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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Citizen St Vincent Pl, Glasgow May 2025 Just a day or 12 with some Cullen Skink and (fried) haggis would be great right now #scotland #glasgow #travel #streetphotography #photogrphy

The Citizen
St Vincent Pl, Glasgow
May 2025
Focused up toward clouds

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Oh. My. Gawd. I’d received the bag the day before I left town and (obviously) not looked at it well. I’m home now and went to take a pic to send with the email. Had to come here to tell on myself. 😹 🤪 🤦‍♀️

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My garden needs a lot more work, but it still makes me happy 🤩 Morning thunderstorm #Minneapolis #Storm #Garden #UrbanNature

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Massively pregnant and curious bold jumping spider stopped by to say hi today. #minneapolis #JumpingSpiders #UrbanNature

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

SECRETARY CLINTON'S OPENING STATEMENT (CONTINUED 4/4)

But that's not happening.
Instead, you have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers.
If this Committee is serious about learning the truth about Epstein's trafficking crimes, it would not rely on press gaggles to get answers from our current president on his involvement; it would ask him directly under oath about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files.
If the majority was serious, it would not waste time on fishing expeditions. There is too much that needs to be done.
What is being held back? Who is being protected? And why the cover-up?
My challenge to you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, is the same challenge I put to myself throughout my long service to this nation. How to be worthy of the trust the American people have given you. They expect statesmanship, not gamesmanship. Leading, not grandstanding. They expect you to use your power to get to the truth and to do more to help survivors of Epstein's crimes as well as the millions more who are victims of sex trafficking.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

SECRETARY CLINTON'S OPENING STATEMENT (CONTINUED 3/4)

Infuriatingly, the Trump Administration gutted the Trafficking in Persons Office at the State Department, cutting more than 70 percent of the career civil and foreign service experts who worked so hard to prevent trafficking crimes. The annual trafficking report, required by law, was delayed for months. The message from the Trump Administration to the American people and the world could not be clearer: combatting human trafficking is no longer an American priority under the Trump White House.
That is a tragedy. It's a scandal. It deserves vigorous investigation and oversight.
A committee endeavoring to stopping human trafficking would seek to understand what specific steps are needed to fix a system that allowed Epstein to get away with his crimes in 2008.
A committee run by elected officials with a commitment to transparency would ensure the full release of all the files.
It would ensure that the lawful redactions of those files protected the victims and survivors, not powerful men and political allies.
It would get to the bottom of reports that DOJ withheld FBI interviews in which a survivor accuses President Trump of heinous crimes.
It would subpoena anyone who asked on which night there would be the "wildest party" on Epstein's island.
It would demand testimony from prosecutors in Florida and New York about why they gave Epstein a sweetheart deal and chose not to pursue others who may have been implicated.
It would demand that Secretary Rubio and Attorney General Bondi testify about why this administration is abandoning survivors and playing into the hands of traffickers.
It would seek out officers on the front lines of this fight and ask them what support they need.
It would put forth legislation to provide more resources and force this administration to act.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

SECRETARY CLINTON'S OPENING STATEMENT (CONTINUED 2/4) additional alt text in comments

This institutional failure is designed to protect one political party and one public official, rather than to seek truth and justice for the victims and survivors, as well as the public who also want to get to the bottom of this matter. My heart breaks for the survivors. And I am furious on their behalf.
I have spent my life advocating for women and girls. I have worked hard to stop the terrible abuses so many women and girls face here and around the world, including human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual slavery. For too long, these have been largely invisible crimes or not treated as crimes at all. But the survivors are real and they are entitled to better.
In Southeast Asia, I met girls as young as twelve years old who were forced into prostitution and raped repeatedly. Some were dying of AIDS. In Eastern Europe, I met mothers who told me how they lost daughters to trafficking and did not know where to turn. In settings around the world, I met survivors trying to rebuild their lives and help rescue others - with little support from people in power, who too often turned a blind eye and a cold shoulder.
If you are new to this issue, let me tell you: Jeffrey Epstein was a heinous individual, but he's far from alone. This is not a one-off tabloid sensation or a political scandal.
It's a global scourge with an unimaginable human toll.
My work combatting sex trafficking goes back to my days as First Lady. I worked to pass the first federal legislation against trafficking and was proud that my husband signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which increased support for survivors and gave prosecutors better tools for going after traffickers.
As Secretary of State, I appointed a former federal prosecutor, Lou CdeBaca, to ramp up our global antitrafficking efforts.
I oversaw nearly 170 anti-trafficking programs in 70 nations and directly pressed foreign leaders to crack down on trafficking networks in their countries.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Please start using ALT text. Blind and low vision users want to participate, too. SECRETARY CLINTON'S OPENING STATEMENT TO THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 26, 2026

