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DerpsWithWolves 🐍 @derpswithwolves.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just smacked a spider with a paperback copy of Starship Troopers, and truly I could not have picked a better book. I saw it on the shelf; and knew this was its purpose.

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Good grief, this hits home.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I just hope the when they someday make a historical drama movie about the fascist takeover of the US government, they have a black woman play Elon Musk.

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Fortress Press @fortresspress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It's Earth Day, so we thought we'd show off some of our more recent ecotheology titles! Do any of these books already have a home on your shelf? Or maybe there's a new read that will make its home with you soon?

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Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, PhD @scrawfordobrien.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Hey all! You're invited! Join @lesliedavenport.bsky.social, @kevinjamesobrien.bsky.social and I for a free on-line workshop on climate anxiety and resilience. March 28th, 3pm PT. After your local #NoKings rally, come join the conversation! Register with QR code in the poster, or luma.com/7xe4ftjp

Poster about the event on March 28th at 3pm PT.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

It would sure frost dear leader if the city of Minneapolis won the Nobel Peace Prize for its pioneering work in nonviolent resistance! (h/t @bettybarcode.com)

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Please SHARE if you agree!

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Jacob J. Erickson @jacobjerickson.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

“The tradition we claim does not begin with the management of fear, but with the protection of human dignity. It does not teach that order justifies violence, or that power is vindicated by its ability to dominate.” www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

ncronline.org

Editorial: We are in moral exile. We must resist.

Authoritarianism thrives on resignation. This is why the most urgent task before us is not simply political opposition, but moral recovery. We must relearn what it means to be a people capable of nonv...

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

There were some folks at my dad’s church who were worried that if they started a food pantry someone would steal stuff. And my dad stood up and said “If you can’t have a food pantry what the fuck is the point of having a church?” Maybe feeding the hungry is more Christlike than letting them starve.

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Bryn @slimewave.me · 22/10/2025

“Well folks, times like these make me even more grateful that my parents gave me the gift of a strong work ethic— …I’m just being told that the work ethic is actually a time bomb constructed out of a dozen anxiety disorders and socioemotional deficiencies lashed together inside a trench coat”

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Michael Morrell @genuinemichael.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Let’s get biblical, biblical…

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

No notes

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

substack.com

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Solar is nuclear energy ☀️

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

This is a real letter from Melania Trump to Putin and it’s one of the most vapid things I’ve ever read.

Melania Trump
Fixst Lady of the United States of America
August 15, 2025
Dear President Putin,
Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation's rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger.
As parents, it is our duty to nurture the next generation's hope. As leaders, the responsibility to sustain our children extends beyond the comfort of a few.
Undeniably, we must strive to paint a dignity-filled world for all - so that every soul may wake to peace, and so that the future itself is perfectly guarded.
A simple yet profound concept, Mr. Putin, as I am sure you agree, is that each generation's descendants begin their lives with a purity - an innocence which stands above geography, government, and ideology.
Yet in today's world, some children are forced to carry a quiet laughter, untouched by the darkness around them — a silent defiance against the forces that can potentially claim their future. Mr. Putin, you can singlehandedly restore their melodic laughter.
In protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia alone — you serve humanity itself. Such a bold idea transcends all human division, and you, Mr. Putin, are fit to implement this vision with a stroke of the pen today.
It is time.
Sincerely,
Melania Trump
The White House

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

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Cullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

if chewbacca went on Laugh-In a good thing for him to aay would be "bacc it chew me"

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 @moxiest.art · 08/05/2025

HBO needs to add a pricing tier thats only feature is not showing Bill Maher's face as a suggestion every time we finish an episode of John Oliver

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Commander RR @tinkertopia.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Did you know about the Tree on Snake Lake nature trail with a portal to the mirror "Light" Universe? We are all trapped in the Dark Zone Universe

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Shopping for EVs in the US is infuriating. It’s a process of finding a super cool option that’s not huge and is significantly cheaper than other options and then finding out they don’t sell it here.

