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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 41m

The Party is in PDX today. Naked Bikers and all.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1h

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 46m

"A vehicle and rescue line beats a blob every time."

Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 3h

oh artists, why are most of your urchin patterns dead urchins, just the shells?

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でんか @k-hermit.com · 5h

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 4h

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15h

Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago brings a Monstrance. Protests at the Broadview detention center began 19 years ago. Demoralized by our mistreatment of migrants, a Catholic immigration lawyer I know started praying there on Fridays. A month later he was joined by some Sisters of Mercy. They’ve been holding it down since.

3 panel “Aye . . . I could do that.” meme format.

Top: image of Portland frog protesting ICE.

"Never thought l'd die fighting side-by-side with a Monstrance."

Middle: image of Monstrance.

"What about side-by-side with a friend?"

Bottom: image of Portland frog protesting ICE.

"Aye... I could do that."

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 19h

I also enjoy blocking people from major outlets trying Twitter shit here too.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 6d

For #BannedBooksWeek we're doing a limited run of shirts with one of our favorite designs of all time! The "Trash Fascism, Not Books" possum was created by artist Des Revol for our 2023/24 campaign to send thousands of banned books back to Florida kids. www.bonfire.com/store/firest... 1/

A promotional graphic for a t-shirt design. The black and white illustration of a possum curled up with a copy of "Maus" by Art Spiegelman is encircled by text that reads "Trash Fascism, Not Books." Around the design is a ribbon with text that reads "New Shirts."

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Kristin Sorra @kristinsorra.bsky.social · 1d

Kettle, Oct 11th, #artober #scbwi

A little palate cleanser so to speak, a playfully chaotic cup of tea with a matching kettle for this Saturday.
#kidlitart #teaforone #kettle #teakettle #floralabstract #illustration #kidlitart #october #saturday

Decorative tea cup and tea kettle still life with bold abstract floral patterns.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 1d

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

t.co

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Linda Tirado @killermartinis.bsky.social · 1d

If y'all wanted to go into your evening smiling: some dude none of us have ever met has a wheelchair that works now. The broken one has been donated to the same shop I got the new one from, so they're gonna repair that and give it away.

Mutual aid is a force multiplier.

Virtue cycles are awesome.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 1d

no okay at all. And I doubt people outside of higher ed understand how f-ed up this is

Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 1d

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 1d

Pssst. Dead link

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 1d

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 2d

Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 1d

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, those carry the content further.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, people, do more of this. This is having a positive vision for the future that is not fear and hate driven.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 2d

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 3d

Can I interest you in some Very Hungry Caterpillar washi tape
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Cozyca - Eric Carle Foil Stamping Washi Tape - The Very Hungry Caterpi

Cozyca - Eric Carle Foil Stamping Washi Tape - The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle (1929–2021) was an American author, illustrator, and designer best known for creating picture books for young child...

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 2d

I'm just saying it was available yesterday for $36 and you could get it in 3 days

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2d

Russ Vought wasn't lying when he said he wanted to inflict "trauma" on our public servants.

This is what he is doing...with RFK Jr.'s permission at HHS. Last night, they destroyed our nation's ability to track and report emerging diseases/potential pandemics, among other things.

This cannot stand.

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 5d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 2d

If you make a mistake a post genAI bullshit and then take it down once someone points it out to you, that's fair.

If you don't acknowledge your mistake & refuse to take down the post, that's what the block button is for. The stakes are too high right now. Spreading disinfo is not okay.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 2d

I notice that there has been a run on certain inflatable frog costume...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 2d

'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

Quite a remarkable story of a "university town" sticking up for one of its major employers: tucson.com/news/local/g...

'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

The Tucson City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night opposing the Trump administration’s “compact” sent to the University of Arizona last week.

tucson.com

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 2d

"public expression activities"

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 2d

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”