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Connie Barnes

@mskeen24

Family, the arts, history, science, travel. And dancing the tango in sensible shoes—have a good time while keeping one foot on the ground.

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Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy.

What's required is investment in working people — and better wages.

When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs.

Remember this.

06.03.2026 16:00 👍 9124 🔁 3084 💬 345 📌 129

The best tranquilizer.

01.03.2026 13:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yuck!

20.02.2026 16:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In a country with a bad president, be a Bad Bunny. [Cartoon by Matt Davies]

12.02.2026 21:45 👍 8269 🔁 1989 💬 110 📌 50

Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.

Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.

Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.

It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.

06.01.2026 21:01 👍 41793 🔁 13749 💬 1393 📌 551
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Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

05.01.2026 20:00 👍 6214 🔁 3772 💬 704 📌 1326

A quiet evening at home with your Lily is a very good way to start the new year.

05.01.2026 02:47 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

No you shouldn’t.

02.01.2026 21:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

02.01.2026 02:26 👍 11739 🔁 5191 💬 277 📌 362

Just a guess, but was this petrified object formerly known as food of some sort?

01.01.2026 19:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ok gang, we have 306 days until Nov. 3, 2026 ( election day ).

When we will once again declare our independence from tyranny.

LETS DO THIS

01.01.2026 17:37 👍 2033 🔁 370 💬 122 📌 24
A fake Bluesky suspension DM.

"Bluesky
@blueskyguard3453.bsky.social
We regret to inform you that your Bluesky account has been temporarily suspended due to security-related restrictions.
To prevent the permanent termination of your account, it is imperative that you complete the verification process within the next 24 hours by using the following link:
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If the link does not open directly, please copy and paste it into your browser's address bar.
▲ Important: Failure to complete the required verification within the specified time frame will result in the irreversible and permanent ban of your account.
We appreciate your immediate attention and cooperation in this matter.
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10:49 PM"

A fake Bluesky suspension DM. "Bluesky @blueskyguard3453.bsky.social We regret to inform you that your Bluesky account has been temporarily suspended due to security-related restrictions. To prevent the permanent termination of your account, it is imperative that you complete the verification process within the next 24 hours by using the following link: (REDACTED) If the link does not open directly, please copy and paste it into your browser's address bar. ▲ Important: Failure to complete the required verification within the specified time frame will result in the irreversible and permanent ban of your account. We appreciate your immediate attention and cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Bluesky Support Team 10:49 PM"

Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM.

DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.

Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.

Stay safe!

08.11.2025 03:54 👍 3310 🔁 3368 💬 14 📌 120
Faculty Position in Computational Biology Applications are invited for an Assistant/ Associate Professorship in Computational Biology to commence on 1 April 2026 or shortly thereafter. This is a joint post between the Department of Applied

Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...

11.11.2025 21:05 👍 70 🔁 82 💬 0 📌 2
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Stay in the good fight.
#NoKings!🗽🇺🇸

05.11.2025 17:21 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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WTAF! Opening fire with kids in the car!

If this isn’t grounds for termination, nothing will be!

31.10.2025 10:57 👍 1681 🔁 1243 💬 176 📌 94
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27.10.2025 13:36 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

📌Jack Smith signaling he is ready to publicly go on the record with his findings into Trump's violent attack Jan. 6; Virginia being heard from on gerrymandering; Obama speaking on the urgency of standing up for our Democracy ...

📌The battle for America has been joined in earnest the past 24 hours.

24.10.2025 01:13 👍 1257 🔁 347 💬 40 📌 15

The president is establishing the principle that he can order the murder of anyone he deems a threat.
And Congress is letting it happen.

22.10.2025 19:11 👍 2292 🔁 797 💬 90 📌 32

Thank you.

20.10.2025 22:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Clouds strung together in a very blue sky.

20.10.2025 22:05 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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“Burning Bush,” Eunonymous alatus

17.10.2025 17:11 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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⁨The blatantly political videos being forced on airports across the country are not only an abuse of taxpayer dollars, but they violate the law.

I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.⁩

16.10.2025 02:53 👍 6692 🔁 1835 💬 268 📌 64

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

14.10.2025 09:09 👍 21373 🔁 8511 💬 810 📌 340
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Kousa dogwood fruit
#UrbanTrees #Dogwood #fallcolor #landscapeplants

02.10.2025 15:40 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Peaceful Demonstration - No Military Takeover of Portland! · Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network Oregonians from all walks of life—nurses, teachers, faith leaders, small business owners, labor unions, families, and community members—are coming together in a peaceful demonstration, rally and march...

PLEASE SHARE!

Portlanders: In a few hours, we’re gathering for a peaceful demonstration on the waterfront.

Our message: we don’t need OR want federal troops in our city.

See you out there. ✊

28.09.2025 18:22 👍 613 🔁 325 💬 18 📌 11
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Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

27.09.2025 19:09 👍 13073 🔁 4974 💬 504 📌 469

There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.

27.09.2025 02:04 👍 18408 🔁 5675 💬 513 📌 277

Sorry—It’s a retelling of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of his slave, Jim.

10.09.2025 17:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

James by Percival Everett

10.09.2025 16:26 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The natural light at an airport.

07.09.2025 16:18 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0