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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 14d

Tell the truth. Love each other. Be kind to animals. Build solidarity. Die free.

I don't think we have a higher calling then this.

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 1h

Lotta people don't get the grifters understand that in order to be an oppositional figure you need to be in opposition to power. Same reason why Tucker Carlson is doing it.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3h

Terrified he died but delighted that it’s just him talking about cocaine

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 3h

Tim Curry was a 20-something stage actor living in London in the seedy, sex-drenched 1970s when he auditioned for a new B-movie musical called “The Rocky Horror Show.” In a new interview, Curry discusses the cult classic, David Bowie, Studio 54, and more. http://nyer.cm/Z9RkgrI

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Lavender @ecophresh.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely, if someone could just rt this to a bigger audience, id appreciate it. Im struggling to come up with the funds I need to cover this month. Im about 150 down from where I would need to be so that I can pay my rent on Nov 1st. Venmo is LvD95 and cashapp is $LavDough

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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 1h

In case you’re hearing about the “protest that turned violent” in Boston last week, here’s the “violence” in question, per the police report

Following the protest, four officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. One officer had a broken nose and had his glasses broken, another was treated for pepper spray exposure, one sustained a finger injury while handcuffing and another sustained a lower back injury attempting to make an arrest.

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 1h

What the hell

The American Prospect @prospect.org · 4h

Crypto executives are selling fractions of buildings to retail investors. It’s mostly a gimmick, but if the real-estate market crashes individual investors will suffer the most. “Right now I would say it’s dumb.” From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:trib.al/M4xj14Q

Crypto Bros Want to Create Micro Landlords

Crypto executives are selling investors fractions of buildings in yet another scheme to reinvent an existing activity and say rules don’t apply because it’s on the blockchain.

trib.al

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oli 👻 16 days 🎊 @we-edle.bsky.social · 1h

you hear this sort of shit and you think "oh, this must be talking abt workers in the early 1900s!" but nope! this is RIGHT NOW in 2025

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 1h

Like I hate being ass to elbow at a bar and I love bars. This many people just to browse toys and things just isn't for me

Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 1h

Same reason I have never gone. Philly events tend to push the limit of the number of people I can be around but NYC always vastly exceed it

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Khayyaam #LIUKANGGANG @khayyaamb.bsky.social · 1d

When someone only played NES Ghosts n Goblins so you put them onto the Arcade version

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 1h

I ended up giving this an extra half star cause it's lingered with me. Ford's performance is awful but Pfeiffer really makes up for it

Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 2h

Nobody can just admit they were fooled.

Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 2h

I would suggest Sandor Katz's The Art of Fermentation if you're down to do some fun experiments.

Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 2h

Congratulations.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 6h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5h

Fascinating, the right wing leader of the World Jewish Congress attempted to convince Israel to release Marwan Barghouti and Israel refused

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 7h

⛓️‍💥 New: World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder – heir to the Estée Lauder empire – offered to travel to Egypt last week to lobby for the release of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti as part of the upcoming hostage deal, Times of Israel reports. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office...

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Oswiu☦️ @oswiu.bsky.social · 3d

Getting bullied into submission by the americans and seeding fascist terrorist stay behind networks to crush any nascent labour movement is pretty much the value proposition for NATO anyway. Just leave

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Basil 🌿 @basil-mage.bsky.social · 1d

Keep going

Drawing of a puppy laying down with the caption; "You've got so many good days to look forward to!"

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 3h

I'm glad that indian lady lost. She can stay mad about it.

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Justin McElroy @thoughtographic.bsky.social · 3d

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 3h

You should check out our Christmas Bloody Christmas

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Rii Abrego @riibrego.bsky.social · 7h

I'm smarter than a movie character so I will not be playing the hopscotch that makes you small

A photo of a crudely drawn hopscotch layout that gradually becomes tiny

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sad disco @fitivarka.bsky.social · 3h

a lot of drawing grass in my future 🔮😶

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 3h

I start training for a new career tomorrow and I am terrified.

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Lane! Draws! Comics! @lanedraws.bsky.social · 4h

I go feral for any game that ties horror and RPG together, so when I found this Mystery Dungeon game inspired by Resident Evil, I had to give it a shot! Just a couple hours in, and it scratches an itch I didn't even know I had. store.steampowered.com/app/2005870/...

Save 10% on House of Necrosis on Steam

A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

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