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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Vote next month as if your life depended on it (it just might...) And vote 💙 !!! #vote #elections #pro-democracy #NoKings

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey, where'd San Francisco go?! (the famous fog just swallowed the city, as seen from across the Bay in Berkeley) #California #SanFrancisco #photography

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "The pen is the tongue of the mind." - Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer & author of Don Quixote, born this day 1547 #authors #birthday #books #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #amwriting

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Jem Wayne @jem361.substack.com · 21/09/2026

Time to embarrass @evkingwrites.bsky.social LOL!

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Make sure you register to vote in time...and then vote! 🇺🇸 🗳 💙 #pro-democracy #NoKings

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "Fiction stretches our sensibilities and our understanding, as mere information never can." - Fay Weldon, British author, essayist & playwright, born this day 1931 #authors #birthdays #books #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

C'mon humans, we must do better! “The risk of large-scale, persistent and potentially irreversible change is increasing, while our margin for error in tackling these problems is shrinking.” 🌎 > 💰 #ClimateCrisis #environment #future www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Heed this warning about the midterms from Ty Cobb, former Special White House Counsel in Trump’s first term: “There’s nothing Trump won’t do.” Our full discussion is worth the watch. You’re invited: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent." - Stephen King, American writer of #horror, #suspense, #crime, #sciencefiction, #fantasy & #mystery, born this day 1947 #authors #birthdays #books #readingcommunity

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Woah, just came face-to-antlers with this guy during a walk into the Berkeley Hills! Got the heart racing -- mine & maybe his -- though I'm always excited to see them... #photography #nature #animals #California #GoodVibes

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Coal is one of the worst energy sources, accelerating climate change, creating toxic air pollution, and harming human & animal health... Help kill coal! #photography #CleanEnergy #GreenEnergy

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What leadership looks like... "Trump won’t stop until he can exert dictatorial control over your free vote and disenfranchise millions of people this November. California will stop him at every opportunity.” - Gavin Newsom #NoKings #pro-democracy #California www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Gavin Newsom signs election security bills to thwart federal interference by Trump

Bills signed by California governor safeguard vote by mail and make seizing ballots or election records a felony

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The kids are alright... “We know that a better future is possible. We'll work every day to get there." - Sebastian Martinez, president of the Sarasota Next Gen Democrats #books #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #BookBans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards

Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Good day out, soaking up sun with thousands of others at the 50th Solano Stroll in Berkeley, CA! 😎🎶🌞 #photography #weekend #GoodVibes #California

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What leadership looks like by my new adoptive state! “This is the biggest, most far-reaching set of online protections in the U.S. and will set a standard for the whole nation.” - Jim Steyer, chief executive, Common Sense Media #technology #California www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/t...

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California’s Governor Signs Landmark Online Child Safety Bills

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16, the first law of its kind in the nation.

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." - Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer of novels, short stories, plays & essays, born yesterday 1828 #authors #birthdays #books #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #amwriting

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

California Dreamin'! (sunset over the San Francisco Bay from Berkeley) #photography #GoodVibes #California

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wise Words "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." -- Gloria Steinem, RIP #GloriaSteinem #WomensRights #feminism #equality

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sign of the times? (seen today in a Berkeley, CA cafe restroom) #war #peace #photography

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet, playwright, novelist, statesman, scientist, critic, theater director & philosopher, born this day 1749 #authors #birthdays #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

California Nights! (across the San Francisco Bay from Berkeley at sunset...) #photography #California #GoodVines

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "The stubbornness of a weak man should never be underestimated." - Frederick Forsyth, English novelist & journalist, best known for The Day of the Jackal & other thrillers, born this day 1938 #authors #birthdays #books #thrillers #writingcommunity, #readingcommunity #amwriting

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "The only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough." - Ted Hughes, English poet, translator & children's writer, born this day 1930 #authors #birthdays #poetry #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #amwriting

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Could just be me, but harming & killing more American kids seems a dumb plan for the future... "Children will be hospitalized who did not need to be. Some of them will die." #NoKings #pro-democracy #resist www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Trump’s vaccine order is about feelings, not facts | Robert B Shpiner

There’s no evidence that vaccines cause autism, or that we should separate MMR shots. This order is dangerous

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Now try to unsee it.

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

When, as a nation, did we become this? Seeking asylum from a tyrannical Turkish regime, Gabar Choli ran straight into a tyrannical American one -- "for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed" #NoKings #pro-democacy #resist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding

Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oh, deer! Met some of my new neighbors today on a walk in the Berkeley Hills... #photography #California #weekend #GoodVibes

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

52 years ago today (when integrity mattered) "As President, I must put the interests of America first. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad…Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency." - Richard Nixon 8/9/74

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "Those who believe without reason cannot be convinced by reason." - James Randi, Canadian-American magician, author & paranormal investigator, born this day 1928 #authors #birthdays #books #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kirk Wolcott @kirkwolcott.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wise Words ✍️ "The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice, but it doesn't bend on its own." - Barack Obama, American politician, author, Nobel Peace Prize winner & 44th U.S. President, born this day 1961 #authors #birthdays #books #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #amwriting

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