Octavia ❌👑
@octavianasr.bsky.social
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Octavia ❌👑
@octavianasr.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I’m excited to go through a discovery phase — just like the early days of Twitter — and build my feed one person at a time. As for those who follow me: If you have a photo and bio and your posts are intelligent, thought-provoking, informative or funny, I’ll follow back. #BlueSky #Follow #Community
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The Trump administration is coming for your data. All of it.
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The Trump Administration Is Coming For Your Data. All of it. #politics #trump
YouTube video by The Intercept
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May 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Trump administration is coming for your data. All of it.
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Adding ❌👑 to your handle is a simple fun free little way to promote No Kings Day in the lead up to what is shaping up to be largest pro-democracy protest of the year (so far). I don't want to blow this out of proportion, but it might literally save our republic. nokings.org
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
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May 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Adding ❌👑 to your handle is a simple fun free little way to promote No Kings Day in the lead up to what is shaping up to be largest pro-democracy protest of the year (so far). I don't want to blow this out of proportion, but it might literally save our republic. nokings.org
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NPR: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests www.npr.org/sections/the... @npr.org #photojournalism #journalism #photography #handsoff2025
Photos: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests
NPR member station photographers documented what they saw at the demonstrations against the Trump administration, from cuts and layoffs to federal departments, to mass deportations.
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April 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
NPR: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests www.npr.org/sections/the... @npr.org #photojournalism #journalism #photography #handsoff2025
🇨🇦 With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?
#Canada #GiftArticle
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#Canada #GiftArticle
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With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?
Canadians say President Trump’s 51st-state rhetoric is a threat to national security. They’re also perplexed by the origin of his vision for Canadian annexation.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🇨🇦 With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?
#Canada #GiftArticle
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#Canada #GiftArticle
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For NPR’s Anas Baba, covering the war in #Gaza also means living it.
The Palestinian journalist said it’s his calling to stay in his native land and report on what happens. wapo.st/4bLnySH
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#GiftArticle
For NPR’s Anas Baba, covering the war in Gaza also means living it
The NPR producer is one of few Palestinian journalists working with a U.S. news organization to file dispatches from Gaza.
wapo.st
March 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For NPR’s Anas Baba, covering the war in #Gaza also means living it.
The Palestinian journalist said it’s his calling to stay in his native land and report on what happens. wapo.st/4bLnySH
#GiftArticle
#GiftArticle
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In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisis" with the initiation of mass deportation.
Pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology
In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisi...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisis" with the initiation of mass deportation.
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There's little transparency behind Trump/DOGE/Elon Musk's claims of saving the government billions of dollars in less than a month.
Digging into federal contract+spending data, @npr.org found errors and exaggerations with what little DOGE has shared.
Digging into federal contract+spending data, @npr.org found errors and exaggerations with what little DOGE has shared.
Musk claims DOGE is saving taxpayers billions, but the data is unclear
President Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have touted billions in terminated contracts deemed wasteful, but there's little transparency about how savings are tracked.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
There's little transparency behind Trump/DOGE/Elon Musk's claims of saving the government billions of dollars in less than a month.
Digging into federal contract+spending data, @npr.org found errors and exaggerations with what little DOGE has shared.
Digging into federal contract+spending data, @npr.org found errors and exaggerations with what little DOGE has shared.
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion."
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The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion."
popular.info/p/the-nsas-b...
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Sending Cat Love Vides to all. Our cats — Bissi & Loulou — are ready for Valentine’s 💘 #Caturday #Valentine
February 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Sending Cat Love Vides to all. Our cats — Bissi & Loulou — are ready for Valentine’s 💘 #Caturday #Valentine
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"Mehdi, I think we get it! It's a lot!"
Naomi Klein had to interrupt me on 'Unshocked' after I went on a rant about all the crazy stuff Trump has "overwhelmed" us with in just 10 days!
Naomi, author of 'The Shock Doctrine', unpacked Trump's 'Shock & Awe' strategy.
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Naomi Klein had to interrupt me on 'Unshocked' after I went on a rant about all the crazy stuff Trump has "overwhelmed" us with in just 10 days!
Naomi, author of 'The Shock Doctrine', unpacked Trump's 'Shock & Awe' strategy.
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‘It’s All About Shock and Awe’: Trump’s Plan to Distract, Overwhelm, and Deplete
Naomi and Mehdi break down the far-right’s 'traitorous' plan to burn it all down.
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January 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"Mehdi, I think we get it! It's a lot!"
Naomi Klein had to interrupt me on 'Unshocked' after I went on a rant about all the crazy stuff Trump has "overwhelmed" us with in just 10 days!
Naomi, author of 'The Shock Doctrine', unpacked Trump's 'Shock & Awe' strategy.
