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Quoipas

@quoipas.bsky.social
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Upstate New York born and raised. Current Interests: Native plants and biodiversity, science fiction/fantasy, biology. And humor. And living in a stable democracy!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h
a fashion designer once told me she wished people bought clothes like they buy furniture. when you buy a couch, you know you're going to live with it for 10+ years. clothing purchases are often much more impulsive; the items treated as disposable.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 11h
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Let's just try drugs that rhyme
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 8h
Video by Kevin Hertzog 😭❤️
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8h
Derrick Downey Jr. runs a popular Instagram account, where he shares videos of how he takes care of squirrels in his neighborhood. He provides them with food and medical care, and has even helped them nurse their young. Recently posted a charming video of his new tattoo. IG derrickdowneyjr
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7h
Republicans, man, I dunno.
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BREAKING: Matt Gaetz Just Got Sued for Sex Trafficking Minors. Again.
Venmo memos, confiscated passports, a game table in Heathrow, Florida, and a $400 cash payment to a girl who’d just finished grade 11.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 7h
Yes, the scale changes from picture to picture but the trend is clear: EV adoption merrily moves upwards around the world. With oil refineries around the world being bombed it’s only logical that this trend speeds up further.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4h
🎉 WIN: Nonprofit groups can continue to help new U.S. citizens register as voters at their naturalization ceremonies, a federal judge ruled. It’s a stinging defeat for the Trump administration’s broad effort to make it harder for naturalized citizens to vote.
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In defeat for Trump, court allows nonprofits to register voters at naturalization ceremonies
In a stinging defeat for the Trump admin's broad effort to make it harder for naturalized citizens to vote, a federal judge reinstated a policy allowing nonprofit groups to help them register their na...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 3h
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“More than 100 elected officials have joined me in calling on parking lot and garage owners across New York City: Don’t give ICE a place to operate. Don’t rent to them. Tell them they’re not welcome.

Last week, ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal in the neck in Marble Hill while his 5-year-old son sat in the car. They had been staging nearby in a private parking lot.

Our city laws keep ICE off public property. Now, we’re calling on private property owners to do the same. One garage on Morton Street already removed ICE vehicles after neighbors spoke out. Every owner has that power.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h
Career staff at the CFTC were investigating suspiciously timed trades surrounding Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would not bomb Iranian power plants. Then a senior adviser to Trump’s CFTC commissioner told them to back off. Could this administration get any more corrupt?
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CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades
Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.
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814bleedingrose.bsky.social @814bleedingrose.bsky.social · 9h
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 6h
A graceful Giant Oarfish (Regalecus glesne). This is a rare deep-sea creature with a long, silver ribbon-like body. • Holds the record as the longest living species of bony fish. • A vertical swimmer. • It's rarity likely inspired centuries of sea serpent stories. (Vid shot by @XyiTdo) #nature
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
Kinda wild that there have been wild protests going on in Albania for months set off by a corrupt Kushner luxury resort project and there has been barely coverage of it here 🇺🇸 and Trump never gets asked about it.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 13h
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Cartoonist: Clay Jones
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13h
Learn it, teach it. Original post
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Other people: you should get out of your comfort zone. Me: you should get out of my comfort zone.
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
One thing people don’t understand about introverts is how much we love doing nothing. Staying home, enjoying our own company, getting lost in our thoughts, and having absolutely nowhere to be can genuinely be the perfect day
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 22h
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 15h
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 13h
Amazing
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Kyre Adept, PhD @drkyre.bsky.social · 20h
The latest de Adder cartoon, and right on point as usual.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”
As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”.
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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 20h
“Is this the right room for an argument?" MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS (1972) #MichaelPalin #JohnCleese
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MadAsHell-NeverTrumper 🌊💙🌈 @janl99.bsky.social · 23h
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17h
The Manor House in Castle Combe, Wiltshire sits in the heart of the Cotswolds, a region preserved since the medieval wool trade collapsed into a landscape of honey-stone manors and timeless gardens. IG: @thetimeless.heritage
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Owen From Ohio @owenfromohio.bsky.social · 22h
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16h
“I will note that the Gilded Age begat the Progressive Era, a period of unprecedented social and political reform in the early 20th century that rose from the backlash against the decadence and impunity of the previous era.” www.editorialboard.com/rage-against...
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Rage against new Gilded Age is reaching point of consensus
Donald Trump symbolizes "the money power."
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18h
BREAKING: The FBI made a video trashing Democrats & hyping Kash Patel, then posted it during early voting Spending your tax dollars to campaign or to hype the director is illegal -- This video did BOTH We want watchdogs to find out who signed off Our @democracydefendersfund.org letter👇 -TN
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TonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21h
Ex-Congressman Matt Gaetz is accused of sex trafficking. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/10/15/e...
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Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking young women
Two women filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing former Congressman Matt Gaetz of a sex trafficking and drug scheme. Gaetz denies the allegations.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 18h
Truth 👇
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18h
"The next Democratic Congress and president will face challenges...But as Thomas Paine wrote 250 years ago, 'we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain, too cheap, we esteem too lightly.'” www.thebulwark.com/p/short-term...
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Short-Term:😀. Medium-Term:😟. Long-Term:🤷‍♂️
After the midterms, the Democrats’ challenges are daunting.
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Ron Charles @roncharles.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“The president’s swiftness in firing her showed his willingness to cut off anyone who becomes a liability and an embarrassment.” Imagine writing that sentence about a president whose entire cabinet is “a liability and an embarrassment”! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...
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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Rise and Fall as Trump’s Ambassador to Greece
President Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece. Once a prominent Trump insider, she suggested she will now fight to defend her reputation.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22h
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, a court permanently blocked the Trump administration's policy banning nonpartisan groups from registering voters during naturalization ceremonies. For years, allowing groups to help new citizens register at ceremonies has increased turnout for naturalized citizens.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/10/2026
🎥 LIVE: The DOJ just dropped a list of voters it wants disqualified and threatened to sue a key state if it doesn't comply. Trump also defied a court order blocking his political ads and the GOP wants election deniers on a Georgia county's election board. Marc breaks down the latest👇
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BREAKING: Trump DOJ Drops SECRET Voter Purge List Days Into Voting
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/10/2026
WaPo: U.S. intelligence officials warned the Ukrainian Embassy in DC that if there are more strikes on Russian energy sites, the U.S. would halt intelligence sharing. “The warnings were so widespread that anyone with a Ukrainian-sounding last name got a call” ...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Preliminary injunction request opening in the golf course case: "From the moment Plaintiffs filed this suit in February, Defendants have been saying one thing and doing another: insisting that there is no plan to destroy East Potomac Golf Course, but all the while implementing that plan piecemeal."
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Memorandum in Support – #80, Att. #1 in DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE v. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-00477) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE, ALEX DICKSON, DAVE ROBERTS. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration Will Bardwell, # 3 Exhibit Ex. A, # 4 Text of Proposed...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Crazy idea: Democrats should defend immigration and immigrants, run on the idea that immigrants make America great, and stop Homer Simpsoning themselves into the shrubbery every time Republicans try to demagogue it.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Authoritarian regime grabs electronic communication devices of prominent opposition member. Since it’s highly unlikely there is anything on her phone about immigration paperwork from 30 years ago we can assume this just became a fishing expedition.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
One mural costs 325 tote bag or t shirt sales. Or 283 advent calendars. Or 1625 stickers. I want to make more biodiversity murals in 2027…have you visited our shop lately? SquidFacts.net
A park building with gigantic mods all over it, including the Polyphemus Moth, and two Luna moths
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thirty years ago, Susan Collins promised Maine voters she’d serve only two terms. Now she’s a multimillionaire asking them for a sixth. Her current net worth is estimated to be roughly $6.8 million. Not bad for a Senate salary of $174,000 per year.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business: "We have the numbers. So ... it looks like inflation is accelerating. These numbers are higher than the previous month and higher than expectations"
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🧜‍♀️ Walking Mermaid ☀️🌊 @walkingmermaid.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Cartoonist: Daniel Boris
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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The Gorilla Channel is real now.
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I share Krugman’s fears. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nerobefehl...
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Nerobefehl Nation
My fears for the next two years
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Let me fix that: “I think I gave ICE too much money to hire far too many officers under a president who I knew would insist on deploying them without adequate vetting and training.”
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Once again, the guy who edits this op-ed page sent me the most unbelievably unprofessional & obnoxious email that I’ve ever received in my entire life when I & two colleagues submitted a piece here last year. Maybe we should have instead tried writing fascist propaganda.
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