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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 20h

This is a beautiful thread. Many thanks to the amazing people and businesses across our country who are joining together to support our neighbors in need. #SNAP #FeedTheChildren #WeThePeople #StrongerTogether

Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.

If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.

Here's one! toastedseattle.com

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Bklyn Soul @bklynsoul.bsky.social · 1d

#truth

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 1d

There is only one way to frame this.
It starts with RAC
and ends with ISM.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

With more than 200,000 Black active-duty members serving in the military—historically one of the country’s few avenues of social mobility for the Black community—Hegseth’s grooming policy will no doubt have a devastating impact.

That’s no accident.

If only Pete Hegseth's military shaving crusade was just stupid

Hegseth knows damn well who he's pushing out: Black troops.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 2d

This holds true for most, if not all, #regulations that the #GOPRegime is trying to roll back. These protective laws were not created in a vacuum. They were prompted by injuries to our planet & it's people by companies who prioritized profits over safety. Nothing has changed. The need remains.

L i l y @everlily24.bsky.social · 3d

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 3d

"But we also don’t need to react with reflexive panic to every head-fake and troll by Trump. We need to be more confident and disciplined in reacting to his unhinged ramblings."

Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 3d

Please read or listen to Robert Hubbell’s newsletter!
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

What Trump really said on Monday . . . .

0ctober 28, 2052

open.substack.com

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THEE Gutsy Woman🐝 🪷 @gutsywoman19.bsky.social · 4d

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 3d

Time and time again, Chef Andres' #WorldCentralKitchen steps up when and where they are needed. They are my number one donation destination. How sad, though, that this need has been created by the GOP regime in charge of our own government.

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 3d

Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is supporting furloughed federal workers in Washington, DC, as the Trump shutdown nears its fourth week: wck.org/news/first-a...

World Central Kitchen | First Alert: WCK Relief Team Serving Meals to Federal Workers During Government Shutdown

World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is serving hot meals to furloughed federal workers in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. government shutdown nears its fourth week.

wck.org

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 3d

What a cool seascape, Judy! I love the layers of subtle color.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 3d

Sharing a little coziness for your Monday evening, Bluesky friends. Tomorrow's another day. #resist #saveourdemocracy
#catsofbluesky

Black/brown and white tabby cat is lying on the floor next to her human. Her white front leg is curled in on itself just below her little pink nose. Eyes half closed, she seems relaxed and comforted by the human hand resting on her back. The human is reclined with her knees bent--only one foot and leg are in the frame of the photo.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 3d

Sure do!

Large green-lichen-covered rocks line the edge of a shallow stream in Kyoto. The center front rock features a distinctive natural zig-zag design over its entire surface. A few ferns peek out from between the rocks. The surface of the sandy-bottomed stream is still enough to reflect light from the sky.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 4d

I like the way the texture of this #rockface near #LakeChelan seems to become more like the texture of the #tree trunk as they lean closely together. Buddies for life. #WeekRforRock #AlphabetChallenge

A large rockface and the trunk of a tall rough-barked pine tree come together as they seem to lean into each other. The texture of the rockface, smoother and yellower on the side furthest from the tree, changes as it comes closer to the trunk. Where they meet, it appears that they are trying to mimic each other's look.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 4d

WRONG.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 4d

CNN editor-in-chief Mark Thompson, following a While House meeting, sought to soften the news network's coverage of President Trump's demolition of the East Wing, claiming viewers aren't that interested in the story, according to the Status newsletter.

Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 5d

I did miss you! And I have great respect for your ability to share light even in your darkest times. Please know that it makes a difference.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 6d

Deadly design.
#inside #BlueSkyArtShow #SonomaCoastStatePark #tree

Downed tree cut across the trunk to reveal a core damaged by excavating insects. A ring of channels and tunnels fills the center of the trunk.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 6d

#MorningVibe

A message of strength from kris.and.dave (IG). Don’t be discouraged. Stay strong. Take care of yourself. Keep using your voice in whatever way you can.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 8d

The GOP/T* regime has committed so, so many cruel, lawless, & destructive acts, I'm a bit surprised by my visceral reaction to photos of the #EastWing of the #WhiteHouse. It is ALL sickening. #TrumpDestruction

Good info from @altnps.bsky.social follows.

Also important: bsky.app/profile/cali...

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10d

We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.

Here’s how the process is supposed to work:

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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 10d

#ProudBlue #Pinks #ResistanceUnited
Good morning, friends! Kindness uplifts us, as well as inspiring others. The excellence in us typically awakens the excellence in others. Spread some love today! The world needs it and so do we!

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 10d

Thousands pack City Park for Edmonds 'No Kings' rally - My Edmonds News

Threatening skies and occasional rain didn’t keep the crowds away as thousands of people filled the grass playfield at Edmonds’ City Park and spilled out onto adjacent streets to stand […]

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 10d

Very grateful to live in #WashingtonState where I can sit at my dinner table to fill out my ballot, taking the time to read and think about my choices. Tomorrow I will deposit it in the secure ballot box. #protectourvote #pnw #vote

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 10d

Peace.

#WeekQforQuiet #AlphabetChallenge #BlueSkyMonday
#OrcasIsland #pnw #madrona #moon #SalishSea

Looking downhill through tall evergreens (and one gracefully curved madrona tree on the far left) to a wedge of the East Sound off the Salish Sea. It is dusk and a full moon is rising over the blue-purple waters and mountains beyond. The moon sits about 1/3 of the way up in the sky, at the edge of a faintly sunset-colored band and below the soft blue sky above.

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 11d

I deleted my FB acct, but kept some posts because they are a diary of sorts. I have thought of this post many times in the past 9 years, but never more than today after seeing the King T*/Jet video. What our children are learning from regime leaders is doing untold damage to our country. #NoKings

Screenshot of Facebook post from November 9, 2016. It reads

There was an image floating around Facebook yesterday: "If you win, don't gloat. If you lose, don't despair. This has been hard on all of us. Treat others the way you want to be treated. We will all need it."

Well, I DO feel despair this morning. I despair that the person elected as our next president is someone who epitomizes the way I would NOT want myself or ANYONE else to be treated. I despair that America's children must read this outcome as a validation of language and behavior that would not be allowed in most homes and classrooms. I despair at the thought that decades of social progress might be rolled back to a time when life wasn't all that great for a lot of people.

However, I realize that despair will do nothing to change today's reality, so I hope for better than I expect. And in the meantime, whenever and wherever I can, I will speak of tolerance, of love, of respect for people of all colors and creeds, because THAT is what makes America great.

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 12d

Sooooo good!

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 12d

And there were dinosaurs!

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 12d

Organizers estimate the Oct 18 crowd exceeded last April's, which was 4,500.
Some random take-aways:
"Do not be complicit in your own oppression. "
"Do not let them steal your joy" "Stay joyful"
"Stay optimistic" "We can't give up. Never give up"
"Democracy perceived is democracy achieved. "

No Kings rally sign being held by patriot wearing rain gear. The sign reads "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty."

No Kings rally sign held up by my hand, gloved to ward off the cold. The sign is topped with 2 small American flags, and reads "WE the people means ALL of US."

No Kings rally sign held up by my hand, gloved to ward off the cold. The sign is decorated with blue stars and red stripes, topped with 2 small American flags, and reads "Peaceful protest is 100% American."

Two signs in a No Kings rally crowd. They read "Democracy does not fear protest, dictators do" and "Silence is consent."

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Suzanne Dimmit @suzkd.bsky.social · 12d

"When a dictator hugs a flag next to your altar, he's stealing your faith and using it against your #freedom."

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