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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 10h

Your moment of calm: A white-tailed kite hunting above the Tomales Bay Trail, near Point Reyes Station.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 13h

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 7d

Very cool:

The shallow recesses in these Roman wooden tablets were filled with wax, and a stylus was used to inscribe writing into the wax. Once the written information had been conveyed, they were reused.

www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/roma...

Roman writing tablets discovered in ancient wells

Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have discovered a rare collection of wooden writing tablets dating from the Roman period. - HeritageDaily - Ar...

www.heritagedaily.com

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 7h

The majority of the country couldn't be bothered to vaccinate annually but they're looking at disabled people masking like we're the problem?

Nah, bud. I don't have patience for it anymore.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h

Portland-based streamer Brooks Brown and a few of his friends created Operation Inflation, an organization providing puff-up costumes to those protesting the crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

How inflatable frog suits became the protest fashion statement of the year

Costumes have been worn as political symbols for decades, but animal outfits have become especially popular at anti-ICE demonstrations in Portland, Oregon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Southern Gothic @thesuburbanthug.bsky.social · 18h

Yall keep praying to God and she keep telling us to get in the field.

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 6h

If you're scared and want to hide, please hear this:

If you're scared and want to hide, please hear this.

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 7h

If you're a wealthy white dude in a blue state emotion-vomiting all over your large platform warning people of "blood in the streets" and making a string of crash out vids about No Kings, I don't care if we're friends, we are gonna have words. Stop doing the fascists' work for them. Buck up.

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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 8h

Governor Newsom’s Press Office is relentless lol

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 9h

my Aunt Kathleen, who passed away last February, was a lifelong Crafts Person and a Catholic fundraiser party hostess practically from the cradle. for the last decade she precision-targeted that energy toward pro-choice women Democrats in small-town NC. she was worth 100 dirtbag online leftbros

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 9h

As some Palestinian families are able to begin the journey home, WCK is with them every step of the way. Ayham and Ahmad, two WCK #ChefsForGaza team members, distribute food, bread, and ingredients to families returning to their homes in Khan Younis. We're here to make sure families have meals.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 9h

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18h

1. Last night, John Oliver destroyed Bari Weiss and specifically called out her inaccurate and targeted coverage of transgender people.

It's the latest of several shows Oliver has done in defense of trans people.

Weiss at CBS is a disaster for trans people.

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John Oliver Destroys Bari Weiss In Defense Of Transgender People

The right-wing commentator is now the head of CBS.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 9h

Ugh.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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madoccassia @madoccassia.bsky.social · 9h

And this Aussie show, if you can find it. Scary and hilarious buddy road trip.

www.imdb.com/title/tt5193...

Wanted (TV Series 2016–2018) ⭐ 7.6 | Action, Crime, Drama

1h | TV-14

www.imdb.com

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Danny Marang @dannymarang.bsky.social · 9h

A lot of Yang Hansen jerseys in the stands already - including some CBA versions.

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madoccassia @madoccassia.bsky.social · 9h

Orphan Black is on Netflix. Just watched the whole thing again all the way thru. Engrossing, grim, goofy.

Third season of The Diplomat drops there tomorrow.

I’m a fan of Nord Noir of which there are many enjoyable variations.

Both seasons of Andor if you still have Disney.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 10h

You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."

(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Danny Marang @dannymarang.bsky.social · 9h

Kuminga just got ejected from a preseason game for clapping in the refs face.

Truly special. 10/10 - no notes.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Aug 1

In a two week period:

Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.

Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.

Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah

A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America’s first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in fa...

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 11h

This Saturday, NIH Vigils will celebrate No Kings with @saralove4md.bsky.social, @evanmglass.bsky.social, @allstrike.bsky.social, a food drive for those impacted by the shutdown, and words from NIH staff and patients.

And possibly some members of Congress - we’ll see!

No Kings NIH Vigil and Food Drive

Come join us and bring your spare non-perishables. We'd love to have you join us for our event!

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madoccassia @madoccassia.bsky.social · 11h

Do not date these people.

Politico @politico.com · 19h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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