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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 1h

So many cases

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 2h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 16h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 13h

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

rewirenewsgroup.com

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 1d

🙏🙏🙏

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 1d

I had to get a lawyer to get POA on my dad who was already in a nursing home with Alzheimer's when my mom passed unexpectedly and then get a Lady Bird deed to avoid this very thing. We were privileged enough to go thru a year+ process. TX gonna TX

Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 1d

Our top story, from @juliepoole.bsky.social: After suffering a stroke, their mother, Marilyn, spent two and a half years in a nursing home paid for by Medicaid. Now the state wanted its money back.

“It was like wild animals pouncing on meat.”

One Woman's Fight Against Texas' Medicaid Estate Recovery Program

Her mother had been in a nursing home paid for by Medicaid. Now, the state wanted its money back: “It was like wild animals pouncing on meat."

www.texasobserver.org

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 1d

I missed it citing both. University of Austin is that Bari Weiss horse shit "school" for assholes. UT Austin is a real university...

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 1d

This is horrifying on so many levels. Damn it Texas

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 1d

Just want to mention it's UT Austin, not University of Austin which is a thing I'd like to think doesn't even exist... (Am I blueskying right now? 😭)

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 2d

"HE told me no..." Exactly. 😒

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

Link

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d

What if we all just post the word Link over and over again repost it and like then until even the normies are bothered?

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 3d

Pro-tip: if you have video of you or others directly intervening to obstruct ICE or de-arrest someone, for god’s sake don’t post it on social media. Or at a minimum blur faces first. You’re just begging for federal charges.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 3d

😭

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 4d

Yes and yes

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 4d

Festus for your viewing pleasure

Festus, a grey and white cat, sits upright like a human on a black leather couch, his legs spread wide and his plentiful white belly on display. His expression is sweet and mostly vacant.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

The Democrats need to empower messengers that the establishment is scared of, people who don’t delight megadonors. Democrats need to stake their claims on a set of strong beliefs, and see if Americans will follow. They need to stop being lawyerly and timid.

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 4d

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social: "Let’s face it: Woke is good for business." And Democratic politics.
What Chuck Schumer Can Learn From Bad Bunny www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | What Chuck Schumer Can Learn From Bad Bunny

www.nytimes.com

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taber @kvetch.gay · 5d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 4d

Thank God this doofus lives in my house and constantly takes my mind off everything

Festus, a tubby grey and white cat sits upright like a human on a black leather couch. He looks ridiculous and so so sweet. Mamacita, a brown tabby, sits loaf-style in the background

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 5d

I love this and I wish my mom were here to see it. 💜

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 5d

Hallelujah! ~

Big love especially to my Anglican / Episcopalian peeps.

Sarah Mullally named first woman Archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to be chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans.

www.npr.org

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 5d

Killing random Jewish worshippers at synagogues in the Diaspora doesn't help or avenge Palestinians. It does, however, support the Zionist narrative that Jews are under siege everywhere, which is used to manufacture consent for genocide.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 6d

I'm so scared

Sam Bergman @violanorth.bsky.social · 6d

This is the BRONZE plan.

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 7d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 7d

RIP 😢

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91