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Three cats Three adult children One husband One LSU sports loving brother And me...I tutor science, read SF&F, play with my cats, knit, ride my bike and provide executive functioning to the family.

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totoups @totoups.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
steady.page/john-garth-o... Frodo: What are we holding onto, Sam? Sam: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for. JRRT The Lord of the Rings Support further research into how war influenced the writings of JRRT.
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John Garth on Tolkien’s life and works
I'm researching how 20th-century war shaped The Lord of the Rings. By enjoying my blog you help me pay fees and research costs.
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 19/03/2026
Nia Desiré Clark’s life changed when she shared her story. ✍️ On how storytelling is shifting culture and why visibility is a lifesaving act: www.advocate.com/opinion/boston-hom… @advocate.com #VoicesForEquality
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I was a homeless trans teen. Telling my story saved me
Sharing her story as a homeless trans teen in Boston didn’t just change her life — it helped save it, writes Nia Desiré Clark of the Human Rights Campaign.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18/12/2025
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time. Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
REAGAN: “When someone says let’s impose tariffs, it may look like they’re doing the patriotic thing… but over the long run trade barriers hurt every 🇺🇸 worker.” 🇨🇦 Ontario just ran this👇🏽powerful ad using Reagan’s voice against Trump’s trade war during game 7 of the ALCS ⚾️
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/10/2025
“These kids just sit in foster care,” a family law attorney said, “because mom and dad are working at Subway and can’t afford a four-bedroom house.” With @wabe.org (Published April 2024)
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When the Number of Bedrooms in a Home Keeps Parents From Getting Their Kids Back
Even after resolving other safety concerns, parents in Georgia can wait for months to be reunited with their children, often because of what advocates say are stringent requirements sought by the stat...
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totoups @totoups.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
That aint workin, that's the way to screw us, you hate poor people you're the GOP. That ain't helping farmers will be losing. Money for grifters and young chicks for free.
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Animal Flix @animalflix.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Cute! When a Little lamb befriends a cat ..🥰😇😍 #cat #catday #bluesky
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 18/07/2025
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Alt National Archives @altnatarchives.altgov.info · 10/07/2025
Great overview of the reasons why the 14th Amendment is so important.
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AJ @k9rescue.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
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Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
We all need a place where we feel safe… Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
How long until the general strike?
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The bird dance for the ages
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
#booksky
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 30/05/2025
In Louisiana today, HB 575 has passed the senate vote. This bill would create liability for providers suspected of providing abortions. The doctor speaking in this clip specifically says they'd rather leave the state than continue to practice. Providing health treatment to women would become a risk
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Blue Travel Channel 📸 @bluetravelchannel.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Japanese snow fairy bird 🇯🇵 😃
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/05/2025
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altpbs.altgov.info @altpbs.altgov.info · 02/05/2025
Absolutley!!!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
A drone view of detainees forming the letters SOS with their bodies in the courtyard at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility, where Venezuelans at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling are held, in Anson, Texas, U.S. April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Paul Ratje
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
They had lawyers, trials, most were given pretrial release, allowed to testify in their own defense, got discovery, could call witnesses, could cross-examine witnesses, could present mitigation at sentencing, and had a right to appeal.
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
There are a lot of bad things happening all at once, and it’s overwhelming to think about how to meet moments like this. Jean says to focus on 1 or 2 things that you care about, understand fairly well, and are either local or involve a topic where you’re likely to have influence and find community
a beautiful tortoiseshell cat has one paw extended as she rests on the back of a sofa. she looks alert, determined and thoughtful
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.
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Liberal Rocks @liberalrocks.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
North Carolina - Check to see if you are on the thegriffinlist.com For everyone in NC who has ever ordered from me, I looked for you and didn't your full name, or your last name matching the zip code you provided to me (except one last name starting with G). Go look for your friends and family!
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The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...
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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Ian Dunt: “It’s hard to state just how nonsensical [the Trump tariff math] actually is. You might as well divide the numbers of apples in your kitchen by the number of bagels and use it to calculate your mortgage rate….It operates below the level of rational thought.”
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Matty - ICE is Domestic Terrorism @mattymcgraw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
VOTE NO ON ALL THREE! VOTE NO ON ALL THREE! VOTE NO ON ALL THREE!
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Wisconsin needs to vote for the decent person who isn’t buying votes.
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Ms. Good Trouble @boldsea.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
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Gerry Manders @gerrymanders.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you're wondering what their endgame is, watch this video: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
YouTube video by Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
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Gogopoet @gogopoet.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
#resist
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Kenny @blackwind13.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
2010: That's not real. That's The Onion. 2025: That's not The Onion. That's real. This is the stupidist timeline.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public. He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit. Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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