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AffirmationCoyote.bsky.social @affirmationcoyote.bsky.social · 1d

Every morning starts a day bright with promise and potential.

Tomorrow may be the day we hear car horns honking, pots and pans banging, and people laughing, and know exactly why as we prepare to dance in the streets.

the sun is setting over a foggy forest

Alt: the sun is rising over a foggy forest

media.tenor.com

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 8h

Is it wrong to hope he starts a drunken brawl in the worst possible bar, or gets arrested for DWI and throws punches at the officers?

Because I can't think of any other way we could be rid of him.

Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 8h

This band was a regular fixture of protests in 2017-2018.

Glad to see they're still at it.

#FuckIce

Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 2d

Reporting to you live from War Ravaged Portland

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 8h

I have one episode left to watch of the 58/59 TV series.

There are a couple of Zorro movies from that time, but I'm not sure if they're compilations or new material.

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Astromancer @kdconod.bsky.social · 8h

"My girlfriend is from a data center in Canada. You wouldn't know her." 😆

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 8h

So, imaginary friends with benefits?

www.axios.com/2025/10/14/o...

Sam Altman says OpenAI will allow erotica for adult users

"As part of our 'treat adult users like adults' principle, we will allow...erotica for verified adults."

www.axios.com

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 8h

I'm hoping the Epstein Files pans out, not so much because the revelations will damage him in the eyes of his followers*, but because the stress it would cause Angry Orange Grandpa might drive him over the edge. Just pop an old brain gasket.

*Who'd eat a shit sandwich if it had the Trump logo.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 16h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 16h

Lalo is doing such powerful, important work.

@laloalcaraz.bsky.social has always been great, but has risen to the times and has become consistently outstanding, day-in and day-out.

The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 18h

Southern California cartoonist laloalcaraz.bsky.social has been at the forefront fighting ICE jackbooted tactics.
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

ICE Boosts Lalo Alcaraz’s Presence

Southern California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has been at the forefront fighting ICE jackbooted tactics. From The Los Angeles Daily News (or here): Pen in hand, editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, 61, ha...

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Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · 13h

my mother and her friends are preparing posters

they are all in their 90s

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 11h

The biggest threat in Portland is getting caught in the the middle of an inflatable frog–unicorn dance-off.

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 10h

Portlanders! #horrorfans ! Escape from the imaginary "warzone" on Halloween at the Rose City Book Pub for HALLOWEEN HELLIONS! Dramatic readings from Poe, Machen, #Lovecraft and your hosts ! Weird Puppet Show! BEHOLD:

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 18h

A genuinely loathsome man.

I suspect we will not be rid of him until arterial plaques have their way with him.

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 18h

I'm the friend who supplied Clayton with his copy of Saving Democracy, which I'm enjoying a lot.

"Resistance Book Reviews:
Saving Democracy by David Pepper"
By Clayton Callahan, Washington County Democrats Communications Committee Member

washcodems.org/2025/10/13/r...

Resistance Book Review: Saving Democracy

Feeling powerless about politics? Discover David Pepper’s Saving Democracy—a powerful guide showing how everyday citizens can fight back and protect democracy.

washcodems.org

Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 19h

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Protest is essential. It builds solidarity. It gets people off of their fucking asses. It gives them a chance to network.

And it lets the authoritarians know we are not on their side, not being push-overs, and not shutting up.

#NoKings

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19h

I have blocked this person, but I keep seeing people say things like this, and I’m begging people to understand two things.

(1) Just because peaceful protest may not be sufficient to win this moment does not mean that it is not necessary.

It is.

From: Olde Stuffe @annalsofwarren.bsky.social

i appreciate your words very often
Germans were very angry at their own government for not being truthful about the fierce nature of their enemy in WWI
this betrayal by leaders and mouthpieces led directly to Hitler and NSDAP
we're telling Americans peaceful protest will solve this
it won't

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 20h

Gawd, how long is that loser going to stretch this case out?

Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 20h

Mixed feelings on this.

On one hand, an awful lot of people in "red states" did NOT "vote for this" but are suffering anyway.

On the other . . . yeah, schadenfreude pie is very tasty.

www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCrin...

I don't care

www.reddit.com

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

I frequently say you don't need to protest. You don't! There are a thousand other ways to push back on fascism if protesting doesn't feel comfortable or safe for you!

But if you CAN go, this 10/18 #NoKings thing is really a key protest to participate in. Be part of it, friends.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

NO KINGS, y'all! October 18! Find a rally near you and GO!

nokings.org

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 20h

Haven't walked 70 miles in a week for a while.

Graphic showing various exercise goals, as recorded by a Fitbit fitness tracker.

Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 20h

"Wait. They can FLY now?"

"Yes, Survey Master."

"Mark the planet quarantine. We'll try again in another million years. Maybe they'll have eaten each other by then."

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 1d

It's a Great British Baked DORK TOWER MONDAY! Paul Hollywood Handshake of a strip up now, at the Mothership!

www.dorktower.com/2025/10/13/h...

Reblog/Repost but don't reheat, please and thank you!

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 20h

All this fear and suffering just so Stephen Miller can get a hard-on.

NPR @npr.org · 23h

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 1d

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 1d

Followed by:

Photo of Donald Trump with terrible makeup and a strange expression, and Elon Musk gesturing with his glasses and hand.

Caption:

"The animating purpose of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of insane rich people.

Everything else is wainscoting." -- John Rogers

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

www.independent.co.uk

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