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Alice K

@alicethewriter.bsky.social
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Infrequent poster of cat pics. ND, ace, owlish.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $20.5M in 2025 — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 958x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I hate that we have let the nastiest racists on earth define and redefine our language. From "woke" to "DEI." Trump's policies are not anti-DEI. They are racist. US firms did not abandon DEI policies. They fired competent black women in droves on the basis of race and sex.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
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Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This one goes out to the big game hunters at Southwest Airlines, and everyone who's ever pitched a fit about sitting beside me on an aircraft. Kiss my fat ass.
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Welcome Aboard Svelte Airlines—Except You, the Fat Passenger in Seat 49C
“Please sit in your assigned seat. Unless the person next to you doesn’t like that. Ultimately, the person to your left will decide whether you sit in the se...
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
How lovely… 🌳📖 #BookSky
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 31/07/2026
it’s never a great sign for your society when all the competent people who believe in doing a good job for the sake of it conclude that they’re actively being punished for these qualities, while malignantly stupid criminals are making bank
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Cliff PervoSCARY @pervocracy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
maybe after all this there'll be a rebound effect where everyone is really kind and thoughtful all the time
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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A fluffy black kitten with big round eyes peeks out from behind an oversized pink flower with a bright yellow centre, almost hidden by its giant petals. Above, white handwritten text reads, “I thought you deserved a really big flower today.”
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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JB RoseCityComicCon table H48 @jenniebreeden.thedevilspanties.com · 29/07/2026
I did the comic and then forgot to post it.. so here is a late political rant. #taxes #politics #webcomics #war #fundingcuts #comics #politicalcomics
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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Look, validation for your work or character or even your looks can be nice, but have you tried having a cat who sits on your lap and immediately starts purring thunderously just from the joy of, "Oh, yeah, sitting on my person" because it is also pretty great.
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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
lol Goldin correctly points out that one of the larger contributors to the flagging birth rate is that a lot of men are simply too perceptibly shitty to be reliable parents and women don’t want to take the risk
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Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin says birth rates hinge on dependable fathers | Fortune
Male "duds" are at the root of the world's birth-rate problem.
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WhinterQueen @whinterqueen.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
this is an important video with important context
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The DOJ isn't the only part of the dishonest, corrupt, and incompetent Trump administration that is currently involved in a cover-up.
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psudonym @psudonym.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
No massive fast food chain is really "great" but Taco Bell catching strays for what is MAHA and the current administration's fault is kiiiinda a problem! People gotta pick their targets when directing their ire and right now fingers should be pointed at the people who ruined the protections we had.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Head of the Heritage Foundation in July 2024. It’s not like voters weren’t warned.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social
Heritage Foundation president celebrates
Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling:
"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be"
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ABER ELECTION
KEVIN ROBERTS
President of The Heritage Foundation
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PLATFORMS OVER PEOPLE? SCOTUS DECISIONS MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP EAS
www.mediamatters.org
Heritage Foundation president celebrates
Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Y'all, if you have ever wondered what it would like like for the federal government to tell you what you are/not allowed to read and thought "screw that," now is the time to say so. Sign this letter. Send a postcard. Call your senators. This is a nightmare scenario. Don't let it pass.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”
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That girl with The Posts @roodypatooti.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
reagan-slayer 69
"but what if you abort the baby who'll cure cancer?!" sir the baby who will cure cancer is an organic chemistry major who works at a Home Depot because you use Al to go through your resumes

