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@skiya.bsky.social

Progressive liberal. Former educator and administrator in career and technical education. Love dogs, cats, and now chickens! Mom, grandma, aunt and friend! Love to quilt and sew. No๐Ÿšซ magats or DMs!

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Donaldโ€™s Tariffs Are INVALID! #substack #nokings #shorts
YouTube video by Law & Society Donaldโ€™s Tariffs Are INVALID! #substack #nokings #shorts

A quick reminder: Tariffs. INVALID. IEEPA doesn't give the President power to tariff. Only to regulate. And regulate does not mean tariff. Donald's tariffs are invalid. Pass it on! youtube.com/shorts/u5FqW...

31.10.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mannequin wearing a striped fetish costume also wears an orange whistle around its neck in a store window.

A mannequin wearing a striped fetish costume also wears an orange whistle around its neck in a store window.

A sign reads: "ICE/CBP Agents DO NOT have consent to enter this business/restaurant unless they have a valid judicial warrant. Staff are not authorized to consent access to this business/restaurant. Stop."

A sign reads: "ICE/CBP Agents DO NOT have consent to enter this business/restaurant unless they have a valid judicial warrant. Staff are not authorized to consent access to this business/restaurant. Stop."

A sign for the Red Vault fetish/toy store promotes a 20% off sale and free whistles for ICE watchers.

A sign for the Red Vault fetish/toy store promotes a 20% off sale and free whistles for ICE watchers.

While out on our Halloween evening ICE patrol, we noticed that Red Vault, an adult fashion/fetish/toy store, had a mannequin with an orange whistle around its neck in the store's front window. They also had a sign declaring ICE was not welcome and were giving away free whistles. I love this city.

31.10.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 732    ๐Ÿ” 160    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Antiscience Is an Existential Threat The ideologically-motivated assault on science threatens us all.

"Sadly, the U.S. itself must now be considered an authoritarian petrostate. The Trump Administration has worked with congressional Republicans who are currently in power to defund climate and vaccine science while staffing various agencies with climate and vaccine deniers." @michaelemann.bsky.social

31.10.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department - National | Globalnews.ca WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for school leaders wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws. For Education Secretary...

US Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department - Global News globalnews.ca/news/1150411...

31.10.2025 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino throwing a tear gas canister into a group of protesters in Little Village. Source: Instagram / @littlevillagelocal

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino throwing a tear gas canister into a group of protesters in Little Village. Source: Instagram / @littlevillagelocal

On Tuesday, US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino appeared in court over a video of him throwing a tear gas canister at protesters last week in Chicagoโ€™s Little Village neighbourhood. The action may violate a temporary restraining order restricting the use of force in Illinois.

31.10.2025 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 161    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Miller, Noem, Rubio moving into housing reserved for military officers Noem was previously โ€˜living for freeโ€™, Washington Post reported, as top Trump advisers scooped up homes meant for military commanders, citing security concerns

What's going on here?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

31.10.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Oralรจ Resisters
Happy Halloween
TESLA DINER PROTEST
NOV 4th
#TESLADINERPROTEST #NoTakeOut4TESLA @nelafordemocracy.bsky.social
#USDemocracy #DondeEstan #TESLA #Halloween

31.10.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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People ๐Ÿ’™We need to share this laughter together ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ
This video is credited to laurenhowardhayes!!
#DemVoice1
#DemsUnited
#ProudBlue

30.10.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Farage supports replacing the nhs with insurance-based healthcare. Americans spend twice as much as the UK, yet millions are without cover. The biggest US healthcare Co. challenges 1/3 of claims. It's a colossal scam that Farage's friends want to exploit.

Farage loves the poorly educated. #reform

31.10.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 153    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Canโ€™t imagine dumpster ever having enough class to do this!

31.10.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s lovely. We need leaders like this: with humanity.

31.10.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem is obsessing about how "unsafe" foreign truckers are.
What about HER decade of 20 speeding tickets, 3 failures to stop, a citation for driving without a license, and 6 failures to appear?

31.10.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 862    ๐Ÿ” 291    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Demand for Trump's Social Security Chief Bisignano to Resign After $30 Billion Implosion of Former Company | Common Dreams The former CEO of Fiserv has been accused of causing chaos, with the company's stock plummeting by 40% and $30 billion i

As Fiserv CEO, Frank Bisignano overinflated sales projections before quickly cashing out with a $500M stock sale.

Now, Fiserv's market value has collapsed โ€” and Trump has put Bisignano in charge of Social Security.

Be warned. https://www.commondreams.org/news/fiserv-ceo-frank-bisignano

31.10.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1610    ๐Ÿ” 820    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 121    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56
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๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

31.10.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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They are assuming they are smugglers without knowing for sure! It's MURDER, plain and simple! Call it that!

31.10.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Killing without due process is simply - murder. #StopTheCoup #FightFascism #DefendDemocracy

31.10.2025 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s cold-blooded murder!

31.10.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Disturbing when catholics blindly embrace the political opinions of a priest (who should not be expressing these) and abandon their God given critical thinking skills. The Jesuits beat this into me.

31.10.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

Itโ€™s not about what this country can or canโ€™t afford.

Itโ€™s about priorities.

31.10.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15539    ๐Ÿ” 5580    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 384    ๐Ÿ“Œ 212
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Jeffries: "Understand, until Donald Trump tells them what to do, Republicans in the House and Senate are going to be unwilling to find a bipartisan path forward because this version of the Republican Party, they don't work for the American people. They work for Donald Trump."

31.10.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3455    ๐Ÿ” 980    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 110    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68
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The richest administration in American history and theyโ€™re keeping snap hostage

31.10.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2474    ๐Ÿ” 721    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 105    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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State Food Resource Assistance courtesy of tonolatino on instagram

31.10.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICE is at Aldi in Evanston.

31.10.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Apparently the new trumpy CBS News is on board with the national firing of all women.

31.10.2025 21:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 390    ๐Ÿ” 128    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

ICE terror squads are killing US citizens ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Or attempting to anyhow. All ICE agents are terrorists who must be arrested, tried, and executed for their crimes lawfully and for justice ๐Ÿ˜Ž

31.10.2025 21:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich. For working people, it's been 40 years of all trick and no treat. Enough.

31.10.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6169    ๐Ÿ” 1975    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 179    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80
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Everything the โ€œdonโ€™t tread on meโ€ folks claimed to care about is being done by the people they now blindly support

31.10.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2429    ๐Ÿ” 1120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 100    ๐Ÿ“Œ 42

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