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Retired librarian, would-be artist. Liberal and secular humanist. Texan living in Florida.

created December 17, 2024

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Profile picture Middlerage (@middlerage.bsky.social) reposted

Raptured? 🄓 But seriously- where the fuck are these people????

23/9/2025, 7:52:06 PM | 11 9 | View on Bluesky | view

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ā€œUS bars Iran’s diplomats from shopping at Cosco without special permission.ā€ Seriously?

22/9/2025, 6:17:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As opposed to all those judges and congress members who were appointed/elected because they are white men.

21/9/2025, 1:58:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well it’s about time for Texans to wake up and reassert our independence.

21/9/2025, 2:10:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Of course, his followers will choose not to believe it.

21/9/2025, 2:05:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Apparently Trump thinks people seeking asylum in the US are actually escapees from insane asylums.

21/9/2025, 2:00:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The point of the H1 B visa is to expedite entry into the US of skilled workers that we need! I was lucky enough to hire one once. There’s no way she could have paid the $100,000 fee.

21/9/2025, 1:31:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Anybody remember off-shore radio? Unregulated radio stations were broadcast from ships outside US waters. I don’t remember the exact configuration but we could get rock music and political news that the FCC didn’t approve of. Time for some experimentation.

18/9/2025, 3:19:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Did we ever verify that Antifa is a real organization?

18/9/2025, 1:21:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Gary R Simonds (@garys79.bsky.social) reposted

There is a vested interest for those with all the power and/or money to keep the "common folk" divided and fighting over the meager scraps that fall to the floor. Let's reject this. Surely we can find common ground. Let's really piss them off and find a way to unite for the common good.

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13/9/2025, 4:59:21 PM | 40 14 | View on Bluesky | view

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Scott Maxwell had a great column in today’s Orlando Sentinel explaining how ā€œhate speechā€ is protected by the Constitution. I’d post it here but the Sentinel has a pretty strict paywall. They will, however, allow individuals a certain number of free reads.

17/9/2025, 9:21:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture C Hanna (@chcowgirl.bsky.social) reposted

THIS!!! If you're going to award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to a shooting victim, how about the 10-year-old KID who was shot in the back after throwing himself on top of his friend in the Minnesota church school? You know...for ACTUAL selfless heroism & bravery!

16/9/2025, 7:50:01 PM | 1962 487 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t understand TPUSA. doesn’t TP stand for toilet paper?

15/9/2025, 3:33:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t you mean ā€œcontinuation?ā€

15/9/2025, 3:17:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Charlie Kirk had a mouth but he didn’t have a Supreme Court. Don’t try to kill all the fools who have been seduced by Trump.

14/9/2025, 2:50:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I had never heard of Charlie before he died but I resent that the person who wanted to cut short the mourning period for Jimmie Carter wants flags at half mast for a person who is reviled by so many.

13/9/2025, 12:47:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Republicans are blaming the liberals for the Charlie Kirk shooting but it’s the Trump FBI that has fumbled the investigation.

12/9/2025, 1:52:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Andreas šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ Fella (NAFO) šŸ’™ (@andreasor.bsky.social) reposted

John Scott: #Scottishswearynews #charliekirk #petermandelson #epstein #gunviolence

11/9/2025, 7:43:31 PM | 75 27 | View on Bluesky | view

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So far, the only flag I’ve seen at half staff was at a car wash.

12/9/2025, 12:56:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kathy Mortensen šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆšŸ³ļøā€āš§ļø šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦ šŸ’™ 🌊 šŸ’™ 🌵 🚲 šŸŠā€ā™€ļø kayak (@kathyswords.bsky.social) reposted

Day # 234 Shared Humanity Time to look at all sides. GOP. #proudblue

A list of killers who were trump supporters
11/9/2025, 8:59:46 PM | 145 91 | View on Bluesky | view

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From the Orlando Sentinel: Public school teachers have been warned not to post ā€œvileā€ or ā€œdisgustingā€ comments about Charlie Kirk. The education commissioner reported that one elementary teacher had already been suspended. This in a state that apparently can’t find enough qualified teachers.

11/9/2025, 8:38:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s possible to condemn the murder of a vile person without glorifying that person’s actions.

