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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

BS is blocked in Texas now bc of age verification overreach. I think I can connect via Germ DM on here if anyone wants to keep in touch. Here is my Germ DM card! ger.mx/api/card/fet...

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Adios Bluesky. Age verification = internet censorship and I will not participate. No one else has cut off access in Texas to their apps because of the recent law except BS.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I love taking pictures of pelicans. Here are two Brown Pelicans flying low over the Pacific Ocean. I was able to sit by the water yesterday for an hour using my cane chair. It made me so happy. #NaturePhotography #Birding #Birbs #BirdPhotography #Nature #Photography

Two brown pelicans are flying low over the ocean. They are flying from left to right in the image. The far left pelican has a white head and its wings are flapping up. The far right pelican has a brown-black head and it just started to shift its wings downwards.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

All of the GLP-1 commercials are too much, especially when big stars push that you should take it. We know these drugs are expensive. We know they only work for weight loss when you stay on them. We know that they cause issues with gallbladder, pancreas. They might cause heart issues.

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Linda Tirado @killermartinis.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Still about $3k short on this. And school starts soon. This kid that I’m sponsoring is worth it, let’s go internet!

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VirusSucks.com @virussucks.com · 15/08/2026

🚨🚨 these Gestapo compliance gloves shock people with up to 380V cause some serious pain. Make sure that you're wearing non-conductive clothing.

The electrical pulse overstimulates nerve endings in the subject's peripheral nervous system, resulting in pain that inhibits coordinated muscle movement, but without causing systemic muscle lockup. The pain induced is localized to just the area touched by the glove's conductive pads. The manufacturer claims the gloves result in a subject's compliance in less than three seconds and leave no burns, marks, or scars.
Because the current flows only between the contact pads on the device and across the subject's skin, the officer wearing the GLOVE, as well as any assisting officers holding the subject, should not feel electrical shocks. The gloves, capable of operating between 14 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit, come in three versions: Gen 3, 4, and 5. Maximum voltage is capped at 380 V for all, and the minimum voltage for Gen 3 and 4 is 210 V, which rises to 324 V for Gen 5.
Maximum stimulation time on Gen 3 and 4 models is a sobering two hours, though that drops to 90 minutes for Gen 5. The battery is apparently good for 2,000 charge/discharge cycles, and it can recharge to full in two hours. Four LED lights on the gloves display the current charge level, each noting 25 percent battery increments.
Gen 4 and 5 of GLOVE both include mechanisms that record “activation events,” tracking the date, hour, minute, and skin-contact time for audit trails and after-action reporting. Gen 4 stores this data on a removable microSD card, while Gen 5 does away with this in favor of built-in internal memory, accessed via a USB-C cable.
There's a test function on the gloves, too, where operators can verify they are working by tapping an active pad against their own forearm to feel a minor electrical pulse. According to the manuals, GLOVE users must be certified and then recertified every other year to continue using the device.
GLOVE, which can only be sold to verified professional entities such as the military, correctional facilities, and law enforcement agencies—has some clear usage

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I have been off of BS for a month and it really is better for mental health. Says the girl who has been on it since 2008. Sure I know less than is going on in the world since I don’t read newspapers or watch tv news but I have friends who make sure I know anything important.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I think these might be the best gluten free chocolate chip cookies I have ever made. The secret? I used make maple sugar a friend had in place of cane sugar. And coconut sugar in place of brown sugar. And I used a lot less than what the recipe calls for!

2 chocolate chip cookies on a small blue plate and one of the cookies might have a bite out of it!

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

AI is evil. If you need an infographic here is one a friend of a friend made. Else here is a thread serving as a collection of data for why we shouldn’t be using AI.

AI sucks graphic. Get full version here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17UkX9uSZDrNc1c6rq1wuOpD6mLqawa_7/view?usp=drivesdk

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Fight against these bills that are killing the internet or you too won’t be able to access BS like me in Texas. I had to leave the state to be able to log in.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Right now I can only access BS via Flashes and that limits me to seeing posts with images. Posting this to pushback on BS that their lawyers have gone overboard with the age verification shit that destroys the open internet and does not protect kids.

Bluesky is being overzealous with
their interpretation of the Texas Age
Verfication law that was allowed to
come into effect this week.
It's supposed to be implemented at
the App Store level, not by the
individual website or app.
Meanwhile how many Texans are
locked out of their accounts or
trying to find workarounds for
access?

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Wanna know how stupid people can be? People buying “blue plumeria seeds” off of AI generated images & posts on Etsy. 1. There is no such thing as a blue plumeria 2. You never know what a plumeria seed will bloom. It’s not a genetic copy of the mother plant 3. Can get real seeds 4 free instead!

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 09/07/2026

to recap: if you make a labeler for being mean about ai, bluesky staff will subscribe to it and block 300k users bc why not if you make a list of ppl defending Platner so folks can know who is unsafe, that's unacceptable

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Opt out of this shit. Or better yet take your profile to private, opt out or delete your account. Fuck AI.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Friends took us to the beach (about an hour away) and it was amazing to be listening to to the waves. I haven’t been in 2 years bc the drive is too much for me so grateful for friends who invited us along. My body is enjoying higher HRV today as a result of the visit with nature.

