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Phil Blackwell

@philblackwell.bsky.social

Husband, writer, editor, sports nut, music nut, love puzzles, books, beautiful photos and people who actually think. And will always support those who need a voice. Glad to talk and make friends but NO crypto or anything else asking for money.

created November 9, 2024

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Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

πŸ₯°πŸ«‚⭐️❀️

1/9/2025, 10:30:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

More magic πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ©·πŸ€πŸ«‚πŸ˜Šβ­οΈ

1/9/2025, 10:24:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You are welcome always β­οΈπŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚

1/9/2025, 10:17:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Glorious 😊⭐️❀️

1/9/2025, 10:03:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ⭐️Mel⭐️ (@mel789.bsky.social) reposted

Venus and Jupiter at sunrise

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1/9/2025, 9:45:37 AM | 38 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Julia (@julia11.bsky.social) reposted

Was on my walk yesterday thinking it had been a while since I’d seen a Green Heron at my patch when this one appeared. Enjoy the holiday if you have it and have good Monday all. #birds #birding #birdphotography

A Green Heron on a thin branch in an algae filled pond.
1/9/2025, 9:51:14 AM | 17 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ⭐️Mel⭐️ (@mel789.bsky.social) reposted

Soaking up those photons ⭐️🩡🌻

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31/8/2025, 10:15:35 PM | 50 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Just some words (@imnotherenow.bsky.social) reposted

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1/9/2025, 8:30:48 AM | 33 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

As the water rushes beneath our feet the sound soothes us. Again I tell you how special you are dear Pipa πŸ€πŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

1/9/2025, 9:21:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Our journey leads us here where we can pause, reflect, take it all in. So thankful for you dear friend β˜•οΈπŸ’šπŸŒ³πŸ’›πŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚

1/9/2025, 9:17:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Rag Doll, Four Seasons

1/9/2025, 3:30:55 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social)

It bears repeating. This is someone completely and utterly addicted to the spotlight and the cameras. This among many other things explains the oddity of the situation

31/8/2025, 11:21:58 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

He also fails to understand...literally everything else

31/8/2025, 11:12:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Absolutely stunning πŸ§‘πŸ˜Šβ€οΈπŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

31/8/2025, 7:59:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

So beautiful Angelica πŸ«‚πŸ˜Šβ™₯️

31/8/2025, 6:20:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture dana β™‘ (@redtartlet.bsky.social) reposted

this morning… sunrise on the deltaβ˜€οΈπŸ•ΆοΈ #photography #eastcoastkin #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #sunrise #bluesky #california #delta

the calm water reflects the orange sun, creating a shimmering path of light. the antioch bridge is in the distance. on the right, a dark silhoue of trees on the shoreline. a small boathouse and multiple pillars stretch across the delta…
31/8/2025, 4:29:45 PM | 292 29 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

What Am I to You? Norah Jones

31/8/2025, 5:06:20 PM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Molly was and is a national treasure 😊

31/8/2025, 3:26:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jeremy Berg (@jeremymberg.bsky.social) reposted

My quote of the day I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag. Molly Ivins

30/8/2025, 2:14:10 PM | 485 100 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Levon Dymond (@levondymond.bsky.social) reposted

River Teign, Dartmoor. #riverteign #dartmoor #Stunday #Devon #devon #Dartmoor #nature

31/8/2025, 6:21:09 AM | 482 64 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for the image. You are loved just as much dear Pipa 🌺β™₯οΈπŸŒ»πŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

31/8/2025, 12:43:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Of course nothing can ever top this.

31/8/2025, 10:33:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Joe Black (@joeblack1.bsky.social) reposted

Buenos dΓ­as. Feliz domingo β˜•οΈπŸ˜˜

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31/8/2025, 6:06:35 AM | 56 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

So beautiful πŸ§‘πŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚

31/8/2025, 9:54:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Stunning and spectacular β­οΈπŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚

31/8/2025, 9:49:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ⭐️Mel⭐️ (@mel789.bsky.social) reposted

Venus and Jupiter right before the sun rises

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31/8/2025, 9:32:32 AM | 235 34 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Both close up and in long range the beauty of this scene moves us...you always inspire dear Pipa πŸŒ³πŸ’šπŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

31/8/2025, 9:46:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chicago 21222 (@chicago21222.bsky.social) reposted

No words after the last 19 months the Noles fam lived through. The snub. 2024.

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30/8/2025, 11:23:41 PM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mainer πŸ“Ž (@mainelife.bsky.social) reposted

Good morning from ME.

Sunrise over moored boats. Lights are visible in the right middle
30/8/2025, 10:30:30 AM | 88 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You too πŸ«‚πŸ˜Šβ™₯️

30/8/2025, 8:18:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Reminds me of the Tom Waits analogy about his voice being soaked in bourbon, then left hung to dry and then run over by a car several times. Only difference is that Tom Waits is freaking awesome. Unlike this guy...

