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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 12m

I followed you for the Pratchett quotes, but what really got me was being a sincere unapologetic wife guy. The fact that your politics don't suck and you're outspoken about them is the sprinkles on the frosting on the cupcake.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 5h

I'm sure teach-ins are still a thing, but I know I'm not hearing about them... we need to spread that information far and wide!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 15h

I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 7h

Nazis do not, in fact, make anything better.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Hasan: I am not willing to sit back and watch our glorious American multiracial and multicultural democratic experiment destroyed by the guy from Home Alone 2.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 9h

This honestly seems like a weird question, though IANAL. Do lawyers really need webinars to teach them they can accept clients who are victims of rich people, and then limit how much they charge to what the clients can afford to pay? This... seems pretty intuitive to me.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 9h

... How old are you? I'm gonna guess "not old enough to have ever used a card catalog".

Also, if using critical thinking skills is too much of an energy drain for you, uh, maybe check in with your doctor. Our bodies are literally designed for this. (Or just practice it more.)

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 10h

I can choke down oatmeal (if I have to) by adding lots of butter and milk and sugar, but part of being an adult means that I don't have to! Any other grain is just right out.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 10h

We inadvertently ended up with a can of spinach recently and my husband put it in our dinner and ohhhh I just cannot with that texture.

I also have texture issues with hot cereal. I do fine with cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, and most veggies, though I prefer to keep them on the raw side.

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kstrouse.bsky.social @kstrouse.bsky.social · 10h

FYI: This comic ebook explaining our democracy at a fourth-grade reading level is free today on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F6...

We The People: A Guide to American Democracy

We The People: A Guide to American Democracy - Kindle edition by Plume, Madison. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading We The People: A Guide to American Democracy.

www.amazon.com

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Jorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 10h

Bumping this for no particular reason

Jorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · Jun 14

🧵 2 quick tips for anyone who owns an iPhone, values their privacy, and is attending a large public event.

Note: these are meant for typical low-risk users. Please refer to @eff.org for detailed tutorials that are useful for higher-risk/higher-visibility individuals.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13h

It’s a bit more than that.

Below, our free open course that is being used at nearly 100 universities less than a year after release.

The high school version and graduate student version are still in the works.

You can check my web page for the research papers on AI harms, should you care.

Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: Introduction

A free online humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world.

thebullshitmachines.com

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 11h

King Charles obviously believes the files will be released very soon, otherwise Andrew would still have his titles.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 11h

Sure hope he doesn't accidentally see more sidewalk chalk.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 19h

Was it this guy? x.com/ecgandrhythm...

Dr. Andreas Roeschl (@ecgandrhythmRoe) / X

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 23h

And yet, bsky gave them a blue check.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 23h

What a gorgeous little selkie boy!

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 1d

It'll be fun to see just how much oxygen we can suck from the room. Over a quarter of a million people blocking the new administration accounts already (and just who made them, when the government is shut down, hmm?) from block lists.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

i imagine there’s about to be an influx of MAGA chuds spewing their bullshit but i really can’t stress enough that if we don’t give them oxygen, they’ll get bored and leave. block early and often.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 1d

This was an hour ago! bsky.app/profile/alex...

Pfandautomatensprenger @alex.antilogik.de · 1d

List blocks are where the real fun is

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

In Connecticut, the health care advocate office — whose services are free — has been able to resolve or overturn insurance denials in the patient’s favor about 80% of the time.

Check to see if your state has a similar consumer assistance program:

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · 1d

A handy list to subscribe to, if blocked, they cannot harvest grist to track or destroy people. Protects yourself and others. Think of these moderation lists as vaccines for social media. You can always unsubscribe or check on them later to adjust.

eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 1d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Marsha (Scary Name)🔐 @marsha.bsky.social · 1d

Blocked by 18835

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know if this would work for you, but I've found that Salon Pas patches on the angry spots (as many as necessary, as often as they complain, every day) helps a LOT. (Pain control is IMPORTANT! Do it for future you!)

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Damiana Swan @damianaswan.bsky.social · 1d

bsky.app/profile/eva....

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