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rude1.blacksky.team
put my reading list on @cosmik.network's semble.so
rude1 '25 reading list (by Rudy wants revolution.) — Semble
View Rudy wants revolution.'s collection on Semble
semble.so
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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elea.fyi
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.

Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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rude1.blacksky.team
Last year it was “Blacksky definitely won’t be it”
This year it’s “Oh you’re THAT Rudy! I follow your work”

Seattle, Cambridge, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Atlanta, Delaware, Chicago, LA, Barcelona, San Francisco, Berlin, D.C., Montreal <-- everywhere Blacksky showed up IRL 2025
Life is so short you can't waste even a day subscribing to what someone thinks you can do versus knowing what you can do Virgil Abloh
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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kashana.blacksky.app
Just imagining the meeting where they must have been like “they might cancel my flight? Time to kill the sick.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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lexmcmenamin.com
thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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nbcnews.com
Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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rude1.blacksky.team
if Blacksky don’t like it, whatchu gon’ do bout it.
Blacksky Algorithms laptop and bumper stickers. Also a festive sticker mule sticker
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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elmcitytree.blacksky.app
This is dope. In the spirit of the BPP free breakfast program, but fancy.
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
Beginning Nov. 1, when SNAP benefits are expected to be suspended, Je T’aime Patisserie will offer free breakfast to anyone who presents their EBT card from 7:30-10 a.m.
www.nydailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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nhannahjones.bsky.social
Been dreaming of this for a decade. 🙏🏽
October 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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livesinpages.bsky.social
Excited and humbled to be heading to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts next week for a two-week residency, made super possible by the generous support of the Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship!!!
Christopher Gonzalez Named 2025 Recipient of VCCA’s Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship
This annual fellowship supports the residency of an LGBTQ+ writer working in any genre at VCCA’s artist retreat in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
www.vcca.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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rude1.blacksky.team
looking forward to speaking at Better World by Design this weekend in Rhode Island.

“Better World by Design is a student-led initiative at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design that celebrates the interdisciplinary collaboration between designers, educators, innovators, and learners.”
Better World x Design 16th Annual Design Conference Soul Oct. 25th, 2025 Where there is soul, there is lite. Found in our hands, our creations, the nature we embrace. the soul is made of mind, will, emotions, and desire. how can we as creatives, makers, and designers embody Soul in the work we do? Sponsoredby 2 x 4 BROWN Headshot of Rudy
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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rude1.blacksky.team
TC But Blacksky takes it one step further. It targets minorities and marginalized individuals and has an algorithm that can filter out racial harassment. Unlike X, where a user might block one racist person and then see another, users on Blacksky can completely filter out whatever they want from their timelines, providing a custom social media experience. "Sometimes you need a global stage. Sometimes you just want a cozy corner with close internet friends where you can control who sees what," Fraser told TechCrunch. Users own their data and can decide to host such information on Blacksky rather than Bluesky, giving them control over who has access to their content. People also vote on decisions together, Fraser said, such as what the community guidelines should be and if non-Black users should be allowed to post in the community.
October 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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rude1.blacksky.team
Not even a year ago. RIP NBC BLK
rude1.blacksky.team Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Nov 17
“Black users on Bluesky are already working to build a community on the site. One user, Rudy Fraser, launched Blacksky, a collection of curated, Black-centered feeds that filter out racism and misogyny to provide a safe, inclusive experience for users.”
Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?
Some X users say they’re hoping to create a new “Black Twitter” on other social media platforms.
www.nbcnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Lauryn Hill just shared a moving tribute to the late D’Angelo:
People need reflection. I regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God. You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and even intimidated others to action with your genius. Thank you for being a beacon of light to a generation and beyond who had no remembrance of the legacy that preceded us. Thank you for charting the course and for making space during a time when no similar space really existed. You imaged a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other. It is my earnest prayer that you are in peace, far away from selfishness, fear and/or controlling interests. Far from possessiveness, far from greed, far from manipulation, far from exploitation, far from intentionally designed chaos and that you Brother are in peace, in bliss and in eternal light and fulfillment with our Father in heaven. I Love you and I miss you. May God grant peace and shelter to your family, true friends and genuine appreciators, Brother, King. A photo of Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo, wearing black
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
kukuwa.blacksky.app
@nhannahjones.bsky.social is opening a literary salon & bookstore two blocks away from me and I’m unwell 🤧🥹 #forusbyus

