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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Oh how curious! I wonder what were they doing and why they didn’t just say it was them, since ppl were freaking out lol. When i saw them it looked like several drones flying together. Just found this timeline abcnews.com/amp/US/myste...

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Mystery drones in New Jersey, New York: A timeline of what officials have said

The drones were first spotted in mid-November, according to witness accounts.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You have mastered the form, so delightfully!

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Warrantless stops and violent roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley, have been terrorizing farm workers for the past 5 days. The chaos is escalating. full statement: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

United Farm Workers union condemns brutal
ICE surge impacting farm workers in Central Valley; highlights Rep. Valadao's comments as 'insulting' to his constituents

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I just started reading this and I gotta say we did not learn enough in school. Spanish colonialism was more so much more brutal than I had ever imagined.

“America, América: new history of the new world by Greg Grandin” book cover

“Between 15 and 30 million people lived in Mexico in early 1519, when Hernando Cortés and his army of 500 men arrived to begin his assault on the Aztec empire. By 16O0 - 81 years, the length of a long life, only about 2 million remained.”

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ya Dem here too. I saw like six drones in a group in suburban NY (near NJ) as well. It was weird, frankly.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Tom Cox and his alt texts are my favorite reasons for being on Bluesky.

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eolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A west of Ireland #painting, "Connemara Waters" came out of an idyllic day cycling in south Connemara when I stopped for a while to look across the bogs to the mountains of north Connemara. And to watch a family of swans because how can you not? #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear #MountainMonday

Landscape format in acrylics on canvas. The bottom two-thirds of the scene below the horizon is a bog of grasses and vegetation of greens, oranges, yellows and blues. The bog is laced with horizontal strips of very pale lilac water, some with grey and dark rocks protruding from them. Along the horizon is a low distant ridge of a green hill punctuated with dots of pale houses and dark green trees, that starts to rise up towards the right edge. Behind it is a long low purple hill on the left half, and further behind across the whole painting are 4 large pyramidal mountains of different blues, stacked behind each other getting paler as they recede in the distance. The sky is a very pale smoky teal. The water pool along the full width of the bottom edge is an even paler lilac, almost white, but with lots of short little horizontal rippling strokes of pale aqua blue and purple. Signed bottom right in dark blue, right where the pale water changes to purple, Liam Daly.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yes, I was thinking that they switch over from diaspora defined as emigrants and descendants to just emigrants when they talk about Europe. But I wonder where they are getting these figures.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Farmworkers are walking door to door in Congressional District 22 to tell voters: Randy Villegas is a leader who will fight back against Trump and his friends. He cares about our community, unlike Valadao who does nothing. Support us by supporting Randy Villegas for Congress!

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ICE is depraved. And an enormous number of Americans have no problem with this. Nothing is surprising anymore but it’s still shocking.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…

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eolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My #painting "The Long Walk II" was painted when me and my bicycle sat in Galway by Claddagh Quay. Rain then softly landed on my face. And made the painting look funky. Then it got much heavier and washed all the paint off the canvas. So I returned the next day and started over. #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear

Landscape format in acrylics on canvas. View across rich blue rippling water to narrow band across the centre of the painting consisting of a street of about two dozen terraced houses, the leftmost being 4 stories and the rest a mixture of 2 and 3 stories high, above a band of dark blue that is a quay wall. Windows and doors are dark simple soft rectangles. Houses are single colours of, from left to right, blue, 5 white 2-story houses, blue, yellow, pale green, brown, white, maroon, red, pale green, white, blue, brown, yellow, blue, yellow, white, and yellow. Slated roofs are dark blue. Sky is stormy yellow mixed in with patches of green and red, dark in patches near the top, brightest at the bottom above the roofs. The water closest to the dark quay wall has less rippling and shows a dark shimmering reflection of the houses. Foreground includes some grass and flagstones of curved quayside on left. Signed top left in dark blue, Liam Daly

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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I hear immigrant children also have heartbeats.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Can you give my dad back? I miss him.” 💔 ICE kidnapped her father Luis at a DOT inspection. Her mother says he is legal and did everything the right way. #AbolishICE

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I thought the name Tepper sounded familiar. Some In Ireland might remember this melancholic tribute by Mick Blake youtu.be/myvyGl6yo64 #speirgorm #speirghorm

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Mr Tepper - mick blake

YouTube video by Mick Blake

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 14/09/2026

it’s so in our faces: these camps are not places people are meant to survive

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

CVS seems to have it in some stores but it’s not on their scheduler yet. So you can’t schedule it but you can walk in to get it.

