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Revised the fence

Watercolour painting from the 'Leafscape' series, by Jessica Rosemary Shepherd, contemporary ethnobotanical artist #womensart #October

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If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

Carl Sagan, Give Us Hope: An Open Letter to the Next President (with Ann Druyan) 1988

This might sound elitist, but I don’t think the people liking the Peanuts slop posts should have rights

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they can't even keep their own folks in line

ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of. Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...

"Surreptitious extremism is still extremism, and ICE remains an undertrained, overly aggressive organization. Which is why...we see all too clearly what happens when armed agents swarm blue-collar working parents fearing for their lives." lnk.thebulwark.com/4vUAuiA

If you talk about Michelle Obama today, please make it about this video

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Five African grey parrots were removed from public view at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in the UK after repeatedly swearing at visitors and laughing together. The parrots—Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade, and Elsie—were donated by different owners but quickly bonded. Original post

RFK Jr. Sucks Measles Vaccine Out Of Infant

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Happy birthday to Dave Edmunds

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute

We didn't beat the mighty British two and a half centuries ago so that a reality TV star could reimpose the domestic use of the military on Americans.

Amended our fence

General Strike Now Shut The whole fucking thing DOWN #Mm

Forget firing Greg Bovino. We need to prosecute Bovino, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem!

You don't see a gun. You see ICE agents untrained who believe they are above the law so they shoot first and know they will never have to answer questions later

The Guardian gets it right:

ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.

U.S. journalism and punditry completely ignores the fact that the U.S. electorate belief system --including their belief of what Democrats stand for -- is shaped predominately by a massive right wing propaganda network across AM radio, broadcast TV, cable news, and the internet.

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