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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 15h

Time again to get out the posterboard & stencils y’all! (Or be lazy & kind & support a political artist:) #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

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

JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 15h

It’s so wild- we’re either witnessing true human moral growth in real time or she was a brilliant political schemer all along…?!?!

JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 15h

Once again Mother Jones has all the right answers. We are a big bear with sharp teeth! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 1d

“A former OpenAI employee …argued that releasing a deepfake AI social media platform was the right business decision, even if it contributes to the collapse of everyone’s shared sense of reality.” Btw great documentary rn is
#Mountainhead 😞
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...

Sora gives deepfakes 'a publicist and a distribution deal.' It could change the internet

OpenAI's new hit app has unleashed a new wave of AI slop across the internet. But what happens when there are no rules over hyper-realistic synthetic videos?

www.npr.org

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t imagine why Muslim drivers didn’t scramble to accept Laura Loomer’s ride request… Gee, who is afraid of whom in this situation? And just imagine the small talk!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, New Yorker

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 4d

Grammar is getting terribly slippery these days- sometimes a reminder is in order, so-courtesy of Merriam Webster:
WAR: a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations
The word ARMED here carries a lot of weight- the implication being that BOTH sides are armed.

JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 6d

The words & the aesthetics gonna hafta fight it out for top billing in this one. 🔥Bawk🔥

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7d

This clap-back is 🔥

“You think my self-worth is determined by your opinion of me when in reality I know for a fact that I was better than you the day I was born.”

"Your grandparents were born on third base, mine were born in the parking lot but still managed to score before you.” Holy shit!

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 6d

He was kind to leave it to us to point out that also: He’s got waaaaaayyy sexier & more chickens than you & his shirt is the best thing I’ve ever seen.🔥🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 6d

We have constitutional rights (even if the gov’t isn’t recognizing them). We outnumber them. We are strong together. #chingalamigra #fuckice #resist

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 6d

Eh, I’m ok with equality- children under 2 don’t comprehend baseball anyway.

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 7d

“We heard you”! and wanted to make it crystal f’ing clear that women do NOT deserve human rights or dignity. We thank the victims for re-traumatizing themselves & putting their futures permanently at risk so we could clarify that point. #MeToo #STILLmetoo
19thnews.org/2025/10/sean...

'We heard you': Judge addresses victims after handing Sean 'Diddy' Combs a 4-year sentence

Prosecutors sought an 11-year sentence for Combs to “reflect the substantial psychological, emotional and physical damage he has inflicted.”

19thnews.org

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t always follow back, but I make exceptions for unabashed puppy-ear-sniffers:)

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 8d

Fabulous thread!

I love editorial cartoons & always have. Do you?
Ps. #DonaldTrumpsShutdown is entirely Trump &THE REPUBLICANS FAULT!

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 12d

You know how people often age to resemble their partners, & their pets? I wonder if the rose garden lawn is full of tunnels these days…

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 12d

Fine point, as we return to super-healthy fast food fried in tallow instead of gross plant-based seed oils!

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 12d

So inspiring! I’m sick & tired of affordable LED lights, too- time to rip out the ‘lectric & spend $3k on handmade honeycomb candles that will totally not be a fire hazard!

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 12d

I would love to see the red & blue bubble chart representing attendees of live music, art showings & film festivals.

JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 12d

Sorry y’all, but the Easter Bunny hasn’t had a hit in ages. Gotta give the fans what they want.

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 12d

CA residents have to go through more bureaucratic red tape & fees to sell at a farmer’s market than CoreCivic has to open a torture facility. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Hell on earth’: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help

Six people at a remote Ice facility in California City describe medical problems and filthy conditions, which operator CoreCivic denies

www.theguardian.com

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 13d

Nice work compounding the interest!

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 14d

Good ole American capitalism- TikTok will be way cooler with owners like Rupert Murdoch & Larry Ellison, neither of whom can still bite or dance.
www.reuters.com/business/ora...

Oracle, Silver Lake part of group of investors who will own about 50% of TikTok US, source says

A group of three investors, including Oracle and private-equity firm Silver Lake, will take a roughly 50% stake in TikTok U.S., a source familiar with the deal said on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 15d

That would be lovely indeed

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 15d

THANK YOU! Been waiting to use this one for ages:
Q)Who is Richard Gere’s least favorite Nazi?
A)Goebbels!

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JaniceAQuoi @resistwithhope.bsky.social · 15d

What a succint & convenient primary list! Thx guys!