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GG @ct-yankee.bsky.social · 17h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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DJ @nightingveil.bsky.social · 2m

Also, if I write one more thing out only to have a white man come along and rewrite the same information by changing a few words, I'm going to get stabby.

DJ @nightingveil.bsky.social · 3m

Having one of those days where I just go, "Why do I bother to write things out?" So ready to start new job, where people expect to read.

DJ @nightingveil.bsky.social · 3m

Having one of those days where I just go, "Why do I bother to write things out?" So ready to start new job, where people expect to read.

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James West @jamespwest.bsky.social · 21m

We just dropped a major new investigation with partners @lighthousereports.com and a dozen other international partners, uncovering a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWy...

This Secret Tech Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You

YouTube video by Mother Jones

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Jul 22

that time i let a baby opossum have a single grape

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 1h

Cultural memory isn’t automatic; it takes care and action.

Trevor Owens & Shannon Mattern talk strategies for preserving libraries, archives & museums in AFTER DISRUPTION: A FUTURE FOR CULTURAL MEMORY on the Future Knowledge #podcast.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm

Podcast cover for Episode #11 of 'Future Knowledge' titled 'After Disruption.' The design features portraits of speakers Trevor Owens and Shannon Mattern. Surrounding them are collage-style retro-futuristic elements, including a classical statue head, a vintage computer with the word "NEW" on its screen, a modernist observation tower, and abstract architectural shapes. The title uses bold, blocky typography, giving the cover a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.

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Ayleth🌺 @aylethm.bsky.social · 10h

I had just started reading this over the weekend...

“…you can't throw anybody under the bus. You can't leave anybody behind. And that's become my favorite thing to say to people: I won't throw anybody under the bus, and I'm not leaving anybody. It has to include us all, or it's not going to work.”

The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 16h

Reading Miss Majors Speaks was an incredibly moving experience last year. I can't recommend this book enough for those unfamiliar with her work.

Rest in peace 🖤

Miss Major Speaks Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12h

I hope this absolutely destroys those companies.

NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 12h

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

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Justin Colson @justincolson.bsky.social · 7h

At @ihr.bsky.social we can now offer PhD by Publication in History! For those with a substantial body of existing published research (within past 10 years), but without a PhD, should be of particular interest to #heritage professionals and independent scholars!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

(Published June)

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

www.propublica.org

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

Holy shit go off John Oliver youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 1d

I watched The Alabama Solution on HBO tonight. An amazing piece of documentary filmmaking that needs to be seen far and wide.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

In the year’s most shocking documentary The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help

www.theguardian.com

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Jewels of a Lion @jewelsofalion.bsky.social · 1d

This happened where I live this 17-yr old maggot stole his dad's gun shot himself in the leg bought camping equipment at Walmart Texas mom and said 4 Hispanics shot him and kidnapped him and he needs help. By the next morning the cops realized it was all a lie. He's yet to be arrested. #privileged

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“Israel released 250+ Palestinian prisoners + 1,700 Gazans… Hamas released 20 remaining living hostages – and was to hand over the bodies of 28 deceased hostages… there are 11,000+ Palestinians in 🇮🇱 detention, 87% never charged or convicted…” www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

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Debby Williams 💙♐️ @dwilliams1210.com · 1d

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced a $50 million donation to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities on Monday, aiming to close financial aid gaps that might otherwise prevent students from completing their degrees.

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donating $50 million to historically Black Atlanta colleges

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is donating $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities.

apnews.com

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Governor of California Gavin Newsom says U.S. President Donald Trump just revealed the extent of his mental health issues.

'Does not remember': Newsom says new Trump quote proves 'his mental issues are very bad'

Governor of California Gavin Newsom says U.S. President Donald Trump just revealed the extent of his mental health issues.Newsom was referring to the president's decision to make a midnight post in which he bizarrely claimed that it was the Biden administration who placed FBI agents in the crowd on ...

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Trump doesn't remember/believe/understand HE was president on January 6, 2021

This is how unstable, how mentally unbalanced, how much of a dangerous mixture of dishonesty and insanity Trump is:

"Biden's FBI?" By Jan. 6 2021, TRUMP had run the FBI for 1,448 days #25A

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Matthew King @matthewkingart.bsky.social · 2d

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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 2d

Keith poses an excellent question…and the answer is NOTHING!

Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 2d

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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DJ @nightingveil.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no. 😔

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Diane Keaton, famed for roles in “Father of the Bride,” “First Wives Club” and more, has died at 79

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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The Witches Broom Closet Online @sisterspell.bsky.social · 2d

Low Key Samhain Ideas

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 8d

I really hate doing this, but when I had my breakdown last month, I took two weeks off from work, and they didn't pay me for my time off, and I am broke.

If you find it in your heart to tip even the minimum amount then I would be enternally grateful

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome to America, where peaceful protesters get tear-gassed and thrown to the ground like ragdolls.

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