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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 13h

2025 come on man just don’t.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 13h

Ooooo love this idea

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 13h

I have been DENIED blow-up dinosaur costume LONG ENOUGH.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 2d

NOICE

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 2d

“Parente said the video shows an agent turn federal vehicle left into Martinez’s vehicle, after which an agent says, “Do something b----.” The agent then exits the vehicle and shoots at Martinez”

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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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 2d

ALERT

Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · 2d

Yup rothys.com/pages/discou...

Military, Student, Teacher & Healthcare Discounts | Rothy's

Rothy's is proud to offer a 20% discount to military, students, teachers, first responders & healthcare workers on one pair of shoes. Learn more.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 2d

OMG here come 6-7 new pairs dang.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 2d

Ooo. I even bought insulated winter tights for the non-sideways sleet winter days.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 2d

I now have two pairs.

Son of a!

What about for the winter, though? Oh noooooo does Rothy’s have shoes you can wear with socks?

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 2d

What context for this “panel of experts” has Reuters provided? This is stenography, not journalism.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

US CDC pulls broad support for COVID shot reut.rs/3VNYV0H

US CDC pulls broad support for COVID shot

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended COVID-19 vaccines should be administered only through a shared decision of a healthcare provider and the individual, moving away from a broader backing for the shot.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 8d

Done!

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 9d

Chicago food delivery guy: 1000 points.

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 9d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 11d

Things I didn’t learn until I was way, way too old.

Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 12d

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 13d

I've been sitting with this piece of @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for two days, reading it, re-reading it. You should too. #EzraKlein is the avatar of a new kind of liberal indulgence for the worst of the far-right, embracing bad-faith as a practice. www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

www.bostonreview.net

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 14d

It’s a pleasure to have an expert on revolutions and the Roman Empire weigh in.

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 15d

Appointing James Hetfield to head the CDC and announcing breakthrough research proving a correlation between lifestyle and deathstyle.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 15d

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Are We Witnessing the Fall of the American Empire?

'Revolutions' and 'History of Rome' host Mike Duncan discusses the decline of the American empire, comparing it to Rome and other revolutions.

www.rollingstone.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 20d

This is what I wrote four years ago during the "Woke Capital" nonsense. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Woke is a nebulous term stolen from Black American English, repurposed by conservatives as an epithet to express opposition to forms of egalitarianism they find ridiculous or distasteful—in this case, the idea that constituents of the rival party should have an unfettered right to vote. Wedded to the term capital, it functions as an expression of the hollowness of conservative populism, which is opposed not to the concentration of corporate power so much as to the use of that power for purposes of which conservatives disapprove. Their aim is not to diminish corporate power, but to use it to their advantage. They seek to ensure that large firms use their influence to maintain the dominance of conservative cultural mores and Republican political power.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 20d

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

www.vanityfair.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 21d

You asked for it! We delivered Quack-O-Grams to our members of Congress urging them to #ImpeachRFK, and get that Quack out of office!

There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 25d

New plan.

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 26d

New bar acquaintance got upgraded to potential friend after he squeezed the pickle spear that came with his burger over his fries like a lemon because this kind of moderately deranged energy is EXACTLY what I am trying to cultivate in my social circle.

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · Jul 21

Why are they they fighting Zohran harder than they’re fighting Trump

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hakeem Jeffries has reportedly told allies that if Zohran Mamdani wins, he can't become Speaker of the House.

Leaders like Jeffries see this fight as existential for their control of the party:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/party-cont...