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"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails." —T.H. White

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Desert Bus for Hope 🚌 #DB2026 OCTOBER 23rd @desertbus.org · 02/10/2026
We're just over three weeks away from Desert Bus for Hope 2026! What are YOU doing to prepare?
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We're getting ready for Desert Bus for Hope 2026! 🌵🚌 What are YOU doing to prepare? #db2026
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Neocities @neocities.org · 05/06/2026
Early this morning, we received an email from @namecheap.com that the domain neocities.org was being suspended because of a court order from New Delhi, India (a jurisdiction we don't operate in), which was for an unrelated court order about a sports streaming site on a different domain.
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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 23/09/2026
⚠️ New Twitch Email Scam.⚠️ Do not be fooled by an email claiming to be "Twitch Automated Audio Detection Systems" that asks you to verify your rights to use audio.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Rabies is 100% fatal if untreated. Please help spread the word about the exposure at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in North Carolina. The vaccine is incredibly effective and will save your life. Also…. Rabies at a petting zoo!?!? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.
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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 10/07/2026
Noticed deer.social had some missing features after trying it (like bookmarks) apparently it’s not maintained anymore, witchsky.app is another option. Anyway the point is there are lots of options for using bluesky with other clients!
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Accursed Dirt Beast 🔞 @aftermoles.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If anyone is getting smacked with this - just use deer.social or another alternate client. Bsky is just an AT Protocol Client, and your Bsky account is an AT Protocol account - you can use your same Bsky account thru another AT Protocol Client, no migration or loss necessary. Could not be easier.
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Annie Sexton @anniesexton.com · 11/08/2026
This is the coolest article I've ever written. Genuinely. All of you should read it.
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Sam Rose @samwho.dev · 13/08/2026
This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026. ordinaryabundance.com
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Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
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IggyMaid @iggymaid.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If you're a streamer on windows 11 check your audio input settings for your mic as there's now an AI powered "Audio enhancement" section that defaults to on which can interfere with your microphone audio if you're already processing your audio via OBS filters or other software
the audio properties menu for a microphone on windows 11 showing the options available
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gamersnexus.bsky.social @gamersnexus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Discs! And learning the lost art of doing small-time production runs making them! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_9C...
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F You, Sony | Bringing Back Discs & Learning a Lost Art, Pt. 1
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
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GrayGooGlitch @graygooglitch.com · 14/08/2026
Theres a screenshot of Merrykish (Twitchs community manager) talking about how Amazon needs to see high levels of opting out before they'll even consider reversing their position on training with our content. She went on to encourage people to opt out. Its clear this isn't coming from inside Twitch.
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Mage Bunkshelf @magebunkshelf.net · 14/08/2026
Just a heads up, my friend's discord was hacked recently, hacker sending the same minecraft mod messages. Within ten minutes of getting his account back (after like two weeks), it got rehacked. the hackers had a virus on his computer that retrieved the new logins to get them back in repeatedly
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Jatt- "Endurer of Infinite Trials" -azo @handle.invalid · 18/05/2026
IF YOU GOT HACKED ON DISCORD RECENTLY, SO DID I HERE'S A THREAD ON HOW I GOT MY SHIT BACK 🧵
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Nemes's Taped Messages @nemeshomevideo.selfhosted.social · 14/08/2026
Hey so this is exactly why im critical of unearned majorities and it doesn't matter if it's your prefered party or not.
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webmeister Bud (DJ Geekout) @webmeisterbud.com · 14/08/2026
Y'all. Watch Widows Bay if you can take a funny spoopy mystery kinda show. It's so good. Do recommendaysh. =)
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NolamiAmada 🏳️‍⚧️💠💜 [Final Cry ARG] @nolamiamada.cryptoanarchy.network · 13/08/2026
As an update, this APPEARS to be fixed
A screenshot of twitch tags, among them at the end is the TransRights tag, added successfully without a terms of service warning
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Wonder 🧡🏳️‍⚧️ @wonderauria.gay · 12/08/2026
oh twitch you sure are making a CHOICE today this on top of everything else? disgusting.
Me attempting to add the "TransRights" tag to my channel and being give an error saying it is against Twitch's moderation policy
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mirth @mirthalia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: We Stand with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Its Curatorial Independence. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
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We Stand with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Its Curatorial Independence
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights recently opened Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present, an exhibition examining Palestinian history, culture, displacement and lived experience. The exhibition...
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Reggie Graham @reggiegraham.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
All profit from purchases of the FREE GAZA Stickers will be donated to the Comox Valley Fundraising Community which helps send financial aid to 6 sponsored families in Palestine. This money is directly used for food, medical supplies, and everyday needs. You can find more info at cvfundraising.ca
Holding a bunch of FREE GAZA stickers. Two purple slugs chomp on a watermelon.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/06/2026
More than a decade ago, a group of young, internet-connected Belarusian dissidents launched a series of increasingly high-stakes, increasingly surreal confrontations with the corrupt, authoritarian government of Alexander Lukashenka, a man who is often called "the last Soviet dictator." 1/
Four female chorousters in sumptuous Renaissance robes. Each one's mouth has been stopped up by a Facebook 'thumbs up' icon. Behind them looms Mark Zuckerberg's grinning Metaverse avatar. The book they are reading from has flooded their faces with light. In the background is a sky full of ominous blue/red clouds.
