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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 40m

My annual reminder to students that you want a letter of recommendation from someone that can speak to your work and your work ethic in detail. Get to know your professors before you need a letter, and ask the professors that have commented on your work. Office hours are ideal for this.

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Jon Sansom @jonsansom.bsky.social · 15h

"We're going to need a bigger coffee..." #wackywednesday #photography #EastCoastKin #filmsky

A freshly baked croissant presented on a black slate. The croissant has unrolled a little during baking and the pointed end now resembles a dorsal fin. There are croissant crumbs spread over the slate.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1h

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 52m

Palestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, was beaten unconscious and has his ribs broken by Israeli prison guards and his family fears for his life, his son has said, citing evidence given by former Palestinian detainees released this week as part of the ceasefire deal.

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons

www.theguardian.com

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Island of Reil - medicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome @islandofreil.bsky.social · 42m

There were a few of those. The racist book cover in '08, and then, a few years later, stealing blog content from an activist WOC.

That's not even touching her throwing in with Hugo Schwyzer.

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wishda @wishda.bsky.social · 2h

It's also the weird way that smug and callous condescension has become the main way liberals interact with anyone who disagrees with them. They learned it thinking they were the "good guys" fighting the evil and ignorant GOP.

But now they do it to their own voters and children, too.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 21h

People are VERY huffy and stompy about this post but just as an inside opinion from someone in LC community, It’s hard to believe there is solidarity with the disabled and high risk people who need to avoid covid when our one primary ask is met with accusations that, hey, maybe we’re just CRAZY?

Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2d

Dear liberals,

If you identify as a leftist who believes in intersectional justice & fighting fascism, please wear a mask in public. It’s one small act of solidarity with the millions living with long Covid - and a reminder that caring for others includes protecting their health

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2d

Dear liberals,

If you identify as a leftist who believes in intersectional justice & fighting fascism, please wear a mask in public. It’s one small act of solidarity with the millions living with long Covid - and a reminder that caring for others includes protecting their health

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Erin Wraithburn 👻 @erinraeburn.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, I've unfollowed Mr. Bouie, someone I used to respect, because his take on disabled people in these posts is more than offensive, it's harmful, particularly considering the size of his following and influence.

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Rae Star @raestar.bsky.social · 3h

If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

I’m telling you my lived experience with COVID/Long COVID.

Keep burying your head in the sand

Screenshot of the post removed by the author:

The marginal benefit of having all asymptomatic people mask indoors at all times, absent extremely high prevalence and no vaccine, is very small.

That's the demand that Jamelle Bouie there and myself here refer to.

It is not reasonable or in line with how we deal with other comparable risks.

October 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM”

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Patti LuPain @pattilupain.bsky.social · 1h

Also when you post publicly about how everyone who still cares about Covid is weird, that doesn’t really make you someone easy to confide in.

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 1h

the last thing americans need is to get any sicker. making daily choices in the interest of protecting yourself and your community members from preventable diseases is a logical and reasonable response to ever deteriorating circumstances.

J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 19h

Want it in a few words? The middle class. Want details? See below.

"The typical person with an ACA plan is an adult in their mid-40s with an income between 100 and 200 percent of the federal poverty line, or about $21,000 to $42,000 for a family of two."

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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

www.washingtonpost.com

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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 19h

Want it in a few words? The middle class. Want details? See below.

"The typical person with an ACA plan is an adult in their mid-40s with an income between 100 and 200 percent of the federal poverty line, or about $21,000 to $42,000 for a family of two."

1/7

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

www.washingtonpost.com

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 58m

Workers are the experts on how to do our jobs, and bosses must incorporate our expertise in developing AI systems.

AI doesn’t work without worker input!

Artificial Intelligence: Principles to Protect Workers | AFL-CIO

AI should be about benefiting everyone, not just tech billionaires and corporate shareholders. These principles seek to create that future.

aflcio.org

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 3d

If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.

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poisonreview @poisonreview.bsky.social · 4h

GLP-1 drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro can cause dramatic changes in GI motility and function, as well as dehydration and malnutrition. Will this change the way we treat poisoned patients on these meds?

journals.lww.com/em-news/full...

journals.lww.com

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1h

that little creep nick is lying his ass off again. there’s food, water, tarps, inflatable costumes, a couple grills. comfort items for people hanging out outside in the fall in the Pacific Northwest.

@MrAndyNgo
Portland - @nickshirleyy captured the moment a huge shipment of far-left, Trantifa, Antifa encampment occupation supplies were unloaded near the ICE facility. They have so much riot gear and supplies that they're moving it into a nearby storage rental.
(video of a young white man in a hoodie)

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Las 🐺🪽 @featherfangart.bsky.social · 3h

| Villain |

To all my fellow people pleasers out there... 😌
#originalart

an illustration of book being pierced through by a sword, from the wound the thorns with red tips are growing, slowly changing into flowers, a red bookmark is there to symbolize blood.

the book reads 'It's alright to say No. You will always be a villain in someone's story...'

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betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 2h

Fascinating new paper: higher levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater correlate with higher health-related absences from work.

"COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic," the authors write.

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

jamanetwork.com

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Sergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 1h

The survivors whose rights we are working to vindicate likely number above 300,000.

Keep up with our efforts & check out our filings here:

www.centerforhumanrights.org/icwc-v-noem

ICWC v. Noem

www.centerforhumanrights.org

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☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 1h

The problem was jared leto not tron

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 6h

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

'Tron' Might Really Be Doomed After 'Tron: Ares'

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

gizmodo.com

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 17h

I say this with peace and love, but if you are contacting disabled people to do sensitivity readings and disability culture consults WITHOUT PAY, please rethink making that request.

I always try to be as helpful as I can be, but I need to eat! 🫣
We deserve to be paid for our labour 💖

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2h

CDC tormented: HR workers summoned from furlough to lay off themselves, others

Traumatized CDC has lost 33% of its workforce this year, union says.

arstechnica.com

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Tristan Langford @tjl24.bsky.social · 15h

I want my taxes to support disabled people.
I want my taxes to support homeless people.
I want my taxes to support those living in poverty, children, and the elderly.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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