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Queen NomNom De Plume

@stinginthetail.bsky.social

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Song/ writer, pro vax/science. Sweary. Leftist Australian, ex-Editor, ex-X, London, WA/NSW, now Qld. ADHD diagnosis changed perception of 1st 60 yrs. Now it makes sense! She/Her. Bundjalung land. Pic is black cat, gold eyes, looking dangerous, holding toy.

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Queen NomNom De Plume @stinginthetail.bsky.social · Dec 5

I added "sweary" to my bio. Truth in fkn advertising.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 8h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 8h

Well I’ve managed to lose my reading glasses in Japan - really just a matter of time - thankfully V bought her Gloria Vanderbilt collection specs so you can call me Elton.

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 4h

Hey. So i need some accountability partners for #BlueSkyHealthClub.

Im on day 2 of a 14 day plan to lose fat and gain muscle.

I'm "Marmeloton" on the Peloton app, if you're there.

Mind if I post my workouts and days here? Would you do the same?

Or is that obnoxious?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 7h

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Rain's Cats @catssurname.bsky.social · 23h

She's not really an evil kitty, but her farts are beyond evil. #FosterKittens #CatsOfBluesky

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4h

Every time someone makes me read something Peter Thiel said it’s like “Scrooge McDuck is Jesus Christ and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel and Daisy is Mary Magdalene and that’s why women voting has lowered American sperm count.”

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Canadian Bacon @tashaneedshelp.bsky.social · 19h

No, I’m not calm. I’ve just given up.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

💯 CO-SIGN 👇🏽

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 9h

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Kate 👻 playing Silent Hill feminism @collokation.cryptoanarchy.network · 16h

why do the pancakes i want not cook themselves? outrageous

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ItsFlanoy @itsflanoy.bsky.social · 1d

Guyes……

gray brown tabby XXL kitten with white face and chest sitting on tall step with fat fluffy tail hanging down

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Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · 4h

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Queen NomNom De Plume @stinginthetail.bsky.social · 4h

"Overnight sensation," when you've been working for that moment for decades. The music biz likes to perpetuate myths the way movie biz does. Reality nothing to do with it.

brosaleigh @brosaleigh.bsky.social · 5h

It’s funny to call me a new or up and coming artist because that’s only if your definition of success is by industry standards, because by my standards of success (making tunes I’m proud of with my buds), I’ve been doing this for damn near 20 years bro.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 4h

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG!

Bless The Frog Proving Kristi Noem Wrong

It's raining frogs! Hallelujah!

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Rebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 17h

❤️

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967

YouTube video by PettyYou007

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 12h

😢 What a joy she was

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Patricia Routledge passes away (1929 - 2025) (1) (UK) - UK News - 3/Oct/2025

YouTube video by Mark 1333

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

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 10h

He was still the President that day.
So it was his own FBI. 😂

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1d

Innocent people wouldn't do everything in their power to hide the Epstein files.

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Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · 7h

Birders are "dealers in wonder and awe, masters of birds and ecosystems, and, despite the many stereotypes we can muster, one should never underestimate the power, joy and influence of the birdwatcher." YES! By Natalie Kyriacou. #birds #birding #nature #naturewriting

Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love

At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you

www.theguardian.com

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