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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 1d

Ponder ❌👑🏛️📎🦫 🔜 DCFM, FC, FurMore @ponderbeaver.bsky.social · 2d

Exercising my First Amendment rights this #FursuitFriday. Hope to see you at a #NoKings protest tomorrow — I’ll be at the big one here in DC!

#furries #fursuits #beaver #NoTrump #NoFascism

Beaver fursuiter carrying a homemade protest sign reading “I [heart] American Values: - Rule of Law, - Democracy, - Equal Opportunity”

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 5d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Order Rodentia @orodentia.bsky.social · 5d

Squirrels.

They make life better.

#SqrlPix

A fluffy fox squirrel sitting on the limb of a tree on its hind legs. It is eating an almond.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 5d

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.

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Ponder ❌👑🏛️📎🦫 🔜 DCFM, FC, FurMore @ponderbeaver.bsky.social · 6d

Almost forgot to share this super cute fursuit #caricature #drawing I got at @wpafw.bsky.social by @cloverscanvas.bsky.social! They drew maybe 3 dozen suiters over the course of the weekend. #furryart #anthroart #beaver #coloredpencil

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VƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · 7d

As I said in the comments to this, remember that Pittsburgh shuts down a major road every year so that the public can hang out with weirdos in animal costumes because they adore us that much, and every year it makes all the haters look like joyless obsessive losers to the general public

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 8d

Like I know there are edgelord leftists out there who look down their noses at shit like No Kings but sorry you guys, the more mass protest looks fun and family-friendly, the bigger it gets and the better its chances of being broadly effective

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 8d

Portland does not own the patent on inflatable animal costume protests, come on people

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 7d

The difference between Democrats surrendering in March and fighting back now is us. We must encourage Democrats to keep holding the line to protect healthcare for millions of Americans and stop health insurance costs from doubling this winter: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

Axios headline: “Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown”

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7d

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FROGS TOGETHER STRONG
Find a frog gathering near you www.NoKings.org | October 18

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, #SquirrelAwarenessMonth is a good time to shop for festive holiday decorations.
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#ChristmasNeedsSquirrels

Two outdoor squirrel decorations with lights inside them. They are wearing scarves and appear to be standing on snow.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7d

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 9d

People protesting in Portland against the federal show of force are dressing up as inflatable animals. Here's why.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 9d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 10d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk.bsky.social · 12d

Why do so many French words end in a silent x?
‘Cheveux’, ‘voix’, ‘paix’, ‘deux’, ‘mieux’, ‘faux’, ‘doux’ – the list is endless.

There’s a fascinating story behind this x’s – or actually two stories.

Click and zoom in on my new graphic to read about medieval abbreviations and imitating Latin:

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RayJ ☕️🍰☸️📿@ BLFC @theroguez.bsky.social · Sep 11

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 13d

reminder that you can be the gentlest, kindest person--you can dedicate your life to protecting the planet!--and still keep a little list of people you fucking hate. it's okay to be angry! anger is a symptom of giving a shit!

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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Ponder ❌👑🏛️📎🦫 🔜 DCFM, FC, FurMore @ponderbeaver.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for the chance!

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NightlineZ GOH NYFB+FM @nightlinez.bsky.social · 15d

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Close enough to 2k for a rare treat! These are usually a con exclusive!

Prize: 1 custom holographic floppy disk badge! As long as 2k is hit. Bonus winner if 3k is hit!

TO ENTER:
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#furryart #giveaway #raffle

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 13d

A perfect Squirrel of the Day for October 6, 2025 #sqrlpix
(that paw tuck! 12/10)

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Daniel @danielrembrandt.bsky.social · Sep 20

Forests are important. Here’s why 🧵1/n

Forests
- make shade & cool the surface
- capture CO2
- purify the air
- make clouds & rain
- prevent drought
- prevent flooding
- prevent erosion
- and a lot more

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Dliok ・ᴥ・Comms open! @dliok.bsky.social · 16d

01. Acorn

#Peachtober #peachtober25 #illustration #art

A little squirrel is hugging his favorite acorn, while resting in the middle of a bed of leaves

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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 20d

“Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance & eliminate labor laws & farm programs, you would not hear of that party again. There is a tiny splinter group that believes you can do these things…Their number is negligible & they are stupid.”
~ Eisenhower 1954