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very socially-awkward neuro-divergent queer af ENM pansexual geek/nerd/dork; antifa; Feminist; fitness lover; photographer; activist for environmental, racial and social justice. I post about the arts, political activism, radical leftism, and queerness.

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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 8h
theguardian.com
Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds
Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 8h
Great interview with @lindsayowens.bsky.social
theguardian.com
Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it
How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 8h
theguardian.com
How do you cope when your sacred land becomes Times Square? The art of the first Native New Yorkers
A new exhibit of Lenape paintings, traditional dress and music proves their modern-day culture is vibrant and alive
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 8h
nytimes.com
The Rich People Democrats Aren’t Talking About (Gift Article)
As billionaires become a popular political target, a new book urges Washington not to lose sight of a much larger, and quieter, group of wealthy business owners.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Chris Hansen is Diana Christensen in Network
nytimes.com
New Film Revisits One City’s Deadly Chapter of ‘To Catch a Predator’
When the long-running TV franchise came to Murphy, Texas, in 2006, a man ended up dead. A new film, “Primetime,” looks back on what happened.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fuck @gothamnyc.bsky.social and Joanne Wilson. Black Lives Matter!
nytimes.com
When the Weed Wars Came to Warren Street
New money and age-old injustice in an American river town.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
theguardian.com
‘It’s bordering on exploitation’: how pseudoscience is duping football
Cryotherapy chambers and other practices in the elite game have little evidence behind them, says Dr Claire-Marie Roberts, a top performance director
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
nytimes.com
Es Devlin, Master of the Extravaganza, Highlights the Art of Craft
For the Homo Faber Biennial in the Venetian lagoon, the designer unites works by 500 artisans, each one an island of talent.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why is this a surprise? Corporations resort to all sorts of chicanery to squeeze more profit out of consumers and workers.
theguardian.com
Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers
Guardian investigation: 7-Eleven and Circle K stores often fail to honor advertised prices – charging more at pump and register for gas, snacks, and other items
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"businesses that prioritize users and workers’ over profits are not only deeply embedded in US history, they are growing and thriving as a reaction to the current state of US capitalism"
theguardian.com
JoAnn Fabrics fans seek to stitch void left by private equity with crafts co-op
US crafters are looking to build a communal network to replace the company after it was bankrupted by private equity investors in 2025
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There have only been 2 foreign-born first ladies, and they could not be more different.
nytimes.com
Melania Trump’s Busy Schedule: A New Show, a Foster-Care Bill and Reading Executive Orders
In a burst of activity this week, the enigmatic first lady told Americans what she has been up to after a quiet summer. Her activities have included filming a new documentary series about her life.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
nytimes.com
Mariko Mori’s Life in 5 Artworks (Gift Article)
The artist is constantly pondering big, cosmic questions about being alive. Here, a dive into some of the works that have emerged from her inquiry.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@reprashida.govpeeps.us
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What an inspirational story.
theguardian.com
‘Hardships never last’: Jenn Lichter’s path from Colombian orphanage to ultrarunning records
Jenn Lichter’s childhood followed a difficult path. The resilience she gained helped her achieve an unbreakable ultrarunning feat this summer
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
theguardian.com
Fifty billion trees by 2030: how Ethiopia is recruiting citizens across the country to plant, plant, plant
After losing much of its forests in recent decades, the country’s people have led the way in planting saplings across the country as part of the government’s Green Legacy Initiative
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
theguardian.com
Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Pete Hegseth doesn't understand what Marxism is.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
theguardian.com
Charli xcx Music, Fashion, Film tour review – an electrifying and deafening pop evolution
The tireless star brings her latest, somewhat over-explained album to the stage for a dazzling and euphoric show
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I second @roxanegay.bsky.social on this. I am so sick of sour grapes Jasmine Crockett already. So you lost the primary - get over it! Don't be a bitch to everyone because you didn't get your way. I can't wait until I never have to hear about @jasmineforus.bsky.social ever again!
theguardian.com
Texas Democrat under fire for honoring convicted abuser Chris Brown at concert
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett awarded the musician a congressional record recognition in Arlington
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
theguardian.com
‘Fresh from the roof’: the supermarket growing salad a few metres above the tills
Customers seeking greens at one Berlin outlet are dealing with some very local supply chains indeed
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@angieforfl.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
nytimes.com
AOC Hits the Campaign Trail for Senate Candidate Angie Nixon in Florida (Gift Article)
The progressive representative from New York spoke at a small event to help lift the underdog Senate candidate Angie Nixon.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I fail to understand the logic here: billionaires who work in leading the unrestrained development of AI and data centers, along with other billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, are preparing for an apocalypse that will result from the very work that they are doing.
politico.com
Lawmakers are at a loss for how to regulate AI as insiders warn of impending doom
Members of both parties have little hope that Congress will pass AI safety legislation this year — or confidence they’ll be able to build consensus in 2027.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@rozinaali.bsky.social
theguardian.com
‘We felt someone was watching us’: author Rozina Ali on the untold story of Islamophobia in the US
In her new book Seasons of Fury, Ali traces the impact of anti-Muslim policies in the US, from the 1967 Israel-Arab war and the ‘war on terror’ to Trump
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It was the same at the last GOP convention in 2024, and in DC around Jan 20 2025. I saw a lot of personal ads from guys who even said they were there for the inauguration.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
theguardian.com
Texas was once a hotbed of wild west socialism – could it make a comeback?
