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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 14h

if you think about it princess mononoke is really a story about 30-50 feral hogs that got out of hand

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 7h

*10/14/2025 noncooperation thread*

The beauty of this kind of individual action just makes my heart sing.

I'm not far from there at the moment, I may have to swing by :)

(and here are some resources for you if you, too, seek to be a whistle warrior drive.google.com/drive/folder...)

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 5h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 5h

As I've said a number of times before, I don't care who uses the same public restroom as me, as long as it's not Jack Nicholson in the movie Wolf. #ilaac25

Sign at the Illinois Library Association Annual Conference says "Gender Neutral Restroom".

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 8h

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 7h

Me too! Fashion Outlets food court has a Kong Dog.

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nanette @nanette.bsky.social · 7h

having lunch with my favorite person, which is my fancy way to say “I am eating by myself”

(I know that I need ample alone time during events like this and meals can be good for that! I also plan to enjoy dinner with my favorite person this evening)

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Gardenerd @gardenerd1.bsky.social · 18h

Must be fall.

A large praying mantis crawls across an orange pumpkin, which sits on a brick porch.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 20h

I just don't know how you see a story like this and think "yes, this is exactly the kind of technology I want in the classroom."

NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 21h

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 1d

Yukihiro Takahashi, "Lay My Love"
youtu.be/ymNTQvlZ4gg?...

Yukihiro Takahashi - Lay My Love

YouTube video by CoKlaComa

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Indie Stacks but Spooky @oracleatbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

A photo of grass and wildflowers. The text reads:

touching grass is not enough i need
bad things to happen to evil men in power

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d

Some of those who say I quit
Are the same who talk bullshit

Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

We’ll need a followup story on each of these cops a few months into Mamdani’s term to see if they made good on their vows to leave the force

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 1d

no its becky

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 1d

I bet Taylor Swift would be more popular if she wrote her own songs.

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Paperback Paradise @paperbackparadise.bsky.social · Oct 31

Book cover for Pet Cemetery featuring an angry cat’s face hissing as a silhouette of a man stares off. Text and title read:

I just
FED YOU
Stop yelling at me...

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 1d

Since it's both #IndigenousPeoplesDay and #SpookySeason ...
youtu.be/noiOIeewvz4?...

John Carpenter's Halloween Piano Theme X Native American Flute by Frank Waln

YouTube video by Frank Waln

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Masked Lady Carpenter @ladycarpenter.bsky.social · 10d

Petition to have Bad Bunny feature indigenous rapper Frank Waln at the SB since we’re so obsessed with what “real America” looks like.

open.spotify.com/track/6B8BUA...

Spotify – Web Player

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 1d

"We have to pay people to go to our things, so I refuse to believe they're not doing it, too."

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Mx. Fee - FREE LINK @mxfee.bsky.social · 1d

Idk how else to explain to people that no, alt text isn't for posting the link so your skeet looks "clean", or solely cracking a joke.

It's fine if your alt text is amusing but the PRIMARY function must always be to describe the image for someone who cannot see it.

Accessibility must come first.

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 1d

Awww, kitty!

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Smith @ambientrelish.bsky.social · 3d

I should not be allowed to go to the grocery store on my own.

A canister of limited edition Pringles beer can chicken flavor.

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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 1d

Image reads: “Can somebody explain to me why it’s bad if immigrants take our jobs but it’s good is AI does?”

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 1d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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