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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 2h
After six months of nonstop book tour, I’m having a chill homecoming book salon at my favorite Brooklyn cafe, Barzakh. Get your tickets here. Free poster for everyone who comes www.viewcy.com/event/here_w...
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Viewcy | HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY
**HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY** A Book Salon with Molly Crabapple **with a short musical performance by Max Fractal ** Join us at Barzakh Café for ...
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Sophia_Nyx 🐰 @sophianyx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Name a film more people should watch.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap
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Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"Neoliberalism Was a Counterrevolution Against Democracy. A group of 20th-century intellectuals saw the democratic nation-state as a threat to private property. Their solution: shifting power to unaccountable international bodies like the WTO, helping pave the way to what we now call neoliberalism.”
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Neoliberalism Was a Counterrevolution Against Democracy
A group of 20th-century intellectuals saw the democratic nation-state as a threat to private property. Their solution: shifting power to unaccountable international bodies like the WTO, helping pave t...
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Sortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Elections have to rely on an irremediably imperfect information distribution system that different voters access differently. The solution is not to put up a roadblock in the form of a poll test. The solution is to change the way democracies function so participants have equal access to information.
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Sortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Sortition provides a means for this change to happen in a way that enhances #democracy, the rule of all of the people, even misinformed people. #directdemocracy #elections youtube.com/shorts/3L3px...
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Why not #directdemocracy ? #sortition
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Sortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How does #sortition solve the (mis)information problem an anti-democratic poll test certainly would not? Watch this TEDTalk for a quick answer to this question. #democracy #elections #politics youtu.be/cUee1I69nFs?...
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What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? | Brett Hennig
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ChristofPierson @christofpierson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#booksky
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ChristofPierson @christofpierson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you knew an adult who had never read a book in their entire life, what is the book you'd recommend they read to get over threshold separating non-readers and readers? #books lithub.com/9-books-to-r...
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9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book.
In a recent interview with Interview magazine, influencer Alix Earle admitted that she has never read a book. Speaking for myself and the collective reaction in the Lit Hub Slack, this was shocking…
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ChristofPierson @christofpierson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone's barrier to reading is different. But assuming it's a belief that reading is a chore or is boring, I remember my first attempts at adult reading and here's what I come up with as a book to defeat that prejudice.
Cat's
Cradle [back copy for 1960s Dell Edition]

Cat's Cradle
deals with atomic
scientists, ugly Americans, gorgeous sex queens,
vengeful midgets, Caribbean dictators, undertakers,
Hoosiers, a new way of making love, ice-nine, Boko-
nonism, the end of the world ... Ice-nine? Bokononism?
The end of the world? No one but Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.,
could have created this masterful mix of satire,
fantasy and all-too-real realism. An ultimate
commentary on modern man and his madness, Cat's
Cradle is one of the most
brilliant and important

Kurt.

novels of the decade.

