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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 4h

Oedipus & Napoleon complex, Nero’s gladiator/ violin fetish whatever the heck fall was… these old white dudes have more mommy & daddy issues than you can shake stick at. Add in White Heritage Foundation & all these Christian “soldiers”? We’re beyond screwed! www.texastribune.org/2024/06/15/p...

Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94

One of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, Pressler died about six months after he settled a high-profile lawsuit with a former member of his youth group.

www.texastribune.org

𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 4h

Johnson wants way more than that based on his past ties… cannot someone start connecting all the epstein dots… this is not rocket science. Way too many men think with the wrong organ… entire GOP is beyond sickening at this point… www.texastribune.org/2024/06/15/p...

Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94

One of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, Pressler died about six months after he settled a high-profile lawsuit with a former member of his youth group.

www.texastribune.org

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 4h

Ok but what about Epstein files and Johnson and his Johnson? We are so beyond deep throat with this creepy crew of white heritage www.texastribune.org/2024/06/15/p...

Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94

One of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, Pressler died about six months after he settled a high-profile lawsuit with a former member of his youth group.

www.texastribune.org

𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 4h

Our president will say or do anything to stop or distract you from talking about Epstein files release and Mike Johnson does not want you mentioning Pressler. Why are you guys asleep at the wheel? Oedipus complex? Napoleon complex? Shiny things? www.texastribune.org/2024/06/15/p...

Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94

One of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, Pressler died about six months after he settled a high-profile lawsuit with a former member of his youth group.

www.texastribune.org

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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 21h

Tell everyone you know: Register to vote NOW!
November’s General Election is less than a month away. ⏳

📅 Last day to register online or by mail: Oct 27
🗳️ In-person registration: Open until 8 PM on Election Day, Nov 4

Your voice matters.
VoteWA.gov

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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 22h

600,000+ workers furloughed, millions more working WITHOUT pay. Vital programs stopped.
These are your neighbors, your communities, your essential workers and services. We cannot let Republicans put our safety and livelihoods on hold.

How the Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Services and Workers

The shutdown could suspend the work of at least 600,000 employees, disrupting a wide range of federal programs. Here’s what we know so far.

www.nytimes.com

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 5h

Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 21h

Tell everyone you know: Register to vote NOW!
November’s General Election is less than a month away. ⏳

📅 Last day to register online or by mail: Oct 27
🗳️ In-person registration: Open until 8 PM on Election Day, Nov 4

Your voice matters.
VoteWA.gov

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 5h

She is in a subservient role and knows it. Not sure why women do that but she likes the glitz and glamour of being sort of one of the boys but knows her place for sure. The bar association should pull her credentials as her disrespect for rules and law and order is disgraceful.

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 18h

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'

Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

~ open letter signed by 282 former officials, obtained by MSNBC ..

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'

Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

www.msnbc.com

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 5h

And in #wordsmatter Bondi’s didn’t. Been reading about Aryans and whole white nationalist concept the white Heritage Foundation has been pushing. Her role seems such a weird one as mean blondes is a harder sell and catching this shallow insipid “dumb” act seems so counter-intuitive.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 17h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 5h

And in #poetrymatters Bukowski is a poet to read… #quote

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 6h

Pretty bad? How about scary as hell? We pay this guys salaries. We buy these guns. We elected officials who approved these cabinet posts. Mike Johnson won’t seat an elected representative. Mike Johnson’s mentor is this guy Pressler. www.texastribune.org/2024/06/15/p...

Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94

One of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, Pressler died about six months after he settled a high-profile lawsuit with a former member of his youth group.

www.texastribune.org

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 23h

Releasing Epstein files is best way to clear the whole mess up. So wishing the hundreds & hundreds of victims would release all the names they know in one complete block. The victims seem so secondary in their need for justice & they hold names… public needs to know who how extensive this ring is.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 23h

Ditto. Gaslighting as a Nobel category and GOP would win in every category. He’ll be more unhinged when he loses again…

𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 23h

I knew that short male
conservative types most always have to be “big man on campus” but had no idea Miller is so short too. Thought Johnson was the shortest “winner” but man… Napoleon & Oedipus complex with a touch of a “blond” Apollo as a trophy wife thrown in? We are so friggin’ screwed!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 1d

Can we also mention Paul Pressler’s connection to Johnson every time we mention Epstein files and their release? How deep and wide do these pedophile connections really go?

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 1d

Voting in the last election was not a drill but it seems more and more like a test…our citizenry was certainly not up to the task… #civics101

fluxnomad.bsky.social @fluxnomad.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There will be many more hospital closures in rural areas, thanks to the president and his Republican lackeys. Don’t worry though, millionaires and billionaires got a tax cut!

Rural US town outraged as only hospital forced to shut: ‘I would have died without it’

Nearly 28,000 people relied on Glenn Medical center for its services, but now they will have to travel more than 30 miles for care

www.theguardian.com

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Lee Zimmerman @zim2918.bsky.social · 1d

Mermaid

This work © 2025 by Lee Zimmerman is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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poetrader.bsky.social @poetrader.bsky.social · 3d

#tanka #poetry #blueskypoetry

Did you think we'd fall
Just because you stormed about?
We are rooted firm,
And our hopes can reach the sky
Far more trees exist than storms.

Photo courtesy of #SavetheHellfire

Photo of a contorted, many-branched dead tree against light grey and apricot clouds scudding past to reveal patches of blue sky after a storm.

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 1d

Posting in fours is not a good idea these days. #justsaying

𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 1d

Full moon last night.

𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 1d

Being a #pleinair #painter is a rain or shine kind of thing. This was at Bethany beach in a not so sunny day! #Delaware #artistatwork

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𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @taylorcollins.bsky.social · 1d

An older shadow selfie from 2019…

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