Tidepooler
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Tidepooler
@tidepooler.bsky.social
Tidepool enthusiast, Staffordshire bull terrier wrangler, and proud owner of a strange sense of humor.
For the love of dog, stay away from the 2026 World Cup games played in the US. FIFA, needs a great big beautiful boycott.

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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of #CWD to people worry scientists

If the Prion and Public Health Office is shuttered, human CWD cases could go unnoticed.

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Photo: Lorie Shaull / Flickr cc
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.

Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.

Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.

Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Heck yeah, MIT. If you're an alumnus, let them know how you feel about this. Support the institutions who are holding the line.
MIT rejects Trump compact
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would have required sweeping chan…
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October 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Priceless!

May I suggest serenading officers with a recording of spring peepers?
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Well, there you have it folks. Straight from the horse's a** to your ears.
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"We took the freedom of speech away..." needs to be blasted across the nation.
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
October 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
On X? Spam Rubio, Trump, and Musk with this article and photos of starving children.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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When the real police show up and do *their* job, the fake police get scared and leave.
October 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
OR Republicans use old South American photos to show Portland as a place in turmoil. The only turmoil is from the feds. They are either too stupid to have not noticed "policia" on the riot shields (I'm not buying this) or they intentionally deceive (buying this). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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This kid is our people.

Lets give him love.
He said what he said
September 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If you don't think this hasn't been on the table for a while now, you aren't paying attention.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Women’s suffrage is apparently up for debate again in America | Arwa Mahdawi
The country’s finest male intellectuals – including some in positions of power – are weighing in on the matter
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
More tests to see how far they can push this crap.
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I’m genuinely not sure how this isn’t bigger news. A former Army intelligence soldier, who is a descendent of Mahatma Ghandi apparently, and whose father is a retired Army intelligence general, was arrested in July related to a protest he attended in June. 😳😳😳😳😳😳
September 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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We stand with Oregonians’ right to organize – and we are standing with unions in a legal fight to protect employees’ right to bargain collectively.

We are proud to be part of this fight.

#orpol #LaborDay #LaborDay2025 @afscme.bsky.social @oregonafscme.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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In Ohio, Republicans seem to not be able to give a general answer to a simple question.

I hope the one is joking with the Jurassic Park answer....

Education, science, and facts matter.
August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Every single person in DC that is physically able to get in the streets should do so tomorrow. What he's got planned in the wake of 'Big Balls'' "attack" spells the end of your freedom.
August 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Good advice here, signing up to work the polls is a concrete, productive step to take to help protect democracy.

Now, to find the equivalent here in Oregon - email sent to my county elections office!

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The Week Ahead
Sunday August 3, 2025
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August 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The regime just turned a convicted murderer loose after bringing him to the US from Venezuela. Yup, keeping us all safe.
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"Michael Kozak, the career official who oversees diplomacy in the Western Hemisphere, replied: “Well then we probably should not have asked for him. Can we now extradite him to Spain? We did get the S.O.B. released.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
‘Can We Extradite Him?’ How U.S. Officials Grappled With the Release of a Triple Murderer
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tom Homan's name is a lot like him. At first glance, you mistakenly think it is human, but you look at it for more than a second and you realize it most definitely is not.
July 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Just stop shopping at Amazon period. The thread covers some of the major problems. I canceled last fall and have not been sorry at all. My only regret is that I did not do it sooner.
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Hey Guys! Pretty sure we don’t wanna give this billionaire another cent

Post a photo of what you bought and/or where you shopped instead of Amazon, using the
#BetterThanAmazon hashtag

👇Check Out the Thread👇
July 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
July 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Ask yourself why Rolling Stone is the only outlet performing this obvious public service.
• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
Debunking All the B.S. About Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, is facing a wave of Islamophobic misinformation attacking his character and politics
www.rollingstone.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Raskin: "I found the preamble to this big ugly bill. 'We the billionaires and our king, in order to deform and sicken our union, establish injustice, ensure domestic servility, weaken our people's defenses, undermine the general welfare, and have staggering debt servitude for eternity ... '"
July 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
JD Vance would rather make sure ICE has funding to deport your hard-working neighbor over a traffic ticket than make sure you have healthcare.
July 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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We can stop Fascism without ever engaging with law enforcement. We can do it from the safety of our own homes. It's called a General Strike. It takes planning and coordination and an intense focus on community care. So let's get to it.
We can stop Fascism without ever engaging with Law Enforcement. Here's how.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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June 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM