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Dr. Jamila Perritt MD MPH FACOG @reprorightsdoc.bsky.social · 5h

“I was with you, until you said ‘pregnant people.’”

I get this a lot. I’m an abortion provider, and the CEO and President of an org known for abortion advocacy. Let’s talk about why I use inclusive language — and why I’m not stopping. 🧵

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 12h

I'm so sick of discourse from supposed allies about where trans people went wrong.

Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.

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Sailor Barsoom @sailorbarsoom.bsky.social · 8h

When I was a teenager I asked someone who was heavily tattooed including some kind of Nazi imagery if he ever regretted it.
He derisively responded that if I had to ask, I wouldn't understand.
He was right! I didn't! I still don't! Seems like something a shitty person would do

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 19h

It's HILARIOUS when White folks will comment something to be like "We'll both end up oppressed if we don't work together!"

...bestie, you reached deep into your bag of consequences and the most compelling argument you could tender was "What if your life continues as before but mine gets worse?" 🤣🤣🤣

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 21h

i don’t much care about the sanctity of the white house or whatever but building a multimillion dollar ballroom at this exact point in time as a world leader feels loudly, reverberatingly fucked up

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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 9h

Raspberry Island
St Paul, Minnesota
10/20/2025

An orange maple tree with an art deco building across a river in the background

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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 10h

grist.org/politics/dem...

Why Democrats aren't talking about climate change much anymore

As Democrats reflect on the 2024 election, talking about the "planetary emergency" is out, and "cheap energy" is in.

grist.org

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

in hindsight feeling a little guilty my generation completely blew through all the colorful clear plastic on earth leaving none for the kids after us

colorful transparent old electronics including game consoles, cd player, mac computers.

more colorful clear stuff like phone and tv, camera, pagers.

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Sailor Barsoom @sailorbarsoom.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoying the nice breeze!

Grey and white tabby cat on a black harness. His eyes are wide

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laura @lauraillustrates.bsky.social · 1d

very focused!!

illustration of a white fluffy sheep holding an embroidery hoop that has green fabric with orange and yellow flowers. the sheep is pulling yellow thread through the embroidery hoop with her tongue sticking out. she has needles tucked into her fluffy bangs and a sparkle near her face to show she is doing a great job.

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Sailor Barsoom @sailorbarsoom.bsky.social · 1d

My cousin desperately wanted a cat as a kid (couldn't have one due to his mom's allergies) so one year for Xmas my uncle got him a pet frog. My cousin named the frog "Kitty"

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Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social · 1d

Always important to remember that the conservative calculation with regard to healthcare is that your life will be improved with the resources gained by letting the infirm die. It’s a taboo and also commonly held belief!

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

DeSantis said “Most people, particularly under 50, what they really need is a catastrophic plan that’s affordable, where then they can pay whatever they’re doing out of a health savings account.”
floridapolitics.com/archives/761...

Ron DeSantis says people under 50 don’t have much use for comprehensive health insurance

'Catastrophic care' should be enough for them.

floridapolitics.com

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Sailor Barsoom @sailorbarsoom.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoying the nice breeze!

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 1d

yeah yeah priceless crown jewels whatever. don't forget someone in paris woke up to find their beloved giant ladder truck missing

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 1d

You work here long enough you move past the fear that comes from understanding the frailty of human life and replace it with taking joy in the small things that make life worth living.

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Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.bsky.social · 1d

It’s quite interesting spending the morning hearing about the importance of open information, open data, open infrastructure, open software - at the same time as the AWS outage perfectly highlights the risks of digital enclosure and the consolidation of infrastructure!

Massive AWS outage takes down Reddit, Snapchat, Alexa, Ring and much of the internet – all the latest updates live

An AWS earthquake has given the internet a very bad day

www.techradar.com

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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 1d

This program needs more funding without means requirement. There were tax incentives for cars for years for anyone, same with appliances, same needs to be true for #Ebikes. The program will have a huge return on people getting to jobs, getting healthier, saving wear on reads, the evidence is clear

Streets.mn @streets.mn · 1d

Minnesotans geared up for e-bike rebates. Now data reveals more about them: https://streets.mn/2025/10/20/minnesotans-geared-up-for-e-bike-rebates-now-data-reveals-more-about-them/

Minnesota’s first-year e-bike rebate program sparked huge demand, helping thousands shift to cleaner, cheaper commu...

Person Riding Nice Ride Lyft Electric Bike 2020

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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 2d

Favorite heist movie? Favorite TV show heist?

Let's talk about heists and capers.

(Considering my picks.)
(Given my poor memory I need to do a lot of research before answering. So many things to watch . . . )

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Sailor Barsoom @sailorbarsoom.bsky.social · 2d

Isn't it wonderful? Not for the Louvre I guess but I personally am wildly entertained. A heist! Like the movies!

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Medic Kim @medickimw.bsky.social · 2d

Come November 1st when SNAP benefits get shut off I want to make sure we’re all on the same page.

We didn’t see ANYONE “steal” food from the store. Nope. That person walked out with a full cart and as far as we’re ALL concerned they paid we just didn’t see it.

We. Saw. Nothing.

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Sailor Barsoom @sailorbarsoom.bsky.social · 2d

I've found that to be true for grocery store produce across the board. Farmers market has been ok but not sure what I'll do once that ends

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laura @lauraillustrates.bsky.social · 2d

let's go to the farmers market!

Illustration of a fluffy white sheep holding a basket of fruit and flowers. she is also holding a single rose to her face and has a blue bow around her tail.

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𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · 2d

I keep thinking about how so-called AI is literally just time-displaced human intelligence. Bottled human decision-making, by converting human acts of perception and description into data via effective slave labor, that can be replayed for first-world elites who have given up on thinking themselves.