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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21h

1. In a major capitulation to Trump, Fenway Health, a center ostensibly dedicated to LGBTQ+ healthcare, has ended its trans care program under 19.

It could have fought for its patients. It chose instead to roll over.

Community members are devastated.

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Fenway Health Restricts Treatment for Patients Under 19 In Capitulation To Trump

“This is a fundamental betrayal to the core mission of Fenway and the patients they serve.”

www.erininthemorning.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

This LGBTQ History Month, we’re not just honoring the past — we’re fighting for a future where all trans youth can grow up and thrive as themselves.

Blue graphic with a quote in pink and white text reading "Our son is trans. He knew he was a boy, long before he had access to social media or had met other trans people... My son is alive and has a great life because of gender-affirming care.” The quote is attributed to: Anonymous parent of a trans child

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 2d

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Paints will fix it.

Climate Crisismellon @rothermellon.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Tech is how long?

Hipster Sasquatch, trapped on the planet of the nepo babies @hipstersasquatch.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Society wants you dead

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you—very kind of you to say!

Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 3d

Went to a pottery throwing class today—first time! Two hours wasn’t enough to “get” it but I made progress and had fun!

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 4d

PS: not my work, by the way. This guy was built and painted last fall before I came on board.

Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 4d

I was at work until 11 last night, but I got to see this guy lit up, so that was nice. 🎃

After his morning tv show appearance on Monday, he’ll move to the street for Fall Fest.

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 4d

I just installed a fake bookcase over the entrance to my attic, but it looks a little conspicuous on the ceiling now that I look at it.

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 5d

Days since I’ve been talked down to by a paint delivery guy:
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a sign that says it has been since my last incident

ALT: a sign that says it has been since my last incident

media.tenor.com

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Pittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 5d

New Hazlett Theater is hosting low-cost, all-inclusive, Halloween-themed pop-up wedding ceremonies for spooky couples...

@awaltzcp.bsky.social

Let Dracula officiate your wedding at New Hazlett - Pittsburgh City Paper | News, Dining, Music, Best Of, Arts, Film

The North Side theater is hosting low-cost, all-inclusive, Halloween-themed pop-up wedding ceremonies for spooky couples.

www.pghcitypaper.com

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Ryan Deto @ryandeto.bsky.social · 6d

NEW - The feds are seeking Pittsburgh office space for an unspecified law enforcement agency expansion in the region. Reporting from WaPo and NPR indicate that ICE is behind the request as part of a 10,000 officer nationwide expansion www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

Feds quietly plan Pittsburgh office for unspecified law enforcement

NPR and the Washington Post both reported last month that the office space request is being made on behalf of ICE.

www.axios.com

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 6d

Going to therapy today for the first time in a while. My therapist has stopped doing Saturday sessions which has really thrown a wrench in my typical therapy schedule now that I’m working 9-5/6ish. During my freelance days, a mid week morning appointment was easy to work around my teaching/gigs.

a woman in a red shirt is crying and says i just have a lot of feelings .

ALT: a woman in a red shirt is crying and says i just have a lot of feelings .

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 6d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 6d

What instrument is kid1 playing?

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 6d

Art project by the 12yo

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Pop Heist @popheist.com · 6d

Are YOU living up to your responsibilities as a Halloween candy giver? Here's the guide so you can become the neighborhood's favorite house!

Heist Guide: Halloween Candy - Pop Heist

Are YOU living up to your responsibilities as a Halloween candy giver? Here's the guide so you can become the neighborhood's favorite house!

buff.ly

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 7d

Celebrating 19 years of marriage today! Grateful that he and I built this very cool life together.

a man in a bishop 's hat is saying mawwiage in a church .

ALT: a man in a bishop 's hat is saying mawwiage in a church .

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 7d

I wanna be Boksil.

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 7d

This is Boksil. She is reaching levels of cozy previously unheard of. 12/10 a trailblazer (IG: with_bokdanji)

a small cream colored dog stares up at us. this is Boksil, swaddled in a grey robe, and tucked underneath a thick blanket on a bed. her little paws poke out of the robe's sleeves, and her toe beans are in full view. her tiny pink tongue mlems from her grinning mouth.

a higher angle of Boksil. a small yellow pillow rests beside her for scale, and her eyes are closed peacefully as she rests swaddled under a white blanket, looking very cozy.

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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · 8d

Do you know how to safely intervene if you see a co-worker being bullied or intimidated? In just 90 minutes you can learn about tools and get real life examples to use to safely intervene.

Register here for the upcoming course, Friday, October 17th, 11am – 12:30pm ET: btshelp.org/bystander

Bystander Intervention Webinar - Behind the Scenes

Mental health and suicide prevention resources including crisis lines, therapist finders, support for alcohol, drugs and other substance misuse, eating disorders, and dealing with depession, anxiety a...

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Joshua Johnson @joshualistening.bsky.social · 8d

This is what it’s come to.

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations. The Bonhams auction is to begin Nov. 11 in Los Angeles with three of the paintings.

apnews.com

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A Couple of Drakes @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social · 8d

Man. Would be cool to live in a country that invested in the humanities rather than doubling down on perpetual inhumanity.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 8d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Tammy Golden @tammygolden.bsky.social · 8d

Trump has the chance to do the funniest thing right now

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Lori @loreeelynn.bsky.social · 8d

Just another day at work…

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