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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9h

Good evening. There are good things happening in our communities. How might you add to the good?

www.ktvu.com/news/grassro...

Outdoor fridges are being stocked in underserved East Bay communities, as part of growing grassroots effort

A growing army of volunteers has been taking part in an organic, grassroots effort to help feed the hungry by stocking refrigerators placed at various locations in the East Bay.

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 1d

Oh! And if you're a $3 and up subscriber, it's free to download: www.patreon.com/posts/131427...

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 12h

Glad to see something evidence-based examining side-by-side immune system dysfunction and comparisons between HIV and Covid. Not glad to see the results 😭

Hand this to dismissive multi-infection people wondering why they're "sick all the time" or "can't get rid of brain fog."

Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 13h

www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 10h

New episode today! Scroll Less, Live More: Being Intentional with Tech Use

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Scroll Less, Live More: Being Intentional with Tech Use

Podcast Episode · Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice · 10/15/2025 · 32m

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 1d

Sending you patience and the beverages of your choice!

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Anne Libby @annelibby.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a late Gen Xer whose aging parents were raised during WWII; they couldn't bear to part with...stuff. And now my sisters and I are (waves hands) dealing with it.

(There will be coins.)

@theinfophile.bsky.social's newsletter is a balm.

Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 2d

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Optimistic Hoarder: Update 001

Processing and writing while actively going through my mother’s things became unsustainable, so I stepped back from this newsletter while we continued to go...

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 2d

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Optimistic Hoarder: Update 001

Processing and writing while actively going through my mother’s things became unsustainable, so I stepped back from this newsletter while we continued to go...

buttondown.com

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 2d

EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 32: Mini-meditations & Credit Card Debt

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EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 32: Mini-meditations & Credit Card Debt

This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I have been going nonstop. Last week we had dinner...

www.theinfophile.com

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 5d

Got some really great stickers in the mail today from @theinfophile.bsky.social and @notthatcaltrans.bsky.social, thank you!!! I miss you ❤️

A group of colorful stickers on a white background. They say:
Unclench your jaw
Now that's what I call a trauma response
Eat the rich (pork flavored pink Churu tube)
Relax your shoulders
I was brave today (blue prize ribbon)
The catnip dispensary (black and white stoned tabby cat)

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 4d

LOVE YOU AND MISS YOUUUUUUU

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 24d

Guess I'm doing this. If you want to PayPal me directly, please DM me. Even though some things have stabilized, others have gotten worse. Need help getting through the next couple monthd.

gofund.me/f3dd6b423

Donate to Help a Family Overcome Financial Hardship, organized by Jen Zink

I know things are tght for everyone, but I just need enough to cover a couple month… Jen Zink needs your support for Help a Family Overcome Financial Hardship

gofund.me

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚

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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.

www.dailytarheel.com

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 6d

My autocorrect just changed webinar to "weiner" but I caught it. That would have REALLY changed the tone of that text.

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 8d

Was very much feeling like doing o line shopping so instead I hopped on @libbyapp.com and went WILD subscribing to all kinds of magazines 🤣

You know what? It scratched that itch and now I can look at a cat magazine in Italian. Wins all around!

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 10d

Ears.

Matthew_DS9 @matthew-ds9.bsky.social · 10d

Where exactly did Paul McCartney hurt you?

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Covid-Safer SF/Bay Area @covidsafersf.bsky.social · 10d

(Oakland)(21+ event) Sat., 10/25, 7 p.m.-11:59 p.m.: This KN95-or-better-required event is looking for volunteers!
Sign ups and more info:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Jack Parker @mxjackparker.bsky.social · 13d

LAUNCH DAY IS HERE!

Transactional Intercourse, an anthology including 30 trans and intersex sex workers’ writing, will serve as a snapshot of experiences in our own words. It is now available on Kickstarter so we can crowdfund its publication!

Transactional Intercourse

A Trans and Intersex Sex Worker Anthology.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 13d

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 12d

Paywall lifted!

Begin your journey on the 90-day Pathway to Afterlife Excellence:

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Chapter One | The Ghost Hunter’s Guide to the Alphabet | Threat Model

Get more from Threat Model on Patreon

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 12d

It’s funny because it’s true

Jay D@@jay.bsky.team
You could try a poster's strike. I hear that works

crystal @cim.bsky.social
your user base consists entirely of people who are willing to migrate from social media websites that turn on them

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 14d

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.

Trump announces 'TrumpRx' website for pharmaceutical drugs after Pfizer deal

Trump said the move will help improve healthcare access for low-income Americans.

abcnews.go.com

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 15d

Seriously. I don't share if there's no citation link to show you're not an engagement farmer.

Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 15d

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 14d

Independent bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales, and ebooks will be priced the same as they are on Amazon.

‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks

A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales

www.theguardian.com

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Tart of Darkness @theinfophile.bsky.social · 14d

Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 14d

Friend: how's the apartment hunting going
Me: [looking at a flat with a refrigerator in its living room and a heat pump installed over the front door with interior decor that looks like an ice cream truck fucked the set of Bettlejuice, listed as a 'unique character villa']
Me: great

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Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Podcast @eedapod.bsky.social · 14d

New episode today! EEDA Pod Book Squad: Winning Friends & Influencing People

How is it our 50th episode already?!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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EEDA Pod Book Squad: Winning Friends & Influencing People

Podcast Episode · Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice · 10/01/2025 · 25m

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