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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 1d

The cats have good taste. You all really should be reading Blackblood; it’s a fun ride. #booksky

Kree Sullivan @kreesullivan.bsky.social · 13d

You should read their favorite book, imo
#booksky #readingcommunity

A picture of two black cats sitting in front of a stack of novels called BLACKBLOOD by Kree Sullivan

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 8d

This was validating to read. Thank you.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 14d

The irony is that as far as I can tell, the original headcanon poster was 100% fine with Frankie being canonically cis, as were most of the commenters. As with most internet drama, 1% of the fandom is causing 99% of the problems.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 21d

Cannot be stressed enough that very few people "demonize" ICE as much as factually describe what their agents do on a daily basis. I'm sorry if you're upset that "masked men roll up in unmarked vans and kidnap people at gunpoint to ship them off to random foreign countries" sounds, you know, scary.

C-SPAN @c-span.bsky.social · 21d

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): "This needs to stop. Violence is wrong. Politically motivated violence is wrong...This is the third shooting in Texas directed at ICE or CBP. This must stop. To every politician who is using rhetoric demonizing ICE and demonizing CBP; stop!"

"Your political opponents are not Nazis."

YouTube video by C-SPAN

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AuDHD Andrew @ak0.bsky.social · Sep 14

1000%

Democratic politicians need to just keep drawing the through line over and over. "There are tariffs because Trump is scared of everyone who isn't white, and that's why your farm is going to go under. ICE killed off this Hyundai plant, and that's why you don't have a job."

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Sep 11

More content restrictions makes the AI’s job simpler (fewer data types to scan) and thus less expensive.

Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Sep 11

It’s not even a commercial designed for humans anymore. Ads have to cater to computer algorithms in order to even appear on screens, and half the comments below the ads are bots. With agentic AI, soon a lot of the actual purchasing could be done by computers, too.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Sep 6

Seriously? Out of all the #autism conspiracy theories #RFKJr could have dredged up for his report, he picked the Tylenol one? With half a year of hype, I expected more creativity.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Kennedy to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, report says

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that use of Kenvue's popular over-the-counter pain medication Tylenol in pregnant women is potentially linked to autism, contrary to medical guidelines that say it is safe to use, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

www.reuters.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 29

“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group”

Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding

www.nytimes.com

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 29

I knew a guy who weaponized gifts like this. He bought his animal-loving wife an expensive fur coat, then threw a conniption fit when she had the audacity to cry about the dead minks used to make it.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 28

Wait where are you seeing that you need two comorbidities?

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Thomas [redacted] DO @tom.medsky.social · Aug 27

In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 27

Pretty sure autism counts under the developmental disability category.

Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 24

That sounds like an infinitely better option than rallying behind the California camp crasher. If we’re fortunate enough to have another election, the next Dem candidate needs basic empathy.

Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m reading this now. It’s fascinating to see the parallels between LGBT activism today and social movements from over a century ago.

Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · Aug 18

THE INTERMEDIARIES covers the time period leading to the Nazi take-over. I have been keeping time with current developments like a doomsday clock. We are getting damn close to ‘midnight’ (1933). We need to know our enemy’s moves to fight them. Book at discount:

www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-interm...

The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story book by Brandy Schillace

Buy a cheap copy of The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story book by Brandy Schillace. Set in interwar Germany, The Intermediaries tells the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world's ...

www.thriftbooks.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 14

Taking photos and video of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public is our constitutional right.

This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Aug 11

#SaveSpeech

Updated list of major US bills ya'll need to yell at your congressmen about, w/ talking points.

Tell em to say NO to:

SCREEN ACT
KOSA
IODA

www.congress.gov/members/find...

CALL EM. MAIL EM. EMAIL EM. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Jul 27

Speaking as someone who used to have waist-length hair - the Rapunzel look can be a real strain on your neck. She shouldn’t have to carry all that extra weight around solely for aesthetic appeal.

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Scary Robin May 👻 @robinmayis.gay · Jul 24

I want a Space Jam Air Bud crossover where Michael Jordan has to face his toughest opponent yet: a golden retriever

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Jul 17

"This narrative of human suffering, set in 2025, is filled with tears and resilience. It is a story of women. It is our story. It could very well be your story too."

A stunning essay from Rümeysa Öztürk on the 45 days she spent in an ICE detention center just for speaking her mind

“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison

Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.

www.vanityfair.com

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Jul 16

It’s worth mentioning that #COVID can trigger changes to mitochondria that mirror those found in #autisticfatigue studies. Basically some portions of the ATP creation process break down, forcing the mitochondria into a permanent ‘emergency’ state to compensate.

Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · Jul 16

Forbes: “Fatigue, Brain Fog And A Racing Heart — What Doctors Are Learning About Post-COVID Neurodivergence”

“emerging, but compelling, evidence…hypermobility syndromes, mast cell activation syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia and dysautonomia..”

www.forbes.com/sites/drnanc...

Fatigue, Brain Fog And A Racing Heart — What Doctors Are Learning About Post-COVID Neurodivergence

Doctors at the RSM meeting discussed how certain traits — such as joint hypermobility or sensitivity to standing — may be more common in patients with long COVID, neurodivergence, or unexplained chron...

www.forbes.com

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Jul 16

A refreshing perspective. I feel bad for the students who pay all this tuition only to be bait-and-switched into unpaid beta testing for generative AI startups.

Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · Jul 15

you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...

What It’s Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT

“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.

slate.com

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Jul 14

I hate that our politics has degraded to the point where we have to seriously question whether a muppet had been co-opted into a neo-nazi stunt or a pro-Trump psy-op. I’m so tired.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Jul 14

This is why summer is my least favorite season

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Jul 12

I think we are past the point of conspiracy THEORY here. We now have compelling evidence the video was modified. It’s too early to say exactly who did what, but someone involved in the investigation is clearly hiding something.

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