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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 8h

If my job led me to being one of the three armed police officers that it took to hold down an inflatable penis protesting fascism, I’d start questioning my life choices.

thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 11h

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 5h

Initial estimate for No Kings Twin Cities at 100,000! So many Minnesotans SHOWED UP to protect our communities, our country and our democracy that the 1+ mile march route looped back and found thousands hadn’t even left the starting point! 👏❌👑

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · 14h

Starting now: No Kings Minneapolis

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 16h

Case in point: the South isn't perfect (no region is), but folks would do well to remember that gerrymandering and voter suppression make our region look redder than it actually is. NY gave us Trump and CA gave us Reagan. Regional politics aren't simple, and writing places off can't be the move rn.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.

Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

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Michelle B ❌👑 @mlb45459.bsky.social · 16h

Not mine, but my favorite so far.

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 3d

A melting ice sculpture of the word “Democracy” was placed in front of the U.S. Capitol.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

This is a blatant attempt to silence and isolate us. He’s stopping the trains, closing the freeways and firing live rounds into California. We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced. #NoKings

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Pat Thompson @pattho.bsky.social · 18h

The proposed Hermantown data center is FOUR buildings each 3x the footprint of the State Fair Grandstand. And 50’ tall. (Star Tribune reporting: 300,000 sq ft each.) Proposer name is “Harmony Group LLC” hahaha

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bethmenninga.bsky.social @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 16h

Had to add some Mn influence ( plus a hint of “ Minnesota nice” with my foxglove, daisy, tulip decoration)

We all do better when we all do better- Wellstone
Flowers are foxglove, daisy, tulip

No king no throne tax the rich
Next to a gold glitter toilet seat with a Red Cross out over it

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 17h

For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 17h

Harrisburg, PA — there are so many older women in banana suits at the Capitol holding antifa signs and none of that sentence would have made sense to me 10 years ago

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bethmenninga.bsky.social @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you for naming so many things (almost 2 years out for my life partner) and I hope through all the questions you always return to the truth that he knew you loved him. I will keep holding you in mind.

bethmenninga.bsky.social @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 17h

#mood #nokings

“One thing I know for sure is that
Something just ain't right”
Luscious Jackson

m.youtube.com/watch?v=h4bT...

One Thing

YouTube video by Luscious Jackson - Topic

m.youtube.com

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 1d

Good Bramhall. She’s thrown off her chains for sure. www.gocomics.com/bill-bramhal...

Bill Bramhall by Bill Bramhall for October 17, 2025 | GoComics

Read Bill Bramhall—a comic strip by creator Bill Bramhall—for today, October 17, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!

www.gocomics.com

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bethmenninga.bsky.social @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 18h

Today’s signs- LFG!

“We all do better when we all do better” Paul Wellstone. Decorated with the flowers: foxglove, daisy, tulip

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin.

Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.

Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!

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Raven @ravenbranhard.bsky.social · 2d

not so
but so
her lips
infinity circling
my silence

#Art #Photography JBC
@johnbcaddell.bsky.social

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings.

These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate.

Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.

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bethmenninga.bsky.social @bethmenninga.bsky.social · 1d

Leaf peeping in Minnesota.

#Mood #Music

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8hr3...

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (Official Audio)

YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO

m.youtube.com

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 1d

Once again, Trump rewards his friends—this time George Santos, a disgraced convict and a complete and utter fraud who betrayed the Congress and the people he was supposed to represent.

Another blow to the rule of law.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a block list:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 1d

Almost none mention the rape and sexist comments.

Because MSM is run by men. And violence against women is somehow less revolting than violence against everyone else.

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The Children's Equity Project @childrensequity.bsky.social · 1d

The CEP just released a report on #IDEA & the role of the Offices of #SpecialEd Programs & #CivilRights in administering & enforcing the law.

Learn how IDEA enables over 8 million infants/toddlers/children/youth with #disabilities to access key services, here: cep.asu.edu/resource...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

We've updated the video on how Chicago has succeeded, thus far, in rebutting the bullshit claims that Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino, and Tricia McLaughlin are telling in an attempt to create a pretext to invade, to include yesterday's 7th Circuit decision.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eww-...

Stephen Miller's Fever Dreams (Updated)

YouTube video by emptywheel

www.youtube.com

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