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VelvetThistleSavage

@velvetthistle.bsky.social

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Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿granny living in the USA 🇺🇸trying to make the best life for my grandbabies ❤️ Fk the “christian” white nationalist patriarchy 💙🏳️‍🌈LGBTQI ally, Womens Rights are Human Rights! I will not go back a century without kicking and screaming!

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 14d

any time now….

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9h

Donald Trump is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to Argentina – to help his political ally stay in power and bail out Wall Street hedge funds – while Americans at home can't afford health care or groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 8h

Zach Bryan is my new favorite artist ❤️🎉 He tells it like it is..
www.mlive.com/news/us-worl...

Grammy winning country singer warns ICE will ‘bust down your door’ in new song

Zach Bryan, a Navy veteran, captioned his post: “The fading of the red, white and blue.”

www.mlive.com

VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 10h

valid point

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 1d

You can say that again...🫤

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 10h

Four chords and the point blank truth 🤠

#WomensRightsAreHumanRights

🗣️ gwenleveymusic

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 10h

Rest in grace and peace beautiful fighting tiger 😔💖
19thnews.org/2025/10/tran...

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 10h

*correction* it should read Honduras, not Venezuela

VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 10h

Tech Countries! Yes, countries created by tech guys with all employees living there. Solano county in CA is facing a tech town but they want whole countries like Venezuela and they want to build in SF Presidio too. newrepublic.com/article/1804... via @newrepublic.com

The Tech Baron Seeking to Purge San Francisco of “Blues”

If Balaji Srinivasan is any guide, then the Silicon Valley plutocrats are definitely not OK.

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Everything’s ungodly @diffusedwavelength.bsky.social · Mar 11

the only reporters I can think of w the balls to report this: @maddow.msnbc.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social I want to shake people. This an incomprehensible problem we have and all of humanity will have to face it if we continue to do nothing to stop them

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 10h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Mar 5

Frontier Foundation promotes Trump’s plan to build “Freedom Cities” in the US. Its board includes four people w/ close ties to Prospera, a controversial “Tech Bro” colony in Honduras backed by Peter Thiel & DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen (via Pronomos Capital). Prospera has sued Honduras for $11B. 1/

Frontier Foundation - Supporting the Freedom Cities Initiative

Advancing policy frameworks for establishing new cities across the United States, the Frontier Foundation's primary focus is catalyzing the creation of specialized economic zones designed to advance industrial innovation, strengthen national security, and enhance America's global competitive position.

www.frontierfoundation.org

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 10h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Mar 5

“[Y]ou can’t get diplomatic recognition for a MADE-UP COUNTRY right off the bat, so you can’t found a network state directly. Instead, you found a STARTUP SOCIETY and hope to scale it into a NETWORK STATE that achieves diplomatic recognition from a pre-existing government…” - Balaji Srinivasan 1/

The Network State: How to Start a New Country

This book explains how to build the successor to the nation state, a concept we call the network state.

thenetworkstate.com

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 10h

truth….

🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 15h

And there it is. 👇🏽

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𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 🩷 @jastuart68.bsky.social · 13h

Mike Johnson calls it a hate-America rally.
No, Mike, we’re the ones fighting for America.
We’re the people who still believe in truth over lies, law over loyalty, & the Constitution over a cult.
We’re not the ones betraying America, we’re the ones trying to save her. #NoKings

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you Spokane, WA ❤️ www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Spokane International Airport won't play DHS secretary's video blaming Democrats for shutdown

WASHINGTON – Spokane International Airport will not display a video in which the Department of Homeland Security chief blames Democrats in Congress for the government shutdown, a spokesman for the air...

www.spokesman.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 12h

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Bob says: GOP == CRIME @yd52.bsky.social · 17h

The "american experiment" is SEVERELY BROKEN!
The US Constitution remains valid, but too many people have been, and continue to be, willing to ignore constitution-based rule of law for their own reason: POWER, $$$, STUPIDITY, LAZINESS!

#usdemocracy

Bob says: GOP == CRIME @yd52.bsky.social · 1d

ICE == GOP GESTAPO

It will get worse!
They are committing violence in order to spark violence that will serve as THE EXCUSE for declaring martial law!
#usdemocracy

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 12h

Yes ALL are welcome! ❤️🇺🇸🦅

subhoney.bsky.social @subhoney.bsky.social · 12h

Mr Scalise. My MAGA friend just asked me if she & a few of her MAGA friends & family who have now decided they made a big mistake in supporting Trump, would be welcome at a No Kings rally. They plan on making signs that say I was wrong & it’s okay for you to admit it too

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 23h

Me, fall 2024: mushroom hunting + hiking in our beloved Oregon forests, knitting by the fire at night.

Me, fall 2025: buying gas mask filters, "stop the bleed " kits, and a faraday phone bag bc fuck the violent Gestapo ICE fucks in our beloved city.

I can hardly believe how much has changed.

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~💔~🤍~💙~ DEBY ~💙~🤍~💔~ @universalsp1r1t.bsky.social · 14h

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just a GOPPP doing what the

Gross Old Perverted Pedo Party does
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16h

Yes, color me shocked.

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proudlycanadian.bsky.social @proudlycanadian.bsky.social · 12h

Republicans are terrorizing Americans. ICE couldn't do what they do without republican leadership & direction, could they?

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is terrorizing people in the United States of America. Why would you call it anything else? That's exactly what it is.

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VelvetThistleSavage @velvetthistle.bsky.social · 12h

yes! exactly

Jerry Graybosch @jwgraybosch.bsky.social · 12h

I do not understand why local police have not arrested the agents who fired, from the safety of a rooftop, on protesters and clergy... who posed NO THREAT.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 13h

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

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Rosegarden54 @rosegarden54.bsky.social · 12h

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