Honestly, I was not expecting this.

You know who else famously used paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups?

The Justice Department.

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Splendid.

Photo: Closeup: A purple bloom on a plant commonly known as Spotted Knapweed, more formally: Centaurea stoebe. It's spiky lookin'. I'd have called it "some kind'a thistle," if I hadn't fed the image to the Picture This plant app. Capris, Italy May 2023 OM-1: ƒ/5, 1/250, 40mm, ISO200

She prefers her Latin name: Centaurea Stoebe.
After all, she's Italian.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple
#Flowers #BloominTuesday
#Capris, #Italy
May 2023

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<sarcasm>
Well. Duh!
</sarcasm>

I got nothing.
(2 of 2)

This 🧵 is an exhaustive list of all the reasons Iranians will not manipulate the stock market and oil futures to profit from the illegal MAGA war of aggression against them.
(1 of 2)

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Just do not attend.

New Sheriff? NO ICE! - Petition the County Commission · Mobilize Now that Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott has received a presidential appointment to US Marshal, the County Commissioners need to select an interim Sheriff. On the first Monday of each month, the Comm...

#IceOUT
#HANDSOFF
#Missouri
Springfield Missouri
New Sheriff? NO ICE!
Petition the County Commission
Mondays Apr 6, May 4,
Jun 1, Jul 6, Aug 3, Sep 7
9:30 – 11:30am CDT
Historic Courthouse
940 N Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Posters for Progress! · Mobilize ## Join local community organizers for Signs of Progress — a relaxed evening of creativity, connection, and collective action! There will be **sign making**, **postcard writing**, and **conversation*...

#Persist
#RISEUP
#Oregon
Hermiston Oregon
Posters for Progress!
Mondays Mar 2 PST
Mar 16, Apr 6, Apr 20, May 4,
May 18, Jun 1, Jun 15 PDT
6 – 7:30pm
Hermiston First United Methodist Church
191 E Gladys Ave
Hermiston, OR 97838
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ICE Out, Los Altos · Mobilize **We gather outside the Post Office at 221 Main Street, Los Altos, CA every Monday to protest ICE and authoritarianism.** Please bring a sign, join us, and spread the word. Immigration and Customs E...

#IceOUT
#HANDSOFF
#California
ICE Out,
Los Altos California
Mondays Mar 16 through
Oct 26
11am – 12pm PDT
Post Office
221 Main St
Los Altos, CA 94023
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ICTX Pop-Up Protest - Belton! · Mobilize Join us for a weekly one-hour pop-up protest where we show up, take space, and make our voices heard. Same time, same spot, every Monday. We gather to stand against injustice, authoritarianism, and an...

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#TEXAS
ICTX Pop-Up Protest
Belton Texas!
Mondays Mar 9 through
Oct 26
5:30 – 6:30pm CDT
Bell County Courthouse
101 E Central Ave
Belton, TX 76513
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Eddie Vedder - Masters Of War YouTube video by demetrios

My favorite cover ...

Similarly, @annelamott.bsky.social, insists we should "write shitty first drafts" in her brilliant, entertaining & inspirational /Bird by Bird/. So my advice is, find a copy of her book and read it. (She also advises basing villains on ex-BFs, but describing them as having very small penises.)

We have always "completely obliterated" East Asia's military. The Strait of Hormuz has always been closed & open, and has always been reopened. Also, we're doing all this to free the people of Iran from a tyrannical government that must surrender or we will kill all the people of Iran.

an empty bus on an empty road cruising along Commissioners St to the depot with no sign lit up.

Mystery Bus 🚌

#fogTO #toronto #ttc #x100vi

Excellent.

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Find your meaning in the dance of light and shadow, for each moment shapes the other.
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Well done!
Overcoming not just technical but physical challenges.

Citizens Bank: Stop Funding ICE · Mobilize Please join Indivisible Lower Merion and members of our community at the Ardmore Citizens Bank branch at the corner of Woodside and Lancaster Avenues on Saturday, May 2nd at 11:00 AM as we come togeth...

#IceOUT
#HANDSOFF
#Pennsylvania
Ardmore Pennsylvania
225 W Lancaster Ave
Saturday, May 2
11am – 12pm EDT
West Lancaster Avenue at Woodside Road
225 W Lancaster Ave
Ardmore, PA 19003
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Patriots' Day Justice Rally · Mobilize ### This Patriots’ Day, while the rest of the state celebrates liberty, join us to stand for those being denied it. [Mass 50501](https://www.mass50501.org/) is proud to support this event hosted by ...

#STOPCUTS
#IceOUT
#Massachusetts
Burlington Massachusetts
Patriots' Day Justice Rally
Monday, April 20
11am – 1pm EDT
1000 District Ave
Burlington, MA 01803
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Congratulations!

I can not believe we are letting any of this happen 💔😩😡😡😡

I guess we'll all have to sit with that now.

courtesy of the Gutenberg Project:
Herman Melville's /Moby-Dick/, Chapter 94, aka "A Squeeze of the Hand."
enjoy responsibly

Poison Springs Battleground State Park Three Civil War battles took place in south central Arkansas in the spring of 1864 as part of the Union Army’s Red River Campaign.

Much of the ground on which the Battle of Poison Springs was fought is preserved in the Arkansas Battle of Poison Springs State Park.
19/19

A brief synopsis of my own reading on the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry is available here.
18/19