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Real person; educator; vegetarian; not religious; nonviolence; keep shining

Vivo en los EEUU (Estados Unidos) y también hablo español. 🇨🇺🇺🇸🇪🇦

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Firefly and Owl @fireflyandowl.bsky.social · Oct 23
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Opt Out October: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) offers tips how to opt out of surveillance and tracking:
www.eff.org/pages/welcom...
#EFF #OptOutOctober #privacy #surveillance #DataPrivacy
Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our Devices
Big tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to giv...
www.eff.org
October 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever: After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

#Immigration #US #News
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
Wow. That's a hardcore fan.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 9d
After sustaining severe injuries from a car accident, a Kansas City Chiefs fan asked doctors to create a prosthetic eye dedicated to his favorite team.
October 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever: After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

#Immigration #US #News
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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rakfoundation.bsky.social
The most wonderful things in life are not things. —Brooke
October 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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October vibes 👻
October 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
October vibes 👻
October 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
Keep shining. You're doing better than you realize.
October 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
Good morning! Here's your daily dose of cuteness. 😍
rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 1d
The cutest thing you'll see today

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October 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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By Will McPhail
September 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Yes I can make out what she wrote (see the photo of her note in the article). That's NOTHING compared to some of my students' handwriting.

www.buzzfeed.com/ellendurney/...
Angelina Jolie’s “Scribble” Handwriting Is Going Super Viral — And People Think It’s A “Skill Issue” If You Can’t Read This
"Gen Z needs to learn how to read cursive so they can read Angelina Jolie’s notes!"
www.buzzfeed.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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#52WeeksOfFavorites
#MusicChallenge

Cover Songs

MGT and Ville Valo - Knowing Me Knowing You

m.youtube.com/watch?v=INIx...
September 29, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Elder Chavez Carranza was in high school, a legal #immigrant, when #ICE detained him. He has not broken any laws and deserves to be released. He's just one of over 65,500 people in the U.S. being detained by ICE.

#immigration #news #CrushICE #HumanRights

abcnews.com/US/18-year-i...
18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'
Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.
abcnews.com
September 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
Elder Chavez Carranza was in high school, a legal #immigrant, when #ICE detained him. He has not broken any laws and deserves to be released. He's just one of over 65,500 people in the U.S. being detained by ICE.

#immigration #news #CrushICE #HumanRights

abcnews.com/US/18-year-i...
18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'
Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.
abcnews.com
September 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
Sigh ... this weekend went by too quickly.
September 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

Day 27: A song for your "I told you so" moment

Concrete Blonde - Everybody Knows

m.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
September 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Lying in bed with the windows open, listening to some pre-sunrise, cooling early morning rain showers. Cleansing and peaceful.
September 27, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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English translation: "If there is an idiot in charge it's because those who elected him are well represented."
September 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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#ElonMusk #documentary #Musk #News
September 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Good News This Week: September 26, 2026 - Bricks, Elephants, & Tip Lines —

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

→ https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/good-news-this-week-september-26-2026
September 26, 2026 at 12:01 PM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
English translation: "If there is an idiot in charge it's because those who elected him are well represented."
September 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
fireflyandowl.bsky.social
U.S. senators propose legislation - the Immigration Warrant Reform Act - to limit ICE arrests and indefinite detentions

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This is bullshit. What they need to do is completely eliminate ICE and hold every last officer legally responsible for their actions.
US senators propose legislation to limit ICE arrests and indefinite detention
Exclusive: Democrats Dick Durbin of Illinois and Alex Padilla of California seek to prevent unlawful arrests
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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I have nothing but respect for her.
wearthepeace.bsky.social Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 7d
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
September 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
www.lemonde.fr
September 25, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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Friendly reminder from your local science teacher: voter rolls get updated, and sometimes mistakes happen. Please verify your registration status! It’s an easy lab experiment with a massive payoff for our community. #EveryVoteCounts #ProgressiveChange
September 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM