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Spike Gillespie

@spikegillespie.bsky.social

Writer. Artist. Dog Fanatic. Knitter. Goatherd. Wedding Officiant. Funeral Celebrant. Humble Badass. Crone.

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Please Buy Nothing Tomorrow!

Thank you!

People have the Power

Pass it on!

27.02.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes doing nothing is doing something. So for those of you feeling like you don’t have the energy to fight, here’s a way you can just sit on your ass, DO NOTHING, and be part of the resistance. PASS IT ON.

18.02.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not Afraid to Be An… Since 1964

I’ve got a new post up at my substack. The shittier things get, the more closely I pay attention to the joy and beauty in my life.
spikegillespie.substack.com/p/not-afraid...

17.02.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The Heart Of Me" - Colm R. McGuinness (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Colm R. McGuinness "The Heart Of Me" - Colm R. McGuinness (Official Music Video)

This video was shot at my ranch. It dropped yesterday. It’s incredible.
youtu.be/7JbsMlUc2PU?...

13.02.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
GSUS Welcome Packet The Packet Welcome to the resource hub for everything GSUS They came down on us because we had a grass-roots, real people's revolution, complete with the programs, complete with the unity, complete wi...

Want to learn more about the General Strike? Here’s our Welcome Packet. We’re so happy you’re here! #USprotests

docs.google.com/presentation...

07.02.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1787    πŸ” 1284    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 197
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Things you can do:
Quit META, Quit Amazon
Use THE LIBRARY
Use the 5 Calls App to call your reps
Sign up for a Strike Card and Prepare to Strike (generalstrikeus.com)
Make a donation to help the organizations filing the lawsuits to stop fascism.
DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE
Seek and appreciate JOY & BEAUTY

12.02.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The General Strike The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.

I signed up for a Strike Card. Once we get to 11 million IT’S TIME. This is not a fire drill y’all. The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire and they are burning down the house.

the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing

COMMIT. PASS IT ON.

GeneralStrikeUs.com

12.02.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t Push Me ’Cause I’m Close to The Edge

Last week a tenant bailed on me, I got into it with some firefighters, and a scorpion stung me. You can read all about it at my substack:
spikegillespie.substack.com/p/dont-push-me

10.02.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your mental palate cleanser for today. You’re welcome.

08.02.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahahahaha.

06.02.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the beginning. Fight Fascism.

05.02.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTONβ€”Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a β€œhighly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

05.02.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 68830    πŸ” 15939    πŸ’¬ 1072    πŸ“Œ 966
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Happening now. Please join us at the capitol. Now til 4 pm.

05.02.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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National "50 States" anti-Trump protest planned for Feb 5: What to know There is a social media following creating protests at state capitols across the country on Wednesday.

Also I found this:
www.newsweek.com/50-states-an...

05.02.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I heard rumblings earlier today questioning the legitimacy of this protest. I actually do not know who is organizing it. That said, since the notice has been spread far and wide, I suspect and hope there will be a great turnout of genuine protesters. I shall proceed with both passion and caution.

05.02.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Death Be Not Proud Words of Wisdom from My Friend Pascal

Got to spend some time with my friend Pascal who recently received a horrible diagnosisβ€”glioblastoma. Wrote about our hangout and Pascal made a video I’m also sharing.
spikegillespie.substack.com/p/death-be-n...

03.02.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nationwide protest planned for Feb. 5, 2025 - Democratic Underground Forums

Nationwide protest planned for Feb. 5, 2025 www.democraticunderground.com/100219978444

02.02.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible.

01.02.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s not as bad as we thought it was going to be. It’s way worse and not even two weeks in. Do not panic. Ask yourself, β€œWhat would Barbara Jordan do?” She would tell you:
Never forget THE COMMON GOOD.
Sensible shoes always make things less worse.
DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.
RESIST FASCISM!

01.02.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to announce that I have been invited to participate in APL GABFest 2025. I’ll be peddling my novel, Grok This, Bitch, about Austin in the 1990s and 1890s, with a focus on Athol Porter, wife of O. Henry. I sure hope you can join us on April 26, 2025 at Austin’s Central Library.

01.02.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby Ethan says Keep Fighting Fascism!

31.01.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Molly was my friend and mentor. She died on this date in 2007. She was the one who said, of a republican speech, β€œIt probably sounded better in the original German.” Still true today. MORE true today.

DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE, Y’ALL!
RESIST!
Bang those pots and pans!

31.01.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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30.01.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In honor of all the money I’m not spending at amazon anymore, and to thank @democracyforward.bsky.social for filing the suit that halted the bullshit funding shutdown, I donated $100. I get a bigger dopamine hit clicking DONATE TO STOP FASCISM than clicking COMPLETE MY ORDER FOR MORE CRAP on amazon.

29.01.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

THANK YOU @democracyforward.bsky.social. Keep up the good work. You are re-energizing me. I’m ready to fight.

29.01.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #311 - I listened to your Desert Island disks this morning and just loved your stunning choices, especially β€˜My Father’ by Nina Simone and β€˜I Am a God’ by Kanye ... Dear Helen and Damian,Β β€œWhat if I had done this?” β€œIf only I had done that.” These are the thoughts that keep us entrenched in our self-lo...

Today’s message of hope comes from my man Nick Cave, a man who has known the worst grief and has tempered his own suffering into shiny gold hope for us all. The current installment is wow wow wow. Pass it on.

www.theredhandfiles.com/desert-islan...

29.01.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby Ethan says Hop to It! Fight Fascism!

29.01.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Baby Ethan says hi.

29.01.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0