Lyra 🌻
@hopesong.bsky.social
I started here to post faith, love, kindness, positivity
Now I fight for freedom with dark humor and witty truths
✝️follower, 🚫nationalist, 🎶🎹, 📚, teacher, INFJ, ex-republican, never-Trump, I volunteer for Ukraine 💙💛🇺🇦, my only prejudice is idiots & jerks
Now I fight for freedom with dark humor and witty truths
✝️follower, 🚫nationalist, 🎶🎹, 📚, teacher, INFJ, ex-republican, never-Trump, I volunteer for Ukraine 💙💛🇺🇦, my only prejudice is idiots & jerks
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People on the far right are literally citing the fact that a lot of women voted for Democrats, and instead of saying, "hmm, maybe we should try to rethink how not to alienate them," they're saying, "let's repeal their right to vote." Via @aselrod.bsky.social
Some on the far right want to repeal the 19th amendment. Many more share a coercive, patriarchal view of women.
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
Women Should Make Babies, Not Vote: Why Some on the Far Right Want to Repeal the 19th Amendment
The far right takes losses at the ballot box as evidence that women do not deserve their rights.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
People on the far right are literally citing the fact that a lot of women voted for Democrats, and instead of saying, "hmm, maybe we should try to rethink how not to alienate them," they're saying, "let's repeal their right to vote." Via @aselrod.bsky.social
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
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So if the East Wing of the White House was built to partly to disguise the construction and existence of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center underground bunker built during WWII…. What do you think they are hiding under this new massive construction project?
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
So if the East Wing of the White House was built to partly to disguise the construction and existence of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center underground bunker built during WWII…. What do you think they are hiding under this new massive construction project?
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"Reality is super-inconvenient, y'all!!!"
September 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Reality is super-inconvenient, y'all!!!"
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Seeing the New York Times still devoting around 8 top of the page stories to the event, I think about how many school shootings where “only” one person died would barely merit a mention there.
September 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Seeing the New York Times still devoting around 8 top of the page stories to the event, I think about how many school shootings where “only” one person died would barely merit a mention there.
Ukraine has be accused of limiting religious freedoms, but many forms exist together there: Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Jewish, Muslim, Jehovah’s Witness and more. It is Russia that only allows its government controlled state sponsored faith and who punishes all other voices.
⚡ A 60-year-old Crimean man was sentenced to six years in prison for being a Jehovah’s Witness, per Human Rights Centre ZMINA.
Viktor Ursu was found guilty by Russian court of “organizing the activities of an extremist organization.”
Viktor Ursu was found guilty by Russian court of “organizing the activities of an extremist organization.”
September 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ukraine has be accused of limiting religious freedoms, but many forms exist together there: Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Jewish, Muslim, Jehovah’s Witness and more. It is Russia that only allows its government controlled state sponsored faith and who punishes all other voices.
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Jessy's heartbreaking story touched thousands. She was found in the ruins of a home in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, waiting for her owner, who had been killed in a Russian missile strike on August 28. 💔
September 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Jessy's heartbreaking story touched thousands. She was found in the ruins of a home in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, waiting for her owner, who had been killed in a Russian missile strike on August 28. 💔
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September 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . .
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The Epstein Summit.
August 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Epstein Summit.
And it’s not just health — it’s history, science, religion, fiction…. Know what you consume and where it comes from
Artificial intelligence has its advantages, but one of its major drawbacks is the widespread publication of questionable books. Until a law requires that AI-written books be labeled as such, here is a "red flag" checklist:
#AI #books #fake #health #author #publishing #nonfiction #cookbook #essay
#AI #books #fake #health #author #publishing #nonfiction #cookbook #essay
August 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
And it’s not just health — it’s history, science, religion, fiction…. Know what you consume and where it comes from
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Actions speak louder than words. Trump applauded this man, honored him, and rolled out the literal red carpet. For one of the most hated men in all of history.
‼️24h after Trumps “10 out of 10” meeting with the genocidal war criminal.
