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Diane Strickland

@autisticannie.bsky.social

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Writer/blogger, singer, former paralegal. History buff. Science follower. Political pest. Never-tRumper/GQP 🎈. Seeking world peace, not orange chaos! 💙🌊🌎 #SlavaUkraina #SaveDemocracy #SaveAmericaFromMAGA! #MakeAmericaSaneAgain!/MASA!

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 21d

Say it loud, sing it proud, people! 💙
#GoFuckYourself

Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 22d

Warning: offensive language

But deeply satisfying.👇

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 24m

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1h

#NoKings ✊🏾

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1h

Millions came out for the last #NoKings protests.

These will be even bigger.

They want to scare people into not showing up.

Show up. Exercise your Constitutional rights. Be in community with all those who believe in democracy.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h

It's a reality TV presidency. Of course they want a film crew to show off ICE harassing citizens. They want to make sure everyone sees it so MAGA can cheer, and everyone else will be afraid. The optics are more important to them than the reality.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h

If this were here, Trump would cancel it.

Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 1h

The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil, aiming to boost protection in 40 municipalities with high infection rates.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...

Brazil opens world’s largest mosquito biofactory to fight disease - UPI.com

The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil.

www.upi.com

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 27m

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Shingo Mouse @shingomouse.bsky.social · 50m

And you just need "AND WE ALL STAND TOGETHER" on there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zb9...

Rupert and the frog song FULL

YouTube video by carpenter381

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Jesse NY @jesseny.bsky.social · 46m

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 28m

Naaaah, they're just a bunch of toads, lol! We do it better. But if true, we should be accepted in all of the far-right's circle! 😆

Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 33m

It's so horrible! This antifa network is just as sophisticated and dangerous as ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas and all the other terrorists, ICE Barbie says! Freakshow!
#FuckNoem

Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 58m

War torn Portland.
I am

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 37m

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 57m

“Pull my string and I’ll say anything”

A wind-up doll — Trump’s propaganda machine.

Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 45m

I'm sorry, but WHO are the anti-Christianity folks??? I would presume that ICE agents are EXACTLY that, if they can continuously hurt a pastor and laugh while gassing those trying to help him!
VICIOUS THUGS! 🎈🎪

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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The Sound of Rain ❌👑 @amenokoe.bsky.social · 14h

😂😂😂 Amazing. I'm starting to really love Portland. Y'all are awesome.

I want to make a petition to change the city motto to "Stay Weird", because your weirdness is your strength.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 17h

Yesterday, the Portland naked bike ride ended up at the ICE facility. 🐸

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 50m

UNBEFUCKINGLIEVABLE!

Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 2h

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1h

since there's reports on social media of money hitting accounts worth reiterating that this is illegal and unconstitutional as shit, it's not a close question, and while I don't expect anyone on H/SASC or H/SAC will do anything, anyone performing this 'reprogramming' should face criminal penalties

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

It's also worth reiterating that absent this reprogramming authority being written into law it would be not just illegal but flatly unconstitutional for DoD to expend money in any fashion not explicitly specified (by both type/use and quantity) by Congress in an appropriations bill

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

Since we're getting a crash course in DoD reprogramming authority, CRS has a good report on it linked below. Some important points:

Congress gives DoD reprogramming authority because when you're dealing with a trillion dollars, some stuff is probably going to need to be changed over 12 months

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 51m

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1h

The executive is usurping a core Article I function, this should be treated with the same amount of alarm as if he declared he's disbanding Congress, because that's functionally what he's doing/done

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 1h

Look I'm not going to defend defense primes exactly, but a Service secretary *hoping* to see Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon or NG fail, like cease to exist fail, is not good and is probably not going to get you more real capability faster

Distinguished Herbert West Fellow, Miskatonic Institute Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social · 15h

Pain

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 54m

#FeelTheBern2025

GLEN JACKSON @glenjackson.bsky.social · 17h

No Grindr Mike your skeletons are all coming out.
How is your Stepford wife?

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The Sound of Rain ❌👑 @amenokoe.bsky.social · 13h

Nooo, that's not worrying at all...

Yeah, guys. We cannot count on the midterms to save us. This next year, we need to plan for a plan B and C for the inevitable Russian "election" we're about to have. I have no idea what we can do, but I hope *someone* is thinking about it...

ed-never-forget.bsky.social @ed-never-forget.bsky.social · 2d

Our Republic for which it stands ... disappearing like sand through our hands ...

www.thedailybeast.com/republican-b...

Republican Buys 2020 Voting Firm and Gives it MAGA Makeover

The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.

www.thedailybeast.com

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The Truth Index (Parody) @truthindex.bsky.social · 14h

Author claims to have seen photos of Trump with underage girls linked to Epstein 😳📸"

#EpsteinFiles #BreakingNews #Trump #ViralNews #JusticeForVictims #TrendingNow #PoliticalUpdate

DaAngryPacifist / Anti-pedophile / Anti-Nazi / Pro-Democracy @daangrypacifist.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author
www.thedailybeast.com/ive-seen-eps...

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 58m

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

... and into your bedchamber and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and of your people, and into your ovens and your kneading bowls; the frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your servants.'"'"

— 𝘌𝘹𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘴 8:1–4 (RSVCE)

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 1h

I know, right?? 🥸

Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 1h

B-I-N-G-O! 🎈🤡

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 1h

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 10h

😂🤣😂 No cryin n whining from Taco n his Cult about SNL. Disney boycott shut them up ✊🏼😂 #snl

Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 1h

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

"If you keep pushing the envelope and keep militarizing the streets, sooner or later, you could have a massacre."

Watch the latest George Explains with @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social now.

Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, same here.