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Carolyn Castor

@carolyncastor.bsky.social

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‼️ DM = BLOCK ‼️ Born and bred in the South; Adulting on the West Coast - Berkeley, Eugene, Portland area (40 years); Hoosier grandmother. I travel half the year, and I cook and research history the other half. Ex-evangelical. Solid Blue!

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 2m

I think AI would introduce a sexual appetite that many would not pursue otherwise. This could eventually lead to a real body experience as it normalizes what most of us see as deviant.

Where does it stop? Do we really want people virtually enjoying child molestation and sexual murder?

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 56m

We visited orangutans in an open sanctuary in Sarawak, Malaysia. However, we never had any interaction. We just watched those who came in during feeding. Still a cool experience. We were given strict instructions as to how to behave if approached. Yours was a unique experience.

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 1h

oh absolutely - nature supreme! LOVE Orangutans
this guy followed me through a sanctuary swinging through trees, finally sat down and watched videos/photos of himself - super polite - his human was nearby laughing the entire time
thanks for thinking of me
big hugz 💜

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1h

He follows @dieworkwear.bsky.social

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1h

Hey! Mikey is working on the important mission of getting Trump the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 6h

She marched to Mike Johnson’s office and will be the 218th vote to finally release the Epstein files

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⭐️ RAVEN @sunnydaze27.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the little things 🤣

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1h

Judith, I love this so much ☺️

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1h

Derek delivers the best content with the most clever followers 😌

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 1h

Castration would be an excellent cure for this.

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 2h

MAGA cult is heavily charismatic, but includes Evangelicals and Catholics - There is a mixed theology. And, yes, they are drinking the Kool-Aid. They are highly conformative and authoritarian. They made god into their own image - bitter, angry, and out for retribution. 2/2

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 2h

It started with hippies - good music and even some nude baptisms. It was a statement against organized religion which was boring and confirmative. (I was born and raised in the Bible-belt.) Jim Jones was nationally recognized for his work with the poor. Krishna was thinking outside of the West.
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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 8h

It was never about ending DEI: It’s about erasing non white people from our history.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

A grenade landed right beside them, and PFG Gonsalves threw himself on the grenade to protect his comrades. He was killed but no one else was hurt. President Truman presented the Medal of Honor to PFC Gonsalves’ sister in a ceremony on June 19, 1946, in the presence of his parents. /5

Headstone for PFC Harold Gonsalves in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif. Photo credit: BrokenSphere.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 9h

#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

United States Marine Corps Private First Class Harold Gonsalves was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic action during the Battle of Okinawa in WWII. The Trump “administration” has removed his photo from federal government content./1

Marine Corps Pfc. Harold Gonsalves, World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Photo credit: U.S. Marine Corps.

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🇨 🇭 🇪 🇷 🇾 🇱 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🩵 💙 🌊 @confettimother.is.democrat · 11h

"He's a Citizen!" - ICE Tackles & Detains American Teen in Chicago

FOR MEDIA USE: PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO BROADCAST AND PUBLISH THIS FOOTAGE WITH MANDATORY CREDIT TO 'SAVE AMERICA MOVEMENT'. A witness describes the terrifying moment her 19-year-old American citizen brother-in-law was tackled to the ground and detained by ICE agents. Footage obtained by Operation Liberty Chicago captures the raw, on-the-ground aftermath of a tense ICE enforcement action on Chicago's East Side. This powerful interview with an eyewitness details the moment her 19-year-old brother-in-law, an American citizen, was allegedly tackled and detained by federal agents for simply "running from the store." According to the witness, her pleas that he was a U.S. citizen were ignored. Scenes like this from Chicago reflect why Operation Liberty deploys rapid-response Liberty Vans, to witness and document events as they unfold. This situation is still developing. Subscribe for updates on this and other breaking news. #uscitizenship #ICERaid #Chicago #OperationLibertyChicago #CivilRights

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NonnyLynda @nonnylynda.bsky.social · 15h

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 13h

Good!

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 15h

Have fun! 🎶🤘🎶

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Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 13h

Feathers

Carolyn Castor @carolyncastor.bsky.social · 13h

This one always creates an ear worm. I don’t even have the sound on, and I hear it.

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🕸godhatesyeeeest🕷 @godhatesyeast.bsky.social · 19h

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"I refuse to accept a world where people are punished for seeking safety or silenced for speaking the truth. I refuse a system that values profit over people and power over love." - Natasha Cloud

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

This. And this again.

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