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Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 7d

recent things on my radar that I think are worth your time.

Stream all the October vibes & Worth the Click + Watch 🖱️📺

A roundup of where to stream October vibe shows & films, Dr. Jane Goodall’s last words, The Onion’s CEO, and more! (October 8th edition)

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 21m

A 3,000-pound, 17-foot-long "DEMOCRACY" ice sculpture is melting away on the National Mall today, a statement from activists and artists on the weakened state of American democracy under the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

A 3,000-Pound Ice Sculpture Of 1 Word Is Melting In Front Of The U.S. Capitol

“It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.

www.huffpost.com

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Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 32m

PSA: LOOT is back! can't recommend this delightfully hilarious show enough

Loot — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV

YouTube video by Apple TV

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 3h

FLAMES OUT OF THE SIDE OF MY FACE

there is no forgiveness for these horrors, ever

Teen with autism who was missing for days found in federal custody

A teenager with autism who was missing for days is in federal custody.

www.kswo.com

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 6h

Read that again.

.01% of parents deny their children access to school libraries because it is literally .01% of parents creating the moral panic and spreading lies about books in school libraries.

Yet there are schools COMPLETELY BANNING LIBRARIES FROM THEIR ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.

Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 6h

Public school parents overwhelmingly trust the curation of library professionals.

When we enroll our children at a school, we assume the school will give them every opportunity to access the same resources available to other students without unnecessary barriers to entry.

We are still working on gathering data from across the state, but the trends that we saw the last three years don’t appear to have changed much regarding public school parents and their desire (or lack thereof) to restrict their children’s library access.

When the district assumes parents will want their children to access the library (most districts do), there’s usually less than 1% of parents choosing to set restrictions. While this data only reflects seven districts, six of seven (yes, we know what we did there) are “red” districts politically and the four with 100% access are very “red.”

Those that know that state well, also know that Sarasota and Hernando are also considered very “red” and they also have a lot of special interest activity and influence in their districts. These districts created a policy where they don’t want to assume to know what parents want, so the default denies students access to resources otherwise made available to the majority of students that have gained parent permission.

Sarasota’s form is part of the annual electronic paperwork that parents must complete, so they were able to retain 92.7% of returned forms. If parents completed the form in the past, the prior selection remains in the system until a parent makes a change. Hernando is a different story, and it’s why they only have 51.56% of forms turned in.

Denying library access until a form is turned in creates an unnecessary barrier to entry for students.

The truth cannot be denied: public school parents overwhelmingly trust the curation of library professionals. When we enroll our children at a school, we assume the school will give them every opportunity to access the same resources available to other students.

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Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 21h

the vibes we need

ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 1d

!!!

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Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 21h

now i'm excited

Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 22h

!!!!!!!

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 23h

this is the path to profitability for OpenAI. wait until users are furiously jacking to their AI girlfriends and then start charging them per message.

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

The potential for shit like this is one reason why groups like LUCE in Massachusetts urge people to report sightings to them so they and their partners can directly warn people. A decentralized network is a lot harder to shut down. No big tech company will be in ally in the fight against ICE.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 1d

the lead in protein powders reminded me of a bunch of recent headlines

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis, & then it's another day:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "Together with my friend Speaker Ohana of the Israeli Knesset we're going to rally speakers and presidents of parliaments around the world so we will jointly nominate President Donald J Trump for next year's Nobel Prize. No one has ever deserved that prize more & that is an objective fact."

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

Dear Grim Reaper, I have some notes

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDI...

Lauryn Hill - Nothing Even Matters feat. D'Angelo

YouTube video by nfltrackstarnydc

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 1d

hey georgia, early voting is happening now -- please vote out the shitty republicans who keep increasing our electricity bills for no reason and show them we can kick them to the curb if they don't work for the people!!!!!!

find your early voting precincts here:

mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 1d

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 1d

"...whenever you are at peace with the making of an exception, you make it easier to make another exception — wherever, whenever.”

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 1d

detroy education. destroy trusted media.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

Library folks -->

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3d

Has your library banned Banned Books Week events/displays this year? I want to hear about it. I had thought I'd get 2-3 responses but, y'all, we're at over 20 at this point.

All anonymous. It will be used for a story in the near future. Survey closes 10/17.

docs.google.com/forms/d/1n65...

Black text on a red and black background. It reads "Has your library banned events, displays, talks, or anything else related to banned books week this year? Share your story anonymously." It includes the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1d

I printed a plate full of these last night (eight hour print, yields > 100).

Boo-nny knuckles @bibliogrrl.bsky.social · 2d

YES! makerworld.com/models/1123805

Prints fast (I do 10 at a time), is tiny, and is LOUD.

Micro Whistle - The Smallest 3D Whistle by ACstudio MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models

Boost MePer il fischietto più piccolo da stampare in 3D42MM DI PURA POTENZA!!!Piccolo nelle dimensioni, gigante nell’efficacia!Minuscolo fischietto, il più piccolo mai progettato per la stampa 3D, sol...

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE -- students in Georgia who've participated in the Reading Bowl have launched a petition to get answers as to why these 8 books were banned. Please amplify their petition and message, as well as the story here.

Petition: www.change.org/p/ensure-tra...

Image of a book with flowers on it. It's a flier from the Wheeler High School Reading Bowl team saying "Fight Book Banning." Under the image it says "We want open minds, not closed books," and asks people to sign their petition: https://www.change.org/p/ensure-transparency-and-change-in-georgia-high-school-hrrb-book-banning-process?recruited_by_id=1a6e97a0-a854-11f0-aa25-fd089d14a993&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 2d

Y'all ain't getting free until Black people are getting free. Sorry, tough cookies! It's because you hate seeing us free so bad you're in such a pickle.

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Jamie Canavés @jamiecanaves.bsky.social · 2d

but we have space tourism and AI can catfish for you

TAT360 💕💚 @tat360.bsky.social · 2d

finance.yahoo.com/news/gofundm...

GoFundMe CEO says economy is so challenged people are raising money to buy food

GoFundThis: Some surprising items have begun to make the list for crowdfunding lately, according to this CEO.

finance.yahoo.com

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