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Jen (they/them) says Free Link @knifeboots.xyz · 26d

Hey all - Aji and Wings desperately need sales to make it through the end of the year, so I'm going to thread some of @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social 's posts of their jewelry here. The most reliable way to purchase is to email Aji at ndnsilverbywings (at) gmail (dot) com. All of these are handmade.

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David M. Perry

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Hitler was bad.

An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.

Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right

"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.

www.startribune.com

November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM

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Indrapramit Das

@indrapramitdas.bsky.social

Please help Hammam's family survive Israel's continuing genocide, donations are very slow since the 'ceasefire', & winter rains are flooding the camps & making life hell for Palestinians. Supplies & shelter urgently needed:

November 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM

Jen (they/them) says Free Link

@knifeboots.xyz

Important thread. As the parent of a college freshman who entered high school after the COVID lockdowns, I can attest to the difficulties that microgeneration have had trying to learn effective study habits whilst dealing with unresolved trauma.

Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 4h

I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/

November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM

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Ellipsus

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The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits

The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir)

@nora.zone

new pendants and wreaths!!!! nora.jewelry

oval pendant with rainbows on top of grey and white twist

orange cluster pendant with real caviar vibes

donut shaped glass ornament with twisting pink/yellow/white mixed with twisting teal/clear

donut shaped glass ring with a mix of lavender stripe and a yellow/white mix

November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM

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Anna Bower

@annabower.bsky.social

Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.

Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.

They voted to confirm him anyway.

Hypatia is still mad about the library. @coachingrugby.bsky.social · 3h

Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18h

A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”

It’s almost as if there were signs!

November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM

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Eileen Clancy 🧿

@clancyny.bsky.social

ICE convoy retreats from Manhattan's Chinatown after hundreds of New Yorkers confront them.

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 2h

Around two dozen car/vans have sped out of the garage, with NYPD officers clearing the path. One guys tries to stop them, NYPD officers come chasing.

November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM

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Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You!

@wolvendamien.bsky.social

…Oh. Oh no. Oh no nonono. …And yet: of course.

"Gen AI" tells you the thing you are statistically most likely to accept so you keep using it— & research shows that most people who like "AI" like it *Because* it sycophantically tells them their ideas are great & should defs be implemented. So… Yeah.

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 1d

A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.

I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?

Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests

Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.

www.businessinsider.com

November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦

@songbirdfibres.bsky.social

For those following along, I’m wrestling with the IG algorithm-it’s nearly impossible to get timely views 🙄 so I have revamped my auction for birds.

All 7 remaining knits are available for bidding until Friday, Dec 5 at 6pmET

Proceeds to Birds Canada, all lovingly hand dyed and knit by me. 💁🏼‍♀️ 🧶

A Slipstravaganza knit in Great Blue Heron inspired yarn. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Texture Time shawl knit in peacock inspired yarns. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Split Stripe shawl knit in American Kestrel inspired yarn. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Geogradient shawl knit in “deconstructed Blue Jay.” You can bid on it over on Instagram.

November 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM

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Casey Explosion

@caseyexplosion.bsky.social

The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.