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Ciel Herridge

@cielherridge.bsky.social
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Author of The Littlest Shadow and Latchkey Highway. Bumbling artist, chronic pain sufferer, small biz owner. Hopelessly disorganized—which is 100% my dog's fault. Oregonian and Californian.

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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I read somewhere that conservatism is the only political movement because everything else is just being a decent human being. Fairness, truthfulness, sharing, keeping your hands to yourself, etc. are default. But it takes concerted effort, maybe even a charter, to be a total prick about everything.
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Our Cascadia @ourcascadia.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia have reaffirmed their commitment to coordinated action by signing a new pact to advance housing, clean energy, and innovation together. Cascadians continue building the institutions of shared governance that our future demands. #cascadia #localgovernance
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
"nearly half..." ??? it's an open book test. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 23/10/2025
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Nobody wants anything to happen to Dolly. But yeah, the absurdity is a match. I still remember when I thought the Stormy Daniels story was going to save us.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16/09/2025
This lawsuit is asking to be a vehicle for overturning NYT v. Sullivan (which established the actual malice we know and love for public figures). It is a request to overturn longstanding precedent that allows us to criticize our politicians and remove our free speech.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Yes, yes I do. 😡
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The fight against President Musk (and Kennedy Center chairman Trump) is just starting. We’re mobilizing to show the strength of our movement. Together, we have the power to stop MAGA’s takeover. app.sosha.ai/s/ig5b3SMD
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Join me on April 5th
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Oh how amusing, Musk calling himself the unofficial president of the U.S. Hardy har har!
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Senate dems, don't let the GOP/Fascists steamroll the American people. VOTE NO
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/02/2025
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
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gregory58.bsky.social @gregory58.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Any four Republican Senators could stop this at any time simply by threatening to block all action (or even caucus with the Democrats) if Trump doesn't make certain concessions. They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
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NOH8 Campaign @noh8campaign.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Happy Black History Month! #NOH8
Happy Black History Month! #NOH8
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/01/2025
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway. And those who warned America about it were right.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
"One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems[...] Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. [...] We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions." 🫤
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Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference
The confessions of a concerned bird.
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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
This is it in a nut shell 🦋
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Big congratulations to Republicans on their first big victory of the Trump era: empowering President Musk to strip funding for childhood cancer research out of the budget.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/11/2024
Trigger a MAGA: Zelensky is four times the man Trump ever could dream to be
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I am thankful for a social media site that’s not run by disinformation-pushing maniacal billionaire, not controlled by an algorithm design to censor news and much-needed debate, and not overrun by mean-spirited people who encourage and celebrate ignorance. Thankful, indeed.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
it's clear now that republican trolls are squatting here. i know it's tempting to engage, but i cannot stress enough that blocking is the only way to preserve this community. block and move on. block and move on. block and move on.
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Renato Mariotti @renatomariotti.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
At least on this site we don't have to hide words with asterisks to avoid censorship from a billionaire who can't handle competition or free discourse.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The Founders put ‘advice and consent’ in the Constitution for a reason. They wanted Senators to have oversight over Cabinet picks of a President to ensure that they were properly vetted. Winning an election 49.89%-48.24 doesn’t dispense with that constitutional responsibility.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The trolls and bots (both American and foreign) NEED us to be exposed to their propaganda, so it can really stick the landing.
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Candace Avalos @candaceavalos.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hey BlueSky, I'm back! Will my Portland friends please repost this so I can find y'all!? Thank you! 🙏🏾😊
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I think to key to surviving 4 years with RFK Jr as our Health Czar is for nobody to get sick.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
@salembrewsupply.bsky.social go.bsky.app/PCwMDKD
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Here’s one of my main takeaways: the point of governing is to make people’s lives better, but the point of politics - especially campaigns - is to give people a story about who to blame for things sucking. It’s a real mistake to confuse one for the other, as I have often done!
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Dave Winer on Bluesky @scripting.com · 11/11/2024
Misinformation Decided the US Election by J. Bradford DeLong. project-syndicate.org
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Dr Christina Wade 👻🍺 @braciatrix.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
*NEW BOOK* I'm delighted to announce after seven years of research and writing FILTHY QUEENS: A HISTORY OF BEER IN IRELAND is here! Published with Nine Bean Rows, it is available for preorder now. Link in bio. About the book: In Filthy Queens, we look at the history of beer alongside some of... 🧵
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Bob Collins @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Twitter accounts we need to pressure to get over here. I'll start: We Rate Dogs (@dog_rates)
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