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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 1h

I tried to relax with 20min of the Witcher 3 remaster, but it just made my headache worse.

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1h

Hence my evergreen post bsky.app/profile/most...

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2h

Everyone’s gonna memory hole this like they do her racism and antisemitism but this is your regular reminder that Joyce Carol Oates fucking sucks and just because she sometimes makes a funny tweet doesn’t erase how much she fucking sucks.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 6h

HEDY LAMARR escaped from her Nazi husband by disguising herself as her own maid, became a top actress in Hollywood, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth and GPS technology. Helluva lady.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 10h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 7h

They have money for this?!

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 7h

don’t turn my mailman into a cop, that sucks

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026

Carly responded to a Bluesky post two years ago when I was in a panic and needed someone to do some really basic photoshop. Instead she came up with illustrations that shaped how the publication looked. Do send her more work if you need actual talented human illustration.

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 8h

Is anyone on Lemmy? Rec a server?

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 15h

Most TV is just this now.

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 11h

We've cancelled our October camping trip because the site had their water go down and I am not dealing with a 4yr with portaloos. (6? Maybe. 4, no.)

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 11h

An Abyssinian roller that is also a little book. It begins: “Why is a roller like a writing desk? The need for fire and acacia, both. One for blood - the other, ink.” Written in India ink. - #SciArtSeptember Day 30: Carbon

A painted, cut-out paper bird in the shape of an Abyssinian roller. The bird has one wing folded back, which reveals a small booklet of pages under the wing. The underwing is brown and has uneven letters painted on it in another shade of brown reading, “Some small words about the medium of carbon.” The booklet pages are bright blue, like the bird, and the words inside are unclear. The bird rests on a wooden table top.

A painted, cut-out paper bird in the shape of an Abyssinian roller. The bird appears to be in flight, with the wings positioned in a downward flap. The bird is bright blue, with a brown back and long, black tail. The bird rests on a wooden table top.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 12h

they can never supply examples of the things they claim have so massively improved from what people are imagining. "they're so much better and they can think and write music" okay where is it

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20h

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 21h

Seeing people post about how unfair the “mob justice” against the Cornell rapists is doesn’t really move me when there is no justice for survivors. The system doesn’t work; it enacts further punishment on the victims. Society is even crueler. So spare me the “mob justice” rhetoric about the accused

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 21h

Men, it’s never too late to leave your fraternity. Membership is lifelong. And these segregationist institutions use your name to uphold the power they abuse. This is what your fellow alums are doing. Do you really want to be associated with that?

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20h

Time for this classic again.

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 22h

I am realizing I am properly depressed, in a way I have not been depressed before. Usually my anxiety is higher and I'm more self critical (like BAD self talk) so I have really clear indications I'm in trouble. Im just... depressed, like as an adjective. Anyway, I'm in therapy, I'm on meds,

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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

WHAT: Saint Laurent (spring 2027) OCCASIONS: chic hopscotch or at a cocktail party you hear a ringing, a calling, & simultaneously 15 of you drop your champagne coupes & form a sisterhood—to OWN THE NIGHT IF IT WERE A SCENT: wheeled suitcase over cobblestone EMOTIONAL RANGE: 🔑/✨ #MJMfashionGuide

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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 22h

You know what would be cool? If one, even one, “cancelled“ white guy actually experienced long lasting consequences. Just like, ever. Not “sit and wait a year or so” and then go right back to it, but now grabbing extra money by whining you were “cancelled”. It would be so cool. So. Cool.

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 22h

Fuck them, each and every one

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 23h

@kennyjacoby.bsky.social on X: NEW: I analyzed seven years of Cornell's sexual violence case data. Expulsions are very rare. 1,216 reports of sexual assault, DV and stalking, 2018-2024 162 formal investigations. 51 findings of fault. 14 suspensions. 7 expulsions or dismissals.

usatoday.com

Cornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | Exclusive

A third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year.

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 23h

Posted this in 2018. Still remember the night that prompted it. Still so relevant today. 🐝 🐝 🐝

Tweet by me saying “Every woman I know has been storing anger for years in her body and it’s starting to feel like bees are going to pour out of all of our mouths at the same time.”

