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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 1h

The American Medal of Honor lost all its meaning after Rush Limbaugh got it.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Charlie Kirk would have run for president, widow says at White House

Trump posthumously honored conservative activist Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom about a month after he was fatally shot at a campus event.

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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 1h

WTF?

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U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says

The operation follows Senate Republicans’ narrow defeat of a measure that aimed to prevent the administration’s actions on legal grounds.

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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 15h

Really?
Welll, that's messed up.

The-Mad-Guesser @the-mad-guesser.bsky.social · 19h

RFK's expertise corrected Trump, in that reporter's question on "corpus" refers to "blood corpuscles" that are blue in autistic people. At roundtable, RFK cited studies that prove vaccines have secret dye that turns corpuscles blue, and "suspend" refers to the plasma "suspension" in the study.

swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 19h

No, I didn't Skippy.

The ACA was the only alternative with the votes at hand at that time - calling past presidents childish names don't change that.

swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 19h

Calling Obama and other past presidents childish names is very silly - the ACA was ALL that could be accomplished with the votes at hand.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 21h

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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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 19h

No, I don't believe I did!

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 22h

GOP's relentless pursuit of power & radical authoritarianism threatens our democratic freedoms & civil rights. A lot of people are being severely harmed by Project 2025 actions, with much worse to come. Resist dictatorship. Fight back! Keep showing up.

Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremism

dlvr.it

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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 22h

trump's buddy did this

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 1d

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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 22h

trump did this

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 22h

"christians"

Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 1d

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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 22h

trump did this

Dragonfly @renewedhope.bsky.social · 22h

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Trump SECRET WATCHLIST for American Citizens FINALLY EXPOSED

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Dragonfly @renewedhope.bsky.social · 22h

youtube.com/watch?v=lURA...

Trump SECRET WATCHLIST for American Citizens FINALLY EXPOSED

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 1d

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

columbia missouri musicians rally at city hall against ICE arrest of friend and colleague from local music scene

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuoO...

Musical rally held at city hall for Columbia man detained by ICE

YouTube video by KMIZ ABC 17 News

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Conor @bronxbirds.bsky.social · 2d

Pileated Woodpecker this weekend camping in Pennsylvania #birds #nikon

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 1d

Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??"
In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!".
In panel 3, a screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!".
In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 22h

Passing FA Street and entering FO Avenue .......

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Important

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swell @swellschultz.bsky.social · 22h

trump did this

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

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Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

chicago.suntimes.com

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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 22h

This banjo player has seen some sh*t in his life.

📷 Pentax K-70
🔘 Pentax 55-300mm APS-C

#photography #streetphotography #art #humansofbluesky #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #humansofbluesky #B&W #BnW #blackandwhite #banjo #Pentax #P322

A black and white photo of an old man playing a banjo.

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Neil Simms @rns55.bsky.social · 1d

A dull uninspiring sort of day up on the moors and not much moving. A few Common buzzards sitting around and a Red kite brightened things up a bit @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds

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