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@parhelion17.bsky.social
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Love dogs. Haven't given up on humans yet. Democracy dies in plain sight

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“I asked ChatGPT”- ok well I asked the mycelium and it said to plant more trees and to tell you to return to the forest
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
It's Papa Doc and Baby Doc Trump
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
"Trump is not the architect of the Iran war, only its vehicle." On who's really in charge: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...
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The No World Order
Meir Kahane, Netanyahu, Trump, and the war beyond Iran.
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
So many pols and pundits talking 'poorly trained' agents. Many don't look trainable to me. They just look like bad hires. Time and money can't fix them. I hope this isn't the moderate political position that expresses disapproval, spends money, goes along, accomplishes nothing.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Please share. 💔
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Denise @turtlezmom.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Wow...just wow....they are truly the Felon's nazis and magats refuse to even entertain the idea.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Unrestrained www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/10/2025
Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.
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Make The Planet Great Again... @turquoisemarble.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I can't re-post this enough....feel free to spread around on the feeds.
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Crooked Media @crooked.com · 27/08/2025
People have to know what’s happening: your citizenship, your status, the color of your skin will not keep you safe.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Radley Balko and Jason Stanley raise concerns as ICE transforms into Trump’s own paramilitary police force.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Who told the DNC they're allowed to have a great social media game? Because damn.
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trarob1964.bsky.social @trarob1964.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
One of the most important videos we can watch and share to remind us to keep copious records of the regime’s crimes against humanity. We are alive at this time in history to bear witness, document, and become messengers so that no one ever forgets how and why the US became everything it denounced.
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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Steel Feather, Still Sky Charlie and I just got back from our Monday morning walk. Along the way, I spotted a bird off in the ... 1/4 #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #BirdofPrey #raptor #MississippiKite
"A solitary Mississippi Kite perches high in a bare-limbed tree, its silhouette slender and sharp against a pale, overcast sky. The tree’s branches stretch like outstretched fingers—tangled and leafless—offering no cover, just stark lines reaching into the soft light. The bird is distant but distinct: its streamlined body and long wings give it an elegant, almost falcon-like profile.

From this remote perch, it surveys its domain—a quiet sentinel against the canvas of gray. The photo captures a feeling of stillness, of distant watchfulness. Despite the space between viewer and subject, there's a quiet intimacy: one lone kite at ease in a tangle of limbs, framed by the hush of a soft northern Louisiana sky.

In the top left corner, the name “Swede’s Photographs” is gently inscribed, giving credit to the artist behind the lens." - Copilot"A Mississippi Kite perches gracefully on a slender, bare branch, captured in striking close-up against a softly hued sky. The bird’s smooth, silvery-gray plumage gives it a sleek, sculpted appearance—like brushed steel warmed by feathers. Its chest is pale and clean, blending into a darker gray along its wings and tail, which are tucked neatly like origami folded in stillness.

The kite’s head is turned slightly, revealing a sharply hooked beak and a powerful eye: pale, alert, and scanning with a quiet intensity. It looks focused and composed, the embodiment of a predator at rest—but never off-duty. Small pinecones hang nearby on the branch, offering a sense of scale and season, and a hint of wild fragrance to the imagination.

Behind the bird, the sky stretches in soft shades of blue and gray, creating a gentle contrast that makes the kite feel both part of the landscape and apart from it—elevated, enigmatic, untouchable.

A subtle credit at the bottom reads "Swede's Photographs", grounding the image in the eyes of the one who saw and paused to catch this moment." - Copilot
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Melissa Hirst 💙🔥BLUE ADVOCATE OF LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE @melmayhem.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
I doubt anyone will see me post, but this needs to be known... if you have a visible following please repost 💙🔥💙 Admitting he wants "his people... aka US " to behave like north Korea for Kim Jong Un.🤬
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Efficient resistance means pushing back against fascism & pressuring it both on the streets as in the court rooms. Scenes from Tucson Arizona where protestors cornered Trump regime ICE troops, sprayed them in self-defence. Protestors kettled ICE & used their own riot control methods. #3E #StopICE
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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Opinion | Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The excellent M Gessen speaks on seeing a police state for what it is
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Neighbors call out No warrant. And Shame.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
10 years ago Rubio was defending BLM and lecturing other Republicans about empathy and compassion. Such a stark contrast to the defiant, soulless authoritarian who defends street snatchings and concentration camps. Even his body language has changed.
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Meeting the moment
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
John Leguizamo has ideas
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Didn’t get a chance to post this earlier, but there was a huge turnout in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the federal courthouse. From my seat in the jury room, I heard the supporters outside chanting throughout the hearing.
Outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, people gather in support of Abrego Garcia
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Put this on blast.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2025
Murphy: "There's no separation between the Kremlin & the White House right now. The White House is a full-time Kremlin propaganda operation..there's a real probability American troops are going to have fight abroad to protect the global world order & our allies & perhaps American sovereignty itself"
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Dr. Ed Weir, PhD, Former Social Security Manager @mygovexpert.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
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EXPOSED! HELP for Elon & DOGE to UNCOVER $Trillions in FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE! | PLUS LIVE Q&A
YouTube video by Dr. Ed Weir, PhD, Former Social Security Manager
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FreeTexasBlueEyes @freetexasblueeyes.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
who likes original music?
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
BREAKING: A Top DOGE Staffer, Marko Elez, has just resigned after Racist Tweets were uncovered. His account appears to have posted: “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.” and “Normalize Indian hate.”
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NDNchick4Decency @fedtfupofthemall.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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CDC Data Removal Threatens Native Health, Violates Treaties, UIHI Says
The Centers for  Disease Control and Prevention has stripped crucial health data from its website that tribal nations rely on to protect their citizens’ health, prompting immediate pushback from Nati...
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parhelion17.bsky.social @parhelion17.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
@peppergeek.bsky.social I'll follow you here because I already enjoy your site and channel. This is a good place for you!
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Senate Democrats are considering voting NO or delaying every Trump nominee as retaliation for his overreach on ending USAID. Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
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Democracy Died @democracydied.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
United States Senator Brian Schatz: "You cannot waive away, an agency that you don't like, or that you disagree with, by executive order, or by literally storming into the building, and taking over the servers!"
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Earth to the Dandy Warhols @earthpeace.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
GODDAMN!!!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2025
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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Bunny 🕊️ 🦋 🌊 🔔 🌈 🌲 💙 🌊 @pittsburghlady.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
You got to call them! 😉 5calls.org They are not required to read post, They are required to respond to and report phone calls
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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 26/01/2025
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military. Altogether, 992 pilots graduated from the Tuskegee Air Field courses, and they flew 1,578 missions and 15,533 sorties, destroyed 261 enemy aircraft, and won more than 850 medals.
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Kyle Walding @tbrnaughttb.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
ICE was in my hospital today… i am so beyond angry—this is unacceptable stay away from our patients and let us do our jobs
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maggie164.bsky.social @maggie164.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Sad day for our country
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🩵💙🩵 Beth 🩵💙🩵 @bethtoja.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
And this one.
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Dave Winer on Bluesky @scripting.com · 24/01/2025
I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
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