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Happy Halloween.

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes “Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"

taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/

I'm posting this just in case you needed to see a baby Toucan today.

THANK YOU. I absolutely DID need to see a baby Toucan (at that exact moment). 🤍

YouTube video by remhq R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official HD Music Video)

#90sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 1

R.E.M. - Losing my religion

Remember folks, it's like Mama always said, "If a social media science image seems too spectacular to be true, it's almost certainly AI generated bullshit, and you should block and report the source."

Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

A fun and safe Halloween evening to everyone, especially the kids.

@stoopidfunnyjokes.bsky.social

This fact has been my sentiment since Day One.

YouTube video by Keith Edwards oops she told the truth

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David Brin’s “The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?” was so prescient. Published in 1999, Brin foretold the exact dilemma posed by the prevalence of powerful cameras available to everyone. If we restrict the cameras to government control, he argued, we will live in a police state. If we allow everyone to have cameras, we will at least be able to counter-surveil the government and maintain an equilibrium of power. For everyone wringing their hands about banning kids from using smartphones, I suggest reading this book and imagining what our lives would be like right now if we didn’t have the ability to film federal agents as they unleash weapons on our unarmed neighbors who have committed no crimes.

Just a gentle reminder that the panic about phones melting our brains could well be a convenient way to justify rules that could be used to prevent us from using our phones to film state violence.

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If I did a marathon gaming and karaoke live stream to raise funds for Feeding America, would you approve of this idea

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

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Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW! The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

I didn't see this until this morning 😂🔥🫳
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What a f'ing embarrassment this regime is.
Mike Waltz United States Ambassador to the United Nations
cut off in middle of UN speech: ‘This is the UN General Assembly, it is not a Signal chat’

Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.

While I may reside in the north, Santa Barbara, my home, will forever hold my heart.

I'd much rather this timeline in the universe didn't exist, at all.

My condolences..💔

Food to eat, not shot at school, and access to healthcare would be an excellent start.

Did you send your ballot back?
Los Angeles, #NoKings #YesOnProp50

@rjkeats98.bsky.social

I am a Santa Barbara native, currently living in the PNW. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to see your photos of my home. La Cumbre peak was above my neighborhood in high school. As a student, we spent many weekend nights up there, enjoying the view. Thank you, so much, for sharing. 💜

I used to be an arachniphobe, and worked hard to overcome my fear. I can tell you that when they appear, they are allowing you to see them. Once I quit killing spiders, they quit biting me. In summary, this spider was saying "Hi". 🙂

"I may have been up all night, but I wasn't born yesterday."-Anonymous

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.