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Allegra Knight-Byrnes (she/her)
@allegraknight.bsky.social
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Bridge builder, justice seeker, anti-racist, windmill tilter, speaker of truth, forever a Pollyanna, manic pixie dream girl, resident of Babcock Ranch- the 1st solar city #UU #neurodivergent #spoonie #disabled #queer #lgbtq+ #Lyme #GenX All opinions my own
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Allegra Knight-Byrnes (she/her) @allegraknight.bsky.social · Nov 23
I only follow back if you tell me who you are in your bio.
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danceswithseagulls.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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celesinoslot.bsky.social
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June 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
allegraknight.bsky.social
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “HAPPY PRIDE MONTH” - sign up now to join me! It's a virtual postcarding event that anyone can participate in. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH · Indivisible
Another virtual event. There will not be a zoom or online event. This will be on your own time. The times will be set from 12AM-1145PM YOUR LOCAL TIME. Maybe someone in another country will want to pa...
www.mobilize.us
April 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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chriswarcraft.bsky.social
But if you want some good news on this day that promises to be pretty dark, this happened in the wee hours of the morning.

NO PRIDE FLAG BAN IN ALISO VIEJO
prideatthepier.bsky.social Pride at the Pier 🏳️‍🌈🤝⚧️ he/she/they/xe @prideatthepier.bsky.social · Apr 3
It's 12:35AM.

Mike Munzing just ripped up his printed copy of the resolution and moved to pull the resolution.

The room broke into applause. It passed 5-0.

It's over. The Pride Flag Ban FAILED in Aliso Viejo.
April 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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jonmladd.bsky.social
Two-thirds of both houses of Congress could undo this whenever they want by passing a bill over Trump's veto taking all power to set tariff rates away from him. Tariffs are set by law. The Constitution gives the president no power over tariffs--only our current laws do that.
jonmladd.bsky.social Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · Apr 2
Tariffs are actually controlled by law. Trump can only raise tariffs because the current law says the president can declare an emergency and change rates. Congress could actually pass a law that repeals **all** presidential discretion on tariff rates.
nbcnews.com NBC News @nbcnews.com · Apr 2
A pivotal group of Senate Republicans is set to deliver a symbolic rebuke to President Trump's tariffs on Canadian products.

Support from four Republicans would give a Democratic resolution to block Trump's Canadian tariffs enough votes to pass in the Senate if all 47 Democrats also vote in favor.
April 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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atrupar.com
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
allegraknight.bsky.social
Hey #booksky @jennlyons.bsky.social Backer kit is now live and it's blowing up!! You may remember her from her 5 book series A Chorus of Dragons. In this new book, Jenn breaks out of the fantasy world and deftly enters the Sci-fi world. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...
Full Negative - A Novel
Acclaimed, best-selling author Jenn Lyons is publishing her sci-fi space opera novel, Full Negative, about a secret agent who finds herself ill-equipped to deal with the end of an interstellar war, an...
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March 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Hear me out, Shark Tank, but with actual sharks.
March 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Watch the full interview with @warnock.senate.gov and subscribe to support independent media:
🚨 Trump's attorney gets what she DESERVES
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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March 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
@warnock.senate.gov: "If they're interested in waste, fraud, and abuse, they should start with co-president Musk's own companies, and ask why has he gotten $20 billion and more from the federal government. This is wealth-fare at its worst."
March 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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aleianjack.bsky.social
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
Defend the science and scientists that keep the public safe!
Please join science supporters, scientists, and experts in signing an open letter asking Congress to stand up against attempts to politicize or eliminate scientific roles, agencies, and federal resear...
sign.moveon.org
March 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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moistenedtart.bsky.social
The fact we can boycott Tesla and make its stocks dive is evidence we have a lot of collective power.

Who’s next?!
March 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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theblatt.bsky.social
In the Senate there are votes that are forgotten on the day they are cast; and there are votes cast in granite that will be learned about by Senators’ great grandchildren. Whether Senators do everything in their power to curtail Trump’s excesses will long be remembered.
March 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Please like this post if you're as tired of "winning" as I am.

