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Mary Wood @maryrosewood.bsky.social · 3h

It’s rational to feel distressed, to recognize the insanity of what we are living through, and to rage against this diabolical machine. History teaches us we are obliged to use our platforms, knowledge, and voices to speak out loudly and boldly. It also teaches us that we are complicit if we do not.

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Mary Wood @maryrosewood.bsky.social · 3h

We have people being fired for standing up against racist, bigoted dialogue. We have churches championing hate. This is a dangerous time, lorded over by evil players. Pretending life is okay or acceptable is not normal.

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Mary Wood @maryrosewood.bsky.social · 3h

Nothing is normal. People are being disappeared. Kids are being hidden like Anne Frank. Journalists are being arrested. We have concentration camps. We’ve got an unintellectual administration supporting ideas like “circumcision causes autism” and enabling the destruction of the education department.

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Mary Wood @maryrosewood.bsky.social · 3h

I’m not out here pretending that’s life normal. And I’m certainly not going to stop highlighting the dangerous, hateful, and fascist problems our country is facing. I’m in no kumbaya space of time where I have a delusional belief everything will be okay if we just go on about life as normal.

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Mary Wood @maryrosewood.bsky.social · 3h

I heard earlier on this rainy Sunday someone scoffed at my social media posts as being a daily dose of political conjecture. Mind you, this is my articulation. The source of the scoffing wouldn’t be smart enough to use such language. And, yeah, they aren’t wrong.
#MomSky

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 16h

#MorningVibe

There are good things happening all over. You might just have to look. Check out Health in the Hood, a Miami-based nonprofit that connects food-insecure communities to nutritious food and healthier lifestyles. healthinthehood.org

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 15h

🧵⬇️ Gift article. CO lawsuit filed. The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of Colorado and local attorneys. It challenges ICE arrest practices that have surged this year, and it asks a federal judge to rule that those practices are illegal and order ICE to stop.
www.denverpost.com/2025/10/09/c...

Colorado lawsuit challenges legal basis of many ICE arrests of immigrants this year

“ICE … is pulling people out of their cars, taking people from their apartments, taking people from the street, all in flagrant violation of federal law,” an ACLU lawyer alleged.

www.denverpost.com

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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 19h

It's Sunday my "antifa" adjacent friends!!

That means we've survived another week of physically and mentally weak people who think they're "alpha" everything. They are not🤣

Today's giggle is from the fabulous duo of Tina Fey & Amy Pohler playing Noem & Bondi.

Stay safe y'all!

#SheShed

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 15h

tRump is responsible for the draining of scientific excellence in this country. "Of the 202 Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine this century, less than 70% hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

www.nature.com

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Fight like hell @blueslim.bsky.social · 15h

Comey is not innocent of some of the things he did 9 years ago. We know that.
However, he is innocent of the charges that are being filed against him NOW.
Trump pressured Comey & when he wouldn't be Trump's fetching dog Trump fired him.
This is retribution because Comey didn't obey Trump.
#Resist

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 15h

Via sirwinston.official (IG)-Millions of voices - from the album: Protect the future

Are you ready to use your voice on October 18? Go to nokings.org & find a location near you & join in unity to scream #NoKings!

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 14h

Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn Bartholdy (November 14, 1805) was a prolific composer, producing over 450 works, including Lieder (art songs), piano pieces, chamber music, four cantatas, an orchestral overture, a piano trio and quartet, among others.

#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen

Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn Bartholdy (November 14, 1805) was born in Hamburg, Germany. She was the eldest child in a culturally affluent family. From a young age, Fanny received thorough musical instruction—first at home, then from teachers such as Ludwig Berger and Carl Friedrich Zelter; her younger brother Felix Mendelssohn shared much of her education.

Fanny was a prolific composer, producing over 450 works, including Lieder (art songs), piano pieces, chamber music, four cantatas, an orchestral overture, a piano trio and quartet, among others. Despite her talent, much of her music remained unpublished in her lifetime, and societal norms often constrained her public role as a musician. At times, works by her were published under her brother’s name.

