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Nadine Smith @nadinesmith.bsky.social · 4h

Publix now allows the open carry of guns in all FL stores.

Is that armed man on your aisle the next mass shooter or someone just stocking up for the cookout?

How dangerous is this?

Publix bans open carry at its own headquarters, where the executives who made this decision go to work.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 4h

CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.

Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete

The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4h

Another birthday gift to me [It's on Sunday] would be if many of you decided to learn about your library boards and Friends of the Library groups.

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Levi Stahl @levistahl.bsky.social · 4h

Endurance may outlast hope.

—Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 4h

Man, this freaking guy.

"I have no staff ... The phones don't work. There's no computer," Grijalva says from her sparsely furnished office on Capitol Hill. "We don't have a government email." www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

Saw someone wearing this shirt at the #NYCC on Sunday but didn't have the chance to ask them what it was - then I got a text from @higherheights.bsky.social saying it's part of a new #ProtectBlackWomen campaign! secure.actblue.com/donate/prote...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“There are only three good kings in America: Gayle, Stephen, and Burger.” #NoKings

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Beto O’Rourke @betoorourke.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty damn inspiring. Check out all these No Kings events taking place throughout Texas on Saturday.

Reply with where you’ll be organizing or find an event near you at NoKings.org

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umpotterystuff.bsky.social @umpotterystuff.bsky.social · 1d

Hummingbird jar - 9/2025
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Finally fired this piece, the lid was stuck and I had tried all the usual methods to separate it. I broke one of the wings in my initial attempts. I finally got it loose by using a needle tool and very carefully chiseling it free from the body.

#pottery #hummingbird

Hummingbird jar with the hummingbird as the knob- side view

Close up of the hummingbird jar - the hummingbird is the knob, the wing is glued back on

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

“In some cases, the tool includes duplicative addresses, with the same provider appearing to be simultaneously in-network and out-of-network. In other cases, the tool initially informs users that a provider is covered by a plan but lists that provider as out-of-network on other pages.”

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

New: Trump officials unveiled a tool intended to help millions of Medicare patients pick their plans, as open enrollment begins today.

But the tool — a directory that was intended to match providers with their plans — was rife with errors, The Post found.

More here w/Akilah Johnson

Medicare doctor directory, a Trump team priority, launches with errors

The directory, intended to help older Americans navigate Medicare Advantage open enrollment, produces conflicting responses about which providers are covered by health plans.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Moments after they shot his 19-year-old daughter, Diana, San Jose police rushed Jim Showman to an interrogation room, isolated him from his ex-wife, and questioned him for 27 minutes before revealing they'd killed her.

California has finally banned the practice.

California cops can no longer conceal police killings while interrogating loved ones for dirt

A Reveal investigation helped spark a crackdown on a disturbing, widespread practice.

www.motherjones.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

TODAY is the first day of open enrollment in Idaho. That means people need to start choosing their health care plans RIGHT NOW.

One Idahoan who's paying $367/month will be paying a WHOPPING $2,232/month without the ACA tax credits.

We have to save the ACA tax credits.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

"This nation’s Young Republicans are more than just veteran political operatives and attorneys: they’re kids. And sometimes, kids say the wrong things. They can’t be held responsible for using slurs 251 times in just under 8 months."

Young Republican Kids Say the Darndest Things

“Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery, and rape…. Vice President JD Vance downplayed [the] bi...

buff.ly

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson called us back from July 4 recess on 7/3 so he could gut Americans’ healthcare in the Big Ugly bill. Since then, he has only had the House in session for 19 of the subsequent 104 days. That’s how we ended up here.

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Jillian Foley @jillianefoley.com · 1d

important national history

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 1d

So uhh...I just impulsively decided to fact-check the official origin story for the pumpkin spice latte and it is A LIE or at least incorrect.

Starbucks claims to have invented it in 2003

But a coffee shop in Portland was selling them in 2001 (the earliest mention I can find)

Starbucks began developing the pumpkin spice latte in January 2003, following the success of winter beverages such as the peppermint mocha and eggnog latte. Peter Dukes, the company's Director of Espresso for the Americas, explained that developers recognized the appeal of pumpkin flavor, noting, "there wasn't anything around pumpkin at the time."[5] During development, Starbucks' team collaborated with food scientists to create four potential seasonal beverages...

Add for Stellar Coffee in Portland, published in The Oregonian, Dec. 13, 2001.

Celebrate the Holidays with one of our specialty drinks

$1 OFF

16 or 20 oz. Egg Nog Lattes, Pumpkin Spice Lattes or Hot Buttered Rum Lattes

Mention this ad. Expires 12/31/01

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 1d

A gentle greeting to a cottonwood root from a small porcupine ...

Cottonwood root and a burr acorn still sporting most of its burrs - they are close together and look like they're friends

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 2d

vampurr doesn’t want your blood, just your support 🦇 let’s reach 300 units? we have 8 days!

www.makeship.com/products/vam...

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Katy Manck, MLS SLMSC @booksyalove.bsky.social · 1d

What a smartie-pants!! 😆

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Tim Johnson @timjohnsonmn.bsky.social · 1d

Wings are sort of like bacon or lobster. Gained popularity as a "cheap meat" only to have demand make them a premium product.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1d

He's a buttoned-up magistrate with no use for love.
She's a woman living on the edge of the law who can't resist unbuttoning him...
/jb

Amazon: www.amazon.com/Unrav...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...

The book cover for Unraveled, in which a white woman with reddish hair wearing a red gown is being embraced by a man. Text: "A truly fabulous ending to a really remarkable series from a very obviously talented historical writer. - Rogues under the Covers"

Collage of covers for The Turner Series books by Courtney Milan: Unveiled, Unlocked, Unclaimed, and Unraveled.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

BREAKING: Missouri state officials sue a pro-voting coalition, which is organizing a veto referendum to block Republican state lawmakers' new congressional gerrymander. The map notably split apart Black communities in Kansas City to buy the GOP one district.

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander