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RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 1h

Fuck you Hamas. It's about fucking time.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 17h

The bar is about to go from “my distant white relatives enabled slavery but I would never” to…..”I sat back and watched Latinos get kidnapped and put into slavery despite having the power to stop it”.

I’m taking to all of you.

All white people.

I know those of you that follow me have been

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16h

A reminder that I have "Arkham" embedded in my name.

(not that there's anything wrong with that...)

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RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 12h

Red states gone wild!

When is the National Guard going to St. Helena Island, SC and Leland, Mississippi?

apnews.com/article/sout...

Shooting at packed South Carolina bar kills 4 and injures at least 20 others

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena has left four people dead and at least 20 injured.

apnews.com

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 12h

Starting to share my VP of west coast antifa platform.

Todays’s item: Stfu Days

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h

The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Poor Righteous Teacher @brothaskeeper.bsky.social · 1d

This country....

Thad Ochocinco, Active Listener @thadochocinco.bsky.social · 1d

From the people that repeatedly shoot at the Emmitt Till Memorial Marker comes Brent Jones, who was arrested for pissing in the reflecting pool and destroying the eternal flame at Martin Luther King's burial site www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 1d

Racism costs us, costs you.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 1d

Ok. Check now to see if it came through yet.

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Side-Eye Pinkie Pie Read Project 2025 - Did You? @nypoliticalmom.bsky.social · 1d

Wow

people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

people.com

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RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 1d

Ana Franco.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Echoes of a very dark past.

From the Chicago Sun Times: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

t.co

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RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 1d

CC: Saudi Arabia

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

I hope Qatar has the decency to use their own planes next time.

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Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 1d

Big thanks to Governor Kotek for signing SB 1098! I’m proud to be a chief sponsor of this bill.

School districts in Oregon will no longer be able to ban books due to a character or author’s race, sexual orientation or other protected class. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/M...

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 1d

A Black child’s meltdown is seen as aggression 😕
A white child’s meltdown is seen as a cry for help 🙂‍↔️
This double standard costs lives, opportunities, and dignity.
Listen to Black autistic voices.
Believe our experiences ♾️

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RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 1d

🤦🏾‍♀️

RIP Van Winkle @realfacade.bsky.social · 1d

Sad to hear about Diane Keaton's passing, age 79. She was an amazing actress and feminist icon.

Baby Boom, Father of the Bride, First Wives Club, and The Godfather Trilogy were some of my favorites. 💔
#RIPDianeKeaton

a woman stands in front of a window with the godfather 50 years written on the bottom

ALT: a woman stands in front of a window with the godfather 50 years written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 2d

When i say that Black church Christianity is a completely different expression of Christianity

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LANana-Nuestra Señora de la Muerte del Pan 😪 @lanana421.bsky.social · 2d

⚠️ 📢

Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 2d

www.allrecipes.com/frozen-spina...

FDA Announces Nationwide Recall for Frozen Vegetables That Might Be Contaminated With Listeria

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has issued a recall for frozen Sno Pac Organic Fresh Cut Spinach due to a potential Listeria contamination. Here's what you need to know.

www.allrecipes.com

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Candy✨ @labeautenoire3.bsky.social · 3d

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 6d

We already knew Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA & Sen. Ron Johnson R-WI caught the eye of Jan. 6 investigators. But this FBI document tells us something triggered a federal grand jury to get a subpoena for metadata phone records of 7 other GOP Senators as part of the Jan. 6 probe.

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 6d

Serious question. How long are white people going to keep blaming everyone and everything but themselves to avoid going outside and making it stop? The longer yall wait the worse it gets. You either want it to stop or you don’t.

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