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🇺🇸A Woman’s Place is in The Resistance 🇺🇸
Clarence Residents for Human Rights; Buffalo North Towns
Married Momma of 2. George Carlin is my idol. No Bio-No Follow. DMs off.
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Picked this up today at my library. Starting to read it while I wait to pick up my middle schooler.
Photo of a book with Elon Musk illustrated doing his infamous Hitler salute. The cover says Elon Musk American Oligarch Darryl Cunningham
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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This note written by a 9 year old was so sweet I thought her mom wrote it. 😍 I know my daughter is a nice friend but it was so sweet to see a note from a friend of hers. 💜
Post-it note written by a 9 year old that says, “Hi Collen! It’s so nice to know your child <3 My moms phone number: ________”
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Attended an impromptu protest in #ClarenceNY #WNY #Buffalove
Approximately 40 attendees and tons of support from traffic!
A sign showing Main and Sheridan with 2 signs to the left stating “Trump always chickens out” and a hand drawn woman’s figure with the words “release the files” an American flag is seen staked in the ground to the left. Protesters talk together in small groups while holding signs and American flags. One woman to the right is dressed as the Statue of Liberty and the woman sitting to the left is holding a sign that says “vote smart.”
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Was invited to celebrate Canadian thanksgiving by a neighbor I met this year 🍁😍 It was a lovely evening and we are already planning for next year 🇨🇦
Large table set up with 13 seats and place settings.
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Went camping for the weekend with my aunts, uncles, cousins and now our own kids in Allegany state park in NY.
Picture of small groups of people walking through a wooded hiking path. Orange leaves have fallen on the ground but the background is thick with green trees. Picture of 4 children walking through a path of short grass surrounded by tall grasses. The path leads to Quaker lake. On the other side of the lake is a large hill of trees with patches of them beginning to change colors.
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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I’ve never featured Toph for my caturday pics - her face always looks like this and she isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.
Black tuxedo cat with a small patch of white on her chest sits on a couch like a bread loaf. Her eyes are yellow, large and surprised looking.
October 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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My neighbor got this in the mail from the Heritage Foundation- now they are sending propaganda and asking for money. They are also considered a charitable organization 😤 So they can dodge taxes while taking every freedom we have away from us.

#HeritageFoundation #FuckHeritageFoundation #WTF
A letter from the heritage foundation saying Dear Keith: The Heritage Foundation is launching an urgent Membership Drive in the Buffalo area. We are mobilizing taxpayers in New York and everywhere who want to dismantle the Deep State so that President Trump can restore our country. America is at a crossroads, and Heritage is giving citizens a voice against the Washington Swamp that is still drunk on power and keeps putting America last. With members from across the country - including 17,148 from New York — Heritage is the most trusted intellectual force for conservative values. Bad leftist policies have wrecked our country for years. Good, conservative solutions can save America. Now more than ever, those of us who love this country must make a stand for policies that put America first... that expand liberty, NOT government. Keith, the Left is using Deep State operatives, the biased establishment media, activist judges, blue-state governors, and violent street protests to block everything President Trump is doing to save America. You can help Heritage battle the Left and keep moving America forward, by representing the Buffalo area as our newest supporter from New York with a tax-deductible gift of at least $20! The Heritage Foundation has a 50-year record of fighting and winning battles to strengthen America. We are a powerful, experienced, influential voice for you and all conservatives. Heritage policy experts are working closely with President Trump's team to promote our values and secure our freedoms. Right now, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore the American Dream. The Left wants to take this opportunity from us. You can make sure that doesn't happen by supporting Heritage. You'll also help Heritage battle the rampant media bias and "woke" censorship that silences conservatives. Heritage educates 10 million Americans each day about what's really happening in our country. Our policy experts can address almost any issue throughout the media. Al Overview อ.#+9 : Based on search results, a donation to the national Heritage Foundation is tax-deductible. The searches also turned up several local "heritage" foundations in the Buffalo area, and donations to some of these are also tax-deductible. The Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.) The national Heritage Foundation is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization, and contributions to it are tax-deductible. © • It is a conservative public policy research institution headquartered in Washington, D.C.. • You can donate directly through their website, which offers options for one-time or monthly gifts. Local "heritage" foundations in the
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Got my iPhone 16 several months ago, which was a huge upgrade from my iPhone 8. This was the first time I’ve been able to capture how the stars look from Camp Turner in Allegany State Park (NY) after I’ve tried almost every family reunion we’ve had there the last 23 years. 😍 #stars #astronomy
Picture of the night sky from the Allegany mountains in Allegany state park/Camp Turner. It’s the first time I’ve had a camera capable of capturing night sky 😍
September 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Yearly family reunion at Allegany state park in NY. So beautiful!

