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Mwa-ha-ha-oxieOnWheels

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Two wheels good, four wheels bad | Mpls diaspora | dog person | science teacher | she/they (opinions my own)

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Mwa-ha-ha-oxieOnWheels @moxieonwheels.bsky.social · Feb 2

The only EO we recognize in THIS house 😤

Eo the donkey from the film EO, now streaming on Max and Kanopy

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Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 11h

We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black trans elder who fought for liberation, dignity, and justice. From Stonewall to decades of advocacy, she taught us to resist, to love fiercely, and to care radically. Her spirit lives on in every fight for collective freedom.

We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black transgender elder whose life embodied the struggle for liberation, dignity, and justice. From the Stonewall uprising to her decades of advocacy for incarcerated trans women and communities of color, Miss Major taught generations to resist oppression and love each other fiercely in the face of state violence. Her legacy is one of radical care and defiant joy, a reminder that true freedom means leaving no one behind. May her spirit continue to guide us as we fight for the world she envisioned.

Rest in power, Miss Major. Your legacy and work will live on.

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Art by @translashmedia

[image: colorful illustration of Miss Majors with text: “I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train & teach & love on & create families within my community & gender non-conforming people so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved & seek happiness, & share that with people that we care about.” —Miss Major Griffin-Gracy“]

#RIPMissMajor #MissMajor #TransElder #TransPioneer #Stonewall #TransIcon #TransLiberation

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Will BOO-rows 🖖🍞🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 9h

A photo of three people in inflatable frog suits outside an ICE detention center in Portland, overlaid with an excerpt from Exodus 8:2-6

"But if you refuse to let them go, I will
plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on
your people and on all your officials."

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The Onion @theonion.com · 14h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 23h

Good Place:

Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 1d

SCIENCE FACT: The Bristol Stool Chart uses a log scale

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Mwa-ha-ha-oxieOnWheels @moxieonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

BEE BIKE BEE BIKE BEE BIKE

Mwa-ha-ha-oxieOnWheels @moxieonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

please enjoy Scout in her Halloween costume🥰

Glamor shot of a cute beagle mix dressed as a honeybee

Mwa-ha-ha-oxieOnWheels @moxieonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve spent the last three days at various beekeeping meetings daydreaming about a hive inspection cargo bike…

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Mwa-ha-ha-oxieOnWheels @moxieonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

At first, my dumbass thought those were beehives 😂

tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 1d

More truck-free cargo trailer action! This was a 30-mile bike ride to pick up a bedroom set from a Craigslist ad. Once you live a car-lite or car-free lifestyle, you can't unsee the waste and inefficiency of personal car ownership. #CargoBikes #CarsRuinCities #FossilFuel #CleanAir #CarsStink

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Mwa-ha-ha-oxieOnWheels @moxieonwheels.bsky.social · 1d

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 2d

This Halloween I’m going as the scariest thing of all, emotional intimacy!!! ha ha just kidding I’m prion disease

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 2d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 2d

hands you some bugs

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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 2d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · Mar 12

I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.

Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."

a hippopotamus is standing in a puddle of water next to two crocodiles

Alt: A crocodile doing his best to stay calm while a baby hippo noms on him.

media.tenor.com

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · Mar 12

I should note, they don't corner well *at speed*. They can turn on a dime if stationary.

And their tusks can go through you *the long way* with room to spare.

So. I guess my real solution to "what do I do when chased by a hippo?" is something more like "pray."

a hippopotamus and a lioness in a field with bbc america written on the bottom right

Alt: A hippo spins in place to chomp at a lioness that tried to jump on its flank.

media.tenor.com

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · Mar 12

Button, the older and smaller of the two hippos here, would rely on being cute.

"Oh, look at me! Ain't I a doll? NOW MAKE WITH THE FEEDING, BIPED. I'M HUNGRY HUNGRY AS WELL YOU KNOW."

A hippo resting her head on the top of a massive concrete bollard, giving one eye to the camera and looking adorable.

Moments, later, the same hippo, head between two bollards, mouth gaping open, giant teeth visible.

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 3d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 3d

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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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 4d

sherman, for the love of god!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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