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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 7h

They all look remarkably like the Nazi who went to my college who spoke in a falsetto voice and had a slightly wider, plausible deniability hitler-stache.
Except that I didn't know his name, I wouldn't be surprised if he was one of the assholes in the young republican groupchat.

Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 8h

you are both completely correct about what these men look like, and also totally unprepared for the onslaught of terrible business babies in their dads' suits

a man in an ill-fitting suit. he looks like 22 but also has a terrible combover

business baby coming atcha, this business baby is walking towards you with purpose. which purpose? an ill one

a business baby in a grey suit and transition lenses. his hairline is, shockingly, receding

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 10h

I've had "Money Makes the World Go Round" stuck in my head all day, but it's the Shari Lewis and Lambchop version.
It starts around the 3 min mark if you want to share in this earworm.

Lambchop complains to Shari Lewis on The Raes '78 TV series

YouTube video by ST40TV

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 15h

even the smartest folks whose takes i otherwise appreciate, who otherwise want to resist fascism themselves & encourage others to, find wearing a mask in, at least, public indoor spaces—to prevent the harms of this administration from impacting others—to be a bridge too far; it’s shameful, frankly.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 9

Buy my books, help me keep Ben in blankets!

#Booksky 💙📚

A black and white dog snuggles with a multicolored blanket.

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 10h

Masking at ublic transit, hospitals, pharmacies, and the grocery store would be absolutely fantastic for public health tbh.

Improved ventilation could mitigate the need for even that much but at this rate, we will never know for sure.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

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The Real McCoy @rippermd41.bsky.social · 18h

Most people aren’t asking you mask at all times.

They ask that you mask in essential places: public transit, hospitals, doctors’ offices, pharmacies etc.

Places high risk people can’t avoid.

But if you hate wearing masks? Then advocate for indoor air quality: ventilation, filtration, etc.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 11h

I dipped my toe in IF over summer, and it was great fun! Play as one of Emmanuelle's cats (from Val-de-mer) as you try to escape a bath... or perhaps you'd rather try to get as many treats as possible?

No knowledge of PAINTED FLOCK needed to play.

claudiearseneault.itch.io/painted-kitty

An image with a white cat that has splotches of red and blue paint. Besides it are pawprints of blue paint and the title “Painted Kitty” in red. Above is written “I made a small interactive fiction game and it’s completely free to play!” and “In which you are a dirty little kitty, and you’re trying to escape a bath!”

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ACLU @aclu.org · 12h

This Saturday, October 18, we’re exercising our right to dissent and taking to the streets.

Prepare for No Kings protests with our virtual Know Your Rights training this Wednesday, October 15 at aclu.org/october15_training

Black graphic with text "Know Your Rights Before You Hit the Streets

We’ll cover your rights when protesting, protest safety, and de-escalation training

Virtual training
Wednesday, October 15
7pm ET"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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sexy ludovician @beardynoise.bsky.social · 23h

Enjoying some of the absolutely primo Little Guys on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Clay vessel in the shape of a hedgehog holding a bowl

Clay vessel in the shape of a bull, but its head is like a candle holder

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah, his daughter came out to him as a lesbian, and he told her he was attracted to men and women. He was also besties with Rock Hudson and other well known queer actors of the time.

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 12h

Price for sure. Wilde could have been gay or bi. We can't ask him, lol.

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 12h

When Vincent Price was in a one-man play about Oscar Wilde, Anita Bryant denounced it. When he was asked about her opinion, Price said Wilde already had a term for Bryant: A Woman of No Importance.
He was a Bi-icon of the highest order

gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 14h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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Sbooks @bemorelikeharper.bsky.social · Jul 31

Covid is a quadruple threat: respiratory, cardiovascular, oncogenic and persistent in the body to the point of disabling people.

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 13h

I'm really annoyed. I had hoped that this year TV networks would break out the Halloween specials this year, and there has been nothing. Okay, there has been like 2 ghost shows, both of which I hate (the kind where the guys are always screaming and doing demon voice).
I want ghost hunters & stories😭

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b lyin @hexcavator.bsky.social · 14h

liberal talking heads w huge platforms dismissing covid caution as unreasonable is...really not what we need when the state is already bending over backwards to obliterate public health

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Noah Hawthorne (they/them) @noahhawthorne.bsky.social · 15h

Yesterday was Indigenous People's Day, but Indigiqueer reads can be enjoyed all year long.

I have recommended quite a few queer books by Indigenous authors in the past, but this week's recs are fresh and full of good stories.

Indigiqueer reads. The Idea of an Entire Life by Billy-Ray Belcourt. A Body More Tolerable by Jaye Simpson. Thundersong by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe. Between the Pipes by Albert Mcleod. A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton. Coexistence by Billy-Ray Belcourt.

Indigiqueer reads. To Ride a Rising Stom by Moniquill Blackgoose. The Sunforge by Sascha Stronach. Buffalo is the new Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel. We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon. An Honored Vow by Melissa Blair. Weaving Us Together by Lay Maloney.

Indigiqueer reads. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle by Kent Monkman and Gisele Gordon. Sovereign Erotics by Qwo-Li Driskill. To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage. Hammajang by Makana Yamamoto. The Mountain Crown by Karin Lowachee. Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist.

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 16h

Weaver House, the yarn shop and weaving school that has drawn fiber arts enthusiasts from around the world, announced it will shut its doors for good in December.

Founder Rachel Snack hopes that a weaving or teaching enthusiast might buy these Macomber looms and start their own weaving school.

Are you looking to buy looms? The Weaver House in the Bok building is closing.

The shop owner is looking for a single buyer for the floor looms acquired from the University of the Arts after the school shuttered.

www.inquirer.com

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Hamnah ✨ // Lilith 😈 @lilithttrpg.bsky.social · 15h

When was the last time you got a COVID booster? If it was 6 months ago (or more), it's time to get another!

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17h

'“Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t fit the Hitler aesthetic,” Joe Maligno...wrote'

'Many of the chat members already work inside government or party politics, and one serves as a state senator.'

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Caitlin Starling @caitlinstarling.com · 17h

book’s out! hospital gothic, more claustrophobia and slippage of reality, more medical minutiae than most people need, a sinister whiteboard. get it where you get your books but here’s an option:

www.powells.com/book/gracevi...

A promo photo of The Graceview Patient. The hardcover is stacked on the left, and also face out in the center. There’s a sharps container to the right, two decorative medicine vials, a craft syringe filled with food coloring, some alcohol prep swabs, and a package of cotton gauze.

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Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social · 18h

It's official: MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90S AND BEYOND has a cover! I love how the yellow feels like a run over hazard sign, and the mixtape is perhaps my personal 90s icon. As for those sexy statues? You'll have to read it to find out...

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 17h

Feeling the need to remind myself of this Ursula K LeGuin quote today:

"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings."

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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 17h

A slow burn political whodunnit, where friendships bloom in surprising places, and where backstabbing is more than just a turn of phrase.

Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · Nov 19

The Dark Abyss of Our Sins (complete)

Jane Austen meets Dragon Age in this political whodunit: gowns, food, brooding, & demons. So many demons. Way more than necessary.

The Demons We See books2read.com/u/bzEVz4
The Nightmare We Know books2read.com/u/bQ9je7
The Sins We Seek books2read.com/u/4ElEYz

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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