#NY #Allegany #CampTurner #AlleganyNY
4 children walk in a meadow towards Quaker lake. A view of trees and grass with a man and a dog on the left side and a man kneeling down to prepare a fishing reel. A view of Quaker Lake with Allegany mountains in the background. A foreground of green foliage and Quaker lake. Far off in the distance 4 figures can be seen fishing.
September 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Sad to see the #NFL bringing politics into football. My husband won tickets to the game at work, & he’s been boycotting NFL so we gave them to our neighbor. She sent me this pic.

Didn’t they oust Colin Kaepernick for bringing politics into football? 🧐

#BuffaloBills #TheBills #WNY #fucktheNFL
Large Jumbotron at highmark stadium in Orchard Park displaying a screen that says Charlie Kirk 1993-2025
September 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Hi Bear!!! She looks so happy to be your new friend!

This is our rescue pitty mix Connie
Pitty mix bundled in a black blanket
September 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Drops my kids off at school only to read a book from the library about AOC 😅 I think I’m gonna read this to my scouts.
The cover of a book features A cartoon image of AOC wearing a red suit coat and has her hand on her hip. Flowers are in the background with abstract shapes and hues of pink, purple, yellow and white. Words on the book read, “Phenomenal AOC The roots and rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.”
September 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Took our cat on a walk in the kitty stroller 😅🤣😹
A black cat inside of a pink pet stroller with black screen
September 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Protested Trump’s hateful rhetoric today on Transit road in Williamsville NY. It was a WNY initiative that had 8 hubs across Transit Road in 3 different districts.
The temperature is heating up politically in the US.
#Protest #WNY #Buffalo #Buffalove #TransitRoad #Resist
Image of an 8 lane street with a handful of protesters visible. An upside down American flag is on the top of a traffic sign that says “right lane must turn right”
September 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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That’s some nice looking gimbop right there. My kids school lunches are something to envy. Having a good lunch at school gives them something to look forward to.
Gimbop cut into slices. Sesame seeds are speckled on the gimbop and all over the light purple plate. You can see rice, egg, carrot, tofu and cucumber peeking out of the side.
September 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Visited the Buffalo and Erie County public library today after 20 years without. So many changes - all of them good!

#BuffaloNY #Buffalove #
2 blue flag decorations hung inside a library one says “Buffalo gal can’t come out tonight” and “racism is not a mental health struggle” Far off picture of a beige building featuring a mural of pink flowers. Little girl experimenting with a key/soundboard.
September 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I now know 7 chords & can play whatever sheet music I come across.

1 year ago our neighbors gave us their piano. I didn’t even know how to find middle C & the idea of playing with both hands made my brain explode 🤯. But I kept at it & I am now considered an intermediate piano player! 😱
Brightly colored graphic with abstract designs. Text reads “you have successfully completed Pop Chords II”
September 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Weird to see your cat with the same markings as my dog 🤣
September 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Found a spare 20 minutes and sketched a tropical fish with the assistance of the Simply Draw app. Played with watercolor afterwards.
September 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Doggo needed some love after the chaos of the morning. Burrowed in a blanket is her favorite place to be.

#Dog #Pitbull #rescue
A pitty mix canine with tan and brown brindle markings getting her head scratched while burrowed under a black blanket. A pitty mix canine with tan and brown brindle markings burrowed under a black blanket
September 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Williamsville, NY Main Street protest September 1, 2025.

#WNY #WilliamsvilleNY #protest #protestpics #resistance
A woman holds a sign that says “sorry for being weird, this is my 1st dictatorship.” Picture of a line of protesters on Main Street in Williamsville NY.
September 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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This guys puppet of South Park’s version of Donald Trump was 👌- chef’s kiss 💋 muah 😘
And yes, the mouth moves up and down, I failed to capture it on video.

#protest #protestart #resistance #BuffaloNY #BillsMafia
September 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Protest pictures - Buffalo NY Niagara Square
September 1, 2025

#BuffaloNY #Buffalove #NiagaraSquare #protestpics
The back of a man’s shirt is yellow and red with large alarmed-looking cartoon eyes and an open mouth and a tent style sign as a hat that says “what the actual f*ck?” Protest sign that says “remember the good old days, when we knew that Nazis, slave owners and sexual predators were the bad guys?” The backs of protesters as they marched through Delaware avenue in Buffalo NY A man dressed in a dapper white jacket with a white button down, black bow tie, black top hat, sunglasses and a cigar. He is holding a sign that says “profit not people” while taking a video of the photographer being photographed.
September 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Here’s a pic of one. With the leftovers I’m gonna put them on random places around town.
August 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Checked this out of the library yesterday. So many things have changed since then, but it has mostly gotten much, much worse.

#BookSky #Books #Library
Book cover with a crowd of people wearing masks. The cover reads “Covid Chronicles - A Comics Anthology”
August 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM