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Merry Eliza 💜⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ APOBANGPO

@googieheim.bsky.social

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Beasts. Books. Bangtan. Urban Diné. 50ish. Softy. Queer not-so-deadly auntie. Very Pisces. Very small. INFP-T. Lifelong Angelino living in NC. I voted Harris/Walz.

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Merry Eliza 💜⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ APOBANGPO @googieheim.bsky.social · Aug 4

I'm watching the Amazon Union documentary on PBS/POV. No wonder the power structure wants PBS gone. PLEASE WATCH AND SPREAD. #1U www.pbs.org/pov/films/un...

UNION - POV

A group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse.

www.pbs.org

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 @dbyd.bsky.social · 14h

BTS fantasy novel ‘7FATES: CHAKHO’ will be released on October 21. It will include cinematic photos of each member as their alter egos.

Pre-order: yenpress.com/titles/97819...

#BTS #방탄소년단 #DS_BTS

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 8h

Want to hear re: a president who wanted his opponents physically beaten & was accused of wanting to be king?

My lecture on Andrew Jackson

In this cartoon from his presidency, he’s standing on a shredded Constitution w/a book titled “Judiciary of the US” at his feet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7...

A cartoon from the early 1830s mocking Andrew Jackson as a king.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 9h

Want to hear about a party that isn’t too keen on democracy, deporting people who side with their opposition and stifling the opposition press to remain in power?

The Alien and Sedition Acts have a LOT to say.

Crystal Kile @crystalkile.bsky.social · 14h

America at 250: A History

Lecture 7: “What Kind of Nation? Democracy, Hamilton, Jefferson, and More” with Professor Joanne Freeman

The relevance of revisiting The Whiskey Rebellion will shock you

RIYL “Hamilton”

youtu.be/jMJLuErzYtg

DeVane Lecture, Class 7 – What Kind of Nation? Democracy, Hamilton, Jefferson, and More

YouTube video by YaleCourses

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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 12h

He just said it. 100% unironically and unmistakably.

“We took the freedom of speech away.”

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Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · 11h

I’m thrilled to have been featured on the new episode of the Wicked Women podcast, talking about my new book, Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy.

open.spotify.com/show/2U2SOrN...

#womenwhoruledtheworld

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 5d

spooky time

www.makeship.com/products/vam...

i wake up i get spooky never ending cycle, with vampurr the plushie in the middle

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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 11h

I think that the Truth Social posts are something that his donors have ordered to be done so that they can adjust their stock portfolios before the official announcements.

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TX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, that is RM of Korean K-pop group #BTS wearing a Read Banned Books hat on his livestream today. Reading is global! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social

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Santa Monica Public Library @smpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 1d

RM of BTS says you should Read Banned Books! 📚💜

#BannedBooksWeek highlights the freedom to read, the importance of diverse stories, and raises awareness about ongoing challenges libraries face in protecting that right.

Banned & Challenged Books list: smpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

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JennyT⁷⁼¹ @jennyt-ok.bsky.social · 11h

Now playing

This song is addictive.

#jhope

tidal.com/track/238798...

j-hope - Blue Side

Listen to Blue Side on TIDAL

tidal.com

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* Daysi * ⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ 🇳🇱 @dbyd.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s the MV of ‘Spring Day’ by BTS.

youtu.be/xEeFrLSkMm8?...

The song is originally about losing a friend, but became an anthem for the 2014 Korean Sewol ferry disaster.

#BTS #방탄소년단 #DS_BTSHistory #musicsky

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iAmerica @iamerica.org · 14h

They separate us through ICE raids and mass incarceration, they gut medicaid and food stamps, and they even cut children’s school lunch programs and ban books. Our families, children, and communities deserve better.

We’ll see you in the streets to say #NoKings! ❌👑

Join us: seiu.co/OCT18

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power…

seiu.co

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 16h

I think it's rather sweet that Muscovy duck and the cream-colored mallard have become quite close friends. They're two of the sweetest creatures who hang out here, and I'm happy they've found each other.

Here's a lovely pic of Muscovy duck and the cream-colored mallard snoozing side-by-side. They're resting on reddish brown dirt with a small pond in the background. They seem comfy as heck.

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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 17h

We're officially in Week 2 of 31 Days of Essays about HALLOWEEN and we're back to Sam Loomis, the Myers house, and the ghosts of what could have been.

matthewjacksonwrites.com/tracing-the-...

Tracing The Shape 8: A Haunted House

Sam Loomis is a man haloed by ghosts. We talked earlier about the madness of this scientist driven toward the supernatural by the soulless gaze of a small boy, and that's still there, but even if he w...

matthewjacksonwrites.com

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Naepittamnunmul⁷ @naeppitam.bsky.social · 15h

#BTS
Today in 2013
youtu.be/bwDGb7NV-O0?...

[ENG] 131008 [BANGTAN BOMB] NEW BTS Uniform

YouTube video by Bangtan Subs

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Imoogi Asana⁷ @btsnoonaarmy.bsky.social · 15h

Happy #jhope Day!

Jhop Chuseok photo wearing blue and white hanbok and giving fingerhearts

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 16h

This is Clio. She did not study for the test today. Also does not know how to read. 12/10 (IG: paspastotoro)

a black and gray long-haired yorkiepoo sits at a desk in a university classroom. a piece of paper lays on the desk in front of her, her paws propped up on the desk as if she's bracing herself. there are students in the background hunched over and working on paper in front of them. the pup looks at the camera with a concerned side eye. she's realizing she probably should have read some of the homework before eating it.

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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 15h

A young Western whiptail lizard 🦎 seems happy the the fog has burned off and is warming the patio concrete.
#herps Southern California

A young whiptail lizard is on sunny concrete facing to the right. It has its mouth open slightly

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Peter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social · 16h

Is it the season for pumpkin spiced flycatchers? 🍂

Cinnamon Flycatcher 📷🌿🪶

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Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc @blindcatrescue.bsky.social · 15h

It's Wishlist Wedensday! Please consider helping the blind, FIV & FeLV+ cats at BCR by purchasing something from one of our wishlists! It's Amazon Prime Days with great deals on litter! 😺🐾
Amazon: a.co/f5m548Q
Chewy: bit.ly/2UU2Vxf
Target: bit.ly/4bYSrn3
Walmart: bit.ly/3fIY6BX
Thank you so much! 💙

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Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · 15h

#WorldOctopusDay 🐙:
A #cat dressed as a woman tapping the head of an #octopus, color woodcut print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1798-1861), c. 1847.
36.4 cm (14.3 in) x 25.3 cm (9.9 in) commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_...
#CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt

anthropomorphic cat dressed in a flowery kimono, with one paw on the head of an adjacent orange octopus, with Japanese text and seals (Japanese color woodcut print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi)

closeup of the octopus, orange with blue eyes

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Naepittamnunmul⁷ @naeppitam.bsky.social · 15h

"Stigma" is a solo song by V of BTS. It was released on October 10, 2016, and appears as the fifth track for their second studio album Wings.
youtu.be/BQ7vGQn5GzA?...
open.spotify.com/track/3LTwMQ...
music.apple.com/de/album/sti...
music.amazon.de/albums/B09M9...

Stigma

YouTube video by BTS - Topic

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Merry Eliza 💜⁷ ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ APOBANGPO @googieheim.bsky.social · 15h

I bet once he sees it, he'll look through the tag occasionally.😊

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15h

Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.

But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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