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Principles First @principlesfirst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When everything around us feels performative or transactional, where do we actually find solid ground? Our latest on the Principles First Substack explores what it means to hold onto something real in turbulent times. principles1st.substack.com/p/holding-so...

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Holding Something Real

A Xennial on the return of vinyl, books, and neighbors, and why the fix for distrust may live next door

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 05/10/2026

Tired of the corruption? You're not alone. youtu.be/1-JIAdCm6p4

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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Alone

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Goodnight. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, James McBryde, 1905. #31DaysOfHalloween

Illustration, man sat at desk smoking a pipe, holding a crucifix whilst reading under a desk lamp, scary creature beside him.

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desert-sooner.bsky.social @desert-sooner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I mean ?! Even Dr Evil wouldn’t go that low 🤯🤬

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of my models tried to impersonate my camera today. Honestly. Why he thought he could pull that off is beyond me. He doesn’t look ANYTHING like a camera. www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

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Spike The Rescue Pup & Rex The TV Terrier ™ 🌈 @rexthetvterrier.org · 05/10/2026

Chewing on my "rack of ribs" wishing it was really a rack of ribs. But at least there's some new TV to watch tonight. #Tracker #Marshalls and #Lanterns #Spike #TVPicks #Dogsofbluesky

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Goodnight. May we sail the river of night gently until we reach the safe harbour of morning. 🖼️ Mandy Tsung

Boat punted on dark river of autumn leaves between trees, illustration.

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desert-sooner.bsky.social @desert-sooner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Morning temps finally dropped to the high 70s. I was inspired to decorate 🎃

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Spike The Rescue Pup & Rex The TV Terrier ™ 🌈 @rexthetvterrier.org · 27/09/2026

It's yucky and rainy out, so here's a video from a couple of days ago of Mr. & Mrs. Cardinal having some lunch #Spike #BirdCam #Birds #Nature

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Goodnight. 🖼️ Tuesday Riddell

Woodland at night with full moon, silhouetted trees, wildflowers in foreground. In the centre there is a tented structure of branches; in the darkness inside are lots of little pairs of eyes. Painting.

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Taco the Cat @tacothecat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ms. GG, look at this happy doggo and capybara. ❤️

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Emmettdoog @emmettdoog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good morning! ☀️ ☕️ 🌷

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Spike The Rescue Pup & Rex The TV Terrier ™ 🌈 @rexthetvterrier.org · 26/09/2026

Cloudy, drizzly days are good for napping #Spike #Saturday #Dogsofbluesky

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

MAGNIFICENT find at the flea market today!!

Cell phone photo of a white female hand in a green sweatshirt sleeve, holding up a ceramic cream picture the handle of which is a polkadot cat with a striped tail. It is mostly an opalescent white, but the details are in opaque black.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So handsome. 🐻

Photo of my cat, The Bear, sat on some grass.

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Spike The Rescue Pup & Rex The TV Terrier ™ 🌈 @rexthetvterrier.org · 13/09/2026

Goodnight everyone 💞. Dream of a better world ☮️. I know that's not easy right now. #Goodnighteveryone #KindnessMatters #WeMissYouRex #Dogsofbluesky #LoveYouRex #SweetDreamsSpike

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The pigs all enjoyed magnificent breakfasts this morning thanks to everyone who came and helped at yesterday's Shared Harvest! More on the event to come soon

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

‘I am like a small creature swallowed whole by a monster, she thought, and the monster feels my tiny little movements inside.’ ~ Shirley Jackson. #SpookySunday

🖼️ The Haunted Room, Painted at a Farmhouse on Exmoor
Alfred James Munnings.

Painting of a haunted bedroom scene. The composition centre’s around a large, dark-wood four-poster bed where several figures interact in fear and confrontation. Inside the red curtained bed, an elderly figure wearing a white nightcap and nightgown sits up, looking terrified. On the floor at the foot of the bed, a young man or servant crouches low, looking up in shock or seeking protection. On the right side of the bed, a glowing, translucent ghostly figure dressed in white points a finger toward the bed, seemingly confronting or terrifying the occupants.On the far left, a large vanity sits atop a wooden dressing table. The mirror reflects a distorted, ghostly white face or presence.

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Emmettdoog @emmettdoog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Bonus Emmett

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Susie & Midge w/ an extra Smidge @midgeandsusie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The power is back on, but Sundays are for hammock naps.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Real men make sure babies’ little beans aren’t cold. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black-and-white photo of a light skinned man standing outside wearing heavy winter clothing. He is in front of a clapboard wooden house. He is looking down at a ginger tabby kitten in his arms and tending to it with hands that are covered in heavy duty, leather mittens.

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Nadine, Hunter of Rocks @nadwgab.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Purple halite 😍 The colouring is probably due to irradiation and crystal defects. This one is from Intrepid Potash East Mine in New Mexico, USA. From the NHM London's collection #MinCup26 #minerals

A dark purple translucent halite cube with an irregular surface. One side is about 6cm long.

From the Natural History Museum London's collection.

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Taco the Cat @tacothecat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What a finish!

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Vintage chonkus. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of an obese shorthaired tabby cat. The perspective of the photo is looking straight down from above at it while it sleeps on its back on an upholstered chair.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s Butch! Photos from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a cute little white and tabby shorthaired cat is looking at the camera while sitting next to a patch of white flowers on a manicured lawn in front of a brick house. One corner of the photo is a light space because it's a sidewalk and the word “Butch” is written is cursive handwriting there.

