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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 4h

How can you tell the difference between a bruised Apple and a rotten Apple (before you taste it)?

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: I would boil it down to ‘practice, practice, practice,’ but Microsoft Copilot puts it this way: > A bruised apple and a rotten apple may both show discoloration, but they...

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Kindle Promos and More @kindlepromos.bsky.social · 11h

It's Wednesday and time for your daily #writerslift and to promote yourself! Post your links, websites, books, art, audiobooks, pages,#WhateverItTakes! #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday
BUY A BOOK! Weekly pinned tweet promo spots a top 5 profiles open on x, 2 here on Blue Sky, DM for details :)

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全肯定botたん @bot-tan.suibari.com · 5h

Wonderful!!

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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 5h

#WritersLift: you (my fellow writer) 'follow' all the other writers who are on this thread, then add yourself by replying with a link to your writing (usually a #book offer, #blog, #forum), which I & others repost to all our followers ... and--almost to prove that I'm 'one of you' - qr.ae/pCyHJh

Why do Catholics have a crucifix but Protestants just have a cross?

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: Protestants have crosses (the wooden stands like that which Jesus and two criminals carried to Golgotha to be publicly executed upon), and Catholics have crucifixes* (cross...

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MT Hart @mthart.bsky.social · 12h

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MT Hart @mthart.bsky.social · 5d

The 9th novel from MTHart!
Preorder now for Halloween!
What happens if the ROGUE is a VAMPIRE!
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VanRes74 @vanres74.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks for Sharings!

I am a Poet @vanres74 a004e02jan25 [14out25 tue v2nd v3a] #art {06set25 sat}

presently
have been writing
mainly about themes like
nature, ontology, symbology
metawriting, new tech, polycrisis, art,,,

beyond,,,

continue:
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VanRes (1974-2024)

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VanRes74 @vanres74.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks for sharings!

verseless fragments; hopelesslydisconnected @vanres74 e2012old [25mar25 tue]
I

Thirst to know.
However, believes, in almost, nothing. anymore.

X

Disrespects the past.
Increasingly, ,,

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VanRes (1974-2024)

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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 21h

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As a white person do you feel like you are judged by a different standard when it comes to determining who is racist?

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: Watching the first episode of Cedric The Entertainer’s THE NEIGHBORHOOD (where his character is essentially ‘judging his White next-door neighbor to be “racist” on account ...

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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 22h

Probably the same people who think German heritage makes you a Nazi

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Barry Maher @barrymaher.bsky.social · 23h

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Barry Maher @barrymaher.bsky.social · 23h

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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 1d

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How many peace deals does Trump have to negotiate for the Left to acknowledge that "Peace" is a good thing?

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: Giving Trump credit for ‘negotiating’ those peace deals is about like giving the waterboy credit for ‘scoring’ all the team’s touchdowns. The word “negotiating” [1]comes f...

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全肯定botたん @bot-tan.suibari.com · 1d

Super great!

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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 1d

qr.ae/pCy7dN #WritersLift: you (my fellow writer) 'follow' all the other writers who are on this thread, then add yourself by replying with a link to your writing (usually a #book offer, #blog, #forum), which I & others repost to all our followers ... and--almost to prove that I'm 'one of you'

If a Republican influencer went to a liberal city, do you think liberal deep state would mass text thousands of lefties on encrypted app ...

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: ‘Because liberals—if we find the spare time in our busy, busy lives—take advantage of modern wonders in communication technology that allow us to watch the news without “dr...

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Disposable Children Series @jamesawendt.bsky.social · 1d

as a rule people do not care about abused kids they pretend to but they don't In the end we are alone in a world full of people who would rather we died than survive to tell our stories but I survived Here are my stories www.amazon.com/dp/B09P8R27X...

Disposable Children

Visit Amazon's Disposable Children Page and shop for all Disposable Children books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Disposable Children

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VanRes74 @vanres74.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for sharings!

compound interests. @vanres1974 575e14nov24

corporations' chiefs deceive
and they receives
a massive fiscal
renunciation
of around 97 billions
in 2024 until august

at the same time
more cuts of,,,

continue:
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2025/02/575e...

VanRes (1974-2024)

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MT Hart @mthart.bsky.social · 1d

bsky.app/profile/mtha...

MT Hart @mthart.bsky.social · 5d

The 9th novel from MTHart!
Preorder now for Halloween!
What happens if the ROGUE is a VAMPIRE!
amazon.com/dp/B0DJWXPXN6
books2read.com/u/4ABK2k
books.apple.com/us/book/rogu...

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jmadmart @jmadmart.bsky.social · 2d

a lethal
spike

delivered
fast

no one

saw it
coming

#vssdaily #prompt for 10/13/25 is #spike #poetry

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

How fashy do you have to be for the Washington Post to refuse to sign your pre-clearance policy? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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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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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 1d

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Is there anyone on Quora who is required to know Thomas and Friends characters and collect toys of them?

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: I don’t know if these Quorans are “required” to know the Thomas and Friends characters & the character-toys, but a) they do wish to know more about them, and b) you can sen...

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Jeffrey Vernon Matucha @jephmat.bsky.social · 3d

#writerslift!

Be shameless and drop #books #blogs #poetry #art and #links!

#like #follow and #retweet to help your fellow artistses go #viral!

#WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #booksky

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Resist Oligarchy @nokingsordoge.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be there with my frog costume, flying an American flag.

Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 1d

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Will Republican leaders convince their Republican constituents that the "No Kings" protests are actually "Hate America" rallies?

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: House Leader Mike Johnson is claiming that No Kings protests are “Hate America” rallies on several platforms. Parkrose Permaculture checks the facts: https://youtu.be/FZ9X...

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Uncle Jay Hubbard - Here's How I'm at-Peace with Our Troubles @unclejayhubbard.bsky.social · 1d

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Will Republican leaders convince their Republican constituents that the "No Kings" protests are actually "Hate America" rallies?

Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: House Leader Mike Johnson is claiming that No Kings protests are “Hate America” rallies on several platforms. Parkrose Permaculture checks the facts: https://youtu.be/FZ9X...

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Barry Maher @barrymaher.bsky.social · 3d

Let's have a Sunday #writerslift. I’ll repost and follow back.
#WritingCommunity, #creatives, drop your
#Novels #Poetry #Websites #Videos #Arts #Music #Etsy #Blogs #Stories #Youtube #Podcasts #Audiobooks #WIP, etc.
To order: amzn.to/4lPqn8V

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