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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 3h

Don’t fucking do this. Just don’t.

Axios @axios.com · 3h

Former Presidents Biden and Clinton praised President Trump today for the Gaza peace deal.

Biden, Clinton praise Trump for Gaza peace deal

Biden said he commends Trump and his team, and Clinton said they "deserve great credit."

www.axios.com

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 3h

"At the end of my suffering
there was a door."

A benediction of a poem by Nobel laureate Louise Glück, who left us two years ago today www.themarginalian.org/2024/04/29/l...

The Wild Iris: Nobel Laureate Louise Glück on the Door at the End of Your Suffering

“Whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice.”

www.themarginalian.org

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🎃Monster Mashda🎃 @majda.bsky.social · 3h

Saw The Dark Crystal on screen alamodrafthouse.bsky.social and the body memories were intense! Lots of scarred for life recollections from the skeksies, like now I know why I’m vegetarian & where that desire likely came from before Skinny Puppy & PETA entered my life.

Alamo Drafthouse (@alamodrafthouse.bsky.social)

The best film, food, and drink since 1997. drafthouse.com

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Duchess Goldblatt @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social · 4h

We're coming up on a waning crescent moon, which means right now it isn't all puffed up with sodium, retaining seawater. It's healthier for it.

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 4h

It’s come to my attention that you may not know I codesigned an entire website dedicated to cattle grazing.

What it’s doing to wildlife, watersheds and whether grass-fed, regenerative beef is a climate solution.

Separating fact from fiction with a new look at wild places we love

grazingfacts.com

Grazing Facts

Solutions to improve our climate and thrive with wildlife.

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Koss (she/they/Aquarian) @kossworks.bsky.social · 4h

Elegy for Jennifer Martelli

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

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The Rocky Hannah Picture Show 🦭 🖤🩶🤍💜🇵🇸 @tooriekep.bsky.social · 4h

Linda Ronstadt's version of 'Poor, Poor Pitiful Me' leaves Warren Zevon's firmly in the shade. youtu.be/3phAjUBvYVQ?...

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The Adroit Journal @adroitjournal.bsky.social · 9h

Adroit is growing! 🌱 Learn more & apply at the link in our bio.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 10h

a fake quote being attributed to zohran mamdani is igniting the pro-palestine left.

he never said arresting netanyahu would make him a trumpian fascist. that phrase was posted by an account known for using extreme rhetoric to accuse mamdani of effectively saying that as a result of him softening.

image circulating claiming to attribute a fake quote to mamdani. text reads:
dec. 2024: “as mayor of nyc i would arrest benjamin netanyahu”
sept. 2025: “arresting netanyahu would make me a trumpian fascist.” - this second quote has in big letters over it the words “fake quote.”

post from the originator of the phrase. text reads:

@zei squirrel
here you have it side by side. Zohran in December 2024, when he was running in the primary, pledging that he will definitely arrest Netanyahu. Then fast forward to Zohran in September 2025, after he won the primary, and suddenly arresting Netanyahu makes you a Trumpian fascist:

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🎃Monster Mashda🎃 @majda.bsky.social · 11h

Evangelicals already think Trump can walk on water, is that what he’s insinuating? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Noemi Press @noemipress.bsky.social · 12h

Submissions are still open for the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize! Get your manuscript in by Wednesday October 15th!

Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 23h

👀 3 DAYS LEFT! Deadline for entries: end of this Wednesday 15 October 👀

$2000
US publication with @noemipress.bsky.social
UK publication with Out-Spoken Press

Full info & entries >> noemipress.submittable.com

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Euronews @euronews.com · 13h

Many antibiotics have lost effectiveness against common bacterial infections since 2018, the report warned.

One in six bacterial infections now resistant to antibiotics, WHO says

Many antibiotics have lost effectiveness against common bacterial infections since 2018, the report warned.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 13h

An brief excerpt from "Separation of Church and Hate" on lithub.com- lithub.com/love-your-ne...

“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” Means Everyone—Including Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees

From the Roman centurion to the woman at the well, Jesus frequently interacted with and helped outsiders from differing tribes. His teachings regularly command love and hospitality toward immigrant…

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Here's Diane Keaton at Warren Beatty's AFI tribute, talking about a perfect (no exaggeration) scene in Reds--taking the mystique out of filmmaking and then putting it right back in, in just two minutes. She was exquisite. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_RS...

Diane Keaton on making REDS with Warren Beatty

YouTube video by American Film Institute

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 17h

it’s Indigenous peoples day, so if you need to purchase an indulgence for your settler sins, you can venmo me at @ziibiing and I will redistribute your wealth to Indigenous people 🫡

also, I will be accepting land or cabin donations anywhere in anishinaabe akiing (MN, WI, MI, Ontario/Manitoba)

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🎃Monster Mashda🎃 @majda.bsky.social · 14h

Hinting broadly to my twin that she should gift me this for our November birthday

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 3d

'Brilliantly entertaining' - MOJO

'Endlessly vivid' - The i Paper

'A rollercoaster tale' - Classic Pop

8/10 - Uncut

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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 14h

Today’s Featured Poem:

What Sparks Poetry: Liza Hudock on "Hope" from Reveille published by Flood Editions

Read here:

poems.com/poem/hope-2/

Hope

I feel a foot at 3 a.m., nudging me to get out of the way. She says, I’m going out to the crab apple tree to stand among the apples and see what I can see.

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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 16h

Wishing my old friend Paul Simon a very happy birthday.
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1959 RCA Paramount recording session
Photo courtesy Sony Music Archives

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 16h

we now cut to a live feed of Gen Xers at the memorial service

crowd of Gen Xers dancing sadly in the “Homerpalooza” episode of the Simpsons

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Jessica Cuello @jessicacuello.bsky.social · 16h

We are open for submissions for 3 more days ✨✨✨💗

Duotrope @duotrope.com · 4d

Today's listing of the day is: Tahoma Literary Review (TLR) @tahomareview.bsky.social (fee-based) #WritingCommunity

Listing of the Day

Today's listing of the day is: Tahoma Literary Review (TLR) @tahomareview.bsky.social (fee-based) #WritingCommunity

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Two rare bright comets are already showing off their green tails to cameras and telescopes in the night sky.

But the best chances to see them with the naked eye from the northern hemisphere should be in the second half of the month.

How to see two bright, once-in-a-lifetime comets with your naked eye

Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN will be closest to Earth as a new moon sets up prime viewing conditions. Add in a meteor shower and we may get spectacular sky gazing.

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alina pleskova @alinapleskova.bsky.social · 1d

💿 join us on the auspicious date of 11/11 for the next TRACK CHANGES ft. a very auspicious lineup:

@ginabird.bsky.social (Philly) + Ryan Skrabalak (Kingston, NY)!

it’s giving cosmic alignment, it’s giving big admiration, it’s giving we do not dream of labor

🎟️ track-changes-november.eventbrite.com

TRACK CHANGES
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NOVEMBER 11
DOORS: 7PM
START: 7:30 PM
PEN & PENCIL CLUB
1522 LATIMER ST
PHILLY
FEATURING:
RYAN SKRABALAK
GINA MYERS
HOSTED BY:
ALINA PLESKOVA
$5-15 SLIDING SCALE (EVENTBRITE OR AT DOOR)

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Stephanie "Tanqueray" Johnson, who went viral on the "Humans of New York" account by sharing stories about her life as a burlesque dancer in the 1970s, has died

A photo of Stephanie "Tanqueray" Johnson, sitting down, holding a photo of herself

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🎃Monster Mashda🎃 @majda.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t murder your darlings

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

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

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 1d

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

New library catalogue website.

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