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"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." - Stephen Jay Gould, The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🔥MAINE WOMAN: “No, we don’t have to ‘wait for the facts’ — ICE is doing things illegally, based on race, and white supremacy is taking over the country.” Jon Fetherston from right-wing @themainewire tried her… quickly found out she is not the one 👀 #AbolishICE
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Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"Reading is an act of resistance in a landscape of distraction." David Ulin
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D.J. Kirkland @ohheydj.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
- Malls are dead - Every “third space” basically requires you to spend $30 to get in. - There are barely any part-time jobs available for teens because people with MASTERS DEGREES are in those jobs because of AI and the economy. Need I go on?
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 14/07/2026
Y’all also need to shoot anyone telling you that you can simply wash off a parasite embedded into the skin and even the folds and creases of alot of this produce. A parasite that is resistant to bleach, chlorine, and vinegar by the way. Signed, An epidemiologist
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Netflix’s biggest shows have been losing 30-70% of their audience between seasons 1 and 2. Executives are in a panic because they can’t figure out why, but the answer is probably pretty damn obvious to anyone who’s paying attention.
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The (Not So) Curious Case of Netflix's Shrinking Audience
Why the streaming giant loses up to 70% of its viewers between seasons - and the obvious reason why executives refuse to believe it
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
💯💯💯
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Alice K @alicethewriter.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I dreamed I had a meeting with Trump and my parents were there. As usual in dreams I couldn’t form words but my mom sure could! Y’all would’ve been proud of her for how thoroughly she chewed him out. And of my dad for having her back
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Alice K @alicethewriter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Baffled to discover umbrella stand costs starting at $125 and going sharply up from there. Look, I have a lot of long, thin objects I want to store upright in a cylinder or tall rectangle and you’re saying that object is worth a full day’s work?
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Why are audiences not coming back fro second season of our shows?" "Because they're waiting to see if you cancel it like everything else, and also there's too long a gap between seasons." "No, that can't be it."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“But the bigger problem is how much of the media of ‘the left’ is dominated by men who appear to have no understanding of sexual abuse or intimate partner violence, but do have a pretty hefty sexist streak that they either aren’t aware of or don’t care to remedy.” YES @juliedicaro.bsky.social
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We have an even bigger problem than Graham Platner
The candidate's rise and fall perfectly illustrates the sexism in lefty media
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Alice K @alicethewriter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Please see my last repost - the only thing better than reading Jane Austen is getting to watch someone else read and react in real time to Pride and Prejudice. Thread is long but FULL of hilarity
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 31/05/2026
I don’t like Darcy.
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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's only been five months, and somehow this is relevant again.
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SOGC @sogc.org · 08/07/2026
A new Medscape story features SOGC President Dr. Nicholas Leyland and SOGC member Dr. Jen Gunter on the need to improve access to menopause care. The SOGC is calling for all front-line providers to be trained to deliver free menopause care in Canada. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Lack of Menopause Care in Canada Reflects Systemic Issues
A dearth of primary care providers and critical lack of education among healthcare workers on how to manage menopause leave Canadian women without help.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Here’s the study link. This study upended the idea that campus rape is perpetrated by a small group of sociopaths. In all reality, most rapists are just ordinary men who hold sexist views, hang out with other men who hold sexist views, and seek power and status.
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Trajectory Analysis of the Campus Serial Rapist Assumption
This cohort study investigates whether most college men who commit rape do so consistently across time.
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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 09/07/2026
I appreciate all of you talking about washing your leafy greens, but it just doesn’t remove much cyclospora. Cooking kills them, otherwise we have to just keep them out of the food supply.
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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I cannot recommend commissioning Amy enough. She is endlessly flexible and professional, while being batshit enthusiastic enough about even the weirdest ideas to make you feel like a genius for having them.
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/05/2026
So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet.
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Monday Morning Kitten
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
3500 people control $20 trillion and about 5% of global wealth. The rest of us would like to use that money to feed, house and educate people while they would prefer to finance theft-based teen suicide and CSAM enabling AI and pogrom-oriented social media companies. This is a predictable problem.
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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Happy Magpie Monday from adoptable kitty, Colton! Colton is another of our sweethearts currently residing in our The Kitchen Magpie sponsored room at our shelter. This cutie is ready for some fun and games too! Colton also treasures his lap snuggles and he is going to be a super forever family
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
🤣🤣
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alana "overripe by a day" banana @lanna.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Oh, the explanation of why the company is closing is heartbreaking. If masculine dress shoes are your thing, check them out, buy something.
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Thomas Paine is my favorite founding father. He was famously abolitionist and one of the earliest voices to point out the hypocrisy of fighting for independence while keeping slaves. He also firmly believed that keeping any friendship which required compromising your morals made you a bad person.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 02/07/2026
My posts most days. I'm sorry.
"Let's not talk aobut politics anymore. I can't bear it"
"Same"
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"THE THING IS THOUGH"
"THOSE FUCKING IDIOTS"

@emilyscartoons
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Dr. Phyto (she/her) @drphyto.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
THREAD: Our #PhytoPheature for this week is the Corpse Flower! For every like on this thread, I will add one more fun fact about the world's biggest flower. Corpse Flowers | United States Botanic Garden share.google/lyRpoQ8RsA60...
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Alice K @alicethewriter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
FYI: If you live anywhere in NY State, you qualify for a NY Public Library card which gives you access to their EXTENSIVE online catalogue. You can submit your proof of residency at www.nypl.org. I recommend you do
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 02/07/2026
While I don't have children, my sister shared how harrowing it is, indeed, to watch your child injected with multiple shots early in life, but reminding oneself that the reason we do this is because otherwise, most children will die, can be a helpful motivator. www.propublica.org/article/vita...
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What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Trump: widening inequality and the unchecked power of billionaires. There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom. Dems need to learn this.
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Alice K @alicethewriter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Honestly, why ELSE would I order something that comes in a box big enough to fill half my living room?
A black and white cat’s head and front feet stretch out from a very large cardboard box lying on its side. There is crumpled brown paper inside the box
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