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@handymaam.bsky.social

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Dizzy former-marathoner, Liberal, DIYer of all sorts, accident-prone, Proud 🏳️‍🌈Parent, 💕 Dogs, Wanderer, Swears like a Pirate

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · Feb 19

Under normal circumstances my little piece of BlueSky would be filled with my various projects, DIY tips, silly dog antics, and stories of emergency room visits when I’ve inadvertently injured myself.
However, these are not normal circumstances.
#notnormal

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 4d

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 4d

I still have some that you gave to me as well. ❤️ 🏃🏻‍♀️

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 9d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 9d

I’m wondering if perhaps this whole war-ravaged #Portland thing and the overwhelming response videos and the inflatable animals is actually making people want to come visit the weirdly wonderful city… 💕 🌲 🐸 🌧️

Watercolor painting of Portland skyline with text “Visit War-Ravaged Portland”

YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 9d

Wrong shooting (which itself sucks to have to say 😩).

YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 9d

It really is. It has its own vibe and doesn’t take itself seriously (unless it’s the food and microbrew scenes). You can go on hours long hikes in dense woods in the city limits.

While not born there, it is the first place I felt like “home”. I miss it terribly.

YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 9d

You mean guns don’t just stay in the “violent cities” (like the mayor said)?!

It’s the guns.

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 9d

Wait - you mean guns don’t just stay in “violent cities” like the mayor said? 😑
#ItsTheGuns

NPR @npr.org · 9d

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday. n.pr/46LOd0X

4 dead and 12 injured in a shooting after Mississippi homecoming game

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.

n.pr

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 10d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 9d

Rise of the Resistance

#Portland #Protest #Frog #ICE
(Artist unknown)

Poster of the Portland Protest Frog with the slogan HOP. Poster in the style of the Obama HOPE poster.

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 10d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 10d

I don’t have a Clue 😜

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11d

Post this everywhere‼️
-and-

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 10d

Trump had as much chance of getting the Nobel Peace Prize as he did of becoming Pope like he and his followers also said he should get. 😑

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist." -Nobel Committee

YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

He “lost” it as much as he “lost” being elected Pope.

YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

Let’s all bask in the knowledge that a woman who has spent her life fighting against dictatorship won the Nobel Peace Prize. 🎉

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11d

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

😂 Yes, definitely the center of attention. If they were smart they’d be updating the descriptions real quick. 😜

YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

I’m guessing the #Portland #Frog costume may end up being one of the big costumes of #Halloween 2025. 🎃

Adult and child in blow up frog costumes.

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

She is outright lying. I had to drive right past at the same time she was there (appt at OHSU). The only streets blocked were directly adjacent to the ICE building (purple on map). One block away was normal. Press outnumbered protesters. Portland Police looked bored.

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

Jam on Hawthorne.

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

Also, if they cleared 4 blocks around the building, how did they get video of her looking directly down at the protesters? How did the press get video of her directly above them? It’s insane they think they can lie like this.

YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

Outright LIE. I was there. I had to drive past (Dr appointment 4 blocks away) at the same exact time she was there. Portland Police had only the two streets directly adjacent to the ICE facility taped off (purple on map). One block away was normal. Press outnumbered protesters. Police were bored.

Map of South Waterfront area of Portland showing ICE facility and streets directly in front of it blocked off.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11d

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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YesWeCan @handymaam.bsky.social · 11d

We had to turn directly adjacent to the ICE building in order to get to our appointment at the clinic. The Portland police taped off only the intersections directly adjacent to the building. The press outnumbered the protesters. The police were looking bored. One block away streets were normal.