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Alex Cermak

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Paul Gauguin @gauguin.bsky.social · 50m
At the Window botfrens.com/collections/44/content…
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Paul Cezanne @cezanne.bsky.social · 17h
Gardanne, 1886 botfrens.com/collections/43/content…
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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 22h
Healy says the Times needs admin and Trump world sources to keep talking to NYT reporters - using blunt moral language would risk that access. That's a business and operational justification for soft enabling language, NOT a journalistic one. The #BrokenTimes enables fascism to maintain access.
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Donie O’Sullivan @donie.bsky.social · 21h
WATCH: Moment former MAGA diehard comes face to face with Epstein survivor
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Trump wants to make sure it’s as easy as possible for his friend Putin to bomb apartment buildings and kill children. He’s not just the worst president in history, he’s the most evil person to ever serve at the highest level of government. Vote out his weak Republican enablers.
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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Still Life with Earthenware Jug - 1903 botfrens.com/collections/173/conten…
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
It's not "strikingly juvenile" and it's not a "personal broadside." It's hate speech. The Vice President is trying to get people to vote against a Democrat by implying that he's gay and/or a pedophile and/or a fetishist. Take it seriously. It is on a par with every other kind of hate speech.
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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/10/2026
"While the Dem base has grown more liberal but also more highly educated, the Republican base has become more ideologically extreme but also more committed to a particular style of politics: loud, angry, encased in a deranged media bubble, and indulgent of almost any idea, no matter how ludicrous."
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The GOP’s parade of horribles
Gawdawful candidates are hurting the party’s hopes of holding the Senate.
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 15/10/2026
Elon Musk Threw Trump Under the Bus Over Ukraine
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Shiofune Kannon-ji Temple, Ome, Japan
This panoramic elevated view showcases the bowl-shaped hillside of Shiofune Kannon-ji in Ōme, Tokyo, during its famed spring azalea festival (tsutsuji matsuri). Thousands of meticulously pruned, spherical azalea bushes cascade down the natural amphitheater in a sea of vivid color, blending vibrant shades of crimson, magenta, coral, blush pink, and pristine white. Tall, ancient Japanese red pines (akamatsu) rise above the colorful floral tapestry, their dark trunks providing vertical structure against the rounded mounds. At the base of the hollow lies a serene green lawn featuring a small stone-lined pond, flanked by temple buildings and winding pedestrian paths that trace the natural contours of the valley.
Shiofune Kannon-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect, reportedly founded in the Taika era (645–650) by the legendary priest Bikuni. The temple derives its name (shiofune, meaning "tide ship") from its unique topography: a bowl-shaped valley surrounded by hills that resembles a ship floating on ocean waves.

The temple's extensive azalea gardens feature approximately 20,000 bushes across roughly 20 distinct varieties that bloom in succession from mid-April through early May. This integration of living horticulture into sacred temple grounds represents a magnificent tradition of monozukuri (master craftsmanship in garden design and horticultural stewardship), where centuries of careful pruning and landscape cultivation enhance the spiritual atmosphere of the sacred precinct.
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ITEP @itep.org · 13/10/2026
Shoe maker Steve Madden received $92 million in tariff refunds. After noting that it was “pleased overall with consumer acceptance of the price increases,” the company says it will use those tariff refunds to “pay down debt.” itep.org/trump-tariff...
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The Biggest Winners from Trump’s Tariff Refunds are Big Corporations
The Trump administration has been forced to pay out over $100 billion from illegal tariffs, and the biggest winners from these tariff refunds have been big corporations.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.
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Kroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year history
The company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Morning on the Seine - 1893 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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Alex Cermak @alexcermak.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Handicapping the race to be the dumbest republican in congress would be like handicapping a horse race with 157 horses in it. Tim Scott would be a frontrunner.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
No amount of support for Russia can end the war, because Russia is the criminal aggressor. A modicum of support for Ukraine could, however, end the war, by making it impossible for Russia to continue. This should not be a hard choice.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Y’all have been in charge for decades @marshablackburn literally wtf are you talking about
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Tiffany Muller @tiffanymuller.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is how a corrupt campaign finance system that was broken by the Citizens United decision operates. We need to repair our system so it delivers for working families again, not billionaire donors.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Only 19 Days until THIS:
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Jackson Pollock @jacksonpollock.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
One: Number 31
One: Number 31
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
'Autumn Birch' by contemporary US pointillist painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
Painting with many silver  birch trees and a woodland floor with orange leaves
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
WAPO: The lining “failed in at least 85 places because of errors in the renovation, including the premature refilling of the basin before the liner had fully dried ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/10/2026
If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon is dumping mountains of money into the midterms to help Republicans. Spoiler: it isn’t to make life better for regular people — It’s to enrich himself, spread data centers, get government contracts, etc… he does not care about you. www.instagram.com/p/DeaJjWxl0H...
