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@cappoquin1.bsky.social

Retired ESL teacher in the PNW, but especially partial to Sonoma County and Madrid

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Merrick Garland left a standing impression that no one powerful will ever be held accountable. Democrats should rectify that by saying, loudly and every hour, that people who act on illegal orders will face punishment by the next DOJ.

14.11.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1545    πŸ” 351    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 7
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrantsβ€˜ dignity and religious liberty.

β€œThey must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”

04.11.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6300    πŸ” 1727    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 283

Wow! That’s impressive! No trick or treaters at our door.

01.11.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Faithful Response to the Wounded Knee Decision - Diocese of Rapid City

It is a horror that our nation would re-reward medals for the atrocity of genocide at wounded knee.

Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.

www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...

29.10.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Wow! Down here at our protest practically everyone was filming on their phone. Her reaction was indeed paranoid.

21.10.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not over yet. . .

21.10.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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West Seattle #NoKings

18.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Great turnout in Healdsburg today! #NoKings

18.10.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s so disheartening. . .

17.10.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’™

01.10.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1311    πŸ” 369    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 17

Donald Trump and his lapdog Republicans just shut down the federal government after refusing to protect Americans from an imminent spike in health insurance costs.

This is what the GOP stands for.

01.10.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5656    πŸ” 1581    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 82
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

16.09.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11174    πŸ” 3146    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 132
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Opinion | Trump’s Slavish Stupidity The president could learn a lesson from the sisters of Nativity.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

β€œTrump whitewashing slavery is the ultimate act of white privilege from a nepo baby who is the apotheosis of white privilege,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes.

24.08.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 944    πŸ” 263    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 20
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Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.

Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.

WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.

22.08.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3919    πŸ” 1484    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 138
Putin looking afraid of Obama as they shake hands.

Putin looking afraid of Obama as they shake hands.

Trump looking like an oaf shaking Putin's hand; Putin with an evil grin.

Trump looking like an oaf shaking Putin's hand; Putin with an evil grin.

I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.

16.08.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2177    πŸ” 996    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 47
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6FEGwX1/

17.07.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 409    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 44
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Yes, you supposed to leave the stage and allow the athletes to enjoy THEIR MOMENT.

14.07.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1394    πŸ” 360    πŸ’¬ 340    πŸ“Œ 149
The late DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, along with their dog Gilbert, lie in state at the MN Capitol on Friday. [shown: two caskets and a pedestal with an urn of ashes]

The late DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, along with their dog Gilbert, lie in state at the MN Capitol on Friday. [shown: two caskets and a pedestal with an urn of ashes]

An urn holding the ashes of Gilbert, the golden retriever of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, is displayed with his portrait as the couple lies in state at the Minnesota State Capitol on Friday

An urn holding the ashes of Gilbert, the golden retriever of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, is displayed with his portrait as the couple lies in state at the Minnesota State Capitol on Friday

a photo of an adorable golden retriever with the caption: After Gilbert failed the service dog training program, the Hortmans decided to keep him as their pet.

a photo of an adorable golden retriever with the caption: After Gilbert failed the service dog training program, the Hortmans decided to keep him as their pet.

Corin Hoggard @corinhoggard tweeted a photo of a golden retriever named Cleo and this: 
Cleo is part of the dog Honor Guard at the Capitol today to watch over Gilbert as he lies in state with Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman.
12 golden retrievers will rotate in to make sure two dogs are always standing guard.
Public access starts at noon.

Corin Hoggard @corinhoggard tweeted a photo of a golden retriever named Cleo and this: Cleo is part of the dog Honor Guard at the Capitol today to watch over Gilbert as he lies in state with Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman. 12 golden retrievers will rotate in to make sure two dogs are always standing guard. Public access starts at noon.

i am wrecked

28.06.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1594    πŸ” 264    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 37
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Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.

14.06.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11840    πŸ” 2713    πŸ’¬ 322    πŸ“Œ 348

Incredible!

03.06.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Baseball Is For Everyone: Mariners Celebrate Pride Month
YouTube video by Seattle Mariners Baseball Is For Everyone: Mariners Celebrate Pride Month

Also holy shit the Mariners Pride Month video is SO good

01.06.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1787    πŸ” 694    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 172

Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.

12.05.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8937    πŸ” 1642    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 111
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the β€˜new model’ is factory jobs for lifeβ€”for you, your kids, and your grandkids β€œThis is the new model, where you work in these plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says.

Before Trump's 90-day tariff surrender, Commerce Sec Howard Lutnick was hard-selling "generational factories" where generations of Americans would labor.

Which was strange b/c days earlier he had admitted that almost ALL factory jobs would be done by robots.

fortune.com/article/secr...

12.05.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Monty Python is always on point!

12.05.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Unconscionable’: Avelo Airlines’ deportation flights denounced at Sonoma County airport protest With the sound of car horns from passing cars, demonstrators voiced their outrage over Avelo’s plan to operate deportation flights under a new federal contract starting in May.

Boycott #avelo airlines

#proudblue

www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

27.04.2025 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
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"Life is good when you are happy, but much better when others are happy because of you." #PopeFrancis

24.04.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIt's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help.
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."

-Pope Francis

21.04.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15221    πŸ” 4194    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 149

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