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Ed Downs (he/him) ☮️🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪷🍁
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Dad to a freaking awesome son | Strive to father like Bandit | Former Republican; Never again; Proud Democrat | Go Hawks | PNW/WA До біса Путі
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Ed Downs (he/him) ☮️🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪷🍁 @firstdowns.bsky.social · Feb 21
We have to think outside the box. And outside the box that holds the box. And outside of that box. And outside of so many boxes that we forget what we were even thinking about. What were we thinking about again?
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Ori Vandewalle @orivandewalle.bsky.social · 16h
The Canadians also famously renovated the White House.
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Hater/Waiter @ Success Table @ayosteve.bsky.social · 16h
Haters will say that the Palantir™ Ballroom Brought to you by Tesla™ in the Ellison East Wing of the White House, Brought to you by State Farm presents a problem for too much private money in politics. But have you considered the opposite may be the case?

-Maureen Dowd
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✨CHELLE D☯GGO✨(she/they) @chelledoggo.bsky.social · 14h
if you couldn't still be a good person if God was 100% proven not to exist, then you're not a good Christian.

Christlike love shouldn't be about the reward of heaven or the fear of hell. it should be about viewing your fellow humans as precious creations who deserve love and compassion.
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 16h
Fascinating ad just now during the ALCS—an anti-tariff spot featuring voiceover from an old Reagan speech, paid for my the government of Ontario www.instagram.com/reel/DP3is5U...
fordnationdougford on Instagram: "It’s official: Ontario’s new advertising campaign in the U.S. has launched. Using every tool we have, we’ll never stop making the c…"
It’s official: Ontario’s new advertising campaign in the U.S. has launched. Using every tool we have, we’ll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together.Watch our new ad.
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Kate Riga @kateriga.bsky.social · 19h
New: 9th Circuit Judge Thomas requests a vote for a full court rehearing of the Portland Nat'l Guard case.

Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"
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Worlds 4 All ➡️ PaxU @worlds4all.bsky.social · 23h
Calling all BIPOC indie game devs!

Want to showcase your new game at #PaxUnplugged this year? Apply for the PAX Together Demo Days program by Oct 31 🗓️

Application linked in our bio!

@officialpax.bsky.social

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@worlds4all.bsky.social
@sidequestbooks.bsky.social and Nomnivore Games✨
White text on a purple background with a colorful dice image and the PAX Unplugged logo. CALLING ALL BIPOC GAME DESIGNERS! PAX Together Demo Days is a program which provides BIPOC tabletop game developers the opportunity to showcase their new and in-development games in the expo hall so that more diverse games and stories are shared with the PAX community. Apply for Demo Days now at the link in our bio! White text on a purple background with a colorful dice image and the PAX Unplugged logo. CALLING ALL BIPOC GAME DESIGNERS! Side Quest Books & Games, Worlds 4 All, and Nomnivore Games are co-sponsoring Demo Days tables in an effort to lower the barriers to entry that BIPOC game developers face in reaching a wider audience.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d
New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d
No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity.

But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.
A little boy holds a handmade sign with hearts glued to it. It reads, “leave my friends ALONE Donald Trump”. He’s bravely protesting at the No Kings Evanston protest.
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Ed Downs (he/him) ☮️🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪷🍁 @firstdowns.bsky.social · 3d
The "what organizers describe as" is not required in this description.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 3d
This summer, tens of thousands of Washingtonians took to the streets to take a stand for democracy.

Tomorrow, I encourage Washingtonians to make their voices heard, once again, peacefully.
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Ed Downs (he/him) ☮️🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪷🍁 @firstdowns.bsky.social · 4d
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 4d
Trump ICE regime troops terrorizing American civilians out shopping, knowing fully well they are US citizens. The regime thugs are violently chasing people, especially nonwhites, they don't show them ID.
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Mr. T @utahlvrs.bsky.social · 5d
Actually many in the auto industry have said that reversing these regulations at this point would cost them more than to stay on track. The reality is it's not the auto maker that's losing money, it's the rich oil companies that are whining to their sugar daddy about not selling as much crude oil.
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Enemies of Fascism @dagrtnpwrflmrfixit.bsky.social · 5d
Ahhhch. Hack ack. The good old days.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5d
A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.
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Ed Downs (he/him) ☮️🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪷🍁 @firstdowns.bsky.social · 5d
Ridiculously charismatic and with good ideas.
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d
An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday
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Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.bsky.social · 5d
There's a particular sickness unique to the American mind that makes us believe roads, highways, and interstates don't need to turn a profit, but trains must.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 5d
DEI is wrong and immoral. Here's why our immigration system should give preference to white refugees.
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Ed Downs (he/him) ☮️🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪷🍁 @firstdowns.bsky.social · 5d
"What is this? An arch for ants?"
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The News Tribune @thenewstribune.com · 6d
“This is a truly momentous achievement that is the result of decades of painstaking work ... ,” said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
WA nuclear site makes history. Radioactive waste plant launches
“This is a truly momentous achievement that is the result of decades of painstaking work ... ,” said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d
PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7d
1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
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The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
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The News Tribune @thenewstribune.com · 7d
We’re looking for the cutest cats and dogs in the Tacoma area.
Do you have the cutest cat or dog in the Tacoma area? Enter our photo contest
We’re looking for the cutest cats and dogs in the Tacoma area.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d
1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.

The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.

Subscribe to support our journalism.
As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support
The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.
www.erininthemorning.com
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8d
It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all
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