afrwriter
@afrwriter.bsky.social
Retired editor and writer; lover of books, dogs, and gardening; believer in compassion and democracy.
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Sooo pretty! This would be a fine everyday reminder of our Canadian friends.
Looking for a gift for the treehugger in your life? How about a Maple Leaf Treehugger Mug?
Find it on Etsy: onewintrynight.etsy.com/listing/4425...
#treehugger #everydaymug #coffee #favoritemug #maple
Find it on Etsy: onewintrynight.etsy.com/listing/4425...
#treehugger #everydaymug #coffee #favoritemug #maple
December 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sooo pretty! This would be a fine everyday reminder of our Canadian friends.
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Blooms like clockwork every six months, Rhy Carol Lynn 'Carrot Head'. I just adore the colors.
We all need more flowers.
We all need more flowers.
June 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Blooms like clockwork every six months, Rhy Carol Lynn 'Carrot Head'. I just adore the colors.
We all need more flowers.
We all need more flowers.
Otherworldly
Having fun with some cool clouds; Pima Canyon, Tucson, AZ
June 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Otherworldly
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This is important! Love and acceptance is what this is about.
we are all welcome and we all belong here.
we are all welcome and we all belong here.
June 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is important! Love and acceptance is what this is about.
we are all welcome and we all belong here.
we are all welcome and we all belong here.
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The man who launched an attempted coup on the United States in 2020 and instigated an insurrection at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths now claims that people in Los Angeles are launching an insurrection. They’re not.
[Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
[Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
June 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The man who launched an attempted coup on the United States in 2020 and instigated an insurrection at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths now claims that people in Los Angeles are launching an insurrection. They’re not.
[Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
[Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
Bad choices and misfortune: Trump weakens America with his push to deport #internationalstudents. McCarthyism repeats itself.
Opinion | The U.S. Deported This Chinese Scientist, in a Decision That Changed World History
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Bad choices and misfortune: Trump weakens America with his push to deport #internationalstudents. McCarthyism repeats itself.
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My Holiday Goal: Catch the Wiper! 🤗
May 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My Holiday Goal: Catch the Wiper! 🤗
Trans genocide: This is a frightening and heartbreaking account about choosing to leave the U.S. to survive.
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
May 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Trans genocide: This is a frightening and heartbreaking account about choosing to leave the U.S. to survive.
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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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
May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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
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I find her hate so tiring. The poison is eating her alive.
May 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I find her hate so tiring. The poison is eating her alive.
Here's an article from seven years ago about Miller's immigrant roots. All I can do is shake my head.
May 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Here's an article from seven years ago about Miller's immigrant roots. All I can do is shake my head.
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Civil disobedience by an elected official defending his constituents is something we should applaud. This is bringing the fight…
www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2025/05/09/n...
www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2025/05/09/n...
Newark mayor, New Jersey candidate for governor Ras Baraka arrested after refusing to leave ICE facility
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after allegedly committing trespass and defying multiple warnings from federal
www.shorenewsnetwork.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Civil disobedience by an elected official defending his constituents is something we should applaud. This is bringing the fight…
www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2025/05/09/n...
www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2025/05/09/n...
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#TKingfisher, the humor, kindness, and love of #Swordheart has brightened this trying time for me. I am glad to have met you, Halla, Sarkis, Zale, the gnole, and Prettyfoot the ox through BlueSky.
May 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#TKingfisher, the humor, kindness, and love of #Swordheart has brightened this trying time for me. I am glad to have met you, Halla, Sarkis, Zale, the gnole, and Prettyfoot the ox through BlueSky.
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RFK Jr and Statistics:
May 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
RFK Jr and Statistics:
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Trump Cuts Threaten Free Vaccine Program for Kids Amid Measles Outbreak www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
Trump Cuts Threaten Free Vaccine Program for Kids Amid Measles Outbreak
-Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line.
www.medscape.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump Cuts Threaten Free Vaccine Program for Kids Amid Measles Outbreak www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
April 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
I am thankful that Yadira Caraveo plans to run again. #coloradodistrict8 #yadiracaraveo
April 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I am thankful that Yadira Caraveo plans to run again. #coloradodistrict8 #yadiracaraveo
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
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LET’S. DO. THIS. 😎✨
April 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
LET’S. DO. THIS. 😎✨
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🚨NEW: Trump is taking executive action against ActBlue, a major grassroots fundraising platform.
He's targeting ActBlue because it empowers millions of us — not billionaires — to fund democracy.
This is about silencing grassroots power.
He's targeting ActBlue because it empowers millions of us — not billionaires — to fund democracy.
This is about silencing grassroots power.
April 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨NEW: Trump is taking executive action against ActBlue, a major grassroots fundraising platform.
He's targeting ActBlue because it empowers millions of us — not billionaires — to fund democracy.
This is about silencing grassroots power.
He's targeting ActBlue because it empowers millions of us — not billionaires — to fund democracy.
This is about silencing grassroots power.