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Thomas Gradie

@bluesky-99.bsky.social
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Desperately trying to take decent nature photo. Thanks to photographylife.com for all the advice.

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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I need all of these for home defense.
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Absolute Beginner @leaderofthesect.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
But the price for a big pizza pie? That’s a moray.
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Coach Dan Casey @coachdancasey.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
WR & DB scuffling 40yds away from the football.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Not really. These tech bros don’t believe in nations, just feudal fiefdoms that they control.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Dude, that’s not an arm. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find
Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I feel like someone with far more moral authority than me needs to say this, over and over: Trump entrusted the fate of the country, the world economy, and thousands of service members, to his wildly conflicted son-in-law and developer buddy, who reportedly didn't know fuckall that they were hearing
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Trump on Truth Social: “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money” Who’s WE?
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Regretting not buying that electric car.
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Jim Naughton @jimnaughton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We are defiant about our *ssbackwardness.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 14/02/2026
So much of the rot in this country stems from our failure to fund public goods and regulate private wealth. In that context, people who need your money won't care how terrible you are. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
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Consultants Offered Epstein Access to Top N.Y. Democrats if He Donated
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11/02/2026
Let's ask Scott Adams if ivermectin cures cancer. Hang on. One sec. He's not picking up.
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"Others say that this action is destructive. ... What is destructive is the insidious belief that the world outside your front door is to be treated with suspicion; that every passerby is a potential threat; that every neighbor is a potential enemy" good @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social today
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Remove Your Ring Camera With a Claw Hammer
Home and life improvement.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/02/2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said her briefing started late because she and President Donald Trump were watching new surveillance footage released by the FBI in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. to.pbs.org/4rc3YGn
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WATCH: White House holds news briefing as fallout from Epstein files continues on Capitol Hill
The briefing comes as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces calls for his resignation from lawmakers in both political parties amid revelations of his ties to Epstein.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Is it halftime yet?
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Maye to Hollins!
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Finally! A sack.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Another sack. 🤨
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Sloppy game.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
CJ Stroud is the Patriot’s best offensive player.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
CJ Stroud is NE’s best offensive player.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Quinebaug
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grammacrone.bsky.social @grammacrone.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Betty Reid Soskin saw the Homefront workers from the South, streaming into CA for jobs at the shipyards. She witnessed Black workers who had taken tests (by mail and phone) arrive to find the job was "gone".
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. This is a must-watch. 🔥 #cdnpoli
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 12/09/2025
‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms. ‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms. But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
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grammacrone.bsky.social @grammacrone.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
…or sing . It’s why Civil Rights marchers sang hyms and priest sings. Or scream, that’s why ancient Celts made the primal battle scream. Laughter and humor are power- and take intelligence- that’s why fascists are scared
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Gannet Seas @gannetseas.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Yes, and instead of the unattributed cropped video, link to the original WFFT video, which bears the organization’s logo, and give full attribution?
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Rescued tiger floats in lake with favourite toy
YouTube video by Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Well, he could always try to get paid millions of dollars for digging ditches www.mediaite.com/media/sports...
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VIDEO: Collin Murray-Boyles Reaction After Raptors Draft Him
NBA Draft picks are usually in a celebratory mood — but Collin Murray-Boyles didn't seem happy to learn he'd been selected by the Toronto Raptors.
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
R.I.P. Bill Moyers. One of my favorite journalists.
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Pam🫘🧶💙🏳️‍🌈🐸 #NoKings🚫👑 @pmmcdaniel.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
BREAKING: The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering". It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #MAGAKidnappers
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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/06/2025
BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/06/2025
NEW: How I'm preparing to march in large crowds this Saturday with severe PTS and anxiety. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/protesting...
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Protesting with PTS and Anxiety
I never thought I'd be posting about mitigating PTS and generalized anxiety symptoms while marching in large crowds to redress grievances against a fascist dictator, but here we are.
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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
Here is a list I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.

Defense of democracy seen as basic to the job.

Symmetrical accounts of asymmetrical realities seen as malpractice.

“Politics as strategic game” frame seen as low quality, downmarket, amateurish— and overmatched.

Bad actors with a history of misinforming the public seen as unsuitable sources and unwelcome guests.

Internalizing of the “liberal bias” critique seen as self-crippling, a historic mistake in need of correction.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
He stood in front of our troops today and gave a mean spirited, partisan speech. He stood in front of our troops today and attacked Americans by name. He stood in front of our troops today and goaded them into booing their fellow Americans. Never become desensitized to this.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.
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TL Duryea🇩🇰🇺🇸 @tlduryea.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Members of the military who believe their orders are unconstitutional should call the GI Rights hotline at 1-877-447-4487
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Thomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
My new neighbors.
Acorn woodpeckers nesting. One is poking its head out of the nest hole while its mate waits on the tree trunk. Acorn woodpecker with wings fully extended as it approaches its nest hole. Acorn woodpecker flying away from nest as its mate inspects its nesting hole.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
It’s the happiest day of Elon Musk’s life because he finally posted something people actually want to read
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
literally though the only thing the dem party should be talking about right now is the epstein allegation, absolutely nothing else should come out of their mouths
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pbD @peanutbd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
That is the hallmark of trumpism…cheap lazy and really just a grift
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I still think the best idea for progressive donors is to just revive every alt-weekly in the country and staff them with 10 reporters each.
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Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
My remembrance of Justice David Souter. www.alancantorconsulting.com/2025/05/no-c...
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No Common Man – Alan Cantor Consulting
When retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter died earlier this month, the nation lost a remarkable public servant – and a man who, sadly, predicted with stunning accuracy the constitutional disaster we now face as a nation.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 23/05/2025
Hard not to notice that ICE isn't breaking up drug rings or gangs (because we would ABSOLUTELY hear about it if they were), but instead are dressing up like bank robbers and doing the laziest shit possible, like hanging out at immigration court or grabbing people for busted taillights. Worthless
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/05/2025
lol mtg is fighting with a computer about god
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Alison @thewiserose.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
They keep asking us to do something (which I will continue to do as I have 3 children), but then they continue to pull crap like this? But yes, continue sending me 50 emails a day asking for $ to support it. Not happening.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Sometimes they accidentally pull over white drivers. Oops! No need to show your papers. You’re free to go.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Right? It’s just absurd that the media won’t address this.
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