In 1829, Fanny married Wilhelm Hensel, a court painter. The marriage did not curb her musical output—she continued to compose and also hosted “Sunday concerts” (Sonntagsmusiken) at her home in Berlin, inviting friends, extended family and musical peers.

She died from a stroke on May 14, 1847 in Berlin; she was 41. Her brother Felix died less than six months later.
After her death, much of her music was either unpublished or wrongly attributed, but in recent decades there has been growing scholarship and performance of her work. In 2018, the Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn Museum opened in Hamburg to honor both siblings and their musical contributions.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 14h

Good morning everyone
Stellar performance
The great Amy Poehler and Tina Fey on SNL last night

Last night Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi
"I'm not going to talk about my private conversations with the president
I'm not telling you who fell asleep mid sentence or who kept calling me Ivanka "🤣

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 14h

MAGA-
You DO know that Trump was President on Jan 6, right?
Come on. Do fall for more of his manipulative lies. I hope you’re starting to wake up.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 14h

In case you didn’t know-
DHS is always at the Super Bowl. DHS is in charge of protecting big events like this from acts of terrorism.
This is not new, but DHS & MAGA are spreading propaganda about ICE being at the Super Bowl to cause fear & chaos. This is what fascists do.
#Pinks #OneV1 #ProudBlue

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 14h

🤨 so yeah, this shite is happening now
#DictatorsDontWantYouToHaveGuns

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 13h

The Trump administration is completely inept.
There’s no way any of these people should be in charge of anything.
It’s just ridiculous already.
We need a clean sweep. Fire every Republican. Seriously. They’re getting people killed.
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 16h

This isn’t an error @nytimes.com
Call it what it is. It is total incompetence by an administration led by trump and ordered by RFKJr. Stop sanewashing trump and the buffoons in the trump cabinet. They are destroying our democracy but by bit #DVI #ProudBlue www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 13h

I guess we can all get vaccinated now that the cult leader gave the stamp of approval, right?
Note: he received the Covid AND Flu shot.
It is good timing as we barrel into respiratory season. 🤧
Get vaccinated!
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks

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Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry @chshumanists.bsky.social · 14h

Tired of seeing news about book bans? Us too. Humanism calls on us to take action to improve our world. This 'Banned Book Week" join SHL in fighting book bans in our communities.

#BannedBooksWeek

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Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry @chshumanists.bsky.social · 15h

“Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime . . . .” — Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (1966) #1stAmendment #BannedBooksWeek #Censorship #Authoritarianism

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 13h

Lyin’ Leavitt, Gaslight Edition. 🤣🔥

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 13h

U.N. Security Council members are concerned about tensions between the USA & Venezuela, with Russia accusing Washington of using a shoot-first "cowboy" principle in attacking alleged drug boats. tinyurl.com/ye6zzktd

“President of peace” & his drunk sidekick. 🙄

Department of war

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KittyAKAJody @kittywestmeow.bsky.social · 12h

Fun at the #TeslaTakedownDinerEdition #TeslaTakedown last night! Really cool having the bass player join in!
#BoycottTesla
#YesOn50
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

@teslatakedownla.bsky.social @tacomentarian.bsky.social @elonthecon.bsky.social @teslatakedown.com @teslatdcentinela.bsky.social

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 11h

Heartbreaking that the people who need the most care are the ones being abandoned.

It’s all about cruelty for them. 💔

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 3d

Another brilliant post!

📚🔥 My latest Substack is live for #BannedBooksWeek! “Once Upon a Banned Book” celebrates the power of stories that spark imagination and defy censorship.

Read it, share it, and join the movement to protect the right to read!

open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

Once Upon a Banned Book

When books are banned, freedom is stifled. Let's celebrate knowledge and reading while defending resistance!

open.substack.com

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