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Leigh
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East coaster now in beautiful Utah. Pfp is late, lamented Toby. Although he thought he was a dog, he was the best cat ever.
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commoncausenc.bsky.social
"It's time to turn off the radio of hate. It's time for love to take the microphone."

This is beautiful: North Carolinians gathered in Raleigh today to march together, showing the power of love and unity in speaking up for everyone's rights.
February 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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joshuaerlich.bsky.social
this quoted post is uninformed nonsense. policy changes towards trans people have been profound at both the state and federal level.

the EEOC won’t even process charges of trans discrimination right now for fucks sake.
lukeisamazing.bsky.social thicc husband and father @lukeisamazing.bsky.social · 1d
now, personally, I don’t care about making fun of streamers but I simply wouldn’t pretend to give a shit about trans people while minimizing their oppression and doing this in support of vote shaming for a transphobe like Newsom 2 years early
February 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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quarks.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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razzball.bsky.social
Be Okay
kid about to punch pro-ice kid
February 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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cait.bsky.social
let's stay together
walgreens sign that says algreens
February 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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cathinator.bsky.social
The Mormons love to hold up the example of Helmuth Hübener—the youngest member of the resistance sentenced to death—but gloss over that he was excommunicated by local, Nazi-supporting, leaders for it. He had more backbone than the entire "obey the law of the land" church.
February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
The NYC Marriage Bureau really is a special place. The one marriage ceremony I've attended there was only a few minutes long, but the officiant (a retired judge, I think?) made it feel unrushed and meaningful. I've loved all my visits! It's the best for people-watching.
mayor.nyc.gov Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22h
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies. 
 
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York. 
 
 Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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ziibiing.com
if he just asked each of those CEOs to donate $1 million to a rent fund, we would be able keep people housed

