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Laurel
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Nature, climate, books, birds, bikes, Boston healthcare, US/UK/EU/CA.
If Antifa means anti-fascist, then call me Antifa.
PRO- Science/Democracy.
Demolish Vought/Trump/Musk/Bannon/Thiel
No Kings/Protect the U.S. Constitution.
DMs = Fast-track to block.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.

They are openly saying this.

Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Sundowner Rant later tonight !
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December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Haaa! Reminding him he’s full of shit..Still!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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It wasn’t even close.
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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🚨BREAKING: In a powerful reproach to President Donald Trump, the Indiana Senate voted against a mid-decade redistricting that would have gerrymandered the state’s congressional maps. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Blow to Trump, Indiana Rejects GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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🇨🇦 If you are a Canadian who still wants to travel to the US, you may want to put that thought aside.
The US Thought Police want your social/personal history for the last five years.
If you have said anything against Felon 47 you might be banned or jailed.

US Tourism is dead.

#CanadaSky🇨🇦
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Multiple U.S. citizens have been arrested during ICE operations.

The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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go.bsky.app/7rAFBTh repost if you agree 🔄

Everyone who reposts this post are being added to my #BlueCrew starter packs 🔄 must follow me to be added to the pack & repost my pinned post too. Must have a bio and profile pic otherwise it's a block 🚫 no exceptions people! I only follow real profiles! 💙🌊
December 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
Causes of Climate Change | US EPA
Burning fossil fuels changes the climate more than any other human activity.
www.epa.gov
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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😟😕😔
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Protesters packed the Indiana Statehouse Monday to fight against Republican plans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give their party an extra advantage and eliminate the state’s two Democratic seats.

Loud chants of “Stop the steal” filled the statehouse .

newrepublic.com/post/204141/...
Indiana Statehouse Rocked by Protests as Republicans Try to Rig Maps
Demonstrators filled the Indiana statehouse as Republicans plot to gerrymander the congressional maps.
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Texas, let’s win this thing.
#JasmineForUS #TexasTough
December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Sam Bates, known as SMUG, Australian-born, realistic street #artist. This one is in Glasgow.

In the comments, I've included different views of this piece, as well as some other pieces of this hyper-realistic street artist.

#StreetArt #WallMural #murals #UrbanArt #art
December 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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BREAKING: Trump signed away Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks, and replaced them with HIS OWN birthday. 🤦🏽‍♀️ THANK YOU, Donald, for removing any doubt we had that you're a pathetic bigot. 😠
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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“I think” is how a system run by a king or a dictator works. Here, we have a rule of law that says no one, and that includes the government, can murder people on a whim because it “thinks” they’re up to no good.
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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The Nodfather.
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM