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Coyote Mae (he/they)

@coyotethewitch.bsky.social

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Genderqueer animist Witch. Union activist. Federal worker. Trickster, artist and poet. Ordained Dudeist Priest. Find me at Witches of the Dirt Road. 🌄 "NUTS!" - Gen. Anthony McAuliffe 5 USC 3331 🍄 linktr.ee/CoyoteTheWitch ✨

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Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · Nov 27

Well hello!

I'm Coyote (or Mae), and I have been practicing witchcraft intentionally for over 30 years, with an animist focus.

I live near PDX with cats, chickens, partner and teen.

My latest project is a new community, started with friends. Join us!

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Witches of the Dirt Road

Welcome to a vibrant gathering of witches who cherish the individual journey of their craft while building a supportive and educational community. Here, we celebrate the diversity of experiences and k...

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 14h

Mr Trump sir do not let woke antifa change the clocks this year. They plan to do it and they say you are powerless to stop them

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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 13h

Honestly, sometimes the movie IS better.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 22h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 13h

To renew democracy, we have to organize fearlessly in the face of a repressive state, despite all the reasons we have for being afraid. labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

We Who Believe in Democracy Must Fight to Make It Real

We wake daily to new spectacles of violence and humiliation: kidnappings in broad daylight, attacks on unions, LGBTQ people, women, and immigrants, the erosion of long-cherished rights. It’s no longer...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 13h

veterans set up encampment in memphis to protest national guard deployment to their city

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRxQ...

Veterans protest Guard

YouTube video by WREG News Channel 3

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No haunt is scarier than the one in DC @transmascdruid.bsky.social · 13h

Every white pagan who lives in North America should be committed to indigenous sovereignty. As our ancestors were the stewards of their lands, so are they the rightful stewards of these lands. They know what it needs.

𝖓𝖎𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖌𝖋 @nihilistgf.bsky.social · 13h

I bring a sort of land pack is the only answer vibe to the discourse that settlers don't really like

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Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · 9h

I'm excited to read this!

Dave Kamper @dskamper.bsky.social · 19h

My book is officially on sale tomorrow. I am so grateful for the support of amazing union leaders like @flyingwithsara.bsky.social.

Plus, if you buy one and see me, you can an illegible autograph just like she got!

Sara Nelson @flyingwithsara.bsky.social · 20h

An optimistic book in a grueling time. @dskamper.bsky.social gives us hope with stories of strategic fights led with the awakening of worker power. Solidarity is essential and so is reading this book. I was honored to write the foreword of Who✊s Got the Power?

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 12h

I visited a community health center in Oak Harbor today, hearing directly from doctors about the need to extend the ACA tax credits.

Patients can't afford premiums that more than double—neither can providers.

It's past time to reopen government and SAVE the ACA tax credits!

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 21h

Antifa again terrorizing the community with music, smiles, and civic joy. Imagine the horror of people being fed from gardens, reading in libraries, honoring MLK, and driving Subarus. Civilization clearly hanging by a thread of decency.

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Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · 9h

Seriously though, if you haven't delved into the original Twilight Zone show, it's generally a treat. I was obsessed as a kid.

Jamie @vanjpes.bsky.social · 1d

The Twilight Zone fifth season ep 'Living Doll' is one of the show's rare tips into full horror. Miserable stepdad Telly Savalas finds his kid's new talking doll doesn't take kindly to his cruel ways. The script hints the doll would hate him even if he was nice. Creepy, malevolent, one of the best.

Living Doll title card, the title overlaid on an image of Savalas' hands winding the doll.

Christie, a young girl long hair and a hairband, holds up Talky Tina, a plastic doll in a dress. Christie is smiling and happy.

Talky Tina sat on 'her' own on a shelf, looking ahead blankly. The shot is half in shadow and something about Tina appears off.

Savalas as Erich, in his workshop. He has Talky Tina's head in a vice and is attempting to light a blowtorch so he can burn the doll.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 12h

Every state should be pushing back against the president’s illegal use of the military to intimidate Americans. It’s terrible that we have to spend time protecting Americans from their own president, but there is no other option with so much at stake for our future. -NB

https://ow.ly/u1Yu50XaLGQ

Back view of five soldiers in camouflage uniforms and helmets standing outside. The text over a blue bar at the bottom reads: "AG Brown joins opposition to Trump's unlawful National Guard deployment to Chicago.

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Tom Benjamin (He/Him/Your Highness) @tombenjamintarot.bsky.social · 14h

I don't know how to say it clearer:
FELLOW WHITES, WE ARE REQUIRED TO UNLEARN COLONIZER MIND *IN *THIS
*LIFETIME!!!! That should be our god damn ENLIGHTENMENT goal!!! What the fuck else IS there??????????? #tarot #witch #spiritual

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Liberty View @libertyview.bsky.social · 12h

A rush for the exits!

archive.ph/yJ4Pq <== LINK via archive

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

In case you got lost in the steaming pile of bullshit Speaker Johnson’s been shoveling, the shutdown fight Democrats are holding the line on is about healthcare for hard-working Americans.

Leader Jeffries isn’t flinching, isn’t wobbling; he’s been consistent and hasn’t wavered on this issue.

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Probably Not A Crow, Unfortunately @mefcorv.bsky.social · 21h

As predicted: once we started honoring our oaths, they started coming for us. But it’s not going to stop us.

Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests

Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

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National Association of Letter Carriers @lettercarriers.bsky.social · 12h

As preparations for national bargaining continue to progress, internal subcommittees are hard at work reviewing materials related to their specific articles, building on reports from the Rank-and-File Bargaining Committees, and drafting proposals.
📸 Check out two of those subcommittees in action.

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Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · 9h

I will drink most of the flavored Coca-Cola things though. 🤷🏻

Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · 9h

My family loves all the weird flavors of Dr Pepper but I am not a fan of any except mayyybe the cherry one on occasion. Still, the blackberry one doesn't completely suck. Even though I usually like coconut things that one is probably my least fave. Old school original all the way for me.

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 16h

WIRED reporter here. If you're a CDC worker and would like to share any information on the RIFs, feel free to message me at emullin.06 on Signal.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · 9h

Ohhh now I want Zaytinya.... always try to save some time and cash to go when I visit DC. This is cool of them to do.

Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · 9h

And already get thyroid levels tested on the regular due to family history and they're always good. Ugh. I mean it's good they're good but something defined and treatable would be awesome, too.

Coyote Mae (he/they) @coyotethewitch.bsky.social · 9h

I have an appointment with my obgyn to discuss this because I have also struggled with fatigue since at least puberty but also it's been dialed up to 11 after surgery and then I wonder if peri is an additional factor. Will update if I find out something useful. Because yeah I can't deal with this.

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 1d

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milescraven.bsky.social @milescraven.bsky.social · 11h

By Hands Now Known by Margaret A. Burnham isn’t just history — it’s evidence.
Jim Crow’s violence wasn’t “extra-legal.” It was the law.
Burnham exposes how courts, cops, and lawmakers built a system that made racial terror routine — and how its legacy still underpins American power
#booksky

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