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Octarine Kitten

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Where political shitfuckery, humour, human rights, nature, Australia, beauty, good books and kittens collide.

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Octarine Kitten @octarinekitten.bsky.social · Sep 10

A friendly reminder that we are a small echo chamber of like minds here on bluesky.

Don't forget to:

1. Share important posts on other platforms.

2. Be kind, here.

3. Fact check, especially if it's juicy.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 22h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 20h

Warnings about how to avoid a paper trail that might later be accessed by an FOI request are part of the induction kit for new political staffers. Even the acronym has its own crude nickname in the ministerial wing: “FOI. Fuck Off Idiot.” satpa.pe/xth11wu

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 22h

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.
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WE ARE FED UP! @val.sheshed.rocks · 1d

I can’t let midnight hit on the west coast without wishing this beautiful, hardworking, doll a Happy Birthday! She shares the same special day as my dad. I hope you had a great day @aoc.bsky.social! Thank you for all you do! #SheShed #Pinks
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 1d

In today's news...🤷‍♀️
You are welcome!

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Octarine Kitten @octarinekitten.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr Lisa 🇰🇳🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈❤️🥳🧘🏽‍♀️🎸🏝💃🏽🛸 @xitter-refugee.bsky.social · 1d

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 1d

hahaha... yes!

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Bill the Cat @billthecat71.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans want this for all of us

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2

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Octarine Kitten @octarinekitten.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Medicine Crow is a hero and a legend!! #joemedicine #history #ypr #ryankelly

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Octarine Kitten @octarinekitten.bsky.social · 1d

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Journalist Injured in Chaotic Scene at New York Immigration Court

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 1d

OMG!

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 1d

The photographer deserves a medal.🤣🤣🤣😂😅😂

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 1d

Willamette Week is reporting that earlier this month, ICE blocked an ambulance with an injured protestor from leaving the Macadam facility to get to the hospital, and an ICE agent threatened to shoot the first responder driving the ambulance.

ICE Agents in Portland allegedly block ambulance and threaten to shoot medic

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 2d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 1d

Love you Portland!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 1d

George Stephanopolous did what every anchor and host should have been doing since Bush 2000: Rejecting the bullshit, gaslighting, and rude, evasive filibustering the GOP has perfected to hide their lies.

NO MORE BULLSHIT.

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Katelyn T Slater 🏳️‍⚧️⚛️⚧️ @katelynslater.com · 2d

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Essence of RBG @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 2d

Their combined evils will effect generations to come!

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 1d

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Octarine Kitten @octarinekitten.bsky.social · 1d

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