A view of the sand and waves as they come ashore in Galveston.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It’s that time of the year again for Independence Day (the film) real time posts! Every 4th of July I try to watch both movies (over a few days) we shall see if I can pull it off again this year.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It looks like I have a new outdoor pet. This is the second time I have seen it. The first was drinking out of the metal bird bath. After a few minutes of watching the snake it decided it was time to leave and slithered down to the ground and disappeared in a hole. #Nature #NaturePhotography

A brown snake is wrapped around the plumeria plant. Its head is up and its tongue is out!

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HAKAN YILMAZKUDAY @yilmazkuday.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This U.S. county-level study finds that social interaction stops increasing COVID-19 cases and deaths only when at least 85% of the population "always" wears a face mask. doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024...

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 28/06/2026

A reminder to call your reps and tell them NO KOSA We made a Call tool w/script at www.badinternetbills.com

badinternetbills.com

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Seems like it should be obvious in this day and age. Listen to long covid survivors. They know what they need.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Seems like it should be obvious in this day and age. Listen to long covid survivors. They know what they need.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It’s wild to see how many liberals use AI and make excuses for it. It’s like saying fascism is ok, take over, here you go have the keys to my country. AI is not okay no matter how you spin it. AI is a fascist tool. End of story.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

LG’s delivery contractor did over $600 in damages to my kitchen that I’m still trying to get them to reimburse and / or fix. Do not ever let LX Panthos in your home if Tristan is one of the workers. He will cause damage and then lie about it.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Not the best photo but yesterday morning I took such delight seeing this lizard in this pose. #Nature #NaturePhotography

A brown lizard with a light colored underbelly is vertical holding on to the edge of a green pit with its tiny fingers.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

When you don’t have any hope u start to question ‘why try’ anymore. My last thread broke this week after a month of threads breaking. I had nothing left to hang on to to survive. Except for one person. One person saved me. We all need a community bc you never know who the 1 person will be.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I have a working dishwasher again after a month of drama!! The install team this week didn’t break anything and actually fixed a problem by a previous team.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The 50s 60s 70s 80s were such distinctive decades shaped by art & culture as a reflection of what transpired during those times. I had a really hard time being able to say the same for the 00s 10s or even 20s. Is it because of the internet that everything is more or less the same?

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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Two defendants who received 50 years each, Savanna Batten and Elizabeth Soto, were never accused of helping plan the demonstration here. They arrived separately, left the protest when guards asked them to, and were not accused of any act of violence talkingpointsmemo.com/news/prairie...

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Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges

Federal judges in Fort Worth handed down maximum sentences to eight people...

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 23/06/2026

‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Lawmakers cement bipartisan deal for kids online safety package

The new package complicates a separate push for a kids safety bill coming from the Senate.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Now, replace AI with “Living with Covid” and see how all of you feel about that.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I don’t know what this thread is about but I do have to point out the pandemic isn’t over. Covid is still spreading and harming people - weekly deaths are still unacceptable and disabling 30% is obscene. Fucking wear masks and stop harming people.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I have been fiercely independent my whole life & resilience (while I hate the word) has been my middle name … but there comes a time when life becomes too much even me. And community is the only way to survive. One can only be knocked over a few million times b4 they can’t get back up again.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Another person in the clear lake area also had their house hit by lightning recently. While mine caused $3600 in damages - he lost everything. He is a fellow NASA person working at JSC but I didn’t know him. www.supportnow.org/chase-gibson

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Support Chase Gibson

Hello, dear family and friends, I hope this message finds you well. This summer, a lightning strike hit my home, leaving me without my belongings, just before Father's Day—a day I always cherish, than...

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It’s amazing all the idiots that drove through 2.5-3 ft of floodwater yesterday in my neighborhood. They drove fast causing wakes that floated parked cars. Hopefully today they all had car issues for their stupidity and harm they tried to cause.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

One lone gardenia flower striving to show it’s okay to be different. #Nature #Bloomscrolling #BloomSky #NaturePhotography

A white gardenia flower is surrounded by leaves and branches of the gardenia bush.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I have no doubt MAGA people in my neighborhood would kill their neighbors and feel justified doing it. I hate Texas.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy #Caturday! I caught Exie napping on the floor the other day. Somehow the scarf (which is used to decorate my bed) became a nice cat bed on the floor.

A white cat with gray and black markings on her back and tail is curled up on a gold colored wool scarf.

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Until they were removed I have had tubes in my ears for over 20 years and didn’t believe the ENT that I had any hearing loss bc I got the tubes to reduce ear infections. But I’m telling you … I definitely have reduced hearing without my tubes in my ears. It’s so obvious. Waiting for new tubes!

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Cindy @rainbowsunflowers.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I’m trying to figure out what my new username should be. The one I have used for nearly 20 years doesn’t fit anymore. That person doesn’t exist anymore. And I’m not quite sure who I am becoming yet.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Netherlands nursing homes were left without preventive face masks for months in 2020 after experts rejected calls to supply them. A later inquiry called it a “silent disaster,” as care homes accounted for over half of all official COVID deaths that year.

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Care homes went without masks for months, covid inquiry told - DutchNews.nl

Nursing homes in the Netherlands were left without preventive face masks for months in 2020 after the government’s expert advisers rejected a call to supply them, a decision the nurses’ leader Bianca ...

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