www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
Bookstore to Open in Former Macon Hardware Digs
Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with Bed-Vyne's owners to create a literary salon in the Bed Stuy building.
www.brownstoner.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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peninaroth.bsky.social
ONE WEEK AWAY—MONDAY, OCTOBER 20: We pushed this month’s reading off a week to the Third Monday, an exception to our usual Second Monday schedule. Can’t wait to host @jamiattenberg.bsky.social @jasondiamond.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @karissachen.bsky.social Lauren Morrow & Nikkitha Bakshani!
peninaroth.bsky.social Penina Roth @peninaroth.bsky.social · Oct 1
Monday, Oct. 20, 8pm: The Franklin Park Reading Series celebrates the paperback release of @jamiattenberg.bsky.social’s novel A Reason to See You Again! Jami will be joined by stellar authors @jasondiamond.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @karissachen.bsky.social Lauren Morrow & Nikkitha Bakshani.
October 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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livesinpages.bsky.social
I have a new story out today @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Writing it was heavily inspired by the increasing cost of groceries and general anxieties around money and trying to live a stupid little life!
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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ericajberry.bsky.social
ily Zohran
October 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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emergencychampagne.bsky.social
over the moon to be this year’s @barnesandnoble.com discover award winner!

www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
Katie Yee Wins the 2025 Discover Prize | Kirkus Reviews
The Barnes & Noble award for debut fiction went to ‘Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.’
www.kirkusreviews.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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rude1.blacksky.team
I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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maris.bsky.social
We are in, and have been in, a freedom to read crisis. The good news is that most Americans are against this. All of us need to fight back.
penamerica.bsky.social PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · Oct 1
The book bans that have accumulated in the past four years are unprecedented and undeniable. Our new report looks back at the 2024-2025 school year — the 4th school year in the contemporary campaign to ban books — to highlight the continued attacks on books, stories, identities, and histories.
PEN America infographic showing trends in school book bans from 2021 to 2025, with a total of 22,810 instances recorded. The image includes a bar graph with annual data and a summary highlighting 6,870 bans in 2024-2025.
October 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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rude1.blacksky.team
We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology. 🏴‍☠️
jdp23.thenexus.today Jon P @jdp23.thenexus.today · Oct 3
Not sure if you've ever read Rudy's three-part series "Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space" from a couple of years ago but it's great grounding for the work he and the team have done since then.

blog.rudyfraser.com/blacksky-par...
Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space (Part 3)
We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology. - Black Panther Party 10 Point Program
blog.rudyfraser.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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rude1.blacksky.team
Our new, rebranded website is live. 🚀

🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...
Build Community Online with Decentralized Tools | Blacksky
Decentralized tools to build community online. The intercommunal net where communities govern, pool funds and stay safe on their own terms.
blackskyweb.xyz
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
audre lorde
FOR ASSATA
Fot Assata New Brunswick Prison, 1977 In this new picture your smile has been to war you are almost obscured by other faces on the pages those shadows are sisters who have not yet spoken your face is in shadow obscured by the half-dark by the thick bars running across your eyes like sentinels all the baby fat has been burned away like a luxury your body let go reluctantly the corners of your mouth turn dowrln I cannot look into your eyes who are all those others behind you the shadows are growing lighter and more confusing I dream of your freedom as my victory and the victory of all dark women who forego the vanities of silence who war and weep sometimes against our selves in each other rather than our enemies falsehoods Assata my sister warrior Joan of Arc and Yaa Asantewa embrace at the back of your cell.
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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rude1.blacksky.team
A wide ranging convo between me & @rabble.nz for @revolution.social
→ past, present and future of Blacksky (the community + company)
→ mutual aid, susus, people's assemblies, etc
→ building protocols for people

wherever you get your podcasts.
Rudy Fraser on Blacksky, Mutual Aid & Reclaiming Social Media
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM