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Estella

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Ess Essie Essers She / Her - be kind and protect trans kids. Note: I have ocd so if I like a weird post or respond to your post with just an emoji I’m just changing the numbers.

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
if you orient your politics exclusively towards imagining the wall you will put people up against, eventually you will hate the people whom you most plausibly put up against it. this will not be the powerful.
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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
imagine that killing your discursive enemies is a route to a better future. discard the future, simply imagine killing your discursive enemies. discard the enemies, make new ones. racialize them. now jews are against the wall.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This only "becomes a political and moral crisis" if reactionary centrists relentlessly frame it as one. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Abdul El-Sayed’s Hasan Piker Problem
In Michigan, the Democratic Senate candidate’s alliance with a hard-left streamer has become a political and moral crisis.

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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Skateboarding CRT computer monitor

TIME TO CYBERBULLY
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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/07/2026
“This is the first time the Supreme Court has given its blessing to redistricting across the boundaries of four-dimensional space,” political scientist Jonas Neuhaus said of the decision in RNC v. Garner
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Supreme Court Upholds Temporal Gerrymander That Would Cost Democrats 1932 Election
WASHINGTON—In a wide-reaching decision likely to affect every era of American life, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling Tuesday upholding a temporal gerrymander that would cost Democrats c...
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maia arson crimew 🏴 @crimew.gay · 16/06/2026
I do not know whether this is like Society Members or Speakers/Guests At Society Meetings or whatnot, but I also dont know how much of such a distinction even exists? it is very hard to find out anything tangible about how this organization works.
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Estella @begentle.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Estella @begentle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Estella @begentle.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Shameful
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
incredible how the entire thing collapses on top of Maher with a mere "like what?"
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Trump and Hegseth lack the ability and willingness to consider that Iran of reality is not the Iran of their imaginations, and they likely ignore experts who advise them accordingly. Pathocracies are uniquely dangerous that way.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
President Trump Fog a Mirror Challenge
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Salt Lake City seeing this
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a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face .
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John Pollock @iamjohnpollock.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
In time, we will dissect this year's Mania build as one of the most erratic and "throw anything against the wall in the hope of it sticking." This is probably the nadir with the "Pat McA-FEE Free Friday... Tickets still available" edition of SmackDown
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Whether it’s Barrack Obama wearing a tan suit or it’s Donald Trump attending oral arguments at the Supreme Court for the first time in history, recent presidents are shaking up established norms as America approaches its 250th birthday
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/04/2026
Like Miyazaki, I am a sucker for military aircraft. Gear details in the down the thread.
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Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Pretty astounding when you’re in a conflict with [checks notes] Iran and somehow manage to do more state hostage-taking than them…
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This is getting worse, faster, than any other event in my lifetime. And: -100% self-inflicted, by Trump. -99% foreseeable, by everyone except Hegseth and Trump.
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Rudy Fraser @rude1.blacksky.team · 04/04/2026
Suppose a Bluesky user does not want any of their public data to be used for generative AI training. They would go in to app settings, find the data reuse preferences section, and configure “Generative AI” 🤖 to “disallow” 🚫. The app would create this public record in their repository:
Short Example

Suppose a Bluesky user does not want any of their public data to be used for generative AI training. They would go in to app settings, find the data reuse preferences section, and configure “Generative AI” to “disallow”. The app would create this public record in their repository:

{
  "$type": "org.user-intents.declaration",
  "syntheticContentGeneration": {
    "updatedAt": "2025-02-20T21:37:20.362Z",
    "allow": false
  }
}

