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Dan Fixes Coin-Ops @ifixcoinops.retro.social.ap.brid.gy · 17h

Also I tried one of those long wands that go on your garden hose and try to blast the leaves out with water pressure. It was 100% shit and didn't work At All. Suck 'em out instead.

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Pusher of Pixels @pixelpusher220.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

pure raw talent Roy Clark’s performance of “Malagueña” on The Odd Couple

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I effing despise RFK Jr. I had a cancer caused by HPV that had a massive impact on my life. I would have loved to have a vaccine that could have prevented all of that and whatnot. Yet that fool has claimed that HPV vaccines themselves cause cancer and he’s making bank on that lie and others.

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Rosmo @rosmo.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I built a 4-servo robot dog that walks in under 20 minutes — then gave it sensors and taught it a new move by hand www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/…, I'm RZ Li, founder of Petoi and creator of OpenCat open source quadruped […]

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🅱🅸🅶🅾🆁🆁🅴.🅾🆁🅶 @bigorre-org.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Aviation weather for Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional airport in Twin Falls area (USA) is “METAR KTWF 031753Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02280044 10228 20111 50002” : See what it means on www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/ktwf/en #joslinfieldmagicvalleyregionalairport […]

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Dr. Dan Killam @dantheclamman.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Blue and green are rare colors for shells (and rare across life in general). A new study finds blue shells may be due to carotenoid pigments, while green is due to structural coloration! https:// www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-61670-9 #clamFacts

Various blue and green shells featured in the study, ranging from mussels to oysters and weirder shaped guys!

Cross sections showing the colored shells, with some green color being contained in distinct layers, while other shells have it just on the surface, or distributed more evenly

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I found this video after my husband stepped on the rattlesnake and there are 100 reasons to watch it, not least because this scientist made a fake leg and foot to see what rattlers do when people step on them. Spoiler alert: they rarely strike. youtu.be/s_GtpGyChlw

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What happens if you step on a rattlesnake??

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Ealing Green Party @ealing.greenparty.org.uk · 01/10/2026

October marks Black History Month 2026. It's a time to honour the history, achievements and everyday contributions of Black communities. Throughout October, we’ll be spotlighting local stories, community heritage and the people in Ealing. #HonouringOurCommunities #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026

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wendythedruid @wendythedruid.thistlenfern.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Share this post, drop a tip, or taking a look at my our publication means the world to me and keeps me afloat. Thank you so much for always showing up for each other. #MutualAid #CommunityCare #MutualAidRequest #HelpOut #MutualAidFund #CareEconomy […] [Original post on thistlenfern.org]

Centered mauve text on a pale peach background reads “Mutual Aid Request,” with a smaller handwritten-style script below that is hard to decipher and ends with two exclamation points.

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I really like baby wombats

A baby wombat being cradled by a caretaker

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Blake Girardot @blakegirardot.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Friend: How is the motel? Me: Not enough meth residue in the coffee maker for my taste, but it will do.

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kcxt! @cas.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

saw someone on HN say they will never contribute to Nura again since we ban LLM generated contributions (they had receipts too, they had contributed in the past) their argument was that having done device porting manually before, doing it with an LLM was something like 10x faster having seen […]

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 28/09/2026

Ontario is launching free flu and COVID-19 shots next week as vaccination rates decline, Jake Ross reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #PublicHealthCA

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Simon Brooke @simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I've been doing very preliminary explorations of the data from gaza.onl, and it appears that, despite some spikes, the trend on the total amount being given is upwards. Of course, the number of verified accounts is also rising, so I don't yet know […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

A graph showing the total donations received by campaigns of people verified by the Gaza Verified volunteers since April 2024. The overall trend is upwards, but there are a few large spikes, and there was a long decline over the autumn and winter of 2025/26.

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Blake Girardot @blakegirardot.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

"Fortune favors the bold, alas, so does misfortune."

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

This is exactly the kind of thing that might piss off Elon Musk, who has a notoriously thin skin and needs no excuse to slip into a fit of rage. Musk already has: he responded by tweeting Gibney has “ZERO integrity” and is a “horrible human.” Musk’s webs of companies and business interests weave […]

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Eleanor Saitta @dymaxion.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Happy Stanislav Petrov day!

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A stranger can learn a lot about you in 5 minutes online – how to check and delete it ASAP Ever wonder what someone with minutes to spare could dig up on you online? Here's how to see yourself - and start cleaning your digital footprint today. www.zdnet.com/article/how-... READ THIS!

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A stranger can learn a lot about you in 5 minutes online - how to check and delete it ASAP - ZDNET

Ever wonder what someone with minutes to spare could dig up on you online? Here's how to see yourself - and start cleaning your digital footprint today.

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Toadlyturtle @toadlyturtle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2025

Help multiply marginalized disabled #Indigenous Latina #Immigrant family survive homelessness & lifelong #poverty URGENT: HOTEL PAST DUE $611 WITH ADDITIONAL LATE FEES ACCUMULATING AT 11AM EST Ko-fi.com/SabiLewSounds PayPal.me/SabiLewSounds Cash.app/toadlyturtle […]

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Colectivo Recuperando El Aire @recuperandoelaire.boriken.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

El trabajo que está haciendo Julia Doubleday y The Sick Times es esencial. Aquí le caen encima a The Telegraph por su capacitismo enmarcado en forma de artículo noticioso. thesicktimes.org/2026/09/21/covid-1…

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Falls Prevention Awareness Week September 21 - 25, 2026 (#FPAD2026)

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Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️ @joewynne.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

🌳 Fall Plant Sale & Market (Asheville) 📅 September 25-26, 2026. The North Carolina Arboretum's annual Fall Plant Sale and Market will feature plants grown locally along with vendors from across the region. 🌿 Events like this help expand habitat gardening and increase access to regionally […]

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MaksiSanctum he/him @maksisanctum.zeroes.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

RE: aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy/11728… It's been said before, but always wear at LEAST an N95 at airports and on planes. I personally use an N99.

