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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 7h

George Floyd should still be here to celebrate his 52nd birthday. His life sparked a movement, and our fight for justice, accountability, and humanity continues. We’ll never stop saying his name.

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 57m

Screw mentorship

Some of handing things over is letting ppl make mistakes

This is also about helicopter parenting

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

I understand that there are right ways and wrong ways to have the age conversation about Dem leadership and I don’t know how I feel about specific solutions like age and term limits. I do know THIS PART HERE is a problem bigger than any one individual 78-year-old and it’s making us all furious

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 4h

I think my biggest betrayal is that it feels like they have not nurtured upcoming generations. we've watched them cut the knees out from people who get the base excited instead of mentoring them, it's aggravating as fuck.

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 1h

Welp

This verbal processing blow is

Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 1h

I didn’t need this violence today… 🫣😅

Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 1h

(The ppl trying to pay you that way if it wasn’t obvious who the referent was)

Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 1h

Ughhhh
That’s so not cool or Christian

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 16h

Dear Grim Reaper, I have some notes

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 13h

We act like wanting to change your name is weird

It’s only weird in this stage of capitalism

Look at any mythology or religion

Look at any story ever
It’s only bc if $$ that they want your name to be the same

See also patriarchy

Chelsea M. Cameron (she/they) @chel-c-cam.bsky.social · 1d

Something I think about a lot is that before the era of lots of paperwork and government IDs and all that bureaucratic stuff, people used to change their names ALL THE TIME.

Apparently my great grandmother changed the spelling of her last name to make it more Irish and less Scottish.

Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah. Different but I used to have to fight with insurance about how slow release nexium did not work for my child every 3ish years. Thankfully puberty healed their stomach. Sadly puberty made all ADD meds throw the mood off for my other but I still play ADD med game for 1

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 15h

No one can afford this

Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 16h

My best friend thinks everyone should just unenroll from healthcare JAN 1 and demand universal healthcare

Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 16h

My best friend thinks everyone should just unenroll from healthcare JAN 1 and demand universal healthcare

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 16h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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Ghosts of Doggerland @onlylooksharmless.bsky.social · 16h

OR, and hear me out on this. The person who is seventy-goddamn-six and termed out of the governship should put their political machine at the disposal of whoever wins the Dem primary, not hold onto elected office with a LITERAL death grip.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18h

Massive peaceful protests are *important* against a violent regime for a large number of reasons: striking fear in their hearts, establishing a habit of courage amongst our citizens, and opening lines of communication.

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 23h

Hahaha. I’m German and they did it to us. So I know they did it but more so to others. What is this nonsense. Our name is already closer to English than some.

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 2d

Do the movement church things, schedule a last minute conference

Join me in beautiful Grand Rapids

Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 6d

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 2d

Due weds
Grounded
Contextual work
Lilly funded
Not a D min
Project based

Do the thing
Be the change

NEXT Church @nextchurch.bsky.social · 5d

The Agents of Change cohort is designed for preachers to explore who they are - as a leader who steps into the pulpit regularly - and how they use that position of power within their community to bring about the transformative work that leads to justice and liberation.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

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@gooseymaine on Twitter writing: can somebody explain to me why it's bad if immigrants take our jobs but it's good if AI does?

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

The replies to this thread prove that people of all walks of life find science fascinating

Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 2d

so no one was going to tell me that mountain lions and cougars are the same animal? as are pumas? and panthers?????????

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone wants to name the cool wildcat

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 2d

Does anyone have this in Spanish? I want to print double sided.

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 2d

This is my track. (The one I’m taking)

Intentionally small
Amazingly timely

NEXT Church @nextchurch.bsky.social · 6d

🎨 Nothing could be more timely than cultivating art as resistance in these days. Check out this pathway at the National Gathering this November!

Learn more --> bit.ly/2025-national-gathering

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NEXT Church @nextchurch.bsky.social · 5d

The cohort begins with an in person retreat in February and its work extends virtually through small groups and coaching.

Applications are due by October 15! Apply today --> bit.ly/nextchurch-agents-of-change

Agents of Change

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Katy writes Prayers @bookkats.bsky.social · 2d

Due weds
Grounded
Contextual work
Lilly funded
Not a D min
Project based

Do the thing
Be the change

NEXT Church @nextchurch.bsky.social · 5d

The Agents of Change cohort is designed for preachers to explore who they are - as a leader who steps into the pulpit regularly - and how they use that position of power within their community to bring about the transformative work that leads to justice and liberation.

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