The creation of this record is broadcast over the firehose, and would be included in any bulk repository exports (CAR files). The public web site (https://bsky.app) would include relevant HTML metadata (and/or HTTP headers) in responses for the user's data. Companies and research teams building AI training sets are expected to respect this intent when they see it, either when scraping websites, or doing bulk transfers using the protocol itself.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 04/04/2026
US agents arrest niece of Iran's Qassem Soleimani after Rubio revoked green card reut.rs/4cpgKfo
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US agents arrest niece of Iran's Qassem Soleimani after Rubio revoked green card
U.S. federal agents have ​arrested the niece ‌and grand-niece of late Iranian ​military commander Qassem ​Soleimani after Secretary ⁠of State Marco ​Rubio revoked their ​lawful permanent resident status, the State Department ​said on ​Saturday.
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Trump Approval Polling: Disapprove: 52% Approve: 47% Rasmussen / March 10, 2026 (Republican Pollster)
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Ohio - Governor Polling: 🔵 Acton: 53% 🔴 Ramaswamy: 43% EMC / Feb 22, 2026 - (Released Today)
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Florida - 27th House Polling: 🔴 Salazar: 46%* 🔵 Rodriguez: 43% 🔴 Salazar: 47%* 🔵 Peguero: 40% Blueprint Polling / March 8, 2026
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Generic Ballot Polling: 🔵 Democrat: 47% 🔴 Republican: 43% McLaughlin / March 9, 2026 (Republican Pollster)
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
DEM Presidential Polling: Harris: 39% Newsom: 22% AOC: 11% Buttigieg: 8% Shapiro: 6% Pritzker: 4% Kelly: 4% Beshear: 2% Stewart: 2% Ossoff: 2% Focaldata / March 10, 2026
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 06/03/2026
The White House college sports roundtable was going better than I expected. Then it ended worse than I expected. That might've hurt the chances of passing the SCORE Act.
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Rob Boyte @roboyte.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
WTF? This is a Bullshit Opinion from the Bezos Corrupted WaPo. I loathe those ignorant, deluded MAGAts so much that I have cut off all ties to family & former friends whom I discovered were in the cult.
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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 25/02/2026
"If you have found something to love in any previous mainline Resident Evil game, chances are: You're going to find it here." Resident Evil Requiem is the best game in the series since 4, and earns 4.5 ⭐ from Dan! Read the full review here: giantbomb.com/reviews/resi...
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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 25/02/2026
I can’t believe we’re still having these same conversations. I can’t believe we still have to wonder if you’re laughing at us and degrading us when we’re not in the room. I can’t believe we haven’t burned this fucking place down. 1/5
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is the biggest thing to me. I made a version of this argument on @gregsargent.bsky.social’s podcast in January. Aside from being skeptical that the landscape presented by Lakshya is accurate, persuasion is part of politics! A big part! We should do politics! newrepublic.com/article/2055...
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Transcript: Trump Rages Wildly After Poll Delivers Him Worst News Yet
As Trump rages over “fake” polls after a New York Times survey delivers abysmal findings on immigration, a leading political theorist asks whether popular opposition has any hope of constraining him a...
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
many such cases with reactionaries! bsky.app/profile/jame...
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
just fucking revolting
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Just spitballing here, but maybe we should celebrate all this beautiful stuff and have a better country?
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 09/02/2026
What a fantastic show. Gorgeously immersive, energetic, loaded with Puerto Rican culture and perspective. 11/10, impossible to beat that.
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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade. The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances. Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S. Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Absolute king shit, if so
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.
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Jib-BOO👻- scribbits @jibblescribbits.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Its Woke 2, pronounced Woke Dos
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The political critique about the power crisis on the island! Benito!
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Gorgeous set. This is just awesome.
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Part 3: "The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous year told a different story. This massive, messy dataset was brimming with increasingly vile headlines that only seemed to metastasize with time. ... two years later we know how the story turns out."
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Welcome to the anti-trans outrage factory — Jessica Kant
When I first wrote Anatomy of a moral panic in February 2024, I had only a faint glimmer of what was to come.The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous ye...
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The set design for this is awesome
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
oh this is definitely making maga heads explode coast to coast lol
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Estella @begentle.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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