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@brianbotts.bsky.social

Kentuckian. Bookseller. Runner. #BBN He/Him. Eat the rich. πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

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I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

05.10.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 32843    πŸ” 7817    πŸ’¬ 969    πŸ“Œ 257

Boomers loudly talking about classic rock.

23.09.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck the brainworm addled POS.

08.09.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the donuts!!

08.09.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum.

08.09.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainy day at Ocean City, Maryland.

08.09.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The taco of success always drips with the salsa of failure."--Dani Bowman

08.07.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Kneecap Mo Chara court appearance makes British state look panicked' For those with eyes to see, the case surrounding Mo Chara only makes one side look unreasonable.

"Mo Chara’s real problem is that the message he put out landed. Working-class people aren’t meant to speak like this, organise like this, or connect struggles across borders like this. That’s what scares them."

Which side are you on?

www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2070...

18.06.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 774    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 22

Healthcare, not bombs.
Childcare, not bombs.
Housing, not bombs.
College, not bombs.
Reparations, not bombs.

We can have better. We need better.

17.06.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 482    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy #autisticprideday!

18.06.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Supporting the troops in practice looks like not sending them off to war and ensuring veterans are taken care of.

Today’s parade is a waste of taxpayer money.

14.06.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 429    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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Floating shot from the Rainbow Run 5k in Lexington last month. #pinksky #rainbowrun #lexingtonky #running

08.06.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#running #politics #rascism

01.06.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Members of Congress make $174k per year & receive government healthcare.

Yet, those members who vote to cut Medicare and Medicaid never cut *their* government healthcare.

Why? Because they know getting your healthcare taken away is devastating.

31.05.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2115    πŸ” 692    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 38

Reminder: the Pentagon budget now tops $1 TRILLION per year while veterans sleep on the streets and VA funding is being cut.

26.05.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 485    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 6

Every weekend should be a 3-day weekend and every week should be a 4-day work week.

Working class people should be able to spend more time with family & friends.

27.05.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 699    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 13
NEW YORK TIMES (2020): U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS

NEW YORK TIMES (2020): U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS

5 years ago: β€œAn incalculable loss”

Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access

25.05.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10704    πŸ” 4166    πŸ’¬ 260    πŸ“Œ 209
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Care to comment on the 70 innocent civilians killed in Gaza yesterday by the state that these two young people worked for? How about the 2 million that they’re depriving of food and water? And the 14,000 infants were not talking about any more?

22.05.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is covering her mouth with her hand while holding a bow and arrow in her hand . Alt: Scene from the Hunger Games: a woman is covering her mouth with her hand while holding a bow and arrow in her hand. Text: "May the odds be ever in your favor"

(1/2) Under 65 with no risk factors? Congrats, you're now a COVID-19 Hunger Games tribute. May the odds be ever in your favor. 🎯

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

21.05.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 556    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 21

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

10.05.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 40081    πŸ” 11415    πŸ’¬ 993    πŸ“Œ 491
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Your School House Rock moment......

06.05.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 51250    πŸ” 10806    πŸ’¬ 618    πŸ“Œ 316

Today is a great day to not shop at Target.

01.05.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2796    πŸ” 341    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 11

I guess he thought we would just keep buying his cars no matter what he did or said. He was wrong.

23.04.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 19548    πŸ” 2301    πŸ’¬ 893    πŸ“Œ 112

We are at least 4-5 stanzas deep in the β€œfirst they came for…” poem and there are still not enough people speaking out

23.04.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3415    πŸ” 767    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 34
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RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.

🚨🚨🚨Apparently. they’re launching a new β€œdisease registry” to track autistic people.

They are launching.

a new disease registry.

to track autistic people.

a DISEASE REGISTRY. to TRACK. AUTISTIC PEOPLE. This is how they will find us and liquidate us.

www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

22.04.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 915    πŸ” 520    πŸ’¬ 167    πŸ“Œ 113

Another great day to not shop at Target.

21.04.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThis is cruelty. This is not war” β€” Pope Francis on the bombing of a refugee camp in Gaza.

21.04.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 733    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

CEO to worker pay in:

1989 ➑️ 61:1
2025 ➑️ 399:1

Current Target CEO to worker pay:

‼️719:1‼️

So no, we’re STILL not shopping at Target.

21.04.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2774    πŸ” 724    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 25

If someone works full-time, they should be able to pay their bills with their paycheck.

That’s the bare minimum. It’s not a radical belief.

21.04.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2400    πŸ” 384    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 17

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