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Cullen Ward

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I occasionally upload some random mountain pics. Maybe some water features.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are being blitzed by AI everything not because it is good, not because it works or is accurate, but because it seems cheaper to have robots than to have people. The existential threat posed by these machines is not that they will wake up, but that they will destroy society by cutting us out
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Ben "tax big tech" Verschoor @benverschoor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Welp.
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WHAT DID THEY VOTE FOR? Roanoke City Councilman Terry McGuire asks WVRIFA Board member for answers
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Ben "tax big tech" Verschoor @benverschoor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Not even a month after we published this, the Authority this week briefed localities on a new buyer in closed sessions and hastily scheduled a meeting for tomorrow to vote on it. You could not ask for a clearer illustration of why people hate these things.
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Indivisible Lynchburg @indivisiblelyh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Lynchburg City Council plans to meet at City Hall this evening at 6:00 p.m. to discuss canceling the city's contract with Flock. This meeting is open to the public. #lynchburgva #flock
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Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Flock cameras ditched in Christiansburg and Giles County as opposition grows"
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Flock cameras ditched in Christiansburg and Giles County as opposition grows
“We’re obviously in tune with public sentiments and the overwhelming sentiment is that Flock cameras are becoming a concern about being a violation of privacy,” said one official.
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Cities are safer when their communities' needs are met. We can't surveil our way to safety. Raekwon Moore, candidate for Roanoke City Council, speaks at the Roanoke Rally Against Mass Surveillance, Monday August 17, 2026
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Opposition to ALPRs in Roanoke is growing. Let's keep the momentum going and tell our City Council members we want an end to this warrantless mass surveillance. www.roanokeva.gov/1001/Members...
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"There are billions of dollars behind these companies." — Del. Sam Rasoul The surveillance tech invading our cities doesn't win because it keeps us safe. It wins because it's well-funded. We need to keep fighting to ensure our lawmakers know our 4th Amendment rights shouldn't be for sale.
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Two ways for you to get involved with ending mass surveillance in Roanoke: 📚 Community Info Session, Sat Aug 15, 12-2pm, South County Library. Food provided! www.mobilize.us/roanokeindiv... 📢 Show up and say NO – Rally at the Municipal Building, Mon Aug 17, 6-7pm
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Flock contracts are being cancelled. Join us to add our city to the growing list saying no to ALPRs. On August 17 at 6:00 PM outside the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, join Roanoke Indivisible in telling the surveillance state to make like a bird and FLOCK OFF!
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Pornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...
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Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
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Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"The Harrisonburg City Council announced at its Tuesday night meeting that they would cancel the city’s use of Flock automated license plate readers at their July 28 meeting. Residents then spoke for more than an hour and a half..."
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Council says they'll end Flock contract
Mayor Reed closes meeting with defense of Harrisonburg's police
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 13/07/2026
ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What we already know is horrific. Imagine how bad discovery would be if the government is willing to pay our fees (something the government doesn’t readily do) just to avoid it.
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Indivisible Lynchburg @indivisiblelyh.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Morning from Wards Road! Pride Month's almost over, but the fight to defend our neighbors continues. Liberty University's stance on the LGBTQ+ community is no secret, so we decided to display our messaging right next door. Alt text: MORE PRIDE - NO PREJUDICE #pride #lynchburgva #libertyuniversity
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Genuinely, I wonder if AI is the greatest scam ever pulled
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The Verge @theverge.com · 24/06/2026
Charlie Kirk’s legacy is a 30-year sentence for moving zines
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Charlie Kirk’s legacy is a 30-year sentence for moving zines
Judges handed down harsh sentences connected to a shooting at an ICE facility — but some of the defendants weren’t even there.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 18/06/2026
democrats continue to attack trump from a hawkish pro war position and continue to appeal to no one. why not criticize trump for starting this war? why not criticize trump for willing to cause shock to the global economy and energy systems? why should we not want a good deal for iran? they won!
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
vouched fundraiser for the Minneapolis defendants chuffed.org/project/1865...
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Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Hegseth just wants to spread the racism of the right. His rhetoric only reinforces his lack of intelligence and the racism that defines Trump’s regime and the Republican Party. I would rather have an immigrant at my side than this scum.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 29/05/2026
Raising rent relief funds for a South Minneapolis family in need. Total need is $1200. Every bit helps! V: @Ian-Coldwater CA: $iancoldwater PP: @coldwater We keep us safe and housed 💛 Please share and help if you can! Thank you!
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Also fuck Mike Johnson for saying politicians can't survive off $175k salaries but they expect citizens to live off $40k or $7.25 an hour. Fuck all the way off
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
JUST IN: Virginia adopted a new law yesterday to forbid sheriffs & local police from contracting with ICE — if ICE doesn't say it'll follow state laws & agree to let its agents be prosecuted. Everyone seems to agree ICE won't promise that, and that this spells the end of ICE contracts in Virginia.
