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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3d

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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Shannon, Mistress of Shenanigans @shay3322.bsky.social · 13d

#NoKings

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 23d

Look at what they have to face

Person dressed in a silly looking frog costume at a protest.

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Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · Sep 19

Sad cheese news.

Sad News Alert: Eating Cheese Can Give You Nightmares

nerdist.com

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · Sep 19

fortunately our corporations are rising to the moment

A Beautiful Day for Saying Nothing

That chill in the air isn’t Jimmy Kimmel’s show being suspended. It’s just autumn!

www.theatlantic.com

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Sep 16

Albert Einstein Gives a Speech Praising Immigrants’ Contributions to America (1939)

There have been many times in American history when celebrations of the country’s multi-ethnic, ever-changing demography served as powerful counterweights to narrow, exclusionary, nationalisms.

www.openculture.com

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Tracy Zollinger Turner @tzt.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes

Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · Aug 27

Picard management tip: When you've gotten enough sleep, an impossible task becomes an interesting challenge.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 19

Fantastic

London library forced to briefly close after fox 'made itself comfortable' inside

Foxes have been known to live everywhere in London from back gardens to the top of the Shard

www.standard.co.uk

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14dreaming.bsky.social @14dreaming.bsky.social · Jul 15

Another regular reminder to parents whose kids have an IEP, 504, or any type of disability or accommodation… republicans think your kids don’t deserve to have access to an education. The DOE was the entity protecting those kids.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 15

“Make sure they speak English. That’s about all we need” — Trump on the duties of the Department of Education

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · Jul 8

Every time I see conservative fearmongering about how dangerous the NYC subway is, I feel the need to defend it. I grew up in Ohio. It’s cars that are dangerous. It’s car accidents that are terrifyingly common. I’m not being dramatic when I say the subway is one of the best parts of my life now.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:

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The Amytyville Horror @msfoxifurnasty.bsky.social · Jul 4

no one wants to hold a heart real gentle anymore

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · Jun 22

it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

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Elle Glass @uberbabe.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Tracy Zollinger Turner @tzt.bsky.social · Jun 18

Ruckus!

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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Zoom into the Pillars of Creations with a combination of ground based telescopes and Hubble.

These columns of gas and dust that span roughly 4 to 5 light-years are sculpted and eroded by stellar winds from the nearby massive stars.

Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 13

Extensive Propublica story about grant terminations

Sharing specifics and putting faces on the research…

Definitely worth a read

projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...

Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding

The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPu...

projects.propublica.org

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fredesque @fredtaming.bsky.social · Jun 12

jeeves, is this true

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · May 25

Picard morality tip: If one side of a conflict preaches purity of bloodline above communal benefit for all, join the other side.

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Tracy Zollinger Turner @tzt.bsky.social · May 21

When I worked my 1st job as a reporter for a chain of small newspapers at 22, a United Way rep asked me out to breakfast to talk about local programs. They grabbed the check before I could.

My colleagues made me feel so bad and corrupt for accepting that $3 fruit salad.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 18

WELKER: What do you say to some Republicans who say the Qatari jet sends a message that the US can be bought, or that other countries can curry favor if they offer gifts?

BESSENT: I say that the gifts are to the American people

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Tracy Zollinger Turner @tzt.bsky.social · May 15

Watch the whole thing

youtu.be/6ZHWIYHlXOs?...

Land of Hope and Dreams

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

youtu.be

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · May 2

We Trash Cat's gotta keep y'all guessing 🦝💜

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Tracy Zollinger Turner @tzt.bsky.social · Apr 28

Same

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · Apr 28

I love my echo chamber where everyone values the humanity of other people and enjoys the arts.

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jerryfrey.bsky.social @jerryfrey.bsky.social · Apr 25

Love this.

hopebuilding @hopebuilding.bsky.social · Apr 16

The “book brigade” of around 300 people stood in two lines running along a sidewalk in downtown Chelsea on Sunday, passing each title from Serendipity Books’ former location directly to the correct shelves in the new building, down the block and around the corner on Main Street.

See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home

Residents of a small Michigan community stood side by side to help a local bookstore move 9,100 books — one by one — from its former site to a new location about a block away.

apnews.com

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Tracy Zollinger Turner @tzt.bsky.social · Apr 22

Me too! Love this series.

Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · Apr 22

My friend @mirajacob.bsky.social takes us all to therapy and I can say I got a lot out of it: mailchi.mp/eed8f2d5e619...

A self portrait drawing of Mira Jacob, a South Asian American woman writer. In a thought bubble next to her head is a pie chart : ME ALL NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT
HOW WILL IT ALL END?
_ GLOBAL WARMING
ALIEN INVASION
HEGSETH ADDS
SATAN TO THE CHAT
_ THE RAPTURE
_A.I. TAKEOVER
SOMETHING
I DID
_ A-1 TAKEOVER
ASTEROID
MEANY TAKEOVER
- DON JR.
_MEASLES
_ FASCISM

In a text box: My therapist has this thing she says a lot, which is now a thing that I say to myself a lot, which either means therapy is working or l've fallen into a two-person cult. The first time she

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