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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.

He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 2d

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 11d

As June Jordan said, “We are not powerless. We are indispensable despite all atrocities of state and corporate policy to the contrary... At a minimum we have the power to stop cooperating with our enemies. We have the power to stop the courtesies and to let the feelings be real.”

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 9d

If he had any political instinct he’d use this as an opportunity to talk about how easy it is for cancerous ideologies to metastasize in the minds young American men — especially in the service. He’d open it and own it and admit it and fall on his goddamn sword but all he can do is blame and whine.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 9d

"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienced within the Democratic Party.
www.threads.com/@thebriefing...

The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@thebriefingwithpsaki) on Threads

"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienc...

www.threads.com

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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 2d

@syracusedsa.org @lgbtqsyracuse.bsky.social @syracuseup.bsky.social @indivisibleroc.bsky.social @rocrainbowunion.bsky.social

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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 8d

As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana

As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

I see people say things like "will *they* let us have x, y, z" as it relates to the fascists and their enablers and I am here to say THEY WON'T *LET* YOU HAVE ANYTHING AT ALL. You have to band with others to TAKE what you want. That's really it.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3d

What keeps me so cynical is that you can't really vote to unfuck the media and its Orbanization. You can't vote the oligarchs out. Trump will be gone eventually but the money behind him won't be. The controlled media will be entrenched and it could take generations to fix.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 3d

They are destroying what SHE built.

#TeenVogue

Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Jan 28

Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.

Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%

Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’

Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?

www.theguardian.com

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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 2d

Red for socialism 🌹

Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 3d

I like to imagine it's an information issue. If folks saw the same news stories as me, maybe... 😔

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma. It has bubbled up near homes and a school — and it has killed farmers’ crops and ranchers’ calves.

Help ProPublica and @readfrontier.bsky.social understand the full scale of the problem 👇

Help Us Report on the Impact of Oil Field Waste in Oklahoma

Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma. For years, residents have filed complaints and struggled to find solutions. We need your help to understand the full scale...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8d

If you’re donating to a food bank, consider donating some respirators too!

Food banks will be overwhelmed and crowded.

Covid is still with us, still disabling and still killing.

Many folks are losing food assistance & healthcare.

A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy!

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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 7d

Western researchers didn't realize how common post-polio illness was for about 10-15 years after the disease became an epidemic in Europe. Covid has only been around for 5, and full "mask off" for about 3. Unfortunately folks, yes, it can be That Bad without people doing anything about it.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 7d

"According to People, Zuckerberg did not clap along with the rest of the audience at Eilish’s comment."

Of course he didn't. Billionaires don't have souls.

consequence.net/2025/10/bill...

Billie Eilish Calls Out Billionaires After Announcing Her Own $11.5 Million Charitable Donation

The pop star put her money where her mouth is while calling on billionaires to do the same during the WSJ. Innovator Awards on Wednesday night.

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Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 10d

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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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 10d

Secular options like Mutual Aid Funds, food banks/cupboards or Food Not Bombs can be preferable because they do not turn people away due to immigration status, gender, sexuality or demand recipients engage in religious activity, which churches sometimes do

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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 10d

Seconding the recommendation to donate to your most local food bank (food banks often receive fed funding, and the govt shutdown likely impacts them too.)

Also rocmutualaid.com

And rocfnb.org/index.html accepts $$, there's also a map of food stands you could drop off at or steward

Rochester Mutual Aid Network - Helping people connect and get what they need

The Rochester Mutual Aid Network exists to help sustain our community. Our goal is to connect those in need to those who can offer help.

rocmutualaid.com

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🌷🧿 khthoniaa 🧿🌷 @khthoniaa.bsky.social · 10d

Love this idea!!! Also, if you're thinking of ways to run up your grocery bill to qualify for the free turkey: Buy a few Thanksgiving extras, like vegan and allergy-friendly alternatives and side dishes, that may not be readily available at your local food bank!

Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 10d

In light of the govt shutdown and SNAP getting cut for a ton of folks, I have had a fun idea for how to help. I call it "Operation Turkey Heist (legal)."

Allow me to explain...

A lot of grocery stories are doing a "free turkey with X dollar purchase" and food banks very much want those turkeys.

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unicorn dog, short shorts, cigarette @bigbigtruck.com · 12d

quick psa: if you use GDrive, go into Settings -> Manage Apps and make sure the Gemini AI horseshit is turned off.
Just got a heads-up about it elsewhere, and sure enough, Gemini had been turned back on without my permission

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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 12d

I'm extremely concerned about Perticone's horrible interview on WXXI. How could an "experienced leader", not cite a single crime statistic about Irondequoit, where he's been on the board for 17 years?

His dismissiveness on "innocent until proven guilty" was also shocking & gross.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 19d

Re-upping for #nokings

Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · Jun 14

My sign for #NoKings

No Kings. No Courage.
Bello is silent on ICE. Morelle thanked ICE. Baxter works with ICE

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shea in the catskills @sheainthecatskills.com · 13d

"There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material." ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13d

My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."

We Have to Move

"There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material. Don’t give up on them, or on you."

organizingmythoughts.org

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 14d

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

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Xanster @xanthifer.bsky.social · 13d

God bless the work you do 🫡

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