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Squirma (Halloween version) @eckslibris.bsky.social · 50m

Mornin sunshine!

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Emily Moin @emilymoin.com · 2h

There's a lot going on in this article, and this is far from the most important criticism, but if I were a health system I would simply not implement a tool where the expected workflow is for physicians to copy and paste their patients' charts into a browser window. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

How Physicians Can Prepare for Generative AI

This Viewpoint discusses basic skills for using generative artificial intelligence (AI) and how to take an active role implementing AI into patient care.

jamanetwork.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

New study just dropped linking shingles reactivation and dementia risk.

You know what reactivates shingles? Covid.

Want to avoid it? Wear a well fitted respirator and give yourself the best odds of avoiding Covid infection.

There’s also a shingles vaccine which may help reduce risk!

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 1h

I don't care if nobody even shares this or clicks through, it's the best thing I've ever done with my website, period.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1h

We did it, folks! We ran a Charlie Kirk Remembrance Day Art Contest: And here are the results.

(I'll thread some of our favorite entries, but to know who won the grand prize and the two jewelry prizes from @nora.zone you're gonna have to click through.)

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Trans News Site Remembers Charlie Kirk With a Vengeance — Assigned

Our community remembers Charlie Kirk as the vicious, hateful, divisive, violence monger he was.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 2h

and on that note, Free Łink

Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 2h

people PLEASE use alt-text ESPECIALLY if you're screenshotting something that's all text, good lard on toast

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 3h

Oh, babes. Have you got a big surprise coming...

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️
@realchrisrufo
This is great news. We've hired the classicist Spencer Klavan to teach at New College of Florida. Goodbye gender studies; hello, Greek literature.
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Truly excited to be teaching an online survey course in Greek literature this fall semester @NewCollegeofFL. Even more excited that it's open to the public. Please join in here! We'll be reading Homer, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, and lots more.

https://ncf.edu/youngheretics/
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 11h

Rest in Power Miss Major.

I was so fortunate to profile Miss Major for SF Weekly.

From her political education from the leaders of the Attica prison uprising and getting knocked out by a cop at Stonewall to performing in the Jewel Box Revue and founding TGIJP, she led an extraordinary life.

archives.sfweekly.com

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 12h

i’ve gotten to give out 17 $50 venmo “buy yourself a bag of grocery” gifts to Indigenous folks who could use it today

$50 can really make someones day

want to help do more?

OMG YOU ARE THE BEST
THANK YOU SMMMM
I NEEDED FOOD MONEY UGH
YOURE AN ANGEL

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 12h

Everyone I know who met Miss Major described her as a warm person and a force of nature. I hope she has found peace and rest.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 12h

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 12h

books should have an anti-acknowledgements section where the author talks shit about all the people who fucked them over while they were trying to write the thing. not bc I personally want to write one but bc I love gossip

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Squirma (Halloween version) @eckslibris.bsky.social · 12h

Feed your head!

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 14h

I am glad the hostages have been returned. I'm glad there's a ceasefire.

I don't understand people treating this as some sort of triumph for trump's diplomacy. 1

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 21h

ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

it’s Indigenous peoples day, so if you need to purchase an indulgence for your settler sins, you can venmo me at @ziibiing and I will redistribute your wealth to Indigenous people 🫡

also, I will be accepting land or cabin donations anywhere in anishinaabe akiing (MN, WI, MI, Ontario/Manitoba)

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 15h

251 likes and I’ve only got $200, which I have been able to send to 4 Indigenous women in need.

I think you guys could do better! I have a long list of Indigenous folks who could use a boost today.

ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

it’s Indigenous peoples day, so if you need to purchase an indulgence for your settler sins, you can venmo me at @ziibiing and I will redistribute your wealth to Indigenous people 🫡

also, I will be accepting land or cabin donations anywhere in anishinaabe akiing (MN, WI, MI, Ontario/Manitoba)

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Mother Frog Slut // Steward of Giant Reptiles @toadcialism.bsky.social · 15h

As a lover of scaly and metal-themed jewelry, I cannot ignore this incredible Becky and Hillary collab

www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...

