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Tides of Time

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Determined to fight MAGA/fascism in every way I can, in hopes that I live to see the US become a place where EVERYONE has rights, respect, and opportunity. I find solace in books, creativity, computer games, historical research, and small things of beauty.

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Tides of Time @tidesoftime.bsky.social · Mar 18

For anyone curious about my Bluesky name: As I'd originally intended to use Bsky mainly for my genealogy/history research, I chose a name that was an homage to the title of a poem written by one of my great-great-grandfathers, Harlan Ashley Pierce. Unfortunately, then politics took over the world.

The image shows a nighttime view of ocean waves "each chaining each", with the text of a poem over it:

The Tides of Human Life
So men and generations come and go,
Like tides in one unending flow,
And ebb, each chaining each upon the sea,
Of human life as waves succeed
Each other on the shores of time
To break and disappear fore'er
In spray or hidden undertow.
-- Harlan A. Pierce

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Patrick @cubswin.bsky.social · 3h

Why do you think a former MAGA election official bought Dominion voting systems?

Why do you think the GOP is gerrymandering all over the country mid decade?

Why do you think Trump said, "If you vote for me this time, you'll never have to vote again?"

Why isn't anyone talking about THAT?

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Rhashanna Jasmine Grant @rhashanna.bsky.social · 2h

We all lose ... when we give up !!!

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 20h

Gavin Newsom: "Masked men. Jumping out of unmarked vehicles. People disappearing. No due process. No oversight. No accountability. People say I'm being hyperbolic. Bullshit. This is happening in America today."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h

"They know that in a functioning one-person-one-vote democracy, they could never pass the unpopular self-enriching policies they want. So they know they must focus on preserving and expanding the precedents that permit them to buy American democracy."

🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 4h

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

4/ Ok, so then the obvious next step is to negotiate a compromise. That's how we've always avoided shutdowns. And Republicans need to convene those talks, bc they're in charge.

But here's the kicker - Trump is telling them to BOYCOTT NEGOTIATING. And they are following orders.

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Earthbound420 @earthbound420.bsky.social · 5h

Seriously 💥🙄😤🤬

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LisaTheLiberal 🦋 @lisatheliberal.bsky.social · 5h

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

7/ Democrats need to stand for something right now. And what need, to vote for this budget, is pretty simple and reasonable:

Don't cut people's health care just to pay for a billionaire tax cut.

Don't fund Trump's growing authoritarianism without checks on his corruption.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

8/ But Trump doesn't want to end the shutdown. Because he thinks he's a king and he doesn't believe the law applies to him. He thinks he has extra powers in a shutdown. He doesn't.

But the longer Republicans boycott talks, the more the shutdown will hurt. So it's their move.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

5/ But here's the even darker kicker.

The House Republicans aren't even in town. Speaker Johnson told them to stay away from DC. They haven't been here in nearly a month. Refusing to show up for work. An unprecedented, unplanned 4 week recess.

And why?

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 17h

As we're all applauding the frogs who are delighting the people of Portland (& driving ICE mad) we can thank George Conway for his explanation of their symbolism, for anyone (like me) who had missed it. #ProudBlue

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JTMLX @jtmlx.bsky.social · 5h

"Every time JD Vance tells a story, s sinkhole swallows 30 people." By Alexandra Petri

That's what you get for slandering legal immigrants, you con man who made up a new name for himself (but one which sounded normal, instead of "Princess Twinkletoes").

wapo.st/3Wj4mVq

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RileyTChiweeieT14381 @rileytchiweenie2.bsky.social · 5h

This autistic Palestinian boy, Omar Yahya Al-Karnawi, was released 10/13/2025 to Gaza from Israeli prison after long months in detention without any charge. 1000s sit in jail with no charge for months, years including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.

#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

www.instagram.com/reel/DPwaokX...

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Voice of Reason @raggapegs.bsky.social · 9h

Let's give her some more work on October 18th. 😅🤣

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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 21h

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Tired, trying to cope after the election @srmom.bsky.social · 1d

Bill Bramhall nails it again!

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 6h

Trump sabotaged President Biden’s Israel-Gaza peace deal—allowed him to destroy what was left of Gaza, then swooped in to take credit. Just like Reagan did to Carter. Different decade, same playbook. But this time, we’re watching—and we won’t let them get away with it.

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 5h

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Ms. Kevin @kkalmes31.bsky.social · 5h

@mjfree.bsky.social
Hi.
Antifa is not a real organization.
Proud Boys are.
Oath Keepers are.
Patriot Front is.
KKK is.
Heritage Foundation is.
Antifa is not.
Thanks for listening.

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Tony Somogyi 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @tonysomo.bsky.social · 6h

Good advice!!!
Ppl should be mindful of planted provocateurs in the crowd and act accordingly.
Trumpolini’s criminal administration is looking for a pretext to declare an emergency and send in the military.

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Ruth @poofer.bsky.social · 5h

That's the truth right there 👊💙

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John Andreini @jpandre52.bsky.social · 5h

Many Americans are unhappy and disgusted with Trump. I think it's important to remind them that the money they pay in taxes, their hard earned money, is paying for everything Trump is doing, from ICE to bombing boats to paying for ballrooms. Is this where you want your taxes to go?

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