Gracie Dunster
@graciedlion.bsky.social
Reader, writer, history nerd, mom to 9. Pretty new here on bsky RE: finally had to step away from Facebook for my own sanity. Hi old friends, hello new friends 🫶
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
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in my culture and YA lit class, we talked a lot about how people and their government are not the same
there are good people everywhere, under every government, they outnumber the bad ones
but power tends toward asymmetry
a hallmark of YA is it asks big questions & lets you have big conversations
there are good people everywhere, under every government, they outnumber the bad ones
but power tends toward asymmetry
a hallmark of YA is it asks big questions & lets you have big conversations
If you haven't seen this, it's worth the time to watch. Iran isn't our enemy, it's a beautiful country filled with amazing people. Americans can identify being a nation with a kind and open majority ruled by an absolute dickhead government
Rick Steves' Iran (2009)
YouTube video by Rick Steves' Europe
youtu.be
June 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
in my culture and YA lit class, we talked a lot about how people and their government are not the same
there are good people everywhere, under every government, they outnumber the bad ones
but power tends toward asymmetry
a hallmark of YA is it asks big questions & lets you have big conversations
there are good people everywhere, under every government, they outnumber the bad ones
but power tends toward asymmetry
a hallmark of YA is it asks big questions & lets you have big conversations
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ICE's increasingly aggressive tactics are unacceptable and dangerous. They do not make us any safer.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
Warren, Markey call for probe into ‘escalating aggression’ by federal agents in immigration raids - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts senators called for the investigation in a letter sent Wednesday to the US Department of Homeland Security.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ICE's increasingly aggressive tactics are unacceptable and dangerous. They do not make us any safer.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
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They're anti-free speech
June 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
They're anti-free speech
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Senator Mike Lee posts prayers when a Republican has an allergic reaction but posts jokes when a Democrat is murdered in their home.
He’s going to Hell.
He’s going to Hell.
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Senator Mike Lee posts prayers when a Republican has an allergic reaction but posts jokes when a Democrat is murdered in their home.
He’s going to Hell.
He’s going to Hell.
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David Archuleta, who performs at this weekend’s Utah Pride Festival, is far from the only Latter-day Saint to come out as queer. His mom and other LDS parents explained why they no longer believe in a heaven that excludes their queer children.
David Archuleta’s mom left the LDS Church after her son came out. These parents stayed, but not without difficulty.
David Archuleta’s mom and other LDS parents lay out why they no longer believe in a heaven that excludes their queer children.
www.sltrib.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
David Archuleta, who performs at this weekend’s Utah Pride Festival, is far from the only Latter-day Saint to come out as queer. His mom and other LDS parents explained why they no longer believe in a heaven that excludes their queer children.
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Pride is a celebration. Pride is also a powerful statement about courage, community, and determination.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
June 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Pride is a celebration. Pride is also a powerful statement about courage, community, and determination.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
My tribe.
June 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
My tribe.
NOT the 3 nephrite’s
Relief depicting three spirits wearing hooded cloaks (genii cucullati) from a building that formed part of the vicus at Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. The relief is on display in the site museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain
June 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
NOT the 3 nephrite’s
2 elderly women wearing head shawls were just attacked in the Edgemont third ward’s back parking lot. My 9 year old witnessed the assailants running away laughing. They called the police; we are also going to call in a report.
June 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
2 elderly women wearing head shawls were just attacked in the Edgemont third ward’s back parking lot. My 9 year old witnessed the assailants running away laughing. They called the police; we are also going to call in a report.
Seriously.
The State Department has temporarily paused interviews for foreign citizens applying for student visas from abroad as it sets up new procedures to review applicants’ social media activity.
May 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Seriously.
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A 2000-year-old Roman child's wooden sword found at the Vindolanda fort site in northern England.
#WorldHistory #History
#WorldHistory #History
May 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A 2000-year-old Roman child's wooden sword found at the Vindolanda fort site in northern England.
