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Docent committed to spreading kindness. Politically engaged for justice. Seeking peace & harmony in a flawed world. "Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." - Baruch Spinoza

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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 7h
For too long, yesterday's politicians have been making decisions for tomorrow's generation. Break the cycle 👉 show up, vote, and build a future that actually belongs to you.
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Peter Flaire @peterflaire.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
We need more Americans to understand how Trump is turning American democracy into a fascist government that will create more evil and eventually destroy the USA. #fascism #Trump #ICE #DHS #LA #LosAngeles #protest #resist #USA #Noem #Miller #Scalise #Bondi #kakistocracy #GOP #TrumpCult #politics
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Peter Flaire @peterflaire.bsky.social · 9h
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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 12h
Let it be 💙💙💙
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 7h
I'm telling you 👉 2028 Ossoff Let us close the chapter on dark money and corruption in order to build a future defined by integrity and fresh leadership - where the public trust is no longer for sale.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 12h
I'm grateful. 🦋
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 12h
When the Democrats actually get in power again, this absolutely has to be addressed or we need to vote them out also! Time for us to hold all politicians accountable - no matter the party.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 17h
This 👇
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spookybutkind.bsky.social @spookybutkind.bsky.social · 14h
One of my oldest dearest friends is one of the federal workers who has been impacted by Russel Vought's attempts to destroy any government agency that helps people. Please sign her petition. www.impeachvought.com
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Impeach Vought
We are current and former federal workers from across the government. We have witnessed first-hand the harm Russell Vought has inflicted on American communities. We are urging Congress to act now to p...
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 12h
Sorry, not sorry, but you my dear are an absolute somebody. Thank you for this opportunity. ✌️🫶
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Guillermo Esteves @allencompassingtrip.com · 15h
Bald Eagle, Grand Teton National Park. November, 2018. 📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR 🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 500 🏷️ #Birds #BaldEagles #NationalParks #Photography #Wildlife
A bald eagle resting on a branch near Mormon Row.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 12h
Exquisite.✨
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 12h
The only thing that gives me hope in this world is there are still decent people left in it. 💯
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 12h
Trump is clearly not up to the job, question is - Why is Congress still allowing this broken old man to hold office?
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Mrs. Beaverhausen @ghostmom.bsky.social · 12h
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
End of story 💥😡
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you live in a state with a Republican Senator up for reelection in midterms and are confused about how to vote, remember the shameful fealty to Trump Republicans have demonstrated confirming all of Trump’s incompetent & dangerous nominees, like RFK Jr, Hegseth, Bondi, Blanche, and on, and on🗳️💙🗳️
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I Will Crawl Through A Minefield To VOTE Follow All and Share #LetsGetVoteReady #VoteBlue #Blues go.bsky.app/CQBWzpv
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I haven’t forgotten…🗳️💙🗳️
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.
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🍁🛸Waiting For The Mothership🛸🍁 @destry66.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The problem is that conservatives think of politics like it's a fucking team sport, and always vote for "their team" even if goes against their best interests, because they have been GASLIT their ENTIRE LIVES that "liberalism is a disease". 🤦🏼‍♀️JFC. It's so stressful to live here. 😣
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The Gospel of The Redman - Ernest Thompson Seton & Julia Seton
Martyrs (2008 film) [Not for the squeamish]
2000 version of The Very Best of Cat Stevens
Investigation Alien (Netflix) [I watch a lot of everything]
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Once you stop being afraid of what you might discover, or afraid of standing alone outside the tribe, the need for manufactured authorities and comforting illusions starts to dissolve. Stopping the fear is the ultimate prerequisite for true freedom of mind.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fear of uncertainty and personal responsibility makes it easier to let someone else dictate what is true. True independent thought, and genuine spiritual or intellectual clarity, requires letting go of that fear.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fear of the unknown drives people into the arms of rigid dogmas and institutions that promise absolute answers. Fear of exclusion or ostracism keeps individuals from questioning the crowd, the political party, or the religious leader.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
History repeatedly shows how masses of people can be steered into division, exploitation, or extremism simply because they stopped asking critical questions. If thinking is what makes us truly conscious, then choosing not to think is almost a voluntary surrender of that consciousness. Stop fearing.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thinking is fundamental, or is it? Active, independent thought is hard work, whereas blind following is comfortable. When people stop discerning truth from falsehood, they become vulnerable to the exact kinds of manipulation and control. youtu.be/vB687QlUIzw
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Why I Left Christianity After 20 Years As a Pastor
YouTube video by Dr Todd Phillips | The Deconstructed Pastor
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think, therefore I Am.
Descartes used his definition of God to rescue objective truth from total skepticism, but he didn't solve the messy reality of human corruption.

Free Will and Error: Descartes argued that God gave humans a limited intellect (we cannot know everything) but a free will that is virtually limitless. When our free will outruns our understanding, making hasty judgments or blindly following corrupted human institutions, we make errors and fall prey to manipulation. In his view, the flaw isn't in God's design, but in how humans choose to use their agency.

