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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1h

I'm not trying to be a dick.

But they picked two fat republicans for a bunch of jokes when the young republicans said the worst shit imaginable.

My fat ass is out there fighting for what's right.

Stop equating fat with bad or less. Stop telling ME I'm one annoyance away from being your target.

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Accidental IT Specialist @ultralib.bsky.social · 1h

At least Newsom keeps reminding us that he has no consistent values, in case some of us forget.

Love his social media trolling of Trump - more Dems need to do that kind of thing - but I hate his poorly conceived strategy of triangulation. Nobody's looking for a leader who's "a little" transphobic.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1h

14 Oct 2025 -- CA Gov Gavin Newsom, still tacking right for 2028, vetoes bill passed by overwhelming majorities which would allow trans ppl to stockpile a year's GAMT in case of new fed restrictions, falsely claiming it would drive up health care costs. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills

The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 3h

"without the political drama"

what they mean is seasoning without the people, without the Mexican people

ghouls walk among us

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3h

The MAGAs are selling “Border Blend” taco seasoning that they claim will “close the border on bland meals” - “because when it comes to flavor, we're all about building walls — delicious ones, that is.”

patriotdepot.com/products/bor...

Introducing the Border Blend Taco Mexican Seasoning - because who needs an open border when you've got flavor this good? Crafted with a blend of authentic spices and herbs, this seasoning brings the bold taste of Mexican street food right to your kitchen, without any of the political drama.
This blend packs a punch that'll make your taste buds sing. Whether you're whipping up tacos, burritos, or nachos, just sprinkle it on your favorite dish and let the flavor do the talking.
So close the border on bland meals and let the Border Blend Taco Mexican Seasoning spice up your life. Because when it comes to flavor, we're all about building walls — delicious ones, that is.

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 1d

"There's a point, around age twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities." - Ursula K. Le Guin

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 1d

Ask the news media: "Why are you covering what that irrelevant, uneducated, uninformed, and self-interested person is saying? I don't care what he thinks. None of us care."

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 1d

As we head into Week 3 of our Kickstarter, we wanted to give an update about how Week 2 went and where we're heading!

Thank you so much for hitting so many stretch goals—we're now $174 from NONFICTION!! AND 4 backers from MR having to play Alien: Isolation ✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Update 4: Week 2 Recap & Updates · OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

Somehow it has been two weeks since we launched, and we remain overwhelmed in the best way by all of the support! To recap, in Week 2, you… Hit our 250 backer goal, which unlocked a BONUS STICKER for...

www.kickstarter.com

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 1d

New neuroscience short story forthcoming in @analogsf.bsky.social! Which also means a story of - ultimately successful - negotiations with their new publisher.

Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.

benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...

Analog Negotiations & Short Story Sale: Recognition, Memory » Benjamin C. Kinney - still pruning...

Successful negotiations with Must Read Magazines & Analog SF, who will publish my science fiction short story "Recognition, Memory."

benjaminckinney.com

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 1d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

windycitytimes.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, it needs to go further than this.

We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

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K.B. Wagers @kbwagers.com · 1d

Me watching Nuke pass that puck to Makar.
#GoAvsGo

Besos GIF

Alt: Po from Kung Fu Panda staring in awe GIF

media.tenor.com

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 3d

The cover to BattleTech: Outfoxed, the first full novel for Katie Ferraro and the Fox Patrol, goes way harder than should be possible. The book comes out in 13 days. Pre-orders should start soon.

A Fox Patrol Griffin punches a Nightsky in the cockpit.

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thinkingbayonet.bsky.social @thinkingbayonet.bsky.social · 2d

I now realize that for my entire adult life, I've had a very narrow conception of what "supporting and defending the Constitution" means. Standing on business when armed agents of the State are knocking on your door is way more important, by a country mile, than anything I did overseas

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

I am once again wishing that the left were as organized and well-funded as the right makes out.

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 2d

Dear Mr. Altman:

Unlike you, I make a product that turns a *profit.* That people pay *actual money* for. That doesn't have to be shoved into their web searches and office suites.

That encourages people to think with their own brains.

Steve Farrugia @fasterandworse.com · 2d

Sam Altman is a farmer of plastic display fruit

“If you’re, like, farming, you’re doing something people really need,” Altman explained. “You’re making them food, you’re keeping them alive. This is real work.” But the farmer would see our modern jobs as “playing a game to fill your time,” and therefore not a “real job.”

“It’s very possible that if we could see those jobs of the future,” Altman said, we’d think “maybe our jobs were not as real as a farmer’s job, but it’s a lot more real than this game you’re playing to entertain yourself.”

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Dr. Fade @fade.bsky.social · 2d

I will always treasure the time that I got to tell the Ancient Near East specialist in the classics & near east department that Ea-Nasir was not only known to randos outside of her field, but had a fanbase and memes.

(She was baffled but pleased, and corrected my pronunciation of his name.)

Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 2d

K1: so we need to learn this lesson about writing
Me: ok ok
We talk about the Sumerians, cuneiform etc
K1/ they really wrote on clay?
Me: yep. Entire complaint letter sometimes
K1: ?
Me: let me introduce you to our local main character, Ea-Nasir...

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the double bi @ladysummoner.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous People's Day!

And remember:

A picture of a Native woman smiling and holding up a middle finger to the camera. The caption reads: 'Fuck Christopher Columbus.'

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

not your dad either, but: you also do not have to argue with old accounts that have avatars and many followers, it is much nicer online when you don’t

yes, even when they’re wrong on the internet

Drow Paweł Włodkowic 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 2d

Guys I don't want to sound like your da but we all do have to get much better about not arguing with newly created accounts with no avatar or followers.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3d

when we talk about political theatre sometimes being Good, Actually™️, this is what we mean. the trads are the reason Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament came back in fashion in the youth ministry world (where I learned about it). they take it REALLY seriously. this priest weaponized that so adroitly