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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Rupert Murdoch-owned @thetimes.com of London completely fabricates a hit piece on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , gets called out by former mayor Deblasio — then deletes it.🤔

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 10h

OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

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Sara Cress @saracress.bsky.social · 9h

I'll try a different tactic this time. If you donate to a food bank and brag about it in the comments, I will show you one (1) kitten that we have fostered.

Sara Cress @saracress.bsky.social · 9h

There were times of food insecurity in my house growing up. Those moments were terrifying. Of course I never went without, but in order to make that happen my parents went into crippling credit card debt. And that just made everything worse.

Anyway, please donate money to your local food bank.

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 9h

Today is Oxi Day, in Greek history it's known as "The Day of No!" On October 28, 1940, Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas stood up to Italian dictator Mussolini, refusing demands for Italian occupation of Greece. The Greeks humiliated him. This courageous act helped the Allies regroup. Zetto 🇬🇷

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Mike Castoro @mikecastoro.bsky.social · 8h

🎊🎉 awesome !!!

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Ari Shey @approximatelyari.bsky.social · 9h

Had such a great time with this one! Hear me as Eliza Crane in THE BRIDES OF SLEEPY HOLLOW.

Thanks so much to @octoberpod.bsky.social for including me in this delightfully spooky tale!

Listen at the links below or wherever you get your podcasts!

Octoberpod @octoberpod.bsky.social · 15h

The wait is over! Octoberpod's #Halloween2025 Special: THE BRIDES OF SLEEPY HOLLOW is now available. Listen below or wherever you get podcasts! #podguild #horrorsky #horror

🎃 open.spotify.com/episode/6mDO...
💀 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
🎃 spreaker.com/episode/hall...
💀 youtu.be/TSTfI9S_3Nw

A nude woman with long red hair sits in a high-backed chair with pale pink fabric covering her body. The words "Cut Here" are visible on a dotted line around her neck. Next to her, a jack-o-lantern is engulfed in other-worldly flames. Text: "The headless horseman is back! And this time ... you may lose MORE than your HEAD! The Brides of Sleepy Hollow. Coming to Octoberpod on Oct 28th wherever you get podcasts."

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Kira Buckland ★ @kirabuckland.bsky.social · 11h

Please be aware, protect yourself and ask your peers if you’re not sure if something is legitimate! I’ve also written an article here about how to spot some red flags:

voiceactingclub.com/scams/

10 signs a VO job offer might be a scam – Voice Acting Club

voiceactingclub.com

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 12h

Amazon is laying off more than 14,000 people company-wide, including its gaming division that has produced games like New World and Lost Ark. gameinformer.com/2025/10/28/a...

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Misha Chicackalacky @spoketension.bsky.social · 12h

Right wing gunbros with “WE THE PEOPLE” tattoos and “DON’T TREAD ON ME” flags still conspicuously silent

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 13h

Because slop eating itself will only take them so far.

Analysis | Why companies will just keep nudging you to try AI

The prodding to try AI products as you watch TV, surf the web or stare at your phone is a classic tactic in technology. It’s annoying, but it works.

www.washingtonpost.com

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NPR @npr.org · 12h

The effervescent pop-rock band is here with a crucial reminder: It's always summer somewhere. n.pr/47vyhPC

The Beaches: Tiny Desk Concert

The effervescent pop-rock band is here with a crucial reminder: It's always summer somewhere.

n.pr

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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know?

About 4.5 million SNAP recipients are babies and toddlers under age 5.

About 11.1 million SNAP recipients are kids aged 5 to 17 years, who need food for healthy growth, learning, & development.

The federal government has the capacity to continue funding SNAP during a shutdown.

11.1% of SNAP recipients are kids under age 5, 27.7% kids 5-17, 41.6% adults 18-59, 19.5% adults aged 60 & older

https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1124/snapparticipantage.xlsx

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KittenKoder @kittenkoder.bsky.social · 15h

Older geeks: *nodding in agreement with the younger people*

Computers are actually bringing us together.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 18h

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Angus Dunican @angusdunican.bsky.social · 16h

I had the eldest design a bunch of faces and choose a favourite for me to carve.

Am OBSESSED with this very neurotic, ‘just doing his best', Charlie Brown-ass pumpkin!

Multiple face drawn onto Templar pumpkin shapes. a worried looking one is circled. Said face is reproduced in actual pumpkin form - with candle

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Kimlinh Tran @kimlinhtran.com · 16h

All my recorded SFX are 50% (can be bundled) for Halloween!! == A bundle by Hnilmik, $10.50 for 6 games itch.io/s/165520/hal...

Halloween Sale 2025 by Hnilmik

A bundle by Hnilmik, $10.50 for 6 games

itch.io

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22h

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

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Batman or halo @milesklee.bsky.social · 1d

lol i tried to search "woke" and Grokipedia blocked me

Why have I been blocked?
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data.

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 1d

Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.

Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.

If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.

Python Software Foundation @python.org · 1d

Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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daily bunnies 🐇✨ @dailybunnies.bsky.social · 1d

A gray and black bunny with a pink-purple flower on its head sits on a white and gray floor.

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🔫Scott Martian Invaders🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 1d

So hey if we had these types of numbers with any drug we would outlaw it immediately but gotta boost those numbers!

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates

Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issues More than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include “explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent”, according to a blogpost published by OpenAI on Monday. The finding, part of an update on how the chatbot handles sensitive conversations, is one of the most direct statements from the artificial intelligence giant on the scale of how AI can exacerbate mental health issues. In addition to its estimates on suicidal ideations and related interactions, OpenAI also said that about 0.07 of users active in a given week – about 560,000 of its touted 800m weekly users – show “possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania”. The post cautioned that these conversations were difficult to detect or measure, and that this was an initial analysis. Continue reading...

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Dr. Damien P. Williams: Look over here! … It's All For You! @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 1d

Really wish we hadn't created a society where the worst people have all the power and use it to steal resources, oppress the rest of us, & run cover for each other while they're stealing said resources and oppressing said rest of us.

Kleptocrats lying about resource extraction comes as no surprise.

Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

Executives at world’s biggest datacentre owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities

www.theguardian.com

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Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 1d

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

$Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.$

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 1d

Longtime CBS News journalist John Dickerson, the co-anchor of the CBS Evening News, announced he is leaving the network.

He's the first major CBS News on-air talent to resign since David Ellison and Bari Weiss took charge. Latest with @laurawags.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com:

John Dickerson announces he’s leaving CBS News

The evening news co-anchor is stepping down amid big changes at the top of the network.

www.washingtonpost.com

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