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@firstdowns.bsky.social

Dad to a freaking awesome son | Strive to father like Bandit | Former Republican; Never again; Proud Democrat | Go Hawks | PNW/WA ะ”ะพ ะฑั–ัะฐ ะŸัƒั‚ั–

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a mascot for the seahawks is standing in front of a crowd Alt: a mascot for the seahawks is standing in front of a crowd

Go Hawks! ๐Ÿ†

09.02.2026 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bad Bunny halftime, bad ass! #americas

09.02.2026 01:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Where farmers, hunters and conservationists agree, in this weekโ€™s Inside Voices โ€œWe donโ€™t need to choose between ranching and wolves, or between working lands and wild ones,โ€ writes Eric Clewis with Defenders of Wildlife.

โ€œWe donโ€™t need to choose between ranching and wolves, or between working lands and wild ones,โ€ writes Eric Clewis with Defenders of Wildlife.

08.02.2026 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICE was flawed from day one... born out of post-9/11 fear and built on policies that blurred national security with domestic control. Some systems donโ€™t need reform. They need to be abolished.

#AbolishICE #ICEtapo #FDT

07.02.2026 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8580    ๐Ÿ” 2064    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 305    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116

๐ŸŽฏ

06.02.2026 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a start. We need all the files!

06.02.2026 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amazing

(From @atrupar.com )

05.02.2026 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4259    ๐Ÿ” 860    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 121    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

04.02.2026 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Always purchased at least a few Christmas gifts from that place. It had some fun stuff.

02.02.2026 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Women" ????

Or girls? Because 14 year olds are GIRLS not women.

30.01.2026 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 305    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character is screaming and saying `` i 'm shocked . '' Alt: Fry from Futurama saying, "I'm shocked. Shocked!. Well, not that shocked."
31.01.2026 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

If we want to change the system, we have to do more than vote Republicans out. We have to vote Progressive Democrats IN!

30.01.2026 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.

Wonder why that is.

30.01.2026 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11779    ๐Ÿ” 6577    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 836    ๐Ÿ“Œ 639

Cosplay bullshit. Hurting people for the thrill of it. There must be consequences if/when we end this.

30.01.2026 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The hiring of police must rely extensively on psychological testing before hand. Way too many are criminals and or psychos. The explanation of police abuses and killings all lead back to departments hiring unqualified and wacko individuals without one care.

29.01.2026 23:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 210    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Someone in Congress needs to sponsor the Pretti-Good Act of 2026. It would:

1) remove immunity from any federal agent who willfully and intentionally violates the constitutional rights of a civilian;

2) prohibit any federal agent from pretending to have a judicial warrant if they donโ€™t, from

28.01.2026 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2889    ๐Ÿ” 1083    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 122    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.

"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."

"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."

ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

28.01.2026 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27004    ๐Ÿ” 10098    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1007    ๐Ÿ“Œ 802
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

27.01.2026 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35861    ๐Ÿ” 12870    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 637    ๐Ÿ“Œ 341
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But heโ€™s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.

โ€œWhen they say, โ€˜Why would you be out here?โ€™ How the fuck could I not be out here?โ€ he says. โ€œMy nation is under attack."

27.01.2026 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23701    ๐Ÿ” 9529    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 657    ๐Ÿ“Œ 710
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As a Detroit Lions fan; Yes we do!
Especially for this jersey alone! We will ALL be Seattle Sea Hawk fans!
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š

26.01.2026 03:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 220    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Go Hawks! Superb Owl bound!

26.01.2026 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt that says ted lasso on it Alt: Ted Lasso, pointing and saying "Yes".
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Making a living in EVE Online: Part 1 โ€” Quick wins and survival habits Exploring gaming, sci-fi, fantasy, RPGs, and the stories that shape our imagination.

New and returning pilots: my first of a 4-part ISK series is up โ€” โ€œ5 Tracks to ISKโ€: exploration + event sites, high-sec mining, L1โ€“L3 missions + salvage, low-collateral hauling, and the runway (Career Agents/AIR).

If you think itโ€™ll help someone, a repost would mean a lot. #EVEOnline #NewPlayer

24.01.2026 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47169    ๐Ÿ” 18232    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1017    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1864

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

25.01.2026 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37886    ๐Ÿ” 11885    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 785    ๐Ÿ“Œ 380

A nurse. A researcher. A helper.

24.01.2026 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24629    ๐Ÿ” 3974    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 481    ๐Ÿ“Œ 108

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

24.01.2026 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60712    ๐Ÿ” 18959    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1406    ๐Ÿ“Œ 742
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ICE just shot and killed someone in Minneapolis.

Near Glam Doll Donuts, five shots heard.

24.01.2026 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

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