Watch/share/subscribe:
Naomi Klein had to interrupt me on 'Unshocked' after I went on a rant about all the crazy stuff Trump has "overwhelmed" us with in just 10 days!
Naomi, author of 'The Shock Doctrine', unpacked Trump's 'Shock & Awe' strategy.
Watch/share/subscribe:
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Shop at COSTCO, folks. The only company that didn't cave and furthermore doubled down on DEI efforts and said it has helped their revenue, their products, their employees, and their customers.
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat cnb.cx/3POyGEd
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat
Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald's and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.
cnb.cx
January 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Shop at COSTCO, folks. The only company that didn't cave and furthermore doubled down on DEI efforts and said it has helped their revenue, their products, their employees, and their customers.
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My special report @thenationalnews.com - as #Israel has been at war in #Gaza & #Lebanon, there has been a terrifying rise in demolitions of #Palestinian homes in East #Jerusalem, as well as settlement plans. They are illegal under international law.
www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
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Israel accelerates illegal settlements in East Jerusalem under cover of Gaza war | The National
Dozens of homes are under threat of demolition as Israeli settlers seek to take over Palestinian neighbourhoods
www.thenationalnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My special report @thenationalnews.com - as #Israel has been at war in #Gaza & #Lebanon, there has been a terrifying rise in demolitions of #Palestinian homes in East #Jerusalem, as well as settlement plans. They are illegal under international law.
www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
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NEW: The legal fights against Donald Trump's executive orders has begun and Skye Perryman, president and CEO of @democracyforward.bsky.social is leading the charge!
I discuss with her the landscape and the road ahead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJQ...
I discuss with her the landscape and the road ahead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJQ...
Meet the Lawyers Fighting Trump's Executive Orders
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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January 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
NEW: The legal fights against Donald Trump's executive orders has begun and Skye Perryman, president and CEO of @democracyforward.bsky.social is leading the charge!
I discuss with her the landscape and the road ahead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJQ...
I discuss with her the landscape and the road ahead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJQ...
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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If I arrive alive at the end of my day, ten million things have gone my way.
This was a wild one! Rest, ground, and heal, heal, Lovers.
May we survive the long winter's night and live to greet the Dawn.
I love you.
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This was a wild one! Rest, ground, and heal, heal, Lovers.
May we survive the long winter's night and live to greet the Dawn.
I love you.
🙏❤️🔥🙏🙏
30 Minute Yoga Nidra for Relaxation and Sleep
Wisdom of the Masters · Episode
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January 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
If I arrive alive at the end of my day, ten million things have gone my way.
This was a wild one! Rest, ground, and heal, heal, Lovers.
May we survive the long winter's night and live to greet the Dawn.
I love you.
🙏❤️🔥🙏🙏
This was a wild one! Rest, ground, and heal, heal, Lovers.
May we survive the long winter's night and live to greet the Dawn.
I love you.
🙏❤️🔥🙏🙏
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A surefire guide to surviving the shitshow.
What to Watch Instead of the Inauguration
TBR Sunday Read
www.borowitzreport.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A surefire guide to surviving the shitshow.
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As a reward for finishing first in qualifying at a ski jumping World Cup event, organizers presented the male winner with 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,290), and the female winner with towels and shampoo.
In this ski World Cup event, the men’s winner won more than $3,000. The women got towels and shampoo. | CNN
As a reward for finishing first in qualifying at a ski jumping World Cup event, organizers presented the male winner Jan Haerl with 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,290), and the female winner Selina Freitag wi...
www.cnn.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
As a reward for finishing first in qualifying at a ski jumping World Cup event, organizers presented the male winner with 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,290), and the female winner with towels and shampoo.
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Israel’s devastating war on Gaza and the US support for it will 'haunt' outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the rest of his life, says former diplomat Hala Rharrit, who quit in protest over the war last year ⤵️ aje.io/p6kz8y
Gaza atrocities will ‘haunt’ Antony Blinken, says former US diplomat
Hala Rharrit calls for accountability for US officials who ensured the flow of arms to Israel despite abuses in Gaza.
aje.io
January 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Israel’s devastating war on Gaza and the US support for it will 'haunt' outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the rest of his life, says former diplomat Hala Rharrit, who quit in protest over the war last year ⤵️ aje.io/p6kz8y
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BREAKING: Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has announced that the Gaza ceasefire will start on Sunday at 8:30 am [06:30 GMT].
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dcziju
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dcziju
January 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
BREAKING: Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has announced that the Gaza ceasefire will start on Sunday at 8:30 am [06:30 GMT].
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dcziju
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dcziju
Looking for my tribe.. if you see me and I’m not following you, please holler!!
January 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Looking for my tribe.. if you see me and I’m not following you, please holler!!