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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · 2d

#ANTIFAALIEN #nokings #DC

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Sep 16

#TACO
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Trump extends TikTok shutdown deadline for fourth time after reaching framework deal with China

President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Sep 1

That's it, we've gotta arm the kids now. There's no other possible answer to this problem than MOAR GUNZ. Give these kids surface-to-air missiles and I promise homeowners will think twice.

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11-year-old boy fatally shot in Houston after 'ding dong ditch' doorbell-ringing prank, police say

Houston police say an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 31

Did I just buy a Mexican flag magnet for my car so I can drive around maliciously and meticulously complying with traffic laws, waiting to get pulled over for "driving while brown," only to have them see my lily white a$$ when they come up to the window? Yes, yes I did. 🇲🇽 #unoreverse

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 29

Someone should send this pic of my current morning medications to RFK, because I’m pretty sure he’d drop dead from shock.

Nine pills (four pink, three white, two yellow) on a white fabric background. Some of the pills have numbers and letters on them, and some do not. Two of them are scored down the middle.

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 29

@weratecatss.bsky.social My Mr. Charlotte as a kitten (less than a year ago). I didn't alter the colors at all, just the focus. 😻

a gray and white kitten with blue eyes that match a blanket in the foreground

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 28

@weratecatss.bsky.social #catsofbsky

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 28

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE PERFECT LOAF™️ HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. All bakers may now go home, with the thanks of a grateful nation. 🍞

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 25

WHO'S UP FOR A BBQ?? Let's roast some weenies up in here #RVA #freespeech

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Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate instances of flag burning.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 25

Screenshot this: it is a matter of time until a member of the National Guard guns down an American citizen now. Mark my words.

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Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment

Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 22

Literally Jesus Christ: "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." (A.K.A. The Golden Rule)

Christians:

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Can empathy lead to sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can

Some voices on the Christian right are arguing the virtue of empathy has become a vice. Those Christians claim empathy can manipulate people into accepting what they see as sins, like abortion access ...

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’m waiting at my OBGYN’s office because he had to go help someone who is actively giving birth. Then, the fire alarm went off and we all had to evacuate.

Can you IMAGINE??? Being in the worst part of labor, the Ring of Fire moment, and the evacuation alarm goes off?? What do you even DO?

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 21

I don't understand the thought process behind workout bottoms without pockets. Even if I don't take my phone, where TF am I supposed to put my keys??

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 6

How soon we forgot that merely 5 years ago we were BEGGING for a vaccine 💔

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 6

How soon we forget that merely 5 years ago the world was begging, clambering for a vaccine 💔

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Aug 1

#TACO

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Jul 30

New murder hornet just dropped 🔥

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Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

Workers at a South Carolina site that once made nuclear bomb parts have found a radioactive wasp nest. Officials say there's no danger to anyone.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Jun 27

Smash Mouth was right: the years start coming and they really do NOT. STOP. COMING. 💀

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Jun 15

This was one of my favorite signs at the whole protest!

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Jun 13

Ain't nothin more wholesome than the bond between a boy and his dog.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Jun 13

a close up of a person laying on a rock

ALT: a close up of a person laying on a rock

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · May 8

This week I opened three separate milk cartons - two different types from two different stores - and ALL OF THEM were spoiled. None of them were expired.

But hey, at least Elon got to feel important with his chainsaw.

SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · May 1

🚨THIS IS VERY LITERALLY #GENOCIDE 🗣️

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Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The Trump administration is calling for more reliance on psychotherapy for transgender youth instead of broader gender-affirming medical care.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Apr 24

BUT HER EMAILS!!
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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

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SavoryCaroline @savorycaroline.bsky.social · Apr 21

Boy howdy, God sure said "I have saved your greatest test of faith for last, Frances: before I allow you into the Kingdom of Heaven, you must meet with J.D. Vance." #RIPPopeFrancis #PopeFrancis