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Women weren’t excluded from Hegseth’s ire. In his remarks, he suggested women are too weak to serve our nation, which shouldn’t be surprising coming from the man who doesn’t think women should vote. #MSTNews #TheBigVOICE #PeteHergseth

Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech Showcases His Regressive Views on Women in the Military

While Hegseth’s regressive view of women is not unique in the Trump administration, he poses a unique danger to service women, putting our national security and our safety at risk.

nwlc.org

October 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM Everybody can reply

dinestars.bsky.social

@dinestars.bsky.social

Hegseth is a traitor to all veterans who served. Bone Spurs was too chicken to serve. Busy with his bestie trafficking young girls. On the island some teenagers were raped 3- 3- 3 times a day. I marched today with millions. I spoke with real hero’s- our veterans who fought for freedom. Hegseth FY!!!

October 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM Everybody can reply

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@velociicoaster.bsky.social

some notable ones from this year (pt 1)

The Women by Kristin Hannah

A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women-at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances
"Frankie" McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation.
Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing.
But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets-and becomes one of-the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost. But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm's way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Cro...
by Antonia Hylton
A 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the nation's last segregated asylums, that New York Times bestselling author Clint Smith describes as “a book that left me breathless." On a cold day in March of 1911, officials marched twelve Black men into the heart of a forest in Maryland. Under the supervision of a doctor, the men were forced to clear the land, pour cement, lay bricks, and harvest tobacco. When construction finished, they became the first twelve patients of the state's Hospital for the Negro Insane. For centuries, Black patients have been absent from our history books. Madness transports readers behind the brick walls of a Jim Crow asylum. In Madness, Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the last segregated asylums with surviving records and a campus that still stands to this day in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She blends the intimate tales of patients and employees whose lives were shaped by Crownsville with a decade-worth of investigative research and archival documents. Madness chronicles the stories of Black families whose mental health suffered as they tried, and sometimes failed, to find safety and dignity. Hylton also grapples with her own family's experiences with mental illness, and the secrecy and shame that it reproduced for generations.
As Crownsville Hospital grew from an antebellum-style work camp to a tiny city sitting on 1,500 acres, the institution became a microcosm of America's evolving battles over slavery, racial integration, and civil rights. During its peak years, the hospital's wards were overflowing with almost 2,700 patients. By the end of the 20th-century, the asylum faded from view as prisons and jails became America's new focus. In Madness, Hylton traces the legacy of slavery to the treatment of Black people's bodies and minds in our current mental healthcare system.

The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The Bullet Swallower follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come, finally, to collect a cosmic debt generations in the making. In 1895, Antonio Sonoro is the latest in a long line of ruthless men. He's good with his gun and is drawn to trouble but he's also out of money and out of options. A drought has ravaged the town of Dorado, Mexico, where he lives with his wife and children, and so when he hears about a train laden with gold and other treasures, he sets off for Houston to rob it-with his younger brother Hugo in tow. But when the heist goes awry and Hugo is killed by the Texas Rangers, Antonio finds himself launched into a quest for revenge that endangers not only his life and his family, but his eternal soul. In 1964, Jaime Sonoro is Mexico's most renowned actor and singer. But his comfortable life is disrupted when he discovers a book that purports to tell the entire history of his family beginning with Cain and Abel. In its ancient pages, Jaime learns about the multitude of horrific crimes committed by his ancestors.
And when the same mysterious figure from Antonio's timeline shows up in Mexico City, Jaime realizes that he may be the one who has to pay for his ancestors' crimes, unless he can discover the true story of his grandfather Antonio, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower. A family saga that's epic in scope and magical in its blood, and based loosely on the author's own great-grandfather, The Bullet Swallower tackles border politics,
intergenerational trauma, and the legacies of racism and colonialism in a lush setting and stunning prose that asks who pays for the sins of our ancestors, and whether it is possible to be better than our forebears.

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm-and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow's disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors. It's been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren't there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere-the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own. After her grandmother's death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother's decades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she's been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love. With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.

October 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM Everybody can reply

iamsodone.bsky.social

@iamsodone.bsky.social

BASS CALL IN YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE AND DEMAND THAT HE/SHE EITHER COMMANDS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROTECT PEACEFUL PROTESTERS OR HE/SHE AND THE COPS WHO DON'T COMPLY ARE FIRED FOR CAUSE. BECAUSE NOT PROTECTING THE PEOPLE IS UNCONSCIONABLE, AND CONTRARY TO THEIR OATH TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

October 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM Everybody can reply

Justin Cleveland

@123jmankicks.bsky.social

Kneel, serve and suck you til you feed me your juicy load Daddy!! 😍😍😛😛❤️❤️🥰🥰

October 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM Everybody can reply

Chrystol

@chrystol.bsky.social

I live nearby, but have no connections. I am mobile, can serve up a meal for 50 if needed, as needed.

October 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM Everybody can reply

bonnie 🏁 🎼❄️ 🌙❄️

@bonnieintheblue.bsky.social

Such an interesting thing to write a chapter about

Vertin:
It seems he had a mental breakdown and lost control of his arcane skill. It appears that every line he recited carried unbridled power.

