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Tail-end Boomer here. A blue dot in a red state, blue dot in a red industry... Still makin' my way. Cat lady, dog lady, care about others lady. I'm all about history, science, coffee, and people who "use their noggin". Noggin users are the real badasses!
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Pentagon has been ordering the removal of web site references to General Colin Powell and the Tuskegee Airmen and one of the flag-raisers at Iwo Jima as part of a crackdown on DEI. Have you no shame Pete Hegseth?(hat tip to Task and Purpose, WaPo for reporting) youtube.com/shorts/0HJpe...

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Trump administration removes ban on 'segregated facilities' in federal contracts ground.news/article/segr...

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💯👇🏼

submitted 42 days ago • 20 comments

This treasonous piece of shit needs to be shut down.

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Folks keep asking @mcuban.bsky.social to buy MSNBC, but corporate media will always need to turn a profit and answer to advertisers. Instead, support non-profit new rooms which are beholden to their readers alone! I have 2 Starter Packs to find news sources.

submitted 156 days ago • 6 comments

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah

submitted 159 days ago • 63 comments

@stephenking.bsky.social is this really THE Stephen King? Human of The Thing of Evil?

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This sums it up exactly...

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We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat. Some of those stories may even be true! But an underrated factor is that 2024 was an absolutely horrendous year for incumbents around the world 👇 

submitted 173 days ago • 68 comments

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this. Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

submitted 163 days ago • 1594 comments

Looking to find Starter Packs - here is the full listing:

submitted 162 days ago • 2 comments

Please welcome @unep.bsky.social to Bluesky! For more climate and research organizations, please check out this starter pack ⬇️ go.bsky.app/5kuYAhM

submitted 160 days ago • 33 comments

Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science. Indeed almost all people who used to be active on climate change on Twitter/X are now here. To get more content: @katharinehayhoe.com has the complete overview and best starter packs, as usual 😀 mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

submitted 160 days ago • 12 comments

Betty likes to masquerade as shadows... She wears it well.

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“Bluesky is an echo chamber!” Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.

submitted 161 days ago • 676 comments

Sometimes you just have to stop and enjoy the company you find yourself in. 💙💙💙

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It was never about “free speech” over in the bad place.

submitted 163 days ago • 1863 comments

No person isn't subject to sickness, old age or death, but the very richest among us are immune to all the basic needs most of the world lacks. Why some of them chose to devote a lot of energy in making sure poor people don't have health care, or food stamps astounds me.

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