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J Shankle (she/her/hers)
@soonershankle.bsky.social
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T’s Mom. Army Mom. Cat Mom. Union organizer. Former teacher. OU Sooners. LA Kings. SoCal Beach Bum. #Resist #OpposeMAGA #OrganizedLabor #WomensRights #Ally #BlackLivesMatter #2SLGBTQIARights #Liberal #VoteBlue #Leguminati #DailyBeans 🫘
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Crash the black cat stretches out for sleep.
July 20, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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#NoKings in Torrance, CA. Estimates are currently 15-20k and growing!
No Kings Protestors Torrance, CA No Kings Protestors Torrance, CA No Kings Protestors Torrance, CA No Kings Protestors Torrance, CA
June 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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MSM, particularly CNN, why do we have to teach you that protest is not unrest/violence. Quit using the talking points the regime uses to make illegal acts and arrests. #1stamenment
CNN chyron claims unrest rather than protest.
June 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Friday’s lineup at #BeachlifeFestival was epic! #TheStruts #aloeblacc and #LennyKravitz brought down the house. Highlight songs: Pretty Vicious (Struts), California Dreaming (Aloe Blacc cover), and Are You Gonna Go My Way (Kravitz)!
Luke Spiller of The Struts sings at Beachlife Festival Aloe Blacc in silhouette at Beachlife Festival. Lenny Kravitz performs at Beachlife Festival
May 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Keeping the fight for workers, due process, education, social security, healthcare, and basic human rights in the public eye! Standing together matters!
Protesters at May Day Strong Rally Protesters at May Day Strong Rally.
May 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi speaks out to urge us to fight back and protect education!
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi speaks at May Day Strong Rally.
May 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Bowser fights for Social Security and Medicare!
Bowser speaks at May Day Strong Rally
May 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Steel Workers are in the house!
Organizer from The Steel Workers Union!
May 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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May Day Strong Rally in Torrance, CA. Thousands Here today! More photos to come!
Congressman Ted Lieu speaks at May Day Strong rally. Water District Board member Scott Houston speaks at May Day Strong Rally. State Senator Ben Allen speaks at May Day Strong Rally.
May 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Thank you, Auntie Maxine for the local town hall and panel today! #FightForSchools #HandsOffOurJobs
#StandUpForConsumers
#ProtectCFPB
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) hosts a town hall panel forum in Torrance, CA.
April 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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#HandsOff
#SaveDemocracy
Torrance, CA.
Honk if you never drunk texted war plans Sign 1: Diabolical Oligarchs Gaslighting Everyone (DOGE). Sign 2: Stop authoritarian assault! Due process now! America was great with allies (picture of protesting penguin). Crowd rally at Torrance, CA City Hall for Hands Off Protest.
April 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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#IWD #InternationalWomensDay Los Angeles
Women’s Day LA March Handmaidens Unite! Women’s Day LA March. Women’s Day LA March @ City Hall.
March 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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@CNN this is embarrassing headline writing. If the US attempted to “expand” into any of these countries, it would be invasions into sovereign nations. Call it what it really is.
CNN headline: Trump teases US expansion into Panama, Greenland, and Canada
December 24, 2024 at 2:21 AM
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The burial place of John Bunyan, Bunhill Fields, London, UK. From my 2019 visit.
The tomb of John Bunyan in Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London, UK. Side view. The tomb of John Bunyan in Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London, UK. Foot view.
December 4, 2024 at 4:51 AM
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Tim Snyder’s On Tyranny Rule 1: Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
November 26, 2024 at 3:41 AM
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It was a dreary yet beautiful autumn day at the beach today. #RedondoBeach
A sail boat in the Santa Monica Bay on a cloudy day. Off the coast of Redondo Beach, CA.
November 24, 2024 at 6:10 AM
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My double loaf says hello back at ya!
Two black cats lay side by side in a cat bed.
November 24, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Book cover of Sara Saedi’s memoir Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card. The author is sitting on a hand drawn chair.
November 23, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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On this day of remembrance, we honor all who have served in our armed forces.
Veterans Day. Honoring service, saluting soldier, flag, sunrise.
November 11, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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Hermosa Beach. A September evening.
November 10, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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Crash n Shadow ❤️❤️
December 12, 2023 at 5:05 PM