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Nevertheless, She Persisted
@educatedrants.bsky.social
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From NYC then fled FL for PNW

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What the actual huck is fappening

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Screenshot from the article: “Steven Palmer, who had worked at the bureau since 1998, was fired as head of the FBI’s critical incident response group which is responsible for handling major security threats as well as overseeing the agency’s fleet of jets. He was the third head of the unit to be dismissed since Patel became the second Trump administration’s FBI director in February.”
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Literally
Screenshot from Google of the definition of "faith": "noun 1. complete trust or confidence in someone or something. "this restores one's faith in politicians" Similar: trust belief confidence conviction credence reliance dependence optimism hopefulness hope expectation Opposite: mistrust 2. strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof. "bereaved people who have shown supreme faith" Similar: religion church sect denomination persuasion"
November 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Post a perfect album from the #90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.

1997 Portishead - Portishead
Screenshot of the album cover for Portishead's self-titled album from 1997
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Screebshot from the story: "Trump’s DHS appointees swiftly dismantled civil rights guardrails, encouraged agents to wear masks, threatened groups and state governments that stood in their way, and then made so many arrests that the influx overwhelmed lawyers trying to defend immigrants taken out of state or out of the country."
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Screenshot from the story: "“He’s bleeding,” one caller said about a person he saw yanked from a car wash lot and beaten. “They dumped him into a white van. It doesn’t say ICE.” One woman’s voice shook as she asked, “What kind of police go around without license plates?” And then this from another: “Should we just run from them?”"
October 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Not a "small" "mistake".
Image of Platner without his shirt on so you can see the giant black skull and crossbones that are positioned exactly as the Nazi symbol did, NOT like a pirate or a punk/metal skull, but definitely a Nazi skull symbol.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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screenshot from the article: "The situation has no parallel in American history, as Mr. Trump, a presidential candidate, was pursued by federal law enforcement and eventually won the election, taking over the very government that must now review his claims. It is also the starkest example yet of potential ethical conflicts created by installing the president’s former lawyers atop the Justice Department."
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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LOL
Screenshot of the ACECO website, now taken down only a couple of hours after it was live, likely due to the FLOOD of messages they received from peple chastising them for TEARING DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE.
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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#RadicalMobs
Image of two people from the No Kings Oct 2025 protest. Both are dressed in inflatable frog costumes. Frog on the left is holding a sign that says "frogs, together strong" and the frog costumed person on the right is holding a sign that says "Portland frog brigade" Image of 6 people dressed like inflatable animals including a unicorn, a panfa and a t-rex
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
educatedrants.bsky.social
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn't Dracula.

Paul Reubens in Buffy The Vampire Slayer ( 1992)
Paul Reubens in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the original amazing movie) with a stake coming out of his chest.
October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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www.axios.com/local/portla...
Screenshot from the article: ""Today's ruling, if allowed to stand, would give the president unilateral power to put Oregon soldiers on our streets with almost no justification," Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement. "We are on a dangerous path in America.""
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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This dude has 3 arms
AI slop image of a protest made to seem like it’s from the No Kings marches but the multiple instances of “things that don’t exist in nature” give away the game.
October 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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#Eugene Oregon had fantastic turnout for #NoKings
My two sparkly protest signs. top one has a blue border and lights. It says "ICE peaked in high school". The second on says "Release the Epstein files" in gold versity lettering, with an illustration of the island. There are airplan stickers on the poster, with "Lolita Express" written on them. One plane has a dotted line indicating it is on it's way to land on Epstein Island Protest sign that is Trumps; head with a crown that says "fascist" he has a swastika on his body, referencing Trump's most recent Nazi like behavior with his kidnapping people off the streets in massive ice raides. Blowup sumo suit but it's fashioned to be Trump with a blonde wig and an orange face bask and a red MAGA hat. Protestor dressed like a mime with a sign depicting a sketch of Trump with a fat body, long red tie, and tiny pecker
October 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Protestor's shirt reads "Antida says "we need clean up on aisle 47" written in black marker on a bright yellow shirt.
October 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Screenshot from the article:\ "Liz Huston, a White House spokesperson, rejected the idea that Trump’s rhetoric had anything to do with the chat members’ language. “Only an activist, left-wing reporter would desperately try to tie President Trump into a story about a random groupchat he has no affiliation with, while failing to mention the dangerous smears coming from Democrat politicians who have fantasized about murdering their opponent and called Republicans Nazis and Fascists,” she said. “No one has been subjected to more vicious rhetoric and violence than President Trump and his supporters.”" Screenshot of the chat in question: "AD - Yea I had some back and forth with the VC in Michigan, current chair is a deer in headlights. We have a call Wednesday. PG - Many agree. AD - He did say “My delegates I bring will vote for the most right wing person” PG - Great. I love Hitler. Texts and reactions by: Alex Dwyer, Peter Giunta, Rachel Hope."
October 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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This is a perfect encapsulation of what is so maddening right now. We can all see reality, but the lies are painted as having legitimacy behind them when that’s so visibly not the case.
Screenshot from the article: “The piece also refers to “dueling versions of reality.” But this isn’t a case of one side genuinely seeing things one way (as “comparative calm”) and the other side genuinely seeing them differently (as a “hellscape”). It’s a case of one side (law enforcement, local journalists) trying to faithfully depict what’s really happening, and the other side (MAGA) concertedly lying about it to serve corrupt ends that are comprehensively, even intentionally disconnected from facts on the ground.”
October 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
educatedrants.bsky.social
This feels “not vibes” based:

