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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 18d

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

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George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair

YouTube video by Banned Books Week

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emily brontë @jazzpomegranate.com · 18d

so now link is suspended with no email

link pointing out that jay now follows jonathan chait and suggesting that it may be for transphobic reasons

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Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · 23d

If you see this post, I’d like to ask you to visit www.HUD.gov and see if you notice anything out of the ordinary.

#law #governmentshutdown #shutdown

HUD Home | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Sep 18

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Sep 18

Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · Sep 16

RIP Robert Redford, a brilliant artist and performer, visionary philanthropist and the star of one of the most resilient reaction memes on the internet, even if most people don’t realize this is him:

a man with a beard is holding a pair of binoculars in front of a trendzisst logo

Alt: a man with a beard is holding a pair of binoculars

media.tenor.com

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Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Sep 8

Per Justice Sotomayor, "The Government, and now the concurrence, has all but declared that all Latinos, U.S. citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work, and held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents' satisfaction."

Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Supreme Court has stayed a lower court's order preventing ICE agents from using racial profiling to justify detentions. The Fourth Amendment is under attack.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

#law #supremecourt #dueprocess

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Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is the ST episode you’re referring to the one where Tasha gets kidnapped by space Africans? If so I’ll need to mentally prepare myself before starting SG1.

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Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just another day in the nation’s capital. #NewNormal #FreeDC #DCStatehood #WashingtonDC

Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Jun 30

Bill Clinton hasn’t been president in a quarter-century. Most Democrats today do not condone his actions. Or his conservative politics, for that matter.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · May 30

“If people can’t trust that the data they are giving the government will be protected, (and believe) that it will be used for things other than what they gave it for, it will lead to a crisis of trust,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @nytimes.com.

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · May 30

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

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There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · May 29

Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.

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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · May 26

Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy with Hubble. What looks like a smudge of light to the unaided eye is actually a vast galaxy containing an estimated 1 trillion stars.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 14

Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."

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Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Feb 19

The President of the United States is calling himself a king and posting AI art of himself wearing a crown. This is not normal.

Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Feb 16

For anyone wondering: I can confirm that Kagi Maps still labels the Gulf of Mexico with its proper name. Highly recommend.

#GulfofMexico

Kagi HQ @kagi.com · Feb 16

Unlike other Map services that track your location to serve you ads, Kagi does not track or store your search history or location data 🗺️

help.kagi.com/kagi/feature...

This image features a stylized map with three yellow location markers placed on it, representing specific points of interest. Below the map is Kagi's mascot, a cartoon dog, with a playful expression, looking upward.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Feb 3

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · Jan 23

Starting today, same-sex marriage is officially legalized in Thailand.

It’s the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.

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Pearlmania500 @pearlmania500.bsky.social · Jan 19

TikTok is shut down in the US

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Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Jan 13

Alternative YouTube link: youtu.be/gsBp7p4wsmo

Live Poppy the Pygmy Hippo Cam

YouTube video by Metro Richmond Zoo

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Elliott White @eloteblanco.bsky.social · Jan 13

If you need more cuteness in your life, the Richmond Zoo is hosting a livestream of their baby Pygmy Hippo, Poppy. The Poppy Cam will be up every day from 9 AM to 5 PM EST!

metrorichmondzoo.com/animals/popp...

Poppy The Pygmy Hippo - Metro Richmond Zoo

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Thi L @amorateacup.bsky.social · Jan 13

Some things I love:

✨ Books
✨ Food & Cooking
✨ Music
✨ Cocktails
✨ Dogs
✨ Stardew Valley
✨ Baldur’s Gate 3, The Witcher, etc
✨ Board games
✨ K-pop & k-drama
✨ Anime
✨ Science
✨ Nails 💅
✨ Candles
✨ Cozy vibes

#promosky

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Jan 13

ONE MONTH TO CIV

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