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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 14h

if you’re not Catholic, let me real quick tell you about the breathtaking audacity of bringing the monstrance with him

a monstrance is a big bedazzled gold ornament with a round glass window in the middle where you put a consecrated wafer, usually the bigger ceremonial one and not the bite-size

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d.ly @dly.bsky.social · 2d

party themes are getting too niche these days

a text to D saying "do you want to come to the urology holiday party"

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Ennui Doofen @ennuidoofen.bsky.social · 6d

it's okay to have fun during spooky month even if you're having a whole spooky life

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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 18m

#RapeCulture

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 21m

Prince Andrew to Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 email:

“I’m just as concerned for you! Don’t worry about me! It would seem we are in this together and will have to rise above it. Otherwise keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!”

Release the Epstein files.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/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

www.theguardian.com

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 9m

smoothie type thing?

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 17m

Again, it's very weird how everyone--Democrats, Republicans, media, everyone--just pretends Republicans can't just eliminate the filibuster and past the CR today.

Ted Cruz: Gavin is deliberately lying.

To fund the government takes 60 votes in the Senate. There are only 53 Republicans. We need at least 7 Dems.

We keep voting to open the government. Dems keep voting to shut it down.

@GavinNewsom
knows that. And he’s lying to you.

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13m

omg

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 37m

this made me lol

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 49m

We are Amphifa.

AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 49m

We are Amphifa.

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 2d

Just found out the name for mocking the powers-that-be while doing whimsical protesting:

Tactical frivolity.

There, now you know too.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactica...

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5h

Fifteen years after one family’s $98,000 second mortgage was canceled, a debt collector showed up demanding nearly $200,000. When the family didn’t pay, the company foreclosed. It wasn’t a mistake. It’s a business model.

How Debt Collectors Spin Riches from Zombie Loans

Bloomberg News obtained a trove of internal records from one debt collector that reveals how the industry uses large bills and threats of foreclosure to blindside homeowners across the US.

bloom.bg

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 39m

alright, okay, we can absorb that loss and plan for the future

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Justin Case @punchnazisitsokay.bsky.social · 14h

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 41m

this is the way

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 54m

Israel is retaining control of 58% of the Gaza Strip, including the majority of its farmland in eastern Gaza.

Western Gaza was largely built on top of sand dunes, as you can see from the aerial image in the post below.

ISRAEL'S WAR ON GAZA
Israel's withdrawal to the 'yellow line'
In the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, Israel is set to withdraw its troops to the agreed 'yellow line' within 24 hours, after which a 72-hour period will begin for the handover of Israeli captives.

Israel retains control of 58%
of the Gaza Strip

[map of Gaza showing the area still controlled by Israel in yellow, with a yellow line surrounding the area in which Palestinians are allowed to reside]

eyal weizman @weizman... 1d g ...
This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.
[B&W aerial image of Gaza showing a yellow line separating the area where Palestinians are allowed to reside in the west from the area in the east. Sand dunes are visible in the majority of the now built-up area for Palestinans]

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 44m

scotus book tours go on politico shows now? is that the next phase of the american experiment??

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 49m

Special treatment that impacts the other people who are there to serve their time.

"Maxwell’s unexpected arrival upset the camp’s usually relaxed atmosphere, leading to more frequent lockdowns, the addition of armed guards and other changes."
www.alternet.org/ghislaine-ma...

Tension rises at Texas prison after Epstein associate's 'mysterious' meeting: report

The transfer of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell to the Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas has drawn criticism from fellow inmates, who say her presence is altering daily life in a facility kn...

www.alternet.org

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 1d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 49m

😬 i’m so sorry

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Hieronymous Borscht @secretlentil.bsky.social · 1h

Layoff crucial CDC folks on Friday, claim it was a mistake and rehire some on Saturday, blame "Schumer and radical Dems" on Sunday news shows. We see you. 👀

Hieronymous Borscht @secretlentil.bsky.social · 2h

Well now this round of CDC layoffs and immediate recall sure looks like a stunt timed for Sunday news shows. (And their logic makes no sense, of course.) Shameful.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

Fair point. When I send invoices for freelance pieces, I'm often asked to include whether I prefer to be paid through direct deposit, a paper check, or cold hard cash in a Cava bag at a pre-arranged drop site.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?

VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear

STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question

VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.

(So, no, he didn't)

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 53m

was it shelf stable smoked? like, not refrigerated when you bought it?

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 54m

although now i’m wondering if we couldn’t monetize this

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 54m

men in brooklyn are simply not wearing dickies mechanics pants for anything but a look lol

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 3h

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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