This is the current situation in Ukraine; a constant threat of russian missiles & drones.
If you wonder what russia is, don’t believe what they say; look at what they do!
#RussiaisATerroistState
This is the current situation in Ukraine; a constant threat of russian missiles & drones.
If you wonder what russia is, don’t believe what they say; look at what they do!
#RussiaisATerroistState
August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Actions speak louder than words. Trump applauded this man, honored him, and rolled out the literal red carpet. For one of the most hated men in all of history.
And this is the trade off for hundreds of thousands of lives.
We all know that as the head of the KGB, they've got dirt on this orange POS going back over 20 years. He is so hamstrung he can't make a move because if they release the dirt on him, he'll be in prison for the rest of his life.
August 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
And this is the trade off for hundreds of thousands of lives.
My international students ask me this all the time … Can Americans not see what’s happening?
[nodding]
August 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My international students ask me this all the time … Can Americans not see what’s happening?
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ENGin is a nonprofit organization that pairs Ukrainians with English-speaking volunteers for free weekly 1-1 online conversations. More than 55K participants (as of May 2025, and growing!) build language skills, confidence, and global friendships, one conversation at a time.
July 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ENGin is a nonprofit organization that pairs Ukrainians with English-speaking volunteers for free weekly 1-1 online conversations. More than 55K participants (as of May 2025, and growing!) build language skills, confidence, and global friendships, one conversation at a time.
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The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
June 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
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Newsom: The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens. This is deranged behavior.
June 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Newsom: The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens. This is deranged behavior.
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It's a sickness...
"When people with hoarding syndrome are born with or come into massive wealth, suddenly what was once a personal, psychiatric issue can become a crisis for all of society."
newrepublic.com/article/1958...
"When people with hoarding syndrome are born with or come into massive wealth, suddenly what was once a personal, psychiatric issue can become a crisis for all of society."
newrepublic.com/article/1958...
The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
How a sick obsession is killing workers, democracy, and our planet.
newrepublic.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's a sickness...
"When people with hoarding syndrome are born with or come into massive wealth, suddenly what was once a personal, psychiatric issue can become a crisis for all of society."
newrepublic.com/article/1958...
"When people with hoarding syndrome are born with or come into massive wealth, suddenly what was once a personal, psychiatric issue can become a crisis for all of society."
newrepublic.com/article/1958...
It shows such a different character of morality and purpose that Ukraine almost surgically hits only military targets while Russia hits anything and everything - dams, hospitals, schools, churches, cultural heritage sites.
I've spent this night in the corridor because of russian UAVs and missiles.
In my city, Kyiv, 4 people were killed, and 20 were injured.
In Ternopil, 1 injured.
Lutsk. 5 people were injured.
All the attacks were on the civilian infrastructure and residential buildings.
#Ukrainianview
In my city, Kyiv, 4 people were killed, and 20 were injured.
In Ternopil, 1 injured.
Lutsk. 5 people were injured.
All the attacks were on the civilian infrastructure and residential buildings.
#Ukrainianview
June 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It shows such a different character of morality and purpose that Ukraine almost surgically hits only military targets while Russia hits anything and everything - dams, hospitals, schools, churches, cultural heritage sites.
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👇👇👇👇💯 This makes sense. You decide🙏
June 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
👇👇👇👇💯 This makes sense. You decide🙏
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NO, Russia is NOT bombing civilians and critical infrastructure because it is "responding" to Ukraine's military operations. Russia kills civilians in their beds to achive its genocidal objective of depopulating Ukraine of Ukrainians. THAT'S why! IT IS NOT REVENGE, IT IS GENOCIDE!
June 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
NO, Russia is NOT bombing civilians and critical infrastructure because it is "responding" to Ukraine's military operations. Russia kills civilians in their beds to achive its genocidal objective of depopulating Ukraine of Ukrainians. THAT'S why! IT IS NOT REVENGE, IT IS GENOCIDE!