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Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 18h

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Pere Ubu - Nonalignment Pact

YouTube video by cookingvinylarchive

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 18h

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 22h

#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 20h

boingboing.net/2025/10/14/w...

Watch as the replica of Columbus's Santa Maria sinks (video)

Noted violent slaver, spreader of disease, and forced conversions to Christianity, Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria, was reproduced as a replica in 1987.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21h

www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 20h

How’d they manage that?

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Wen Stephenson @learning2live.bsky.social · 1d

It's rare that an interviewer connects with one's work the way Adam Lowenstein does here with my new book. Huge thanks to Adam and to @amywestervelt.bsky.social

Yes, we talk about despair. That's where it starts, but not where it ends.
@drilledmedia.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/wen-QA

What Should You Do with Climate Despair?

Activist and journalist Wen Stephenson has some ideas about ‘Learning to Live in the Dark’.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

Warming waters cause corals to “bleach” when these organisms expel symbiotic algae that provide nutrients, oxygen & vibrant colors.

The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.

nature

NEWS

12 October 2025

Coral die-off marks Earth's first climate
'tipping point', scientists say

A surge in global temperatures has caused widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world.

By Jeff Tollefson

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 2d

Smokey ruin

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Nat Cassidy @natcassidy.bsky.social · 4d

This photo of Robert Bloch is the most writer photo to have ever writer photo’d. It is Pure Writer Photo.

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A surprised doorway guardian.

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 4d

In a world where there was a “Peanuts” Hobbit, would Gollum be played by Snoopy or PigPen?

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 4d

¡JAJAJAJAJAJAJA!

Futurism @futurism.com · 4d

"The risk of a sharp market correction has increased."

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 4d

WHAT A GOOD IDEA
LET’S TRY IT

I heard that 72.9% of antifa’s members are health care execs and if we instituted not-for-profit healthcare we’d drive antifa out of business

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 4d

The city of Santa Rosa has a Schultz connection, thus the various statues.
But this one of Woodstock in uniform sitting on a cloud nest that to me looks like a mushroom cloud leaves me uncomfortable.

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The neighbor seems to be trying to claim part of Beth’s garden.
Also seemed inordinately interested in my post physical therapy balcony breakfast.
Good that they really aren’t good at targeted flying.

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 8d

Ugh

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 8d

A lot of the apps on your phone are tracking your physical location and selling that information to other companies. Here's a fantastic explainer from @pcmag.com about 20 of the most common apps that spy on you. Service journalism at its finest. www.pcmag.com/explainers/t...

These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day

You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, contacts, photos, and more—here's what you can do about it.

www.pcmag.com

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 8d

The More You Know (tm)

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Mauricio Figuls @mofiguls.bsky.social · 8d

The hummingbird did not care

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