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Joy Blakeslee

@jblakeslee.bsky.social
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Author of Ama Adhe, The Voice thar Remembers: the heroic story of a woman's fight to free Tibet. Researched Chinese labor camps for nearly a decade. Former teacher. animal/nature lover, butterfly and native plant gardener. PLEASE no DMs unless I know you.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27m
Ossoff: "You played earlier the tape of Mike Collins, a sitting member of Congress and the Republican candidate for senate in Georgia, supporting the deployment of federal troops to polling places in Georgia this fall. Folks, this is a 5 alarm fire."
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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 16h
It’s important to remember that faculty and colleagues in other countries are also under sustained assault from their leaders and University systems. Maybe know more south than the UK, which is decimating its universities. Solidarity with striking colleagues at Nottingham today.
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did y’all see that @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social’s new book on Lillian Smith dropped today? It’s such a great read. Order one for you & your friends. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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An Inconvenient Woman
A revelatory and immersive biography of a white Southern woman who was a key figure in the early civil rights movement, devoting her life to ending segregati...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 1h
Impeach Hegseth on January 3. I don’t care if you don’t have enough senate votes to convict and remove.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 1h
BREAKING: we just struck the 1st blow against Trump's illegal impoundment of almost $1B appropriated by Congress to help average folks We & partners sued to stop him from flushing away vast sums in housing support. Housing! The court just SUSPENDED his illegal action while we fully brief the case
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 2h
Say Hi 👋 to these Resisters looking to meet you! Vet, F&R. Ty! 💙 @word-nerd23.bsky.social @ohwonderful.bsky.social @bdub55.bsky.social @t-fish.bsky.social @wdstckdr.bsky.social @soldiergirl.bsky.social @barronwtramp.bsky.social @charisma0528.bsky.social @lawyerbytrade.bsky.social 🚫Add-Ons
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 3h
𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 🚨 Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar is currently in stable condition after his copilot stabbed him repeatedly. Brave passengers were able to break into the cockpit to subdue the terrorist attacker who tried to crash the plane & kill 274 people.
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Live updates: Hero passenger says he put attacker in a chokehold after cockpit struggle | CNN
The Flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a struggle in the cockpit in what the Israeli PM called “a most serious security incident.” Follow for live updates.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
for the second straight day, Trump -- face drooping -- is struggling to stay awake during a televised event
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Mike @misaligned.markets · 7h
There was reporting about private equity companies having a bailout via state insurance fund policies.
prospect.org
Private credit companies are key owners of AI-related assets. Many of their parent private equity firms own life insurers that are dumping grounds for bad loans—and subject to state bailouts.
Instead of passing through bankruptcy, insolvent life insurers have all their liabilities—in particular the policyholder claims—paid for by state guaranty funds.
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Mercy For Animals @mercyforanimals.org · 10h
Chickens raised for #Costco are bred to grow unnaturally large and fast, leaving many struggling to walk or even stand. Alicia Silverstone is helping expose the heartbreaking reality for chickens uncovered by our investigation. Take action: CostcoExposed.com
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Mercy For Animals (@mercyforanimals) on Threads
Chickens raised for #Costco are bred to grow unnaturally large and fast, leaving many struggling to walk or even stand. @aliciasilverstone is helping expose the heartbreaking reality for chickens unc...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11h
On October 12, 2020, the Times exposed Leon Black's payments to Epstein. That same day, David Perdue's campaign logged $2,800 from Black. Perdue is now Trump's ambassador to China. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-billiona...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14h
ROBIN WILLIAMS’ final scene on screen. What a privilege — albeit one infused with sadness too — for BEN STILLER. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (2014) “Smile, my boy. It’s sunrise.”
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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 13h
''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''
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🌺HippiesRule🌺 @teresa555.bsky.social · 9h
They just don't care.
Drawing of a woman standing - head bowed -  in front of a row of men - behind a long desk with papers in front of them.
One man is saying: "It's not that we don't believe your story, it's that we don't care."

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Democracy USA @oilgaschemicals.bsky.social · 9h
Hey Texans ... How many homes do you own? Paxton...has 15 Talarico.... Has 1.. Vote Talarico...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 9h
Nearly all the Extras in this iconic scene were French expatriates. Their tears during the stirring rendition of La Marseillaise were genuine— filmed at a time when the fate of France was still uncertain. CASABLANCA (1942)
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23h
The Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt (Clavelina Ossipandae) is a translucent reef-dwelling creature whose rib-like structures and panda-like markings give it a spooky, animated look. Found in Southeast Asia, it harmlessly filters seawater and helps keep coral ecosystems healthy. Original post
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10h
53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next. I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
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Mayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYC
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Joy Blakeslee @jblakeslee.bsky.social · 2h
Has everyone seen " What is AI? The AI Doc: or how I became an apocaloptomist?" I suggest we all do. It's important.
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Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 27/06/2026
This is called prison. Keeping everyone under constant surveillance is putting everyone into permanent incarceration for life. Do any of these tech weirdos actually ever interact with humans?
techcrunch.com
Xprize founder says 'humans behave better when they’re being watched' | TechCrunch
Peter Diamandis is the latest tech executive to argue that global surveillance will make the world a better place, following Larry Ellison's comments in 2024.
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Hether Beck @hethbeck.bsky.social · 6h
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Moriah @moriah1121.bsky.social · 5h
Schmitt, Kennedy and the entire gang of GOP criminal stooges define shameless stupidity! But let’s not lose sight of this👇
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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 8h
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 8h
That expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence.
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thegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work.
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 11h
The Pacific Screech-Owl 20-25 cm Pacific slope of Middle America, southern Mexico down through Central America to NW Costa Rica. Mate for life nest in a tree cavity female incubates 34 days, male feeds her both parents feed chicks 5 weeks Parents feed , protect for 10 more weeks until they leave
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 8h
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a fucking embarrassment
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Ducati5 @ducati5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙝 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @wayneesmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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ChristineAa @christineaa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just shared my thoughts with Eric Schmitt.
schmitt.senate.gov
Share Your Opinion - Senator Schmitt
Hearing the viewpoints and comments of fellow Missourians is vital to me and my office. This web form is the best way for you to share your thoughts and feedback as well as request assistance. Please ...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026
Their performance was indescribably beautiful. It might be God’s favorite rendition of all time, but especially at a time like this.
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Bless The Mariachi Band Driving MAGA Crazy
Dear Humans,
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Paul Bavister @paulbavister.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sundew and Butterwort from Anton Kerner von Marilaun's The Natural History of Plants 1894
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Jeannette Mullins @jlsea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
John Atkinson Grimshaw (British, 1836–1893) "October Gold", 1889. Oil on Canvas, 59 × 44.5 cm Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Joy Blakeslee @jblakeslee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I knew this was coming.. 16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar. www.the-independent.com/us/money/tru...
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16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar
Rising costs in areas such as insurance and maintenance are pushing some trucking companies to the brink
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Marie Antoinette would like to have a word....
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
Black text that reads:

229 new affordable homes are coming to the Bronx.

We just broke ground on Sol on Park:
• 80 homes for current NYCHA residents
• 69 homes for formerly homeless seniors
• 79 homes for low- and middle-income seniors
• 8,000 sq. ft. of community space, including a health and wellness center 

This is what’s possible when we invest in NYCHA and use the power of government to build a City where New Yorkers come first.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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