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Deb Robinson
@captivitycritic.bsky.social
against captivity lawyer, critic, animal rights (incl human animals)
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We don't have to live like this. We just have to choose to do something about it. Vote like your family's lives depend on it, because they do.
Breaking news: Multiple people, including children, were injured in a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school. Police said they received reports that someone had fired a shot into a car outside Silver Rail Elementary School, then entered the school.
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Replying to @markharris.bsky.social
One more thing: If you are a member of the media and you get bogged down in whether the target of an antigay attack is LGBTQ+ or not, you are consenting to a framework you should not be consenting to. Hate speech does not become *worse* if you misdirect it. In 2026, this should not need saying.
Finally Thanks to NYCLASS and VFAR for all their incredible work on this for so many years
“.. This legislation means so much to those who have spent years fighting with us to protect horses and prevent tragedy,” said Steve Nislick, co-founding president of New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, one of the main groups pushing for a carriage ban. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Humans brought rabbits to Australia. Humans released them. Humans transformed the landscape. Now rabbits are poisoned, shot, fumigated and infected with viruses for a crisis they did not create.
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That's where I've been for a while. We can't even reach questions about the death penalty itself because we fail essential predicates such as "fair and consistent criminal justice system" and "reliable death penalty verdicts that leave no reasonable doubt" and, as shown tonight, "humane execution."
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Just wow. The leading driver of #deforestation and #water depletion asking for more trees, shade & water. You can’t make this level of idiocy up 😣
"Summer heat has left dairy farmers in UK with 240 million fewer litres of milk, worth more than £83m. Poor grazing and heat stress have forced farmers to bring forward winter feed; farmers need support for resilience measures including more shade, trees and water." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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exactly EXACTLY
"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."
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⛔️ ICYMI: Ed Sheeran/Macklemore Row Explained. The latest from #BrokenNews. Please click, watch and share. youtu.be/mVRew0aqZTw
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Replying to @globalelephants.org
P.S. The fundraiser to cover Sandro’s relocation expenses has almost reached its goal. We are about 94% there! While the rescue team is busy during this final stretch, can we reach our goal and surprise them before they get home? Donate here: globalelephants.org/rescue-sandro/
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@jamestalarico.bsky.social are you really a transphobe or just playing one for the votes? Either way, repellent response to a question - the correct answer is: "stop bullying children."
Talarico: "I oppose trans athletes playing in girls' sports if it endangers safety or fairness"
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Why is 'vegan' suddenly being used as a slur? | Emma Beddington www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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URGENT: Congress is scheduled to vote on a bill next week that could doom critically endangered North Atlantic right #whales to extinction. Fewer than 400 of these whales remain, and entanglement in commercial #fishing gear is one of the leading causes of their deaths. Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qJ8KM0
This is your beef habit, slaughtering wild horses because they compete with cattle for grazing land. Please. Stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
I had "Everything will swallow you" with me on vacation; I found myself rushing to find out what happens but also not wanting it to end, so I took a break and am about to rejoin. Talk about it all the time! This is how I found it, and others should have that joy
A Bluesky user has written to me to ask me to stop mentioning my books on here. I wonder... Should I continue trying my best to make a living in a tough world via the writing I've spent decades putting my heart & soul into? Or should I obey them? Nah. I'm going to continue mentioning my books.
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Hungary Closes the Last EU Loophole for Wild Animals in the Circus Ring #vegan vegconomist.com/politics-law...
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I am tired of hearing that professional animal abusers deserve jobs and can’t do anything else. They don’t and they can.
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There’s a middle ground btw gleeful celebrations of a person’s death and fake tributes to a harmful ideologue. The middle ground is saying nothing.
The Democratic Party's approval rating is in the toilet, and the main reason is voters see Dem leaders and prominent members acting like things are basically okay instead of fighting like there's an emergency. Slot "my friend Lindsey Graham, so funny, how great to work with him" comments into that.
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Please do as he asks (both here and in the alt text). With enough of us acting in concert, a critical mass will be achieved and @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social can spend less time on social media and more time writing the things we want to read.
I'd appreciate if you read the alt text on this. Thank you. www.tom-cox.com
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We visited Habitat in the 90s, and even then I thought it was magical - unaffordable, but magical. Wish I'd gotten to experience 70s Habitat, but I guess now we all can! Brilliantly -
I've taken the paywall off this piece, where I tried to imagine what the REAL stories behind some of the great photographs in the 1970s catalogues for the furniture shop Habitat were. I hope a few of you might get chance to have a read... www.tom-cox.com/the-true-sto...
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This is basically a Democratic campaign ad. Air it as is with no changes.
Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.
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Absolutely right; this kind of news coverage is disgraceful. There's nothing amusing about this poor giraffe's life and the reward the "owner" is offering isn't out of caring for her, it's because he stands to make more from letting someone shoot her.
I hate when animal abuse news coverage is portrayed in such a whimsical way. This story is about an endangered species of giraffe who escaped from a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals for canned hunts. I hope she remains missing and finds sanctuary.
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how is this STILL happening
Voters For Animal Rights is devastated to learn that a carriage horse bolted with passengers aboard, including a child — leaving one person critically injured. Our thoughts are with that individual and their loved ones, and we sincerely hope for a full recovery. SIGN THE PETITION: buff.ly/j5Oi93c
An elephant is not an "it" and the Democrats ought to be sentient enough to point out the cruelty involved here, rather than focusing on the fact that a living being urinated (dur hur). Very disappointing x.com/texasdemocra...
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A dog kept in a car boot for hours is considered animal cruelty and rightly so. Billions of pigs and chickens confined for life in cages so small they can't even turn around, never seeing sunlight, is considered natural and called 'animal farming'. See the difference?
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