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ella42.bsky.social

@ella42.bsky.social
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Retired nurse. First time ever on social media. Love cats, chickens, birds, bugs, trees, books, music, veggies. “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” - Dr. Paul Farmer

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Watercolour painting from the 'Leafscape' series, by Jessica Rosemary Shepherd, contemporary ethnobotanical artist #womensart #October
Realistic painting of a leaf in light green and gold against a white background
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 18h
When things are going very well for you and your party
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 17h
Well, he showed us all what he is.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 18h
Jumbo implemented Kletskassa, special checkout lanes for chatting with cashiers, in 200 supermarkets. Launched in 2019 and expanded in 2021, the initiative aims to combat social isolation, especially among older adults.
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How You Like Me Now?... @1bigbullshitbill.bsky.social · 17h
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ella42.bsky.social @ella42.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
When I am in charge of the world, destroying healthy hundred-year-old trees without my express permission will be a capital offense. And I will rarely, if ever, give permission. What they have done is not only defiant , it is abhorrent and unforgivable.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
That bumblebee is living her best life now Repost of @ahmadal11588159: Original post
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Soul’s Canvas @carolinefk3.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Corvids are widely considered some of the smartest animals on Earth, with cognitive abilities that rival those of great apes and young human children. Their problem-solving skills, use of tools, make them standout subjects in animal intelligence research. Original post
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Dii Moffatt @diimoffatt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 13/10/2026
I’m gonna need a spellcheck on whole
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Who's on First?” is and always will be a classic! I loved watching Abbott and Costello 🤣
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We don’t know why Susan Dell is so thin or why she had cosmetic surgery that went so wrong. Both could have been for medical reasons. Either way, i am sickened by the glee that people are taking in mocking her. It is vicious and needs to stop.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A single bee can produce 1 tablespoon of honey in its lifetime. 683 bees fly roughly 32,550 miles to gather 5.93 lbs of nectar from about 1,185,000 flowers in order to make one 9.5 oz. jar of honey. Original post
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...
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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Students at a Georgia high school staged a fake cafeteria fight to draw their principal over. Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School targeted Principal Bobby Davis on his birthday, highlighting the close bonds he has formed with students as a longtime school alumnus and first-year leader.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Ben Canham @bencanham.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Be the reason someone believes good people still exist. 😊
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Map of tanker’s route
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Solidarity
I came home from my clinic yesterday and saw a video of two young children in New Jersey being ripped away from a parent by
ICE agents, screaming hysterically. I also read that ICE agents fired at a man in New York with a 5-year-old in the car. This blatant disregard for the wellbeing of kids disgusts me. Elsewhere, I saw that Pete Hegseth is planning a public execution by firing squad, and I can't stop thinking about the lifetime of trauma it will inevitably cause the participating soldiers and anyone who views it. Yesterday on my lunch break, I walked past a long line of people waiting at a community center for dried rice and beans, while National Guard members in camouflage with guns stood across the street. Our country is in a bad place, and it pains me to live here right now. I want nothing more than to make it more kind, less depraved, more fair, and less impossible.
Itty bitty revolution
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Steven @ira78.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Think about it for a moment. He’s gonna be using taxpayer money to fund the war against Ukraine, and then he’s gonna sell it back to us at an inflated price so we have to pay for it twice. 
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parkerwhortley.bsky.social @parkerwhortley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Also not escaping my attention that this is a former military officer and that’s definitely part of the message.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Artsaxx @ajsaxx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This 👇
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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bingley567 @bingley567.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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ella42.bsky.social @ella42.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Well said. Worth listening to.
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ChumpTrump @chumptrump.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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ChumpTrump @chumptrump.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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carlmosc.bsky.social @carlmosc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And we still have to convince people that vaccines are safe? 54% of American adults ages 16 to 74 read below a 6th-grade level. When education is treated as elitism and ignorance as authenticity, the outcome isn’t surprising. This is the bill coming due.
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They Say @oracy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My great-grandmother was born in 1893. She was the youngest of nine children. Three reached adulthood; the other six died of diphtheria, measles, and whooping cough My grandmother was born in 1926. She used to tell me about getting strep throat infections and how painful they were before penicillin
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hispanics working in the USA 👏🏽
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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump should post this photo in the White House of him bowing to the Communist president of China.
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arkansasag.bsky.social @arkansasag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Story of Writing @sownow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Elie Wiesel was born on this day in 1928. He would want us to remember. And he would want us to resist the authoritarianism that leads to genocide - no matter where it happens.
Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.

–Elie Wiesel, "Night," 1955
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Vita Sackville-West @thegardenvsw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Personally, I like all gloomy trees; perhaps I have a melancholy streak in my character. #gardening
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FunkmasterP @funkmasterp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whether or not it's an 'engineering problem', it's a problem that has now gotten out of hand and out of the control of those who unleashed it. They've opened Pandora's box and don't know how to close it. So called good technology in the hands of bad people becomes bad technology Like nuclear weapons
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ella42.bsky.social @ella42.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interesting discussion here; the post and comments are a nice articulation of the problem but with no real solutions offered. However, as an important issue to address when we “begin again” to rebuild the USA, we should probably be thinking about it now. At 84, I will defer to you younger folks.
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt
Photo of uneven knitting with much larger amounts of red yarn than green
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Fred Michel @horticulturalart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
56228.01 Strobilanthes dyerianus
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
RepubliKKKans Are Bad For America, Vote Accordingly.......💙
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ella42.bsky.social @ella42.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whether you saw the viral clip (and comments) or not, please take a few minutes to read this woman’s extraordinary response.
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