Sonetto:
Usually, only specific lines can channel arcane energy. You can't just force the power into words or craft a poem to serve your purpose.

Pablo must have a rare gift for identifying empowered lines. When he recited them all aloud, they overwhelmed him.

Roberta:
That's right. He's a genius who rides the tides of emotion, just like Arthur Rimbaud.

We always keep a close eye on him to make sure he doesn't recite anything while reading or writing.

October 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM Everybody can reply

Chorilate

@chorilate.bsky.social

🐸Frenzied Frogjailer Fiend🐸
The foul fiends of the nightmarish swamps of the underworld serve as prison to the souls of the wicked. But be warned, for they do not distinguish between the sinner and the pure!
A froggoboyo!
#ChorilateCreatures
#Halloween2025
#Inktober2025
#FantasyArt
#Inktober
#Frog

October 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM Everybody can reply

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1incubus.bsky.social

@1incubus.bsky.social

The only way you should serve it: hot, naked, and out on the patio. Now let’s get some cream out. Not for the coffee. I drink my coffee black.

October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM Everybody can reply

GhostPumpers

@ghoulsblues.bsky.social

Who would’ve thought having <1MB of the operating system used up by graphical elements would go so far

And remember when games just had nice title/launch art cards instead of pages to serve up ads- I MEAN “news” when you so much as hovered over them

*Cough* Playstation

October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM Everybody can reply

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Medros

@medros.allthingsazeroth.com

Went to comment on a YT vid, but then remembered that the community around that channel is hyper toxic, and deleted it. It didn't really serve a purpose as it's a many years old video, and would have only caused stupidity.

October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM Everybody can reply

Dining and Cooking

@diningandcooking.bsky.social

30 Light Thanksgiving Appetizers To Serve Your Family

https://www.diningandcooking.com/2339051/30-light-thanksgiving-appetizers-to-serve-your-family/

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without the inevitable bout of extreme hunger that seems to strike the whole family hours before the meal is set to …

30 Light Thanksgiving Appetizers To Serve Your Family - Dining and Cooking

Never Lose A Recipe Again

www.diningandcooking.com

October 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM Everybody can reply

Queen Poppy 👸

@misspoppyjx.bsky.social

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Nico Garófalo

@nikogarofalo.bsky.social

Serve o @ogabrielavila.bsky.social ou não vale calvo?

October 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM Everybody can reply

Queen Poppy 👸

@misspoppyjx.bsky.social

I really want to humiliate the crap out of a sub on here right now.😈🔥

Approach and serve mommy

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October 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM Everybody can reply

Catsudon

@catsudon.art

I now have a SubscribeStar! The rewards are the same as on Patreon and they will get updated at the same time, but it will serve as a backup or an alternate place to support me if you prefer it there! It even has my new Discord server perks as well. Check it out at subscribestar.adult/catsudon!

A screenshot of my SubscribeStar page. A doodle of Catsu pointing at the page.

October 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM Everybody can reply

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Lady Godiva's Horse

@shazamarama.bsky.social

In addition to gutting our government agencies and departments which serve as watch dogs to prevent government corruption, Trump is quietly installing unqualified loyalists in positions of great power in previously independent agencies like the IRS, even creating new positions like "IRS CEO" ... 4(

October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM Everybody can reply

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Ducky Krup

@duckykrup.bsky.social

The more I think about GDT’s Frankenstein the more annoyed I am about decisions that serve to keep The Creature a small boi who just wants love.

October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM Everybody can reply

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kath 🪐

@livviestabler.bsky.social

I can find the single serve Friendly’s sundae cups in a few stores near me so I sometimes pick up a few to have on hand. I’ll telepathically send you one of the peanut butter cup sundaes in my freezer!

October 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM Everybody can reply

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AmericanNOTDorR2

@americannotdorr2.bsky.social

What do you expect from a company that kisses Trump's ass. They need to be put out of business. Until Americans take putting these companies out of business seriously, they'll continue to serve the regime - and harm Americans.

October 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM Everybody can reply

Rhonda

@rhonda28.bsky.social

On a warm night (80!), vanilla soft serve is even better. Lucky Thundy!

October 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM Everybody can reply

mjg21.bsky.social

@mjg21.bsky.social

Today’s #NoKings turnout shows the only card these fascists have left to play is to try turning the troops against the people. But like everything else they’ve done, it will only serve to turn the people - and the troops - against them.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Vance: Trump wanted me to tell each and every one of you despite the Schumer shutdown, he will do everything he can to make sure you get paid exactly as you deserve. Democrats seem to want to keep the government shutdown even though it would mean a lot if you would not get your paycheck

October 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM Everybody can reply

David

@arcadia63.bsky.social

One can only hope that the people of the US can get yourselves out of the mess you are in, and these protests serve as a good catalyst.

October 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM Everybody can reply

Taamiti (he/him)

@thesauce84.bsky.social

Those pants! (With the shoes!) a serve

October 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM Everybody can reply

fostertruenorth.bsky.social

@fostertruenorth.bsky.social

And this is why I love being from Portland, Oregon! F U ice. We will show you what real protest is. Cops here don't cover their face. We respect the law and we respect our citizens and we are here to serve not abuse. Stay out.

October 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM Everybody can reply

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