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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2h

did you know that right now, we're only a partial skeleton? we're not fully funded, and so we're missing some critical bones.

this is truth

and sadly not sustainable

help us be a full skeleton?

patreon 🖤 www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

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An old looking skull lays on a cement path covered lightly in brown leaves.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Charlotte Moore-Lambert @charlottereads.com · 2h

threw on some Toby Daye civvies to head up to @quailridgebooks.bsky.social and chat with the singular @seananmcguire.bsky.social about Silver and Lead, the 19th (!!) installment of her October Daye series. an exhilarating, poignant, only somewhat terrifying experience that I would absolutely repeat

Charlotte, in Elf ears, a black tee, skinny jeans, and a red leather jacket, stands beside author Seanan McGuire, who wears a fun dress in a black cat and jack o’lantern print. they are standing in front of bookshelves and wearing colorful KN95 masks.

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Linda Tirado @killermartinis.bsky.social · 2h

Hi hello I am an American citizen with a very intense knowledge of the first amendment.

Apparently people who are not American cannot say Charlie Kirk "devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynist rhetoric."

I fact checked it.

Charlie Kirk devoted his life to that.

Jail me.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 5h

clownery/absurdity in the face of extremism and violence function to take the wind out of the sails of whatever volatile opposition is being stood up against.

that tactic, though, only works if there’s a direct confrontation.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 5h

as charming and whimsical as some will view this, it bears noting that absurdity—not militancy or might—are what people have chosen to repeat from the portland standoffs against ICE.

why is that?

what purpose does this serve?

a mini 🧵:

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 4h

You should feel threatened, Mike. They're biking naked in Portland in October in the rain. These people are fucking Terminators.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 17h

If you’re looking to help rebuild Gaza a farmer and a civil engineer seems like a good person to help ❤️

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 19h

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed was finishing his studies to be a civil engineer in Rafah. His home and the small farm that him and his family had were destroyed. He’s now trying to survive with his large family, including many small children, in tents.

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AndreaaaHHhHHHHh!! Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 6h

And actually, to fact-check myself: throughout October, the Flytrap is producing more than one free post/month—we're pubbing free posts EVERY FRIDAY, because we really the fuck just love connecting w our community and are as irritated as y'all are by the confines of capitalist media. Subscribe! <3

The Flytrap

Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm

the-flytrap.ghost.io

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Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social · 6h

The formerly titled The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy is finally available as an ebook from Open Road. We had to change the title for legal reasons but here it is.
openroadmedia.com/.../the-big-...
Here's to a new life for one of my favorite, mixed-genre anthologies.

cover for The Big Book of SF&F (aka The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy)

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 5h

Reminder to everyone: IF (and only if) you have the capacity to do so, reporting generics that don't work as well as the name brand to MedWatch (www.fda.gov/safety/medic...) contributes to getting those non-bioequivalent generics unapproved and pulled from the market

MedWatch Forms for FDA Safety Reporting

Safety reporting portal for health professionals, patients, consumers and industry.

www.fda.gov

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Queer Witch @puck1008.bsky.social · 6h

I'm so sorry for your loss. 💜

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Xopher Halftongue RESISTS! (86 47) @halftongue.bsky.social · 6h

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Read the whole thing. It can't be said enough.

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12h

Just FYI, here are my personal beliefs on the use of large scale violence.

1. Violence tends to be self-replicating, and so should be avoided as much as possible.

All violence has the potential to entrench itself.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 6h

feeling this after my "just go to a place to tell them you still want to do things" appointment lol

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 11h

Them: need help doing things?

Me: yes

Them: we have a doing things medication

Me: ooh

Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?

Me: oh no

Them: things.

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Arthur @arthur.qeng-ho.org · 14h

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 21h

How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...

How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment

Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.

www.cnbc.com

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 6h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 7h

ew.com/laurence-fis...

He’d be AMAZING

Laurence Fishburne wants to play Charles Xavier in MCU's version of X-Men

Laurence Fishburne is pitching himself to play Professor Charles Xavier in the MCU's version of the X-Men: 'What do you think about Laurence Fishburne as Professor X?'

ew.com

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Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.bsky.social · 9h

“Eww this book made me uncomfortable. I hate the author.”

GOOD. 😊

Eric positioned behind a stack of hardcovers of WE ARE ALWAYS TENDER WITH OUR DEAD

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Queer Witch @puck1008.bsky.social · 9h

Merkins are back

Phat Bottom Betty @the-cigar-girl.blacksky.app · 11h

*squints*

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9h

1. Last night, John Oliver destroyed Bari Weiss and specifically called out her inaccurate and targeted coverage of transgender people.

It's the latest of several shows Oliver has done in defense of trans people.

Weiss at CBS is a disaster for trans people.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

John Oliver Destroys Bari Weiss In Defense Of Transgender People

The right-wing commentator is now the head of CBS.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 10h

I know the temptation is to just scroll past this with a “not surprised” reaction, but you should read this if you have the emotional bandwidth to encounter horrifying slurs and violent sentiments, because there’s an important takeaway: extremism is often performed to reinforce an in-group’s bond.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 16h

Alzheimer’s reversed in mice as scientists restore the brain’s ‘gatekeeper.’ Spanish and Chinese researchers have reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice using nanoparticles that repair the brain’s protective barrier. buff.ly/Dk1sdjd
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Alzheimer’s reversed in mice under breakthrough treatment

Injection of nanoparticles “reminds” blood-brain barrier to work properly, allowing brain cells to communicate again

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12h

Just FYI, here are my personal beliefs on the use of large scale violence.

1. Violence tends to be self-replicating, and so should be avoided as much as possible.

All violence has the potential to entrench itself.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12h

Everyone who complains about countries sending refugees to the US needs to grapple with our role in creating those refugees: funding paramilitary organizations in those countries, overturning democratic elections because the leader put in charge was too communist.

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