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Enough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Popes are chosen by God, making them the ultimate Dei hire

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Tradition states that last night Jesus emptied out all the jails. Spent Saturday night telling people “I don’t care what you did, people weren’t made for prisons.” The next day to prove His point He broke out of solitary. It is finished. Easter is incompatible with the carceral state. Happy Easter.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I’m going to pull my teeth out if the left tears itself apart over whether Pete or AOC would be a better candidate while Trump dismantles every single check on his power. Let’s have the debate while deep down adoring both of them as insanely smart, principled politicians that we are lucky to have.

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Jess @secondaryjess.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Really fucked up of the government to make me root for Harvard

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 09/04/2025

One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Okay is there any evidence behind luggage gridlock being more efficient than normal conveyor belt or did every airport get upsold on garbage?

Gridlocked luggage on a new style tsa setup where you wait to push your back into a parking space and then finally it gets shuffled onto the conveyor belt.

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marcyrheintgen.bsky.social @marcyrheintgen.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Hello world! My name is Marcy Rheintgen and I recently became the first person to be arrested under the transgender bathroom bills!

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

🎯

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Jacob J. Erickson @jacobjerickson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

“We believe, however, that a recent decision by the President is a dangerous threat to religious liberty, promotes Christian Nationalism, and all people who care about our democracy need to take note.” www.alternet.org/lutheran-chr...

alternet.org

'The President is a dangerous threat to religious liberty': Lutheran bishops take a stand

Who gets to decide what is Christian? What does religious liberty look like today? With so much unsettling and destabilizing news coming from the new administration in Washington, DC, it’s hard to kee...

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Ah, he never disappoints.

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🇨🇦FerFer 🇨🇦 @jennarndt.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This is perfect 😂🇨🇦

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Proud of my sign at today’s massive #TeslaTakedown rally in Burlington Vt

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 14/03/2025

Good morning. I am a firm 100% NO on House Republicans' slush fund CR. I will NOT vote to let Elon and Trump pick winners and losers with your taxpayer dollars. Senators were not elected to beg Trump for federal resources.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I feel like we need to form a League of Relatively Normal People, and our agenda should be things like: --Canada's cool, leave them be --Lot of smart people at universities, that's a plus --We're scared of getting cancer, so let's research it --Fewer floods and wildfires would be nice

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 12/03/2025

I will not vote to weaken my power to fight for WA state. I will not vote to turn YOUR taxpayer dollars into Trump & Elon's personal slush funds. I will vote NO. We should pass my short term CR, avoid a shutdown, and do our jobs.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 11/03/2025

Think about what passing a slush fund CR will mean: what happens when Trump cuts staffing at national parks in your backyard because your Governor won’t deny climate change? Or you can’t get a bridge replaced because the political appointees at DOT don’t like a particular mayor?

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 11/03/2025

We have already seen how Trump will threaten to cut off states and cities that disagree with him—and how Elon will warp government to benefit his companies and hurt his competitors. Voting against this CR is about our ability to be a voice for our constituents here in Congress.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 11/03/2025

There is a reason why Elon and Russ Vought want Congress to pass Speaker Johnson's slush fund CR. We should not let Elon and Trump pick winners and losers or defund programs they either don't like or don't understand. They will hurt blue AND red states. VOTE NO.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/03/2025

They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Montana is extremely lucky to have Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell standing up in front of openly transphobic lawmakers who wanted to pass a bill that would /take trans kids away from their parents./ Thank you to them, and to the Republicans who crossed the aisle. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana

One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches

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Jacob J. Erickson @jacobjerickson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Saruman: "The Forest of Fangorn lies on our doorstep. Burn it." So we’re here now, ok.*facepalm* www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber

President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

well you know what, three years ago today I ran eleven and a half miles at a pace of 10:00/mi and today I ran two miles in half mile increments with two minute walking breaks but I share this for anybody who's climbing back up a hill they already climbed once. we'll get there & it'll feel good

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Jana Bacevic 🌲🌳✊🏴 @unsocialtheory.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

In a community-building workshop I attended today, someone said (reflecting on activist burnout) something like "people are standing in for infrastructure" and as someone interested in both people and in infrastructure this is probably the most accurate & succinct diagnosis I've ever heard

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