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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 7d

Claude AI’s logo is unironically Kurt Vonnegut’s butthole drawing

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 6d

Law enforcement needs to rein in ICE's anti-press abuses and investigate ICE attacks on independent journalists in Chicagoland.

A coalition of Chicago and national press freedom orgs explained why in a letter to the Broadview Police Department and Illinois State Police today.

Independent journalists must be protected from ICE attacks

Letter calls on local authorities to investigate all attacks on journalists

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3d

Everything about this is bonkers. The arrest, the charge, the possible sentence, the **$2 million bail.**

reason.com/2025/10/10/t...

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 11h

Over at Reason we have a "puppycide" tag for cop-shoots-dog stories going back to 2012. Easiest way to get a normie 4th Amendment-pilled against the cops is to show them this stuff reason.com/tag/puppycide/

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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 8h

Open fiscal sabotage.

It’s not *if* Democrats will issue bonds and repeal balanced budget amendments to stay alive; it’s *when*.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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B.Ajayi 10x E.B.I.T.D.A @aduke3a.bsky.social · 20h

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 20h

“Patrek Chase, kidney transplant program director at Parkland Health in Dallas, claimed that patients at his hospital – which generally serves a poorer population – were passed over for a healthy organ in favor of patients at UT Southwestern Medical Center, which generally helps the affluent.”

Whistleblower claims Dallas hospitals kept kidneys from poorer patients

Kidneys that were deemed unsuitable for patients at Parkland hospital were allegedly given to others at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

www.texasstandard.org

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ACLU @aclu.org · 19h

This LGBTQ History Month, we’re not just honoring the past — we’re fighting for a future where all trans youth can grow up and thrive as themselves.

Blue graphic with a quote in pink and white text reading "Our son is trans. He knew he was a boy, long before he had access to social media or had met other trans people... My son is alive and has a great life because of gender-affirming care.” The quote is attributed to: Anonymous parent of a trans child

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🌾Killjoy 🇵🇸 @voidcircus.bsky.social · 19h

Haven't we exploited Marilyn enough? Aren't we done now? Because this is a bizarre new-tech necromancy and it's foul.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 21h

Stop normalizing this garbage.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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🌾Killjoy 🇵🇸 @voidcircus.bsky.social · 20h

Let them fight! Let them fight!

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 20h

MTG has gone scorched-earth on her own party.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Tears Into ‘Weak’ Republican Men in Congress

MTG, a President Trump loyalist, has spoken out against her own party several times of late.

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 20h

Letter to the editor:

If Germany stripped British residents of healthcare, the UK would be outraged.

So why tolerate such proposals here?

From Camilla Cucinotta

Letter to the editor: A civilised society does not withhold care based on citizenship

Letter to the editor

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, an activist who took part in Stonewall and remained an advocate for the decades that followed, including caring for AIDS patients & pioneering needle exchange & defending the rights of incarcerated trans people on both coasts, passed away. www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

when in god's name has this ever happened you consent-manufacturing bell-end

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🌾Killjoy 🇵🇸 @voidcircus.bsky.social · 20h

Who on the "extreme left" has been kind to Fuentes? Also, do you finally know how to pronounce AIPAC?

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 20h

Doing an open call for volunteers to sign up for my protection racket

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 1d

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

www.bloomberg.com

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🌾Killjoy 🇵🇸 @voidcircus.bsky.social · 20h

Nature @nature.com · 20h

The number of infections for this time of year is unusual and could seed outbreaks in countries that are heading into winter

go.nature.com/4om5VOt

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 20h

What’s especially wild (legally) about this is that NSBP, NSHP, and SACNAS have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, including white people. NSHP has had a white president, my SACNAS leadership institute class has several white members, and NSBP has a sizable white membership.

Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 20h

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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🌾Killjoy 🇵🇸 @voidcircus.bsky.social · 20h

Cowards

Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 20h

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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🌾Killjoy 🇵🇸 @voidcircus.bsky.social · 20h

We took this book out at the library, and I'm obsessed with it.

A book titled Beasts from the Deep with an illustration of a large anglerfish, a vampire squid, gossamer worm, and an atolla jellyfish

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Grist @grist.org · 1d

Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source.

grist.org/energy/chile...

#Water #Chile #Batteries #Lithium #Atacama

Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source

The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and their way of life.

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 2d

NYC - Mayoral Poll:

Bronx:
🔵 Mamdani: 39%
🟢 Cuomo: 36%
🔴 Sliwa: 19%

Queens:
🔵 Mamdani: 40%
🟢 Cuomo: 31%
🔴 Sliwa: 20%

Brooklyn:
🔵 Mamdani: 54%
🟢 Cuomo: 33%
🔴 Sliwa: 9%

Manhattan:
🔵 Mamdani: 51%
🟢 Cuomo: 31%
🔴 Sliwa: 9%

S. Island:
🟢 Cuomo: 40%
🔴 Sliwa: 34%
🔵 Mamdani: 21%

Quinnipiac / Oct 7, 2025

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 2d

The level of kleptocratic corruption in this regime is breathtaking, e.g.:

—Selling off Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae to big banks

—Bribes from ABC & CBS

—TikTok sale to Ellison

—Everything Qatar: the plane gift, the Idaho military base

—Whoever has bribed him by buying his scam meme coins

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🌾Killjoy 🇵🇸 @voidcircus.bsky.social · 2d

This is a pro-Lions account.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

KC & Detroit scuffle after Brian Branch ignored Patrick Mahomes dapping him up then popped JuJu Smith-Schuster

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Prettyman @thirdpartyinternet.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if never penalizing a team of assholes out of what often feels like fear of upsetting an extremely important apple cart eventually backfires? I guess we’ll never have an answer to this question.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

KC & Detroit scuffle after Brian Branch ignored Patrick Mahomes dapping him up then popped JuJu Smith-Schuster

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

They like Trump and want to help him rule us like a king

Anil Dash @anildash.com · 2d

Why aren’t media outlets unmasking these scumbags?

Michael J. Kramer @michaeljkramer.bsky.social · 2d

Why are there so few (none?) news stories about individual ICE agents themselves? Who they are, what motivates them, any moral dilemmas they face? Why aren’t protesters trying to get some to speak out?

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