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OleFlytyer

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Celtics fan for 60+. Johnny Most & Tommy were right. The other team has knives & axes. I can’t fish now, so I tie flies for Project Healing Waters, a program of Wounded Warriors. Fly fishing heals. Tying heals me from not fishing. Be kind & help others.

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Krispy @krispyz.bsky.social · 1d

Hairy Woodpecker. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.

These woodpeckers are year-long residents of Wisconsin. Their diet is primarily insects, but they'll readily come to bird feeders. They especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶

#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · 22h

Remind me again why Congress gets a salary?

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”

@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 19h

My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)

ahh! a small fluffy ghost sits on a hardwood floor staring directly at us. but actually... the longer we take it in, the more cute the ghost becomes. one could even mistake this little guy for a golden retriever puppy wearing a sheet with eye, ear, and mouth holes cut out of it. even though he gave us a fright, we would still pet this ghost puppy.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18h

I have a very bad feeling about this...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14h

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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forestdoctor.bsky.social @forestdoctor.bsky.social · 12h

The Oldman River watershed in southwest Alberta is a network of cold, clear freestone streams fed by the Rockies. Rivers like the Livingstone, Crowsnest, Castle, and creeks like Racehorse and Dutch hold native Westslope Cutthroat and Bull Trout. Clean flows. Wild fish. Big sky. Perfect!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12h

As far as I can tell Okinawa is just one big photogenic frog contest. Who told them how to look so coy??

A frog smizes with its butt in the water and it’s front feet on a lily pad

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AnnMB48 @annmb48.bsky.social · 11h

You’re welcome and thank you Eileen! 💙
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I have thank yous too…

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Indie 🦈 @boytoyindie.bsky.social · 1d

#SundayFishSketch featuring a Whale shark I drew for my friends birthday gift! Her favorite shark!

#shark #whaleshark #sharkillustration

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11h

And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 13h

More sunset photos from the backyard

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Steve Ross @maximumsteve.bsky.social · 12h

Talk about an earful. Cedar Waxwings. Peace! #birds #waxwings #peace

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 13h

Sometimes I have to walk for miles before finding a particular bird (if I find them at all), other times I don't have to walk far at all. This female Pileated Woodpecker was looking for foodstuffs in the parking lot.