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Brenda Thompson

@brendathompson.bsky.social

Here for the resistance. Bring it. Austin, TX | she/her communications consultant at https://www.brendathompson.com

205 Followers  |  388 Following  |  10 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024
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In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as β€œpotentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.

Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

21.11.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10845    πŸ” 2615    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 213
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Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

06.10.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12332    πŸ” 4207    πŸ’¬ 1288    πŸ“Œ 566

You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.

06.10.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8997    πŸ” 1801    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 45
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James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster | Defector James Dobson was a nasty dude. He liked to beat children and dogs with a belt and to rain misery and punishment on the vulnerable; we know all of this about him because he said as much in public, repe...

James Dobson dedicated his life to evil and the world is worse because he made it so on purpose. defector.com/james-dobson...

21.08.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2251    πŸ” 637    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 85

It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.

11.05.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 42076    πŸ” 8633    πŸ’¬ 923    πŸ“Œ 391

➑️ January 20: FAA director fired
➑️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➑️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➑️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➑️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

30.01.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 58524    πŸ” 26345    πŸ’¬ 1356    πŸ“Œ 2085
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β€œwould you mind just-

me:

27.01.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
emily
@cicadaxxseason
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this website kinda feels like that strip mall you still go to because there's a really good vietnamese place but every other business has closed or is a bail bondsman or whatever
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emily @cicadaxxseason Follow this website kinda feels like that strip mall you still go to because there's a really good vietnamese place but every other business has closed or is a bail bondsman or whatever 5:58 PM β€’ 1/12/25 β€’ 1.2M Views

13.01.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1588    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8

Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire.

15.01.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 45886    πŸ” 3277    πŸ’¬ 1567    πŸ“Œ 298
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#Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
Good morning, BlueSky friends. Who else adores Michelle Obama? πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ

16.01.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3972    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 199    πŸ“Œ 36

I was at a comedy club in Manhattan last night.

Comedian: Where you from?

Audience member: Texas!

Comedian: Oh! Here for an abortion?

13.01.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 20534    πŸ” 1666    πŸ’¬ 384    πŸ“Œ 78
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A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires + Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor

I wrote about FreeOurFeeds, a new $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires www.usermag.co/p/freeourfee...

13.01.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 651    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 25

The Washington Post laid off most of their PR team as part of today’s cuts. Comms chief Kathy Baird said in an email to her team that the Post will β€œstop the dedicated practice of publicity for our journalism across broadcast and traditional media outlets."

07.01.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 356    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 31
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Facebook Deletes Internal Employee Criticism of New Board Member Dana White "Insulting, criticizing, or antagonizing our colleagues or Board members is not aligned with the CEE."

NEW: On the same day Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta's new commitment to "Free Expression," internal employee dissent and criticism is being censored

www.404media.co/facebook-del...

07.01.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4544    πŸ” 1294    πŸ’¬ 269    πŸ“Œ 140

Of course it is.

07.01.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am trying not to react to every little thing but rather remain focused on the work directly in front of me (which is why I've been quiet lately)

But I am stepping in to say fuck this idiot and his tacky, rapey-ass imperialism OMFG

07.01.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 696    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 6
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Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have 'Mental Illness' Meta rolled out a number of changes to its β€œHateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.

Not like the ghouls who run things at Meta actually enforced these rules in the first place, but... www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

07.01.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 694    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 10

Why did I follow a ton of news organizations when I really don’t want to know what’s going on in this country right now?

07.01.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.

30.12.2024 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 53946    πŸ” 10054    πŸ’¬ 2016    πŸ“Œ 1302
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My New Year’s Resolution.
What’s yours?

23.12.2024 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 22345    πŸ” 4638    πŸ’¬ 545    πŸ“Œ 230

#thisisnotadatingsite

12.12.2024 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like maybe there should be laws preventing this.

06.12.2024 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5159    πŸ” 887    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 29
Woman staring into space pretending to be a birder

Woman staring into space pretending to be a birder

07.12.2024 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sally has the right idea!

05.12.2024 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
Haikubox

In case you’d like to see the birds that visited my yard in the last 24 hours. πŸ¦β€β¬›

07.12.2024 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah, the faces of cowardice.

05.12.2024 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 28240    πŸ” 6789    πŸ’¬ 840    πŸ“Œ 293

Unexpectedly had the best Thanksgiving in a very long time.

29.11.2024 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing to worry about folks, the whale decapitating, dead bear depositing, baby sitter sexually harassing, raw milk drinking, anti-vaxxing future head of Health and Human Services says doing heroin made him a better student.

This is fine.
This is totally fine.
Everything is absolutely fucking fi…

25.11.2024 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8489    πŸ” 1728    πŸ’¬ 411    πŸ“Œ 91

I don’t miss Twitter, I don’t miss Threads, but I do miss the @washingtonpost.com, damn it.

23.11.2024 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0