30/8/2025, 8:11:02 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

And with that you win πŸ† the day 🀣🀣🀣🀣

30/8/2025, 7:30:44 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) reposted

#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1983: Col. Guion Stewart Bluford becomes the first African American in space. A fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force, he served as Mission Specialist on STS-8, the third flight of space shuttle Challenger. He later served on three other space shuttle missions. /1

Guion
30/8/2025, 5:55:12 PM | 128 48 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Stipe (@michaelstipe.bsky.social) reposted

I can

I can
30/8/2025, 5:14:21 PM | 13113 3168 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Always love your colors πŸ’œπŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚

30/8/2025, 6:13:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You brighten every day Andrea β€οΈπŸ’›πŸ˜Š

30/8/2025, 6:12:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture mindi (@flawdbizkit.bsky.social) reposted

that contrast, thoπŸ˜πŸ–€πŸ’›

yellow sunflower dark red sunflower
30/8/2025, 5:47:31 PM | 397 40 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Save The Hellfire (@savethehellfire.bsky.social) reposted

The last Saturday in August did not disappoint! #sunrise #goodmorning

30/8/2025, 7:30:03 AM | 74 9 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Stalker? Wow. Cannot even imagine the nightmare of it.

30/8/2025, 5:12:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat GπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‰ (@pguist.bsky.social) reposted

It’s the guns!!

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30/8/2025, 1:51:50 PM | 14 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Ray of Light, Madonna

30/8/2025, 5:03:48 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Erin (@enbailey22.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Bruce Springsteen - Back In Your Arms

30/8/2025, 2:01:52 PM | 14 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Atul Haria (immigrant) (@atulharia.bsky.social) reposted

Carl Sagan:

Carl Sagan:
4/5/2025, 9:08:16 AM | 19 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Alright thanks for putting that delightful image in my brain 😁🀣

30/8/2025, 12:17:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Love your mindset Kat β™₯️πŸ₯°

30/8/2025, 12:16:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Got this sunset in March

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30/8/2025, 12:07:15 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You too dear friend πŸ₯°

30/8/2025, 12:01:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

So lovely β™₯️⭐️

30/8/2025, 11:59:16 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ⭐️Mel⭐️ (@mel789.bsky.social) reposted

Sunrise ⭐️☁️

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30/8/2025, 9:47:10 AM | 283 31 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Always. The only certainty is uncertainty

30/8/2025, 10:46:27 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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At this stunning spot we gather again and take it all in. Could just stay here a long while and express my gratitude to you for all that you share dear Pipa πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

30/8/2025, 10:40:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Running water....just listen to it and find some calm. Oh and it's also quite beautiful just like everything you share dear friend πŸ’šπŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

30/8/2025, 10:38:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Whatifisaidit (@whatifisaidit.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

There are thousands of us military families here on Bluesky. πŸ˜ŠπŸ’™πŸ™πŸΌπŸ’™

30/8/2025, 3:42:48 AM | 12 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Always On My Mind, Willie Nelson

30/8/2025, 3:39:32 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nathaniel C. Green (@nathanielcgreen.bsky.social) reposted

A paragraph from this MIT study, which I read with my own two eyes, and you should, too.

30/8/2025, 12:47:25 AM | 157 72 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted

Good.

Health officials from Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania met this week to consider coordinating their own vaccine recommendations, separate from the federal government.
29/8/2025, 9:16:43 PM | 20331 4730 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Just like all those Bruce Lee knockoff Kung Fu films in the 1970s

29/8/2025, 9:49:01 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Funny how the MAGA crowd doesn't get mad at this kind of exploitation that's legitimately bad.

29/8/2025, 9:46:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

The Social Network was too too kind to him

29/8/2025, 9:44:36 PM | 93 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 🍎 🧈 🫐 🍯πŸ₯§ (@abbhpie.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Zuckerberg's origin story: he created a site that rated college women's physical appearances without their consent. Over a decade later, nothing has changed πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

29/8/2025, 8:28:58 PM | 207 24 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Anything for attention and clicks just like the Dear Leader

29/8/2025, 9:43:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

And Uncle Fester would still be way more handsome 😁

29/8/2025, 9:41:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted

β€œGive your kids an extra hug and kiss today.” Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday. Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN

29/8/2025, 1:20:50 PM | 9816 2386 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Except this guy is more attractive than Stephen Miller. Then again EVERYONE is.....

29/8/2025, 5:31:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You too dear Pipa 😘 πŸŒΊπŸ«‚

29/8/2025, 4:26:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You too my friend πŸ€—

29/8/2025, 3:17:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You have such a beautiful spirit Katira and it's an honor to benefit from just a tiny bit of it πŸ€—πŸ˜Šβ€οΈπŸ˜˜

29/8/2025, 3:05:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

This is so lovely and heartfelt. Bless you always πŸ™πŸ˜Šβ€οΈ

29/8/2025, 2:49:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

And read the whole thing. So many fixate on 1 or 2 sentences and leave out everything else which is far more critical of America and its past and what it owed all those it oppressed for so long

29/8/2025, 2:41:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Kids half that age know more science. They're certainly more honest πŸ˜€

29/8/2025, 1:39:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TrumpsTaxes (@trumpstaxes.com) reposted

Photo of the Three Stooges promoting the polio vaccine for kids in 1961. You know your country’s in trouble when Moe, Larry and Curly Joe understand more about public health than the Secretary of HHS.

