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Ellen β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’œβ–²

@ellencloud9.bsky.social

Married, Retired office manager, Middle aged? Lover of backyard bird watching, native plant enthusiast Post election goal: no doom scrolling, support marginalized communities & reading books & more books

510 Followers  |  181 Following  |  38 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.7645

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Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.

Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

21.01.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4177    πŸ” 1296    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 57

15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.

Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

16.10.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4458    πŸ” 1376    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 62
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Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do β€” hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

06.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 14246    πŸ” 5907    πŸ’¬ 451    πŸ“Œ 338

15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.

Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

21.09.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7706    πŸ” 2477    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 98

Find whimsy

05.08.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please do tell.

03.08.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful & great shot too!

03.07.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dripping water into the soil.

25.06.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah

04.05.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome back!!! Hope you’re doing well.

12.04.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Raise your hand if you trust your doctor to know more than a lawyer when it comes to your health.

11.03.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 418    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

Pisses me off that we’re stardust with the gift of conscious existence and having to spend our time on all this bullshit.

23.02.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4014    πŸ” 735    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 38

And hoping the same for you

21.02.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve read conflicting info concerning bird feeders right now. The area I live in is the southeastern U S. I would appreciate any incite from you bird enthusiasts.
#birdflu #birds
Should one take down bird feeders?

10.02.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I propose a 90% tariff on billionaires who don’t pay taxes

27.01.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
I Wanna Rule The World
YouTube video by 10cc - Topic I Wanna Rule The World

10cc I Wanna Rule The World
Grab your headphones or earbuds.
Superb listen plus the lyrics seem oh so relevant

27.01.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think I’ll do this with the grandkids after school

25.01.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When a lot of media is licking boots, #TCM has this lineup starting early tomorrow:
#BlackLegion
#ConfessionsofaNaziSpy
#TheMortalStorm
#TheGreatDICTATOR
#TheSeventhCross
#EdgeofDarkness
#BackgroundtoDanger

#Art over #Fascism
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social @thomaszimmer.bsky.social
@tlecaque.bsky.social

21.01.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Bear emerges from nap looking dishevelled
YouTube video by The Independent Bear emerges from nap looking dishevelled

Winter is like a drug to me. Wake me when it’s over.

15.01.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself he becomes wise.”

– Alden Nowlan, Scratchings (1971)

14.01.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@rabbi360.bsky.social Hazak Hazak

13.01.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

American workers are more than 400% more productive than they were in the 1940s.

But all of the economic gains are going straight to the top.

Workers deserve more.

It’s time for a 32-hour work week with no loss in pay.

12.01.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2020    πŸ” 275    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 26

Comfort and peace to you

02.01.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time someone believes what they read online an angel gets punched by George Carlin

02.01.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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This is so spot-on it’s scary.

29.12.2024 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 55398    πŸ” 14370    πŸ’¬ 1146    πŸ“Œ 669

My favorite Christmas present is a smart TV that changes channels whenever Donald Trump comes on.

25.12.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1177    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 6

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

-- J.R.R. Tolkien

24.12.2024 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 552    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

How many CEOs get shot each year compared to school kids, I’ll wait

20.12.2024 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

Me: Be kind, everyone is fighting their own battles

Also me: Nice turn signal, fuckface

19.12.2024 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 978    πŸ” 233    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 7

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