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Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 1h

This is horrible. When I interviewed @samanthabeart.bsky.social, Jen English, and @aliona.bsky.social about what made the romance storylines felt *right*, especially in a queer context, all of them emphasized just how important the intimacy coordinator was.

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Eight Years After #MeToo, the Intimacy Coordinator Backlash Has Arrived

Intimacy coordinators were supposed to make sets safer. Instead, they've become a flashpoint.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h

Dozens of ballot measures are taking place on November 4, including billions more in spending and bonds: it’s all in my guide to the fall elections here! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h

RESULTS: voters in Oklahoma City have passed all 11 ballot measures that make up this package—unlocking $2.7 billion across hundreds of projects. All measures up by gigantic margins.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5h

A set of elections to watch today: Oklahoma City residents are deciding whether to finance $2.7 billion in projects and services, a big chunk to street projects but also large pots for other purposes like funding parks.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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AV🕯️ CTRL+ALT+DEL @yappydagger.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you

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Bell @pocono.bsky.social · 6h

🎁 Link

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 6h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 6h

Come out to @politicsprose.bsky.social at 7pm on Wednesday 10/22 to see @bethmacy.bsky.social and I talk about her knockout new book PAPER GIRL: A MEMOIR OF HOME AND FAMILY IN A FRACTURED AMERICA.

Beth Macy — Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America - with Andrea Pitzer — at Conn Ave

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Mar 4

If u want to know what the Tech Bros envision for the future, here is the kind of material they read: (1) The Sovereign Individual (preface by Peter Thiel); (2) The Network State: How to Start a New Country by Balaji Srinivasan blurbed by Marc Andreessen); (3) Patchwork by Curtis Yarvin/ Moldbug 1/

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Mar 5

Frontier Foundation promotes Trump’s plan to build “Freedom Cities” in the US. Its board includes four people w/ close ties to Prospera, a controversial “Tech Bro” colony in Honduras backed by Peter Thiel & DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen (via Pronomos Capital). Prospera has sued Honduras for $11B. 1/

Frontier Foundation - Supporting the Freedom Cities Initiative

Advancing policy frameworks for establishing new cities across the United States, the Frontier Foundation's primary focus is catalyzing the creation of specialized economic zones designed to advance industrial innovation, strengthen national security, and enhance America's global competitive position.

www.frontierfoundation.org

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h

6/ Remember Trump’s “Freedom Cities” idea? bsky.app/profile/jenn...

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Mar 5

32/ Article by Nick Allen and Mark Lutter promoting Trump “Freedom Cities” in various locations, including the San Francisco Presidio. Both men belong to Frontier Foundation’s team. Both men have ties to Prospera. www.city-journal.org/article/buil...

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Apr 8

Pronomos Capital—backed by Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Nate Fischer—supports the construction of crypto-based charter cities. The Pronomos website lists its projects—including Prospera—& links to a substack, which says that “Próspera could be a multi-jurisdictional ‘network state’” by 2040. 1/

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h

2/ Here’s the YouTube link for post 1. I tried to post a short clip from it, but for some reason that option is no longer available on my Bluesky account. youtu.be/VqIJI8fW4PI?...

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h

Balaji (a close associate of Thiel & Andreessen) leads the “network state” movement, which encourages tech elites to build their own “countries” by acquiring physical territory w/in host countries & building “parallel institutions” to replace existing ones in media, education, finance, & science 1/

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 12h

The R&B legend died at age 51 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer.

R.I.P. D'Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul icon

www.avclub.com

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🩸💀 The Horror Guru 💀🩸 @thehorrorguru.bsky.social · 12h

They're scrambling to find their new Charlie Kirk and it's kinda sad tbh 😂

GQ @gqmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Is hard-right streamer Nick Fuentes winning over women on the left? Writer Katherine Dee investigates www.gq.com/story/nick-f...

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Wri...

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 9h

In 2013, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority in gutting the landmark law's requirement that states and local governments with a history of discrimination, mostly in the South, get approval before making any election-related changes.

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Republican Attack on Voting Rights

A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that's designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 9h

Why would I want to see that

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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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 9h

If I wanted to associate Marilyn Monroe with an unstable dynasty that keeps crashing their modes of transportation I’ve got (deep breath) freakin HISTORY

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AV🕯️ CTRL+ALT+DEL @yappydagger.bsky.social · 9h

That sounds horrible and can't in any way be good for film. It will, no doubt, be good for a few people, including stockholders. People like that shouldn't be allowed to make movies.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Meiselas: Would you be willing to confirm that you would only be serving one term if you were to be elected?

Mills: I would only serve one term. That’s a realistic expectation, and it’s one I would certainly agree with.

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AV🕯️ CTRL+ALT+DEL @yappydagger.bsky.social · 9h

Lol

AV🕯️ CTRL+ALT+DEL @yappydagger.bsky.social · 11h

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AV🕯️ CTRL+ALT+DEL @yappydagger.bsky.social · 11h

Ngl Looks like a pie

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