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I've heard that pneumonic plague is the only form that is transmittable from human to human. That does seem worse because most of us encounter more people than we do rodents. Do you think there is reason for concern?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Grateful to @amylittlefield.bsky.social for writing a short zine re: her book Killers of Roe that we were able to share with all teach-in participants yesterday. I am linking the PDF here for others who might want to read it: drive.google.com/file/d/1NKVy...

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Killers of Roe_9.17.26.pdf

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Isabel Fish by Julie Orringer

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My book will be out in the world before I know it! Want to celebrate with me? All welcome - RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My cat makes biscuits on top of my bladder so I HAVE to get up to pee, and I might as well feed him while I'm at it.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Learn how to answer reference research letters PSLN gets from people who are incarcerated and seeking research info. [remote volunteer opportunity] - October 7 training 7 to 9 pm ET - www.instagram.com/p/DdwdAWjlJS...

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Instagram

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have a bunch of uprooted oak seedlings in water. Does anyone have any resources/knowledge about how I might turn them into bonsais?

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My neighbor's sukkah blew away

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

literally started laughing when he says "shame on you." like be so for real

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's opening night of the New York Art Book Fair today. It will be crowded so if you don't like crowds come on a different day. Visit our table (Sojourners for Justice Press) if you do come.

nyabf2026.printedmatterartbookfairs.org

NYABF 2026

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I don't think anyone has wanted to go to a Kid Rock concert since 1999. I think Kid Rock is the only musician that MAGA can find. Which speaks to PrisonCulture's point about them losing the culture war. No one cool wants anything to do with them.

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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Despite losing movement on his left side and having a bullet lodged next to his spine, ICE has forced Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez out of the hospital and back to the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas. It is nothing more than a prison.

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Jana H-S (she, like a knife) @jana-aych-ess.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

if a man called me his muse I would show him his own guts

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026

Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks. I just requested that my library purchase this.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mamdani offered his own advice: “This is not a place to scroll on your phone.” He says this about a place that you much NEED A PHONE to even access.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Audio warnings come at five and eight minutes. At the 10-minute mark, lights flash, and an announcement warns that the door will open. Throne co-founder and COO Jessica Heinselman said users then get roughly another 30 seconds." The door opens on you. A nightmarish bathroom experience.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NYC needs more public restrooms, but this is not the way.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Requires an app or access card. And, "Audio warnings come at five and eight minutes. At the 10-minute mark, lights flash, and an announcement warns that the door will open. Throne co-founder and COO Jessica Heinselman said users then get roughly another 30 seconds." www.amny.com/news/nyc-new...

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Game of ‘Thrones’: NYC is getting 17 new public bathrooms, with digital entry and a 10-minute limit | amNewYork

New Yorkers desperate for a place to go are getting 17 new public bathrooms across the five boroughs, but the high-tech system meant to keep them clean and

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations

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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown

Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

well, yeah, it's not about proof. you asked about a christian perspective. In the story, they have language. Nothing in this story can be proved.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If I remember the story right, he just walked around pointing at animals, calling things elephant, and bird, and so on. I'm not familiar with ant-man so I can't say.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Adam named all the animals. And God was telling them what fruits to eat or not eat. And Eve talked to the snake and gave excuses to God when she disobeyed. They had language.

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A Zucker for Art @azuckerforart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Please feat your ears and eyes on a music video for a track that attempts to express the disharmony in my head! youtu.be/N8X8ZJ4CVtU?...

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What Me Worry? (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Heptagon

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Individual trans people NEVER have to shut up and accept disrespect. Never. The people who need to shut up and stop disrespecting trans people are the POWERFUL and these include fucking elected officials. GET IT STRAIGHT IN YOUR MINDS.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A jeweler by my school had a biz marquee that read "Nuke them all" the day after. I could hardly believe the ugliness of it.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

today would have been a perfect day, on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, t o dismantle DHS, dismantle ICE, and dismantle the surveillance state.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

All you have to know is the information that was released this week about the city KNOWING that the air was toxic and UNSAFE almost immediately after 9/11 and hiding it to push people to "get back to work." This is a distillation of post 9/11. Add MILLIONS of dead people across the world etc...

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

bathroom calathea (?) is so chic

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The NY Art Book Fair is this month from 9/24 to 9/27. It's the largest art book fair in the world. Sojourners for Justice Press will be tabling. @netabomani.com and I will also be presenting during a Classroom Session on 9/25 from 3 to 4 pm. Join us! nyabf2026.printedmatterartbookfairs.org

Large bold pink text reads “PRINTED MATTER’S NY ART BOOK FAIR 2026” over a background of small beige text listing event history. Dates “September 24–27” and “at MoMA PS1” appear at the bottom in pink and green.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A good way to fight for libraries is to get on your local library board. You can learn about running here. www.librariesforthepeople.org/get-involved...

librariesforthepeople.org

Get Involved — For The People

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes, absolutely. Here is a tool to help people learn more about and run for seats on library boards. www.librariesforthepeople.org/get-involved...

librariesforthepeople.org

Get Involved — For The People

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Fighting for libraries is fighting fascism. Fascists hate libraries. They hate freely shared access to knowledge. They hate community, and what they are doing to children in Arkansas is a step along the path to doing this nationwide to everyone. DON'T LET THEM. GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.

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Esther @3queen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Right? My brain keeps superimposing his face onto this guy.

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NYC! Are you curious about how the rightwing successfully overturned Roe v. Wade? Are you wondering how organizers and advocates are thinking about what comes next? Join us Oct 3 for a teach-in with the authors of two excellent books on abortion. Register at: bit.ly/ICabortionteachin

Abortion: A Community Teach-In October 3 LES, NYC 11AM - 4PM 10:30 AM registration & continental breakfast Register at: bit.ly/ICabortionteachin

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Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 27/08/2026

holy crap, this is an amazing result!

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A Zucker for Art @azuckerforart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I wrote about the reason why tangible art that involves complete human participation will always be more beneficial and effective to the viewer than anything AI can generate. theartsandeducation.com/2026/01/10/m...

theartsandeducation.com

Machine Unlearning

The art classroom offers students a unique way of interdisciplinary learning, which is experiential, experimental and enriching for personal and social development. Students are immersed in both cr…

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A Zucker for Art @azuckerforart.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

May her memory be for a blessing. Dolly Parton's lasting legacy of humanity and kindness will continue to shine like a diamond in a rhinestone world.

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amb @amb.fyi · 21/08/2026

in the absence of a green new deal, libraries and public transit are going to be america's de facto cooling centers, keeping large number of people alive during climate disasters for the indefinite future

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