#IncompetentKrasnov
March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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abunny.bsky.social
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered;
February 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
allegraknight.bsky.social
@brittlestar.com hi. I am starting a political theory & theology channel and I would love to start it off by reading your book on camera chapter by chapter & then discussing it in the comments. I did not want to do this without your permission. Of course I would credit you & have a link to purchase
March 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
allegraknight.bsky.social
Do you love @jennlyons.bsky.social fantasy books? Then check out her soon to be released sci-fi book! Sign up now to be notified when it goes live. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
#booksky #scifi #literature #booktok
Get Ready for Full Negative - A Novel
BackerKit is the premier crowdfunding platform to discover new projects, the creators behind them, and the passionate backer community that fuels their success.
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March 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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uua.org
The UUA proudly joins a multifaith coalition & the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection in opposition to the federal government's rescission of ICE’s sensitive locations policy, which violates the 1st Amendment & the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. More at bit.ly/uuworld-immi... #UU
A digital graphic features a screenshot from UU World, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association. At the top, the UU World logo appears in blue text. Below it, the headline in bold black font reads: "UUA, Other Religious Groups Sue Trump Administration to Halt Immigration Arrests at Houses of Worship." A subheading in smaller black text states: "The Trump policy allowing raids in houses of worship violates the First Amendment, the lawsuit argues." The byline attributes the article to Elaine McArdle and is dated 2/11/2025. Below the text, there is an illustration with a stylized American flag background. The left side of the flag is blue with white, hand-drawn stars, while the right side features red and white stripes. In the foreground, there is a black and white sketch of a group of people walking in a line, including adults and children, carrying backpacks and holding hands as they move forward. At the bottom of the image, a black rectangular banner with white bold text reads: "Read more at http://bit.ly/uuworld-immigration."
February 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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greenmtgirl.bsky.social
We can be magnificent. We can turn this shit around.

#TankGirl #ActiveHope
Panel from Tank Girl, where she's pulling on her boots while seated on a rock with a red and orange sunset behind her, a mug with a teabag on the rock next to her. The text reads, "I can't let things be this way. We can be wonderful. We can be magnificent. We can turn this shit around."
January 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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iyanvelji.bsky.social
If you fly these flags, fuck you.
February 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
allegraknight.bsky.social
Calling all Floridians: come help fight for reproductive justice in FL.
#Floridia #ReproJustice #ReproductiveJustice #Women #BodilyAutonomy #FL #ProtectAbortionRights @aclufl.bsky.social

www.mobilize.us/aclufl/event...
Reproductive Justice Team Meeting · ACLU Florida
The decision to start a family is a deeply personal, private decision best left to a person, their family, and their doctor. Yet some politicians insist on interfering. We will continue to fight to pr...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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uua.org
As harmful policies roll out, UUs are called to act—but how can congregations discern risks and align actions with their values?

Side With Love’s Risk Discernment Toolkit offers:
🔹 Recorded webinar
🔹 Slide deck
🔹 Facilitator guide

Explore the resources ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/risk-discern...

#UU
A digital graphic promoting Side With Love’s risk discernment toolkit for Unitarian Universalist congregations. The background features an abstract painting with bold red, orange, and pink brushstrokes. At the top, two logos appear: in the center is the dark pink and white flaming chalice UUA logo. To the right of this is the Side With Love logo, which includes a black heart outline and the words "Side With Love" in black and yellow. Below the logos, black text on a transparent white background reads: "When risks are real, how can UU congregations decide which actions and partnerships align with both their values and their capacity?" At the bottom left, a green circular sign with a black outline features the words "START HERE" in black uppercase letters, with yellow stars and a black arrow pointing to a beige box outlined in black and green. Inside the box, black text reads: "Get Side With Love’s toolkit for hosting important risk discernment conversations," and below it, the shortened link "http://bit.ly/risk-discernment " is displayed in bold pink text.
February 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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kgfuller.bsky.social
White guilt: A white person’s biggest fear. (I’m white, btw). The horror of being asked to examine the past through a critical lens, to connect the past to the present, and to acknowledge complicity is too much, so we shut it down. You want me to feel guilt for something that happened long ago?! TBC
February 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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wendylrouse.bsky.social
There is no LGB without the TQIA+

We stand together or we fall together.
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LGBTQIA+ progress flag.
February 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM