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Librarian. Writer. Book Reviewer. Math geek. Knitter. Progressive Christian. She/her. No DMs from strangers. More at https://sondraeklund.com

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Sondra Eklund @sonderbooks.com · Sep 3

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 19h

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice.“ @barackobama.bsky.social gives us the #CupOfJoe we need.
Get involved. Stay involved. #BeTheChange

#DemsUnited

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 23h

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 5h

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.

“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

No more lies.
No more delays.
Swear her in!

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Sandy ✨🦋 @srosnato.bsky.social · 6h

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fintechernest.bsky.social @fintechernest.bsky.social · 10h

Jordan… another certifiable dimwit.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 9h

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Karenmia🫣 @indigogurlsf222.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t understand what right they have to put hands on a person just standing there. Maybe he’s saying things they don’t like or they want him to back up? But really, how can anyone support this response?

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American Voter @americanvoter.bsky.social · 12h

Rachel. This election rig by musk and Palantir needs top visibility.

bsky.app/profile/papo...

Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 15h

Kamala May Have Won.
Indications Of Elections Fraud

The missing votes uncovered in Smart Elections’ legal case in Rockland County, New York, are just the tip of the iceberg—an iceberg that extends across the swing states and into Texas.

She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.

How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.

thiswillhold.substack.com

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Nichole Hiltz @nicholehiltz.bsky.social · 1d

MTG is more useful than Fetterman right now… 😑

✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 1d

Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks
theintercept.com/2025/10/08/v...

Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks

Republicans in the Senate voted down an war powers bill to block Trump's deadly attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean.

theintercept.com

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ghermy.bsky.social @ghermy.bsky.social · 13h

Next up the guns

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 13h

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10h

Mike Johnson really doesn’t want you to go to the largest peaceful protest in American history: NoKings.org

NO KINGS
For the love of America

OCTOBER 18
www.NoKings.org

Picture of Statue of Liberty with American flag in the background

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Caffeine 🇺🇦 @caffeine.fellas.army · 22h

I feel like we’re not making a big enough deal about that judges house being burned down.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

Congress could, at any time, stop this shitshow by telling Vought to end the RIFs and impoundments. It has very clear institutional reasons to do so. But obeying to Trump rules all, and instead the Speaker of the House will pretend he does not know what is happening while opining on Bad Bunny.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Katie (she/they) @imagine0enigami.bsky.social · 17h

The frog suits are brilliant! Keep it up!

It short circuits the admin’s attempts to aura farm, which is a net good.

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Some Random Susan @anysusan.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you for showing up, thank you for being joyful with your daughter. Kids are watching and scared, and it’s our job as adults to show them the best way forward in all this mess. You did that, and she’s a lucky kid.

Ignore the critics.

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KurtChester66Red 451 @chester66red.bsky.social · 1d

The absurdity is the point though, thought that’s obvious, shows how safe Portland is if people are wearing costumes and dancing etc, it shows how its ICE etc being the problem and threat

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Joseph Fahey @fahey.bsky.social · 1d

But the absurdity is the point! Frogs and the rest of the products of Portland’s brilliant imagination are superweapons in the response to the information war that the administration is trying to wage. Thank you for what you are doing!

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lmhinh.bsky.social @lmhinh.bsky.social · 1d

The silly animal costumes are a perfect form of protest. Shows how absurd those jackboots really are.

Boomers had flower children, we got frogs.

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SeasonalPun @pixelfish.bsky.social · 1d

Change is only gonna happen if we have protests across all of society and I hope folks can stop this weird gatekeeping behaviour.

Under fascism, folks should keep their focus on fascists. Protest can take many forms and absurdism is generally pretty good at breaking propaganda’s illusions.

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 18h

“Enjoy your frog” should be the new antifa greeting

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Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 1d

also worked against the KKK

fascists cannot fight back against mockery. they can only use the tools they usually do, which makes clear how evil they are.

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David @dkuofu.bsky.social · 1d

"Laughtivism" is very successful in undermining autocrats. It was used by Otpor! in the Serbian Revolution, and then by revolutionaries in the Arab Spring. Making fascists look ridiculous weakens them and is also a powerful recruiting tool. Keep it up.

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Sondra Eklund @sonderbooks.com · 17h

The beauty of it IS the silliness!

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Whitewashing violence! Lol! Folks in animal costumes aren't hurting anyone! Yes, we're learning from Portland. It's just plain silly to accuse these folks of being terrorists.

Trishalla2012 @trishalla2012.bsky.social · 1d

Maga is Triggered..

Can you imagine if Ice tried to take down a Disney character in costume with the film rolling…

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

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