skies (they/them)
@skiesofpluto.bsky.social
they/them. 30s, queer weirdo / i have many obsessions / please feel free to yoink and improve upon any alt text I post / check out my bots: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ogqmwdmv2jnptani4oitrjfr/lists/3lmczrhwb3m2p
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Thermal Stickers
a growing library of anti-fascist thermal sticker designs.
stickers.nekoweb.org
i have added about a dozen more thermal stickers to the site. all tested, some converted to work in black in white. stickers.nekoweb.org
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Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
Tatas for Toys benefit has made it rain $183,000 over the past 14 years.
Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
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salad dressing was invented by victorians who were scandalized by the suggestive sight of nude lettuce.
December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
salad dressing was invented by victorians who were scandalized by the suggestive sight of nude lettuce.
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This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Let's enjoy some french toast and cinnamon candy cake with sparkling water icing in celebration of modern medicine.
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Let's enjoy some french toast and cinnamon candy cake with sparkling water icing in celebration of modern medicine.
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Both the "Continue" button and the "Try it now" button do *the same thing* in what is the clearest example of a dark pattern I've ever seen. Imagine someone is getting metrics about the "number of Google Docs users who are using AI" and all the numbers are total bullshit.
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Both the "Continue" button and the "Try it now" button do *the same thing* in what is the clearest example of a dark pattern I've ever seen. Imagine someone is getting metrics about the "number of Google Docs users who are using AI" and all the numbers are total bullshit.
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Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.
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This is your casual reminder that executive orders are not laws.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
BREAKING: Trump says he will sign an executive order this week that will limit states’ ability to regulate AI.
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This is your casual reminder that executive orders are not laws.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
EOs are directives meant to manage the operations of the federal government. Not state governments.
The states that even deign to acknowledge this are the ones who actively WANT to. No one's forcing them.
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Professor January Marin
Relaxed Apostle
they/them
smells of candle smoke and lime
secretly loves chocolate cake
currently practicing art
Relaxed Apostle
they/them
smells of candle smoke and lime
secretly loves chocolate cake
currently practicing art
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Professor January Marin
Relaxed Apostle
they/them
smells of candle smoke and lime
secretly loves chocolate cake
currently practicing art
Relaxed Apostle
they/them
smells of candle smoke and lime
secretly loves chocolate cake
currently practicing art
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This. This. This. This. You *never* know when a plod is listening. STFU. Journalists, social workers and medical professionals should all generally be considered "cops" when it comes to this.
Trans people need to be careful about talking about DIY. Yes talk about it in the general sense, quote the facts and figures but be careful. Don't give away sources to cis folks. Don't talk to journalists about the details. They're coming for it.
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This. This. This. This. You *never* know when a plod is listening. STFU. Journalists, social workers and medical professionals should all generally be considered "cops" when it comes to this.
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Seasonal reminder that raisins are extremely toxic to dogs and cats, just a few of them will kill your pet.
Christmas-themed food, which is often packed with raisins, and then handed to small children, *will* end up in a pet's belly.
Christmas-themed food, which is often packed with raisins, and then handed to small children, *will* end up in a pet's belly.
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Seasonal reminder that raisins are extremely toxic to dogs and cats, just a few of them will kill your pet.
Christmas-themed food, which is often packed with raisins, and then handed to small children, *will* end up in a pet's belly.
Christmas-themed food, which is often packed with raisins, and then handed to small children, *will* end up in a pet's belly.
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In the thin, humid air below an overpass there floats a sheet of golden water, past which unfamiliar constellations waver. You smell winter.
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
In the thin, humid air below an overpass there floats a sheet of golden water, past which unfamiliar constellations waver. You smell winter.
contemplating at what age and at which pharmacy i could potentially lie my way into getting the shingles vaccine series early
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
contemplating at what age and at which pharmacy i could potentially lie my way into getting the shingles vaccine series early
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discovered recently 1 horsepower isn't even 1 horse, like a horse does not contain 1 horse of power. a single horse actually contains - on average - 5 to 6 horses. what the fuck are we even doing nothing means anything.
December 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
discovered recently 1 horsepower isn't even 1 horse, like a horse does not contain 1 horse of power. a single horse actually contains - on average - 5 to 6 horses. what the fuck are we even doing nothing means anything.
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As ICE agents are targeting the Somali community in Minnesota, DHS intends to move forward with plans to open a new ICE detention center in Appleton, MN.
CoreCivic owns the city's long-shuttered Prairie Correctional Facility, the only privately owned prison in the state.
CoreCivic owns the city's long-shuttered Prairie Correctional Facility, the only privately owned prison in the state.
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As ICE agents are targeting the Somali community in Minnesota, DHS intends to move forward with plans to open a new ICE detention center in Appleton, MN.
CoreCivic owns the city's long-shuttered Prairie Correctional Facility, the only privately owned prison in the state.
CoreCivic owns the city's long-shuttered Prairie Correctional Facility, the only privately owned prison in the state.
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I had a long talk with someone yesterday about how all prior logic and norms about the labor market have been called off because capital is in the final push to finally casualize white collar workers the way they’ve long wanted to do. From AI to non-competes to this. They smell blood in the water.
"Last month marked the third time since 2008 that layoffs in November exceeded 70,000, with the other two times being in 2008 and 2022."
@paigemcglauflin.bsky.social reports.
www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025...
@paigemcglauflin.bsky.social reports.
www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025...
Employers seemingly disregard etiquette, laying off employees right before the holidays
The once common ritual fell out of fashion following the Great Recession, until this year.
www.hr-brew.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I had a long talk with someone yesterday about how all prior logic and norms about the labor market have been called off because capital is in the final push to finally casualize white collar workers the way they’ve long wanted to do. From AI to non-competes to this. They smell blood in the water.
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I had a book when I was younger that defined a recession as a depression that spares the wealthy
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I had a book when I was younger that defined a recession as a depression that spares the wealthy
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The Flytrap offering single article payment options is honestly INCREDIBLE (like, become a member, but! also!!! other options!!!). I deeply appreciate this.
Yes, it is paywalled! And every time y'all point this out, we will reiterate that writers and artists deserve to be paid for their work. We are an independent publication run and owned by workers. Also A LOT OF OUR CONTENT IS FREE.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Paywalled
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Flytrap offering single article payment options is honestly INCREDIBLE (like, become a member, but! also!!! other options!!!). I deeply appreciate this.
this is why i just play penguin solitaire on my linux partition. it's one of the first 2 or 3 three things i installed while learning how to install things
In case you were wondering what it’s like to boot a free to play mobile game in 2025
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
this is why i just play penguin solitaire on my linux partition. it's one of the first 2 or 3 three things i installed while learning how to install things
hep a shot 2/2 is in fact kicking my butt a little along with my period but it is Worth It
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
hep a shot 2/2 is in fact kicking my butt a little along with my period but it is Worth It
got a bit more done... time to lay down on my face a while...
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
got a bit more done... time to lay down on my face a while...
being marginalized under fascism is fun because every couple weeks they start attacking another thing that you are. as if they hadn't declared you their enemy for half a dozen reasons already
December 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
being marginalized under fascism is fun because every couple weeks they start attacking another thing that you are. as if they hadn't declared you their enemy for half a dozen reasons already