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Arlene
@whynotaduck.bsky.social
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Proud Democrat. Work in and around film and theater. Robert Benchley fan, and a mom to one human and two cats. And a knitter. Yes to Oxford commas! No DMs.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h
Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.

This was their first year in a post-Roe state (pub. Feb. 2024):
She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.
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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 3h
Trump is unwell.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h
Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.
Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?” Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.” A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.
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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 1d
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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 1d
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Groucho’s ghost - Release Epstein Files @jmullin99.bsky.social · 5h
Plenty of #FAFO going on. Trump’s after all of us….

You know…

Latinos for Trump now ICE targets

Palestinians against Kamala seeing Trump genocide

Farmers for Trump can’t harvest crops or sell them if they could

Now this…

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_V...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
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LoriPerkinsRAB @loriperkinsrab.bsky.social · 3h
apnews.com/article/braz... man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers
A man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers
Carlos Costa has fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a movie theater. Inspired by a trip to the movies with his grandmother at age six, Costa opened Cine LT3 in Sao Paulo three years ago.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 6h
Rep. Jason Crow is a former Army Ranger who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and the elite 75th Ranger Regiment.
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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 14d
Hill and Houses, Cape Elizabeth, Maine - 1927
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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 15h
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
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SAM @samierens.bsky.social · 22h
🐸 Amphibious Antifa Seal Team sent to defend Portland! 🐸
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d
#NoKings #NoKingsDay

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 14h
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You Don't Own Me - Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn & Diane Keaton
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 1d
Happy #Caturday!
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 23h
#AlexAlott was charged with allegedly assaulting a federal officer with an umbrella. Yesterday, she was exonerated because VIDEO disproved the accusation. But Daniel, who attended the trial to support her, was detained the same day that the trial finished.

THIS IS FASCISM. FILM EVERYTHING.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 22h
George Retes, July 10, 2025, Camarillo (CA). He was violently assaulted and illegally detained by masked regime agents during a large-scale immigration raid at a California cannabis farm, despite being a disabled U.S. Army veteran and US citizen.
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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 20h
Portland councilwoman: You know I never thought that renown puppy killer Kristi Noem would be so afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes but here we are…
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 9h
Portland, I love you! 💙❤️💙

This gives me great hope, and a good chuckle.

#StopTheMadness #StopTrump #Resist 👊🏼
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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 8h
Your loyal friend and adventure buddy awaits: MARKIE, located in Las Vegas, NV.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/markie-75923214/nv/las-vegas/animal-network-nv163/
MARKIE is a Husky dog, available for adoption in Las Vegas, NV. MARKIE is a Husky dog, available for adoption in Las Vegas, NV. MARKIE is a Husky dog, available for adoption in Las Vegas, NV. MARKIE is a Husky dog, available for adoption in Las Vegas, NV.
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BlueCrew community 💙💙 @libertyovergov.bsky.social · 11h
@barackobama.bsky.social recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the Obama Foundation's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland.

They're an example for us all. Take a look at the link below ⬇️
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 13h
Sunday morning - Doodle in the margins of this 12th century manuscript, Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College - 101, fol. 97v
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 10h
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Hatred is your enemy! Joy is your weapon! Turn your protest and marches into singing, dancing celebrations of joy. Give the GOP administration no reason to respond with violence Think jazz festival Joy for what was Hope for what is to come Attend all of felon 45 public appearances ien mass Treat him like absurdist comic he is Do not shout Do not boo Do not flip him the bird Show no hatred Point ,laugh, and guffaw at every stupid thing he says.
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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 9h
Unlock endless joy and companionship with, Remi, located in Owosso, MI.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/remi-78714420/mi/owosso/shiawassee-humane-society-mi01/
Remi is a Mixed Breed dog, available for adoption in Owosso, MI. Remi is a Mixed Breed dog, available for adoption in Owosso, MI. Remi is a Mixed Breed dog, available for adoption in Owosso, MI. Remi is a Mixed Breed dog, available for adoption in Owosso, MI.
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