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"Solvitur ambulando—it is solved by walking." — St. Augustine (traditionally attributed) "It IS possible for David to triumph over Goliath." — Bill Moyers #NAFO fellaversary: 10/16/2025 forger: @AlreetPets

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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 46m
Cypresses with Four People Working in the Field - 1890 botfrens.com/collections/46/content…
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 32m
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 57m
The “states’ rights” people in the past knew it was bullshit back then too, because slaver states wouldn’t let free states pass laws protecting self-emancipated people within their borders.
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 1h
Elbridge Colby loves Putin and Russia even more than Trump does. He made sure NATO allies Britain, France, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania weren't invited to a NATO meeting. Moscow's divide-and-conquer war against the West is embodied in this Quisling. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 1h
Several countries, including the UK, France and the Baltic countries did not receive an invite to a planned meeting in Poland that will focus on NATO’s future Trump and his cronies are doing everything to ruin NATO as Russia escalates across Europe. More gifts for Putin
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Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 1h
Jack Smith is an American patriot. Those dumb ass Senate republicans yesterday should be ashamed of themselves. I hate each and everyone of them
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 7h
This is the Republican playbook Convince your constituents that everyone lies, so it’s okay to lie Convince your constituents that every politician is corrupt, so it’s okay to be corrupt Convince your constituents that the government will never help them, so it’s okay when the government sucks
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 7h
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Guys, I turned on Fox News and did you know there's a CARAVAN OF COMMUNIST TRANS ATHLETES CROSSING THE BORDER WITH SYRINGES OF COVID AND MEASLES VACCINES! A SECOND CARAVAN OF FURRY AIRLINE PILOTS DECLARING SHARIA LAW is right behind them. Lock your doors!
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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 7h
Incredible red aurora during a substorm over Fairbanks, Alaska. Imagine seeing this!
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RoseRed @thebookishgardener.bsky.social · 7h
“𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝚑𝚒𝚖, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚒𝚕 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚎, 𝚗𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚘. 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚋𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚍.” -𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚕 𝙷𝚊𝚠𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚎, “𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝙻𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛” *my photo #quotes #BookSky #cemetary
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EarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 7h
Hi stargazers! 🔭 Late tonight, the waning gibbous #moon will shine near the #Pleiades star cluster. #Aldebaran, the fiery eye of #Taurus the Bull, is nearby. Don't miss them! #astronomy 🌖🌌 For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide: buff.ly/wO2IARe 📸 Image via Chicky Leclair.
A large area of electric blue nebulosity with bright white stars immersed within.
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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 7h
This fourth-century Roman glass bottle was found in a grave at Butt Road cemetery in Colchester. Similar bottles were discovered in nearby burials that may have belonged to the same family.
Close-up of a pale green Roman glass vessel with a tall cylindrical body and short neck, featuring two looped handles attached at the rim, shown against a plain light background.
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 6h
The wee Ruby-crowned Kinglets passing through on their Fall migration. None of these birds are showing a red crown; it's often hidden, and only the males have them.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 6h
Amazing Paxton thinks Trump is ruining his terrible name. Q: Do you feel like he's a little bit of a drag?” Paxton: “To be honest with you, when we did that midterm convention, it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Yeah. Not good.”
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 6h
The point is that there is a nonzero part of the population in America that is actively excited about bringing about the end of the world through war. They are always the bad guys.
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Shotgun Crusader
Alt: Shotgun Crusader
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God @thegodshow.com · 6h
No beardos? So no one who fought in the Civil War then, got it. No wimps?! Have you even seen the video of you doing bench, bro? Feet flailing everywhere
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 5h
Beth Cohen 
@anotherbethcohen  

dear soft pretzel companies,  

there is a middle ground between “no salt” and “THIS PRETZEL HAS ENOUGH SALT TO DE-ICE A WISCONSIN HIGHWAY IN JANUARY.”   

WHO IS ASKING FOR THIS
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 5h
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Republican ptich: "Vote for us because you're scared of things we scared you about."
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Concretebotany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 5h
Common #Sunflower (Solidago annuus) shot this morning on Columbus. #Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Sunflowers www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1843...
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 5h
A Great Egret stretching and watching the waters in the morning light.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 4h
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If your government is loudly demanding the dissolution of the International Criminal Court, the international court that tries war crimes, well, then the odds are pretty high that your government is committing war crimes.

A lot of war crimes.
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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 4h
“Arroyo Hondo" by the New Mexico-based artist Ed Sandoval.
“Arroyo Hondo" by the New Mexico-based artist Ed Sandoval.
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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 4h
“Untitled (Taos)” created in 1999 by the contemporary New Mexico artist Ed Sandoval.
“Untitled (Taos)” created in 1999 by the contemporary New Mexico artist Ed Sandoval.
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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 4h
"Curious Neighbor" (30x36 inches) by New Mexico artist Ed Sandoval.
"Curious Neighbor" (30x36 inches) by New Mexico artist Ed Sandoval.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5h
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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Roxy B. @roxcraft.bsky.social · 4h
I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This.
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
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Richard Summerbell @acremonium.bsky.social · 2h
Our favourite Canadian show just saved a plane!
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 2h
I guess it's too much to ask for a president who isn't the worst person alive
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 2h
Filled up my gas tank today, and now I need to refinance my mortgage
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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 2h
This mockup shows the April page of my 2027 Awesome Auroras calendar hanging on a wall. The calendar launches on Friday, October 9 at 9 AM Alaska time, and the first 100 customers get 20% off: theauroraguy.com/products/awe...
The April 2027 page of the Awesome Auroras calendar, hanging as a spiral-bound wall calendar, square on a pale sage-green wall above a white desk, with a small potted succulent and a white cup of pens standing below it and a stack of white books to the right. The page shows the Solid Ground aurora photo across the top, a written sidebar about chasing the aurora from the frozen lakes along the Richardson Highway, and the date grid with the moon phases, the Lyrid meteor shower peak, and the U.S. and Canadian holidays.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 1h
Formal wear al fresco. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
Black-and-white photo of a short haired, black tuxedo cat lying on its side on a lawn.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1h
I, for one, am *not* convinced that Peter Thiel’s supposed criticism of the second Trump administration is sincere. His fingerprints are all over Trump 2.0, and it’s more than “just” JD Vance. 1/
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Before joining Trump's State Department, Jacob Helberg was Senior Policy Advisor to *Palantir* CEO Alex Karp. dId-
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8/ "Michael Kratsios is the man of the hour, charged by President Trump to usher in the golden age of Al and American innovation." Kratsios "started his career working for Peter Thiel, first at Clarium Capital and later Thiel Capital." - written by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, 11/28/25
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Mike Watman @mikewatman.bsky.social · 2h
Have a very good night, you faithful fellas. Together to Victory! Slava Ukraini!
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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 2h
AU denounces Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist ‘Religious Affairs’ office www.au.org/the-latest/p...
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AU denounces Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist ‘Religious Affairs’ office - Americans United
Americans United denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's prioritization of Christian service members over non-Christians and the nonreligious.
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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 2h
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 2h
Ron Wyden is such a good senator.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 2h
“Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands *** Wyden bill follows public reporting that Trump administration is trying to transfer over 17,000 acres of public land in the West for data center development” 9/30/26 h/t @amptsuper.bsky.social 1/ www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 1h
We need AI regulation yesterday. The incentive driving the doom scenario is simply greed. I don't take PAC money from OpenAI, or any AI corporation, or any corporation for that matter.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h
Starting tomorrow, Illinoisans can apply for assistance with their energy bills. No working family should have to decide between heating their home or putting food on the table. We're making life more affordable for those struggling with rising monthly costs like utilities.
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 2h
“One thing is clear: Florida needs a change. The Herald endorses DAVID JOLLY for Florida governor.” archive.ph/cuNAA
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2h
A win! A federal judge in Georgia today dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted copies of the state’s voter registration list.
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DOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rolls
The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2h
Just three years ago today Robert Prevost was made a Cardinal. Pope Francis knew full well he was creating his successor.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2h
Per Politico citing 6 diplomats familiar with the matter, Trump admin is excluding the UK, France and Baltic countries from a NATO meeting on alliance’s future next month in Poland — after threatening to deploy a “naughty and nice list” against governments that have run afoul of Trump’s priorities.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 2h
Pierre Damas Bel was an honor student & part of his college's ROTC program. He was also a TPS recipient. After Trump's attacks on TPS, he was forced to wear an ankle monitor that isolated and humiliated him. Pierre died in an apparent suicide. He was 20.
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acdc25.bsky.social @acdc25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Major Jason Watson was arrested in uniform on the steps of the Capitol in July as he called for the president’s impeachment. He has argued that the president has violated the Constitution, and that Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance should be removed from office www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Air Force Major Recommended for General Court-Martial After Protesting Trump
The recommendations are not binding, but it is rare for them to be ignored in the military justice system.
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stat-monkey.bsky.social @stat-monkey.bsky.social · 15h
Major Jason Watson didn't point to one scandal. He pointed to a pattern. Cohen filed 26 articles: oath violations, pardons, emoluments, abuse of power. No single act defines this presidency. The volume does. Text GO GTS to 50409. Tell your Congressperson to speak out. #Impeach #Remove #Convict
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🐞Ladybug014🐞 @ladybug014.bsky.social · 10h
Major Jason Watson #Hero #SayHisName
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Sandy ✨🦋 @srosnato.bsky.social · 9h
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... SUPPORT MAJOR JASON WATSON FOR STANDING UP FOR THE CONSTITUTION!! #DOOR #Blues
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Air Force Major Recommended for General Court-Martial After Protesting Trump
The recommendations are not binding, but it is rare for them to be ignored in the military justice system.
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Original CMH @originalcmh.bsky.social · 5h
Jason Watson is one in a million
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cwolfe007.bsky.social @cwolfe007.bsky.social · 5h
My father is retired air force. After one of these speeches (not this) I asked him what he thought the officers in the audience were thinking. He replied, "How much longer do we have to endure this?" I'm bummed Jason Watson didn't get more attention for doing what most are thinking.
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