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Linda Lee Peacock @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social · 1d

Must read from @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social for important Black History resources! Check it out!

Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 1d

Black Kos: It doesn't have to be Black History month to learn and celebrate Black History
Black History Ain’t just for us Black Folks

Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver Velez
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Black Kos: It doesn't have to be Black History month to learn and celebrate Black History

Black History Ain’t just for us Black Folks Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver Velez One of the most well-known quotes from Maya Angelou is: "You Can't Really Know Where You Are Going ...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 16h

Today's #WhitenessWednesdays is up.

Being White means being able to forget about skin color. Nobody else gets that privilege

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Whiteness Wednesdays: White Privilege is the Luxury to Look Away

Content Warning: This article discusses lynching and its victims. No graphic photos will be shown, no graphic details/acts described, but given the nature of the topic some facts/terms�simply can’...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 2d

That's a funny way for these assholes to say "I was wrong, sorry for helping a fascist regime into power"

"soft wood" bitch mahogany™ @dommedeluise.bsky.social · 2d

alright give away all of your money and retire to obscure hermitage, you obviously can't be trusted with a public platform then

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 2d

🎵 Bubbles, billions and billions of bubbles.... 🎵

Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 3d

New chapter of The Lily & The Saber out on #RoyalRoad!!

#fiction #writing #reading

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1332...

The Lily & The Saber

Renard is the firstborn child of the mayor of Amins; Marie is the fourthborn child of the Duke of Valis. After losing a bet, the duke agreed to wed his daughter to the mayor’s son. Unfortunately, thi...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 4d

New weekly #fiction up on #RoyalRoad - Class of '32, a #sci-fi slice of life serialized fiction about five friends starting their adult lives in 2432

#writing #reading

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1348...

Class of '32

There's a familiar routine for a family's life at Farport, like most of the post-Terran colonies. For the adults, you work on the refinery or on a fuel cracker rig, or at the hub settlement servicing ...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 4d

If you're going to be at Kel-So #Pride today, check out Ft Worth #PFLAG at our table!!

So excited to be represented at this historic event!

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DFW Events, Clubs, Concerts & Promotions! | The First Annual Pride Kel-So (Keller & Southlake) will be on October 4th from 2-6 PM at St | Facebook

The First Annual Pride Kel-So (Keller & Southlake) will be on October 4th from 2-6 PM at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. With corporate support of LGBTQ+ communities being all but...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 6d

So excited to be here at Fort Worth #PFLAG hearing about one man's journey and how PFLAG helped him!

If you're unsure where to go that's safe for you as someone #LGBTQ know that you're always welcome and safe here with us!

@pflag.org #pride

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 6d

Big big thanks to Donna for being my official first #ko-fi subscriber!!

One day we can all look back and blame her for me becoming a big deal 😉

Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 7d

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This week's #WhitenessWednesdays is up, and with the Trump admin trying to hide Black history that makes gramps uncomfortable now is a good time to ask: Why do people identify so strongly with dead Confederate bigots, anyway?

#BlackHistory #WhitenessWeds

Whiteness Wednesdays: All Our Skinfolk are Kinfolk, or Why White Folks Defend the Confederacy

Welcome to Whiteness Wednesdays. Recently, I had to deal with someone bringing up the old “we’re destroying our history” nonsense to justify the keeping of Confederate monuments. The question came up:...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 8d

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So, this is how #HUD is spending time and money before the #shutdown? Blasting partisan propaganda?

Let them know about this via their website feedback forms or via email here: [email protected]

Go to hud.gov right now. There are no words.

Headline. There’s really nothing more that I can say. Is this reality?

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 8d

If we're bringing back fitness tests, maybe start with ICE.

Or not, I like my fascists like I like my zombies: slow and brain dead.

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 10d

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

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 9d

@lastweektonight.com

Hey, guys, show this channel to John, he'll be busy for weeks. I just want a chance at a job, or to hang out with Dan at some point (big fan since After Hours and Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder!)

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Friesian Horses

Most beautiful Friesian horse videos!!! Almost every day, new videos. 2 stables of Friesian horses. Stal H en Stal G. We breed a number of foals every year. We film the daily life of our Friesian hors...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 9d

The story of America: we do good; our lives improve, making us all realize its value; we forget in a generation or two and start hating out of ignorance; life starts going to shit; we belatedly realize the thing we already learned the hard way.

We just did it w/ #immigrants #Vaccines are next

Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 10d

I'm more excited than I should be that some old hinges I got off ebay for my gate, after stripping all the paint, are genuine Stanley Sweetheart hinges from the 20s

#antique

Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 10d

New chapter of The Lily & The Saber up on #RoyalRoad !!
#fiction #reading #writing

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1332...

The Lily & The Saber

Renard is the firstborn child of the mayor of Amins; Marie is the fourthborn child of the Duke of Valis. After losing a bet, the duke agreed to wed his daughter to the mayor’s son. Unfortunately, thi...

www.royalroad.com

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 13d

Random cat spotted.

If you're the kind of person who needs an excuse for cat pics, then...I dunno, make one up. I like cats.

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 13d

And Oliver calling him out on it every time

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 13d

I still say they should bring back @realsambee.bsky.social

This super team hasn't been the same since that bullshit arc when they got rid of her!

#SamBee-liever

Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 15d

🔵 Jimmy Kimmel & STRIKE FORCE FIVE!
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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for sharing!!

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for sharing!!

Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 14d

@angieforfl.bsky.social

Finally got around to joining Bluesky and looking up names, so pumped to see you here!!

Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 14d

#WhitenessWednesdays is up and ready to read!

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

#whiteprivilege #racism

Whiteness Wednesdays: Sundown Towns and the Truth of Small Town Hospitality

Welcome to Whiteness Wednesdays. One of the most pernicious stories we tell ourselves as White people is that deep down, our racist relatives, neighbors, and friends really are good people. We ...

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Toro Blanco @toroblanco.bsky.social · 16d

Did you know I also do fiction writing for fun? The kind you can just read and enjoy?

Check out my work on Royal Road @ www.royalroad.com/fiction/1332...

#RoyalRoad #Fiction

The Lily & The Saber

Renard is the firstborn child of the mayor of Amins; Marie is the fourthborn child of the Duke of Valis. After losing a bet, the duke agreed to wed his daughter to the mayor’s son. Unfortunately, thi...

www.royalroad.com

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mrfishcartoons.bsky.social @mrfishcartoons.bsky.social · Apr 10

Human Shield

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