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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3h

Mars on February 9 2025, imaged by the UAE’s Hope orbiter. In focus ate the large volcanos of the Tharsis Region, including Olympus Mons.

flic.kr/p/2rzpLEY

A crescent view of the planet Mars. Olympus Mons is the large volcanos freshly emerging into the morning sunlight.

CU/LASP EMM/EXI ITF/Kevin M. Gill

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ACLU @aclu.org · 3h

If you're headed to a No Kings protest this Saturday, make sure you know your rights and others do too.

Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.

Know Your Rights, Share Your Rights

Read the full Know Your Rights resource on protesters' rights here. If you're ready to share what you've learned, we've created graphics outlining your protest rights that you can download and share on social media.

www.aclu.org

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asleepypenguin @asleepypenguin.bsky.social · 2h

Remember this: try.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3h

Be part of this, show up for #NoKings on Saturday — and join up with an organization afterwards — do what you can, it matters.

Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 4h

My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3h

Be part of this, show up for #NoKings on Saturday — and join up with an organization afterwards — do what you can, it matters.

Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 4h

My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:

The resistance reaches into Trump country

As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.

wagingnonviolence.org

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 3h

We all know who the criminal is - and its not John Bolton

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3h

The alleged security breaches by John Bolton remind me of security breaches by another ex-government official who kept classified records in his bathroom and evaded justice with the help of a corrupt MAGA judge in Florida.

Photo of records kept in Mar-a-Lago bathroom

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 3h

Animals bred for humans to eat should be treated with respect as should all animals. But it seems that pigs, who are particularly sensitive & intelligent animals, are treated with extraordinary cruelty. What can we do to urge farmers to give pigs more space, outdoor freedom and kindness

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 3h

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.

"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."

It's a must-read:

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Domhnall Gleeson Archive @gleesonarchive.bsky.social · 3h

General Hux as seen in Issue #9 of 'STAR WARS: Legacy of Vader'

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 3h

John Bolton indicted...

(and if this doesn't concern you, it should)

Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 7d

James Comey, Letticia James,....

(from the archives)

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Fru Hallbera @fruhallbera.bsky.social · 15h

Eldritch horror Kylo in his human disguise, forgetting what actual humans can and cannot do

fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 16h

A week ago I saw someone eat an orange in the way you'd eat an apple; peel and everything. It disturbed me so much that I've not been able to get it out of my mind. Sharing so you can think about it too.

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 10h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/m...

‘Frankenstein’ Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Creature Rises

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Careful Ren Zine @carefulren.bsky.social · 21h

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

The first 100 orders will receive a REAL METAL HUX DOGTAG!

(If you have already ordered, you will receive it, don’t worry!)

We are at 91 orders currently!

(If we exceed 100, I will try to get more but for now, it will be limited to the first 100!)

Here is a sample of the front

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Darth Astris (COMMS CLOSED TIL DEC) @darthastris.bsky.social · 20h

While we’re at it, I would pay to see an ENTIRE Ghorman opera.

Please D/LFL. I will beg until my dying day.

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PacNorth Images @pacnorthimages.bsky.social · 21h

Hummingbird Portraits #3

#pnw #pacificnorthwest #pnwonderland #ornithology #oregon #photography #hummingbirds

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 1d

“We write, we scream, we plead; but it seems our words fall into a void. There are no aid planes, no humanitarian airlifts, no real international movement and no ground efforts to break the siege."

War crimes alert as food runs out in el-Fasher, Darfur: www.bbc.com/news/article... #KeepEyesonSudan

Sudan siege: War crimes alert as el-Fasher runs out of food

Evidence of the intentional targeting of civilians in el-Fasher amounts to war crimes, researchers say.

www.bbc.com

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asleepypenguin @asleepypenguin.bsky.social · 18h

I think I've mentioned this before in the bad place, if there's ever a biopic, AD would make a perfect Rachmaninov.

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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 20h

“We need to Get-Out-The-Vote for YES on 50! We are hosting a GOTV Rally and Door-to-Door Canvass with the Orange County Labor Federation this Saturday, 10/18, from 9 am to 1 pm. Can we please count on you to join us?” - Florice, Chair, Democratic Party of OC. #YesOn50

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 21h

The more they try to intimidate and divide us

The more we will overwhelm them with compassion and joy

MAGA’s tactics of fear and hatred will always succumb to our movement of acceptance and love

Always

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

Portland has fallen!

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asleepypenguin @asleepypenguin.bsky.social · 18h

👀👀👀 I can totally picture Hux putting his engineering know-how into his armor

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asleepypenguin @asleepypenguin.bsky.social · 19h

Maybe that indignation was what it took to awaken his latent Force abilities

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asleepypenguin @asleepypenguin.bsky.social · 21h

💯 agreed!

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Fru Hallbera @fruhallbera.bsky.social · 21h

Cw: omegaverse

Hux wishes to register a complaint because he paid for the blindfolded two-alpha massage, but one of the therapists kept growling and chasing the others away

DailyKyluxPrompts @kyluxprompts.bsky.social · 1d

Photo Prompt 🖤🧡

TW // omegaverse if you use your imagination!

Retweet or use hashtag to share your ideas! Please include any trigger warnings that may apply to the prompt!

#kylux #kyluxprompts

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ROSE @milkshakemotel.bsky.social · 4d

Portland art lovers and fans of unusual fish transportation MUST go see Sasha Fishman’s SHAD MODE at ILY2, there is a functional salmon cannon in the gallery with realistic weight hot pink rubber salmon you can chuck into it

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asleepypenguin @asleepypenguin.bsky.social · 22h

What if Brendol wasn't Hux's real dad?

Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

Character of the Day: Korkie Kryze

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