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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 9h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Hot Dawg Debt Collector @rydawg.bsky.social · 11h

about to go to ikea for lunch, every like this post gets is 1 hot dog i will buy from them.

their hot dogs are a dollar.

you have roughly 30 minutes.

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Glimmer!! ✨🌌 @stellarglimmerveil.bsky.social · 18h

The Looker ...

someone tell them to stop looking at me like that.......

#isat #instarsandtime #isatfanart

A drawing of Siffrin from In Stars and Time. They are looking intensely and directly towards the viewer, with a blank expression. A small star is seen in their single eye.

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Tiki @cosmicallytiki.bsky.social · 1d

#isat #sketch #instarsandtime

Sketch of Siffrin from In Stars and Time

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🦑💜 @squidd325.bsky.social · 1d

trying so hard to be scary and for whattt

#Undertale #TSUnderswap

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I'm an issue @benjaminurquhart.com · 23h

I am currently writing gamemaker code that generates and submits raw vm bytecode to the runtime.

Has science gone too far?

I'm an issue @benjaminurquhart.com · 1d

It is once again that time

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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 1d

By the way I finally harvested

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 1d

Hot Water Balloon

xkcd.com/3153/

Comic. [Giant balloon reminiscent of a hot air balloon but wavy and laying on the ground with “bloop” “bloop” sound effects. Two people are in a basket attached to one end of the balloon.] [caption] Hot water balloon rides turn out to be significantly less romantic than the air kind.

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Christine Mitchell @christinescd.bsky.social · 2d

here is the family's gofundme: www.gofundme.com/f/mim-ajuda-...

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Benson @ Sky 1st + Backlog Hell @amiiboarcanav2.bsky.social · 2d

Unpopular opinion: leak culture in gaming needs to fucking die

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willow @witchfuneral.quest · 2d

is anyone else getting tired of the victorian / middle earth aesthetic discord has been using? guilds were fine but this is a little excessive

discord context menu that lists

"send to the gallows
enroll as royal guard
stop the tomfoolery
behead postehaste
seize this user
inform of a malicious plot"

as available options

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mcc @dryad.technology · 2d

If you are a Canadian citizen or resident, and you hate "AI"¹, please fill out this survey.

ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

The survey questions are *extremely* biased, so this will not be a fun experience, but I think it is worth it.

¹ (And if you like "AI"… how have I not blocked you yet?)

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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mewsmeme @mewsmeme.bsky.social · 2d

#deltarune how queerious

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Mewtype Ghost @mewtype.online · 3d

tumblr shitpost poll
do you think ms understands consent?
yes <1%
remind me in 3 days 99.2%

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adrienne ✨ Truth Scrapper @insertdisc5.com · 2d

achievement unlocked: male gender assigned by negative review

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Tron's evil twin brother Troff @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes the most obvious clip is obvious for a reason.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 4d

we need to abolish this shit

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 4d

In my opinion it’s time to retire the Nobel prizes for fields where most of the important discoveries have already been made, like physics, and add prizes for newer fields where substantial innovations occur every year, like speedrunning

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

And now Stonewall National Monument under Trump has erased the very thing she fought for.

Love the support, Zohran. Thanks, sincerely.

bsky.app/profile/erin...

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jul 10

6. In one glaring example, Sylvia Rivera’s section originally stated, “At a young age, Sylvia began fighting for gay and transgender rights.” The revised version read, “gay and rights,” with the word “transgender” removed entirely, rendering the sentence nonsensical:

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mewsmeme @mewsmeme.bsky.social · 5d

captcha #isat

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I'm an issue @benjaminurquhart.com · 4d

there was a series of events that lead me here

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I'm an issue @benjaminurquhart.com · 4d

is your 16 bit stuck

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Miji 🔞· ʀᴇɴᴍᴇɪ ʙʀᴀɪɴʀᴏᴛ ᴇʀᴀ @mijikaaitan.bsky.social · 5d

Yall have got to start spreading this like wildfire and start locking in

Otherwise if not, it will be too late and it’s goodbye to our internet safety and privacy forever

I am dead serious, please please PLEASE raise hell and spread awareness on this. Please don’t ignore this

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5d

#SaveSpeech

KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total

You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP

The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

Please call DAILY

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I'm an issue @benjaminurquhart.com · 5d

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