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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 15h

I really wanted to ask if this realtor would do this if Mom were WHITE? This is beyond discrimination here! I’m calling the condo office on Monday about this realtor’s behavior toward Mom! She should have her license revoked for treating a potential client like this!

Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 15h

The realtor then asks my Mom the question AGAIN later today! She already asked Mom this 3 TIMES now! We’re both UPSET by her constant query about Mom’s citizenship! I volunteered to text her back an ANGRY reply saying her query made us uncomfortable, and Mom will find someone else. ->

Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 15h

Talk about racism, my Mom is trying to sell my sister’s old condo. The condo owner recommended a realtor. First question to my Mom is if she’s a US citizen? Mom has NEVER been asked this question when she bought the property or any other property. ->

Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 17h

Israel continues their attacks and bombing despite the ceasefire, as usual!

NPR visits the Lebanon border, where Israel has continued attacks despite ceasefire

NPR visits villages along the Lebanese-Syrian border where Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire last year.

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 17h

Cramp threatens to CANCEL the 2028 elections by creating a fake crisis to keep himself in power!

Is Donald Trump preparing to cancel 2028 presidential election by manufacturing a crisis? Here's what we know

Rep. Dan Goldman has raised concerns that Donald Trump may be laying the groundwork to cancel the 2028 election by manufacturing a national crisis. Following a speech to top U.S. generals, Goldman war...

www.indiatimes.com

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 19h

So EVIL!!! It’s YOUR fault! Stop punishing government workers for YOUR incompetence! I know it’s just another excuse to kill federal government. You basically turned a working government into a nightmare for your own political gain! You’re also KILLING the global economy!

Firings of federal workers underway as government shutdown drags on, Trump budget chief announces | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has begun firing federal workers, the White House’s budget chief announced Friday, as Republicans look to maximize pressure on the Democratic Party more than a week into the g...

www.cnn.com

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 21h

Watch #StephenColbert on the season premiere of #Elsbeth this Sunday, Oct 12, on CBS!

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Elsbeth’ debut teases the return of a fan-favorite — with a risk of heartbreak

CBS drops a new sneak peek that may hold the key to one of 'Elsbeth's most anticipated comebacks.

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Jess Hickman @jesstures.bsky.social · 1d

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Pia Guerra @piaguerra.bsky.social · 1d

A latina fighting for democracy in Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Get ready for whole new shades of orange today.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 21h

Oh my god! His wife posted backlash against her husband’s firing as well as a mock toward the victim, Leah Lewis. If you’re escorted off CBS’ set and actually FIRED after an investigation, something definitely happened. #Matlock

What David Del Rio’s Firing Means for ‘Matlock’ Season 2 and Why It Matters

The series regular was reportedly escorted off set on Thursday.

www.cosmopolitan.com

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Gene Ha @geneha.com · 23h

Thursday's court order prohibiting this:

[Federal Agents]… are temporarily ENJOINED… from: a. Dispersing, arresting… or using physical force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless [Federal Agents] have probable cause…https://is.gd/SXG01T/CtOrder

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 1d

NO, Cramp will NOT win the Nobel Peace Prize! Anyone who is STARTING wars across the world along with helping Israel commit GENOCIDE does NOT deserve it! you’re DELUSIONAL if he think he should!

Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 1d

Ooo, preliminaries are up for the Kickstarter including the artwork by @silvaniart.bsky.social! #TheDisneyAfternoon #DuckTales #ChipNDaleRescueRangers #TaleSpin #Gargoyles #DarkwingDuck #GoofTroop

Coming soon: The Disney Afternoon REWIND

Relive Disney Afternoons on your tabletop! 38 playable characters, 6 complete board games, 1 gameplay system, endless action!

www.kickstarter.com

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 1d

I’m FRAZZLED! I have to keep track of my appointments and my parents appointments. I lost track of my own appointment I had today, which I totally MISSED 😢! Now I can’t see her until December! Too many appointments to remember! Even my phone calendar is bursting at the seams!

Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 1d

Posted by Jermaine Fowler @thehumanityarchive.

FYI. America has had 10 government shutdowns since 1976. No other developed democracy does this. They keep operating at last year’s funding until deals are reached. But here, a shutdown stops child nutrition services and furloughs food inspectors while ICE keeps running, prisons stay full, wars keep going, debt gets collected, and Congress never misses their $174,000 salaries with complimentary gym memberships. They don’t close the whole government. They close the parts that help you and keep the parts that serve power.

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The Ricochet Kid @thericochetkid.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder why they're so far behind? Gee, could it be an agency that was already underfunded and understaffed, suffered a critical blow this year when a whole bunch of employees were fired or demoralized so badly they quit or took early retirement?

Citizens' Climate Lobby @cclusa.org · 2d

The U.S. Forest Service has treated about 4 million fewer acres than this time last year. We're way behind on thinning, prescribed fire, and related actions.

www.eenews.net/articles/shr...

Shrinking Forest Service falls behind on wildfire prevention

"Operational challenges" have hampered the use of prescribed fire to reduce potential wildfire fuel, according to Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz.

www.eenews.net

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Gene Ha @geneha.com · 2d

ICE loses big in court. Federal judge Sara Ellis will issue a plain language restraining order against ICE across N Illinois to stop e.g. shooting pepper balls in the face of reporters reporting, and peaceful protesters like priests praying. Via Dave Byrnes reporting for @unraveledpress.com

Screenshot of part of David Byrnes’ Bsky thread:

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Ellis shoots that down. Any restraining order she grants won't be limited to the Broadview ICE facility.

"Given the record before me... these issues are not limited to Broadview," she says.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Ellis highlights the attacks Reverend David Black has suffered at the Broadview facility, finding plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that the feds' use of force against praying people "substantially burdens their excercise of religion."

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 2d

History is full of soft coups and revolutions in which the tyrant's most seemingly ardent supporters, intentionally or otherwise, destabilize him by saying "the king is wonderful, but he is being betrayed by corrupt advisors!" It used to be the ONLY way to pressure or force out a king.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Marjorie Taylor Greene on polls showing Republicans are getting blamed for the shutdown: "I'm not putting the blame on the president. I'm actually putting the the blame on the Speaker and Leader Thune in the Senate. This should not be happening ... we control the House & Senate & have the WH."

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · Apr 27

I loved watching William Alexander on PBS as a kid. He always had fire and passion when he spoke about painting with his heavy Eastern European accent. I even tried my hand painting with his technique in middle school with not much success since I had the wrong equipment and only had acrylics.

My William Alexander-esque painting from middle school.

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 2d

Although the wet-on-wet technique is nothing new, William Alexander’s wet-on-wet technique was unique according to Wikipedia. Not giving credit where credit is due is wrong!

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sorry, but Bob Ross is an ART THIEF! He stole his teacher’s style and techniques and marketed it as his own WITHOUT crediting his teacher, William Alexander. “Happy little trees,“ was Alexander’s saying first and not Ross’. Ross may have been more popular, but he’s just a THIEF! Read here.

Bill Alexander (painter) - Wikipedia

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Sonia Lai @solai.bsky.social · 2d

Bob Ross stole his teacher’s style and techniques and marketed it as his own without crediting his teacher, William Alexander. He was able to popularize it because of his demeanor, but he‘s nothing but an art thief.

Bill Alexander (painter) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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KISSman @kissman.bsky.social · 5d

I didn't know about this Signal For Help hand gesture until today. I'm quite sure that a lot of other people don't know it either (as demonstrated in this video). If you just learned it now too then it was worth posting.

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_...

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Maestro Media @themaestroteam.bsky.social · 3d

The after-school adventures are making a comeback - and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it!

The Disney Afternoon Collection: REWIND™ — an all-new collectible board game system features six fan-favorite worlds!

🚀 Coming soon to Kickstarter
👉 tinyurl.com/yxcz5c34

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