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Deirdre63

@deirdre63.bsky.social

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Old woman who likes books, pictures of nature, #birds, and democracy. Currently reading "Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves." 🚫MAGATs, 🚫DMs--unless I knew you somewhere else, 🚫Go Fund Me, 🚫porn or bots.

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Deirdre63 @deirdre63.bsky.social · Nov 13

Want to read beyond the paywall?

PressReader.com

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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 11h

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Deirdre63 @deirdre63.bsky.social · 6h

I never stopped masking.

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Webvixen @webvixen.bsky.social · 1d

This is exactly how I feel. I weep for humanity

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

Now we are up to $40 billion for Argentina. Can anyone stop Bessent from unilaterally sending unlimited amounts of our money to South America? And Republicans won’t even negotiate with the Democrats on health care for Americans. Where is Congress?

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Matt Gaetz’ 🐀 Tąppėd Laņdlînë @krisbouncedx.bsky.social · 6h

They certainly are in tip top dough shape tho

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 6h

This is Brianna Douglass, Young Republican and wife of Vermont Senator Sam Douglass.
She’s an antisematic.
See you next Tuesday Brianna

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Michelle de los Santos @just-michelle.bsky.social · 6h

Snark

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 6h

While millions of Americans lose their healthcare coverage….

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 1d

Corporations should not be able to post any profits until they have given all their employees an annual pay rise that exceeds the inflation rate.

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 6h

Brown says, thanks but no thanks..

Brown University rejects Trump administration compact, becoming the second institution to do so. UVA must follow the lead of MIT and Brown.

www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

Brown University rejects Trump administration compact

President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 said that the compact would “restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance.”

www.browndailyherald.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 17h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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McLaren🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @raymclaren.bsky.social · 6h

It should be called NO DICTATOR’S DAY because there are democratic countries with Kings or Queens that run alongside parliament pretty well.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 13h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 22h

Andrew Cuomo has lost the Italian Jewish vote

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“Kids”

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Bob Lawrence 💙 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 6h

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 18h

New FBI Most Wanted Fugitives poster out now! 😉😅🤣
Crazy Eyes Patel wants you to know that he's working hard at rounding up the dangerous criminals...

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16h

Listen to how casually Justice Gorsuch presents as fact the idea that remedying racial gerrymandering requires racial discrimination.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 7h

An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.

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Andys Theory @andystheory.bsky.social · 6h

I believe this witness. Full stop.

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Dr Walsh @laurelwalsh.bsky.social · 6h

MAGA men are PRO RAPE! We need an ANTI RAPE party where predators fear to tread. Why are so many men NOT OUTRAGED by the child rape? Why are so many men CHILL about no consequences for sex crimes against children? So done with men FAILING to advocate for women. TEST ALL RAPE KITS!