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Humanist interested in classic and dystopian fiction,science,art, politics, philosophy,meditation and good music of all genres,especially jam bands.

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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

25.01.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 47187    πŸ” 18227    πŸ’¬ 1016    πŸ“Œ 1863

Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.

12.01.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1424    πŸ” 792    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 50

For over two thousand years Christians have been warning us about the antichrist.

When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.

Twice.

πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

02.01.2026 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11617    πŸ” 2591    πŸ’¬ 459    πŸ“Œ 130
Mike Johnson: β€˜My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

Mike Johnson: β€˜My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

Mike Johnson: β€˜My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

03.11.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 29835    πŸ” 7854    πŸ’¬ 874    πŸ“Œ 508
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When will corporations have enough of fascism? Bc they are the only β€œpeople” with power. Yes, Corporations are PEOPLE according to the Citizens United decision. And those β€œpeople” drove us right into authoritarianism. So it doesn’t look good. Not at all. STOP BUYING FROM THEM.

03.11.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 522    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 10
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What he said Part 3: πŸ’― 🎯

03.11.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 23984    πŸ” 7020    πŸ’¬ 523    πŸ“Œ 224

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

25.10.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 32791    πŸ” 10941    πŸ’¬ 1088    πŸ“Œ 438

A REAL hero.... Something that the cowardly clowns in Congress can't be because they fear a mentally failing moron and his ship of fools!!!

19.10.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Universities need to stay strong

17.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3985    πŸ” 933    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 60
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Einsteins theory has been proven.

25.09.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9570    πŸ” 2212    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 70

Censorship is here and it’s come in the form of corporations censoring themselves in order to win favor with the regime.

19.09.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9662    πŸ” 2260    πŸ’¬ 359    πŸ“Œ 86

Everyone please wake the FUCK UP !!!! This is no longer about Maga,Dem or what ever fuckin camp you fancy yourself in today. We are us,one people with one Constitution that I hope we still respect and agree on. It's us and them only in the sense of them being our Billionaire Masters.

18.09.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.

18.09.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 19534    πŸ” 6319    πŸ’¬ 820    πŸ“Œ 224

Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated.

Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms.

Collective boycott.

Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.

17.09.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 24113    πŸ” 7187    πŸ’¬ 1091    πŸ“Œ 492
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Disney/ABC just caved & pulled Jimmy Kimmel for political reasons.
Nexstar β€” which owns The CW + 200+ local ABC, NBC, CBS & FOX stations β€” is part of the same machine.

πŸ’₯ Boycott Disney. Boycott Nexstar. Boycott their advertisers.

Hit them where it hurts: the $$$.

18.09.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2653    πŸ” 1372    πŸ’¬ 290    πŸ“Œ 98

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. β€” Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

10.09.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 43754    πŸ” 10071    πŸ’¬ 1800    πŸ“Œ 611
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Science is real

31.08.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 16478    πŸ” 3714    πŸ’¬ 230    πŸ“Œ 116

Hi, immunologist here:

(a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes)

RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can β€œsee in kids faces that they have inflammation”

That’s NOT how immunology works.

He is an anti-science profiteer.
Start calling him such.

28.08.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 22382    πŸ” 6634    πŸ’¬ 677    πŸ“Œ 224
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The inability to think logically is a form of bondage, and the refusal to think logically is proof of already being bound.

31.07.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 322    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 8
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Demand your rights, liberties, freedoms and dump the ChristoFascists!

14.06.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Dinosaurs as a young kid then space,rocks and minerals, then electronics. I have always leaned toward science.

15.06.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a shame how our once great Union has devolved into a petty, immoral and partisan political mess. Propagandists use their tools to warp already simple and broken minds,and this travesty is what of it.

14.06.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dumbfucks for sure. In 1930's Germany everyone just stood by and watched because it was only the Jews being rounded up. "Screw it , not my problem". Then it was the Catholics,Protestants, Slavic peoples,Gypsies, gays, as for the mentally handicapped they only operated on on their brains while awake.

12.06.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A view taken of one of Jupiter’s polar regions. Swirling cloud formations can be seen in hues of blue, white, and orange.

Processing: Gerald Eichstadt/@_TheSeaning

A view taken of one of Jupiter’s polar regions. Swirling cloud formations can be seen in hues of blue, white, and orange. Processing: Gerald Eichstadt/@_TheSeaning

JunoCam captured this image from very close to Jupiter, making Ganymede’s shadow appear especially large. At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno spacecraft was about 44,000 miles (71,000 kilometers) above Jupiter’s cloud tops and 15 times closer to the planet than Ganymede.

An observer at Jupiter’s cloud tops within the oval shadow would experience a total eclipse of the Sun. Total eclipses are more common on Jupiter than Earth for several reasons: Jupiter has four major moons (Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa) that often pass between Jupiter and the Sun, and since Jupiter’s moons orbit in a plane close to Jupiter’s orbital plane, the moon shadows are often cast upon the planet. Jupiter’s bands and clouds are visible, making stripes across the planet in various colors of white, orange, and blue on the poles. 

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS,  processing: Thomas Thomopoulos

JunoCam captured this image from very close to Jupiter, making Ganymede’s shadow appear especially large. At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno spacecraft was about 44,000 miles (71,000 kilometers) above Jupiter’s cloud tops and 15 times closer to the planet than Ganymede. An observer at Jupiter’s cloud tops within the oval shadow would experience a total eclipse of the Sun. Total eclipses are more common on Jupiter than Earth for several reasons: Jupiter has four major moons (Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa) that often pass between Jupiter and the Sun, and since Jupiter’s moons orbit in a plane close to Jupiter’s orbital plane, the moon shadows are often cast upon the planet. Jupiter’s bands and clouds are visible, making stripes across the planet in various colors of white, orange, and blue on the poles. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, processing: Thomas Thomopoulos

Swirling blue and white clouds and storms on Jupiter, resembling paint on a canvas.

Image credit/processing: Gerald EichstΓ€dt and @_TheSeaning /NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Swirling blue and white clouds and storms on Jupiter, resembling paint on a canvas. Image credit/processing: Gerald EichstΓ€dt and @_TheSeaning /NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

A close up of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Swirling white and brown clouds can be seen around it.

Processing: Bjorn Jonsson

A close up of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Swirling white and brown clouds can be seen around it. Processing: Bjorn Jonsson

if the budget cuts go through for nasa, we’re losing juno, which has given us these gorgeous images of jupiter over the years

04.06.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2661    πŸ” 610    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 17

This is what he is basically saying. You can't just learn from others and that is it. You must at some point use your own logic and reason to come to conclusions . Yes what you said I agree with.

02.06.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have that book on my shelf to be read next. Vonnegut has alot to say.

01.06.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Books
#BookSky
#READ

31.05.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8090    πŸ” 1660    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 41

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