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Will_ Birds_ Wildlife_ Photography @willjames95.bsky.social · 3d

I have ALLOT of Kingfisher photos to go through and post, so here's a Leopard in saw in Chobe, 🇧🇼 last July. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikon #nikonphotography #nature #naturephotography #tranquillity #lovelife #mindfulness #bbcearth #eastcoastkin

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 3d

This is your friendly reminder to find out where your local food bank is and to do whatever you can to help.

They are not equipped to meet this moment and need all the help they can get.

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Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · 4d

Just in time for #Halloween 👻, a #NewSpecies of trapdoor spider discovered!!! 🕷️

www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

New Species of Spider Discovered, Just in Time for Halloween

UC Davis scientists have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in California's coastal sand dunes.

www.ucdavis.edu

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 3d

Breaking: it's now official, the pro-EU D66 party came first in the Dutch election. Their best result ever.

The National Press Agency has just announced the final vote count. It’s a narrow victory with D66 just 15,155 votes ahead of the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders.

The most pro-EU party just won big in the Dutch election

D66 had a surprise surge, tripling their seats in yesterday's Netherlands election—and its openly gay leader Rob Jetten is set to become prime minister.

davekeating.substack.com

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Scaryanne Denton 🎃🧡 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 3d

Happiest All Hallow’s Eve from the spooky Horsehead Nebula as it races across our dark skies.

🔭 #Astrophotography

The Flame Nebula, the star Altinak, and the Horsehead Nebula through an astrophotography telescope. Seestar S50 44.50 stacking with 10 second subs.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

DAMN

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Acorn @anacorn.bsky.social · 3d

I'm surprised MJ is admitting that DT is deranged.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Mike Johnson dismisses Democrats criticizing Trump's lawless strikes on boats: "They are motivated out of fear and Trump derangement syndrome."

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Marty Ema @emaenoiaen.bsky.social · 3d

Hundreds Pack 'Whistlemania' Events To Fight ICE In Chicago: 'We Have To Stand Up For One Another' blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/h...

Hundreds Pack 'Whistlemania' Events To Fight ICE In Chicago: 'We Have To Stand Up For One Another'

Neighbors joined Whistlemania events in seven neighborhoods Tuesday to assemble whistle kits that alert when immigration agents are nearby.

blockclubchicago.org

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Lady Justice AKA Beaverton Bee @ladyj2025.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Halloween! For this fun holiday I'll be dressing in my Beaverton Bee costume and walking around with my protest sign. Maybe keep an eye out for ICE assholes as well.

#protest #resist #portland #warzonepdx #fucktrump

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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 10d

When you’re whipping your verse into shape
And you're caught in a rhyme-challenged scrape,
The delete #key is handy,
Assisted by brandy,
And last, but not least, try escape.

#BlueskyRelay #Key #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Writing #PoetryCommunity

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Butterflies Katz ⓥ @butterflieskatz.bsky.social · 9d

#caturday #animals

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9d

I could not be prouder that my law firm is currently litigating 60 voting, election and redistricting cases in 30 states. Even as large law firms bow down, we continue to fight for democracy every single day.

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Acorn @anacorn.bsky.social · 9d

My local #foodbank lost 17% of their funding from the DOGE cuts. I've already increased my donations this year and feel grateful I can still afford to do so. But sometimes I still feel a little guilty when I splurge on an inexpensive item that's not a necessity.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 9d

The Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) is actively helping federal employees and contractors impacted by the shutdown. We’ll be making a $5,000 donation to help. If you have anything extra to give, please consider donating to them or to a local food bank near you, every bit helps! 🙏

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Acorn @anacorn.bsky.social · 9d

I wonder how many hours those work days entail and if they're ever going to raise the minimum wage because 2 eight hour work days at minimum wage is only $116 a week. Employers aren't going to pay a living wage for a 2-day workweek.

Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 10d

People have been saying stuff like this for a long time and shit’s gotten much worse

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 10d

DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 271

Some of these posts might work for you, and some might not, and that’s okay. We have to get better at accepting that not everything is meant for us, and just because we don’t get something out of it, doesn’t mean no one does.
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Acorn @anacorn.bsky.social · 9d

It's hard to find facts that aren't slanted toward one side or the other, but this seems a balanced look at deficit spending. The problem is not that it's increasing. It actually decreased slightly from 2024. It's the shift in priorities that are the problem.
bipartisanpolicy.org/report/defic...

Deficit Tracker | Bipartisan Policy Center

Even as the U.S. economy expands, the federal government continues to run large and growing budget deficits that will soon exceed $1 trillion per…

bipartisanpolicy.org

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Acorn @anacorn.bsky.social · 9d

More than half the US can't believe it or understand it either.

Amelia Shevenell @ashevenell.bsky.social · 10d

I gotta say, watching US news roll in from a remote South Pacific island is surreal and it makes everyone capitulating to King Toddler look totally idiotic. And literally no one I’ve run into can believe this is happening or understand why no one is stopping him.

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 10d

Wrong.
It is is the Jeffrey Epstein Commemorative Ballroom.
That name will stick.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 9d

Best time to order books from indie bookstores is NOW, before holiday rush. Doing so helps support indies, helps you get ahead of gift shopping, helps book creators like me. 🙏🏽💛

My most recent: I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS. Read-aloud, Teacher's Guide, more: debbieohi.com/book/i-want-...
#KidLit

Collage of children’s book covers illustrated or written by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Titles include “I Want to Read All the Books,” “Where Are My Books?,” “Sam & Eva,” “I’m Bored,” “I’m Sad,” “I’m Worried,” “I’m Sorry,” “Naked!,” “What’s That Smell?,” “The Secret Ingredient,” “Ruby Rose: Off to School She Goes,” “Ruby Rose: Big Bravos!,” “Sea Monkey & Bob,” “Gurple and Preen,” and several Judy Blume reissues. At the bottom left, Debbie Ridpath Ohi is shown holding an open copy of “Where Are My Books?” with her name and website, DebbieOhi.com, below.

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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 9d

No one working full-time should be taxed into poverty. It’s time for a cost-of-living tax cut paid for by millionaires like us.

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cozybooksonly.bsky.social @cozybooksonly.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social , I learned that there are 52,000 elected offices up for election on 11/4. That’s 52000 chances to vote in candidates who share our values and who will protect the constitution.

I voted and returned my ballot.

boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 12d

Send in the National Guard asap to put down this violent insurrection!

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 12d

The war zone in Portland was getting out of control at the ICE facility last night.

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Maryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 13d

Thank God the UN is back in GAZA. “We should have stopped this.” Some of us did try… but our political leaders were deaf to our protests & many tried to silence us. youtu.be/bO9Dvestd4Y?...

UN aid chief says Gaza City now a ‘wasteland’ after relentless Israeli bombardment

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Trending Finance @trending-finance.bsky.social · 13d

Millionaire levy overdelivers; nobody flees. #econsky

Dave Lee @davelee.me · 13d

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT

"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

www.bloomberg.com

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