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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 2h

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 11h

I’m going to start CAPITALIZING©️ my name just because

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 13h

It can’t be important

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 14h

I am begging you to let me co-host

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What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 1d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 14h

The cobwebs are good! Catching all those mosquitos and wooly aphids. I am a witch!

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.

Read our full obituary here:

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.

19thnews.org

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 15h

😻😻😻

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 23h

Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Subscribe to The Onion and help us become a bigger newspaper than The Washington Post by next year. It can happen!

membership.theonion.com

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

I have a certified smart yard! 🫡

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

Tennessee’s @aftynbehn.bsky.social now officially in a Squad

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/politics/squ...

Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

www.foxnews.com

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

Alas friends my tendency to overseed means they are all in the dirt

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

Listen it’s time:

Tennessee Titans Head Coach James Weaver

rivers mccown @riversmccown.bsky.social · 1d

listen it's time:

Tennessee Titans Head Coach Bill Belichick

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

listen it's time:

Tennessee Titans Head Coach Brian Kelly

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh I have yet to find the courage to tackle the backyard in any real way. I’ve made some beds out of bricks and I have one sad raised garden. The front is a lot less ground to cover 🤣

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

*till, not fill

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

On the menu for this fall: crimson clover, Austrian winter peas, oats, deep-fill radish, hairy vetch, and winter rye 🌱

A bunch of seed packets from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange laid out on a table.

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

Year 3 of my front yard rehabilitation project is underway, in an effort to establish some biodiversity beyond just Bermuda grass and rocks. It’s definitely working: I aerate by hand and my pokey little friend is stomping in smoother than ever this year! 🌱

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

It burns

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d

"While your proposal to increase the bed availability in your shelter from 80 to 140 by purchasing accessory dwelling units was a surprisingly resourceful plan, the budget and governance committees have identified pickleball as the issue that voters care about most."

Thank You for Submitting Your Homeless Shelter Application, but We’ve Decided to Use City Funds for Thirty-Five New Pickleball Courts Instead

Thank you for submitting your grant application for a homelessness shelter expansion. We received many competitive proposals, including yours. With...

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 2d

MAYBE THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT

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DJcontraption AKA Dahron J @dahron-anneliese.bsky.social · 2d

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!

Our communities have known times of struggle and of joy. Through them all, know that whoever, wherever, & however you are in this world, MHRC offers its unwavering support for Nashville-Davidson County's LGBTQIA+ communities!

Full statement at link:

adobe.ly/4q6S7Jr

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 2d

I cried and cried during this movie the first time I saw it. What if, as a little girl in the 80s, someone had told me I could be a professional soccer player AND a Jedi??? Ugh

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve moved on to The Force Awakens, which I saw in theaters and the creep I was dating at the time bought me a little remote-controlled BB-8 and I wish I hadn’t trashed it when the creep secretly married someone else

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 2d

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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