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Audry T. ~ she/her

@audryt.bsky.social

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Worked in games, manga, animation, publishing but my fave thing to do is write stories about hot bad guys getting their asses kicked by snarky girls. Los Angeles girl, dog lover, ally, activist. You always have the right to be you & live your best life!

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · Jan 22

Speak up in defense of those they come for first - or your silence will show the world who you really are.

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

—Martin Niemöller

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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 1h

do go on …

A knock-off Kermit puppet listening intently, fingers tented under chin.

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 48m

I can never speak for trans people. I can say I know very happy trans people who got top surgery, zero regrets. But they have a thriving, supportive community in SoCal & that seems to make a huge difference in self-acceptance.

Let people be people, folks. Only they know who they are and need to be.

Solomon Skalozub🌻🔱🍁 @sollizyy.bsky.social · 1h

solomonskalozub.blogspot.com/2025/10/stop... Alright, I had the writing muse, I wrote something on it

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 56m

So when Vance was picked to run w/Trump and information about the Project guys was popping up, I saw they were connected to Heritage and was like OH FUCK NO from that point on. Evil people. Flat out evil.

Hopefully my old neighbors didn't fall for their shit but I moved away so don't know.

Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 59m

I can't remember why I researched Heritage, but pre-COVID I became aware of them; what I could find at the time was very "red flag, these guys are pushing an evil agenda" stuff. Not long after on a walk I saw neighbors talking to some people who turned out to be Heritage. LDS / Mormon in that case.

Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 1h

Right, because Vance and Project 2025 (Heritage) people ARE NAZIS.

Like attracts like.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1h

Our 2007 class action lawsuit found the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office engaged in widespread racially discriminatory policing practices and immigration enforcement in Arizona.

Now, a new report revealed the department has deceived the public by inflating their costs of complying with the ruling.

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 1h

I am never going to like or trust her, but I enjoy watching rats flee the Titanic that the Republican party has become even before it sinks.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1h

Marjorie Taylor Greene just said the Republican Party is “getting destroyed” during this government shutdown as they refuse to protect health care.

“Everyone’s just getting destroyed... Republicans, you have no solutions... It is hurting so many people.”

Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 1h

There is no getting used to it.

Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 1h

Spotted it in a window; so cute I had to take a pic.

Framed piece of art on a wooden art display stand in a display window. Based on softness of ink and strokes done with calligraphy supplies. White background, with an inked decorative signature at upper right, name unclear. At center left is one adult cat, light gray with a row of black tiger stripes on its back. On the right next to the adult are two shorter kittens facing forward, also light gray with the hint of darker stripes on their chests. They have wide eager eyes and big cat grins on their faces. Overall a soft, sweet, and very cheerful tone.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 3h

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 7h

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4h

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 2h

Someone put plywood on Trump's brain.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · 4h

i know it goes without saying but we do have stores. we actually just got a brand new trader joe's today. we have a muji even

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 12h

Why would I use chatGPT when I can just add “reddit” at the end of my question and get a post from like 2008 that specifically answers my question

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

So The Guardian reported yesterday that Jimmy Kimmel's return "rankled" Trump. So today's episode of the @dailybeanspod.com is called "Kimmel Rankles Cankles." You're welcome. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Kimmel Rankles Cankles (feat. Alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford)

Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · 10/08/2025 · 1h 3m

podcasts.apple.com

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 5h

The Oregon National Guard general says if they were to be deployed, they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters and not ICE

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah the fake baby doesn't move like a baby (which they don't even mention but maybe this guy hasn't seen a lot of baby movement IRL) and that was so obvious to me the rest of it was secondary.

Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 3h

How to spot if a video is AI.
(I think people releasing these fake "viral" videos are using US to see where they need improving to completely fool us)

Link to original on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DPUAF0YgJ4S/

Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 2h

For once we all get to feel better about something that scared us...

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 9h

Yes on 50, California!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3h

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 5h

I am never going to be a fan of a politician. That way lies disappointment. But Pritzker right now is the person I think is calibrating it right.

This isn’t negotiating about social security with W. You either get that or you don’t.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 3h

I keep having to look up laws I should never have to look up. And guess who signed this legislation?’

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 5h

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3h

Last month, a federal judge ruled that deployment of active-duty troops to Los Angeles was illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act, a 19th century law that prevents the military from being used as police. After that, officials revived internal legal analyses around invoking the Insurrection Act.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

“.. the debate inside the administration has shifted recently, from whether it makes sense to invoke the act to more deeply exploring how and when it might be invoked ..”

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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