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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · 2h

I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!

This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart

weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 21h

“We need a movement but not this one” is the motto of people who plan to do absolutely nothing.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 23h

oh please oh please I want to see the worst people in the world turn on each other so badly

👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 23h

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Dominic Michael Tripi &
@DMichaelTripi
X.com
NEW: X executive says creator monetization program may potentially be ended, saying that the system does
"more harm than good."
10:27 AM • 10/15/25

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 1d

i want computer to make movie for me. i want computer to talk to me. i want computer to take my job. i want to fuck computer. i want computer to mock and devalue the very spark of ingenuity and creativity that makes us human

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

You may have noticed that folks who are from Chicago love this city. There's a reason for that. I walked to the lake with friends yesterday, and when I saw the waves rolling in, I felt something shift back into place inside of me. So many parts of this city are part of me. We will defend this place.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

Are you considering seeking appointment or running for a seat on your local library board? Are you on the Left(s)? Apply to join FTP's Library Board Candidate cohort which will launch in Feb 2026: forms.gle/RuTxVLjvnX8K...

FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort

Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 2d

All of them look like the anus judge from The Wall.

David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATE:

After WIRED reported on the spike in people joining the 'Leucovorin for Autism' group on Facebook, Meta deleted the group.

A source confirmed to me that the decision was taken to delete the group for "promoting prescription drugs"

www.wired.com/story/chaos-...

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’

A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.

www.wired.com

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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 5d

Not the first time a tyrant has been plagued by frogs.

Reverend Jesus "Ł" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 6d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 4d

I know I used to keep them; hopefully they will stay.

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 4d

We need to flag MMWR for data rescue if it’s not been captured already, and not by IA.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 5d

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 5d

"Why can't Trump murder civilians indiscriminately at home like he does abroad" - Ross Douthat

Why Can't Trump's Domestic Policy Be More Like His Foreign Policy?

Three keys to his success on the world stage could be applied at home.
By ROSS DOUTHAT

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unpaid shirtz dot cool brand ambassador @sam.robotsfightingdinosaurs.com · 5d

Not to gas myself up but I think my piece on shitposting from like, 2017, is a great companion piece to @sarahjeong.bsky.social's incredible, important Verge article

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Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 9d

It's pub day for my book, "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley," which chronicles the rise of the tech right and their role in the 2024 election. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way.
linktr.ee/gildedrage

Gilded Rage | Linktree

A searing look at the rise of Silicon Valley's far right. Out October 2025.

linktr.ee

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 5d

Baffling I picked and remain in a deeply conservative profession full of people who believe that institutions will behave in ways they absolutely will not.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 5d

What drives me nuts about this dialogue: diversity and inclusion training was a corporate response to the statutory requirements civil rights laws. None of these laws have been repealed by Congress. Congress can pass the laws under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment, which has also not been repealed.

Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 5d

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

Hard to find a more obvious example of the journalism adage “If someone says it’s raining outside and someone else says it isn’t, your job is not to quote them both, your job is to go outside.”

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 5d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5d

Protecting your privacy doesn't have to be scary. Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense guides for step-by-step tutorials for keeping your data and devices secure. ssd.eff.org/

Surveillance Self-Defense

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying. Read the BASICS to find out how online surveillance works. Dive into our TOOL GUIDES for instructions...

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 6d

This is a very good question, maybe the Totoro onesie needs a fancy fintech bro umbrella and not a leaf 🍃

K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 6d

For the No Kings protest do I wear my business suit so law enforcement takes me seriously or my otter kirigumi so fellow leftists take me seriously

panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 6d

Before we are anything else, I truly believe we are a nation of trolls. Proud, insufferable trolls. We can end this tomorrow.

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 6d

I mean really.

HELLHOLE WARZONE AWFUL RUIN CITY BAD and it’s

a dude in a chicken suit and someone else in a frog costume.

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panoptigoth @panoptigoth.bsky.social · 6d

The lesson from Portland is that trolling works. They want and expect violent resistance because it fits their narrative. They haaaate being laughed at.

Remember, we’re not stuck in here with them, they’re trapped in here with us. And we’ve got frog.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 6d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

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.

futurism.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 7d

Woman Tends To Do Best Creative Thinking When Backed Into Corner With Livelihood At Stake https://theonion.com/woman-tends-to-do-best-creative-thinking-when-backed-in-1851338274/

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