The Distinction Between God and Religion: This point highlights a critical separation that many thinkers make: the difference between the abstract concept of a perfect deity and the flawed, human-built institutions that claim to speak for that deity. Throughout history, organized religion has frequently been leveraged as a tool for social control, power, and wealth accumulation by fallible people.

The "Problem of Evil": The classic philosophical problem of evil - if God is good and powerful, why does exploitation and deceit thrive? Philosophers generally split into two camps here: those who argue that human free will inherently permits cruelty and deception, and those who argue that these systemic hypocrisies point away from the existence of a benevolent higher power altogether.

When you look at the sheer scale of the cosmos, it’s easy to feel that traditional religious texts describe a God that is far too small, often fashioned in the image of tribal politics and human insecurities rather than the vast, complex reality of existence.

It takes a certain kind of clarity to strip away the historical baggage of religious institutions and look for a deeper, more authentic truth.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Keep 'em coming! 👍 youtu.be/gxtUyqAi0E4
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BREAKING: Trump hit with the LAWSUITS he FEARED MOST
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not just Trump is worried and trying to sway the election ... so are the billionaires who get richer and richer under Republican rule. ================= www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/p...
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Inside Democrats’ efforts to secure Election Day and respond to fears of Trump interference | CNN Politics
Ahead of the November midterm elections, top Democrats are planning for doomsday scenarios for how President Donald Trump and his administration could intervene in the voting process and laying the gr...
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ouch!
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Christina knows 👇 youtu.be/1qzRrvrqmVw
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We cannot fix a system we refuse to see. Solving systemic racism begins with a shared, honest acknowledgment that the problem exists.
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
To truly see systemic racism, we first have to admit how much we’ve been conditioned not to see.
Ever wonder why we're constantly told to blame each other instead of looking at who actually benefits?

History shows something straightforward that they don't teach in most schools: racial categories weren't discovered. They were created.

Here's what happened:

Centuries ago, wealthy elites needed cheap labor and more land. To make that work without everyone revolting, they created a system where poor Europeans got told, "You're part of the white team."

The Irish? Once called savages. Italians? Originally not "white" enough. Poles, Slovaks, Jews? Made to choose sides.

Meanwhile, Native peoples were erased and Black people enslaved, all justified by calling them "less than human."

The genius of this system wasn't just the violence. It was the psychology. They gave poor white people nothing but status - the promise of belonging to the "better" group - while keeping them economically exploited anyway.

Sound familiar?

Today, that same playbook runs on autopilot:
        ◦ Working class-whites are pitted against minorities 
        ◦ Workers fight each other while profits soar
        ◦ Politicians profit from our anger at each other
      
The question isn't "Who's guilty?" It's "Who wins when we stay divided?"

Real freedom starts when we ask:
        ◦ Who taught me to see people this way?
        ◦ Who benefits from my fear?
        ◦ What am I being asked to accept without questioning?
      
Critical thinking isn't rebellion. It's survival.

Don't trust me blindly. Go look up:
        ◦ How the Irish became "white"
        ◦ Redlining and wealth gaps
        ◦ Why prison populations look the way they do
      
The truth doesn't hide. It waits.

#CriticalThinking #HistoricalTruth #WakeUp
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Agreed and the tactic that 'MAGA' is using on the vulnerable minded is Fear, since Fear breeds hatred. While fear itself is a natural survival mechanism, when it is prolonged, manipulated, or left unchecked, it frequently transforms into anger, prejudice, and hatred.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A word to the wise: Hate is expensive. The price you have to pay is costly and will affect you in many ways. It takes a lot of energy to hate. Why do that to yourself? 🤔 Consider love. It's fulfilling and brings rewards on its own. The best part, fam? It's free. ❤️
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a baby yoda from star wars is holding a red heart in his hands .
ALT: a baby yoda from star wars is holding a red heart in his hands .
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In July 1967, 19-year-old PFC Robert L. Hunt Jr. (below) returned home on leave to Cairo, IL. Hours after being arrested, he was found hanged in a jail cell. The ruling: suicide. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"I will provide for you And I'll stand by your side You'll need a good companion for This part of the ride Leave behind your sorrows Let this day be the last Tomorrow there'll be sunshine And all this darkness past"
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This right here 💯
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tribute to my lineage ✨
"If you white men had never come here, this country would still
be like it was. You call it wild, but it wasn't really wild, it was
free. Animals aren't wild, they're just free. And that's the way
we were. You called us wild, you called us savages. But we
were just free!
If we were savages, Columbus would never
have gotten off the island alive.
Our religion is all about thanking the Creator. That's what we do
when we pray.
We don't ask Him for things. We thank Him.
We thank Him for the world and every animal and plant in it. We thank
Him for everything that exists. If we don't thank Him, maybe the
Creator will take that tree away... We are made from Mother Earth
and we go back to Mother Earth. We can't "own" Mother Earth.
We're just visiting here. We're the Creator's guests.”
Quote Leon Shenandoah. — former -Tadodaho of the Grand Council of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy.
Photo Red Wing, Crow 1908. by Edward S Curtis
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BrickAF @brickaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Remember this 👇
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