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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 10h

Someone stole my ape!!!!!

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 18h

Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 21h

“The UN estimates that 83 percent of all structures in Gaza City were damaged or destroyed, along with most of its crops and vegetation”

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 19h

How much more money can she squeeze out of her poor fans??

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, Andy Ngo suffered permanent brain damage from that time someone threw a milkshake at him

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 1d

Atheists are by far the most progressive lifestance demographic when it comes to views on trans issues:

www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

58% of religiously unaffiliated Americans say greater acceptance of people who are transgender is a change for the better

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 2d

Makes me think of this cartoon

xkcd.com/774/

Two stick figures with one saying "Personally, I find atheists just as annoying as fundamentalist Christians" and the other saying, "Well, the important thing is that you've found a way to feel superior to both"

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 2d

Coaches used to send out these elaborate signals to convey info to their players across the field... but it doesn't happen anymore, it seems. It's a shame!!

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 2d

Very cool! Great twist at the end!!

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 4d

Mary Ann Shadd broke ground with her anti-slavery newspaper, The Provincial Freeman.
She was the first Black woman publisher in North America and the first female publisher in Canada.
She later recruited Black soldiers for the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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A black-and-white photograph of a person wearing a dark, high-collared dress with a bonnet, typical of 19th-century fashion. The background is plain and faded.

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 5d

I really miss this about baseball, now that everyone has ear pieces and such to communicate

a cartoon character is wearing a uniform that says ephtrs on it

Alt: Mr Burns as a baseball coach, giving exaggerated signals

media.tenor.com

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 5d

I really miss this about baseball, now that everyone has ear pieces and such to communicate

a cartoon character is wearing a uniform that says ephtrs on it

Alt: Mr Burns as a baseball coach, giving exaggerated signals

media.tenor.com

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 5d

Register now for the latest webinar in our series, Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations, a collaboration with @ishash.bsky.social. This webinar will focus on the relationship between science and the natural world.

Oct 29, 1pm ET

Register uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations

Science and Nonreligion

Renny Thomas (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal), Stephen Weldon (University of Oklahoma), Bernard Lightman (York University, Toronto), and Lauren Strumos (University of Alberta).

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 6d

Really interesting podcast, @etvpod.bsky.social and @humanistdad.bsky.social !!

www.voidpod.com/podcasts/202...

Autism and Humanism with Alastair Lichten — Embrace The Void

My guest this week is Alastair Lichten (@humanistdad.bsky.social), a humanist organizer who is particularly interested in the intersection of neurodivergence and secularism. We discuss the theory that...

www.voidpod.com

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The Voyager’s Workshop @wfgworkshop.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, Nathan! I am really enjoying helping you realize your vision. Such a fun project!

Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 8d

I've been really fortunate to work with Wouter from the Voyager's Workshop! He has created amazing maps and cover art for my upcoming novel. I highly recommend him!!

The Voyager’s Workshop @wfgworkshop.bsky.social · 8d

At the Voyager’s Workshop, I specialize in handcrafted custom maps and fantasy storytelling art. To find out more about what services I offer and how I go about helping you tell meaningful stories, visit me at thevoyagersworkshop.com !

#ttrpg #mapmaking #handmade #cartography #fantasyart #noai

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 8d

I've been really fortunate to work with Wouter from the Voyager's Workshop! He has created amazing maps and cover art for my upcoming novel. I highly recommend him!!

The Voyager’s Workshop @wfgworkshop.bsky.social · 8d

At the Voyager’s Workshop, I specialize in handcrafted custom maps and fantasy storytelling art. To find out more about what services I offer and how I go about helping you tell meaningful stories, visit me at thevoyagersworkshop.com !

#ttrpg #mapmaking #handmade #cartography #fantasyart #noai

A closeup of a handcrafted fantasy world map featuring lots of storytelling seed and inspirational landscapes.

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 8d

I really like this phrase, "We welcome all who welcome all"

Humanist Dad 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 @humanistdad.bsky.social · 8d

What does it mean to welcome all who welcome all? How can we describe secular communities’ inclusion, in ways that convey their distinctive values? Check out my latest post on humanist community organising, and reflections on Glasgow’s Sunday Assembly conference.

Humanist, humanist-curious or humanist friendly

What does it mean to welcome all who welcome all? How can we describe secular communities’ inclusion, in ways that convey their distinctive values? I’m reflecting on these questions following…

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 12d

Preorder my book, get freebies!

If you preorder A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE (release date: 10.21.2025) you'll get beautiful art prints and other freebies! Go to millieabecassis.com/preorder/ to learn more about the campaign and fill out the form.

Available worldwide! Free stuff! Beautiful art!

A collage of illustrations and text in the middle reading "preorder campaign"

A visual reading "preorder A Legacy of Blood and Bone and receive free art prints (and more) in your mailbox.

A visual reading: Go to millieabecassis.com/preoder (link in description and in author's bio) to learn more and submit your proof of purchase by October 21, 2025.

A visual showing the book cover and text reading: Coming 10.21.2025 at Brick and Bloom, an imprint of Row House Publishing + six labels around the book reading Historical Fantasy, Belle Epoque, Sapphic romance, Dangerous magic, Set in France, Politics and intrigue.

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 9d

I feel like the main (only?) uses of this kind of technology are harassment and fraud. It's hard to even think of any positive uses to come from it aside from silly party tricks whose novelty wears off pretty quickly

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 10d

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 10d

Historians will look back at the US's slide into authoritarianism and note the dozens and dozens of times when elites not only did nothing to stop it, but actively facilitated it

Reuters @reuters.com · 11d

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration

Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 10d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 11d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

news.sky.com

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you, Julie!! I appreciate it. I hope everything is going well with you!

Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 11d

I really detest this kind of conservative who is like, "isn't it funny when I say outlandish things that I may or may not actually believe? In any case, I am sufficiently privileged that any policies enacted would have no impact on me personally"

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