FEBRUARY 26, 2026
Mr.Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee... as a former Senator, I have respect for legislative oversight and I expect its exercise, as do the American people, to be principled and fearless in pursuit of truth and accountability.
As we all know, however, too often Congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people.
The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can. I do not.
As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that.
Like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about their crimes. It's unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade.
Mr. Chairman, your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government's handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes. You subpoenaed eight law enforcement officials, all of whom ran the Department of Justice or directed the FBI when Epstein's crimes were investigated and prosecuted. Of those eight, only one appeared before the Committee. Five of the six former attorneys general were allowed to submit brief statements stating they had no information to provide.
You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, including today, despite espousing the need for transparency on dozens of occasions.
You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files. And when you did, not a single Republican Member showed up for Les Wexner's deposition.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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Jesse Jackson, a friend and ally of mine for almost 40 years, has passed away.
Reverend Jackson was one of the great and transformative political leaders in modern American history. He has broken down more barriers than most people could dream of doing.
Jackson was a courageous civil rights leader who put his life on the line in the fight against segregation and racism - in the north as well as the south.
His extraordinary campaigns for president opened the door for Black candidates across the country — from Barack Obama to senators and governors.
His creation of the Rainbow Coalition, a revolutionary idea at the time, that developed a grassroots movement of working people
— Black, white, Latino, Asian-American, Native-American, gay and straight - laid the foundation for the modern progressive movement which is continuing to fight for his vision of economic, racial, social and environmental justice.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson has had a profound impact upon our country. His politics of togetherness and solidarity should guide us going forward.
Let us honor his life by continuing the struggle.
Jane and I send our condolences to his wonderful family.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Burlesque dancer Zorita, and her famous "half and half" routine. The late 1930s.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Well we can’t let the airlines lose $ over the holiday travel period 🙄

Screenshot of a bluesky post by Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social •

Thanks to@mostmuscle.bsky.social
www.opensecrets.org/orgs/america….

• Catherine Cortez Masto - received from American Airlines PAC in 2022.

• Dick Durbin - received from American Airlines PAC in multiple cycles (e.g., 2014, 2020).

• Maggie Hassan - received from American Airlines PAC in 2022.

• Tim Kaine - received from American Airlines PAC (2024) and Airlines for America PAC (2024).

• Angus King (I) - received from American Airlines PAC in 2024.

• Jacky Rosen - received from American Airlines PAC in 2020.

• Jeanne Shaheen - received from American Airlines PAC in 2020.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Trump in 2024: Project 2025? Never met her. She’s not my type.

Two posts.

Trump:

I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent. I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT

Kamala Harris:

This was always the plan.
Project 2025 was Donald Trump's blueprint to seize unchecked power within the federal government and restrict Americans' freedoms. And he is implementing it right in front of our eyes.
2:18 PM Oct 2, 2025

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Jane Goodall inspired generations of women around the world. Kind. Curious. Compassionate. The world was a better place with her in it. “It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” - Jane Goodall #JaneGoodall #Wikipedia

Wikipedia anecdote about Jane Goodall

Text:

Gary Larson cartoon incident
One of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons shows two chimpanzees grooming. One finds a blonde human hair on the other and inquires,
"Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"[107) Goodall herself was in Africa at the time. The Jane Goodall Institute
thought the cartoon was in bad taste and had its lawyers draft a letter to Larson and his distribution syndicate in which they described the cartoon as an "atrocity". They were stymied by Goodall herself: when she returned and saw the cartoon, she stated that she found the cartoon amusing. (108]
Since then, all profits from sales of a shirt featuring this cartoon have gone to the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall wrote a preface to The Far Side Gallery 5, detailing her version of the controversy, and the institute's letter was included next to the cartoon in the complete Far Side collection. (1091 She praised Larson's creative ideas, which often compare and contrast the behaviour of humans and animals.
In 1988, when Larson visited Goodall's research facility in Tanzania, 108) he was attacked by a chimpanzee named Frodo. 107)

Gary Larson cartoon described in previous anecdote.

Two chimps sit on a tree branch. One grooms the other, finds a long human hair, and says, "Well, well - another blond hair. ...
Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"

Picture of a young Jane Goodall with binoculars in the jungle

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I always close the nagging donation boxes on Wikipedia, but when these jokers attack it it’s a good reminder to donate. #wikipedia donate.wikimedia.org

Screenshot of a thank you for donating to Wikipedia page.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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"We may not have another election, at least a free and fair election, if we don't stop this slide away from free speech and democracy quickly. And what we know from history is that the only way to stop a, you know, would-be tyrant from cratering, from destroying a democracy is mass mobilization," Murphy said.
"There's something magic that happens when millions of people are mobilized all around the country," he continued. "It just throws sand in the gears of an effort to try to convert a democracy to something very different."

