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Johnny Townsend

@qarchivist.bsky.social
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Author of Inferno in the French Quarter, Am I My Planet's Keeper?, Gayrabian Nights, and Kinky Quilts. We don't stop until we have universal healthcare, subsidized childcare, tuition-free college and vocational training, fare-free public transit, and more.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 15h
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 20h
LDS church addresses gambling. That's good. Some other possible moral topics? Climate breakdown. Genocide. For starters. No mention of these yet, though. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
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Full summary of Saturday’s LDS General Conference: Never give up on those who have left the faith, says apostle
The latest announcements and talks from Saturday's sessions of the LDS Church's fall General Conference.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sweet song of small town gay love. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzI-...
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Different Kind of Man - The Boot Scootin' Sissies (Official Music Video)
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On the defensive, Sarah Longwell says there’s no evidence Democrats’ alliance with Liz Cheney hurt Kamala Harris. Swing-state polling says otherwise. www.levernews.com/bulwark-2024...
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The Bulwark Now Wants You To Forget 2024
On the defensive, Sarah Longwell says there’s no evidence Democrats’ alliance with Liz Cheney hurt Kamala Harris. Swing-state polling says otherwise.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Let's remember that a general strike (proposed now in Spain) is something we can do here, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qtm...
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Spain rejects housing measures as protesters gather outside Parliament
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Sameer Kankali Ⓥ☮✌🏼🌱💚🍉🐸🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼 @sameerkankali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Elon Musk Calls For “Death Sentence” for GAC Providers open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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Elon Musk Calls For “Death Sentence” for GAC Providers
Musk’s posts are not just inflammatory rhetoric. They have real-life consequences.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
All by himself Sen Mike Lee killed a bill to stop Trump from razing other President’s memorials Mike Lee has no morals left, only blind ambition to be appointed to SCOTUS
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Political campaigns are very good at taking from communities. They take our money, our time, our data, our attention. Then Election Day comes, and most of what they built disappears. We think campaigns should leave something bigger and better behind:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every horrendous villain movie come to life!
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 01/10/2026
There is a Goodreads giveaway for The League of Lost Souls! Get an early copy of my occult fantasy here. (This is US only, I'm afraid, there will be international ones running later.)
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Book giveaway for The League of Lost Souls by K.J. Charles Oct 01-Oct 31, 2026
75 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 01-Oct 31, 2026. Enter for a chance to win an ARC! 75 winners will be selected.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Fellas, we have to talk to our sons while they’re still young. This foundation👇🏽 is the way…
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ex-Mormons make predictions about this weekend's LDS General Conference in Salt Lake: mainstreetplaza.com/2026/10/01/c...
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Conference Predictions!! – Main Street Plaza
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's difficult to avoid Amazon completely, but let's find alternatives whenever possible. Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form truthout.org/articles/ama...
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Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form
Internal company documents obtained by a Canadian labor board show how Amazon is tracking workers’ every move.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Ireland EMBARRASSES Israel for the Whole World to See
YouTube video by TYT Sports
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Existential Threat We Can Do Something About
Nuclear war, climate breakdown, artificial intelligence and extreme inequality threaten our collective future.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.” open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”
The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My former fiancee, an Italian Mormon I worked with while doing my 2 years as an LDS missionary in Italy, was a member of the Communist party. No LDS leaders felt that should keep her from being a missionary and active member of her Italian congregation for years. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
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Commentary: Latter-day Saints are no strangers to socialism — in the past and the present
Latter-day Saint socialist candidates were common in the early 20th century. How and why that changed, although socialist members are not uncommon in today's global church.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The LDS church doesn't speak out on political matters, but they speak out plenty on "moral" issues (abortion, LGBTQ rights, Equal Rights Amendment for women). Why isn't Mormon Mike Lee's threat to the Constitution a moral issue worthy of speaking out? www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Sen. Mike Lee wants to impeach a federal judge for ruling against Trump — and is asking for $5 to do it
Sen. Mike Lee is raising campaign cash on his demands to impeach a federal judge who ruled against President Trump's executive order restricting voting by mail.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Google Maps Unveils Israel’s Decimation of Gaza
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've heard good things about this film from folks who saw it at a film festival. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHQ9...
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ELSINORE Official Trailer (2025) Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Vote for me! I pander to the right to win Democratic votes!" NY-21 Dem Congressional Candidate Blake Gendebien Releases Ad Decrying “Boys In Girls Sports” open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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NY-21 Dem Congressional Candidate Blake Gendebien Releases Ad Decrying “Boys In Girls Sports”
This corresponds with a modest, but growing, trend: Democrats are capitalizing on anti-trans hysteria, or otherwise leaning into Republican narratives on so-called culture war issues.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Forcible Eviction of 87-Year-Old Madrid Woman Sparks Protest Encampment over Spain’s Housing Crisis
The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal Martín in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, has become a symbol of Spain’s rising cost...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"No one ever showed any sign of remorse whatsoever… These men wrote the darkest page in human history. People were murdered because they didn't share the race, the colour, and the ideology of their executioners." www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
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'No one showed any sign of remorse': The heroic US lawyer who put Nazi death squad members on trial at Nuremberg
On 29 September 1947, the "biggest murder trial in history" began. Seventy years on, the chief prosecutor, Ben Ferencz, told the BBC how he fought to bring 22 killers to justice.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Allyship says: I stand with you. Solidarity says: Your struggle and mine are connected. www.laprogressive.com/progressive-...
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Left Coast Forum: Now Is the Time for More Than Allyship
From federal layoffs and DEI rollbacks to Medicaid cuts and immigration enforcement, the Trump administration’s policies reveal why solidarity must replace performative allyship.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seattle becomes first city to target surveillance pricing at grocery stores. www.axios.com/local/seattl...
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Seattle targets "AI-assisted price gouging" at grocery stores
The rules bar grocers from using personal data to charge different prices — a 1st for a U.S. city.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My op-ed about city, county, and state budget shortfalls. Tax the rich! www.laprogressive.com/economic-equ...
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Who Should Pay for Infrastructure?
Seattle residents face rising sales taxes, property taxes and public-service cuts while corporations and wealthy residents avoid paying their fair share.
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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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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026
Being a leftist means taking big shots. And making them.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Things can feel scary, but let's remember "extinction burst." Let's keep resisting fascism even as they act horribly. www.youtube.com/shorts/cekQH...
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A year from pitching my #ExtinctionBurst theory, #maga confirms it. #obama #trump
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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NAZA - official trailer
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Democrats Are Taking—and Failing—the Wrong Test
The party’s changing approach to transgender issues revives an old political dilemma: compromise for votes or rewrite the terms of the fight.
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Arresting peaceful protesters who are protesting a war criminal. www.youtube.com/shorts/kEH6O...
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Susan Sarandon & Chelsea Manning Arrested At Netanyahu Protest
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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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How Did It Get This Bad?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
LETS GO NYC ✊
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