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Joan in MB @jmfinmb.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Columbia South Carolina

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · 1d

Only one sides of the street. 700-1000 people in Seneca SC #NoKings

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · 5d

A convicted felon should not be on US currency. This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/u-...

Do NOT put Donald Trump on any U.S. currency!

Rarely in U.S. history have living presidents minted their image on U.S. currency. Trump wants to change that.  In October, it was reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled plans f...

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Aug 13

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ho...

Tell Home Depot and Lowe's: Stop Giving Data to Cops!

Home Depot and Lowe's are using cameras that capture and store the details of every car that enters or leaves their parking lots. That data is then shared with police in ways that allow it to travel f...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 16

Holy shit: Trump continues to post his way through the Epstein scandal and just threw his supporters under the bus. He is panicking.

Trump says he is now calling it the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax” and disowns his supporters who believe in finding the truth about Epstein’s crimes as “PAST supporters”..1/

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jun 14

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Jun 14

Close to 1000 people in little Seneca SC, including disabled veterans. This is 3x the number from April 15 and a VERY supportive majority of passing cars with thumbs up honking

greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Apr 10

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Mother Mary Bernadette on Substack

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Apr 7

Q:What keeps me up at night?
A) 47 will redefine who should be considered human and worthy of life and love. B)he will crash the world economy, sending us all back to the Middle Ages.C) he will start WW3. D) All of the above.Hoping I’m wrong but so far the data are headed in the direction of D.

greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Apr 5

Marsh Vegas to those who grew up there. So proud of you Marshfield

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Apr 5

Bunch of family protesting there. We are strong and mighty

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Apr 5

My hometown too. So glad to see this!!!!

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Apr 5

SenecaSC #handsoff

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Apr 5

I agree with him

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Mar 17

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

How to fight the Trump regime’s use of fear and intimidation

Three rules for responding to his tyranny

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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · Feb 21

WOOHOO! A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered….I’m sure everything will be perfectly fine 😬

www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...

New coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarm

The virus binds to humans in a similar way to the virus that causes COVID-19.

www.newsweek.com

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Feb 22

worth thinking about how small we all are (and the incredible technology that makes this possible).

Figen @thefigen.bsky.social · Feb 22

This is most detailed photo ever of an extragalactic object.A 400 megapixel photo of the Andromeda Galaxy.
Captured over a period of 3 months using 2 telescopes and thousands of photos.

Credit: Andrew McCarthy

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Feb 22

So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

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Seth Judson @sethjudson.bsky.social · Feb 22

A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.

#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky

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U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

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greyunicorn.bsky.social @greyunicorn.bsky.social · Feb 22

This cause is related to everything else that's wrong at the moment, but unlike everything else easily fixed - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...