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a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

@roottender.bsky.social

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safe space~ Diversity is humanity, magical and healing 🌎
Grieving the terrible harm being inflicted on human beings during this fascism/dictator/greed$

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a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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January 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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Samantha Paige (she/they) (@samantha705901)

I really needed this today 🥰

January 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM

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A Lesson on Fascism by Rick Steves

a timely reminder we could all use

January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM

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Samantha Paige (she/they) (@samantha705901)

December 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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Samantha Paige (she/they) (@samantha705901)

Awfully prescient: 🤔

December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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Mona Lazar (@monalazar)

December 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM

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We Built a Public Record of ICE Because They Refuse to Keep One

Tracking Immigration Enforcement as It Accelerates Under Authoritarian Rule

December 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM

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Samantha Paige (she/they) (@samantha705901)

Happy Holidays “Non-Binaries” 😂🎄🎁🎊

December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM

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The Breathing Dark

Keeping the Twelve Days of Yule

December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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Political Witch (@politicalwitch1)

December 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto)

It costs the average taxpayer $34 a year to fund SNAP. It costs nearly $200 a day to detain an immigrant in an ICE camp. Your tax dollars are paying to detain people without due process instead of...

December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM

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Marta (@grammamarta)

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👑MayaDall👑 (@loladall)

We have the power!

December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM

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Greenthumbgardner (@greenthumbgardener)

December 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM

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Greenthumbgardner (@greenthumbgardener)

Yep!!! 🤐🙊

December 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM

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Samantha Paige (she/they) (@samantha705901)

December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM

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Political Witch (@politicalwitch1)

December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM

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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)

OMG THIS IS AMAZING!

November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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Be the love, be the beauty that ripples out to others

November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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SugarRhi~ (@sugarrhi)

This ad needs to play everywhere!!

November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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👑MayaDall👑 (@loladall)

November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM

a human being, she/her, mother, advocate, spiritual listener.

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Jennifer Canter (@jennifercanter)

We all need Leslie Jones energy to survive Thanksgiving. I’m crying. 😂🔥

November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM

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Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto)

When you see the horrific video of a blind man being arrested & dragged by his feet by ICE thugs… please remember that the Nazis targeted the disabled first. History is repeating itself. They test...

October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@themouthyrenegadewriter)

I’m 100% down for this. I’ll grocery shop for the whole week before the blackout week. I don’t have to call out sick from work, being self-employed. I know some can’t afford to be off work, but for t...

October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM

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Lavrieta Kwiatek (@lavrietakwiatek)

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