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Spunky to my Friends

@almagirl.bsky.social
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Here for the politically like minded.The Democrats as presently constituted will not save us, so let's work to change that.Love animal photos, especially those featuring opossums ;gardening tips, old friends from Twitter, and anyone with a sense of humor.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 8h
Xifang Temple (Moss Temple), World Cultural Heritage, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City., Japan Photography by Katsu
Winding gently through a thick velvet carpet of emerald moss, a sequence of flat, slate-grey stepping stones (tobi-ishi) leads the eye toward the serene depths of a woodland sanctuary. Scattered across the vivid green ground, freshly fallen maple leaves (momiji) burst in brilliant shades of crimson, maroon, and rust, forming a natural autumn tapestry beside the stone trail. The soft, dappled light filtering through the overhead canopy highlights the rich contrast between the damp moss and the fiery foliage. The photograph evokes an immersive, tranquil sensory atmosphere: the cool, humid scent of damp earth and moss rising from the forest floor, the soft hush of falling leaves, the gentle rustle of autumn air, and the quiet, rhythmic weight of footsteps treading slowly along wet river stones.   Captured within the revered grounds of Saihō-ji (commonly known as Kokedera or the Moss Temple), a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kyoto’s Nishikyo Ward, this landscape exemplifies classic Zen garden architecture. Originally converted into a Rinzai Zen temple by the distinguished monk and garden designer Musō Soseki in 1339, Saihō-ji boasts over 120 varieties of moss that blanket the grove, thriving in the damp climate along the foot of Mount Matsuo. The implementation of tobi-ishi (stepping stones)—pioneered in tea garden design (roji)—was intentionally conceived to guide visitors through the space at a deliberate, contemplative pace, forcing one to look down, slow their thoughts, and engage in walking meditation. The meticulous preservation of this living landscape across centuries reflects the highest spirit of horticultural monozukuri (artisanal mastery and devotion), where temple gardeners and monks carefully tend each patch of moss and maintain the delicate ecological balance.
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 2h
Don’t know if you guys ever put this together in your thoughts, but I find it hilarious how Trump threatens countries that purchase oil from Russia while telling Zelensky to stop bombing Russian oil refineries. The man is demented. 🔄
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Dicky Jim @dicktricky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A leader with integrity embraces transparency, welcomes oversight, and demands accountability. Putting partisan loyalty aside for a moment, is that what we're seeing here? Clearly, it is not.
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Spunky to my Friends @almagirl.bsky.social · 56m
Fascinating thread that certainly seems to reflect the sequence of events we are living through, and, imo, worthy of attention.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 5h
President Trump plays carnival barker for each executive order, distracting the public from the coup's authors. Behind the tent, Heritage president Kevin Roberts installs loyalists and bankrolls the operation.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 5h
With each signature, Trump moves another federal office from career public servants to the foundation's appointees. The president takes orders from Roberts instead of the Constitution of the United States he swore to defend.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 6h
Agree With Joe Walsh.......
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 14h
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 5h
TRUMP COULD NOT FILL THE ROOM WHERE MAGA WAS BORN Eleven years ago, 30,000 people packed a football stadium in Mobile to see Donald Trump. On Friday night he came back to a much smaller arena, and it was empty. Mobile is where it started. In August 2015, with his campaign
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16h
Another NEW development in my case against AG Todd Blanche: he has now filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, trying to get rid of my case at this stage of the lawsuit. Blanche must be a glutton for punishment because he just recycles the same losing arguments. youtu.be/32RC_CPlZhI?...
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WOW!! AG Blanche BEGS Judge To DISMISS My EPSTEIN LAWSUIT!!
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 22h
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Spunky to my Friends @almagirl.bsky.social · 13h
Another one! Unbelievable how many devout Christians end up being arrested for abusing children.
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Spunky to my Friends @almagirl.bsky.social · 13h
When the country seems to be the control of nothing but rich and cruel people focused solely on accruing more wealth or swelling their own importance, it's nice to get these reminders of people who are kind with no expectations of anything except doing the right thing.
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Spunky to my Friends @almagirl.bsky.social · 13h
"A 2025 survey of AAM's members found a third had government grants and contracts cancelled,and more than two-thirds were affected by executive orders in some way."In addition to this administration destroying everything that doesn't produce wealth for a few,Drexel's efforts to save it were minimal.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13h
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‘American Doctor’ Takes You Inside the Interfaith Fight to Save Palestinian Lives
Director Poh Si Teng opens up about her harrowing Gaza documentary.
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 13h
House Judiciary Dems' report revealed that Trump's cryptocurrency policies were used to funnel billions to Trump & his family. He also dismantled anti-corruption/financial integrity safeguards & pardoned corporate cronies to build his crypto wealth.
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Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13h
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‘We'd Rather Be Prepared’: Faith Leaders Organize Ahead of Tense Midterms
Faith groups are concerned about federal seizures of ballots, an aggressive push to build a national voter-citizenship database, and aggressive executive overreach ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From Josh Helfgott: CE handcuffed a nurse in front of her 3-year-old son on their way to Disneyland—even though a judge already ruled she could NOT be sent back to Indonesia. After 15 days behind bars, a federal magistrate just ordered her FREE.
