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Deirdre Mullane
@mullanelit.bsky.social
Agenting history, science, politics, culture, environment, nature, true crime, narrative, sports & society, mind/body/spirit, books with a story and an argument -- [email protected]
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they keep trying, never succeeding #blsky
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Omggggggg Canada Post has holiday squirrel stamps 😍 store.canadapost-postescanada.ca/store-boutiq.... #sqrlpix
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Let’s check in on the MAGA ‘patriots’ from Russia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and Iran - spreading their ‘patriotism’ worldwide.
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Genius
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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If they could read, they would still deny this.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop

Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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this goddamn fucking sneak attack ad gets me every fucking time I can't make it 15 seconds godDAMMIT
Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others.

Love all, help all.

Go Jackets.
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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“If I thought for a split second Trump’s involvement with sex trafficker and child rapist Jeffrey Epstein—and his continuing indifferent denials—represented about as bad as it could get, his easy dismissal of murder is a reminder there is still worse to come.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-t...
Snapshot: Trump Excuses Murder and Blames the Victim
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, culpable for the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, enjoyed a warm welcome to Trump's White House
www.americaamerica.news
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
God bless these folks
Jamaicans are at the heart of WCK’s work after Hurricane Melissa. Local teams are cooking traditional dishes like jerk chicken—and together we’ve served more than 1 million meals since October, providing comfort and a taste of home. #ChefsForJamaica
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Mind-boggling grift and lawlessness
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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GO VA!!!!
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.

The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Because we all could use a little inspiration
A special wild black bear, Gemma and her cub in British Columbia, Canada~Gemma, short for Gemini was hit by a car as a yearling then survived a broken paw. She has been seen raising new generations of cubs, and is a mom for the 4th time this year.🤎
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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#Music #MusicSky #Musicchallenge #90sTop30

In no particular order.

14/30

Gin Blossoms - Til I Hear It From You

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Til I Hear It From You
YouTube video by Gin Blossoms - Topic
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November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Such a well deserved honor for educator and author @cathyndavidson.bsky.social recipient of the #McGrawPrize for Higher Education - such a visionary and an optimist
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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“Nearer to Thee”: The Still Evolving Legacy and Politics of Sam Cooke by Mark Anthony Neal medium.com/@tnimixtape/... 🤎
“Nearer to Thee”: The Still Evolving Legacy and Politics of Sam Cooke by Mark Anthony Neal
All I knew was that there was something that I heard in the man’s voice. This was me, in the mid-1970s watching TV in our South Bronx…
medium.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Swarthmore’s Friends Historical Library and 1838 Black Metropolis, a public history nonprofit, partnered to deepen understandings of Philly's pre-Civil War Black cmty, producing a valuable resource for genealogists, 19th-c scholars, statisticians, and educators. www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/...
Friends Historical Library, 1838 Black Metropolis Deepen Understanding of Philadelphia’s Pre-Civil War Black Community
The Friends Historical Library (FHL) of Swarthmore College and 1838 Black Metropolis, an award-winning public history nonprofit, recently partnered to deepen the understanding of Philadelphia's pre-Ci...
www.swarthmore.edu
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
another reason to buy at your local #indiebookstore #bksky
This NYT story mentions Sower Books in Lincoln and Magic City Books in Tulsa (my hometown).

Book stores across the country set themselves up as food banks for people impacted by the government shutdown.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
To Help SNAP Recipients, Bookstores Set Up as Food Banks
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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“Him” being Trmp. I hope Judith Wishnia lives to see that too!

Members of the Silent Generation are our last living links to World War II. Also, while the Boomers reduced the counterculture to “free love,” the SG provided the intellectual and organizing framework for the anti-war movement.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Reposting - not sure there's been enough about this? - buy early and #buylocal
If you have sick days or vacation days plan accordingly and quickly.

This blackout is 7 days. Shop ahead. Don’t buy anything that isn’t local and small business.

People will be stopping labor if they can (vacation/sick days). And stopping shopping. An economic blackout for one week.
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just got my way cool Eel Advent Calendars and Love Notes from Nature Calendars from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social such awesome holiday prezzies for my nature loving friends and clients and local school! #science-nature #scienceart #conservation #standupforscience
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
what a pleasure it will be to see all this ripped out the minute he's gone - he's such an embarrassment
Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM