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Noel Dickover

@noeldickover.bsky.social

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Project management @ GMU.edu. Master pumpkin carver: fantasypumpkins.com, reads UFO research, Wash Wizards, Mystics, Ravens fan. Former international devt, Human Rights (30 countries), Federal govt consultant (6 Depts/Agnc). #PaganFolkRock list on Spotify.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 2d

My first pumpkin carvings of the 2025 Halloween season.

- Minecraft Animals and Trees

- The Fire Spirit from Frozen

#PumpkinCarvingFriday #PumpkinCarving #Halloween #fantasyArt #disney #Fozen #Minecraft

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 11m

America Last!

Trump Family First.

Based on his actions, That's his message!

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23m

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 20m

Dry pumpkins allow for hanging leaves.

2 examples -Predator from 2018 and Bag-End from 2019.

Not really as possible on a juicy pumpkin because on a dry pumpkin the skin compresses, and is harder to fully rip off.

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 30m

4 dead in O-H-I-O might do it.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 2h

Love it! The trees especially!

Reminds me of a much earlier carve of mine from 2007 - Maleficent on the bridge with Prince Philip. "Now shall you deal with me!"

I actually revisited the final scene last year - no trees though.

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Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @motiblackart.bsky.social · 3h

Today's pumpkin share is of the Dreel Halls in Anstruther.

#PumpkinCarving

A photo of a pumpkin carving of the Dreel Halls in Anstruther.

A photo of a pumpkin carving in progress with a craft knife cutting out detail.

A photo of a pumpkin carving in progress

A photo of the Dreel Halls pumpkin lit from the outside.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 2h

His hair implants are falling out.

Time for another treatment.

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 6h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 2h

They should be playing on Thursday with that clown suit.

Its like the original horrid Thursday game single color outfits. My fav was there red and green christmas game.

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 2h

Its shocking many of my fellow citizens look at these videos and say, "Get me more of that!"

That these same people proclaim they are Christians tells us how far removed from normalcy the GOP party and their supporters have gotten.

"Christian" GOP folk fervently yearn for more cruelty.

Why?

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 21h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5h

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 6h

Love love love this movie!

My favorite Abbot and Costello movie by a country mile and I've watched all of them many times.

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Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @motiblackart.bsky.social · 7d

My first carve of 2025! It's probably a bit weird, but a friend of mine is researching her ancestry and this is a wood cut of one of her forebearers being burned at the stake for refusing to denounce the Tyndale Bible.

#PumpkinCarving

A photo of a pumpkin carving of a man being burned at the stake

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 8h

Organizers probably made a lot of corrupt money in the 1936 Olympics. This will be no different.

US Corruption for all the world to admire!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?

Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?

Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 10h

Looks great!

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 10h

Nice!

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 10h

If it feels like the GOP running this burgeoning autocracy are all racist nazis, its because they are.

Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 10h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10... just don’t call the children Nazis…it hurts their feels

‘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.

www.politico.com

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 18h

Maga Jesus is apparently just fine with rape.

Maga Jesus Mike protects pedophiles and is friends with dudes who think rape is epic.

The company you keep.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 22h

RPK? Red Panda Koala?

So happy Im clueless about this.

Why some people live for online drama I'll never know. I would say I'm GenX but clearly some GenX also love causing and discussing drama.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 22h

Because Family Values!

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 22h

I cant understand why Trump didnt win the Peace Prize. Any ideas?