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@vincemedlock.bsky.social

#Language nerd, #watercolor hobbyist, & #English prof. #WrexhamAFC fan. Lover of #scifi, #fantasy, & #ghoststories. Collector of #fountainpens, #books, & #marbles. #Coffee is the elixir of life. Everything else is subject to change without notice.

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You can still be a dork with those :)

05.03.2026 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love my Lilliput. I have a Sport, but the smaller pen is a lot of fun. Just wish the Lilliput had a converter

05.03.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Real favorite? Conklin All American fountain pen :)

05.03.2026 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Noem says maybe a couple of hundred words in this clip and none of the are "No."

04.03.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 684    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ€₯ @KristiNoem today: β€œI didn’t call Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist.”

FLASHBACK: she sure did πŸ‘‡πŸ½

03.03.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 12153    πŸ” 4511    πŸ’¬ 918    πŸ“Œ 365

It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for.

Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.

04.03.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 22498    πŸ” 8974    πŸ’¬ 1196    πŸ“Œ 582
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Haitian Asylum Seeker Dies of Toothache in What ICE Calls "The Best Healthcare of Their Lives" Detention deaths are a foreseeable outcome of specific policy choices made by people in position of power. This post steps back to think through the broader trends and steps toward accountability.

Person dies in ICE detention: "Damas reported toothache to staff on Feb.12, family says he complained 2 weeks before collapsing & developing sepsis from infection..another detainee reported hearing staff laughing & saying Damas was faking, cried for help."
austinkocher.substack.com/p/haitian-as...

04.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.

This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.

Please spread the word.

🧡 1/4

02.03.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2884    πŸ” 2417    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 467
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Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac to do live commentary on Wrexham match Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac will mark five years at the helm by doing live commentary on their match against Swansea this month.

This sounds like something that should not be missed! Will they be joining @finalwhistle.bsky.social and @miarobbo.bsky.social, or broadcasting elsewhere?

#wxmafc #askwxm #wxmthirstsection 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

04.03.2026 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are living beings all around your yard … it’s important to remember this as spring rolls inπŸΎπŸ’šπŸ™
#RespectWildlife
#TTDS

28.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Arkansas?!

04.03.2026 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#handsoff
#nokings
#ReleaseALLthefiles
#handsoff
#nokings
#ReleaseALLthefiles
#EpsteinFiles
#lovemyGov
#itsthefuckingguns
#midterms26
#getridofElectoralCollege
#TheEpsteinBallroom
Release ALL the files NOW
25th Ammendment NOW
Abolish ICE NOW

πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

04.03.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled:

Voters as β€œVotors”
Emergency as "Emeregency"
United States as "United Staes"

And, it included a non-party in the caption.

These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.

02.03.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 23097    πŸ” 7503    πŸ’¬ 1023    πŸ“Œ 435
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Wild to say this after years of carnage in Gaza and bombing a school in Iran

02.03.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1930    πŸ” 668    πŸ’¬ 277    πŸ“Œ 86
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Trump’s Case for War With Iran Faces Growing Scrutiny U.S. intelligence showed threats from Iran loomed, as they had for years. But they were not imminent.

US officials and lawmakers with access to classified information, along with experts who have spent their careers poring over public data and government reports, say the administration’s assertions about why they needed to go to war with Iran are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong.

03.03.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Why the Trump-Backed Save America Act Threatens Election Security Nationwide - Bucks County Beacon Buried in the legislation is a mandate requiring every state to funnel voter data into a centralized voter-purge system plagued by security and accuracy concerns and controlled by the Trump administra...

The Trump admin (via both lawsuits & legislation) aims to purge voter rolls nationwide using its β€œSAVE” voter purge system, which relies on data from an SSA system that DOGE allegedly copied to an insecure cloud server, per a whistleblower. Does β€œSAVE” link to this allegedly insecure copy?? Anyone??

02.03.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research No time for therapy? A new study shows you can learn key skills to challenge depression in 10 minutes.

No time for therapy? A well-designed 10-minute online exercise can spark small reductions in depression, explains a mental health researcher who did a study comparing the effects to 10 minutes of learning about trout.

03.03.2026 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Tell Congress: No War with Iran Trump has launched unauthorized military strikes on Iran, dragging the United States into yet another war without approval from Congress. This reckless escalation is putting U.S. servicemembers, Ameri...

Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

03.03.2026 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

> We need to get out and vote no matter what they try to do.

Agreed!

02.03.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

27.02.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11959    πŸ” 4771    πŸ’¬ 599    πŸ“Œ 307

You think we’re actually going to have midterms? Or that all eligible voters will be allowed to vote?

02.03.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A PSA from Thomas Massie:

01.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30381    πŸ” 9072    πŸ’¬ 627    πŸ“Œ 340

Indeed

02.03.2026 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congress failed to pass the SAVE Act last year for good reason: it’s an anti-voter bill. But now lawmakers have revived it despite overwhelming public opposition. Tell Congress to reject the SAVE Act: bit.ly/4tmVIor

22.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump may force banks to demand your papers. Survivors of abuse will pay. The White House is reportedly eyeing rules that advocates say β€œwill make getting a bank account nearly impossible" for many survivors, citizens or not.

The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would compel banks to collect citizenship information from customers.

If this happens, it would β€œadd another layer of difficulty for survivors and immigrants" and β€œwill make getting a bank account nearly impossible for many of them.”

26.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 9

Source?

02.03.2026 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Private Prison Falsified Records in Detainee’s Death in ICE Custody GEO Group prison staff falsified records on the morning a detainee died in ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley detention center in Pennsylvania.

theintercept.com/2026/02/26/i...

02.03.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Patrick Chappate

01.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daytime moon

01.03.2026 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 204    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0