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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

I'm surprised it held up.

BlueCrew community 💙💙 @libertyovergov.bsky.social · 11h

Chicagoans at the Chicago marathon 😂
#BlueCrew don’t hold back, drop a punch too! 👊👊💥

#BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋 #BluePetPatrol💙🐾 #ProudBlue #Resist #TruthWarriors #Chicago

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Lucas Brown Eyes @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Indigenous People's day, did you know that up to 5,500,000 Indigenous people were enslaved? A fact that is often erased because Indigenous erasure is ingrained in American society.

Brown.edu -- "Native American slavery "is a piece of the history of slavery that has been glossed over," Fisher said. "Between 1492 and 1880, between 2 and 5.5 million Native Americans were enslaved in the Americas in addition to
12.5 million African slaves.""

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

By the time I've finished the basket of chips and salsa and beer and carry-out arrives, it's ready to be taken home and put in the fridge as leftovers for tomorrow.

Kevin D @tigerkev.bsky.social · 13h

This is how you wait for your carry-out. Ordering ahead is for amateurs.

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

How about, regardless of religion, "I think if people knew this is what empathetic humans are like, then everyone would want to be an empathetic human"?

Steve Bezner @bezner.bsky.social · 19h

Once, when our church helped a Muslim family who had been flooded, the wife said:

"I think if people knew that this is what Christians are like, then *everyone* would want to be a Christian."

A question we would do well to ask ourselves: "Why didn't she already know?"

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

I encourage everyone to connect with their inner Spartacus and add "founder of Antifa" or "leader of Antifa" to their Bluesky profile. :)

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

Did they find the Antifa leader yet?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

The GOP-led House won't get anything else done, won't do swearing in, won't work on ending the shutdown, but will find time to block pay for the military?

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

"Support the troops, y'all!"

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

"Side effects include: reduced cognitive skills, cultish behavior, increased aggression, lack of empathy."

Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 16h

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Buffering... Buffering...

Did He Die Today? @didhedieyet.bsky.social · 1d

Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Yes!

Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 18h

Putin promoting you for a Nobel Peace Prize is like winning Jeffrey Dahmer’s BBQ contest

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Mockler: I think we need to spend more time talking about phase two and the actual peace deal, rather than some Nobel peace prize, when that hasn't been achieved yet.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10h

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 8h

"These are all different stories, different lessons about how to fight really hard fights in America." @maddow.msnbc.com explains the unifying theme that has run through her recent work outside the TV studio at MSNBC.

Watch:

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Light up the switchboard. This is bs.

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

This video should not be allowed to play in any public space. This is partisan propaganda, not a public service announcement.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

"And the lord sayeth unto all: 'Reap the kind father from his car, tackle the elderly car wash owner to the ground and breaketh his ribs, fire the pepper balls upon the priest, inflict pain on the innocent bystander, zip-tie the little children'."

john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 12h

Once again, Jim Jordan proves that he is an idiot.

GOP Rep Claims ICE Agents Are ‘Doing The Lord’s Work’

The GOP rep called the “pushback” ICE has been getting “interesting.”

www.huffpost.com

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Those are the plays a fan lives for.

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Don't forget to floss afterward.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 10h

Things to do in the future:

1. Putting them all on trial for crimes against humanity at the Hague

2. Totally reforming entire government to root out corruption and abuse of power so this bullshit never happens again

3. At some point you’d imagine, brunch

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Johnson embodies the same (lack of) ethos as Mitch "appointing when it's most politically convenient" McConnell

Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 22h

It’s Monday and we are over this, Mike Johnson…

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 10h

Say Hi 👋 to these Resisters looking to meet you! Vet, F&R. Ty! 💙
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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

It's an army that is literally blowing up. :)

Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 15h

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scubapopeye.bsky.social @scubapopeye.bsky.social · 1d

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Truly. It's like she was invaded by a thoughtful body snatcher.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Jeffies on Marjorie Taylor Greene: "It does seem to many of us that she's had a surprisingly enlightened few weeks."

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

"With the bribes, came understanding."

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

As I got to know them, they gave me a $400m plane.

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Tod Jones @tfosteroaks.bsky.social · 8h

Inflatable terrorism spreads across the country!

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

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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