Abscond

to leave quickly and secretly; typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft

Laura McCreight

Laura McCreight

@sentientgrace.bsky.social

"...criticism from lawmakers..."

Criticism?

Why hasn't this guy been arrested? Who the hell is he – & on whose authority – does he simply abscond with ballots (of which there are no copies) entrusted to the state by voters?

#unamerican
#republicans
#FASCISM

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/chad-bianco-california-ballots-voter-fraud?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Patent

1. the official legal exclusive right to make or sell an invention for a set period of time 2. easily recognizable; obvious 3. open and unobstructed; failing to close; exposed; typically used in the medical context to describe a vessel, duct, or aperture Note: originates from the Latin patere, which means 'to lay open'

LeRoy Dennison

LeRoy Dennison

@ldennison.bsky.social

"People equate patents with secrecy, that secrecy is what patents were designed to overcome. That's why the formula for Coca-Cola was never patented. They kept it as a trade secret, and they've outlasted patent laws by 80 years or more." ~ Craig Venter

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Desiccate

To dry thoroughly

Blood+Honey

Blood+Honey

@bloodhoneylit.bsky.social

"Three Poems" by Adele Hally

“Abandoned cicadas’ / desiccated exoskeletons cling to the trees; they crackle / in the heat, waiting forever to be reunited, complete.”

www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/hally...

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