Vonneguy

For many years Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., has
been a hero of underground literature in
America. Only recently, however, has the
general public become aware of his unique genius.
His is a far-out imagination which always winds up
right on target, an irresistible humor with a superb
cutting edge, a storytelling talent that makes read-
ing a pleasure as well as a mind-jolting experience.
He is, as Graham Greene has declared, "one of the
best living American writers.“Front cover of 1960s Dell paperback edition of Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Blood red background, stark white type for Vonnegut's name, which is above and a little bigger than the title, in stark black sans serif type. Artwork below the title: three stylish cartoons in a rectangle: Top is a pair of hands with a string between them forming a cat's cradle in front of shaded yellow background. Lower left, a white atomic mushroom cloud before a blood red background. Lower right, startled looking expression on a golden sun with fuschia corona before a yellow background.
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Áine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol · 02/10/2026
He earned none of that.
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Chris Richards @eclecticradical.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Does anyone have any leads on legitimate work from home tech support jobs? I have lots of experience but end up applying to the same listings in an endless loop.
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I Don't Sleep Well (Title)
I Don't Sleep Well. The title is rendered in biological looking script. The action takes place in the cross section of an apartment, where the characters are in front of a large window  with the angle such that we are looking down on to the street. Insect arms reach out to a woman, whose silhouette is replicated behind her. The moon shines down.
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ChristofPierson @christofpierson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#booksky
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ChristofPierson @christofpierson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you knew an adult who had never read a book in their entire life, what is the book you'd recommend they read to get over threshold separating non-readers and readers? #books lithub.com/9-books-to-r...
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9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book.
In a recent interview with Interview magazine, influencer Alix Earle admitted that she has never read a book. Speaking for myself and the collective reaction in the Lit Hub Slack, this was shocking…
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A wild animal approaches a human with no fear, no fight, just quiet curiosity on camera.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 02/10/2026
Pete Hegseth wants to inject more religion into the military, starting with his favorite Bible verse: no fatties, no beardos, no wimps, no weirdos
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Batumi, Georgia where winemaking traditions go back 8,000 years. Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties. IG: @ earthpix
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Released 47 years ago today 'New Hope for the Wretched', the debut studio album by the Plasmatics, includes the single "Butcher Baby" "Butcher Baby" - Plasmatics live television performance - 1980's. #punk #punks #punkrock #butcherbaby #plasmatics #punkrockhistory
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dozens of broke new readers have signed up to get free solidarity copies of HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY. It costs $37 to send a stranger a book and share our buried history www.mollycrabapple.com/shop/p/nnkuy...
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Buy a Stranger a copy of "Here Where We Live is Our Country" — Molly Crabapple
So many broke young people want copies of HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY . When Molly does signings, there are a lways many trios and quartets of friends pitching in to buy a single copy to...
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Satmar Hassidic guy is in ICE detention because he was accused of tearing down an Israeli flag www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...
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A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported. (Gift Article)
Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Woman frees a koala who had gotten tangled in a net: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Part 3/3
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Part 2/3
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How Many Palestinians Did Israel 🇮🇱 Murdered In Gaza 🇵🇸❓ The Israeli Anti-Genocide Movement "Bearing Witness" In A New Video, Exposing The Israeli War Crimes In Gaza 👇 This Is A Must-Watch, For Everyone ‼️ Part 1/3
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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
These fucking nannystaters need to mind their own business.
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Áine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol · 30/09/2026
You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes youtu.be/oqGlBOUowpI?... 🎧
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You Keep Me Hangin' On
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🍉🕎 #BREAKING | Thousands of Anti-Zionist Jews Are Protesting In Jerusalem Against Forced Conscription, Calling The IDF Enemy Army "שחררו את החטופים מכלא 10 שלעולם לא ישרתו בצבא האויב" "Release the hostages from prison 10 that will never serve in the enemy army"
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Released 49 years ago today Oh Bondage Up Yours! - The debut single by X-Ray Spex X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours! (Twndish 1978) #punk #punks #punkrock #xrayspex #ohbondageupyours #punkrockhistory
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.
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No Compassion (Live at CBGB, New York, NY, 10/10/1977) (2024 Remaster)
YouTube video by Talking Heads - Topic
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They should consider themselves lucky this time. #wildlife #nature #bullelk #estespark IG: @goodbullguided www.instagram.com/goodbullguid...
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Sortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When we root for one party over another, like it or not, we are actually rooting for oligarchy, for the control of government by a small fraction of a population. If we truly want democracy, government that reflects the people's will, there is a better way. sortitionusa.org/latestnews/d...
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Democracy Without Politicians Government By the People ByTerry Bouricius — Sortition USA
Free download This book explains how electoral “democracy” is inherently un democratic—enshrining rule by elites rather than popular self-rule—and argues that sortition (the use of random selection...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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Sortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Do we really want our elected oligarchs chasing down and arresting members of the community for what they say at public meetings? Is that really what we mean by #democracy? #sortition #civicassemblies
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Sortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the US's electoral oligarchy, voting in a local election could, for some people, result in a jail sentence. #sortition (random selection of decision makers from a local population) is the answer. #democracy #representation #justice
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Autumn in Montmartre 💛🧡🤎 🍂🍁
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NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026
Willem Dafoe has a complicated relationship with time. On this week’s Wild Card, he talks about the growing pains that accompany a big break and why he loves farm chores. Watch the full interview: n.pr/4dBXr2J
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Protests will take place outside the UN as Netanyahu gives his address, with questions also raised about how the ICC fugitive is able to travel freely:
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ICC fugitive Netanyahu in New York amid renewed calls for arrest
Protests will take place outside the UN as Netanyahu gives his address, with questions also raised about how the ICC fugitive is able to travel freely.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨 NYPD formed a kettle around protesters sitting on 1st Ave. Journalist Emily Rahhal (PIX11 News) reports
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🧵 Netanyahu Arrives At The UN, Anti-Genocide Protesters Block 1st Avenue Outside The UN Building As United General Assembly Prepares, Updates In Thread
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Sortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do you trust governments and industry to look out for your interests around AI safety standards? #sortition #AI #democracy #oligarchy www.noemamag.com/let-the-peop...
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Let The People Set The Pace Of Frontier AI | NOEMA
Slogans won’t slow the rapid development of dangerously powerful AI. But a citizens’ assembly representative of humanity’s diversity and independent of frontier labs and national governments could.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 24/09/2026
I was at this meeting, and I'm furious and disgusted. I'll have pictures, video, and thoughts to share tomorrow. Strongly suggest following and supporting the @newkingsdems.bsky.social if you live in Brooklyn.
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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Palestinians & anti-Zionist Jews sharing the love. www.instagram.com/reel/DdqAlug...
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026
“It is Macklemore, not Sheeran, who has been barred from performing. Yet somehow the story is about Sheeran’s freedom to be apolitical.”
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Lorna Finlayson | Public Positions
Given much of the coverage of the Ed Sheeran-Macklemore debacle, you could be forgiven for thinking that Sheeran had...
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Milo 😾 : Momma, Ah want a "Blabbermouth" button installed asap! 😾😼😂 (Cr @wordypaws) #dog #cat #wordsmith
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?
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