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The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 1h

We do. It's called the Carolean Era. No idea why and it's still shit.

Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 2h

We should go back to naming English eras after their monarchs. Welcome to the Charlesean Era, things are generally pretty shit.

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The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 1h

Hanging on to the words of a pope really is part of the problem.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

He speaks like a poet.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 13h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, are REFUSING to play Kristi Noem's "Blame Democrats for Flight Delays" video at their airports, because it is "politically partisan". 👏 EVERY airport should follow their lead.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 8h

That asshole fired all the people who help kids with disabilities in education.

Fuck him. Fuck everyone who enabled him

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8h

Children deserve to feel safe at home & in school. This new bill I signed:

➡️ Bars childcare facilities & state preschools from collecting immigration info
➡️ Protects parents’ legal rights & kids’ security if separated
➡️ Ensures schools have safety plans in times of crisis

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 3h

I love reading movie reviews from dumb guys on the internet, they love saying the word "whilst" and calling things too "film school."

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The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 1h

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

The problem is the Abrahamic god.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

TEXAS senate candidate Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social (grandson of a Baptist preacher): “I put my hand on a Bible and swore an oath to the constitution, not the other way around.”

The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 1h

Every day, in every way, the BBC in particular gets more irrelevant.

#CancelYourTVLicence

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 9h

Why hasn’t the fact the @greenparty.org.uk now has 100,000 members for the first time been all over the BBC, Sky, ITV etc❓

Doah of course they only report good news for Reform, Tories and ignore the rest❗️🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 1h

Not helpful imagery at all. Try and be a little less racist to make your point.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4h

Well Idaho, you DID vote for this.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 8h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

NEW: Trump meant to send a Truth Social DM to Pam Bondi about indicting his rivals. That sounds like official business, so I'm filing a FOIA for her DMs, plus those of five other cabinet members. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/my-latest-...

My Latest FOIA: Trump's Truth Social DMs

Recently, Trump posted a message to Pam Bondi that was meant to be a direct message. I want to know what other official messages he's sending to cabinet members.

www.muellershewrote.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 2h

"During the first 10 years of the spending cuts that began in 2010, councils’ funding for youth services in England and Wales suffered a real-terms cut of 70%. By 2023, about 1,200 publicly run youth centres had closed, and more than 4,500 youth workers had lost their jobs."

#r4today

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

www.theguardian.com

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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 2h

China punched Trump in the face with their rare earth mineral controls because Trump violated his Madrid agreement with them by setting new export controls first. This is commonly referred to as FAFO. Trump will have to TACO on this because the US cannot survive without China but not visa versa

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Yalda @thatopinionatedgal.bsky.social · 2h

They made healthcare a commodity, education a debt trap, and housing a speculation market, then told you poverty is a personal failing.

They privatized survival and called it freedom.

Michell C. Clark

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 15h

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 2h

This is the abyss that the US has fallen into. Closely followed by the UK and Germany.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 10h

I believe crunchy cookies are, in fact, biscuits.

Happy to help.

Summer Oakes- the Witch on the Hill 🇨🇦 @summeroakes.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t like crunchy cookies. Would anyone have a recipe for soft cookies that they would share with me? I have my mom’s recipe for Spice Drops but it makes literally dozens and dozens and I don’t have the time to bake that many right now. tia! #CookieParty

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 11h

Songbirds are slaughtered in Cyprus and Britain has blood on its hands

Every night, nets rise, wings break, and silence spreads across the British bases of Cyprus. This is our responsibility to end the songbird slaughter.

protectthewild.substack.com

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The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 10h

I know! Great, isn't it? 😝

fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 20h

Had to have a catheter inserted for an operation and had the best night's sleep in ages with no getting up to pee. I kind of miss it.

The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 11h

They still support genocide. 🇵🇸

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The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 15h

CUNT is my nomination.

Richard Signorelli 🌱💙🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @richsignorelli.bsky.social · 19h

If you had to choose only one word to describe the 34x felon-psychopath what would it be? No doubt this is a difficult task bc he unquestionably & uniquely possesses every negative character trait imaginable & not a single redeeming quality.

For me, that one word is DISHONEST

The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 15h

An obvious question I suppose, by why isn't the entire US population out on the streets?

Are you really ok with children being assaulted by a gang of terrorists?

You were all clutching your pearls on 9/11.

This is much worse.

I'm starting to lose sympathy, rapidly.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 15h

Sharren Haskel is a bare-raced liar.

Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel on BBC World Service says Israel has accepted "Trump's 20 point plan" but Hamas has not.

She's dodging all questions about tomorrow's conference and falling back on the old scripts. It's Israel against the world.