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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 15h

No, life wasn't better before. It really wasn't. This is a great explainer. Check it out:

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 19h

The "so-called" ceasefire that HAMAS broke on 10/7? That one?

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Twenty-seven years ago this week, a 21-year-old college student named Matthew Shepard was found tied to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. He died six days later simply because he was gay. More of his story in the Alt-Text:

On October 6, 1998, Matt left a bar with two men who lured him out under false pretenses. They drove him to a remote area, brutally attacked him, robbed him, tied him to a fence, and left him alone in the freezing night.

Eighteen hours later, a cyclist found him - at first thinking he was a scarecrow.

Matt’s parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, were overseas when they got the call. By the time they reached the hospital in Colorado, Matt was in a coma. He never regained consciousness. They never got to say goodbye.

Dennis once said Matt was almost too tender-hearted - the kind of person who couldn’t even step on a bug. Friends described him as a “light of joy,” someone who never met a stranger. The night he left that bar, he’d been planning an LGBTQ awareness event at his university.

Years later, Judy Shepard shared that she truly believed by now, things would be different - that people would be safe, equal, and accepted. “I am frustrated that we’re not done,” she said. “I am ecstatic that we have come this far. But there’s just so much left to do.”

And she’s right.

Hate crimes still happen. Basic rights are still being denied.

Let’s honor Matthew’s memory not only by remembering his story, but by continuing the work. By refusing to look away. By choosing compassion over hate, and courage over silence.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Spoken like someone who's never had to fight for their right to vote. What a slap in the face for those who have fought and those who can't vote. Like I said, privileged.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Texas used to be a blue state, and California used to be red. Being so privileged that you brag about throwing away your vote is how red turns to blue and vice versa. I've been voting blue in Texas for 40 fucking years. There is no excuse for shirking civic responsibility.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I used to work in the own brand department of a big grocer. It's often the same product, just different packaging.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So, Great Value brand and the way more expensive Trader Joe brand come from the same source? Good to know.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Pleiades and Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 3 October 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The Andromeda galaxy at centre with galaxy M110 above. Many star dots.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is bullshit. They are not using old mines. It's one data center in an old defense bunker, and they are not heating homes with it. It's bullshit. tech.yahoo.com/computing/ar...

tech.yahoo.com

Inside Sweden's underground Pionen data centre

A former Cold War bunker beneath Stockholm now houses servers in a remarkable futuristic setting

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

School music programs are getting absolutely bodied by tariffs, per @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...

The effective tariff rate on instruments in June was about 13 percent, said Cullen Hendrix, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. That was down from a peak of nearly 24 percent last September but more than twice as high as before Mr. Trump’s second term.
Band and orchestral instruments have been hit the hardest, he said. In the second quarter of this year, imports of instruments were down nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2024. Imports of orchestral string instruments, including violins, violas and cellos, dropped 50 percent. Brass instruments fell 43 percent.

“It’s hitting the horns, it’s hitting the strings, it’s hitting the percussion,” Mr. Hendrix said. “All of those things combined are kind of sapping the available pool of tools that we can provide these children to begin their journey.”

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icookfood2023.bsky.social @icookfood2023.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It is a shame so many believed the propaganda surrounding this war. My guess is they thought if they ignored it, that would make them a bad person.

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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 03/10/2026

Sheep, goats, donkeys, oh my! 🐑🐐 Come meet me and some furry friends this Sunday from 4–6 PM in Austin for food, music, and a petting zoo! Can't make Austin? Come say howdy afterward in Coupland for the HD 52 line dancing party from 6–9 PM!

Campaign event graphic featuring Clayton Tucker speaking into a microphone in a cowboy hat, surrounded by images of a sheep, goats, and a donkey. Text reads, “Sheep, Goats, Donkeys, Oh My! Meet Clayton Farm Animals Petting Zoo!” The event is October 4 from 4–6 PM at 4504 Travis Country Circle, Blue Valley Pool Pavilion in Austin, Texas, with food and music.

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Justin @jlentini09.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Shared by a woman I would've used a steak knife

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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 03/10/2026

We are statistically tied, and this race is moving. The billionaires and corporate bigshots have plenty of money to throw around. We have Texans ready to fight for our water, our privacy, and affordable, safe food. Only organized people can beat organized money. Now is the time to prove it.

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

He’s dealing truths and facts.

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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

hegseth out here talking about "no fatties" in the military when the commander-in-chief looks like this:

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You're either so dumb that you don't know that endorse means to publicly show support, or you're an insufferable pedantic. Either way

static.klipy.com

Woman Mutes with Remote Control

ALT: Woman Mutes with Remote Control

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trump won the Valley, too. I tried to tell them no one would be safe, but 🤷‍♀️

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

She did endorse him the day after the primary. She's focusing on down ballot races now.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The civilians they didn't kill outright when they attacked innocent people at a music festival? So Hamas said, these are some nice civilians. A shame if something happens to them.

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I keep seeing people say you should not vote for this Democrat or that one because PROTEST VOTE. This is what we get when the privileged few decide their votes are playthings.

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/6115216-education-department-title-ix-lgbtq-trans-students/

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We really need a law requiring disclosure of payment for social media posts.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

But he's pandering to folks that would never vote for him, and making Democratic voters like me very uncomfortable.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Talarico is running the dumbest campaign. No one gives a shit about debates.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You can't vote if you're not on the rolls. The registrations will be processed in the voter's county, and they have until 10/19 to do it. The backlog goes back 12 months, tho. Like I said, it's a mess.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yes. It will affect everyone, but I'm guessing these are mostly new voters or new to the state if it's thru the DL portal. What a mess.

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garnet @garnetwaters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There is no party registration in Texas. We have open primaries.

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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 25/09/2026

Go Texan is in danger. It promotes growing, processing, and manufacturing in Texas. It’s a great brand that helps local Texas businesses grow. My opponent, Data Nate, wants to get rid of the Go Texan program, which ain’t surprising, considering he was a food importer who sold out to Wall Street.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Joe Walsh Is Right......

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is heartbreaking. Once again…there’s not a single good thing that came out of not electing Kamala Harris as POTUS. IDGAF if it makes you mad because the truth is ALL of this could have been avoided. The world is a dumpster fire & anyone that didn’t vote, voted 3rd party, or for GOP did this.

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