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Mael @mael.bsky.social · Jun 22

War is not healthy for children and other living things

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · 2d

Same! Literally just got YouTube TV a few days before the announcement. Canceled immediately but that's one month for nothing.

Mael @mael.bsky.social · 2d

Very convenient for Disney at the moment, when they are trying to recover all the customers who canceled their subscription a few weeks ago... I guarantee some execs are going to see a line go up in a dashboard somewhere and congratulate themselves.

Mael @mael.bsky.social · 3d

Hyperreality mind virus

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 12d

*screams*

Several of the women I interviewed belong to religious communities that strongly oppose gender-affirming care, and yet were taking testosterone in amounts comparable to those taken by some trans men.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 12d

im fine with nazi tattoos being disqualifying. im just not really afraid of losing any worthwhile babies with that bathwater

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Ian Coldwater 📦💥 @lookitup.baby · 16d

Stop arguing with Will Stancil arguing about protesting and get your ass to the actual protest. It will be a far better use of time and you’ll feel better too

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 20d

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 21d

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21d

U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · 23d

Addressing the real problems and empowering people to achieve more 💪 good work bro

Mael @mael.bsky.social · 26d

Le certain point de vue c'est celui de quelqu'un à qui ça ne sera jamais infligé peut-être? Des fois vaut mieux se taire.

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · 27d

Definitely gonna be creepy dating sim

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Scoiattolo @offline.mountainherder.xyz · 27d

So they just tried to murder her?

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 27d

Well I'll be gosh darned, looks like those rascals lied to us again

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · 27d

It's interesting to see who the rules bind but do not protect and vice versa, to say the least.

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Jill @tximista.starts.quest · 28d

Pacific Rim "double event" meme but it's French Prime Ministers

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · Oct 4

But what are they going to feed the LLMs if they stop collecting every scrap they can?

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Oct 1

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory. https://to.pbs.org/4gSmMG3

Activists on Gaza-bound aid flotilla say Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory.

to.pbs.org

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · Sep 25

So you’re saying that a corrupt former president who abused the powers of his office can face charges and be held accountable in court?

Tell me more.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for campaign finance scandal

The former French president received a five-year jail sentence for conspiring to finance his campaign with the help of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

www.msnbc.com

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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · Sep 21

Recognition of Palestine by US allies is a necessary and historic affirmation of Palestinian rights.

It must urgently be accompanied by concrete steps to stop Israel’s campaigns of forced displacement, starvation and slaughter in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State

www.nytimes.com

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · Sep 20

Wow I hadn't thought about that. We should tell the dems!

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · Sep 19

I'm sorry Thea. I see you and I want you to be safe and happy.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · Sep 15

I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.

The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.

Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.

Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.

www.texastribune.org

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Mael @mael.bsky.social · Sep 14

Some of my earliest political and organizing lessons were from worker-priests and people from Catholic Action.

I'd rather ally with people of faith who do stuff than leftists whose self-appointed job is being an online bouncer for the coalition. What are you even doing?

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · Sep 12

UC Berkeley gives the Trump admin the names of 160 faculty + students for a federal investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents.”

Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”

UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’

www.theguardian.com

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Welcome to Ninety Nut November @swolecialism.bsky.social · Sep 12

I Am Having Trouble With Our Vibes Based Reality

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · Sep 11

This also counts as political violence.

Madison Swart @madisonswart.bsky.social · Sep 11

After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE

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