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NPR @npr.org · 57m

It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. n.pr/4n4s82s

How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 15h

Aoinishi and Fujinokawa ventured to the Caldicott School for Boys (aged 7–13) in Southern Buckinghamshire as part of a TV special about sports' rising stars.

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 15h

And for an update on our senior yokozuna's shopping.
He found a leather bag that he thought "was cute."
The Yokozuna usually has people make way for him, but on this day he lined up at the checkout register alongside regular. citizens. He was a bit of a bother, too, bc he wanted to pay in cash.

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Papi @papi2005.bsky.social · 4h

The Royal Albert Hall in London has been transformed into a "temple of sumo" as it hosts the Grand Sumo Tournament for the first time since 1991.

Sumo commentator Hiro Morita spoke to #BBCBreakfast

BBC Sport - The Grand Sumo Tournament - 2025

Live coverage of the Grand Sumo Tournament from the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 3h

I think that’s Takayasu in the purple 🤣

Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 6h

London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.

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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 21h

What's on your minds?

As is seasonally appropriate, I've been thinking about death.

B/c I can't help myself I've also been thinking about Christianity's fucked up relationship to death, and the toxic dynamics of hardline faith.

The latest Bugbear Dispatch:

www.bugbeardispatch.com/some-thought...

Some Thoughts about Fear, Death, and Christianity

In his Society without God (NYU Press, 2008), sociologist Phil Zuckerman documented the many ways in which the Scandinavian countries--some of the least religious on earth--put highly religious countr...

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Legends of Avantris @avantris.bsky.social · 11d

D&D Animated: You Don't Have to Do This! 🤣

#dnd #ttrpg #dnd5e

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Legends of Avantris @avantris.bsky.social · 7d

D&D Animated: The Horrors Persist... 🤣

#dnd #ttrpg #dnd5e

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 19h

Could we… you know… NOT resurrect dead people with AI for our amusement…?

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think the lack of curiosity from the Inca and the Aztec is what led to the collapse of their societies…

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

"Sapiens" is so normal for the first 70,000 years of human history but then goes absolutely buckwild as soon as it gets to colonialism

Had the Aztecs and Incas shown a bit more interest in the world surrounding them - and had they known what the Spaniards had done to their neighbours - they might have resisted the Spanish conquest more keenly and successfully.

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah and used almost every part of them. They did not, however, nearly hunt them to extinction. Which was, in part, a way to starve indigenous people out of existence. Get fucked, Ted.

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1d

Ted Cruz celebrates Trump who implied his wife was ugly

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Camellia Tea Ceremony @camelliakyoto.bsky.social · 28d

🌿THE 7 FLOWERS OF AUTUMN🥣

Mirroring the '7 Herbs of Spring' (七草の節句), consumed for good health and luck in January, come the '7 Flowers of Autumn', known as 'Aki-no-Nanakusa' (秋の七草/秋の七種).

These plants are mostly a feast for the eyes and not the belly.
#Japan #Kyoto #秋の七草

Sweets inspired by Japanese bellflowers.

A selection of dried sweets for teatime... red dragonflies and bush clover symbolise the coming of autumn. The last is in the shape of a 'Genji Window' (itself inspired by Murasaki Shikibu's visit to Ishiyama-dera).

An unusual sweet that symbolises the blustery weather that typically arrives with autumn. A grass is depicted almost flat, as if it has been pushed down by the wind.

Another sweet inspired by Japanese bellflowers. The flower is branded onto the delicately purple gyuhi (a softer version of mochi) which surrounds a white bean paste interior.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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felix 🌸 zine in pinned! @tapiocawizard.bsky.social · 1d

I know I'm technically a day late in posting this now, but for Indigenous People's Day I recommend everyone read "The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America" by Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz. Absolute eye-opener on things like blood quantum, tribal registry, belonging, etc.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay

The cover for "The Indian Card: Who Gets to be Native in America" by Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz. The background is a faded, old historical record of some identity document, with a bright central graphic over it that looks like a lightly abstract mix between a flower motif and a burning flame.

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Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 1d

We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black trans elder who fought for liberation, dignity, and justice. From Stonewall to decades of advocacy, she taught us to resist, to love fiercely, and to care radically. Her spirit lives on in every fight for collective freedom.

We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black transgender elder whose life embodied the struggle for liberation, dignity, and justice. From the Stonewall uprising to her decades of advocacy for incarcerated trans women and communities of color, Miss Major taught generations to resist oppression and love each other fiercely in the face of state violence. Her legacy is one of radical care and defiant joy, a reminder that true freedom means leaving no one behind. May her spirit continue to guide us as we fight for the world she envisioned.

Rest in power, Miss Major. Your legacy and work will live on.

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Art by @translashmedia

[image: colorful illustration of Miss Majors with text: “I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train & teach & love on & create families within my community & gender non-conforming people so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved & seek happiness, & share that with people that we care about.” —Miss Major Griffin-Gracy“]

#RIPMissMajor #MissMajor #TransElder #TransPioneer #Stonewall #TransIcon #TransLiberation

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 1d

Oh this is fascinating and sad— he did a Kolchak comic? I need to check that out. May he sleep well… ☕️☕️☕️

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 1d

Bonus points if you kind of fell victim to this dichotomy as a kid or teenager and either bought into it whole heartedly or felt constricted by it.

Read whatever the fuck you want. Gender divides in what people read are bullshit.

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 1d

There is an unspoken divvying up of classic literature by gender that happens and it seems like it’s more about protecting men from reading literature written by or about women.

This gives literature written by and about men an air of prestige and women an air of frivolity.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

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

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matthew @pahuski.com · 2d

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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Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 2d

At a time when sacrificing one’s life for the nation was considered a duty, Moulin Rouge Shinjuku star Ashita Matsuko told soldiers she prayed for their safe return.

“Before they were soldiers, they were my fans. The war stole their youth.”

Shinjuku's Moulin Rouge: The Theater That Danced Through War and Censorship - Unseen Japan

Japanese imperial authorities frequently raided it and censored its scripts. Despite this, the women at the Shinjuku Moulin Rouge danced on.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 2d

They did this to my father in 1970.
He wasn't even allowed to say goodbye to his mother. 55 years later, same abuse and injustice.

Massimo @massimovl.bsky.social · 2d

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‘Inhumane’: 154 freed Palestinian prisoners forced into exile by Israel

Palestinian families awaiting return of imprisoned relatives are shocked to learn they will be deported.

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Heather Jochens @heatherjochens.bsky.social · 2d

I mean… they always have been. This even goes back to their bluster about Obamacare and how they want to abolish it. Yet every single time there is something to do with healthcare, they literally have nothing policy wise to take its place.

It’s because they don’t want there to be public options.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

New in PN: Republicans are totally full of it on healthcare.

It becomes more obvious every time they talk about it. And it's a big reason the shutdown is turning out to be such a disaster for them.

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare

And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.

www.publicnotice.co

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

Holy shit go off John Oliver youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · Oct 14

“Oh and, ah, one more thing: Y’see, I don’t know much when it comes to India. But my wife? She loves the place. Has all the books. And she’s always telling me it’s a good hike east of here…

So — and forgive me, Señor Colón — I have to ask: Where were you on the night of October 12th, 1492?”

Andy Screamo @colonelnemo.bsky.social · Oct 14

Its Colombo Day!

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Saly "and more" @salylockheart.bsky.social · Jul 16

Something is Killing the Children

Digital drawing of Erica Slaughter holding a chainsaw

Digital drawing of Erica Slaughter attacking a monster with two machetes

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