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Gem&Molly ⓥ

@gemandmoll.bsky.social

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Human rights, animal rights & the environment. Socialist & Green. Atheist. Vegan 45 years: #lLiveandLetLive Call me Sue.

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Gem&Molly ⓥ @gemandmoll.bsky.social · 15d

The real Gem and Molly, adopted separately, were good pals together and good fun. Both gone some time ago. Their photos are on the wall (the Rogues Gallery) so I can smile at them every day.

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Tamera Wise @wisewonders.bsky.social · 3h

When The People fear their government, there is Tryanny. When the government fears The People there is Liberty.~Thomas Jefferson

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 3h

If anyone in Austin has room for a small dog who needs a chill place to hang out, Hope needs a stable foster home. She has a medical issue APA is monitoring and out of the shelter would be better for her. She's 28lbs, friendly & affectionate. www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs/a...

Austin Pets Alive! | Hope the Unbroken

Austin Pets Alive! is not your average shelter. We maintain comprehensive, innovative programs designed to save the animals most at risk for euthanasia.

www.austinpetsalive.org

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 3h

They are SO scared of the mass display of opposition that they’ll see on Saturday that they’re claiming the protesters will all be paid.

Flop sweat, folks.

If they were a truly strong majority, they wouldn’t care.

They’re not.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Of all the excuses not to show up to work while still collecting a paycheck, refusing to show up for 2 months so you can conceal info about sex trafficking because the perps are wealthy and powerful can only be conjured up in the toxic mind hive of Trump & House GOP leadership.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8h

27 years ago Matthew Shepard was murdered in a violent hate crime.

His family couldn’t give him a final resting place due to fears it would be vandalized.

Mariann Budde, the Bishop who stood up to Trump, gave Matthew a spot in the Washington National Cathedral.

We need more people like her.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 2h

Just so you are hip to it:

The account that shorted the crypto market 30 minutes before TACO’s Friday tweet about new tariffs on China made more than 80 million dollars in one day.

But yeah… that’s not insider trading at all… because 🤷🏽‍♀️

I mean…I’m not sure that’s illegal because crypto is not

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 4h

I shall make them hungry, sick, broke. Then I will rule.

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 2h

A very happy birthday to AOC ....we all appreciate you so much....

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aquariously.bsky.social @aquariously.bsky.social · 1h

How is this not the behaviour of an actual terrorist group?

The King's Army | Training Soldiers with the Weapon of the Gospel share.google/qLKJyKfImpzt...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

But we cant have healthcare. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Sean Duffy: "If we go to the south pole of the moon, we can set up a base. We want to put up fission power. We think we can have longterm stays on the south pole of the moon."

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All Kinds Of Nope @woozleweasels.bsky.social · 3h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1h

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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Darryl Mott 💀 @gamerstavernshow.com · 4h

Quick reminder that Christopher Columbus was considered a vile, repulsive, evil man even in his own time. His actions as governor of Spain's New World colonies landed him in prison for his cruelty and violence.

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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 1h

Greens are going to overtake the Tory membership within a couple of weeks

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Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 1h

Wheelchairs and mobility aids are not optional luggage.

They are a person’s legs, stability, safety, and often only way of getting around.

Yet, they are considering not holding airlines accountable for damaging them.

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The Vote Is The Antidote @emilyvote.bsky.social · 3h

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies & manipulation who “…ensure that information is not manipulated for ends that are contrary to truth... "
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
#TaxBillionaires #EpsteinFiles #ResistDontQuitRestPersist #VoteBlueAndGetOthersToJoinYou

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

"I can't remember the quotation exactly, but it's like 'when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and wearing the cross.' Mike Johnson's the real embodiment of that." - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 4h

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Quite Interesting @qi.com · 2h

In 1982, 43% of fathers in the UK had never changed a nappy.
By 2000, this had dropped to 3%.

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@DUH4Healthcare @duh4healthcare.bsky.social · 1h

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Portland’s Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump

The president wants us to be afraid. Portland activists are clowning him instead.

open.substack.com

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 6h

We are getting poorer

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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, disabled people deserve nice things too.

They deserve to have whatever social life possible for them.
They deserve to have holidays if able.
They deserve to have support, entertainment, and hobbies.

All of these can be fundamental to a good quality of life.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 4h

US Boycott Holding Strong And Farmers In Tears.
#cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=laL7...

US Boycott Holding Strong And Farmers In Tears

YouTube video by Guard The Leaf

www.youtube.com

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3h

"Maria" is rolling up raisins under the hot Madera sun. To earn $70, she has to roll 1,000 sheets! Each row has around 250 sheet. It's hard grueling work walking on the burning sand for hours rolling one sheet after another. #WeFeedYou

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 1h

We stand alongside fellow attorneys general and condemn the retaliatory prosecution of New York Attorney General Tish James. We cannot allow the rule of law to be twisted into a tool for revenge.

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