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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 9h
Hi. I would very much like it if black gamers/devs (specifically those from Chicago) would get in touch for a story. You can get me here or on discord @adashtra
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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hello, @animalphotorefs.bsky.social lost their job midway through the trip that's supposed to pay for the trip and is now stranded so far away. If you could benefit from animal photos for art references, please consider supporting.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026
In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hello, SCP?
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How much to unlock the armor dye pack that has any swatch other than Default Beige?
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What did the rat discover, though?
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A turtle sloooowly opens up a laptop, opens Reddit, taps the keyboard with its stony paws, and deletes this post.
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 24/09/2026
Pals I see you sharing links to London Daily & need you to know it's AI bullshit. The Louise Michel is real, Banksy really funded it, but that started in 2020 & the LD link people are sharing is timestamped to today but written as if it's 2020 & elides all the actual journalism about it.
Screenshot reads as follows: 

Welcome to London Daily, an innovative and unique news experiment driven by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Our AI system conducts extensive research and fact-checking, presenting a non-biased and diverse perspective on each topic. It meticulously filters out biased or manipulated content, offering you factual summaries essential for your knowledge as an informed citizen.

Our aim is not to replace mainstream media but to provide you with succinct summaries of key headlines, encouraging you to explore these stories in greater depth through your favorite mainstream news sources.

As a privately funded, non-profit initiative, our mission is to provide a concise and comprehensive overview of current events as part of a broader project to enhance fact-checking and AI journalism for journalists and publishers worldwide.

We are building a tool that will help professional journalists and traditional mainstream news outlets enhance their news delivery, boost their readership, ease their workload, and lower their costs while increasing their productivity—all aimed at improving content reliability and readability.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How do you play Sufjan Stevens too loud?! The man's voice is so tender that I use him to put my kid to sleep. That's like saying a warm summer rain is too loud.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
(Not to whine from the trenches, but pregnancy is work. Pregnancy is *such* work.)
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes, absolutely. I meant that contraception is literally labor-saving. 18 years of Not Parenting, or more.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not to pile on, but -- contraception!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
ICE activity has been picking up again in Chicago A LOT. If you were previously involved with ICE watch efforts, now is a good time to reengage. I’m going to start wearing a whistle again.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"But the original Harry Potter series has had no negative impacts on the world, right?" "...That's the next episode. Slow your roll."
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What a great idea!
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Copilot keeps turning on because the baby got to the phone and did a swipe.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'm so sorry.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
let me once more spread the gospel of SmallPDF, which has saved me for years from the tyranny of Fancy Adobe by letting me sign, merge, split, edit and otherwise tinker with PDFs for free
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Nudges you with its spout: come on, get uuuup!
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
*Becomes me, instantly passes out from low blood pressure. Suck it, shapeshifter*
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Beelzebub: "Have you checked by the Gates of Hell? Sometimes they leave it at the gate if it doesn't fit in the mailbox." Satan: "Don't be ridiculous, this one's *tiny*."
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Once you get the hang of it, there will be this satisfying click when you type, which handily replaces haptic keyboard sounds.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This is beautiful and people are great.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
What fragile beauty, making the bees happy for a moment and then closing tight. 🩷
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
There'll be the one asshole who forgets to join the internet pile-ob because they're too busy sculpting and shit.
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
working on a new project for @aftermath.site: a semi-comprehensive, regularly-updated list of every game studio that refuses to use AI. if that sounds like your studio, message me with the reason(s) why as well as basic details about what you make. DMs open and email is nathan@aftermath.site
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I bumped one of these bricks with my head, and copper coins came out instead of gold. Inflation is way out of control.
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Darren and Poley @darrenandpoley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
while we talk about the RFK's Diarrhea 2026 stuff, don't overlook the fact that there's a dog food recall going on too. unfortunately we don't have a good spokesvehicle for the FDA anymore, so Good Housekeeping will have to do.
goodhousekeeping.com
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Popular Dog Food
Check your dog’s food for safety.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
!!!!
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Why didn't Umberto Eco live to see this??
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Pray at 8 pm in which time zone? Let's create a common calendar.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I can't wait for the country song, "I Met My Honey Cutting Honeysuckle."
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
There's an OMB rule change that would require political oversight of scientific grants, and could pull any that don't "reflect presidential priorities" Another country has tried this before! It was the USSR and it was called Lysenkoism. By @thsaey.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/omb-...
sciencenews.org
Here’s what happens when you put politicians in charge of science
Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the consequences of such actions.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Yes, I do, but it's been a long pregnancy and who is this airline to judge me?
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Fun fact: volunteering at the food bank teaches you which local employers suck ass. Lots of people come straight from work in their uniforms, and hey, Walmart? Fuck you specifically. You should be shamed out of existence.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/07/2026
Guys I can’t keep doing this independently. I need a job. If you know of a place—advocacy, OSINT org, think tank, left media, etc—where I could take this work in-house, pls let me know. I admire the folks making independent work for them, but I am collapsing under the weight and the lack of impact.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Ooh! Exhausted alchemy ingredient QC. "This sand reverses time at a rate of 0.0025 seconds per grain, making it impractical for most standard-sized hourglasses. This is also well below the industry standard..."
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Magic psychologists and psychiatrists. "The last time you went off the Buspirone, you altered reality. Let's start with a lower dose and see how we feel, ok?"
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Octopussy, I imagined you a little differently.
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
ActBlue donors can request refunds if they donated to Platner's campaign. Pass it on. Directions below: (And if you do this, please share that you did so on social media). help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/art...
help.actblue.com
Can I get a refund for a donation I made through ActBlue?
Learn how to request a refund for unintended or accidental donations.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Oh, I've seen this hentai!
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We used to soak rags in cold water and drape them over the windows.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I thought I was a massive bitch, but I can't touch whoever is holding this camera.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ryan was amazing. I'm so sorry.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I like that it's raining as the fence goes up. A little touch, but beautiful.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
the best chance the Prairieland anti-ICE protesters have is that we keep their names and their case on our lips as we eventually move to a post-Trump era, that we fight for their pardon as an essential part of departing from fascism.
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barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I love it when tech is straightforward. It's a helging light. Press the big red button to helg. What more do you want from life.
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