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🐸🏳️‍🌈 Twitter-ex-pat, art, music, travel (sigh) politics...such as they currently are. 🐸

🐸Oh and that thing called the Constitution. Gird yer loins ya'll. This is gonna be a bumpy fight. 🏳️‍🌈 (NO DMs.)🐸
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It's one of the biggest myths that the MSM and all the politicos push...Republicans are good for the economy.

And it amazes me how many voters fall for this lie, which is the fault of "no child left behind" and the dumbing down of America.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you watch anything today, take time for this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd76...
Yes, American Christianity Is Cruel On Purpose
YouTube video by Genetically Modified Skeptic
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3268):
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.

This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
And the original, with score reduction....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaQ7...
"The Asteroid Field” by John Williams (REMASTERED Score Reduction and Analysis)
YouTube video by David McCaulley
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Yep, had to....this is still so amazing....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWK6...
STAR WARS: The Empire Strikes Back -- "The Asteroid Field" Piano Duo
YouTube video by Kevin Wilks Lau
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Not sure about this arrangement though....could take some getting used to. But, sounds quite nice.

Still my most favorite action sequence piece.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a26a...
The Empire Strikes Back - The Asteroid Field // The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (LIVE)
YouTube video by DR Koncerthuset
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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A U.S. soldier was executed on the streets of the U.S. capital, yet the flags remain at full-staff.

But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.

WTH?

Tonight...
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Also, if you’re curious to know more about the incident with Bautista, @rns.org interviewed him about it the next day: religionnews.com/2025/10/24/a...
At Bay Area protest, a second pastor is shot by federal agents with a pepper round
OAKLAND, Calif. (RNS) — For the second time in six weeks, a pastor was struck in the head with a pepper round fired by a US immigration agent as faith leaders protested the arrival of more than 100 US...
religionnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Well if that ain't a signed photo of Mike, Kevin and Bill! You can snag one of these for a limited time only in the RiffTrax eBay store www.ebay.com/itm/14616555...
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Everyone on my skyline is older than ICE. We lived a life without them and nothing has improved with their existence: housing is not cheaper, healthcare is not more accessible, and we are not more secure. Abolish ICE and it is your moral duty to oppose them kidnapping and trafficking people.
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Gee, which demographics will this affect most? 🧐
...And lest you think the FDA's overnight bombshell kneecapping vaccines is because Makary, Prasad or RFK give a damn about your health & safety: *think again.*

"The FDA has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required makeup manufacturers to test...

1/3

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Pete Hegseth bullying Mark Kelly?
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Come see the absolute horror MJ and I created in the kitchen. It was a blaspheme unto the Lord of Cookery, and we had plenty of laughs along the way.
We debuted an all-new cooking segment EXCLUSIVELY with The Mary Jo Pehl Show's Complete Fourth Season, featuring very special guest @jarrettmelendez.bsky.social in the kitchen w/ @maryjopehl.bsky.social

Get 30% off the season (& every season of The Mary Jo Pehl Show) w/ promo code MARYJO30
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Take a closer look at the original artwork that inspired today's animation by Alex Mitchell.

John Ruskin created this vibrant study of a Kingfisher in 1871.

Ruskin believed that the colours of the natural world could inspire and guide artists who should replicate them as truthfully as possible.
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Caspian Pipeline Consortium confirmed naval drones struck its Novorossiysk terminal at 04h06 Moscow time, halting operations at the facility that transports oil for Chevron, Shell and other Western shareholders, calling it the third attack on what it termed a civilian site.
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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No notes — except watch until the very end…
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Stephen Miller is a lying bigot, and proves it here...
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:

- Pika
- Harbor Seal
- Black Bear
- Antelope
- Crawdad
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:

- moose
- minke whale
- bison
- cottonmouth
- wild horse
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:

- black bear
- red fox
- manatee
- bald eagle
- armadillo
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Who’s gonna tell ‘em
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Okay, which of you are still using Facebook?
Nearly everyone you know is still using Facebook
And Republicans have taken over X.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This
💯. It's not these patriotic citizens' fault they're being used as performative props by a corrupt, mendacious, and deranged president. They deserve our kindness and respect, and now, devastatingly, our deepest concern and sympathy. 😢
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM