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@lilswordgreymatter.bsky.social

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Gamer,artist, poet of haiku, tanka, poems by me. Enjoy movies B&W to anime, Horror to Thrillers. My opinions, my own. Creatively weird and on the unique path bringing a collage of wonder. Free the Congo, Sudan, Palestine and others going thru genocide!

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lilswordgreymatter.bsky.social @lilswordgreymatter.bsky.social · 1m

Ashes decorate
Drifting in grey apparel
Covering landscape

#vss365 (ash) #haiku #blacksky #art
#3lines #blackpoetry #poetsofbluesky

#makesomenoise

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5h

Freida Parton says she did not mean to scare anyone when asking for prayers for her older sister, Dolly:

Freida Parton
“I want to clear something up. I didn't mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She's been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

Their outrage always seems to skip the actual predators.

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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 7h

In 2015, it was obvious to me that stopping Eastern Europeans from entering the country was a cipher for deporting black & brown people that have been in the UK for generations.

I knew that because people were literally saying that out loud at the time.

This is not news, this was the next step.

Deporting ethnic minority Britons was the goal of Brexit for many

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jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 13h

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 1d

Border patrol caught in lies regarding ramming innocent woman’s car then shooting her seven times. She had to drive to get help and a bullet fell from her arm as paramedics applied tourniquets to control bleeding.

#FuckICE #Resist
#Pinks #ProudBlue

www.wbez.org/public-safet...

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, ‘Do something b----’ before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

www.wbez.org

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Kenny Akers @keneakers.bsky.social · 4h

Anyone who disrespects Black Veterans should leave this country. They’re ungrateful, ignorant, and undeserving of the freedoms those same Veterans fought to protect. If you can’t honor all Americans, especially the Black men and women who served despite our differences in opinions 👇🏾

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5h

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4h

Baltimore mayor to Trump: Don’t send your troops

On this week’s “More To The Story,” Brandon Scott says the president’s threats to send the National Guard are a distraction from the city’s historic efforts to reduce violent crime.

www.motherjones.com

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 4h

Today’s telephone town hall is being rescheduled to NEXT Tuesday, October 14 at 6:30 PM CST.

We appreciate your understanding and hope you’ll join us next week for important legislative and district updates.

Have questions? Call our office at 202-225-8885.

— Team Crockett

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 4h

If you want to create a docile, obedient nation, first attack the arts so you deskill children of critical thinking. Once you’ve done that the people can be moulded as their rulers please. Beware this barbarism. It’s a path to demagoguery and authoritarianism

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AffirmationCoyote.bsky.social @affirmationcoyote.bsky.social · 6h

It is National Touch Tag Day!

A game any species can play.

www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...

Two happy coyotes in a field, one chasing the other.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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viola @violawrites.bsky.social · 1d

OEAN'S ECHOxFRONTIERxME: OMEGA
To secure meds for her BFF, Jay must return to the crime-ridden space colony she once called home to capture Zaain, a scientist who holds the key to feeding billions. As they fall in ❤️ Jay faces an impossible choice: betray Zaain, or doom an entire planet
#DVparty #wip

A mood board of nine images in muted colors, featuring a crumbling concrete building, space travel, a mercenary outfit, two women kissing, and cityscapes of a dystopian cyberpunk city with skyscrapers and thick air pollution

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 4h

Hurricane Priscilla weakened in the Pacific as it moved along the west coast of Mexico on Wednesday, while Tropical Storm Jerry in the Atlantic was expected to strengthen on a track for the Leeward Islands, forecasters said. https://to.pbs.org/42SjFZd

Hurricane Priscilla moves along Mexico in the Pacific as Tropical Storm Jerry churns in the Atlantic

Priscilla on Tuesday approached major hurricane status, but by Wednesday morning forecasters say it was a Category 1 storm.

www.pbs.org

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 5h

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Raven @ravenbranhard.bsky.social · 4h

the sky takes refuge
in your immense silence
the sea hides treasures
deep in your eyes
my hands keep searching
for the shore of you
but find only tides
and this endless pull
of your heart

#Photography Phantasm
@phantasm26.bsky.social

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Chris Kotiesen @chriskotiesen.bsky.social · 1d

Twigs and Moss (2015)

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 20h

Prayers up for Dolly 💙🙏🏾

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Jac @dairyqueenslime.bsky.social · 20h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

Donald Trump: “We’re going after the worst of the worst.”

ICE arrests two men at a Chicago area bakery. Workers, not criminals. And this is why they need the National Guard?

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GeekTyrant @geektyrant.com · 4h

Bryce Dallas Howard Breaks STAR WARS Directing Record After Wrapping AHSOKA Season 2: “If I Can Be of Service to Lucasfilm, I Will”

Bryce Dallas Howard has quietly become one of the most important creative voices in Star Wars . After directing two episodes of Ahsoka Season 2, Howard now holds the record for the most live-action Star...

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 19h

If an autistic person “seems fine,” ask what it took for us to appear that way. Masking isn’t thriving it’s surviving in a world that punishes difference 👌🏽

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