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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 12h

Nice hat, friend. You can do it! Run, Karen, run!

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 1d

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

Sara Whitmer
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I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town.
Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming.
Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.
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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 12h

Are the Chicago Black women in MAGA hats on the room with us right now?

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 12h

Wow, that is certainly something.

Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 1d

The LAPD is asking for permission to "target journalists with excessive force"
Can you imagine an attorney typing that out, reading it and thinking "yeah, this makes sense. It's an emergency!"?

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 2d

I just see this in your picture

family sitting on couch with someone peeking out from the couch cushions.

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 2d

Bella Noir has 2 facial expressions. Happy as a clam and Susan Collins Concerned. Nothing in between.
Chocolate Moose has an emotional range & facial expressions that exceed many humans.

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 2d

Almost same, Ned.
Almost.

Black puppy standing over brown dog on a red couch.

Black puppy sitting on top of a brown dog on a red couch

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 2d

I have no measles immunity. I've had several booster shots but blood tests indicate no resistance. I depend on herd immunity for protection. I depend on the sanity of strangers to not get measles.
Please, please, get immunized. Stay immunized.

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 3d

Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will:

MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.

Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 2d

Some excellent shaming journalism from the Post. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Hundreds of people cover the Pentagon. These are the 15 who signed its new press policy.

The Federalist, the Epoch Times, and One America News signed the Defense Department’s press rules. The rest are freelancers, independent or work for media outfits based overseas.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 4d

Most guys would have folded after 2 weeks?
Even this loser knows how bad men can be. He's not saying it, but he'd pick the bear too.

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 6d

If they started using The Trump Administration "declared" instead of "finds," "characterized," or "determined" it would still be truthful and journalistically/legally correct but also convey the king/dictator nature of the behavior.
Small shifts in language can completely alter perception

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 11d

www.instagram.com/reel/DOv5lQF...

I literally laughed at this until I had tears in my eyes. OMG it's just hilarious!

shayshanee58 on Instagram: "🤣🤣🤣 #eatingwithhandsView all 5,817 comments"

🤣🤣🤣 #eatingwithhandsView all 5,817 comments

www.instagram.com

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 11d

I'm available to sing backup on that song. And I've got some free time.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 11d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 11d

Yes, this is entirely your fault. Or at least that's what I'll tell my grandchildren.

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 11d

I also have souper cubes! What is happening?

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 11d

For the first time in my life, I have both 3 over ripe bananas and blueberries in my house at the same time.
Is this the universe nudging me? Do I have the other ingredients? Hold please...

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 12d

What are in the Epstein files that is worth keeping the government shutdown?

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 13d

Introducing the Azure SQL hub: A simpler, guided entry into #AzureSQL. Trying to decide what Azure service is the right fit for you? it's worth trying this out. Answer a few questions & you can do a side by side comparison, w/o leaving the portal.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuresq...

Introducing the Azure SQL hub: A simpler, guided entry into Azure SQL | Microsoft Community Hub

Choosing the right Azure SQL service can be challenging. To make this easier, we built the Azure SQL hub, a new home for everything related to Azure SQL...

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 17d

Hell yeah! Generic version of mifepristone approved
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions

www.nytimes.com

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 18d

Tay, are you okay? Are you drinking enough water?

Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 19d

#FabCon Call for Content for WORKSHOPS closes tomorrow, Oct 1st. Make sure you get those submissions in! The event runs March 16-20, 2026 in Atlanta GA!
Hope to see you there.
aka.ms/fabcon-works...
#powerbi #sqlserver #MicrosoftFabric

Microsoft Fabric Community Conference - FABCON 2026 - WORKSHOPS: Call for Speakers

FABCON, the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, is back for its third year—and we’re bringing the momentum to a brand-new home: Atlanta, Georgia! E...

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 25d

Listen Russ, you are a malignant political hack.

We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.

Get lost.

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 25d

The best time to dump him would have been before today. The second best time is right now.

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