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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 15h

...✍️the sooner, the better. What a great fall it'll be then.

With great anticipation, see you soon Halloween. 💌🎃

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Alt: a cartoon of Charlie Brown sitting at a table with a starbucks cup in front of him writing “ dear great pumpkin, I am looking forward to your arrival”

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 15h

Amongst others, this indicates a rise in white collar crime that is purposefully ignored, dismissed & brushed aside since this corrupt regime doesn't care about it & has to protect its wealthy backers & themselves. They're blatant & flagrant about it too. People are not oblivious to this. Stupid?..

a man says " no we 're not " in front of a poster for american gods

Alt: a man says " no we’re not " in front of a poster for american gods

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 18h

PERusal of this statement is required before you can PERsuade me.

However, it is definitely worth PERusing to prevent misunderstandings, confusion and second-guessing.

a cartoon cat with its eyes closed and a smile on its face is standing on a white background .

Alt: a cartoon cat with its eyes closed and a smile on its face is standing on a white background .

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 1d

😆 If only there’s a cauldron big enough to fit them all..

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Alt: a black and white photo of a fireplace with a boiling pot on the fire

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 1d

How much tariff is added to the cost of that tunic, I wonder?

BWTF, Thoughts and Tariffs this Halloween Tariff season! 🎃 👻 🎃

a cartoon of a dragon with the words " tariffs on you " on the bottom

Alt: a cartoon of a dragon with the words " tariffs on you " “tariffs on your mom” tariffs on your cow” “tariffs on your friends cow” on the bottom

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 1d

🤞Here's hoping that's the case..

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Alt: kermit the frog is anxiously covering his mouth with his hand and says “with battered breath i wait”

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 1d

Have any of these ICE, Border Patrol & National Guard Troops lately undergone criminal background & sexual registry checks? Given their cruelty & manhandling of people, won't be surprised if they use this opportunity to take advantage & prey on the individuals & kids under their "protected custody."

a sign that says " ice accountable " on it

Alt: a sign that says " hold ice accountable " on it

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 1d

Historically, an increase in military recruitment has always been linked to either economic uncertainty for those who enlist or that joining the military their final resort to improve their prospects in life. And according to recent accounts, the same pattern persists.

a group of soldiers are standing in a line with their arms up in the air .

Alt: a group of soldiers are standing in a line exercising and training.

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 3d

Not all heroes wear capes; some may be frogs or toads… or chickens from Portland.

A person in a chicken suit holding a placard with the writing: “PORTLAND will OUTLIVE HIM”

Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 3d

Claustrum parvum penis.

👇I couldn't agree more! 🥇🏆👏

Tiny!@tinyklingon.bsky.social • 8h
Would that be Smallus Limpus Dickus of
Milleropolis...?

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 3d

Yowza! THAT is the proper way to conduct an interview; there should be no hemming and hewing or delicate dancing around the truth (or the subject).

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 3d

In 338 BCE, an elite force of 300 known as the Sacred Band fought its final fight. The skeletons consisting of 150 pairs of male couples from an elite unit are buried in the valley of Chaeronea, beneath a lion monument honoring their mass grave.

The secret of freedom is courage. Period.

a man in a suit and bow tie has the word history on his face

Alt: a man in a suit and bow tie saying: “history that deserves to be remembered”

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 3d

Britain had its mad king, Italy had its Mussolini & Spain had its own with Franco. Perhaps it is time for the U.S. to learn FIRSTHAND about dictatorships in order to better understand & learn from them. Seems there are lessons to be taught again since WWIl are disappearing from some people's minds.

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Alt: Caption America looking tired saying “here we go again”

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Still more relevant than every pundit alive. He didn't die. He just ragequit.

Carlin didn't just predict this era, he basically wrote the syllabus. If he were alive today, he'd just stand on stage, shrug, and say, "Told you so," then mic drop into the abyss.

Also, Carlin's ghost: “Told you so.”

a man with a beard and a black jacket says what else is new

Alt: a man with a beard and a black jacket says what else is new

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Republicans calling Democrats "authoritarian" is like McDonald's calling someone else unhealthy. 🙄Please. If hypocrisy were a renewable energy source, Texas would have power 24/7.

Just to remind y’all, hypocrisy isn't a bug in right-wing politics. It's the operating system.

an older woman is sitting at a table with her mouth open and the words `` oh please '' written in orange .

Alt: an older woman is sitting at a table with her mouth open and the words `` oh please '' written in orange .

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Worth highlighting these responses:

Jeff Ryder @jeffryder.bsky.social • 5h
How quickly the younger generations forget.
Whether it's the impacts of diseases that vaccines have eradicated, or political violence. I guess that's why we are always doomed to repeat.

Frederick Russell @valziwaltzi.bsky.social • 1h
How quickly the older generations who lived through it forget. The young rarely vote and weren't alive to even form those memories.

Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Any person may defy the status quo and defend their own beliefs, and while there would be repercussions, not everything would be lost. Actually, one might acquire something significant, even if it's just within themselves.

But of-course, selling your soul to the devil is your choice to make.

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

👏👏 Shred every falsehood they tell with
the harsh edge of truth. It is the most potent weapon anyone can use against any regime that spreads lies.

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Marie Antoinette: "Let them eat cake".

Andrew J. Myrick (during The US-DAKOTA War of 1862): “Let them eat grass.”

Trump, GOP, MAGA: ‘Let them lose healthcare!’

Next shutdown, expect: ‘Let them drink
Flint water.’

Followed by: ‘Let them work three jobs and still live in their cars.’

a group of women in costume are holding fans and one of them is saying " ugh peasants "

Alt: a group of women in costume are holding fans and one of them is saying " ugh peasants "

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

The Founding Fathers gave us free speech, not free healthcare. So if we're stuck without insulin, at least we can overdose on memes!

Besides, the right wages meme war like they wage real wars anyway— badly! and with collateral damage.

But unlike Iraq, at least the body count is just their dignity.

All is fair in memes and politics.
At least this war is bloodless.
~Layered Sky~

Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Trump's deepfakes are faker than his tan. Al videos? Bro, you've been a deepfake since 1987.

a man in a suit and red tie is standing next to a giant lamp

Alt: an old gif of Donald Trump in a suit and red tie is laughing while caressing a giant Aladdin lamp

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Trump releasing Al deepfakes of opponents is hilarious, because the only thing faker than his videos is his tan. If it's the War of the Memes, I say: fire at will and fire gifs with extreme prejudice.

a man standing in front of a burning car with the words we will not be victims

Alt: a man standing in front of a burning car with the words “we will not be victims”

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

🔊🔊🔊Monsters do really age like
bananas-quick & ugly. Paging Russ Vought, Stephen Miller, Emil Bove, Brendan Carr:

Do you know hate is the original Botox, but in reverse? Y'all dudes look like you're cosplaying Nosferatu at 40. (Hey, Miller u look like u were bitten by a vampire & the vampire died).

a person is peeling bananas on a counter top with a reflection of a bee on it

Alt: a person is comparing a rotting banana on a counter top with other healthy bananas

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Trump's warships:

Gold-trimmed with a fake Rolex glued to the bow, unsightly and SINK quickly.

Forget stealth—Trump's ships will glow like Vegas billboards.

Aesthetic sense? He will sink ships faster than the f*cking enemy.

two men are in a boat in the water and the caption says when the boat is sus .

Alt: two men are in a boat in the water and the caption says when the boat is sus .

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Layered Sky @layeredsky.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah, I wasn’t sure I was hearing it right, but Trump wants warships with gold trim. Forget stealth technology—the enemy will see them coming from 50 miles away, blinded by tacky LED lighting and a massive gold "Trump" decal.

Aesthetic sense? He'll sink ships faster than the enemy. 🙄