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Rie

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I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'll at LEAST do it with enthusiasm... Photos, food, heavy on the baking, gardening, nature..she/her I have a Ko-fi, if you'd like to follow, or donate, or whatever.... I'm still figuring it out https://ko-fi.com/marie929

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 3h

It's political malpractice that no one is making supercuts of all the ludicrous things he's saying and paying to show them on YouTube, Fox, etc.

We took the freedom of speech away

Some people don't deserve to be taken care of

Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Norwegianwood🌳 @norwegianwood50.bsky.social · 10h

Roses for Wednesday.
Bee safe. Bee kind.
🤗💙

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Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 12h

Sunrise from the road

Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 13h

Morning y'all ☕️
It's Dough Day.

Colorful sign outside a farm store that reads "Gourd Vibes Only"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Miles was chief of staff at DHS in Trump’s first term 👇🏽

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Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 13h

Providence in October looks like that, too. Beautiful 😍

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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 17h

Neighbours on the adjoining plot have this beautiful living wall of green, red, orange, and purple. #autumn 🍂🍃🍁

A vibrant wall of autumn colours at an allotment on the Kent Coast in the UK.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20h

I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 21h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 21h

Night y'all ✨️

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 1d

Folks who tell you that it’s okay to temporarily sacrifice a marginalized group in order to win

Do not care about the marginalized group

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Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 22h

Riley is just checking on you...

A young golden retriever peers around the bathroom door.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a career prosecutor who took a $25,000 check from an affiliated entity of Donald Trump’s while investigating Trump University and later left my lobbying firm to become Donald Trump’s personal impeachment lawyer, White House aide, and Attorney General. So don’t you DARE question my integrity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 23h

Until some billionaire wants to launch rockets from it or something, right?
We already let someone bulldoze a butterfly sanctuary

Chron.com @chron.com · 1d

The site features a spring-fed lake, river access, and rare wildlife.

New Texas state park could be largest in decades

The site features a spring-fed lake, river access, and rare wildlife.

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Nyasha Junior @nyashajunior.bsky.social · 1d

Senior pastor, youth pastor, minister of music

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods

Photo of a Kansas City Chiefs press conference with Andy Reid, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes. Reid is wearing a gray suit and red tie with a lapel pin. Kelce is wearing a camp-style short-sleeved shirt with a bird print, along with a suede cap, and Mahomes is wearing a white collared shirt, a pink checkered double-breasted vest, and a pale pink tie.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 7d

Texans:

Please vote YES on Prop 4, water infrastructure - on Nov 4.

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Traveling The Road Images (E.C.Teodoro Photography) @travelingtheroad.bsky.social · 1d

Blue Swallow Motel
Tucumcari, New Mexico

The neon doesn’t just glow. It remembers.
Every flicker a heartbeat of the road.
It waits. It listens. It holds the night.

#photography #Tucumcari #newmexico #route66 #route66motel

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 1d

I'm certain that millions of Americans are deeply grateful that the US government is spending tax money to protect the nation from guys in chicken suits.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

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Norwegianwood🌳 @norwegianwood50.bsky.social · 1d

twos day. have a great day.
Bee safe. Bee kind.
🤗💙

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Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 1d

While I'm not exactly planning to be on his list, there is a greater than zero chance I will know someone who is.
Following.

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Lane Stellmaker @hipcrimevocab.net · 1d

If you are a Texan being investigated for your connections to "radical leftist" groups, I am interested in representing you against harassment by Ken Paxton's office.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

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