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Virginia Bans ICE Contracts, Unless the Feds Agree to Obey the Law. No One Expects Them to.
A new law does not outright bar local contracts with ICE. But they can continue only if ICE accepts due process rules and state courts having power over its officers.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
i love this for both of them, i hope all the lawyers have a good time
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
TURN THIS UP
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Orlando B ✍️ COMMS OPEN @sarkastiklover.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
So, is vibe coding gonna be breaking Bsky on a weekly basis, now? I mean, I'd find that hilarious but sort of in the same way that I love The Simpsons's rake bit.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
If elected President, I also plan to correct the Pope on matters of theology, in a way that makes it gradually clear I've mixed up Catholicism with Klingon spirituality. Then I'll invite him to the White House and present him with a copy of the Paq'batlh, bound in human skin.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
i found this thread really interesting and insightful
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Heat batteries are a game changer for decarbonising heat. Polar Night Energy and Lahti Energia Oy have partnered to construct what is expected to become the world’s largest sand-based thermal energy storage system, to be built in Vääksy, Finland. www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/worl...
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World's Largest Sand Battery to Supply District Heat in Finland - Environment+Energy Leader
A Finnish energy company is heating 2,400 tons of sand above 500°C to store renewable energy at scale. Can sand replace natural gas in district heating?
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Nuremberg 2.0. go nurembrrrrrrrrr
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Layton @noicebloke13.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
say what you want about South Korea, at least THEY got their president impeached and thrown in prison for trying to do some bullshit
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams @repnikema.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump is unfit to serve as the leader of the free world. That's why I have cosponsored H. Res. 939 Articles of Impeachment to remove him from office.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
timeline’s full of people saying they don’t REALLY think the president will detonate a nuclear bomb in 10 hours but he did kind of imply he planned to. he’s a liar & he says stuff all the time that’s never going to happen. but it’s still weird to exist in the hours before the off chance of the end
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Our friends at Firestorm are struggling in the face of disaster capitalism. A queer- and worker-owned bookstore that has, over and over, been there for the community. They let me set up a referral page with them. Books from my podcasts, my books, and books I love firestorm.coop/r/killjoy.html
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Firestorm Books has partnered with Margaret Killjoy to provide a unique selection of titles relevant to their community.
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No Kings. No War. No Ice. Roanoke, VA - March 28, 2026
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
#NoKings 3 should be accessible to everyone. We're crowdfunding a wheelchair accessible van for rides to the March 28 Roanoke event. Donations matched up to 50% of the rental cost. Donate or volunteer to drive. We fight on, together.
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Voting Yes on April 21 is Virginia's opportunity to push back on the White House and Republican efforts to game the midterm elections. Virginia's TEMPORARY redistricting (expires in 2030) will be decided by the voters, not politicians, and not by the White House. youtu.be/kObMj41sW7s
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Why Fighting Back & Voting YES on April 21 Matters
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
*RUMP ADMINISTRATION BETRAYAL, MURDEROUS SABOTAGE
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
NO KINGS 3 in Elmwood Park: 3/28 at 12 noon. Come stand together for the largest mass mobilization yet- and join us in building community that goes beyond a single day. www.RoanokeIndivisible.com/events
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Join the national Indivisible March 19 Kickoff Call to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind the No Kings 3 national day of action. Then plan to join us at Elwood Park on March 28 at 12 p.m. to rally for community, catharsis, and connection! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings 3 Kickoff Call · No Kings
On March 28, millions of us are rising again to show the world: the power belongs to the people. We don't do kings in America. Our nonviolent movement is only growing. Join our March 19 Kickoff Call...
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onion person @junlper.beer · 25/02/2026
smart glasses that can detect faces and find data about the person it detects should be banned. it only has bad and evil applications
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Roanoke Action Collective @roanokeaction.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Visibility Brigade today in Roanoke! #VisibilityBrigade #RoanokeIndivisible #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles #Roanoke #Virginia #Indivisible
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
What happens when the most horrendous abuses committed by those in power are fully exposed and nothing is done? Believe the survivors. Demand public hearings. Demand accountability. This is not a distraction.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling deeming the orange felon’s trade war tariffs as illegal, Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker is demanding the return of over $8B that was stolen from families in his state by said tariffs. All Democratic Governors should do the same.
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I Hate James Dobson @ihatejamesdobson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Jesse Jackson on white evangelicals
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Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
We stand with @nrvindivisible.bsky.social in condemning the horrific acts of racism and xenophobia perpetrated against Agozino family.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
the burden of proof is on the mother-fucker asserting something.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 06/02/2026
He’s going to destroy both companies hell yes
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great (They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
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Cullen Ward @sototrinus.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Does anyone else have a good Moonrise photo? #Moonrise #Moon
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