#WorldHistory #History
#WorldHistory #History
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AOC: When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this
May 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
AOC: When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this
News from vindolanda 😍
This is such a stunner. And so happy for them volunteers at the Vindolanda dig.
arkeonews.net/1800-year-ol...
arkeonews.net/1800-year-ol...
1,800-Year-Old Roman Victory Goddess Relief Discovered Near Hadrian’s Wall at Vindolanda Fort - Arkeonews
A rare and symbolically powerful Roman sandstone relief depicting Victoria, the goddess of Victory, has been unearthed at the Vindolanda Roma
arkeonews.net
May 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
News from vindolanda 😍
So cool.
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing #Roman glass jug with a smaller glass jug inside – a so-called joke-jar that shows the skill of the glassmaker. Probably made in workshop in Cologne, found in a grave in Stein am Rhein, #Switzerland, 4th c. AD.
📷 Kantonsarchäologie Schaffhausen
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📷 Kantonsarchäologie Schaffhausen
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May 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
So cool.
Listen . . . .
Listen.
Listen.
May 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Listen . . . .
Listen.
Listen.
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If you think COVID vaccines should continue to be available to all: take 5 min and add your comments at the link below. (Advice for what to say in the linked thread.)
You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
If you think COVID vaccines should continue to be available to all: take 5 min and add your comments at the link below. (Advice for what to say in the linked thread.)
I need a bell
Portrait of his daughter Anna Catharina in 1635. Still wearing a bell in case she wanders off! By my colleague Jacob Jordaens, whose day is today.
May 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I need a bell
Adopt a chick?
Thousands of chicks that spent three days in a U.S. Postal Service truck in early May have overwhelmed a Delaware animal shelter, frustrating the hatchery that had shipped them to various farms, the shelter and hatchery said.
Thousands of Chicks Left in Postal Service Truck Overwhelm a Delaware Shelter
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Adopt a chick?
I’m under a heavy blanket,
lying near a bank of windows with rain and roses looking in on me,
with the smell of old paper, wood, and leather through a nearby alcove.
There’s coffee somewhere, and chatter drifting down the long hall. It lulls me so well, this soft quiet.
lying near a bank of windows with rain and roses looking in on me,
with the smell of old paper, wood, and leather through a nearby alcove.
There’s coffee somewhere, and chatter drifting down the long hall. It lulls me so well, this soft quiet.
May 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I’m under a heavy blanket,
lying near a bank of windows with rain and roses looking in on me,
with the smell of old paper, wood, and leather through a nearby alcove.
There’s coffee somewhere, and chatter drifting down the long hall. It lulls me so well, this soft quiet.
lying near a bank of windows with rain and roses looking in on me,
with the smell of old paper, wood, and leather through a nearby alcove.
There’s coffee somewhere, and chatter drifting down the long hall. It lulls me so well, this soft quiet.
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i don’t want to make myself presentable, i want to make myself godzilla and fight the world
May 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
i don’t want to make myself presentable, i want to make myself godzilla and fight the world
Currently trying out Star Trek DS9, for the third time. This time, I’m gonna power through until I hit the good stuff.
May 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Currently trying out Star Trek DS9, for the third time. This time, I’m gonna power through until I hit the good stuff.
My strong unpopular opinion: Unless our current two parties fail, there will be nothing in future that any president can do that will get their own party to agree to their impeachment.
May 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
My strong unpopular opinion: Unless our current two parties fail, there will be nothing in future that any president can do that will get their own party to agree to their impeachment.
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All of the authors for HB 3225- a bill that will severely restrict minor’s access to library books in municipal libraries- voted against HB 168- a bill that seeks to end child marriage in Texas.
Who do you think poses a bigger threat to TX kids?
Library books or adults who marry children? 🤨
Who do you think poses a bigger threat to TX kids?
Library books or adults who marry children? 🤨
May 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
All of the authors for HB 3225- a bill that will severely restrict minor’s access to library books in municipal libraries- voted against HB 168- a bill that seeks to end child marriage in Texas.
Who do you think poses a bigger threat to TX kids?
Library books or adults who marry children? 🤨
Who do you think poses a bigger threat to TX kids?
Library books or adults who marry children? 🤨