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John Luke

@royalbluejay.blacksky.app

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I am the builder, no longer a stone refused. Trying to add a little more light and a little less noise to the world. With the shits. Always tired. ♑ 🌞 ♋ 🌕 ♑🌅 **views/opinions are my own**

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John Luke @royalbluejay.blacksky.app · 11d

🧵 Random song #40 I'm listening to at whatever moment it strikes me to share.

"XO Tour Lif3" - Brasstracks

youtu.be/Iv30ZCjgQKc?...

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Bri Stokes @bristokes.com · 4h

Trying to get in the habit of sharing more of my poetry on Substack. You can read some of my latest pieces for free here: open.substack.com/pub/bristoke...

#WritingCommunity #poetry #substack

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John Luke @royalbluejay.blacksky.app · 1h

I've been trying to go back to an MP3 player for so long (I just listen to the files on my phone). You're going to run up against the options being few & far btwn, but there's plenty under the "rebrand" 🙄 of "dedicated audio players." I miss having my physical media library ☀️

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Djinn X @djinnx.bsky.social · 4h

Text Message • SMS
Today 11:32 AM
We're not asking you for money, but we do need your help with something even more pressing...
Verify your records:
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-Senate GOP
stop=end
Get your asses back to work and extend the ACA credits IMMEDIATELY.
Stop fucking around!!!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 1d

An account can’t be compromised if it doesn’t exist! Today’s #OptOutOctober tip comes from our friends at @consumerreports.org: find and delete an account you’re no longer using. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 2d

Did you know that by default, Strava shows your exact starting and ending points to other users? You can hide up to a mile radius around your home and other sensitive locations to stay safe while staying active. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 6d

Gaming consoles are ‘plug and play’... until you speed-run past the privacy settings. Good news: it’s not too late to lock down your personal data. Here’s how to tweak your privacy settings on PS5, Xbox, and Switch. #OptOutOctober
eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 7d

Your location reveals a lot about you, including where you live, work, volunteer, and hang out. Don’t let ad companies hoover up all that information. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 9d

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 4h

$40 billion for Argentina.

$0 for U.S. soybean farmers, including in Minnesota, who are paying for Trump’s trade wars.

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𝕊𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕪’𝕤 𝔻𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕣 @ajillionreasons.blacksky.app · 3h

Stopped by the community garden…it’s giving fall(ish) vibes

Dill going to seed in shades of yellow and brown

A bee feasting on herbs that have flowered

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 3h

TC
But Blacksky takes it one step further.
It targets minorities and marginalized individuals and has an algorithm that can filter out racial harassment. Unlike X, where a user might block one racist person and then see another, users on Blacksky can completely filter out whatever they want from their timelines, providing a custom social media experience.
"Sometimes you need a global stage.
Sometimes you just want a cozy corner with close internet friends where you can control who sees what," Fraser told TechCrunch.
Users own their data and can decide to host such information on Blacksky rather than Bluesky, giving them control over who has access to their content.
People also vote on decisions together, Fraser said, such as what the community guidelines should be and if non-Black users should be allowed to post in the community.

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John Luke @royalbluejay.blacksky.app · 3h

Thank you for the reply & patience. I can see that...I think (at least with other Caps I've spoken to) there's is a sense of gaining that wisdom through testing of limits. Obviously not doing the most but I guess finding that line. 🤔

John Luke @royalbluejay.blacksky.app · 6h

Thursday YouTube live #LDFShow with @luriedanielfavors.bsky.social on SiriusXM ch126 @urbanviewradio.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/live/kxsetJq...

The Creation of Whitemanistan

YouTube video by Lurie Daniel Favors

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Soleil🌻✨️ @besoulovely.com · 9h

Some of y'all act like manifesting works like this

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 10h

Toad put his head close to the ground and said loudly, “Now seeds, start growing!”

Toad looked at the ground again. The seeds did not start to grow.

Toad talks to his seeds, trying to get them to grow.

From "The Garden"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

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thickamus prime @0hbetave.bsky.social · 1d

Posting for a clear view 😭😭

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19h

Solidarity is the only way

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social · 1d

MSN S4 key art shout out!!
📸 = kate elliot
🎨 = travis commeau

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SiriusXM Urban View @urbanviewradio.bsky.social · 1d

Supreme Court leans toward further weakening landmark Voting Rights Act

@karenhunter.bsky.social #WellnessWednesday #KarenRebels

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Supreme Court leans toward further weakening landmark Voting Rights Act

The conservative majority seems willing to raise the bar on plaintiffs seeking to challenge legislative district maps for violating the 1965 law aimed at protecting minority voters.

www.nbcnews.com

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‘Shaneneh’s Sho Nuff Hair Salon’ Investor @officialblee.blacksky.app · 1d

Random but I know swing dancing use to have the hoes so hot and bothered. Nigga done tossed you over his shoulder, swung you under his legs, then wrapped you around his waist. Bloomers were soaked at The Calico Cat.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Minister of National Security for Israel, personally oversaw and participated in the torture of Greta Thunberg.

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...