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T.A. McLaughlin

@tamclaughlin.bsky.social
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Author of The Love of the Tayamni, scifi series. 🏳️‍⚧️ living in Salem, OR with the hubby, daughter, daughter's girlfriend, and 6 kitty kats. She/her #BLM #LGBTQ ✡️ #Feminism #scifi #fantasy #Spirituality #AncientAliens #TransWriters #postminimalistmusic

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21h
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 12h
One of the roadrunner kidlets made a quick visit at 4:15. Showing off a fine spiky do! Snacks were had on the patio. Probably BT , if so, rapidly going from BrokenTailfeathers to BeautifulTailfeathers! #birds
A roadrunner is standing tall on a backyard fence. A blurry hillside is beyond, a patch of green trees can be seen.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 18h
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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The Gurgling Cod (he/him) @thegurglingcod.bsky.social · 10h
There might be things brown sage butter gnocchi can’t fix, but not many.
The aforementioned dish
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16h
chips: we put more air in the bag cookies: we put fewer cookies in the box fruit cups: we have bent the laws of time and space to fit 4 litres of juice in this 250ml cup. God himself told us "stop, that's too much juice" and then we flipped him off and added more juice.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 23h
Summer intern @bayaburgess.bsky.social profiled eight Leavenworth community members who spoke out against CoreCivic opening an ICE detention facility, and are continuing to advocate for immigrants #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Profiles in resistance: Residents of this Kansas town unite in opposition to ICE and CoreCivic • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Reflector is telling the personal stories of eight Leavenworth commuity members who gather volunteers, raise money and host meetings for the sake of those in detainment. They don’t share the sa...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 14h
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 11h
This playful cat completely made the window cleaner’s day. Original post
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 13h
Exactly 💯
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 11h
I can’t wait for this day.
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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 15h
Love paying $1000 a month for health care to decline to cover my medication prescribed to me by my doctor.
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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 21h
Jack Smith is an American Hero his unwavering commitment to facts, the unbiased rule of law, and the Constitution a light cutting through the fog, in an epic, dangerous storm
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Rita McRedLight @ritamcredlight.bsky.social · 18h
#JoshHawley is a little bitch who is guilty as fuck of treason. Ran from the "tourists" and no one should forget it. Another closeted gay guy full of self-hate.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10h
I think the Senate Judiciary Hearing today, where they tried…in vain…to smear Jack Smith, was better than anything else that could have taken place to boost voter turnout for democracy. I think it reminded a lot of people just how much they hate these swindlers…and why.
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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 19h
The old Uncle Sam Billboard on I-5 now owned by Chehalis Tribe. #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14h
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ET Heisenberg @utdheisenberg.bsky.social · 12h
Man City when asked to provide their “irrefutable evidence.”
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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 13h
(Imagining the possible follow-up question) “ON NOVEMBER 12TH 2023, YOU WERE IN ATLANTA CONSPIRING WITH FANI WILLIS AND SAYING OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF HAD NO DEFENSE! I HAVE PROOF, DIRTBAG!! YOU TEXTED ‘GET ‘EM, HAWKS!!’” Smith: “I was in Seattle. The Seahawks were beating the Commanders.”
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Chehalis tribe of Washington State just south of Olympia have retaken possession of land along the I-5 corridor. This is how they repurposed the billboard facing the freeway.
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 18h
SpaceX full of self-congratulation about their big rocket thingy. How easily we forget that Thunderbird 1 was doing this in 1965.
Thunderbird one heading off through the skies towards space
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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 15h
I am not going to lie. I absolutely LOVE passing drivers multiple times, especially if they punish pass me like I am slowing their important journey. Driving aggressively in most urban and suburban zones has zero upside and they fully deserve to be reminded of that.
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Tim @twm1958.bsky.social · 11h
Tonight's dinner is chicken 🐔 off the grill, chicken rice-a-roni, 🍚 and broccoli 🥦 in cheese 🧀 sauce. 😋 #TimsFineDining
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 20h
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 12h
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 14h
New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected ictnews.org/news/new-mex...
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New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected - ICT
Haaland defends taking money from data center company.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 21h
Profiles in resistance: Residents of this Kansas town unite in opposition to ICE and CoreCivic kansasreflector.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Profiles in resistance: Residents of this Kansas town unite in opposition to ICE and CoreCivic • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Reflector is telling the personal stories of eight Leavenworth commuity members who gather volunteers, raise money and host meetings for the sake of those in detainment. They don’t share the sa...
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 13h
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a fake screenshot from the game Final Fantasy Tactics with Rapha saying "why is a woman's future never as promising as her abusers?"
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 14h
From cutesy to royalty….
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 20h
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The dog who supported his best friend in his first steps. Original post
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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 12h
What’s going on America? Somebody has to say it out loud. I keep asking that question in my office and in my car, and today I am putting it on paper because none of us gets to stay silent anymore. www.uncensoredobjection.com/p/whats-goin...
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 9h
Oh shit, that response, though.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 13h
"Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the system, reached historically low combined storage in July, with experts warning that the Colorado River Basin is facing increasingly difficult conditions."
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 11h
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Phil @philburns.bsky.social · 10h
Someone got their fee fees hurt... NFL fans fume as Mexican Mariachi band perform national anthem www.dailymail.com/sport/nfl/ar...
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NFL fans fume as Mexican Mariachi band perform national anthem
Ahead of kickoff in Chicago, the Grammy-nominated Mariachi Herencia de Mexico were given the stage to perform the US national anthem live on ESPN in front of the nation.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12h
Black text on a white page that reads as follows: 

Too often, homeless New Yorkers cycle from our hospitals to our streets — making it harder to continue treatment and find long-term stability. 

The City's Bridge to Home program in Manhattan ends the cycle by providing a safe place for New Yorkers to live while they receive medical care, apply to jobs, and find an apartment. The program has been a massive success.

Today, we’re expanding Bridge to Home to Brooklyn and Queens, so more New Yorkers get the help they need.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11h
100% should follow him around for the rest of what’s left of his political career. His 2028 VP hopes were dashed in two minutes and I love that for him.
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Richard Wayne Bowling @rchrdwynbwlngk100.bsky.social · 12h
Why did Eric Schmitt fuck up his gotcha moment so badly? No one involved considered the possibility that Jack Smith attended a women’s basketball game. A MAGAt undone by misogyny. Not at all surprising.
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thegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 19h
Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 12h
Imagine the front page outrage if 7 gay men drugged and raped a straight man for 7 hours. I expect the victim in that case would be believed without question. #Cornell7 #CornellUniversity #sexism #misogyny #VAW
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 23h
Not Necessary BREAKING NEWS: As of 12:01 a.m., the U.S. has officially BANNED nearly $1 BILLION worth of Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, with 50% tariffs on billions more. All because we responded to their tariffs. If there was ever a reason for Canada to find other markets, this is it. 🇨🇦🌎
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h
That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 21h
The sign being used in stores across Canada, thanks to Trump. =====================
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 12h
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J Edward Neill @jedwardneill.bsky.social · 20h
Special thanks to the toads who live in my backyard... 'The Gromp'
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