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Every day I'm on #Mastodon I like to jot down #3goodThings #threeGoodThings for #today... things done, things to do, or just a good thing πŸ™‚

#3goodThings #threeGoodThings #today

1. Mostly slept through the thunder storms over night, which is a bit of a shame as rather enjoy counting between flash and drum roll to estimate the distance 😹

2. Good progress on building the daughter's log cabin/shed.

3. Home, knackered, via the chippy for great beef dripping cooked fish and chips.



Part of the Rebel Alliance

I made a simple site so that you can grab some stickers to celebrate your support for the open internet and Fediverse. Be a part of the Rebel Alliance! #FediverseForFreedom

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Barry Melton β€Ί Date of birth
June 14, 1947



europesays.com/2163455/ Ny kross fΓΆr herrlandslaget – tredje raka i Silver League mot FΓ€rΓΆarna #nyheter #Sverige #sweden






Shooting suspect's LinkedIn profile reportedly says he sought to "spread Christianity to Islamic militants"

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Reporting in from Torrance CA, which had a massive turnout much bigger than any previous rally. Lots of smiles and good noise, lots of kids, old people, dogs, teenagers. Hard to photograph because it was along both sides of a flat street, but there will probably be drone videos out there. Speakers included our state legislators, which, considering the horrible news of the morning, was moving in its own way. #nokings #torrance

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Since I’m recovering from a medical procedure yesterday (kidney stone zap!), I didn’t think it prudent to participate in my local #NoKings rally today, especially in the heat. So while my family went, I supported quietly from home. And since my son borrowed my β€œEmbrace Radical Empathy” shirt to match his mom, I wore this instead.

#NoKingsRally #Praying #CelticCross #RadicalEmpathy #PrayerfulSupport #NoKingButChrist #DownWithFascists

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It's good to see our congressional rep is at our local #NoKings event. I think they need to be.

However…

They said a lot of rah-rah words (which are necessary), but I heard no plans of action.



europesays.com/2163453/ ”Suomi menettÀÀ 316 miljoonan euron verotulot” – Kauppa haluaa viinit ja vetoaa Orpon hallitukseen #Alkoholijuomat #finland #Juomat #OluenValmistus #PΓ€ihteet #Politiikka #Suomi #uutiset


Lots of people out in the streets today for #NoKings in #Chicago! Marched with a great group of neighbors from 33rd Ward Working Families ✊



June 14, 1943 - The U.S. Supreme Court decided a West Virginia case [Barnette v. Board of Education] by upholding the constitutional right of children in public schools to refuse to salute the American flag when it is in conflict with their religious beliefs.

A group of Jehovah’s Witnesses had objected to the mandatory salute as a violation of the Judeo-Christian third commandment (Exodus 20:4) which prohibits worshipping a graven image.

β€œTo sustain the compulsory flag salute, we are required to say that a bill of rights, which guards the individual's right to speak his own mind, left it open to public authorities to compel him to utter what is not in his mind.” – from the 6-3 decision

#FlagDay



There's been horrible news today, and some good news, but both seem to have crowded out coverage of the military parade, so there's that.



Have you ever had one of those moments where you thought of a really funny retort long after the right time to say it? I had an inspiration for some traffic-inspired protest signs... while I was at the #nokings #protest. Lucky for me, there will be LOTS more protests. I will eventually post these as SVGs with a CC0 license, and I will probably make at least a couple. Feel free to use them if you like them.
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#nokings #usa #usapol

Meinung by Design: Die inzwischen immer mehr Trump-kritische "USA Today" haben die Proteste ΓΌber dem Bruch auf der Homepage und #Trumps Parade unter dem Bruch, sozusagen auf Platz drei.



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#nokings

Grand Rapids, MI. 6-14-2025. Don’t say people didn’t care.



europesays.com/2163451/ Southwest Airlines Plans Iceland Flights As Of 2026: What’s The Play? #iceland #island



"It's a republic, not a democracy," say the conservatives as they get very excited for a big display of military force moving across the river into the capital.


THIS RIGHT HERE. What I learned at Nokings today? Most young people don’t know where to get news. So they rely on Insta and TikTok. We need to settle down and focus on a single venue FOR NEWS! Nobody cares where you want to chit chat. I use 5 platforms. Using ONE to help save our democracy doesn’t seem like a hardship.


NEW TALK ALERT!! I have now added a brand new talk to my list - 'Astronomical and Atmospheric Events Depicted in the β€˜Augsburg Wunderzeichenbuch’ (The Book of Miracles)' a 16th Century illuminated manuscript with hand-painted folios. Many of the 'miracles' depicted are ordinary astronomy or atmospheric events. I love this book and can't wait to dedicate a whole talk to it! #AugsburghWunderzeichenbuch #AugsburgBookOfMiracles #History #Astronomy
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OMG. This book has had a HUGE impact on the SF book I've been working on.

This book is incredible.

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@futurebird Oh wow, really? It's such an amazing book. I honestly had a few tears when I opened the wrapping paper and saw Mark had bought me a copy. I LOVE it! Let me know when your book is finished 😁



Denver, ground view. I finished marching somewhere in the middle of the group and the tail end of the march didn’t catch up for 30 minutes.
#nokings

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Please please please please please PLEASE do not fuck with ivermectin

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πŸ₯Ή Millions of Americans are coming together on this #NoKings Day to reject authoritarian overreach, defend democracy, and stand up for their communities.

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#NoKings #SantaCruz #California
Lots of people, lots of smiles. No police, no violence. Crowd: "Whose streets? Our streets!" Organizers: "Please stay on the sidewalks!" Crowd: "Whose sidewalks? Our sidewalks!"


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Media saying over 10,000 but that’s very low. That’s the size of March for Science in 2017. This was much bigger. Word at the march was 50K-80K.

Best part of the march was seeing everyone represent… families, older retirees, mom’s with babies, students, union members, immigrants, white collar workers. 😊
#pdx #nokings





Good turnout at the Madison #NoKings protest - definitely the biggest I’ve been to since the height of #WIUnion.

Will be curious what final estimates are but easily into the tens of thousand I think.

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