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Leigh Brewer

@leighonbi.bsky.social
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Herbalist, garden designer and foodscaper, maker, re-wilder of lawns, food grower. Owned by 3 rescue dogs. Ruled by one cat.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 6h
Televising the execution of Nidal Hasan is about more than voyeuristic violence Authoritarianism requires rituals of death that seek to transform secular oppression into religious orthodoxy while communicating the need to murderously purge “the other.” jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/descent-in...
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Descent Into Madness: The Ritualization of Death and Fascism
The public execution of Nidal Hasan is a potent milestone
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21h
Foucault wrote about this. It's meant to terrify and control the public. It's a spectacle for domination. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What a fucking clown. The only people stupider than this admin are the maga cult that believe these lies
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh fuck
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
😂 Democracy, russian style. Communists in Moscow held an officially approved rally. Then they started chanting “Down with the Tsar!” And suddenly the “approved rally” wasn’t so approved anymore - police beat them and dispersed the crowd.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, just to review. In roughly seven months the US has had to abandon all bases in the Middle East, flee from a British base, the petrodollar system that is the foundation for hegemony has collapsed, and we’re facing historical energy and food crises. Great work. www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/p...
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US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat | CNN Politics
The United States has moved long-range bombers back to their American home stations after an unspecified new threat, according to a person familiar, days after the British government arrested a number...
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Rebecca 🦋 @rebecca79903973.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Punishment for SA perpetrators needs to be swift, equalitarian (no getting away with it because of $), and brutal. It won’t stop unless men are afraid of the consequences.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good people don’t embrace bigotry. Period.
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Jasmine @feistybunnygirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remember when they kicked an entire girl’s softball team out of the championship game because a player posted a private Snapchat where she was flipping off the camera? It’s funny how they never worry about ruining girl’s futures.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As the midterms approach, I want to remind folks that pandemics have historically given rise to fascism The fear associated with death and disability on a massive scale makes it easier for authoritarians to seize power Vote accordingly Protect disabled & marginalized people. Get them to the polls
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Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains
The paper examined municipal spending levels and voter extremism in Germany from the time of the initial influenza outbreak until 1933.
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...
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Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They flaunt the wealth they stole from American pockets and you still have white idiots that defend NOT taxing these loathsome parasites into oblivion.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@governorferguson.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov Why are these goons allowed to terrorize people in our state?!? Do something!!!
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 22/09/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 22, 2026~Uncharted bananas. "The current El Niño is likely to be the largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into an atmosphere in which temperatures are already rising rapidly due to human-caused global heating." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Have to imagine it's a coincidence that a president with historically low levels of approval and an open disdain for democracy is turning the White House into a fortress and building structures with snipers and drones and championing omnipresence surveillance and directing murderous secret police.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There’s only one way for a society to deal with these infels and it’s not therapy.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
While other countries prepare the stupidest, greediest, cruelest assholes on the planet are in charge of the US and want to expand fossil fuels.
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A new antibiotic, pre-methylenomycin C lactone, was just found in an old compound. It's over 100x more active against drug-resistant MRSA & VRE. This is hopeful news for tackling antimicrobial resistance.
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New antibiotic discovery could help tackle antimicrobial resistance
Scientists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic, pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hidden within a compound that has been known for 50 years. This new compound demonstrates strong activity against dr
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Don't confuse "wealth" with "super-wealth". The wealthy already pay their fair share because their wealth generally comes from earnings. But the super-wealthy pay nothing because they earn very little on paper. They instead make money with their money — which isn't taxed because we only tax earnings
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The atmosphere just hit a new water-vapour record: 27.35 kg of water vapour per m2 in August 2026, ~20 trillion litres more water than the previous record. Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C. More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
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El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August
Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's strange how Democratic Socialists - who are being denounced by both parties - turned major deficits into balanced budgets in both New York and Seattle.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As we get thrust into an unnecessary period of fascistic violence, war over resources, and the stripping of basic human services and dignity, the appeal of AI for the powerful isn’t just planning or war making, it’s creating a system that will do what they want and allow them to shirk all blame.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What’s the name of that movie where Skynet becomes sentient and starts a nuclear war?
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sure, let’s have these guys regulate themselves.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 19/09/2026
"All of this analysis, the stats, the records is here to show one thing. We are having a profound climate impact on billions of people right now. Not five, ten, fifteen years from now. But right now." ➡️ Check out our latest state of the climate webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrXC...
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Climate Central’s Monthly Briefing Highlights: August 2026
YouTube video by Climate Central
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@governorferguson.bsky.social
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Dem leaders didn’t support Mamdani because they knew he would show people how govt is supposed to work.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 18/09/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 18, 2026 ~ Feedback loop alert! "Water vapour is also part of the climate feedback loop – water vapour is a greenhouse gas and so the atmosphere will warm even further, and then take up even more water vapour." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August
Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I love this woman. If only her words could reach all human ears. A must watch till the end, Speaker-Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and antiglobalization author. #WomeninLeadership IG: @maturedgirl
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/09/2026
Companies have turned just about everything into subscription services that users have to pay for. “They get the subscription and our data,” EFF's @ktrendacosta.bsky.social said. “It's a win-win for them and a lose-lose for us.”
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People Are Pissed Off and Ready to Own Their Shit
A grassroots live tour by YouTuber Louis Rossmann highlights growing resistance to companies that keep people from controlling their devices.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The 0.04 kg m² increase in water vapour is the equivelent of 20 trillion litres of additional water, or 20 cubes of water, each a kilometre wide, high and deep. We are playing with very dangerous forces. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Planet’s atmosphere breaks record for water vapour levels increasing risk of extreme heat and rainfall
Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At least one happy thing in the news.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's rad that Meta used a David Bowie song to advertise their AI and it's about how there are only five years before the apocalypse and they surely had no idea because these tech assholes have literally zero comprehension skills. Got to hand it to them. Dumbest bunch of motherfuckers alive.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 16/09/2026
'Absorbed Solar Radiation' is the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth that is not reflected back into space as shortwave radiation. Reduced cloud cover, less-bright clouds, melting polar ice and changing vegitation are all contributing to the recent spike.
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Leigh Brewer @leighonbi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t usually like reposting memes but this made me spit out my tea. 💯
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Common Flame-back woodpecker 29cm S and SE Asia Lifespan 11 years Diet ants, termites, larvae inside bark, fruit and nectar Pair are monogamous sharing equally all duties, incubating for 28days, feeding 28 days, and 3 more weeks after the fledge until they are fully independent Beautiful video
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“We have what the world wants: the energy, the resources, the talent, the technology and the capital” ~ PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oh yeah I totally believe these AI oligarch frauds who have lied about literally everything and have hit a wall in development and in fraudulent and delusional funding. I’m sure they’re really, really scared after creating a generational breakthrough no one has documented and they won’t even name.
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 15/09/2026
Jean Smart is the first woman to win an acting Emmy for every season of an ongoing TV show. She is also tied as the most Emmy-winning actress of all time.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
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Green is a mission @greenisamission.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
1,277,500 sunrises, 1,277,500 sunsets experienced. The oldest olive tree in the world is on the island of Crete, about 3500 years old. 💚☘️🌿🌱🌲🌳🍀💚
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Jay @jaylboh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is what we’re dealing with.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Bunches of bears: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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