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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 12h

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 15h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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AJ, CRIT Award Nominee: Best Tech/Producer @hooshakid.bsky.social · 20h

Hey, I'm turning 30 next week. What can you do to celebrate? i got a couple of things you can do. Mind you, i dont expect anything.
1. Selfish for me, you can buy me a game or a gift off my wishlists.
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- | Throne

Send undefined gifts via Throne. Browse undefined's wishlist and support your favorite creator safely.

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✨ Star ✨ @madradstarchild.bsky.social · 8h

Cute!! 💖

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nana luvbug @nana-luvbug.bsky.social · 14h

9. Naga + Jester

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#monstertober #art #ArtChallenge #dungeonmeshi #deliciousindungeon #thistle #blackelf #blackfantasy #digitalart #characterdesign #fantasyart #blackart #painttoolsai #xppen #noaiart #blackartists #sketch

ID: a digital character design of the art prompt Naga + Jester. the figure is the jester Thistle from Delicious Meshi, a light brown skinned elf with pale blonde hair. he is wearing a purple and lavender jester's outfit with a white ruffled neck ruff and white pom poms. his lower half is snake-like and curls into an infinity symbol with a diamond pattern throughout the tail. Thistle stares at the viewer with a blank expression and pink infinity symbols glowing in his eyes. end ID.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

The largest demonstration during Trump’s first term was around 750 events.

“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social

Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 2d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 1d

The WHO has verified the elimination of both measles & rubella in all Pacific Island countries, alongside rubella elimination in Japan. The achievement follows 2 decades of coordinated immunisation campaigns, regional surveillance, and high routine vaccine coverage. buff.ly/EpFb7HK
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Rubella elimination verified in Japan, and measles and rubella elimination verified in Pacific island countries and areas

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that the 21 Pacific island countries and areas that are part of the WHO Western Pacific Region have collectively been verified as having eliminated…

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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 1d

Prevaricate [pruh-VAIR-ih-keyt]
(v.)
- To deliberately evade the truth; to speak misleadingly; to lie.

Used in a sentence:
"Poor Pinocchio’s pernicious propensity to prevaricate promotes probiscal protuberance prolongation.”

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone can donate a large amount, it might save my life.

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✨ Star ✨ @madradstarchild.bsky.social · 1d

Wear your masks, vaccinate, and wash your hands! Measles is preventable and less vaccination means more chances of mutation.

#Vaccinate #MaskUp #VaxUp

NPR @npr.org · 1d

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number. n.pr/4obbfnK

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number. n.pr/4obbfnK

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 1d

The layoffs still impact 600 now-former CDC staff members.

700 CDC Employees Reinstated After False Layoff Notices

The layoffs still impact 600 now-former CDC staff members.

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truthbytwoheart @truthbytwoheart.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Indigenous People’s Day in an hour, and I feel less safe than ever before, not only from multiple unmet needs but also lack of physical safety as ICE and the military occupy my city, yet I’m stuck here again due to lack of resources, so even if I had the spoons to pack & evac I can’t. 😢💔

truthbytwoheart @truthbytwoheart.bsky.social · 1d

No matches to $50 received. I need to build momentum here, I can’t survive without daily sales and support, please don’t let this stall for another week! Comments, shares, QT’s, all help, tips, sales are best! #TransCrowdfund #QueerCrowdfund #BIPOCMA #PleaseShare

truthbytwoheart @truthbytwoheart.bsky.social · 1d

$50 received thx to A, can anyone match? $1427’s needed for food, health/hygiene basics+accessibility/art/work tools=glasses, tablet & phone. Lots of Art & more in my shops! #ArtSky #HelpSky #TransCrowdfund

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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BaddieBards ✨️ @baddiebards.bsky.social · 2d

Did you miss this amazing BaddiePride's panel?

Watch the VOD for Black Queer Experience in the TTRPG Community Outside the Lens of Whiteness on YouTube now!

WE ARE HERE!

Black Queer Experience in the TTRPG Community Outside the Lens of Whiteness - BaddiePride25 Panel

YouTube video by BaddieBards

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nana luvbug @nana-luvbug.bsky.social · 1d

8. Unicorn + Fluffy

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#monstertober #artchallenge #unicorn #blackfantasy #digitalart #characterdesign #cutecharacterdesign #fantasyart #blackart #painttoolsai #xppen #noaiart #blackartists

ID: a digital character design of the art prompt Unicorn + Fluff. the figure is a medium brown skinned femme with pierced goat-like ears and a curved unicorn horn on her forehead. she's dressed in a white-to-blue gradient dress with fluffy ruff around her neck and matching bracelets. her hair is pink-purple, large, and cloud-like, it has hearts and flowers in it. she smiles at the viewer with a cute gap toothed smile. end ID.

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DisMoviePod @dismoviepod.bsky.social · 2d

I have a pack of these ready for my next MRI so I don’t catch Covid from unmasked hospital workers.

Haunted Owen Meany @notowenmeany.bsky.social · 2d

ReadiMask, a strapless, metal-free N95 mask that uses medical adhesive is available for 75% off from the manufacturer's website. It can be loosened to eat/drink and reattached. Use code "nonsmokingzone" here: alliantbiotech.com/product/read...

ReadiMask® The Only Strapless N95 Respirator - Alliant Biotech

ReadiMask N95s protect against bacteria, viruses, debris, pollution, smoke, and diseases like colds, flus, Coronavirus.

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Mer (they/she) @archmageofdice.bsky.social · 2d

Hey everyone! Since I'm between jobs right now, I've recently opened an Etsy!

If you've ever liked what I've made - whether that be crocheting or sewing - you now have the opportunity to get something for yourself!

cuddlykittycrafts.etsy.com

Five keychain lanyard/wristlets fanned out on a brown surface. They have a black background with rainbow splatters. Two have black hardware, and three have rainbow hardware

Three sunflower lanyards/wristlets for keys and keychains on a brown surface. Each one has different metal hardware

A small pouch on a brown surface. The pouch is made with fabric featuring kitties getting mugshots holding Wanted signs with their cat crimes such as: wasting lives and cattitude.

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nana luvbug @nana-luvbug.bsky.social · 2d

7. Ghost + Book

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#monstertober #artchallenge #themagnusarchives #gerardkeay #digitalart #characterdesign #ghost #fantasyart #blackart #painttoolsai #xppen #noaiart #blackartists

ID: a digital character design of the art prompt Ghost + Book. the figure is Gerard Keay from The Magnus Archives. he is a pale masculine goth with badly dyed black hair. he's wearing a ratty leather coat and hoodie and hold a book in his hands. there are eye tattoos on his joints on his fingers and elbows. he appears ghostly and strange eyes stare at him while he stares at the viewer. end ID.

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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 3d

Cultrivorous [kul-TRIV-uh-rus]
(adj.)
- Pertaining to one who devours knives.
- Related to, or descriptive of the act of swallowing, or pretending to swallow knives.

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✨ Star ✨ @madradstarchild.bsky.social · 3d

So sorry for your loss 😔🫂

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nana luvbug @nana-luvbug.bsky.social · 3d

6. Sphynx + Gold

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#monstertober #artchallenge #digitalart #characterdesign
#Sphynx #EgyptianMythology #fantasyart #blackart #painttoolsai #xppen #noaiart #blackartists #sketch

ID: a digital character design of the art prompt Sphynx + Gold. the figure is a golden femme lion winged humanoid. she has golden brown furry skin and gold and turquoise jewelry. she is wearing a golden cat-ears helmet and her dark hair is adorned in gold. her lion claws are turquoise. her expression is blank as her eyes are fully gold and styled in dark blue kohl. end ID.

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