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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1h

Tripping over her own
make believe words

April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1h

Honey bees put up more than they need, in case of weather they can't work in, and future losses from natural disasters.
We take their savings, as a crop, testing their resolve to keep working, pushing them closer to stress related disease and reproductive failure.
Sound familiar?

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

In this video, I talk about how important local independent media has been in surfacing ICE abuse.

I should have included public defenders in there, too, bc with their help, these cases are crumbling.

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

Stephen Miller's Fever Dreams

YouTube video by emptywheel

www.youtube.com

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 2h

we have to turn Eisenhower Republicans against Maga Republicans. How do we do that?

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Christine Is Fed Up With Republicans @coralgableswang.bsky.social · 5h

These men don’t look like “kids” JD!

Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely - and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo.

Credit @couriernewsroom.bsky.social

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 2h

the alleged controversy around Katie Porter is just good old misogyny wrapped in surveillance culture. omg does she DARE have a full range of emotions under high performance pressure and occasional exasperation that makes her ))gasp(( not likable?

wasting a valuable
political champion; stupid

April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 3h

the reason it's both more honorable and upstanding
to respect one's enemies
is because it signifies the dedication of our attention
to our own weaknesses, errors, and fraud. THAT is why true leadership embodies it.

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 3h

Spare us the mock humanity, moses

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 3h

a cool thing about smart people in office is they surround themselves with wit and talent

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 3h

McClain is the woman calling the No Kings rally the We Hate America rally. She lives in the upside down. Cartwright wants her job. Let's give it to him.

Jasen Cartwright, 2026 Independent Candidate Michigan District 9 @jasencartwright.bsky.social · 17h

Had a little fun with AI tonight and mocked up some campaign sign ideas.
I might’ve gone full McConaughey on this one 😂
Alright, ailright, alright — I’m voting Cartwright!
What do you think? Keep it or try something new?

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 4h

Q&A: What remains of Hamas after two years of war?

Militant group has extended its reach over Gaza and taken on rival militias and armed clans

www.irishtimes.com

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Bernard Taylor @btaylorforcongress.bsky.social · 4h

The victims in Parkland were kids. The victims in Sandy Hook were kids. The Victims in Uvalde were kids. Trayvon, Emmett, and Tamir were kids.

The people in that Republican group chat are not kids. Those are grown men. Those messages tell you exactly who they are.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 5h

Republicans would rather protect Donald Trump from the Epstein files than pay our troops and reduce your health care costs. Republicans should get back to work.

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 4h

I wonder how much it cost
for him to sell his personal and professional integrity and his alleged immortal soul.

April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 5h

It's too bad Idiocracy portrayed our downfall lead by a Black President, because clearly our most profoundly mortifying stupidity is stark lily white.

April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 7h

Not only are Argentinian farmers competition to American farmers, recently lowering prices and increasing sales of cereal grains, soy beans, beef sold to China, but Argentina is building irrigation infrastructure to protect their farmers from climate impacts, while we just pretend it's not a thing.

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

No. Fucking. Kings. At any hour.

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

people, real and imaginary, who would have you say you don't care
what befalls your maga neighbors, I say, no
Be angry for those who've been stolen from, but do not yet know, who have been betrayed but do not see; be angry for the injustice to them too, before they even get there. This is love.

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

almost no one actually asked for what he has brought to the table.

April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

Tracy Chapman Crossroads is more the American soul than ninety percent of popular culture. Change my mind.

April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

it's so weird, because every time i hear someone speak and i think they are the best among us, they are not well regarded by our alleged leadership

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

Be the Light;especially when it's getting darker

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

i would vote for her for a hundred years or more, hands down

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

starve big box stores. feed local

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April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

remember?

April Hawthorne @feathersonthewind.bsky.social · 1d

the people doing the Caribbean murder spree need to be fired too
for betraying founding principles
murder. murder is illegal and wrong and disqualifying in democracy, remember?