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Shawn Lenore | How to be a Werewolf webcomic @shawnlenore.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Today is my birthday!! For my birthday, I would like my cat Arthur back and also a million dollars and also for you to read my comic at howtobeawerewolf.com or on Webtoons
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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes! Born on July 5, 1958.
A black and white photo of Watterson sitting at his drawing table.Calvin and Hobbes riding their red wagon.
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mirth @mirthalia.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@loadingreadyrun.com Thought James might want to know: Apparently the Bandle site's Bsky uses AI-generated art for their daily "visual clues". :(
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19/04/2026
Sabah fire displaces 445 people as relief efforts focus on safety and immediate aid for victims in affected areas.
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Fire razes 200 homes in Sabah, leaving hundreds homeless
Sabah fire displaces 445 people as relief efforts focus on safety and immediate aid for victims in affected areas.
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mirth @mirthalia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Me reskeeting @bibiblossoms.bsky.social only to realise days later that BIBI DOES THOSE AMAZING SLIDING SCALE HEALTH PINS??? I found these ages ago and then lost the site, my day is made bibipins.com/en-ca/collec...
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Sliding Pins
Bibipins is a fun and lively brand that takes inspiration from plants, magical girls, cosplay and nerd related things.
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SassyMetisChick @sassymetischick.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I didn’t know this, did you? Amazing!
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Please keep sharing these posts so they can be made! I need to sell enough of them so I can afford to make them. I also currently sell them in my galaxy, bats and strawberry patterns.
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. These dragon convertible bags can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag, waist bag and can be hooked up to a wheelchair & other mobility aids!! They are high quality! Get them now! Store: Bibipins.com
Red and Green Dragon Convertible Bags
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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
all will rise is handing back Microsoft money & pledging @nogamesforgenocide.com — it’s a difficult thing to do when funding and attention are scarce commodities for indies like us, but we hope more of our fellow devs and indie studios will join us in taking a stand 🔥 www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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Indie deckbuilder All Will Rise's dev joins No Games For Genocide boycott and plans to hand back funding it received from Microsoft
"We encourage others in the industry to join us and take a stand."
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/04/2026
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
That's home. That's us.
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Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 02/04/2026
"All authors are using AI now" This is misinformation. We're still quite happy binging stimulants and pumping out 10k words in one sitting at 3am in a fugue state on a week night.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 02/04/2026
These fire pits have been associated with one death and multiple burn injuries. Rozato, the retailer of Rozato Tabletop Fire Pits, has not agreed to a recall. Learn more: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Rozato Tabletop Fire Pits Immediately Due to Flame Jetting and Fire Hazards; One Death and Serious Burn Injuries Reported
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Barafu Pine @barafu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
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Stop Canada’s “Buy Now, Regret Later” AI Future
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 h...
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meave (frown) @meave.nyc · 02/04/2026
anyone in mawasi camp—which is SO MANY people in gaza, thanks to the iof—also has no nearby potable water! compounding factors make this a real emergency for mohamed, who asks @mommunism.bsky.social for a boost, please! bit.ly/help-mohamed note: donations made TODAY i can get to him this weekend!
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mirth @mirthalia.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@unknownworlds.bsky.social Was playing Subnautica on the TV and my Dad came in and asked, "Is this inside the [Artemis II] spaceship?" Congrats on approaching NASA level environment design!
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Help us name a little speedster 🐆
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カオリエン @kaorien.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Doing commissions for the first time a good while at vgen.co/kaorien! Sketches & painted headshots commissions available #VGenComm
Yzak Joule from Gundam Seed with snow leopard ears, angrily bearing fangsoriginal character staring into the camera with immeasurable disappointment
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That girl with The Posts @roodypatooti.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
[1] My DW cofounder does work for Discord, but he (rightfully) does not share Discord's discussions with me. But they've put a BUNCH of effort into opposing these laws.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Discord is a member of Netchoice, the trade organization that's fighting these laws in the US, and they've shown up for pretty much every lawsuit since they joined. I can't say for certain[1] but I HIGHLY doubt they are doing this because they want to.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I'm personally involved with 95% of the lawsuits in the US over these laws and I have lost track of which states have age verification laws in effect and which are and aren't under injunction! And that's not even counting the countries that are doing the same.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
While this absolutely sucks, we are going to see a lot more places implementing universal global age verification over this next year, because the number of states and countries legally requiring it has gotten to the point no one can keep up anymore.
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sfé r. monster @sfemonster.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
What have i been up to: i'm making a short comic about staying at the Canadian Cancer Society's Lodge with my sister while she's being going through cancer treatment. The first page is on my Patreonnnn >> www.patreon.com/posts/day-at... #sfedrawing
A cropped preview of a comic page entitled, A Day At The Lodge.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I just stumbled across this and thought some of you might like to see it. A letter from E.B. White to a man who'd written he'd lost all hope:
Dear Mr. Nadeau:

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.

Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society — things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly. It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man’s curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

Sincerely,
E. B. White
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
How did people respond to the Nazis exacting violence in the streets & rounding up people? Historians divide the response into 5 categories: Rescuers, Resistors, Upstanders, Bystanders & Perpetrators. Minnesotans are acting as Upstanders right now.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Filmmaker and activist Alanis Obomsawin recalls a time when two young girls told her they were turned away from a swimming pool due to racial discrimination. She tells Face to Face how she turned the experience into community strength: youtu.be/tYM9A3TBOOA
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 16/01/2026
Ya’akub Ira Vijandre, a 38-year-old pro-Palestine activist and Filipino-American DACA recipient is a photojournalist, and first responder who has been held in ICE detention since Oct. 7, 2025, after federal agents arrested him at gunpoint outside his home in Texas. He was later transferred to the...

Ya’akub Ira Vijandre, a 38-year-old pro-Palestine activist and Filipino-American DACA recipient is a photojournalist, and first responder who has been held in ICE detention since Oct. 7, 2025, after federal agents arrested him at gunpoint outside his home in Texas. He was later transferred to the Folkston ICE Processing Center.

The U.S. government is seeking to terminate his DACA status and deport him, alleging his social media posts “glorified terrorism.” According to reporting by ATL Press Collective, court filings and hearing transcripts show prosecutors relied on a series of posts that appear to reflect protected political speech and religious expression:

1. Holy Land Foundation
The government cited a post referencing the Holy Land Foundation, which prosecutors said was “convicted of providing material aid and support to a designated terrorist organization called Hamas.” Vijandre responded that the post was highlighting alleged due-process violations in the foundation’s prosecution.
2.. Aafia Siddiqui
Prosecutors pointed to a post about Siddiqui, who received an 86-year sentence in 2010. Vijandre said the post focused on human rights concerns, including allegations of abuse in federal prison, not support for violence. Human rights groups have long raised due-process concerns in her case.

3. Fort Dix Five
The government claimed Vijandre posted about the Fort Dix Five case, a mid-2000s terrorism prosecution marked by disputed evidence and due-process issues. Vijandre said he did not recall making the post, and his legal team noted the government has not produced a copy.

4. Islamic faith posts
- One post involved Vijandre “liking” a quote in English alongside the Shahada in Arabic. The government insisted the quote was ISIS-produced magazine. 

- Another post used a phrase that “appears to communicate the belief that individuals who die are ‘victorious’ by meeting God,” Vijandre and his lawyers said. They pushed back, saying the phrase was being stripped of its religious meaning and mischaracterized. In the Dec. 8 filing, the defense stressed that it reflected a core Islamic concept, not a call to violence.diqui, who received an 86-year sentence in 2010. Vijandre said the post focused on human rights concerns, including allegations of abuse in federal prison, not support for violence. Human rights groups have long raised due-process concerns in her case.

3. Fort Dix Five
The government claimed Vijandre posted about the Fort Dix Five case, a mid-2000s terrorism prosecution marked by disputed evidence and due-process issues. Vijandre said he did not recall making the post, and his legal team noted the government has not produced a copy.

4. Islamic faith posts
- One post involved Vijandre “liking” a quote in English alongside the Shahada in Arabic. The government insisted the quote was ISIS-produced magazine. 

- Another post used a phrase that “appears to communicate the belief that individuals who die are ‘victorious’ by meeting God,” Vijandre and his lawyers said. They pushed back, saying the phrase was being stripped of its religious meaning and mischaracterized. In the Dec. 8 filing, the defense stressed that it reflected a core Islamic concept, not a call to violence.

ATL Press Collective spoke to one of Vijandre’s attorneys, Maria Kari, who noted the lack of evidentiary standards in immigration courts, and added: “The government’s position came down to ‘Islam bad’ and ‘scary terrorists.”

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Eric Lee
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Today marks 100 days in ICE detention for DACA recipient Yaakub Vijandre. ICE arrested him at gunpoint on Oct 7. DOJ says he's a terrorist bc of social media posts against Israeli genocide & US gvm't mistreatment of prisoners.

Reporters: pay attention to this case! Free Yaakub!
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Feeling helpless about what's going on in Minnesota? Here are a lot of versatile and well-vetted ways you can help from wherever you happen to be! (h/t @sigridellis.bsky.social) www.standwithminnesota.com
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Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
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