www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Screenshot from the article “The United Nations first defined genocide in 1948 in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The treaty outlines five acts that can constitute genocide if they are done "with the intent to destroy an ethnic, national, racial or religious group": 1. Killing members of the group 2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm 3. Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the group's physical destruction in whole or in part 4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births 5. Forcibly transferring children”
October 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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picture of Trumo's ankles swollen so big they are the same thickness as his meaty calves Picture of Trump's bruised right hand that he has been seen with repeatedly over the last several months
October 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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This is horrifying
Screenshot from the article: “Asked why agents arrested the man they’d run after, Bovino would not specify anything except that the man didn’t resemble the white reporter. “He exhibited articulable facts that made us take a look, and then we took a look and our suspicions were proven true. It does appear right now he’s an illegal alien,” Bovino said. “That’s still an ongoing federal investigation, so I’ll get back with you on exactly what that is, once we determine all those facts.””
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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"misaligned with the Administration’s perspectives and priorities” as a reason to change government policy will never not be striking to me. Since when does the government function based on a president's preferences? Has a president ever issued orders like this before?
Screenshot from the article: "“Please ensure that every member of your team is aware that this is the latest list of words to avoid — and continue to be conscientious about avoiding any terminology that you know to be misaligned with the Administration’s perspectives and priorities,” the directive from acting director of external affairs Rachel Overbey said."
September 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Ah. Well.
September 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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I want a reporter to follow up with "if you know tariffs with China are bad, why did you vote for Trump when he specfically campaigned on using them?". We all know the answer, but we need people to have to explicitly state it, on the record.
Screenshot from the article: "xAppeals for swift government action Despite his support for Trump, Ragland has become increasingly vocal about the need for immediate trade resolution. “We desperately need to get something rectified quickly with China, our biggest export customer,” he told CNN. “We wanna encourage the administration to get a proactive trade deal done.”"
September 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Image of the nation’s capital seemingly aglow from the tear gas and fires set by January 6th rioters who tried to block the democratic transfer of elected office.
September 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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This certainly is a prediction.
Screenshot from article: “Technologist Victor Riparbelli predicts a future where students interact with AI avatars rather than read and write. "I think we're at the dawn of a new era of AI-enabled communication," Riparbelli said in his 2024 TED Talk. "And one day, I think we'll look back at reading and writing as historical artifacts, like we do with papyrus scrolls or hieroglyphs or cave paintings."”
September 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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It was literally about murdering people, and nothing to do with stopping drugs.
Screenshot from the article reads: “The boat was described by the local media as "a flipper. It measured about 12 meters in length and 2.5 meters in width. It was powered by four 200-horsepower engines." Witnesses and local journalists said that two other boats loaded with drugs had left earlier along the same route and were not intercepted.”
September 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM