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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 13h

I haven’t shared the E-files obsession because I honestly feel there are far more critical matters to address, so I ignore most stories focused on them. This one provides a clear and concise overview of the current status though, and i’m grateful for it getting me up to speed.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 19h

Such pain in my tapping finger as I “like” to show that I agree… how is it the US political system we thought was so great all this time, with all its “checks and balances” and “rule of law” has turned out to be so much weaker than any of us ever imagined?

Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 19h

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 19h

Is there no statement from the university administration on this, and on their position regarding any standards of conduct for something called “the Rutgers chapter of” TPUSA if it’s in any way registered as an entity associated with the university?

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 19h

Is there no statement from the university administration on this, and on their position regarding any standards of conduct for something called “the Rutgers chapter of” TPUSA if it’s in any way registered as an entity associated with the university?

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 2d

I would guess that most white folks would like mangoes, if they’d ever tried them… however, that’s based on a sample size of me. I was shocked to learn recently how many of my coworkers had never tried fresh mango.

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 4d

post by @jennbudd.bsky.social - “FYI: I do not carry weapons of any kind. I cannot even shoot a gun bc of the nerve damage in my hands. I do not own/possess firearms & none are in my house/cars. I am mentally stable & am not a danger to anyone nor myself. Please screenshot this.” Oct 4, 2025, 8:30AM

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 4d

thank you!

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

please copy my ALT text and add to this post, if you would be so kind. I did a quote post, and I don’t know how to link it in this post’s comments.

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

it is appalling that @jennbudd.bsky.social feels unsafe enough to post this.

post by @jennbudd.bsky.social - “FYI: I do not carry weapons of any kind. I cannot even shoot a gun bc of the nerve damage in my hands. I do not own/possess firearms & none are in my house/cars. I am mentally stable & am not a danger to anyone nor myself. Please screenshot this.” October 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

lolI posted that before seeing the rest of @nnedi.bsky.social ‘s thread. My bad for dorksplaining.

Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

Something far more sinister is wrong with all the millions of people who willingly follow along with his actions and directives and even anticipate and cater to his twisted desires.

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

ok so the opposite of having a sense of stewardship responsibility to the planet, and/or the local ecosystems - thank you for clarifying.

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

What does it mean to “believe the land is none of your business”? I don’t understand that one.

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

I had not thought of nor realized this but I believe it is true. And the fascists who have seized power with the complicity of millions of white Americans are moving swiftly to dismantle all that was fought for, while the rest of us white Americans are sitting dumbfounded.

tequila0341.bsky.social @tequila0341.bsky.social · Feb 23

Without the Civil Rights movement, there is no non-Western European immigration in this country. Everyone who has arrived in this country since 1965 owes the Black civil rights struggle an enormous debt of gratitude.

Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

EVIL.

CNN @cnn.com · 5d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

Great idea, though it involves more optimism than I have right now.

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 5d

www.courtwatch.news/p/exclusive-... Found via @skiles.blue - I wish there was more nonspecialist reporting on this, because it seems important! WTF is going on?

Exclusive: Chief Justice “Stonewalls Congress" on PACER Hack, Senator Says

The Courts sidestep a congressional request for independent review. Post-hack procedures have significantly reduced transparency in the judicial system.

www.courtwatch.news

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t even believe it’s really, truly based on religion in the spiritual sense, although that’s a convenient claim in the pursuit of totalitarian control.

Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 9d

Junk science and fascism. Dr.Gunter: “Dr, Timothy Snyder, a noted expert on fascism, offers the best framing–fascism, he writes, is ‘the triumph of will over reason.’ This strips away right-wing and left-wing ideologies, and just leaves us with the perversion of truth in the quest for domination.”

Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 10d

Take the threats about banning or restricting mifepristone seriously. It’s all based on junk science. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...

The FDA Plans to Review Mifepristone

When junk science shapes policy, it's fascism

open.substack.com

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 9d

For your consideration @governorferguson.bsky.social

Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 9d

Democratic Governors Can Arrest ICE Agents. What Are They Waiting For?
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...

Democratic Governors Have the Legal Authority to Arrest ICE Agents. They Should Use It.

Even failed prosecutions would force federal agents to think twice before breaking down doors.

open.substack.com

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 9d

Mind BLOWN at how long and how short 34 years can seem. Also, RIP Paul and Robert. 😔

Chris Goodman @cbgoodman.co · 10d

Just finished watching The Sting—great movie. Released in 1973, set in 1939.

I regret to inform you that the same time difference is a movie set in 1991.

Good. Night!

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 10d

they’ve truly raised being out of touch to an art form

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 11d

What is it with well-off white American men and chinos? They are actually the most beige, most blah, most pointless of garments.

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Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 11d

Lol I’m not sure how my comments came off as threatening but ok. I claim great authority as a professional audience member with no ties to “the industry” but I was never issued a badge or a weapon.

Linka von Sofia, Auntie @linkasofia.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you @sifill.bsky.social and @nhannahjones.bsky.social for this, which contains all I think needs to be said about that guy who was assassinated recently.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 11d

Thought I gift linked to it. Here you go. READ it. Your welcome.
GIFT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...