Black and white photo of a cute little white and tabby shorthaired cat is looking to the left while sitting next to a patch of white flowers on a manicured lawn in front of a brick house. One corner of the photo is a light space because it's a sidewalk and the word “Butch” is written is cursive handwriting there.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Goodnight. The Great Comet of 1843, Charles Piazzi Smyth, 1840s.

Painting of starry night sky with comet over landscape.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The people he’s calling idiots granted him power. It’s his job to represent them. And he relies on them for more power. See why the GOP is suppressing votes? If a majority votes, folks like this lose.

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Nadine, Hunter of Rocks @nadwgab.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Everything in this cut and polished slab is quartz. It consists of brecciated reddish-brown jasper and banded agate which have been cemented together with amethyst. From Kunnersdorf, Saxony, Germany. Vote for quartz! #TeamQuartz #MinCup26

A cut and polished slab showing angular pieces of reddish-brown jasper and banded agate which have been cemented with colourless quartz and amethyst.

Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London collection.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 06/09/2026

Eeeew. Do their positions come with kneepads? Maybe gilded ones? Trumpsters all have to be uber-macho, until it comes to Putin. Then it’s submission. Too creepy. One day we’ll know what Trump/Russia was.

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Trump envoys thank Putin for ‘incredible memories’ in Moscow

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive in Russian capital after trip was confirmed and cancelled several times amid safety fears

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Nadine, Hunter of Rocks @nadwgab.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Vote for quartz, the only mineral cool enough to feature in the Lego Minerals set three times! 1) Tiny colourless acicular crystals associated with red rhodochrosite 2) An amethyst geode 3) Orange "tangerine quartz" #TeamQuartz #MinCup26

Close up of two Lego figures: dark red rhodochrosite cubes on a black matrix with colourless acicular quartz crystals, and a dark purple amethyst geode.

A Lego model of tangerine quartz. It's a deep orange colour with white tips.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 06/09/2026

Watch this case scissoring with the Florida “fraud on the court” case. “Fraud on the court” is super-rare; unheard-of for senior government officials. This case exposing how the crooked scheme was cooked up could nail “fraud on the court.”

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Judge orders DOJ to disclose who conceived of now-defunct payout fund

The Trump administration dropped plans for a fund to compensate people who say they were unfairly prosecuted, but several lawsuits are ongoing.

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Spike The Rescue Pup & Rex The TV Terrier ™ 🌈 @rexthetvterrier.org · 06/09/2026

The sun is being sneaky today. It comes out strong and then disappears behind the dark clouds and then peeks out again. But I'm good with that #Spike #Sunday #Dogsofbluesky

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Trump is demanding control of mail-in voting 8 weeks before an election. This week, a courageous whistleblower told the truth: Trump’s plan would create a USPS screening system that will likely reject large batches of legitimate ballots.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A dream of the beach. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white, grainy photo of a light skinned young woman sitting on a sandy beach. She is wearing an old-fashioned bathing costume and hat. She is supporting a small tuxedo tabby kitten so that it sits up on its haunches beside her facing the camera. Some wooden houses stand in the distance at the edge of the beach.

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Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) @gene4va.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’m honored to be endorsed by the Committee to Protect Health Care! In Congress, I’m fighting to lower health care costs, protect and expand coverage, and defend access to reproductive care. I’ll never stop fighting to protect Virginians’ health care and bring down the costs families are facing.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 04/09/2026

Nick Offerman explains how America's farms are feeding corporations more than people

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 05/09/2026

some very old yew trees

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This morning I learned that bumblebees seem to play with toys, especially younger ones. I offer this sweet whimsical fact to counteract whatever the firehouse of bad sends in our direction today.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Trump administration and Musk being in effect pro-AI child porn seems like a good thing for Democrats to point out.

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

BonesSpurs McDraftDodger had the unmitigated gall to post this image & I just threw up in my mouth a little. At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency? #StolenValor

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This economic system only serves those who can afford to pay politicians for access and control. This is not capitalism; this is crony capitalism. As Dr. King said: we have socialism for the rich and rugged individualism for the poor.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

‘I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am, also, much more than that. So are we all.’ ~ James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son. #BookWormSat #ReadABookDay 🖼️ Christian Schloe

Digital painting of a wooden ship fitted with large feathered bird wings instead of fabric sails sailing in a dreamlike, star-studded sky filled with soft, glowing clouds and a lone figure standing at the bow of the ship.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The classic face smoosh. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a longhaired brown tuxedo tabby lying on its side on a white radiator cover in front of a window. It has one forepaw adorably draped across its eyes.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

More from this set I acquired recently of the family who included their tuxedo cats, Bobby and Toots, in their family photos. 🥰 1940 & 1941.

Black-and-white photo of two light skinned children kneeling on a lawn in bright sunshine. There is a boy and a girl, and the girl holds a black and white tuxedo cat in her lap, spending him up to display his belly to the camera. The shadow of the photographer is visible in the lower right corner of the photo.

Black-and-white photo of two light skinned young girls standing and posing together for the camera and bright sunshine. The older girl on the left is cradling a black-and-white tuxedo cat in her arms.

Black-and-white photo of two light skinned women and a light skinned young boy standing outside in winter clothing in the bright sunshine. The woman on the right cradles a black-and-white tuxedo cat in her arms.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

They literally don’t want your vote. They’re eliminating polling places and working against mail-in ballots. The majority is against them, and they know it.

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Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) @gene4va.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Big Ugly Bill slashed food assistance from hungry children to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. I’m fighting back to protect SNAP, lower costs, and make sure families can put food on the table. Our government should work for working people, not just the wealthiest Americans.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Goodnight. 🖼️ Cornelis Bloemaert, 1625.

Owl wearing glasses perched on a closed book sat by a candle in a holder, the candle holder is resting on an open book.

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