Hillary and Becky's Finery for the Blood Countess | Peculiarity Shop

Another amazing collaboration between Hillary and Becky! Bead sewing meets chainmail for a jewelry set worthy of Elizabeth Bathory herself. Components: Czech glass, stainless steelNecklace: 18"Bracele...

www.peculiarityshop.com

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Squirma (Halloween version) @eckslibris.bsky.social · 15h

Don't finish a book you don't like. You're allowed not to like everything.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice @lizzzs.bsky.social · 19h

the best economy

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19h

Holiday hiring forecast to fall to 16-year low as tariffs force retail pullback

Holiday hiring forecast to fall to 16-year low as tariffs force retail pullback | Fortune

Deloitte Services forecasts holiday retail sales to be up between 2.9% to 3.4% from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, a slowdown from 2024.

fortune.com

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 16h

Jesus Christ they're not just evil they're terrible at posting: how embarrassing

Homeland Security
@DHSgov
What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things Americans have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent statement were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone is now dumber for having listened to it.

Far from engaging in criminal behavior, federal law enforcement actions have significantly REDUCED crime in the cities we have been deployed to. Locking up criminals works, imagine that.

DHS is quote tweeting a tweet by Maria Cardona, which is pictured in its entirety in the next picture

Maria Cardona
@MariaTCardona
A very important point I made
@CNNThisMorning
- ICE is engaging in egregious, criminal behavior, violating peoples’ civil rights, kidnapping, and snatching innocent men, women, and children off the streets, even detaining American citizens! While doing it, not identifying themselves, hiding their faces, not telling people why they are being taken. This is not normal! This is not American! This is not acceptable! And videotaping these agents, asking them questions, and even hollering that they should not be doing this, does not in any way constitute a “violent attack” against these agents! It is part of the Constitution, to peacefully protest violent behavior against innocent people, and American citizens! So keep those videos coming amigos!

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45th Parallel Gomorrahn Storytelling Brigade @45thabsurdist.bsky.social · 22h

Sam Altman, crawling right up to the edge of saying "AI will never do anything that can really be considered actual productive work" and staring at it with perpetually wet, unseeing eyes.

And then mumbling "all the poors *might* have to die" before shedding his skin and swallowing it like a toad.

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Squirma (Halloween version) @eckslibris.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you for sharing this thread!

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · 16h

Today, a thread to honor and celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay.
The world is so big, so there will be a second and maybe a third part.
We will begin with Zuni weaver We’wha (1849-1896).

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Aug 27

We’wha (1849-1896), a notable weaver and potter Lhamana (Zuni Two Spirit), took on both masculine and feminine tasks as a Zuni cultural ambassador and pottery and textile artist.
Also a spiritual leader, We’wha endeavored to preserve the history, traditions, and knowledge of the Zuni people.

A black and white, full body portrait of We'wha, a highly respected cultural figure in Zuni culture, known as a "lhamana" (two spirits). We'wha is standing, looking at the camera, wearing traditional Zuni attire, with patterned clothing, woven belts, a long beaded necklace, and earrings. The hair is styled with side buns adorned with ribbons.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 16h

do you guys ever think about how in a better world José Andres could just like. have some restaurants. and instead he’s consistently doing the work we’re supposed to have governments for

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18h

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 16h

middle aged men, where is your courage

Sarah @sosomanysarahs.bsky.social · 22h

As for who I've actually seen at the protests, both grandma and grandpa are well represented, as are mom types. If anything, it's guys who are past student age but not yet worried about booking colonoscopies who are missing from the crowd.

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Piper @the-pied-piper.bsky.social · 21h

So, Łink is still banned? All the accounts we see catch bans and come back, and all the ones that mysteriously never get banned, but the one that stays banned is Łink?

Free Łink.

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