11/9/2025, 8:02:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What are they supposed to be signaling, ā€œshoot the guy right in front of us and don’t miss.ā€ā€

11/9/2025, 5:15:01 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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On the same day Kirk was shot a Florida court declared its illegal for us to ban open carry.

11/9/2025, 5:12:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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NO!

10/9/2025, 10:04:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And we’re also having a tax-free day for guns and ammo.

8/9/2025, 2:21:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As I’ve said before, I think Trump has underestimated the number of judges who graduated from Harvard.

4/9/2025, 2:24:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Florida has done away with the requirement that children be vaccinated to attend school. We’ve also declared a sales tax holiday for guns and ammo. We call this tough-love population control.

4/9/2025, 12:25:55 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Could his family have him declared incompetent and have him institutionalized?

2/9/2025, 4:30:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There will be no Earth if it doesn’t.

2/9/2025, 2:31:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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OMG the plaque is beautiful!

1/9/2025, 3:00:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I must say I’ve been enjoying this post because every time it pops up, only the first two lines are visible for several seconds.

1/9/2025, 2:27:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Candidate for Nobel Peace Prize!

31/8/2025, 6:12:37 PM | 30 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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At this point, the Epstein files are superfluous. Trump has committed enough crimes while in office this time to be impeached. We just need enough honest legislators to do the deed.

31/8/2025, 2:55:06 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t worry, he’s just on the toilet.

31/8/2025, 2:14:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When this first came up on my computer screen, only the first two lines showed!

28/8/2025, 6:30:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My favorite description of Cracker Barrel is, ā€œit’s southern food without Black people.ā€ I eat there sometimes in desperation because it’s hard to find a good old fashioned diner.

27/8/2025, 2:33:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture KittyKatGirlšŸ˜»šŸ™šŸ’žšŸž (@mary1kathy.bsky.social) reposted

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27/8/2025, 2:55:37 AM | 1445 770 | View on Bluesky | view

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The war against the US constitution.

26/8/2025, 5:08:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No

26/8/2025, 5:07:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s very painful though I think the movie had even more impact, actually seeing it.

24/8/2025, 1:34:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Isn’t this kind of like kidnapping?

19/8/2025, 1:51:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or does it mean he’s selling Alaska?

15/8/2025, 2:00:57 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My favorite thing about living in Ohio was visiting Canada.

14/8/2025, 3:06:13 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Did you see the hat she wore to the inauguration? He leaned in to try to kiss her but couldn’t get past the hat.

14/8/2025, 2:45:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Animals R Us… 🐾 (@animalsrus.bsky.social) reposted

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6/8/2025, 10:10:25 PM | 5956 896 | View on Bluesky | view

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And bears. Florida has declared open season on black bears this Christmas because developers want the land where the bears live.

7/8/2025, 2:37:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This may be my favorite animal video ever.

5/8/2025, 2:23:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The real Americans!

5/8/2025, 1:43:08 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A tribute to the Killer Bees, Dem legislators who hid out in an Austin garage apartment to prevent the legislature’s change of the primary date which would have benefited a Republican candidate.

5/8/2025, 1:38:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t know where you live but our local businesses in central Florida are open long hours. A local repair man returned our call today (Sunday) about repairing our washing machine.

3/8/2025, 8:17:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’ve been reading in the news this morning about the continued existence of gambling parlors (in spite of their being illegal) in my Florida county and the existence of child sex trafficking in rural Alabama. I’m developing a better understanding of how certain people get elected.

3/8/2025, 1:42:21 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe if they had more time, they’d get better at housekeeping.

1/8/2025, 1:38:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In Florida we suspected that all along.

29/7/2025, 1:20:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why would the Texas Sec. of Agriculture still be bragging about being a Trump supporter?

28/7/2025, 11:30:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Think of all the bad things that didn’t happen under Biden. You didn’t lose your job or your health care. Canadians and Europeans didn’t make fun of you. You didn’t have to worry about when the president would be arrested.

27/7/2025, 12:12:52 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Got in a walk before the afternoon storm yesterday. The temp was down to 80, delightful! (Florida)

24/7/2025, 1:18:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I hope Trump is carried out of the White House in a strait jacket, kicking and screaming.

