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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 11h

University administration:
"We need you to complete 26 hours of lab safety training 🧪 each year so that everyone is safe and responsible."

Also university administration:

Stolen from the Internet, a sign that says "If Elevator does not move do a small jump it should move after", and a dirty-white freight elevator wall and aged elevator controls with only floors 1 and 2."

I have no idea where this really is, I just stole it off Wikimedia.

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Lauren-Ashley Arts @laurenashley087.bsky.social · 5h

White people need to talk to other white people. It is entirely up to the whites to move the needle on their end.

Let me be clear: racism and antisemitism are rampant on *both* sides of the aisle.

Your twentysomething niece has fallen for the okie doke just as easily as your Boomer uncle.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 1h

This is a very good paragraph.

From "The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps" in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

By Nancy A. Youssef

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 1h

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A fluffy black and white cat runs out of the garden of a narrow blue fairy-tale-like cottage, meowing a greeting at his two humans at the end of a work day.
Tail held high, he leads them inside, updating them on all his feline news. (1)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

😕🇺🇸

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING via WSJ

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in criminal division at the IRS.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/3LbVFtK

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter.
A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said.
The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 6h

Or they could just, you know, fucking pay taxes

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6h

Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity.

How Promote Giving, a new investment model, will raise millions for charities

Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity.

bit.ly

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deadshock @debbshock.blue · 4h

emotional support jellyfish

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Andrew Sobey @andrewsobey.com · 8h

Yesterday in the time it took for me to drop my son off at daycare (<5 mins) ICE showed up, kidnapped one of my neighbors, and left. I only saw them leaving the neighborhood.

Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 1d

They are quite purposefully less visible. Stops and arrests are happening in under 10 minutes mostly. They have been targeting construction crews and work vans, and are overwhelmingly focused in Wards 1 and 4. Here’s a video I took of FBI, CBP, HSI, and others with MPD in Petworth about 2 weeks ago.

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 1d

The "study" is by Eric Kaufman, a DeSantis supporter who left his post at the University of London citing "cancel culture." He believes that trans identity is a social contagion.

Here's what he believes his study proves.

Executive Summary
• After surging in the 2010s and 20s, trans and queer identities are in decline among young Americans
• The transgender share among university students peaked in 2023 and has almost halved since, from
nearly 7 percent to under 4 percent
• The share of students identifying as not heterosexual fell by around 10 points in the same period
• The decline in non-heterosexual share is concentrated in the queer or other sexual categories (i.e.
pansexual, asexual) and, to a lesser extent, bisexuality
• Today’s freshmen are less BTQ+ than seniors, suggesting that decline will continue
• The decline in BTQ+ identification does not appear to be connected to lower social media use, religious
revival, a shift to the political right or lower support for woke ideology
• There is evidence that improved mental health has reduced BTQ+ identification

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 1d

This is like the left handedness chart in reverse.

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 1d

You know what? I have time today. Let's have a look.

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 1d

Frying brains online

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Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 2h

I really think we need to reconceptualize this shutdown as the last stand for the rule of law and Art I. Bring it to default if that’s what it takes. If Congress can’t assert the power of the purse, we are in “move to Portugal” territory of screwed.

Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 2h

This cannot just be about healthcare. The existing constitutional system hangs in the balance. The rule of law is now baked into this shutdown in a huge way.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 7h

Weird how this stuff keeps happening to Republicans!

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

started / going

DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants
Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment."

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
By Matt Novak
Updated October 15, 2025

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Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · 3h

Reminder: Comic artist @danschkade.bsky.social's Webtoon webcomic 'Lavender Jack' comes to Dark Horse in a beautiful print edition! Volume 1 releases in March. Pre-order your copy: bit.ly/3JaIzfn

By Dan Schkade, @jennmanleylee.bsky.social, and @dylantodd.bsky.social

Cover of Lavender Jack Volume 1 illustrated by Dan Schkade, Jenn Manley Lee

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1h

Like, this is just embarrassing.

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Gordon Little @gord.games · 1h

I hate that I understand this, what should be an incomprehensible word salad is just... A Wednesday.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1h

musk personally allowed a nazi pedo doxxing cult to publish a bunch of leftists banking information, I think?

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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 14h

Minneapolis is a union town! Workers deserve a living wage and an affordable home. Mayor Frey turned his back on workers when he vetoed the Labor Standards Board and proposed gutting co-enforcement. As Mayor, I'll champion workers, and ensure our workforce can stay in Minneapolis.

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 9h

Only one week left to experience this historic moment in Oakland's African American art history!

The African American Quilt Guild of Oakland (AAQGO), founded in 2000, celebrates its 25th Anniversary at the Elmhurst Branch with a special exhibition.

oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68870...

African American Quilt Guild Oakland 25th Anniversary Exhibition

The African American Quilt Guild of Oakland (AAQGO), founded in 2000, celebrates its 25th Anniversary at the Elmhurst Branch with a special exhibition. This exhibition marks AAQGO’s proud history as a...

oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14h

Off to the Supreme Court, where I’ll be attending and covering this morning’s Voting Rights Act arguments over Louisiana redistricting.

Subscribe to Law Dork for my full report: www.lawdork.com

Chris with glasses, a pink tie, light blue pin-dot shirt, and a royal blue jacket.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 9h

It's day 15 of the shutdown and our first missed paycheck.

For feds 👇

🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)

🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/

💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/

🧑‍🏫https://wearewellfed.com/

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 10h

Some of your neighbors are sitting in their houses too scared to leave to buy food.

Check in on people and please don’t post on socials about specifics

Don’t text. Don’t email. Don’t call.

Go knock on doors and ask people if they need help.

Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 10h

How do any of us help? At least in the immediate, if you’re in Chicago –

Check in with your neighbors

Support small Latine businesses

Do you have children in school? Speak to parents. Many are forming groups to keep watch at schools hours before drop off / pick up

Faith centers — same

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Alger Hiss's Secret Jack-o'-lantern @bougiesttoast.bsky.social · 11h

I really don't think there's enough understanding of this. Yes, everybody needs down time. But there are specific reasons and ramifications for bipolar folks, and not being able to claim that as a reasonable accommodation is really destructive.

Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 12h

We need to rest with bipolar. We need down time to self regulate & bring ourselves to balance. We need idleness & having nothing to do. @lukesteuber.com

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@makeradicalcare @radical-care.bsky.social · 9h

Local legend! 🤗
@berkeleypubliclibrary.org

Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 10h

The beloved children’s series Reading Rainbow has a new chapter and it’s one that feels both fresh and familiar.

Mychal Takes the Reins: Why He’s the Perfect New Host for 'Reading Rainbow' | Black Girl Nerds

Mychal Threets, known for his vibrant storytelling, and commitment to literacy, has been announced as the new host of the iconic series.

blackgirlnerds.com

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