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Dicky Jim @dicktricky.bsky.social · 15h
$90 is what rich people think poor people think is a lot of money. Will probably get that right around the same time we get our post-midterm election, doge, and tariff checks.
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Spunky to my Friends @almagirl.bsky.social · 13h
Said no Chinese president ever.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 16h
Classy.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In the rainforest of Cameroon, a chimpanzee asked French photographer JC Pieri for his hands to help it drink water and, in gratitude, washed them afterward
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 16h
I will never forgive or forget a single Republican Senator who voted yes on RFK Jr.’s confirmation as HHS Secretary. But as you know I hold especial contempt for Bill Cassidy (R, Invertebrate) for greasing the skids for RFK Jr. and for the destruction of U.S. public health.
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 14h
🌱 "If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear." —Joanna Macy
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h
Georgia’s election board asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate a leading nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program, potentially adding yet another probe based on hyper-partisan conspiracy theories to the department’s portfolio. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia’s GOP-controlled election board wants DOJ to investigate nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program
Despite his request for a federal investigation into ERIC, the board's executive director appeared to know very little about the organization during a meeting earlier this week.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14h
A child in an Idaho faith-healing family died of a treatable condition. Then another died — and another, and another. Idaho’s child abuse laws contain such broad religious exemptions that authorities didn’t intervene — before or after the deaths.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 14h
“The fact that MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezo’s ex-wife & one of the single biggest donors in history, has given over $26 BILLION to charity and NOT run out of money really puts into perspective how the arguments against a billionaire wealth tax are just bullshit." (@afghanmounatingoat) TAX THE WEALTHY!
A color photo of MacKenzie Scott.
“The fact that MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezo’s ex-wife and one of the single biggest donors in history, has given over $26 BILLION to charity and NOT run out of money really puts into perspective how the arguments against a billionaire wealth tax are just bullshit."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21h
“I wish there were people from the other party here. I just, I beg them I plead with them to support humane immigration policy,” he said. “It breaks my heart that some of them claim to be followers of Jesus, and what they're doing goes directly against the gospel…" religionnews.com/2026/09/30/a...
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As Springfield prepares to bury Haitian student, sympathy surges and deportations continue
(RNS) — From US senators to John Legend, many are voicing support for the city’s Haitian community, even as neo-Nazis marched downtown Saturday.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 15h
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 14h
Olivia Rodrigo hosted a festival that raised $20m for abortion access nonprofits Macklemore sold out a Palestinian benefit tour after being forced off Ed Sheeran’s tour Zach Bryan released a new anti-AI song touring with a band that has multiple trans members Taylor Swift sang about Cleveland
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Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃 @viktx.bsky.social · 14h
Israel has historically supplied military equipment, surveillance technology, and tracking drones to South Sudan following its independence. South Sudan's government publicly acknowledged purchasing communications and aerial surveillance drones from an Israeli security firm.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 21h
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God @thegodshow.com · 03/10/2026
“I don’t want to COUCH my words here…”
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Bless Angie Nixon For Torching JD Vance
Burn it down.
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Deny, Defend, Depose (Carl Nyberg) @carlnyberg312.bsky.social · 14h
Has anyone calculated what Trump policies are costing on average to Vermonters?
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19h
OK then 👍💥
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h
ICE just spent $16.7 million arming agents with shock gloves—wearable devices that deliver a painful electric shock. Human rights organizations like Amnesty International say the gloves “could be readily misused for torture.” Mother Jones' @hurwitz.bsky.social investigates: bit.ly/472ZbhV
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Endless corruption.
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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✨🌟 ⭐️ LoveKat ⭐️🌟✨🟦♿️🧬🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎☮️🕊️🟪 @lovekat41.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
51-47 Senate vote to allow Israel to assassinate and murder American people without so much as an investigation. Tell me again, how we’re not occupied and compromised. And tell me again why Democratic candidates continue to accept Israeli. Killing our people www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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Fauxname11 @fauxname11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy October!
Bear in a river about to catch a salmon in its mouth as the salmon is swimming upstream to spawn, with text that reads, “ ambition, the journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly”.
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Fauxname11 @fauxname11.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Help Laid-Off Postdocs in Knight Cancer Institute!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/he...?
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Help Laid-Off Postdocs in Knight Cancer Institute!
Shortly after receiving $2 billion from Phil and Penny Knight, the Knight Cancer Institute (KCI) at OHSU laid off ten postdoctoral scholars claiming depletion of funding from previous philanthropic do...
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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OregonSRA @portlandsra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Fauxname11 @fauxname11.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Watch this if you haven’t already: youtu.be/kOlQKQXWRlE?...
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The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971) - FULL DOCUMENTARY
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guidoman817.bsky.social @guidoman817.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Remimber every time you scan, you take a job away. The average parking lot had approx. 12 operators. Now one or two max. Prices remain the same (or go up), the profit margins expand for the owners. Time for regulatons, and Taxes
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bernie's Right.......
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Paul... @pabl025.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Go Talarico! Come on Texas, show us you can do this!!!
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