting set-up in Bluesky. It's been a long journey, but well worth it. Book one of the Nerissa Morgen series launches in the spring and book two is already in the works. I hope you'll join me for the journey.

#books #writing #writingcommunity

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 9d

AABB is proud to join this coalition of groups fighting for the freedom to read. Nothing gives us more hope than the understanding that while the fight may be daunting, we are not in it alone. 1/3

Standing together for the freedom to read.

All students, all people, deserve and require access to information.

Access to books is essential for the free exchange of ideas and for the protection of a healthy democracy.

Books hold a pivotal role in our culture—a role that must be projected.

During Banned Books Week, we recommit ourselves to fighting censorship and authoritarianism all year round.

Today, a well-coordinated network of politically motivated public officials, groups are attacking our fundamental freedoms—including our freedom to read.

Thousands of books that predominantly depict people of color and LBGTQ+ people and that discuss sex, gender, sexuality, race, and racism are banned in public schools and libraries across the country.

These attacks on school districts and public libraries, educators and librarians, authors and illustrators, and the publishers and booksellers that support them are stripping students, families, and all library patrons of their freedom to read and learn.

These efforts upend the lives of students, families, authors, illustrators, educators, and librarians. It leads to erasure from the shelves, harassment from would be censors, denial of access to books, job loss, and financial and emotional distress.

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 9d

Book banning and the erosion of free speech should could concern everyone. It is the action of small minded individuals trying to exert control over things they fear. Words are mightier than the sword in the right hands.

Sage Byrne @sagebyrne.com · 9d

As an emerging author living in Florida, this concerns me. They may not object to my book today, but what about tomorrow? Or the next day. No one should tell us what we can think, write or speak. We must always fight for Free Speech.

#books #Booksky #writing

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 10d

"The Free State of Florida" once again banned more books than any other state — for the third year running. More than 2,000 books were pulled off of shelves last year.

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delstonejr @delstonejr.bsky.social · 10d

#Economy #Jobs

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 11d

Let's make this one bigger than the first!!!

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Ft Walton Beach” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

NO KINGS Ft Walton Beach · Mobilize

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 12d

#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & Cabinet vote to hand over $83M to one of his campaign donors in exchange for 4, count 'em, FOUR acres of waterfront property that the donor bought for $8 million. I watched -- the vote took just 2 minutes to ram through. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

a close up of a man in a suit and tie making a funny face .

ALT: a close up of a man in a suit and tie making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 12d

You'll be in good company. I am involved with Indivisible also. Stand tall. You are not alone.

FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 12d

In times like these, it may be helpful to find your place on the field.

Are you a sheep, a wolf, or a sheepdog.?

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16d

The best way that we can protect the First Amendment rights under attack by this administration is to exercise the First Amendment rights under attack by this administration. That is why we must make the upcoming No Kings Day the single largest day of peaceful protest in modern American history.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16d

The threats from this weak and unhinged regime are growing.

But We the People are meeting the challenge — undaunted, unafraid, unwilling to be silenced by this petty, pathetic, wannabe-king.

Let’s make 10/18 the largest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

(next to a map of the nearly 2,000 events planned for October 18) NO THRONES.
NO CROWNS.
NO KINGS.
SATURDAY, OCT. 18

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 18d

Wait - what? Gale is perfect!

FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 19d

We keep fighting until we win.

delstonejr @delstonejr.bsky.social · 19d

Don’t listen to the defeatists and the cynics. Dare to hope you can make a difference. #jimmykimmel #protests #hope

FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 20d

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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 22d

Dove in and started writing chapter one of book two today, and I can already tell how much my #writing style has improved. Looking forward to the journey for this series.

FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 22d

While the #FCC is censoring news media, let's censor this bitch and Brian Kilmeade. Why do they still have jobs? Why do they get to spread lies and hate?

FREE SPEECH IS NONNEGOTIABLE. You don't get to pick and choose who gets to have a voice.

#resist
#revolution
#freedomofspeech

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23d

Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work