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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

Blocking anyone who speaks negatively about my dogs. Only I'm allowed to refer to them as "a problem" (which I will do several times a day).

Those are my SONS.

Anyways, introducing my newest problem to BlueSky: Oscar. He believes he should be allowed to climb on anything and loves to eat mulch.

Oscar, a small cream colored mutt with pointy ears and tan markings on his back. He is stationed on the headrest of a recliner.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

Anyhow, apologized for my ridiculous dog and we have worked out alternative routes so our dogs don't see each other where we are both leaving/entering on different floors.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

Update: after another interaction tonight it seems that my dog is reacting not to the other dog, but to the jolly ball that dog carries, because he is weirdly fearful of certain objects.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

I mentioned the dog's breed only because I needed a descriptor to differentiate that my dog has absurdly tried to pick a fight with a dog 5 times his size who belongs to a cop. It isn't an indictment of the breed, it was just illustrating a story.

Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

Update: Oliver saw the cop dog from like 20 feet away and absolutely lost it with barking.

I Immediately turned him around and walked the other way to let them go inside.

Can you train reactivity towards literally just one dog out of a dog?

Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 3d

My dog loves dogs. LOVES dogs. Has never had a problem with a dog. Except, now, for one.

He has decided that he hates the German Shepherd who lives with the cop down the hall (might be a police canine).

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

I've made it onto an "AI Haters" list so people can block me for disliking AI. I'll wear that label proudly.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes dogs have problems with each other, I guess. It's just our responsibility as owners to ensure that that problem doesn't get anybody hurt.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 2d

The German Shepherd previously lunged at my dog and has gone for several other dogs.

There are many good German Shepherds. It isn't the breed, it is the personality of individual dogs. But sometimes dogs don't like each other. I will be keeping my distance from this dog so there aren't issues.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 3d

Oliver knows cops aren't our friends and that the cops in our town are collaborating with ICE. Support ICE Out of Alexandria and call on Sheriff Sean Casey to stop collaborating with ICE: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ge...

Get ICE Out of Alexandria

The City of Alexandria is collaborating with ICE, which is breaking up families, destroying communities and harming the people of our city. Our city council does NOT have to collaborate with ICE. Do...

actionnetwork.org

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Brendan 🐶💕 @blrendaln.bsky.social · 3d

ACAB across species I know that’s right

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 3d

I'm proud that my son has absorbed my politics (but also don't want him to get mauled)

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 3d

I'm actually stressing out pretty hard about this because the way we have to wait for elevators means that my dogs or this dog could be coming out of the elevator or around the corner and run into each other.

This dog has intimidated/lunged at him before but tonight Oliver was the one reacting.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 3d

My dog loves dogs. LOVES dogs. Has never had a problem with a dog. Except, now, for one.

He has decided that he hates the German Shepherd who lives with the cop down the hall (might be a police canine).

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 7d

I've been quiet on here lately. Been having some medical stuff going on, have some life changes coming up soon to share & that's been taking a lot of time. Also I got another dog.

The organizing work continues, just haven't had much time to post personally.

Abolish ICE. Free Palestine.

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 7d

"We have a duty to shed light on the plight of Palestinians with disabilities and demand that those responsible for crimes against them are held responsible."

www.huffpost.com/entry/disabi...

The Dark Reality Of Living As A Disabled Person In A War Zone

"We have a duty to shed light on the plight of Palestinians with disabilities and demand that those responsible for crimes against them are held responsible."

www.huffpost.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

“They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down. We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

The worst of what we feared when Trump’s spending bill gave ICE a blank check is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 14d

Nothing like a 100% tariff on my already $23,000 a dose (in the US) branded medication that keeps me alive and in remission. I'm sure this won't raise health care costs AT ALL.

I hate it here

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14d

People are going to die because of this.

Alt text: Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s account (@realDonaldTrump) announcing a new tariff policy. The post states that beginning October 1, 2025, a 100% tariff will be imposed on all branded or patented pharmaceutical products unless the company is actively building a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the United States. He clarifies that "IS BUILDING" means “breaking ground” or “under construction.” Companies with construction started will be exempt from the tariff. The post ends with thanks for attention to the matter.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 23d

must be something wrong with my internet, I just woke up and tried to find the massive Democratic party pushback to all these attacks on the first amendment and nothing's coming up in my browser

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 24d

Washington DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 29d

I have no idea what white people are talking about right now. The warnings that the fascists will "use this" to do more violence. WHAT WON'T THEY USE? You've watched them deploy the US military on US soil using bullshit pretexts. What even are you talking about?

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kottke.org @kottke.org · Sep 9

“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]

Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations

New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.

www.kgw.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jim O’Neill is a tech investor, former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, and co-founder with Peter Thiel of the Thiel fellowship. He has no direct medical education or experience.

It’s hard to get away from the feeling that they really are trying to kill us.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 28

Breaking news: The White House selected Jim O’Neill, a top deputy to RFK Jr., to serve as acting head of the CDC after a clash over vaccine policy ended in the departure of several agency leaders.

White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director

The decision comes a day after Trump fired Susan Monarez, the Senate-confirmed CDC director, prompting a series of resignations of other top officials there.

wapo.st

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · Aug 26

We were already the most policed city in the world before the occupation.

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · Aug 26

DC has a dizzying array of federal police forces you’ve never heard of:

Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police

Government Printing Office Police

US Mint Police

Armed Forces Retirement Home Police

Library of Congress Police, right across the street from the Supreme Court Police

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · Aug 26

In which I learned that the National Zoo has its own police force.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 25

URGENT: If you have ANY information about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts and/or the process to send him to Uganda, PLEASE message me on Signal: marisakabas.04

Your anonymity will be fully protected. I know it’s scary to speak out, but this is a man’s life.

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