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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 4h

I like nice clear graphics

Bobby Walker - New York
Peter Giunta - New York
Joe Maligno - New York
Alex Dwyer - Kansas
William Hendrix - Kansas
Annie Kaykaty - New York
Luke Mosiman - Arizona
Samuel Douglass - Vermont
Brianna Douglass - Vermont

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 5h

Is the United States an oligarchy?

Yes. Yes it is.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10h

This deserves more attention. North Carolina wiped out $6.5 Billion in medical debt for 2.5 million residents. Less than 1/3 of what we paid to bail out Argentina.
www.carolinajournal.com/nc-program-w...

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 6h

Hard time. For all of them: hard time.

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 6h

JFC.

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 8h

I still have my first home's number stuck in my brain, which of course my parents made me memorize - though it still has its exchange name abbrev: GR22904.

I also have a few other significant *current* numbers memorized in case I lose my phone. I've never lost my phone, but you never know.

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Portland Frogs @portlandfrogs.bsky.social · 1d

The best resistance is standing together against fascism.

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 1d

Even the soulless Supreme Court thinks Alex Jones is a piece of shit. He better pay the Sandy Hook families for causing so much pain.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

abcnews.go.com

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 1d

Union! 🎉 Yup, union.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: 45,000 health care workers just launched the biggest strike of the year.

Workers at Kaiser Permanente on the West Coast and in Hawaii have walked out to secure a contract.

These essential workers are fighting for patient care, good wages, and decent staffing.

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 1d

What a b----!!

(I jest.)

What was the IV for?

Armond's 12/20 case was a nightmare 🥺 but his second last year was like a very mild cold. #SoOnceAgain #FuckRobertFKennedy

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 1d

Gah.

a woman says " i 'm sorry for your pain " while making a sad face

Alt: A young woman says "I'm sorry for your pain" while making a sad face.

media.tenor.com

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, love.

I actually feel mostly fine, maybe a tad tired, but the smell thing is bugging this perfume freak.

(But there are worse things, and it'll right itself eventually...)

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 1d

Huh. I think all the tests we have are expired. I'll have to pop up to the urgent care tomorrow (a block away) to get tested - not 'cos this is urgent, but 'cos it's easy.

I *am* one of the few people I know that hasn't had it yet.

Thank gods this is post-vaccine, and not pre, like A.'s 2020 case.

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's possible that I had a mild case of COVID without knowing it. 😱

For week-ish, stuff has smelled & tasted kindof funny to me. I chalked the dysosmia up to my recent usage of Mederma on my facial surgery scar & the taste thing didn't register as I've always gone in & out of liking foods.

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MizBehavin1 @mizbehavin1.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD!!!

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 2d

There are more than 80 "No Kings" protests happening in Florida this Saturday against an adminstration that seems to be gearing up its response to opposition.

Here's where and when they're scheduled.

More than 80 'No Kings' protests planned in Florida. Here's where, what to know

More than 80 "No Kings" protests are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, in Florida, part of about 2,500 nationwide. Here's where.

www.news-journalonline.com

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 2d

I had no idea. How is that possible? WTAF? www.chowhound.com/1734722/blac...

My memoji - an ashy blonde woman with black glasses - shown with their head exploding.

QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 2d

This is a peachy-beige square with inside text stating "I am a tiny foxtato and I believe in you. You can do the thing." In the center is a tiny cute fox illustration whose body is roughly potato-shaped.

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 2d

🧵 Important thread re: the threat to US Dept of Education special ed funds. (Trump has stated on more than one occasion that special needs children - including that of his own family - should be left to die. He also believes this about disabled adult Americans.) #WhatADelightfulMan 🥺

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 2d

If any child in your life has an IEP or 504 plan:

Trump fired (we think) all of the employees in the office at the US Department of Education that disburses special education funds from the federal government that school districts use to pay for those plans.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 3d

And potentially not with *all* of their limbs. 🚑

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QuoterGal @quotergal.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats for a happy & purring welcome home.🐈

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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MizBehavin1 @mizbehavin1.bsky.social · 4d

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 4d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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