23/7/2025, 8:40:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A carpenter bee (I’m assuming because she created the hole herself) has been raising a family over the door from my bathroom to my outdoor shower for several years. Now, all of a sudden, a wasp-like insect is cleaning out the latch hole in the shower door way.

22/7/2025, 2:12:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, no one really expects aid from a third world country.

22/7/2025, 2:02:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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OMG will there be an explosion of wit?!

22/7/2025, 1:58:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I realize its absolutely none of my business but , as a word nerd I’m curious. What does ā€œqueer transā€ mean?

22/7/2025, 1:50:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Reminds me of the matriarch on Downton Abbey.

20/7/2025, 4:13:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh dear!

20/7/2025, 2:02:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Makes me smile!!

19/7/2025, 2:26:19 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No, it’s always like this.

19/7/2025, 2:20:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Our local small town library in Florida discontinued it because of cost!

19/7/2025, 2:02:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just what we need, more ignorance in Congress!

18/7/2025, 2:24:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t blame the ā€œtowns.ā€ I’ve worked in central Texas as a consultant and I know that county commissioners are often the dumbest of the dumb.

18/7/2025, 2:21:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s the right response to Trump. Don’t try to explain anything (he won’t understand) don’t change anything (he won’t remember) šŸ˜‚

17/7/2025, 1:54:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Carl Hiaasen, please take note: Florida airports now have to report on all their activities to control the weather.

17/7/2025, 1:27:35 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You forgot to mention education or the lack there of.

15/7/2025, 5:16:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Happy Bastille Day! We went out to breakfast this morning and when we got back in the car, public radio was playing La Marseillaise.

14/7/2025, 2:25:22 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Spike the day he found Jesus!

Teenage ginger kitty eating his kibble out of the large storage bowl.
13/7/2025, 4:14:35 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But not to save the little girls washed away in the flood.

13/7/2025, 4:05:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can I please be deported to Paris?

13/7/2025, 3:51:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Probably because more Texans are armed.

13/7/2025, 3:15:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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NO SHT!

13/7/2025, 3:10:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everyone is assuming he’s fooling around. Maybe she’s found someone else and doesn’t want to commit adultery.

12/7/2025, 2:36:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is it because the king has all the money?

12/7/2025, 5:22:23 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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OMG

10/7/2025, 7:46:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is one of my favorite paintings. I use it on my business card

Red poppies in watercolor.
10/7/2025, 4:06:08 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That video of the guy picking tomatoes is amazing!

10/7/2025, 1:59:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t be so sure. He now has the power to cancel elections.

10/7/2025, 1:47:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I still wear my ā€œcat ladies for Kamalaā€ cap so people will know it’s not my fault.

10/7/2025, 1:45:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well I guess he’d completed his mission! ļæ¼

10/7/2025, 1:31:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Will stamps still be a thing when no one uses them to send messages anymore?

10/7/2025, 1:27:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You’ve given me a new favorite oxymoron, ā€œright-wing thinker.ā€ Thanks.

10/7/2025, 3:32:31 AM | 20 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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šŸ˜‚

10/7/2025, 3:19:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not that many people come here in the summer. See if you can discourage the snow birds.

7/7/2025, 2:31:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t remove dead friends from FB. I like getting little reminders of them. I also like honoring the people who included ā€œthe pursuit of happinessā€ in our inalienable rights.

7/7/2025, 2:24:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is not my US!

5/7/2025, 10:53:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We also miss the friends.

5/7/2025, 1:55:31 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My favorite so far!

5/7/2025, 1:49:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mine in central Florida

American flag flying upside down, an international symbol of distress.
5/7/2025, 1:48:17 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@artistmelinda.bsky.social The Republican party had a unit in our parade today. Not much cheering or clapping in our block. Wonder if we can get a Democratic unit in the Christmas parade.

4/7/2025, 7:23:49 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Grackles on vacation.

Two grackles (very loud black birds) standing on an each, looking at the sky.
3/7/2025, 2:20:52 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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šŸ˜‚

30/6/2025, 4:34:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That might work if they had to PAY a bounty every time they brought in someone who was NOT an illegal alien with a criminal record.

30/6/2025, 4:28:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The first article I read about Alligator Alcatraz said they would be living in tents. If true, I foresee a lot of deaths this summer.

30/6/2025, 4:22:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view