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Kerri @dotsonapage.bsky.social · 2d

To everyone adding alt-text to your posts so #NoKings signs and pics can be #Accessible to all, thanks on behalf of the #Blind community. Even a little thing like that is an act of love and resistance. And I'm personally loving all the descriptions of random costumed protesters. Bravo!

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 2d

(What tips the scale for me...)
Will it be an entry point into more meaningful direct action and community organizing? Absolutely, for some.
Does it help people in red states felel less abandoned? I think so.
Is it a free outside hang on a sunny day that pisses some truly terrible people off? Yep!

Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 2d

Is a march going to fix things? Nope!
Will staying home and doing nothing fix things? Nope!
Will staying home and whining on the internet about other people marching fix things? Also nope! 🤷🏻

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Tal B. Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 2d

no kings but drag kings 💝

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings in Corning, NY was mostly middle-aged white people, students, and wine moms. It was peaceful, somewhat invigorating, and if there were counterprotesters, we didn't see them. (Ulga had a fan club, of course.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

The antifa terrorist marxists are out

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4d

as always it's very telling who gets to be a kid just making mistakes (25-35 year old Republican operatives praising Hitler) and who is a full fledged adult who must face the lifelong consequences of their decisions (Black teenagers, college students protesting genocide)

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

“Kids”

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 4d

the adhd cycle of procrastinating on things so you get overwhelmed and then you're so overwhelmed that you procrastinate harder as multiple life fires spiral out of control

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 18d

This is an *excellent* piece about how systemic accessibility failures happen and what we can all do to stop them from happening as often, to which I would add:

Adrian Roselli @aardrian.bsky.social · 19d

“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...

A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.

#a11y

A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice

A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community

alice.boxhall.au

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 20d

DISABLED PEOPLE KNEW

In a country that still forcibly sterilizes the disabled, we knew.

Tom Bombeardil @rantipole.bsky.social · 20d

I get furious when I hear people say they didn't know he would do this stuff. Black people knew. Indigenous people knew. LGBTQ+ people knew. Latinos knew. Environmentalists knew. You didn't know because you didn't want to know and didn't want to listen to the ones who did know.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23d

it’s fucking insane that you can log off for a few hours and come back to find trump invaded another city in his own country

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 28d

The country is basically three scams in a trenchcoat at this point.

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · 29d

This isn't the first time he's done this, so we've all gotten in the habit of checking, just in case the door accidentally gets left open (stuff happens). He was removed immediately after this picture was taken; roommate just wanted to show the rest of the household what a chaos demon Vanya is.

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · 29d

Vanya, this is not where cats go. Why are you like this? (Roommate found him there last night. He was retrieving laundry, looked away, and turned back to see this.) #CatsOfBlusky

A black cat inside a clothes dryer. The dryer door is open, and the cat is lying on some laundry inside the drum. There are various pieces of clothing, including a colorful garment and some black fabric. The surrounding area includes the dryer door, part of the laundry room floor, and a small trash bin nearby. The lighting is dim, casting shadows around the scene.

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · Sep 19

Short video of Ulga working from my point of view. We're walking along a sidewalk, we cross a street, and she slows to indicate broken sidewalk and a huge tree root. #GermanSheperd #GuideDog #DogsOfBlusky

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · Sep 16

And I've crashed into a lot of things over the years. Door frames, lamp posts, brick walls...

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · Sep 16

Last night, I leaned down to pick something up from the kitchen floor, and I slammed my eyebrow into the corner of the island. Based on the swelling and how purple I currently am, I gave myself quite a shiner. This is the first time in 37 years of being blind that I've managed that...

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · Sep 15

Yeah, will definitely make again. This toasted with cream cheese tomorrow morning just might have me eating breakfast for once.

Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · Sep 14

Everything continues to be awful, so I made bread about it. Focaccia with everything bagel seasoning. @mostlybree.kitrocha.com was kind enough to type up the recipe when I asked, and then I bought the book. Reading cookbooks with Kindle and Voiceover is a lot easier than I expected.

Freshly baked focaccia bread on a parchment-lined baking sheet, resting on a stovetop. The focaccia is golden brown with a bubbled surface, generously sprinkled with herbs and coarse seasoning. Next to the stovetop, there is a shiny kettle and a coffee maker. The kitchen has a modern, clean setup with stainless steel appliances. The bread looks homemade and inviting.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Sep 13

"Healthy debate" = when I criticize you

"Cancel culture" = when you criticize me

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Sep 12

It is pretty amazing to see people go from “the left is the enemy of democracy and must be purged” to “who can really know why good kids do bad things?”

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Sep 12

I get called radical because I want affordable housing and rational, compassionate immigration policy and gun reform that helps keep kids safe.

Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · Sep 11

I got mine at the Elmira Walgreens in New York. I made an appointment, but they were accepting walk-ins and the person at the drive-thru was talking about vaccines and handing out info to customers.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · Sep 11

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · Sep 10

Look at the response from Democratic political officials on the Left when someone on the Right is shot vs the response from Republican political officials when someone on the Left is shot. Tells you everything you need to know about them.

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Amanda @tunedtochords.bsky.social · Sep 10

I never thought about this... My pediatrician checked my eyes at a vaccine/well visit, and he referred my mom to an opthalmologist for what turned out to be cancer. Kids are going to die, and not from the diseases that vaccinations prevent.

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Sep 10

As always, great thread from @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

Important points on how Florida dropping vaccine reqs will not only lower vaccination rates... but also lead to missed screenings for asthma, anemia, vision/hearing, nutrition, and developmental delays.

Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · Sep 9

1/ Happy Tuesday! This week’s update is a day late because I spent the weekend fully unplugging with friends—highly recommend. That said, today we're breaking down Covid-19 vaccine access, flu on the horizon, grandparents organizing, Florida’s school rollback, and food safety cuts. Let’s dive 👇

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · Sep 10

childhood conditions you to long for a future where all you have to do is ask aloud for a grilled cheese sandwich, or the complete history of Cardassia Prime, or soft background flute music, and Majel Barrett's voice will give it to you

*Fantine voice* 🎶NOW LIFE HAS KILLED THE DREAM I DREAMED🎶

Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · Sep 9

one unfortunate outcome of this recent AI scam bubble is that it has absolutely killed my interest in AI's in fiction. the Alien tv show doing the whole "is AI a human" routine we've been doing for the last hundred years but now I'm like no, it's a shitty chatbot that destroys fresh water

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