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Psych Ph.D., professional nerd, American in Canada. #leguminati 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦✊🏻✊🏾✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌻🇺🇦🔬 🌊🌎☮️ 🗽 It’s our turn to stand guard

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RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · Dec 6

What if I gave you $100,000?

What if I gave you $100,000 a day for a year?

What if I gave you $100,000 a day for 20 years?

You would still not have 1 billion dollars.

#TaxTheRich

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RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 9h

Google tells me he’s an American shorthair. He was a stray kitten in 2021.

RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 12h

Slo-mo

RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 12h

I don’t think so. It’s not where the chip was inserted (as far as I remember).

RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 14h

It does not bother him when I touch it.

RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 14h

#cats / #vets post:
Does this nubby skin tag thing on my cat’s neck need immediate veterinary attention? It’s not crusty or irritated. It’s an oblong protuberance, about 1/4” long and 1/8” in diameter that feels like a finger.

Thank you!

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RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 19h

Papa Gino

RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 19h

Madonna!

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

True bravery!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 2d

Now in Congress, I carry that fight forward. Every girl deserves safety, education, health care, and the freedom to decide her own future. The fight for girls is the fight for justice, dignity, and a democracy that truly belongs to all of us. #FreeTheGirls

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 3d

And with the news of long overdue ceasefire and hostage exchange, I'm calling on Sec. Rubio to continue to negotiate their safe return & the entry of unrestricted humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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Josep Goded (New Main Account) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · 1d

More than 1,500 Palestinian hostages and forcibly disappeared individuals from Gaza, set for release, have boarded buses at Israeli prisons. At least 20 of them are minors.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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🇺🇦a Lily with Thorns🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @alilywiththorns.bsky.social · 1d

Portland,
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH 🙌❤️

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland continues to amaze me 👏

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 1d

#VoteNJ Tuesday the 14th is the deadline to register!! Get ready to vote at iwillvote.org or vote.nj.gov

Let's go New Jersey!!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

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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RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 22h

#reddit needs to adjust to the reality that the US Government is no longer in the business of public service or truth.

A search for “Covid” in Reddit pops up a link to CDC.gov, which is now just a “notice” about the “democrat shutdown”.

The image shows two screen grabs. One is from the Reddit search and CDC pop up; the other is the message on the landing page. The words “state propaganda” are written across the message about the shutdown.

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RBG’s Umbrella @zibilith.bsky.social · 1d

Hanging is too good for them. Let them feel what it’s like to live without freedom or power.

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 1d

Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.

Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.

He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

www.inquirer.com

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 1d

Should Straight Away Resign!

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ELANA MCDOUGALL 🇨🇦 @elanamcdougall.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Simon Moya-Smith @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social · 2d

To all the ICE agents who are Mexican, I hope El Cucuy gets you. I hope La Llorona finds you. May you always sleep in the haunted room in the house so you never again get a decent night’s sleep. I hope every cholo y chola is looking for you. I hope every chancla thrown hits you. That way you learn.

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Simon Moya-Smith @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck Columbus Day.

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · Feb 1

1 Do not obey in advance.
2 Defend institutions.
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15 Contribute to good causes.
16 Learn from peers in other countries.
17 Listen for dangerous words.
18 Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
19 Be a patriot.
20 Be as courageous as you can.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social

#OnTyranny #DoNotObeyInAdvance

ON TYRANNY
TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
BY TIMOTHY SNYDER quote
1. Do not obey in advance
2. Defend institutions.
3. Beware the one party state
4. Take responsibility for the face of the world
5. Remember professional ethics.
6. Be wary of paramilitaries.
7. Be reflective if you must be armed.
8. Stand out.
9. Be kind to our language.
10. Believe in truth.
11 . Investigate.
12. Make eye contact and small talk.
13. Practice corporeal politics.
14. Establish a private life,
15. Contribute to good causes.
16. Learn from peers in other countries.
17. Listen for dangerous words.
18. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
19. Be a patriot.
20. Be as courageous as you can.

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