but no we will get a concert and merch and more dramatic portraits of jacob
joevital.bsky.social Joe Vital @joevital.bsky.social · 1d
We don’t need a celebration we need to abolish ICE and get justice for those murdered and for those whose rights have been violated and return our neighbors. Reminder the Roman Colosseum was a propaganda machine that enforced hierarchy and was a distraction from living standards. Stay focused MPLS.
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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samstroozas.bsky.social
hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.
Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...
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February 14, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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diggybaby.bsky.social
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
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February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Now making a donation to Minnesota Public Radio. www.mpr.org/stories/2026...
Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...
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February 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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mommunism.bsky.social
I felt like Chatterton is exactly the kinda guy who would take a call from Chotiner and so I googled it and I was correct and woooo boy (it’s about the Harper letter btw www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...)
officers. The letter says that things are becoming more constricted. Are things over all becoming more constricted, or are new groups making their voices heard in ways that are perceived as constricting sometimes, but in ways that different groups in America and throughout the world have always done? I don't want to defend that as always being good, but why are we certain it's new! People are, like, well, nothing is new. Jesus Christ was cancelled. Of course, people objecting to certain people's behavior or speech has been with us forever—certain views being silenced and others being prioritized. There was a counter-letter that was, like, Black people have always been cancelled and shut out, or have been on the edge of being cancelled. I'm the son of a Black man who was born in the segregated South. I'm very familiar with the kind of cancel culture that he had to pass through and the ways in which he experienced exactly what they're talking about. But what bothers me and worries me is that the world that we're creating and that's enabled by the Twitter reality that takes hold is one in which we're not actually trying to make everybody as secure as the straight white man who used to be super-secure. We're actually trying to make everybody as insecure as my father used to be, but everybody can catch it now. That's why the letter calls for putting ideas out in the clarifying light of open debate where they can be either defended or defeated but in good faith, and not looking to appeal to the fury of the mob. I don't want to live in a world where the white men I work with have to be reduced to being as insecure as my father used to be. Do you think we're really in danger of that? You said your dad grew up in the segregated South. I'm a white man who works for a liberal media institution. I feel like I'm very far from what you just described. You are, but the world that I feel like is taking hold-and I don't want to get into hyperbole. I think that I'm using that language that sounds hyperbolic only when repeated back, because that's actually language that comes in the critique of our letter. They say Black people have always been cancelled. I wouldn't start with that. I'm responding to that assertion. My dad comes from a culture of having felt that you could be cancelled. I don't want to extend that insecurity as far as we can. I always write
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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amybrown.xyz
mods on vacation. time to deep fry a turkey inside the house
cpsc.gov U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 1d
Note: The social media person is taking a planned vacation next week. Recalls will go out on Thursday as is the custom but subscribe for recall emails so you don't miss them. The social media person will be *absolutely unreachable* and any content you see from our accounts will be pre-scheduled.
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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jacky.wtf
If white people (men!) want to know what they can do; take some tips!
bmceuen.bsky.social Branden McEuen @bmceuen.bsky.social · 1d
Choose your fighter
A collage of five images, three of which are on the top and two of which are on the bottom. The photos are of, in order: Sean Dunn (the guy who threw a sandwich at an ICE agent), the Master Debater (ultimate debate chad), the guy who taunted ICE on an e-bike in Chicago and got away, the guy who punched Richard Spencer in the face on January 20, 2017, and our most recent hero who punched the guy trying to cause a ruckus at a high school by supporting ICE. Each of the photos are of them in their “action shots,” if you will. Dunn is in the act of throwing the sandwich, Master Debater is in the midst of saying he would have both to some trolls question about whether he would have economic growth or gender equality, the e-bike guy is in the midst of taunting an ICE agent and biking away, the Richard Spencer puncher is seen right at the moment of making contact with his face, and our latest hero is clasping his hands together and saying “okay” after the troll said he would get in trouble if he punched him in the face.
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
Hey I'm back! As some of you know, I experienced some scary harassment here last month when a user threatened me and the sanctuary I work for and I was shocked when they received only a 3-day suspension for that. I have now been assured that the offending account is permanently suspended, and
February 14, 2026 at 12:57 AM
oddleighenough.bsky.social
Spud out there tweeting his Ls
February 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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angold.bsky.social
brown hoodie > brownshirt
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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joshrosenau.org
Wine moms with Molotov cocktails is now the moderate position on ICE.
azintel.bsky.social AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 2d
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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keptsimple.bsky.social
hey cool man while you were deep in research or whatever you might want to catch up on some other stuff that has happened in the world in the past year
Tyler Austin Harper on twitter: I’ve spent the last year working on a story about the Mellon Foundation, the mega-wealthy private nonprofit that has a monopoly on humanities funding in America. The article, about how Mellon has held the humanities hostage to its progressive political ideology, is out today.
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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theophite.bsky.social
one of the great ideological innovations of the 2020s has been the far-left centrist
keptsimple.bsky.social m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 1d
hey cool man while you were deep in research or whatever you might want to catch up on some other stuff that has happened in the world in the past year
Tyler Austin Harper on twitter: I’ve spent the last year working on a story about the Mellon Foundation, the mega-wealthy private nonprofit that has a monopoly on humanities funding in America. The article, about how Mellon has held the humanities hostage to its progressive political ideology, is out today.
February 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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loganmillsap.bsky.social
UTAH FRIENDS: I'm looking for forward-thinking people interested in serving on Springville's Utility Board.

If you know someone in Springville who might be a good fit please help me connect with them! They don't need to have an infrastructure background (though it is a plus).

#EnergySky 🔌💡
February 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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davidjroth.bsky.social
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
GIFT LINK:

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
In the blanket incident, Noem had to switch planes after a maintenance issue was discovered, but her blanket wasn’t moved to the second plane, according to the people familiar with the incident. The Coast Guard pilot was initially fired and told to take a commercial flight home when they reached their destination. They eventually reinstated the pilot because no one else was available to fly them home.
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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mellymeldubs.bsky.social
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Picture of a gray haired woman wearing a shirt that reads on the back “come see my daughter’s film A Woman’s Work at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2/11 at 11:20am 2/12 6:20pm I am a Jewish mother seeking a girlfriend/future wife for my filmmaker daughter (she is multilingual and has an adorable dog). Please inquire with me”
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM