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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3h

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 5h

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 6h

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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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 4h

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 11h

If you've never been to Gaza, you won't appreciate what the yellow line means. Basically Israel now holds most of Gaza's small but important agricultural land. Continued Israeli occupation, which I judge the likely outcome, makes Gaza even more unliveable and more dependent on outside goods.

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11h

Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line'

AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 3h

#UPDATE The death toll from flooding in central and eastern Mexico has risen sharply to at least 64, with another 65 still missing, authorities said on Monday ➡️ u.afp.com/SmHg

Aerial view taken during a Mexican Navy flyover shows flooded streets after heavy rains in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico on October 11, 2025

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 4h

lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day

AJ West • 1h
Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 4h

The newsletter from agricultural producer news site WATT Poultry is now a primary source of my anxiety. H5N1 is exploding in North American poultry. Every day, a headline like this.

But no human cases. Either there aren't any or there's no testing. Given CDC's dismantling, I can guess.

Headline: "Avian flu invades flock of nearly 2 million Washington hens"

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Thomas [redacted] DO @tom.medsky.social · 4h

Our VFC COVID vaccines arrived on Friday a full 23 days after our private insurance ones.

A meaningless delay that is 100% the result of RFK Jr and Jim O'Neill's incompetence.

Two boxes of Spikevax one adult and one pediatric. They are white with red and blue bars and lettering. Inside a freezer.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 18h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 4h

U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

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prince egregious, heir apparent @sonofahurricane.bsky.social · 4h

If you like Red Wing shoes, the workers that tan the leather are in a contract fight with their employer, Twin Cities Tanning, over safe work environment and low pay. They’re asking if you could sign their petition. Signing could be a big boost! actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...

Support Twin Cities Tanning Workers

Twin City Tanning workers work in dangerous conditions for low pay to make the leather that is used on Red Wing Shoes. In response to their employer’s unwillingness to bargain in good faith during co...

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Andrew Kniss @wyoweeds.bsky.social · 5h

I love to see tons of people discovering Brassica oleracea. Did you know a little over half of sugar in the USA comes from the same plant species as the red beets you hated as a kid and the fancy Swiss chard salad (Beta vulgaris)?

A photo showing a red table beet (left), a sugar beet (middle), and Swiss chard (right). The plants are all the same species (Beta vulgaris).

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rogue @roguechocolate.bsky.social · 5h

How is this bessent guy a real person

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

rogue @roguechocolate.bsky.social · 5h

Turns out the kid is English

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 5h

The 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine was associated with reduced risks of emergency visits, hospitalizations, and deaths among U.S. veterans over a six-month period. doi.org/g96pz9

Veterans study finds updated COVID-19 shot reduces hospital visits and death

Veterans Research and Education Foundation of St. Louis reports that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine was associated with lower risks of COVID-19–related emergency visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in a national cohort of U.S. veterans.

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Dr ICE Scream Maker: Slasher of Fash 🔪 @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 5h

This is a scam to get a list of almost all Italians.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 6h

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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rogue @roguechocolate.bsky.social · 5h

Tell me more about these wonderful doors

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 5h

Preconception SARS-CoV-2 infection in male mice alters sperm and is linked to increased anxiety-like behaviors and changes in brain gene activity in their offspring. doi.org/g96pzv

COVID-19 can cause changes in sperm that lead to increased anxiety in mice offspring

Florey researchers have shown that a father's SARS-CoV-2 viral infection before conception can alter their offspring's brain development and behavior, through changes in sperm.

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 5h

Maternal PFAS levels during pregnancy are linked to differences in children's brain structure and functional connectivity, with specific PFAS compounds showing distinct regional associations. doi.org/g96pxx

PFAS levels in mothers' blood associated with children's brain structure and functional outcomes

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers' blood during pregnancy are associated with their children's brain structure and function.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

“Fiction.”

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/p...

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 6h

Two men “flip the bird” in Central Park as they compete in kissing contest during NY's first Gay Pride, 6/28/1970

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 9h

"I urge people to think of surveillance as the infrastructure of authoritarianism," says @mguariglia.bsky.social

The threat of mass surveillance under Trump

The Trump administration is collecting our data to realize its authoritarian goals.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 7h

“Maybe the intelligence we most need is the capacity to see beyond the hierarchies that determine which knowledge counts. Without that foundation, regardless of the hundreds of billions we pour into developing superintelligence, we’ll keep erasing knowledge systems that took generations to develop.”

Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge | Aeon Essays

Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too

aeon.co

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