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

It is being pointed out that this video is a few months old. Sickening, but not current

Still shot from video showing a date of July 5-6 on the banner in the background

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Especially when it’s a woman confronting him. Talks right over her.

A picture of RFK Jr next to a picture of a puppet troll
OP Sundae_Gurl
@SundaeDivine

Text reads
RFK Jr. always looks like he's about to warn you the bridge ahead is cursed unless you answer three riddles about vaccines.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Here’s a link to the executive order. And a pic of some wording changed - from the article www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Until the recent changes, VA hospitals' bylaws said that medical staff could not discriminate against patients "on the basis of race, age, color, sex, religion, national origin, politics, marital status or disability in any employment matter"
' Now, several of those
items - including "national origin," "politics" and "marital status" - have been removed from that list.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Thanks for not doing that horrid thing you shouldn’t have been doing in the first place, I guess…

Screenshot.

OP: Anosognosiogenesis
@pookleblinky writes

Every heartwarming human interest story in america is like
"he raised $20,000 to keep 200 orphans from being crushed in the orphan-crushing machine" and then never asks why an orphan-crushing machine exists or why you'd need to pay to prevent it from being used.

7:56 PM • Sep 24, 2020

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” - Orwell, 1984

Screenshot of two Xwitter posts.

Post 1: From The White House "My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day. April 2, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America's destiny was reclaimed, and the day that we began to Make America Wealthy Again." -President Donald J. Trump

Followed by an American flag and bald eagle emojis.

Post 2: From Michael Hookey “Completely unrelated; but this is what Fox News looks like without a stock ticker.”

Showing Fox (entertainment) News taking down their stock ticker as the stock market falls abruptly due to trumps economic/tariff policy.

Screen shot from a TV Insider article

“The network received similar criticisms on social media last summer when the ticker showing an increase in the DOW above 40,000 disappeared from the screen as Trump stated the market would "crash" if then-candidate Kamala Harris was elected.”

Pic of Xwitter post in same article
From: Kamala HQ
“Fox News quickly removes their ticker showing the Dow hitting 40,000 after Trump tries to claim the stock market is going to "crash"

Showing another time Fox (entertainment) News removed the stock ticker because it was making trump’s opposition look good in direct contrast to the words he was saying.

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Two photos of this for alt text since it’s also too many characters for that. Hopefully be a little easier for me to read🤞

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

14 March 2025, veterans flooded D.C. to protest. Many could not make the journey & protested @ local capitol buildings. The date 3/14 was chosen intentionally. Article 3 Section 14 - U.S. Constitution: Known as the “Disqualification Clause” or the “Insurrection Clause” youtube.com/watch?v=zsj9...

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Reposted by Rachel Maddow
(OP) The Deer Whisperer 7

Photos from the Veterans March in Olympia, WA March 14th.
The event was organized Alfie Alvarado, former Director of the Washington State Dept of Veteran Affairs (shown in first photo)

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There is a collage of four photos showing a crowd of veterans and supporters protesting in Olympia, WA.

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(OP) Rusti L. @rusti14.bsky.social

It was uplifting to see 500 folks show up to support our Veterans in St. Louis this morning. Very grateful for all who helped us organize it. A big thank you to thank you VoteVets and Fred Wellman, who helped make it a big success. @amberbenge.bsky.social
@Stldems.bsky.social
@maddow.msnbc.com

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A collage of 4 pictures showing a crowd of veterans and supporters protesting in St: Louis

A collage of 4 pictures showing a crowd of veterans and supporters protesting in Columbus, OH

A collage of 4 pictures showing a crowd of veterans and supporters protesting in Georgia

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Runs with scissors, but the safe way @wanderflute.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Frolic and horseplay with some people I love. Fry Bread House and “Light Bloom” at Desert Botanical Garden 🌵✨🌙❤️

“Light Bloom” art installment by HYBYCOZO at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix AZ.

The piece is geometric with magenta light. The shadows and light cast on the ground make a pattern and fade from purple to blue.

A picture of a crested saguaro against an indigo to midnight blue night sky at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ. The cactus is illuminated from below. Silhouettes of other cacti can be seen in the foreground and background.

A selection of desert plants against a blue night sky at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ.

“Light Bloom” art installment by HYBYCOZO at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix AZ.

A softly lit geometric piece hangs suspended casting a flower shaped shadow on the ground below.

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