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Some of the most persistent myths and misconceptions around COVID19 vaccines concern the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly in young people. A massive new study has obliterated these myths using a very clever study design, and it’s worth diving into it" thelogicofscience.com

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In January 2022, the worst part of the pandemic for kids, the Urgency of Normal was very concerned (!) about the mental, social, emotional & behavioral health of our children. Today, under MAHA/MAGA they are silent. A discussion of our disingenuous pandemic discourse. My latest.

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Why Did the “Urgency of Normal” Stop Caring Care About the Mental, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health of our Children?

Genuine concern is consistent concern, and the silence from the Urgency of Normal about literally everything happening today is clarifying.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

You convinced me to order at last. Your alt texts on your cat pics are so endearing - I imagine a whole book will be an utter delight.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Juan" shares, "I'm harvesting cauliflower in Salinas, CA. I've been working in these fields for 8 years. There's very little work for us farm workers as the growers planted less this year. I don't earn isn't enough to cover my expenses. I'm worried for my family." #WeFeedYou

A worker holding up cauliflower in a field where he is harvesting the plant

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ICE ripped 50,000 human beings from their homes and disappeared them into cages last month. 50,000 empty dinner tables. 50,000 cold beds. State-sponsored terror disguised as policy. Silence is complicity. We cannot look away. Fight back.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A racist regime delighting in the pain of Black and Brown people in the country legally It was never just about illegal immigration

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Have been recommending it to everyone- friends, smart young lifeguard/history major at community pool, financial advisor, random guy in NYC who saw me carrying it and was intrigued by the title… Amazing work that fills in a lot of gaps!

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Joel" shared this photo of Gallo of Sonoma farm workers. These workers negotiated 9 paid holidays, a generous medical/dental/vison benefits and jury duty pay as part of their UFW contract. Let’s raise a glass of union label wine to these farm workers. Si Se Puede! #WeFeedYou

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 20/08/2026

Fascism thrives on fear. I wrote my book because words still have power and I refuse to be silent and afraid. By telling the truth, we cut the monsters down to size. So, please: tell everyone you know to buy “The Nerd Reich” book today. 1st week sales make all the difference. Let’s get it done!

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We're harvesting the broccoli fields for the 2nd time and only get 4 hours of work. I still have to get up early, pack lunches for everyone, drop my kids at the babysitter and drive to the ranch. What I earn in those 4 hours, isn't enough to cover my living expenses. #WeFeedYou

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I nearly ordered your book from bookshop.org today - only to open my door to find they had already sent it to me. I had ordered it months ago and forgotten!

A copy of Gil Duran’s Nerd Reich, sitting on the brown envelope it came in from Bookshop.org.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I feel like one of the challenges of this era is we all must be continuously on guard against depravity, in oneself as much as others. There’s a good chance we’ll be consumed by it if we aren’t aware of the need to fight it internally.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You are the indisputable master of the alt text.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The conditions in ICE detention centers are outrageous. Worms. Standing sewage water. Measles outbreaks. 52 people have died so far. No American - no matter what your view is on immigration - should stand for this inhumanity.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

ICE continues to separate families, knowing that this is how to break the future of our people. Broken homes. Broken futures. Reminder!!: Almost 80% of people being kidnapped and thrown in cages are not criminals.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

You can demand a return to "Christian values", or you can attack empathy as "suicidal". You cannot do both.

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I like to think of them as little angels swooping our troubles away…

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Noreen Bowden @noreenbowden.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yes! Twice I have had dead birds on my front steps, and both times they were whisked away by unknown creatures.

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Mayoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Chris Burd @cb253tx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I’ll keep saying it until people understand. They don’t care if they’re disappearing an American citizen. ICE wants to ethnically cleanse the country of everyone who isn’t white. We must do everything we can to stop them.

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