Kate O’Connell
@beadbird.bsky.social
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The speech bubble reads: I was just doing my job
April 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The speech bubble reads: I was just doing my job
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A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay upwards of $660 million to the pipeline company Energy Transfer as punishment for protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017. By @rachelleingang.bsky.social and @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @theguardian.com…
Greenpeace must pay at least $660m over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit, which will appeal decision, says lawsuits like this are aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
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March 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay upwards of $660 million to the pipeline company Energy Transfer as punishment for protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017. By @rachelleingang.bsky.social and @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @theguardian.com…
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Dahlia look! Now we have names of the men who were deported to a prison in El Salvador. Share far and wide so friends and family can identify them!
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
www.cbsnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Dahlia look! Now we have names of the men who were deported to a prison in El Salvador. Share far and wide so friends and family can identify them!
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
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The governor's influence is rising in the Democratic party, as she shifts from low-key resistance to full-on protest over Trump's punitive slashing of federal funds.
Healey's national profile on the rise as she takes on Trump and Musk cuts
The governor's influence is rising in the Democratic party, as she shifts from low-key resistance to full-on protest over Trump's punitive slashing of federal funds
www.wbur.org
March 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The governor's influence is rising in the Democratic party, as she shifts from low-key resistance to full-on protest over Trump's punitive slashing of federal funds.
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I am begging blue state governors to have lunch this week with your adjutant general of the National Guard.
Cannot stress enough how important this relationship is going to be in the near future.
Cannot stress enough how important this relationship is going to be in the near future.
March 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I am begging blue state governors to have lunch this week with your adjutant general of the National Guard.
Cannot stress enough how important this relationship is going to be in the near future.
Cannot stress enough how important this relationship is going to be in the near future.
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JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
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A leaked memo reveals that DOGE's next target is the VA, with plans to fire more than 80,000 agency workers who provide critical services to veterans and their families.
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A leaked memo reveals that DOGE's next target is the VA, with plans to fire more than 80,000 agency workers who provide critical services to veterans and their families.
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
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What's this?
Looks like a list of DOGE peeps... but what do I know.
Looks like a list of DOGE peeps... but what do I know.
March 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What's this?
Looks like a list of DOGE peeps... but what do I know.
Looks like a list of DOGE peeps... but what do I know.
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If you know anyone planning to get their child live rabbits for Easter, please talk them out of it. Get a lovely stuffed bunny instead! 🐇
March 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
If you know anyone planning to get their child live rabbits for Easter, please talk them out of it. Get a lovely stuffed bunny instead! 🐇
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Boston is the safest major city in the United States because we are safe for everyone. ❤️
March 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Boston is the safest major city in the United States because we are safe for everyone. ❤️
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Maybe corny but it was helpful for me to hear Henry Rollins saying "this is not time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer trained you for... You can be thunderous in your own life, to the eight people around you. That rubs off... Goodness is viral"
February 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Maybe corny but it was helpful for me to hear Henry Rollins saying "this is not time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer trained you for... You can be thunderous in your own life, to the eight people around you. That rubs off... Goodness is viral"
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On this day in 1898, a white mob attacked Frazier Baker, the first Black postmaster of Lake City, SC, and his family. Both Mr. Baker and his infant daughter were killed in the attack.
Feb. 22, 1898 | White Mob Lynches Black Postmaster and Infant Daughter in SC Attack
Learn more about our history of racial injustice
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February 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1898, a white mob attacked Frazier Baker, the first Black postmaster of Lake City, SC, and his family. Both Mr. Baker and his infant daughter were killed in the attack.
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I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
I got these delightful Keith Haring stamps today. I wonder how much longer such a symbol of nonbinary love and happiness will be allowed at the post office.
January 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I got these delightful Keith Haring stamps today. I wonder how much longer such a symbol of nonbinary love and happiness will be allowed at the post office.
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Breaking News: Garth Hudson, the last surviving original member of the Band, died in Woodstock, New York, at 87. The Band was one of the most influential rock groups of the 1960s and ’70s.
Garth Hudson, Multifaceted Musician With the Band, Dies at 87
He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and ’70s, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Breaking News: Garth Hudson, the last surviving original member of the Band, died in Woodstock, New York, at 87. The Band was one of the most influential rock groups of the 1960s and ’70s.
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Elons Nazi salute is turning into that viral white and gold dress, except one answer makes you a fucking prick
January 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Elons Nazi salute is turning into that viral white and gold dress, except one answer makes you a fucking prick