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jamellebouie.net
the extent to which media elites treat liberal americans as if they do not count in the body politic is a real problem
perrybaconjr.bsky.social
I read the piece. You shouldn't. He dismisses the "No Kings" protests as liberals in blue cities. He invokes Rosa Parks, as if rural white people in the 60s loved everything that the movement then was doing. "We need a movement but not this one" is a core centrist tact these days.
furblescout.bsky.social
I saw Docusign is now trying to "helpfully" "summarize this agreement" for me before I SIGN A LEGAL CONTRACT and my eyes glazed over and I might have channeled @edzitron.com to an empty room for a full two and a half minutes.
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johnpicacio.bsky.social
Pan de muerto — Oranges, anise, vanilla + butter. And cinnamon. Because churros. And lots of copal. Because how else are the spirits gonna get here by November 1st?
Cover by John Picacio for THE INVISIBLE PARADE by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio.
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.
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courtneymilan.com
I firmly believe that Stephen Miller and his ilk at ICE will never give up power without violence. That is why I think violence will be, at some stage, necessary.

But it needs to be violence that has state authority behind it, or it just deepens conflict.
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courtneymilan.com
People advocating against peace without strategy or tactics do not want you to *win*. They want you to be delegitimized.
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
On Sunday, I visited DEAR NEW YORK, Brandon Stanton's "love letter" to the city he's been documenting for years as "Humans of New York" for their family reception with student artists.

It's a gorgeous exhibit that's transformed Grand Central Station. See it before 10/19!
Zohran and Brandon standing in Grand Central Station. Brandon has his arm around Zohran's shoulder showing him the exhibit. A group photo with Zohran and Brandon sitting on the floor with a dozens of students around them. Zohran and a student artist admiring a photographer.
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matineemode.bsky.social
Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.
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courtneymilan.com
Them: need help doing things?

Me: yes

Them: we have a doing things medication

Me: ooh

Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?

Me: oh no

Them: things.
furblescout.bsky.social
I long ago came to the conclusion that I cannot say if the ends justify the means.

But I 100% know deep in my bones that the means will shape the ends.
courtneymilan.com
6. There is no such thing as free violence. All violence harms the wielder.

Every time someone tries to sell you on the idea that there is something we can do, without cost, that harms other people, realize that they are lying to you.
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orcspiration.bsky.social
YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS.
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megsyv.bsky.social
Here is a comic from the late 2010s that got a lot of #adhd tags on tumblr years before I was diagnosed with adhd.
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courtneymilan.com
8. We are living in a world that was formed by violence, and more violence, and yet more violence, and those echoes are still reverberating.

We will not achieve real peace by refusing to recognize active fault lines.
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courtneymilan.com
6. There is no such thing as free violence. All violence harms the wielder.

Every time someone tries to sell you on the idea that there is something we can do, without cost, that harms other people, realize that they are lying to you.
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paris.nyc
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
furblescout.bsky.social
My kingdom for custom animated discord emojis on BlueSky

:vibrating-screaming-opossum:
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gregsargent.bsky.social
"Show them you're not afraid. Do it for the country. For the Constitution. For your family. For yourself. Do it for your freedom. While you still can."

This is excellent. Every Dem strategist who thinks there's risk in engaging these debates should watch it for guidance.
ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
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cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
Today, I'd like to say-

The Taino were the people of Borinquen. Borinquen was later renamed to Puerto Rico.

Some Taino words remain today.

Words like hurakán = hurricane, barbacoa = barbeque.

The Taino greeting is

Taino-ti

Which means - "I greet you with love because you are family."
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tlecaque.bsky.social
ALSO. ALSO. Needing us to find Europeans who condemned him for his actions at the time--and there are many! So many! My God so many!--is also some white supremacist bullshit, because the TAINO PEOPLE HE WAS MURDERING CERTAINLY CONDEMNED HIM FOR IT AND THEY WERE HUMAN BEINGS OF HIS TIME TOO.
tlecaque.bsky.social
Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.
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vincemancini.bsky.social
Wife did a gravel order from Lowe’s for me to pick up. I drive to the pick up dock. Guy with a radio comes out. I show him the order receipt. He radios inside. They tell him to tell me to tell my wife to download the app so that she can check in on it to let them know I’m here to pick up the order.
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mjmimages.bsky.social
Walked by a guy, hunky, in gym clothes, with his bro, hunky, also in gym clothes, who said, in the most SoCal accent possible, “It’s not a kind of sitch where you normally RSVP but I don’t want to be rude so I’m going to fucking RSVP” & I hope this is a new Jane Austen project.
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patrickwyman.bsky.social
My favorite aspect of the Columbus legend is him getting rejected by the Portuguese gets spun as them not recognizing the genius of his idea. No - he went into a roomful of expert navigators and made basic math mistakes, they thought he was a moron, and they wouldn't fund his idea on that basis.