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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 13h

Multiple threads on the timeline today that all boil down to adults saying with their whole-ass chests "I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FUN ALL THE TIME AND NOT DEAL WITH THE LESS FUN PARTS OF REALITY"

And like yeah, I get it, we all get it.

But also, my Frodos, it has indeed happened in our time.

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LAND BACK @geeee.bsky.social · 20h

My ancestors were almost wiped out by colonizers and their smallpox so you'll have to excuse me if I don't consider you a leftist if you refuse to mask. I'm not letting this generation of colonizers kill me because they don't understand basic science.

A post from @joadsprocket.bsky.social that reads "I am not interested in living in a society of Universal Public Masking and neither are most people. This ask is not reasonable, and the invocation of solidarity in service of it is ridiculous." The post is quoting a blocked post by @chantzy.bsky.social which reads "Dear liberals, if you identify as a leftist who believes in intersectional justice & fighting fascism, please wear a mask in public. It's one small act of solidarity with millions living with long Covid - and a reminder that caring for others includes protecting their health"

The second post by @joadsprocket.bsky.social reads "Also a fine example of 'anyone not doing what I want them to is a Liberal."

The third post by @joadsprocket.bsky.social is a screenshot of the original chantzy.bsky.social post with the caption "ope"

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17h

You can declare yourself against “universal public masking”, but that means I can declare you a dick.

Long COVID absolutely wrecked my shit because people just couldn’t see themselves considering the health of others. Knowing you’re comfortable with that tells me everything I need to know.

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Chroniques covidiennes 🇨🇦 @covidchronique.bsky.social · 19h

NB: Aucun virus ne renforce jamais notre immunité—l’exposition normale aux bactéries, si. C’est pourquoi mieux vaut ne pas tout désinfecter 24/7

Mais respirer l’air vicié de COVID, de tuberculose, d’influenza, c’est comme boire et reboire de l’eau non traitée—ça ne fait qu’une chose: rendre malade.

Thémis @themis2023.bsky.social · 20h

Depuis que le "vivre avec" a été décrété, les médias n'ont cessé de vendre un haut niveau d'infections - et leurs conséquences pour la santé et le système de soin - comme une "nouvelle normalité".
En particuliers chez les enfants.

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Image d'un article publié par le Time :
Oct 10, 2025
As the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?
Accompagné de la photo d'un enfant avec un thermomètre dans la bouche.

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 18h

So cute!

Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 19h

bsky.app/profile/lolh...

Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 15d

The draft has been rejected once again on #Wikipedia because it was deemed an "advertisement" even though there were several different sources... You can see the draft here below #masksblocs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:M...

Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · Jul 24

So apparently people can still submit a new page for Mask Blocs on Wikipedia, that could include all the new sources we have now and it would be a more detailed article.
Are there ppl interested in working on this with me?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 1d

Emile Zola for you

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 1d

Reminds of my boss screaming “I don’t want to sit on this chair for the photo, I look like I’m disabled!”

DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t compromise your beliefs and health to be accepted by someone who’s uncomfortable with you masking. 😷 They’re showing you they’ll also be uncomfortable with your future disability. You’ll still end up rejected when sick and dependent on people who’ve shown you they’re already not there for you.

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 1d

Coucou @wikipedia.org

Mask Bloc Paris @maskblocparis.bsky.social · 2d

Colombie, Irlande, Canada, Chili, Nouvelle-Zélande, Allemagne, Argentine, Italie, Écosse, Australie, Espagne, États-Unis, Angleterre, France...

Il existe plus de 200 Mask Blocs partout dans le monde ! 🌱

maskbloc.org

#AutoDéfenseSanitaire
#CovidIsNotOver
#MaskUp

Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc

MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.

maskbloc.org

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Callirhoé @callirhoe.bsky.social · 2d

Warm-water coral reefs have hit a catastrophic tipping point. Over 80% of reefs in 80+ countries are bleaching, facing long-term dieback. Without urgent action to cut global heating, most won’t survive at scale. The clock is ticking.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Woke D. Czar @wokedczar.bsky.social · 2d

Dessin numérique d'un mec qui porte un FFP2. Le masque est transparent pour laisser voir un sourire. Derrière lui, texte en noir : ça pue, ça fait mal aux oreilles, ça fait de la buée sur les lunettes, ça empêche de respirer à fond. Devant lui, texte en blanc : ça sauve des vies. #jegardemonmasque Auto-défense sanitaire

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Da(N95)iella @sharpflower.bsky.social · 2d

If you live in Canada and want a Flo Mask here’s your chance to win one + some PHiD stickers 🩷💚💀 There are 5 prize packs of med-high nose bridge masks. (Check their site to see if those will fit you!) 🔗 for rules and more info

www.publichealthisdead.com/flomask

Contest — Public Health is Dead | Podcast

www.publichealthisdead.com

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 3d

That’s such a fluffy, sleepy pumpkin 🧡

#art #cozyart #caturday

Watercolor illustration of a bunch of colorful pumpkins, with a beige striped cat sleeping on top of them curled up into a ball, slightly resembling the round pumpkins itself.

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 3d

Ah okay, je comprends mieux mes problèmes à trouver les gens… faut que je m’occupe de ça

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 3d

J’ai pas suivi le drama mais je pensais changer d’instance en effet !

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 3d

Je suis sur Mastodon mastodon.art/@lolhiphop

lolhiphop (@[email protected])

182 Posts, 94 Following, 73 Followers · Hello! I'm from France and living in Montreal, Quebec. I'm interested in being part of a COVID-cautious community, I also like arts and culture a lot, as well ...

mastodon.art

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Portland Frog.

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Renaud TARLET @renaudtarlet.bsky.social · 4d

Le Lecornu va devenir une unité de temps

- Quelle joie de te voir !
- T'exagères, on s'est vu il y a à peine deux Lecornu

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 4d

je l'ai vu sur le live francetvinfo

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 4d

C'est reparti

MEME LECORNU
1/ Lecornu avec un air circonspect : JE REVIENT SUR YOUTUBE
2/ Lecornu la mine mijoyeuse : JARETE YOUTUBE VRAIMENT
3/ Mine circonspect (ou constipé) JARETE PAS YOUTUBE
4/ Mine improbable JE QUITTE YOUTUBE ADIEU TOUT LE MONDE

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Julia @lolhiphop.bsky.social · 4d

Ewwwww

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Mask Bloc Paris @maskblocparis.bsky.social · 4d

Il n'est jamais trop tard pour recommencer à porter un masque 😷

#AutoDéfenseSanitaire
#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsAirborne

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ValK. @valkphotos.bsky.social · 4d

GAZA "gérée" par l'Angleterre et "reconstruite" par l'Allemagne pour devenir la "Côte d'Azur" d'Israël sous la houlette des États-Unis, vraiment un plan de "Paix" qui vend du rêve à crédit.
#FreePalestine

Sébastien Fontenelle @vivelefeu.bsky.social · 5d

Qui serait mieux placé pour reconstruire Gaza que l'un des principaux fournisseurs de l'armée génocidaire qui l'a presque entièrement rasée?

L’Allemagne veut coorganiser une conférence pour la reconstruction de Gaza

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Mary Ann @theghostegg.bsky.social · 5d

Candy apple 👻🍎 Another color study!

A digital illustration of a red apple covered with a glossy red, purple, and pink glaze sitting in a little pool of the same glaze. A white handle stick protrudes from the top of the apple with a pink and purple bow tied around it. Surrounding the apple are 3 white ghosts and a pink worm with a purple witches hat looks on from a distance.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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