Long before it became a rightwing political bastion the state was defined by cowboys on strike and farmers organizing
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've said for the past 5+ years that Roger Marshall is one of the most evil people in the U.S. Senate. Here is further proof of his heartlessness
nytimes.com
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thank you @tiffanycaban.bsky.social for allowing this intimate look at your private life! Now, please siphon off a large chunk of your new $175,500 salary and give it back to the working class ✊
nytimes.com
How a City Council Member Lives on $148,500 in Queens
Tiffany Cabán, a chair of the council’s progressive caucus, had her student loans forgiven a few months ago, giving a boost to her personal budget.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@lavenderladysuprm.bsky.social Leah Guadagnoli Marion Duckworth Smith
nytimes.com
For People Who Live in Cemeteries, the Scariest Thing May Be the Puns
Occupants of “houses to die for” say the advantages go beyond quiet neighbors.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oh I see, if they are recording us it's fine, but if we're recording them it's not
theguardian.com
US police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record them
Exclusive: Documents show officers from Maine to California worry Meta’s camera-equipped glasses will be used either to secretly record them or aid acts of terrorism
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Preach
theguardian.com
‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@johnfetterman.com @fetterman.senate.gov changed dramatically into a different person because of his stroke AND Annie Wu Henry is mostly to blame And those 2 things can co-exist
wsj.com
Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
The first-term senator, poised to be a possible swing vote, churns through staff as he alienates fellow Democrats and defends Israel.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Karma is a bitch! Much like Maria Bartiromo
theguardian.com
Fox News Media abruptly ousts longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo
Bartiromo had been a host at the network for more than a decade and Fox gave no explanation for the decision
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Diana Moreno @dianaforqueens.com · 02/09/2026
Read the full article in @elpais.com: english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-...
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The ‘new era’ of Latino socialists in New York: ‘If the Democratic Party wants to lead, it must create a solution to the immigration problem’
Several of these politicians have joined the call to abolish ICE and to demand immigration reform that protects undocumented people in the US
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
theguardian.com
Four Maga defectors on what led them to walk away: ‘I’d been addicted to fear and rage’
Ex-Maga supporters unpack their role in bolstering Trump’s platform and share what brought them to the Leaving Maga non-profit support network
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
theguardian.com
The one change that worked: I stopped listening to podcasts – and my mind flooded with ideas
For decades my life was soundtracked by comedy duos, mostly male, discussing their friendships. When I gave them up, I felt as if I was having a mental reboot
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Just let women run everything. The other way isn’t working. Let’s give the matriarchy a shot. www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
usmagazine.com
Melinda Gates Matches Olivia Rodrigo’s $10 Million Daisy Chain Festival Donation to 10 Repro Nonprofits
Melinda French Gates joined Olivia Rodrigo at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival, doubling a $10 million pledge to nonprofits
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Airbnb, DoorDash, Target, Zillow, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft
theguardian.com
Top US firms that backed Voting Rights Act donate to groups working to undermine it
Watchdog data shared with Guardian shows contributions to Republican Attorneys General Association and others
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Corporations are evil and don't care about killing workers. Starbucks does not care about the health of the very people whose labor makes the executives insanely wealthy. They view all labor as replaceable. @sbworkersunited.org
nytimes.com
Starbucks Drops Drink Powder That Enveloped Baristas in Clouds of Dust (Gift Article)
Baristas said the ingredient left them coughing and sneezing.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hasta la victoria siempre
nytimes.com
Democratic Socialists Are the Toast of the Party in Uruguay (Gift Article)
The success of progressive candidates in the United States is inspiring leftists abroad struggling under pressure from the Trump administration and its allies.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton understood the assignment.
youtube.com
Dolly Parton on supporting the LGBTQ community | Larry King Now | Ora.TV
YouTube video by Larry King
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Chloe Reynolds Nathalia Gomez
nytimes.com
The Dancers Turning Stairs and Fences Into Their Stage (Gift Article)
Fluency in a variety of movement techniques — street dance, acrobatics, parkour — allows site-responsive dancers to shape seemingly unbounded interactions with their environments.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social would rather throw in his lot with MAGA than anyone with the whiff of socialism on them. America still loves fascism more than socialism.
theguardian.com
Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting
Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The excesses of the Woke 1 era mostly amount to cringe public statements, harmless vocabulary updates and loss of prestige for public figures. The backlash to Woke 1, on the other hand, is imprisoning dissidents, dismantling public education and eroding democracy. That's what needs reckoning
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
In the United States, abortion is legal with no gestational limit in Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, New Jersey, and Vermont. So why, tell me, do New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and other progressive states STILL have abortion limits over 17 weeks?
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
washingtoninformer.com
LGBTQ Training Proposed in Prince George's Schools
Krystal Oriadha grew up in Harris County, Texas, where she was subjected to verbal abuse, people spitting and throwing rocks at her, and watching people laugh as her family's house was set afire — all...
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
nytimes.com
Zale Parry, Aquatic Hollywood Star and Early Acid Tripper, Dies at 93 (Gift Article)
A diving feat landed her on the cover of Sports Illustrated and led to a film and TV career. She also took part in one of the first LSD studies.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Rhiya Ahir is an inspiration to women everywhere
nytimes.com
After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed
Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
nytimes.com
Champion powerlifter speaks out after record lift was sabotaged by spotter who posted racist comments (Gift Article)
After Sonita Muluh's record lift was compromised, Ernestas Kusinas, a volunteer spotter, was banned from the sport for life
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A 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewfphotography.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ew Adam Milstein tried to follow me on twitter
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