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Lorekeeper & Librarian 📦 Stay human. Save what can be saved. Preserve the memory of good in the world. Hold onto the hopeful lesson of Ozymandias. ⛔️ My modlist [blocks] = Chuckleheads 🚫 No tankies or accelerationists pls!

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🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 5d

October 18 —
🐸&🦄&🐶&👾&👻&👹&🐱…
But ❌👑‼️
#NoKings

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 4h

this would end us up with a democracy more rigged than Hungary's. actually, between 2010 and 2020, our democracy WAS more rigged than Hungary's. there isn't any international example of elections as rigged as Wisconsin's.

Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 11h

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 10h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 5h

Paging @thejan6plaque.bsky.social !

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

Put up a plaque. 🤡

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 7h

October 18 —
🐸&🦄&🐶&👾&👻&👹&🐱…
But ❌👑‼️
#NoKings

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 1d

Must have been all the nude booty.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 13h

🚫👻 I’m thinking
ten-thousand kazoos

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 13h

🚫👻 Let this be our rallying song

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 13h

One could hope that this will help convince local LEOs that these federal goons do not deserve any trust or cooperation. They're a bunch of thugs who want to hurt people from behind a uniform, but are too cowardly to join the military and too stupid to be police.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. /godmode

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

the thing is, all that knock off amazon operator gear you bought to look tough and scary just looks fucking silly when you are being gyrated at by someone wearing an inflatable frog costume and being mooned by a naked bagpiper on a unicycle, it just doesn’t work, the self image cannot hold

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 1d

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 1d

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

that's right

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

stylish, practical, brave, good: www.404media.co/the-surreal-...

The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog

Say goodbye to the Guy Fawkes masks and hello to inflatable frogs and dinosaurs.

www.404media.co

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

JUST GONNA ASSUME IM NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SHOCKED

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/t...

CNBC
There's a shocking disparity between how high income and low income earners feel about the economy

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

GREER: I think China realizes they've overstepped

CNBC: You think they realize they overstepped? Their statement says 'if forced to fight, China will fight to the end'

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: James Comey is filing a motion to dismiss his case based on United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, being appointed illegally.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

This Saturday, October 18, we’re exercising our right to dissent and taking to the streets.

Prepare for No Kings protests with our virtual Know Your Rights training this Wednesday, October 15 at aclu.org/october15_training

Black graphic with text "Know Your Rights Before You Hit the Streets

We’ll cover your rights when protesting, protest safety, and de-escalation training

Virtual training
Wednesday, October 15
7pm ET"

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mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 1d

Responding to knock knock jokes by standing very still and pretending I'm not home until they leave

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DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 1d

Every day it's like:

we're firing everybody

no wait come back

we're putting tariffs on everybody

no wait come back

haha yeah we're white supremacists

no wait come back

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Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker @nomads.bsky.social · 1d

The Republican staffer class are ALL NAZIS. It's not one or two bad applies - it's a huge contingent of literal Hitler-worshippers. If you spend any amount of time online - especially on X - you know it. This is something that has been dreadfully underreported & I"m glad it's getting covered.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Brian Eno News @dark-shark.bsky.social · 2d

David Bowie's album "Heroes" was released on October 14, 1977

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🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 1d

He made it. I just know he made it.
The caption says he made it.
Even in 2025, the little scamp made it

Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 2d

Here is a baby turtle on its birthday trying to make it to the ocean on instinct. He made it and you can make it through this week too.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Last Sunday, @demiforillinois.bsky.social, @raygunsite.com and I hosted a No Kings protest sign-making party with the best problem:

So many people showed up, we ran out of table space.

This is what community care looks like.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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