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Andraste Sideyr @andraste.fuckbgp.com · 23h

La Vache Qui Rit says: RISE UP DOWNTRODDEN MASSES. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR CHAINS. WE WILL LAUGH AGAIN AMIDST THE BLOOD OF BILLIONAIRES.

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 23h

they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/09/2026

This is why I am walking miles for the Young Center this month against my husband. Because babies should never, ever have to face this kind of thing.

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Tasting History with Max Miller @tastinghistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That’s the point of the video. The fact that all of the credit for this man’s work has gone to Jefferson and the fact that we don’t even have an image of Hemings.

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Archaeologist here and someone who just wrote an entire book chapter ln the history of communication. Maybe if dude had spoken to a linguist or an anthropologist he would not have shown his taint to the entire universe. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...

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Opinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)

If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to.

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Guido Eekhaut @eekhaut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Don't ignore a cat's warning...

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.

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Maureen Ogle @maureenogle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Harper Collins tried to claim both my stolen books. Harper Collins published neither.

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's 1980, he's realizing the potential of the nascent home video market for adult films. He is also terrified of a tape getting out where he drunkenly confesses he's never had sex. In desperation he looks up a pair of private detectives...

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In addition, I'm not the only author Emily is harassing in this manner. I'm fortunate to be able to pushback on her abuse -- not every author can do that. Also, Emily is the editor of an acclaimed small press. No editor should ever treat authors like this. It's unprofessional and wrong. 7/

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I saw someone asked why Emily can't simply say what she wants within her own Discord. The answer is she can say whatever she wants. However, as the target of her abuse, I likewise don't have to stay silent and merely take it b/c her libelous comments were shared in a semi-private Discord. 6/

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STC @blobbystc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Further fun fact: If your parents are poor you’ll rent for longer and get a mortgage later and pay it off later. What does that mean? You’ll have less income (if any!) to set aside for saving a private pension in your 20s, 30s and 40s. What’s the main benefit of DC pensions? Compound interest!

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The raw visceral hatred some men have for women, at least women who step out of line, is shocking. I know it sounds like some sorta "one of the good ones" ploy but I am genuinely taken aback when I see it because I think: I had a fairly normal socialisation as a man in the west, how did I miss this?

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

this is the rape culture btw. the one women have been warning you about, and were told we were hysterical and over-sensitive and couldn't take a joke, and that rape allegations ruin men's lives, and now we live in a meritocracy where the only "merit" is who has hurt the most women

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the froggy page, website (1997) web.archive.org/web/19970529...

header, scrawled: the froggy page
beneath, the hand drawn graphic of a frog in mid jump, ribbiting.
text:
(hyperlink) ribbit! (normal text) welcome to the froggy page! this corner of the net is home to all kinds of virtual frogginess, from the silly to the scientific. check out the menu below to find more frog fun.
(below, graphic hyperlinks, featuring a frog doing various things (or just frog themed graphics) such as reading frog news, reading a book, singing, sitting at a computer).
text hyperlinks below.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Since then, there has been a good deal of research on racial disparities in Title IX enforcement. No one found anything. (Myself included.) In fact, sexual assault is one of the only school disciplinary proceedings without a racial disparity.

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U.S. GAO - K-12 Education: Discipline Disparities for Black Students, Boys, and Students with Disabilities

What GAO Found Black students, boys, and students with disabilities were disproportionately disciplined (e.g., suspensions and expulsions) in K-12...

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 29/09/2026

this is tonic masculinity + semiotically clever as hell 👍

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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026

Every conversation about the Cornell case is irritating me because there is no way there was just one victim. Just one report. I need people to stop talking like no one had any idea they were rapists. Go crack open those middle school and high school records.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fucking YIKES. Signal-boosting. 👇👇👇

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Time to ask for a little help. My partner has been looking for a job in his field for over a year now and the incomes we’ve cobbled together without it aren’t quite adding up. It looks like I will have to start looking for copywriting/content design work again as well gofund.me/6755c4d8b

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Donate to Help Gary and Thea keep our home while looking for work, organized by TK Rex

Like so many others right now, my best friend and life partner Gary B… TK Rex needs your support for Help Gary and Thea keep our home while looking for work

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