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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Wait a minute... if this president can ignore courts and existing laws, why can't we the people, the states, the secretaries of state simply ignore him? So he cancels the mid-terms, we simply carry on with the mid-terms. We conduct national business as usual. Why not?
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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 · 17/09/2025
Hope you're right.
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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 · 21/08/2025
I guess I never realized how stupid he is, but this certainly drove it home. 😕
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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
Same for me with self-publishing, and painting. I think we're okay.
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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
@gregory58.bsky.social
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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
media.tenor.com
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and says `` you don 't say ? ''
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and says `` you don 't say ? ''
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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Obviously if people are busy working themselves to death serving burgers and fries, they're too tired to fight for democracy.
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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." 🫤
theconcernedbird.substack.com
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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Been there, illustrated that.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
As a cover designer, I approve.
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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I think this reader fan doth protest a little too much. Did you hit a nerve, perhaps?
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Who?
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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
For now...
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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Absolutely, I—we—hope like hell we're all wrong and they do a great job for the American people, for democracy, and for our allies around the globe. That goes without saying.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
That's exactly how X is supposed to be used for far-right hate.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
They so desperately need us to listen to their propaganda... but I guess that's how propaganda works.
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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 · 19/11/2024
Yes, of course it was. And, yes, they are cowards.
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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
They keep using the words 'health' and 'healthy' so the cultists will think their dismantling of healthcare is a good thing. "But Trump said Americans will be healthy, derp, derp, derp."
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Cli-fi/horror about a widowed 40-something children's book illustrator in rural Oregon coming to terms with some family secrets, as well as a new, dangerous world. www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
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The Littlest Shadow
A children’s book illustrator and novelist moves into t…
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Which tells us everything we need to know about what happened on Nov. 5th. ANYTHING they can possibly do to make "the libs" unhappy.
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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
If the left is going to be called socialist we should actually start BEING democratic socialists. 30+ years of occupying the center has resulted in squeaker elections that shouldn't even be close and losses to liars and fascists.
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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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Ciel Herridge @cielherridge.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Damn. I was really hoping for more from her.
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