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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 1d

The problem with “virtue signaling” as a rhetorical framework was always that it pressed you not toward deeper and more sincere acts of virtue, but away from goodness as a goal at all.

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H.S. Kallinger (he/they) @xakana.bsky.social · 2h

TIL. Also that he was a Nazi.

"[His] family were members of the fascist Nasjonal Samling (NS) Nazi collaborationist party: Lovaas' father was a high-ranking member who became one of Norway's "most important and influential Nazi propagandists", and Lovaas and his sister were active members...

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Rook Killjoy (dirtyhands the ninth) @foxrook.bsky.social · 2h

Disabled queer trans artist here trying to pay for diabetic friendly groceries, hygiene, and household items.

$50 for diabetic friendly perishables would be a HUGE help! Still sitting at $0 for this goal. TYSM!
💕💸🏳️‍⚧️

#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund

paypal.me/rookkilljoy
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Rook Killjoy (dirtyhands the ninth) @foxrook.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for this. 🩷

Disabled queer trans artist here trying to pay for diabetic friendly groceries, hygiene, and household items.

Have been out of work all year thanks to mysterious lung problems. Every cent helps! TYSM!
💕💸🏳️‍⚧️

#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund

paypal.me/rookkilljoy
C/V: foxrook

Support rook killjoy

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 6h

Psst:

A reminder for American writers: High tea is not fancier tea, it’s supper. It’s a more substantial meal with a main dish, rather than tea, biscuits, scones, little snack foods. And it’s high because it’s served on a high table — dining table height — not a low, tea or coffee table.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1h

(They're scared of their state getting Steward'd)

And the political discourse has moved to eliminating EMTALA.

I just.... do you know how fucked things have to be for me to be like "I got nothing more than make them kill you"

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 2h

to model in any meaningful way for any of the millions of seriously, seriously chronically ill folks in this country. i used to be able to say 'if you do X and Y, there's a decent chance it'll work. and as a backup, Z can work if you do this extra stuff after X + Y"

now? this is the best i've got:

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 2h

If you're the person* who reached out to ask if it's worth it to keep going —

my view is this: if you can get out to a country with a healthcare system that will work for you? do it.

otherwise? make them kill you.

(*I wish you'd sign a name, even pseudonym)

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Archangel Beth @archangelbeth.bsky.social · 1h

1: figures
2: I hope they remember who did this to them.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9h

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

The federal food program helping more than 1 in 4 young children access fresh produce, milk, and formula will run out of funding next week.

Over 5 million children could lose food assistance — all thanks to the Trump-Republican shutdown.

The cruelty is endless.

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Archangel Beth @archangelbeth.bsky.social · 5h

Surely that's DARTH Unipiper!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 8h

If you’re not following the @oregonian.com that should change immediately. They are doing incredible coverage of the ice protests.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 8h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

They Want Door Physics

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Warcabbit @warcabbitmwm.bsky.social · 8h

Billing not coded

nestra.bsky.social @nestra.bsky.social · 11h

Past code freeze, but...

Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · 11h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Document complete, product cancelled.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 8h

Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your situation—and we’ve got you covered. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Privacy Loves Company

Most of the internet’s blessings—the opportunities for communities to connect despite physical borders and oppressive controls, the avenues to hold the powerful accountable without immediate

www.eff.org

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John W @jcwill324.bsky.social · 7h

They were pulled array from their paying jobs to be deployed UNPAID to an area they didn’t want to go, where the people reviled and mocked them for obeying the unlawful orders of the CIC.

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Archangel Beth @archangelbeth.bsky.social · 5h

Wonder if they're getting paid for this.

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 10h

Bigger news is that an appeals court has blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois, leaving federalized IL and TX troops just sort of hanging around. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 8h

Government is like you aren’t sexy enough to do authoritarianism we need some dang DILFS up in here

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 10h

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1d

The curse of knowledge is a hell of a thing. If you want to talk to ordinary Americans like you're in a graduate semiotics course, you lose. And, btw, the actual beltway dem thing to do is to accept the bad frame and disavow antifa, instead of saying, "i'm proudly anti-fascist. why aren't you?"

Omg. Seriously. Who cares? Let's not do the normal Democratic Party thing and start splitting hairs on something that literally does not matter.
It's the same damn thing. If people don't like the term ANTIFA they were never going to warm up to Anti Fascist. Smh

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Hall Of Mirrors Artworks @homartworks.bsky.social · 9h

URGENT! NEED TO CLEAR OVERDRAFT ASAP. 🫠 Our cats need wet food again too, but I can't buy anything until I'm out of the red.

#MutualAid #TransCrowdFund

Our cat Robin, a grey and brown tabby, staring down from the top of a cat tree with both front legs extended towards the camera. He's hungy. He's always hungy.

Our cat Sullivan, a stripey brown Maine coon, looking like he wants his wet food while he broods on a star wars comforter

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 7h

Me over here watching folks, you know which folks, gleefully context collapse all ICE is doing right now down to just "mass deportation activity" so they can paint Obama (a man I don't even particularly like) with the same brush to insist all that's changed is media visibility.

I'm so tired y'all.

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 9h

Please nobody tell professional writer praising professional journalists Caitlin Flanagan what "out of whole cloth" means

Screenshot of text:

Not now but soon enough, there will be major stories about The Free Press being the creation of three female founders who constructed a hugely successful digital business out of whole cloth.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1d

You can pretend like framing and word choice don't matter, but
you're going to need to do that somewhere other than my replies because, not to put too fine a point on it, but I know better.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · Aug 4

Messaging Guidance:

Want to help Trump and fascist MAGA implement their latest policy to dehumanize disabled people? Call what they want to do “institutionalization”

Want to increase opposition to this attack on basic human freedom? Call it “incarceration” (formal, professional) or
“locking up”

Chart alt text:

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Are Most Opposed to "Locking Up" and "Incarcerating" Homeless Americans — Not "Institutionalizing" Them.
Description: Policymakers are considering a new policy to address homelessness and public disorder. The policy would allow authorities to [SPLIT: institutionalize / incarcerate / lock up] people who are homeless and considered unable to care for themselves, even if they do not have a severe mental illness. Do you support or oppose this proposal?
<strong>"Lock up"</strong> <em>(N=415)</em> — Support: 27%, Oppose: 70%
<strong>"Incarcerate"</strong> <em>(N=418)</em> — Support: 31%, Oppose: 64%
<strong>"Institutionalize"</strong> <em>(N=394)</em> — Support: 41%, Oppose: 53%

August 1–3, 2025 survey of 1,227 U.S. likely voters. Respondents were randomly split into three groups. Each group received one of the three framings.

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St. Simeon the Pumpkin Spice Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 1d

Is this anything

Image of the bright yellow Gadsden Flag, but the coiled snake is removed and replaced with the inflatable frog suit from the Portland protests. The text now reads, "WOOO I'M NOT TREADING ON YOU"

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Archangel Beth @archangelbeth.bsky.social · 5h

The trick is to propose a different rule of thumb and get your startup funded by a bank loan… & the banks, betcha, will not want to loan anything if you don't use those "well-established" numbers. (So now you're a self-funded boutique…)

Catch-22 suuuuucks.

I know a good indie skirt-maker, tho'!

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Weekend Editor @weekend-editor.bsky.social · 4d

... and the unicyclists dressed as Darth Vader in a kilt, with flamethrower bagpipes. Don't forget those.

www.unipiper.com

Portland's Unipiper: a unicyclist, dressed in kilt and darth vader cape/helmet, playing bagpipes where the drones spout flames.

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