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Blake Girardot @blakegirardot.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

#Wildllife safety Fall / Herbst reminder: IF your have a tree that DROPS nuts or berries, fruit ON A ROAD ........ Please consider cleaning the dopped food to as far off the road as possible if you can do so safely. I have seen to much wildlife like hedgehogs and opossums killed eating the […]

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SabiLewSounds @sabilewsounds.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Everyone all "you're not alone" re: SI but when it's "hey my basic needs being met keep me away from wanting to fall off the face of the earth to avoid suffering" it's crickets #DirectAid saves lives #MutualAidSavesLives This isn't a joke or drama, this young person is being abandoned by their […]

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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧 @peter-link.expressional.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

**Video - They Were Told Their Hair Wasn’t Presentable. Now They’re Proving Otherwise** peertube.world/w/t82VSXQ6v7U59SmjRP… Released 9/16 | Duration - 3:55 [a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective _#BellyOfTheBeast_] > The 4th edition of “Lo Llevamos Rizo,” only […]

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Brett Cannon @brettcannon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I get an oddly satisfying feeling that I'm subverting #US tech oligarchies by checking/updating/adding any restaurant/cafe/store I visit to #OpenStreetMap

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Michael Szell @mszll.datasci.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Anyone knows what's up with #condaforge? Version updates not happening since several days, requests keep piling up: conda-forge.org/status/#version 🙍 Is this due to ai?

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I am reading the #KIDSAct and oh my is it bad. It is so dumb I have no words. And if adopted as proposed, it will have devastating effects for the #Fediverse and #FOSS app distribution. In particular, it will undo anything good the #DigitalMarketsAct might have achieved there. And it definitely […]

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dr.-ing. ⁡jaseg @jaseg.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

New blog post: I explain how Qualcomm broke linux kvm virtualization on Arduino Uno Q/QRB2210, and what I did to bring it back. jaseg.de/blog/kvm-on-qualcomm-ardui…

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Patching Qualcomm QHEE to get KVM running on Arduino Uno Q | Home

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Toadlyturtle @toadlyturtle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@SabiLewSounds/1172… Please consider the dangers of a disabled family being sent to the street, an elderly woman w/ dementia & disabled caretaker, still w/o food, in heat >100°F, already in danger simply for being Brown. Moments of your time helps save 2 […]

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Michael | VoltPaperScissors @voltpaperscissors.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Here is the final prototype of the 3D printed shell that holds a coin cell and up to three LEDs. LEDs now slide in easily while not being too lose. Printing time of 50 pieces is 15h. No support needed. I like that it looks like a seashell ;) I will upload the […] [Original post on chaos.social]

A 3d printed shell holding a coin cell and 5 LEDs (red and yellow)

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Jonathan Kamens 86 47 @jik.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

An important, timely reminder:

We must always take sides.
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
- Elie Wiesel
1928–2016

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Penny farthing bicycles at Old Car Festival. September 12, 2026. Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. #photography #bicycle #michigan #summer

Photograph of a row of Penny farthing (aka "high seat") bicycles tied to a rope next to a lawn.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I definitely did not envision retirement as helping start what is now a 12,000-member public health advocacy group and working daily to try to provide accurate scientific information in the face of rampant government disinformation. But here we are, and this work isn’t going to end any time soon.

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Other than watching for the Supreme Court Court action in California v. USPS, I spent today making my first ever vlog entry. Check it out, directly at vimeo.com/1226781221 or at this entry on #LandofAction […]

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 15/09/2026

There’s obviously a lot going on right now, but a Russian oligarch bankrolling the wedding of the president’s son is the kind of story that should dominate headlines in any functioning political culture.

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Sal Rahman @manlycoffee.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Google released the full map of a fruit fly brain and central nervous system. So I downloaded it, and used it for some seriously cutting-edge research: having it play Google Chrome's Dinosaur Game (when the Chrome fails to connect to the Internet). Check it […] [Original post on techhub.social]

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It doesn’t matter if you eat organic foods. It doesn’t matter if you exercise regularly. It doesn’t matter if you inject peptides. It doesn’t matter if you have “good genes”. None of these things will prevent you from contracting vaccine-preventable diseases. There is only one thing that will.

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Toadlyturtle @toadlyturtle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@SabiLewSounds/1170… Hi, it's me again. This is nearly three hours late!!! Please! It's hard to keep verbal, let alone find new words to communicate you why this is urgent AF. Their very survival from one day to the next is on a precipice, hanging down […]

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Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️ @joewynne.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

🪧 NC State Makerspace Workshops 🌞 Makerspace workshops at NC State University Libraries will introduce participants to sewing, audio production, and creative making tools. Like many library makerspace programs, the event provides access to specialized equipment and collaborative learning […]

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11 victim Michael Massaroli’s son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them."

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Con man Musk is one of our age's most monumental sleazes, and his hugely deceptive -- and dangerous to your privacy-- "votesafe" website is just one more egregious example. popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-o…

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Trump administration wants to cull people with disabilities from the workforce. Requests for disability accommodations are not special privileges. They are required for people with disabilities to be able to work, and they should not be treated carelessly or maliciously.

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CDC, after months of delays, gives employees 20 days to resubmit disability accommodation documentation

CDC is spending months, if not longer, to process reasonable accommodation requests because HHS-wide layoffs and separation incentives decimated the department’s human resources functions.

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