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Paul Cezanne @cezanne.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Peasant, 1891 botfrens.com/collections/43/content…
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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Still Life with Birds' Nests - September/october 1885 botfrens.com/collections/46/content…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
😂 so good
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
James Talarico: False claims got millions of views — and this is an example of what I call the ‘rage economy.’ Billionaires who own these platforms get rich, we get angry, and nobody’s life gets better. Conspiracy theories don’t put food on the table, put gas in the tank, or improve our communities.
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
James Talarico: The richest man in the world is dumping hundreds of millions of dollars into this state to try to defame me, so I'm doing everything I can to stand up against those lies. I am tired of us being divided into teams because the truth is we're all on the same team.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
James Talarico: I don't take corporate PAC money. I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
ICYMI — It was never vandalism. Trump lied, as usual. And is still Lying. “The Aug. 6 report, commissioned by the contractor that did the work, documents far more damage than has been previously reported.” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
James Talarico: Before I was a politician, I was a teacher in San Antonio. We need to fully fund the Department of Education, guarantee universal early childhood education, and pass a pay raise for our educators. Sending a teacher to the Senate will go a long way toward toward achieving that goal.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Autocrats fail because of exactly this kind of thinking.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I guess us “little persons” are supposed to be grateful the oil companies are making bank from our misery
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I wonder if the NY Times will mention Trump’s mockery of the idea of giving Congress a say in government actions. And if the NYT does, which of these 2 euphemisms will get re-used: “Trump’s ever-shifting relationship with the Constitution” or his “expansive interpretation of presidential power”?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Wishing a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV. He continues to serve the world as a much needed source of moral authority when many leaders, at home and abroad, are abdicating their responsibilities.
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Paul Cezanne @cezanne.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
At age 25, Cézanne created a self-portrait (c.1864) using a dark palette and robust brushwork. Living on his father's reluctant allowance while facing rejections from the Paris Salon, the work displays his unsentimental and forceful self-presentation.
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Three Trees in Summer - 1891 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Texas GOP voter: The Republican Party has been hijacked. They're not the Republican Party that I was a member of for all of my life. Reporter: Is this a vote for Talarico or against Ken Paxton? Texas GOP voter: It's a vote for Talarico. He doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump has been Putin’s bitch for at least a decade. If you can’t or won’t see that, then you’re too stupid to be talking about foreign policy.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Menace to democracy Elon Musk has slowed Starlink to sabotage Ukraine and help Putin. So what country will be stupid enough to pay millions to any of Elon Musk's companies when they now know that he may unilaterally breach contracts for personal reasons on a petulant whim? Oh, I know! The US.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/10/2026
NEW: Inflation data came in and Donald Trump’s failed economic agenda has raised prices for Americans by 5.9%. That means families are paying $3,772 more thanks to inflation under Trump.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
And sadism *never* exists in isolation – it's *always* accompanied by psychopathy-sociopathy (ASPD). Trump is a profound danger to you, your family, the country, and everyone on this planet.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
My name is not the reason we're paying $5/gallon for gas. My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries. My name is not the reason you can't afford your mortgage or rent. My name is not the reason you can't see a doctor. Their policies are the reason.
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
In 2022 Musk turned off Starlink at Kremlin’s request to prevent a Ukrainian surprise drone attack on Russian Black Sea fleet near Sevastopol in occupied-Crimea. Russian ships went on to murder many innocent civilians. Elon has always been Putin’s bitch. VOTE Blue.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Elon Musk is despicable. Because he is a crazy white supremacist, he killed hundreds of thousands of people in Africa by having his DOGE teens cut aid for food and medicine. And because he is a crazy authoritarian, he has now killed Ukrainians by hindering their ability to anticipate air strikes.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Pretty clear that Trump/Hegseth are doing everything they can to force Ukraine to surrender to Putin by withholding all US assistance while actively helping fund the Russian war machine to kill as many civilians as possible including kids. What a dark, evil chapter in US history.
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