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Sheilagh

@westcoastharping.bsky.social

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🇨🇦🍁 Vive le Canada 🇨🇦🍁 Je suis Canadien 🇨🇦 and never a Conservative! Retired ... enjoying life with music, art, fitness, and learning French. A work in progress.

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · Mar 12

Pause … Breathe … ❤️ 🎶

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 2d

This. And this again.

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 2d

And …

Who is going to tell him that actions (for example, his vote) have consequences?? 🧐

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

US Soybean farmer: This is caused by this administration, and it’s having a negative major consequence on not only farmers, but also on American factory workers..."

Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 4d

Incarcerated for 44 years for a crime he did not commit … finally released from prison … only to have ICE seize and detain him 🤦‍♀️

Life is not fair

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 5d

🕊️

Gone far too young

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 5d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 8d

OMG! ICE is out of control!!! 😡

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s video of the incident

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 8d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 8d

Very frustrated with this extremely light sentencing … should have been prison time for both!!! 😡

RiverCate 👁️ ❤️ 🇨🇦 @rivercate.bsky.social · 8d

Lightweight sentencing considering the shit they threw at Ottawans and Canadians. Should have spent time behind bars so they could sincerely contemplate their actions.

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Convoy leaders Lich, Barber given conditional sentences

“Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were both given 18-month conditional sentences for their roles in the protest that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several weeks.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 8d

I agree … this sentencing is not even a slap on the wrist!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9d

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 11d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 11d

That is, actually, quite an amazing pace!!! Congratulations!!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12d

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 13d

I cannot believe how quickly democracy is imploding in the U.S. ☹️

Is there no one to stop this?

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 13d

This is outrageous and unacceptable!!!! 😡

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14d

He knows it. They know it. They've always known it. Amongst themselves, they joke about it. They tell stories about it. They swap advice on how to deal with it.

But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 15d

RIP 🕊️

Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 17d

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Bjane 🦋 @bjrand.bsky.social · 17d

Hilarious!!

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 17d

Chantel describes Poilievre well. #cdnpoli

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 17d

⚡️Zelensky calls for closing Baltic Sea for Russia over drone incursions.

"There is growing evidence that Russia may have used tankers in the Baltic Sea to launch drones — the drones that caused major disruption in Northern Europe," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Zelensky calls for closing Baltic Sea for Russia over drone incursions

"There is growing evidence that Russia may have used tankers in the Baltic Sea to launch drones — the drones that caused major disruption in Northern Europe," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

kyivindependent.com

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Sheilagh @westcoastharping.bsky.social · 17d

Felon 47’s Goon Squad … the U.S. Constitution is null and void 🤦‍♀️

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18d

“Show us your warrant!”

“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔

*busts in the door with babies crying*

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Auntie Snicks 🖕🐸🖕 @auntiesnicks.bsky.social · 19d

Well! This certainly looks “war torn”. I hope all the people of Portland stay safe in the coming days

#FuckTrump

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 19d

Since Portland’s been popping up in the news, here’s a reminder of what Portland is actually like.

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