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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Mar 7

Please plant and grow native to your area butterfly friendly plants.

Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Mar 7

The answer is planting and growing native species. Over sterilizing everything is an issue but pollution is just as bad.

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Mar 6

#8647

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Mike O. @mikeodenthal.bsky.social · Mar 5

love to navigate 19 ads and 17 increasingly deranged grafs before getting to the customary “that said…”

tail end of an NBC piece about post office privatization acknowledges that many consider the USPS to be a vital resource

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Hans Kilian @hans.kilian.social · Mar 5

We opened up the postal service for private actors in Denmark which means that they grabbed all the lucrative areas and left everything that didn't turn a profit for the state-owned service which now runs at a massive deficit paid by tax money. Because we still need letters delivered in rural areas.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Mar 5

French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thank you, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, for saying it out loud! #thisisnotnormal

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Mar 5

No taxation without representation.

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Mar 3

#homesweethome

Protesters target JD Vance in Vermont after clash with Zelensky

They held up pro-Ukraine signs on the route that the vice-president and his family were expected to take to go skiing.

www.bbc.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 3

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · Mar 1

The TRUE leader of the free world

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Feb 28

Slava Ukraini!

Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Feb 22

“Believing a small group of billionaires are suddenly working tirelessly for the benefit of the working class requires a spectacular level of stupidity.” #MAGAisacult #isaidwhatisaid

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Feb 21

Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws

Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.

Gov Mills: See you in court

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 12

Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Feb 13

malamission.com

Happiest of #snowmoon #fullmoon #blessings to you. May you use this time as an opportunity to manifest some powerfully #leo #positiveenergy. #practice a #fireritual for its #transformation properties. #winwinsituation

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Feb 13

Significance of the February 12th Full Moon (Snow Moon) 2025 - The Times of India

Planets & Transits News: The Snow Moon on February 12, 2025, occurs in Leo, highlighting themes of self-expression and personal power. This lunation encourages creative activi

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Feb 11

malamission.com I felt inspired to pull out the golden ratio sequence on this mala and I love how it turned out.
#malamissiondotcom
#japamala
#malabeads
#meditationbeads
#gemstonemala
#goodforthesoul
#meditatetoelevate
#inspire
#inspired
#inspiredbynature
#deepbreath
#mantrameditation

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 8

Baltic states leave Russian power grid in closer EU integration

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from Russia’s network on Saturday, ending energy dependency and aiding security The three Baltic states have disconnected their electricity systems from Russia’s power grid as part of a plan designed to…

www.theguardian.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Feb 8

In just two weeks, Trump has made drastic changes to the EPA, from firing top agency officials to freezing funding for community projects.

Here’s how that could impact efforts to reform toxic hot spots across the country.

By @lisalsong.bsky.social

How Trump’s EPA Threatens Efforts to Clean Up Areas Affected Most by Dangerous Air Pollution

In just two weeks, Donald Trump has made drastic changes to the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s how they could impact efforts to reform toxic hot spots across the U.S. and who will be left to…

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Feb 8

As an American, I completely understand boycotting American goods by other countries. I thank all of you who continue to support my mission of sharing in #mantra #meditation, and keeping my little blue dot in an ocean of red a place of #peace and #equanimity for all. #gratefulthankfulblessed

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Feb 4

On YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...

What’s Happening & How You Can Take Action | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

m.youtube.com

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Feb 3

February 2, 2025

Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 3

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

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Shannon Marie @shannon802.bsky.social · Jan 31

“It’s not so much staying alive, it’s staying human that’s important. What counts is that we don’t betray each other.”
— George Orwell #quoteoftheday #meditation #meditatedaily #stayhuman

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