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29/8/2025, 1:09:25 PM | 38 19 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Always here for you especially when you take me to lovely places like this. So grateful dear friend 🌺πŸ₯°πŸ«ΆπŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

29/8/2025, 12:50:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Put Lonesome Rhodes on the logo. He hung out with pals near a cracker barrel. Doubt anyone in MAGA would get the reference

29/8/2025, 11:43:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orange Dick Tater Hater (@realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social) reposted

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29/8/2025, 10:22:03 AM | 810 273 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Both inhumane and a big con....

29/8/2025, 11:37:15 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You are welcome always πŸ₯°πŸ«‚

29/8/2025, 11:24:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Sounds real nice and you would be perfect company dear friend β€οΈπŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚πŸ«Ά

29/8/2025, 11:17:57 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Eric Ansley DΓ­az (@geekboyeric.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks as always dear friend πŸ©΅πŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚

29/8/2025, 11:01:35 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Susan Rinkunas (@susanrinkunas.com) reposted

I got an NYT push alert about Taylor Swift getting engaged, but not about the United States spying on Greenland

29/8/2025, 3:48:53 AM | 2103 505 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ⭐️Mel⭐️ (@mel789.bsky.social) reposted

A storm at sunrise ☁️⭐️

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29/8/2025, 10:03:05 AM | 44 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Marjan Knippenberg Photography (@mlknippenberg.bsky.social) reposted

Finally had time to go chase the sunset in the fens the other day. Got a big reward πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ». The picture gives a sort of Serengeti feel, doesn't it? #photography #nature #landscape #scape #fens #EastCoastKin #sunset

A bright orange sun is setting behind a fen which is interrupted by some strokes of grass but reflects the colors of the sunset perfectly in the still water. The silhouette of a pine tree on it's right. The lower part of the sky near the horizon is orange and it gradients to grey more upwards. Even a pale blue clear sky part with some white clouds on top.
29/8/2025, 5:43:09 AM | 224 31 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ⭐️Mel⭐️ (@mel789.bsky.social) reposted

Fall vibes πŸ‚

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28/8/2025, 10:03:05 PM | 85 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

In a small piece of heaven of course. Here we can pause, reflect, take it all in and be thankful for the moment. Each day with you is so magical dear lovely Pipa πŸŒ³πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

29/8/2025, 9:57:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

The sky, the vivid color makes this gift unforgettable and symbolizes how beautiful you are dear Anna πŸŒ»πŸ’™πŸ’›πŸ«‚πŸ˜˜

29/8/2025, 9:55:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

With you each day brings wonder, mystery, discovery and magic πŸŒ³πŸ’šπŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚β˜•οΈ

29/8/2025, 9:53:14 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

You are welcome always πŸ™πŸ˜ŠπŸ«‚β€οΈ

29/8/2025, 9:51:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Didn't want to but 🀣🀣🀣 yet at the same time the crowd which got all worked up about a logo won't say one word about this actual crisis

29/8/2025, 2:17:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Everitt (@steve-everitt.bsky.social) reposted

New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.

28/8/2025, 5:32:23 PM | 17529 2862 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted

Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.

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28/8/2025, 10:47:02 PM | 12479 4952 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted

CDC scientists receive a heroes welcome after walking out today.

28/8/2025, 8:26:31 PM | 9227 2214 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Still...thanks for sharing ❀️

28/8/2025, 8:56:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

So lovely ❀️

28/8/2025, 8:51:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you dear and lovely Pipa πŸ₯°πŸ˜Šβ€οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ«‚

28/8/2025, 7:19:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted

70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men. His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary

28/8/2025, 1:14:31 PM | 13475 4756 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."

28/8/2025, 3:13:40 PM | 15307 4114 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

One thing that really hits you when you're directly affected by gun violence in schools is that there's nowhere to hide. Public, private, religious, whatever - unless you're going to homeschool your kids, we live in a world where they're at risk of something like this happening.

28/8/2025, 3:07:31 PM | 8742 1517 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Add that in 2008 Barack Obama accepted his nomination for president in Denver 45 years to the day of the March on Washington. That was powerful, powerful symbolism.

28/8/2025, 2:39:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chief White House Chuck Taylor Correspondent 🐝⚜️ (@ntdubb.blacksky.app) reposted

This still hurts.

28/8/2025, 2:35:08 PM | 40 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Blackwell (@philblackwell.bsky.social) reply parent

Or they endlessly bash their own on a daily basis for sins real or imagined and it spawns a "division" narrative where perception, even if false, turns into reality. Purity won't work here. Massive, focused resistance will.

28/8/2025, 2:28:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view