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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

Love her work

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Dedicated to all the dancing animals of Portland #NoKings

Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, for those happier times — when clouds of coloured smoke made you think of joy, instead of a chemical agent the current US government deploys against its own citizens

#Sigala #SweetLovin #NoKings

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

👍

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Young Republicans praise Hitler, use the N-word, laugh at raping women and use anti-gay slurs in leaked Telegram chat

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Politico article 14th October
Text of article headline and chat messages from Politico
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber.🔥I’m ready to watch people burn nowWhen do we start bullying dude?Are you going to do whatever it takes? Boom - they’re dead.❤️When do we bring that side out?He also hates the Jews❤️It was rapeThey love the watermelon people💩 And everyone that endorsed but then votes for us is going to the gas chamber.🔥Also … we are officially under consideration for a Trump endorsement. 😁I’d go to the zoo if I wanted to watch monkey play ballGreat. I love Hitler😁YooooooooThis girl is fully r------d

Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Dedicated to all the dancing animals of Portland #NoKings

Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, for those happier times — when clouds of coloured smoke made you think of joy, instead of a chemical agent the current US government deploys against its own citizens

#Sigala #SweetLovin #NoKings

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 6h

Love those people in Portland

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

From war-ravaged Portland

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, for those happier times — when clouds of coloured smoke made you think of joy, instead of a chemical agent the current US government deploys against its own citizens

#Sigala #SweetLovin #NoKings

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 6h

Love those people in Portland

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

From war-ravaged Portland

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 6h

Catholics joining the resistance?

Pope Leo pushes for US bishops to reject anti-migrant policies

msnbc opinion online article from 11 october 2025 headlined
Pope Leo calls on U.S. bishops to stand up for migrants’ rights
The pope met this week with a group of more than 100 Latino Catholics from the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry.

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Illegal activities? Insider trading?

THIS administration?

Surely it can't be...

UK Telegraph news headline 12th October 2025 saying
Crypto anger as speculators claim insider trading in Trump crash
Timing of investor’s short position raises questions over whether they had inside information

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17h

Fox "news" ?

Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

President Obama says organizations need to stand-up for values of inclusion

“We’re not going to be bullied into saying that we can only hire people or promote people based on some criteria that’s been cooked up by Steve Miller”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DEI

guardian newspaper text from 13th october saying:

"We think it’s important, because of what this country is, to hire people from different backgrounds,” Obama said.

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Farewell — and thank you to the brilliant Diane Keaton.

"You don't own me."

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Simon turns 84 years old today.

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Official Video)

YouTube video by PaulSimonVEVO

youtu.be

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Another reason to release the Epstein files

guardian newspaper online headline 13th october 2025
Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email
Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Love this performance by Diane Keaton in 'First Wives Club' with Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn

🎬 🎵 — "You don't own me" 🎵

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Illegal activities? Insider trading?

THIS administration?

Surely it can't be...

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Love it. 👏

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 4d

This is how you do it

Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 4d

💥 It’s Banned Books Week! Penguin Random House is not afraid, does not bend the knee!

www.linkedin.com/posts/pengui...

#reading #books #bookish #bookishreccomemndations #booklovers #classics #bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #freedomtoread #readingforall #readingmatters | Penguin Publishing Group | 98 comments

📚✨ It’s Banned Books Week! Each year, we celebrate the freedom to read — and the stories, voices, and ideas that challenge, inspire, and connect us. Books that have been banned or challenged often d...

www.linkedin.com

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed.
I really like in this performance how a live mic picks up Diane Keaton's vocal a few times around the 90 second mark, where she genuinely seems to be having a ball performing this

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Love this performance by Diane Keaton in 'First Wives Club' with Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn

🎬 🎵 — "You don't own me" 🎵

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Peter Thiel has helped us understand that money + opinions doesn't equal wisdom

For example, his gem:

“In all times and all places, people want to always scapegoat the Christian God for our problems”

Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Farewell — and thank you to the brilliant Diane Keaton.

"You don't own me."

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Peter Thiel has helped us understand that money + opinions doesn't equal wisdom

For example, his gem:

“In all times and all places, people want to always scapegoat the Christian God for our problems”

Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Johnson 🔆 @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 4d

ICE officers face street dance battles in warzone of Portland

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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