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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 10h

Gonna have to put up one of those signs like they do when someone hits a deer

Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 11h

It is! Bought it at an event at Brazos Bookstore with @mattlanza.bsky.social speaking about the 1900 storm, and with the author there to sign copies. I’ve become a little obsessed with the storm history over the past year, so it was a cool event to attend

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 11h

Finished this last week while on vacation. A fictionalized account of the only children from the orphanage on Galveston Island to survive the 1900 storm. Well-written and moving, grim but uplifting. #RootRootRead

Book cover of “The Mourning Wave: A Novel of the Great Storm” by Gregory Funderburk. Picture is the ocean.

Root root read bingo card showing various reading challenges. Two spots are marked.

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HOUmanitarian @houmanitarian.bsky.social · 1d

Be Someone who stands for democracy.

NO KINGS - HOUSTON PROTEST
Saturday, October 18
2-6pm
Houston City Hall
901 Bagby

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 22h

Here's how they did the whistles, which include a pamphlet with code for "Alert: ICE in the area" (beep beep beep) and "ICE detaining an neighbor, please come form a crowd" (beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep) blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/h...

Hundreds Pack 'Whistlemania' Events To Fight ICE In Chicago: 'We Have To Stand Up For One Another'

Hundreds of neighbors joined Whistlemania events in seven neighborhoods to assemble whistle kits that alert when immigration agents are nearby.

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 12h

I’ve tried to ride the bus to protests but freakin Metro park and ride doesn’t operate on the weekend. Someone bus my ass to the yelling march pleaz

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Ron Johnson on the No Kings protest: "One of the things I hope Kash Patel and Pam Bondi are looking into is the funding of these groups. Who pays for the busses to bus a lot of these folks in?"

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 15h

Wheeeee

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WIRED @wired.com · 22h

Protesting this weekend? Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy.

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 16h

I was probably going anyway, but now I absolutely have to

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 17h

And as a white male, I can tell everyone that there is always something going on behind the scenes. Racist, sexist, shitty, insidious behavior is always lurking in the background

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · Jul 5

I hate the fact that white dudes will just randomly drop a racist joke or n-bomb around me and assume that because I’m also white I’m cool with it. Had to call out a coworker once. Embarrassed his ass with a “be better” response which has become my go-to

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 17h

People love to lie to themselves and say there were times in this country when people weren’t shitty and like, no. There have just been times when it’s slightly more hidden. And I’m very loose with the word “slightly.” You never had to look hard to find it and often it’s just thrown in your face

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 20h

Fantastic. Happy late birthday!

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 1d

She’ll immediately fall in love when I walk in like this

a man standing in front of a glass door with a visa sticker on it

Alt: Dennis from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia walking into a building while wearing a duster and acting like a badass for some reason lol.

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 1d

"Gonzalez-Garcia is 15 but has the cognitive ability of a 5-year-old, Espinosa said... 'We want to push back on the narrative that HPD has said that during these 4 hours, they determined that Emmanuel was an unaccompanied minor because he told them. Emmanuel cannot hold a conversation for 4 hours.'"

Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 2d

A missing Houston teen with autism remains in immigration custody and is set for appendix removal. His mother doesn't know when he'll be released to her care. bit.ly/3JbwHdt

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 2d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 1d

1/ Bird flu is back, and more than 4.4 million birds have been sick in the past month. The uptick has been detected among backyard flocks, commercial farms, and wild birds. Katelyn here, Your Local Epidemiologist, and here’s what you need to know about this and other #publichealth news this week 👇

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monty @montyburns77893.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 1d

The last one I went to had a huge American flag presence. Hopefully we will see that again

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 1d

The marches I’ve attended have been full of positive energy and patriotism, and not the so-called “American hate” republicans love to lie about

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 2d

SpongeBob meme showing a crazy SpongeBob with AL West regular season written next to picture, and a muscled up SpongeBob with AL West playoffs written.

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 5d

Magic hour on the beach
#Sunset

Sunset on a beach with the silhouette of a kite in the air.

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 6d

a man in a suit is singing into a microphone in front of a cartoon background .

Alt: Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines animated in a suit emerges from The Simpsons hedge to a microphone.

media.tenor.com

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 6d

From a distance
#Sunset

Dunes at sunset with an Elsa kite in the middle. Sunflowers in the foreground.

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Proud Papa Squat @timspies.bsky.social · 6d

So cool! Sadly I haven’t seen one in years. Used to have one that hooted outside our window in the middle of the night. But they’ve been gone a long time

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