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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 3d

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4d

Pro-voting groups warn that if the Supreme Court rules to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, it could give the GOP at least 19 more U.S. House seats — seats that were directly created by the provision. https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D

GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 6d

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

A poster in green ink on off white paper. In the center is a woodcut style illustration of a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume standing up against two ICE agents. The text above and below reads:

VIVE LA
RIBBITSTANCE

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 6d

YOU’RE GONNA LOOK AT ME AND TELL ME THAT I’M WRONG?! GROW UP. GET EDUCATED BRO.

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Jun 23

Max: So you’re saying -

Cody: Look. Bro. One more time. The Pillsbury Doughboy’s got a chef’s hat. What’s he baking? Dough. What’s he made of? Dough. He’s a cannibal, bro.

Photo of Cody and max Muncy on the bench. Muncy is looking like he’s trying to understand something, index finger on his chin, while Cody is rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand, looking exasperated.

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 7d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Sep 9

NEW: Nine months ago, Elon Musk's nascent, DOGE effort killed off a beloved pediatric cancer initiative in the govt funding fight. I circled back to see where those bills now stood. What I discovered was less scandalous but no less depressing.

www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...

Elon Musk Torpedoed a Beloved Pediatric Cancer Bill. It’s Yet to Recover.

Sometimes, a good piece of legislation fails to become a law for one simple, stupid reason: congressional inertia.

www.thebulwark.com

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 8d

2025 come on man just don’t.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 9d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 8d

Ooooo love this idea

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 8d

I have been DENIED blow-up dinosaur costume LONG ENOUGH.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

#WarRavagedPortland

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10d

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 10d

NOICE

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 10d

“Parente said the video shows an agent turn federal vehicle left into Martinez’s vehicle, after which an agent says, “Do something b----.” The agent then exits the vehicle and shoots at Martinez”

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 10d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 10d

ALERT

Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · 10d

Yup rothys.com/pages/discou...

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 10d

OMG here come 6-7 new pairs dang.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 10d

Ooo. I even bought insulated winter tights for the non-sideways sleet winter days.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 10d

I now have two pairs.

Son of a!

What about for the winter, though? Oh noooooo does Rothy’s have shoes you can wear with socks?

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 10d

What context for this “panel of experts” has Reuters provided? This is stenography, not journalism.

Reuters @reuters.com · 10d

US CDC pulls broad support for COVID shot reut.rs/3VNYV0H

US CDC pulls broad support for COVID shot

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended COVID-19 vaccines should be administered only through a shared decision of a healthcare provider and the individual, moving away from a broader backing for the shot.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 16d

Done!

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 17d

Chicago food delivery guy: 1000 points.

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 17d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social · 19d

Things I didn’t learn until I was way, way too old.

Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 20d

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 21d

I've been sitting with this piece of @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for two days, reading it, re-reading it. You should too. #EzraKlein is the avatar of a new kind of liberal indulgence for the worst of the far-right, embracing bad-faith as a practice. www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...