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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 59m

*Super* jealous!

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 12h

I've always wondered if this only affected my wife and daughter or was more universal...

Now I know!

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 16h

New rule: You’re not allowed to make decisions about women’s bodies if you don’t know that pee and babies come out of different holes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 17h

But I hafta love the TVMA warning...

"This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and, therefore, may be unsuitable for children under 17."

Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 17h

We're watching "No Offence" on #Britbox. It's an excellent, dark police drama set in Manchester. Lots of surprising twists in the plot ensure you come back for move.

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Edwin & Pete @edwinandpete.com · 23h

#246 Organic Resistance 🕊️🏡⏳💞🤣

Visit EdwinAndPete.com for more 😂😅

#comic #cartoons #funny #comedy #Art #EdwinAndPete #porch #metal #rock #love #freedom #peace #kindness #smile #hope #joy #laughter #friends #compassion #truth

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 18h

Septle 1573 - 🔥 4 day streak
#Septle: 6/8
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Bonus: 7/7
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#WordLinx 9 October 2025 "SKY"
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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 18h

#Wordle 1,573 5/6

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Connections
Puzzle #851
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Strands #585
“Just in case”
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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

🙋‍♂️

Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 1d

Show of hands—who else needed the reminder? 🙋🏻‍♀️

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

It's okay to take a break even if you don't think you deserve one.
It's okay if you don't cross off every item on your to-do list.
It's okay to not be productive every second of every day.
You are a human, not a machine.
It's okay. You're okay.
@danidonovan

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of my favorite comics we've made.

1 Me: He froze like a deer in the headlights.
2 Deer: Okay tough guy, what would you do?
Me: It’s just an expression.
3 Deer: No, no, no. You’re standing there, suddenly all you see is a blinding light. What’s your plan? I want to hear it.
4 Me, frowning: I would freeze.
Deer: I fucking thought so.

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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 1d

I will never get used to military in our streets. I will never be a Christian. I will never get used to people claiming to be Christians putting military in our streets.

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

Just thinking out loud, but...

Y'know, what would be cool on the fridge?

Making the first letter multiple choice, like the third letter is

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

I *really* need to find a way to use "religion-based prudery" at dinner, loudly enough for other patrons to hear.

Just to see what chaos it might cause.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 1d

The level of censorship in the United States remains at an alarmingly unacceptable level, as PEN America’s recently released banned-books report reveals. ffrf.us/48UPvYS

New report exposes the ongoing scourge of book-banning

The level of censorship in the United States remains at an alarmingly unacceptable level, as PEN America’s recently released banned-books report reveals. We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are deeply familiar with the awful history of censorship — and the recent trendline is profoundly troubling.

ffrf.us

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

This morning, "Scribble" (my Finch) suggested I take a picture of something that makes me happy.

I chose this guy at the #petstore.

When *my* hair looks like this, I'm told that I look like I was dragged through a hedge backwards and I need a haircut...

When it's a #guineapigs hair, it's "fancy"

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect he's going to call an emergency and cancel elections altogether.

He telegraphed such in his recent meeting Zelenskyy.

But, I could be reading far more into what he said, and I'm more than willing to be wrong...

Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

Y'know, I find it ironic how passwords need to be more than 8 characters long, use a combination of cases and special characters, etc etc.

Only to then give you the option to use a 6 digit pin number.

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Edwin & Pete @edwinandpete.com · 1d

#245 R.I.P. Reset Invalid Password 🪦📱📳🤬💞🤣

Visit EdwinAndPete.com for more 😂😅

#comic #cartoons #funny #comedy #Art #EdwinAndPete #porch #metal #rock #love #freedom #peace #kindness #smile #hope #joy #laughter #friends #reset #password

#245 R.I.P. Reset Invalid Password / Edwin & Pete

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

The use of sarcasm in this article is exemplary!

It was an amusing read 😀

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Lucien Greaves @luciengreaves.bsky.social · 1d

Iowa gubernatorial candidate's campaign focused on opposition to The Satanic Temple:
www.thegazette.com/staff-column...

Opinion: Steen won't let Krampus take kids to Hell

Pilgrims and Native Americans are depicted gathering to share a meal in the artwork "The First Thanksgiving 1621," by J.L.G. …

www.thegazette.com

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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

Septle 1572 - 🔥 3 day streak
#Septle: 7/8
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#WordLinx 8 October 2025 "CAT"
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Toft @xw8c.bsky.social · 1d

Today was not quite as embarrassing!

#Wordle 1,572 6/6
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#Strands #584
“Now, hear this!”
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#Connections
Puzzle #850
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 1d

Maybe you should just put down the book of ancient myths and start doing your job for the American people.

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nervouschimp @nervouschimp.bsky.social · 1d

Let Speaker Johnson remind everyone that religion is a shield used to protect abuse and corruption.

ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 1d

Maybe you should just put down the book of ancient myths and start doing your job for the American people.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 2d

Christian nationalism is one of the first steps on the road to fascism. At a recent London far-right rally, Christian preachers tore up flags that said “Secular Humanism” and “No Religion, "part of a growing movement to fuse politics with religion, roll back rights, and silence non-religious voices.

Image shows a poster that reads "Early Warning Signs Of Fascism: powerful and continuing nationalism, disdain for human rights, identification of enemies as a unifying cause, supremacy of the military, rampant sexism, controlled mass media, obsession with national security, religion and government intertwined, corporate power protected, labor power suppressed, disdain for intellectuals and the arts, obsession with crime and punishment, rampant cronyism and corruption, fraudulent elections" The poster is superimposed on an image of a far-right protester draped in England flags giving a fascist salute.

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