Françoise Bourdonnec
@fbourdonnec.bsky.social
Cats. Brittany. Shiny things! (aka random area of interest du jour)
Immigrant: originally France, now PNW
Immigrant: originally France, now PNW
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I’m so disgusted by this. If you have friends and family who have been through this process, you know how huge this day is for someone. How devastating it would be for it to go down like this.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I’m so disgusted by this. If you have friends and family who have been through this process, you know how huge this day is for someone. How devastating it would be for it to go down like this.
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*taps mic*
Ahem
THE US MILITARY IS NOT APOLITICAL, IT IS NONPARTISAN. BY ITS VERY EXISTENCE IT IS POLITICAL.
Please disseminate to the highest levels because they still aren’t getting it
That is all. Carry on.
Ahem
THE US MILITARY IS NOT APOLITICAL, IT IS NONPARTISAN. BY ITS VERY EXISTENCE IT IS POLITICAL.
Please disseminate to the highest levels because they still aren’t getting it
That is all. Carry on.
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
*taps mic*
Ahem
THE US MILITARY IS NOT APOLITICAL, IT IS NONPARTISAN. BY ITS VERY EXISTENCE IT IS POLITICAL.
Please disseminate to the highest levels because they still aren’t getting it
That is all. Carry on.
Ahem
THE US MILITARY IS NOT APOLITICAL, IT IS NONPARTISAN. BY ITS VERY EXISTENCE IT IS POLITICAL.
Please disseminate to the highest levels because they still aren’t getting it
That is all. Carry on.
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TIL
Unpacking the complicated history of the Civil War and why some nativists use it as a starting point for defining who is a real American. @jbf1755.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TIL
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Road-Kill Squirrel Remembered As Frantic, Indecisive
What is the quintessential Onion headline? The strong contender that just randomly popped in my mind is "Hank Williams Jr. Honored by Institute For Football Preparedness"
May 19, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Road-Kill Squirrel Remembered As Frantic, Indecisive
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Utile résumé
Cette compilation ne démontre pas simplement que Poutine "ment" / Elle illustre un mécanisme de pouvoir (Nier, pour endormir la vigilance .Agir, pour créer un fait accompli. Justifier, par un récit adapté. Consolider, en présentant le nouveau statu quo comme immuable)
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Utile résumé
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“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
Oh this is interesting!
Tree rings -> volcanic eruption -> Black Death ☠️
Clues in tree rings have showed researchers that a volcanic eruption, or a several, sparked a sequence of events that led to the Black Death in Europe. Find out how they worked it out: https://bit.ly/3KqSGOg 🧪
#Climate #Skystorians
Clues in tree rings have showed researchers that a volcanic eruption, or a several, sparked a sequence of events that led to the Black Death in Europe. Find out how they worked it out: https://bit.ly/3KqSGOg 🧪
#Climate #Skystorians
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Oh this is interesting!
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10 years ago today, General Cattis was rescued after repeatedly trying to break in to the offices of a nearby stadium. Since his passing in June, our fort has never felt the same. He guided every cat that entered our home and will be forever missed.
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
10 years ago today, General Cattis was rescued after repeatedly trying to break in to the offices of a nearby stadium. Since his passing in June, our fort has never felt the same. He guided every cat that entered our home and will be forever missed.
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
interesting thread...
Across 25 countries we surveyed earlier this year, trust in others varies widely. But it tends to be higher in high-income countries than in middle-income ones.
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
interesting thread...
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Amazon, please stop asking me if books I bought month ago met my expectations. I still have unread books I bought in 2012. Be real.
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Amazon, please stop asking me if books I bought month ago met my expectations. I still have unread books I bought in 2012. Be real.
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I do in fact stay awake at night sometimes thinking about how the MAGA ghouls are destroying actually-essential counterterrorism efforts in favor of directing resources towards brutalizing elderly taco truck workers
NEW: Oregon could lose nearly $18 million worth of terrorism prevention and emergency funding.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
Oregon Struggles to Land Federal Counterterrorism Money as Trump Orders Troops to Stop “Terrorists” Hindering ICE
A quiet battle has played out in court over money that “sanctuary” states say is needed to fight true extremist threats from both ends of the political spectrum.
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I do in fact stay awake at night sometimes thinking about how the MAGA ghouls are destroying actually-essential counterterrorism efforts in favor of directing resources towards brutalizing elderly taco truck workers
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The next time you hear political shouting about defunding arts and humanities education, and creative degrees not offering good enough “value for money”, remember this letter.
December 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The next time you hear political shouting about defunding arts and humanities education, and creative degrees not offering good enough “value for money”, remember this letter.
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D’une part, cette affaire d’enquête anticorruption montre une grande vigueur démocratique et signale que la politique ukrainienne a changé d’époque. Les Ukrainiens ont fait clairement le choix de ne pas renoncer au contrôle de la société sur les politiques au nom de la guerre. 2/8
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
D’une part, cette affaire d’enquête anticorruption montre une grande vigueur démocratique et signale que la politique ukrainienne a changé d’époque. Les Ukrainiens ont fait clairement le choix de ne pas renoncer au contrôle de la société sur les politiques au nom de la guerre. 2/8
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Washing machine has packed in.
I literally can’t wait for my new WiFi phone app enabled washing machine to arrive next week.
I can’t wait to discover what the point is…
I literally can’t wait for my new WiFi phone app enabled washing machine to arrive next week.
I can’t wait to discover what the point is…
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Washing machine has packed in.
I literally can’t wait for my new WiFi phone app enabled washing machine to arrive next week.
I can’t wait to discover what the point is…
I literally can’t wait for my new WiFi phone app enabled washing machine to arrive next week.
I can’t wait to discover what the point is…
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"I asked my boss if..."
Well I asked this northern flying squirrel and he approved of you taking the day off today to continue hibernating.
Well I asked this northern flying squirrel and he approved of you taking the day off today to continue hibernating.
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"I asked my boss if..."
Well I asked this northern flying squirrel and he approved of you taking the day off today to continue hibernating.
Well I asked this northern flying squirrel and he approved of you taking the day off today to continue hibernating.
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The 'arresting presidents club' is what all the cool kids are part of.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The 'arresting presidents club' is what all the cool kids are part of.
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