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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

no amount of advances in productivity can possibly be worth all of us being exposed to this much detail about the sex lives of ayn rand stans

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

where is grad school on this list

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards a fever L

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mayatmiller.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Help us report by sharing this and visiting projects.propublica.org/sports-betti...

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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The person looking at them, cis or trans, sees these images and realizes, however much they didn’t before, that trans people are not mythical creatures, or monsters, but people." www.thebeliever.net/looking-for-...

thebeliever.net

Looking for Loren Rex Cameron - Believer Magazine

Lots of trans guys I’ve talked to have had a Loren Rex Cameron story, and this is mine: Some years ago now, when I worked up the courage to confess to my spouse that I wanted top surgery—we were newly...

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you or anyone you know is just getting started in the world of nonfiction writing and pitching, you couldn’t ask for a better teacher than @sandyernestallen.bsky.social, who pours so much care into all he does! Would make a great gift, too. www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/craf...

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Craft Seminar: The Art of the Pitch with Sandy Ernest Allen — The Shipman Agency

2 Sessions: Saturdays, October 3 + 10 1:00-3:00pm ET Sandy Ernest Allen Master the art of pitching with journalist and editor Sandy Ernest Allen. Sandy is a trans and queer freelance journalist, a...

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026

For every arrest that breaks through into public view, countless others happen quickly, before anyone can notice. Now ICE is anywhere and everywhere, embedded in all corners of everyday life.

theguardian.com

Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever

After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026

ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before.

A chart that shows a timeline of ICE immigration enforcement against different significant events (Los Angeles raids, Minneapolis and Chicago raids), with a line in late March 2026 that says "New enforcement strategy begins" before a peak of over 1,500 daily arrests in July 2026.

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

today feels like a good time to reshare the best text message i’ve ever received

Apr 7, 2023 at 05:39
Hmm... was anyone going to tell me that the film is NOT called the Banshees of Ed Sheeran? I really thought I was going to learn about the Troubles via a slightly Irish human millennial who looks like the Giant from Eureka's Castle. This is clearly just about real Troubles from real Irish people who don't sing at all. This is not the film I feel like I was promised.

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

—dangerously-skip-decomposition

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

well, the biopic came first but this still stands

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

ah yes, that classic american 成语

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The barricades make it so that the sidewalk across from the BK Museum is narrower than one sidewalk square in some places?? This is going to be a stampede hazard on Monday.

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hey @mayor.nyc.gov the number of barricades on Eastern Parkway is actually excessive and dangerous. Why are there bonus full barricades on BOTH SIDES of the SIDE ROADS?? There’s barely room for 2 people to walk next to each other on the sidewalk in some places.

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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 04/09/2026

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ban... my friend and neighbor Doris is doing a Kickstarter to reopen her extremely good Vietnamese bakery, if u want to get a delicious little pandan treat in Brooklyn on the way to Brooklyn Bridge Park consider supporting

kickstarter.com

Bạn Bè: NYC’s 1st Vietnamese American Bakery Returns!

Don’t Call It a Comeback, We’ve Been Here for Years

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

just make sure you’re taking care of yourself

Native x dunkin collab, boston kreme shampoo and strawberry frosted shampo

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s never the push alert you’re hoping to get, is it?

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

it would MAYBE be easier to excuse if paige bueckers weren’t right there walking her through a step-by-step tutorial

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

i cannot imagine how tragic of an existence it must be to have maga barbie be the only wnba player you know. like only being able to see greige and going to the louvre

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sara Hendren’s What Can A Body Do!!! Fully captivating end to end.

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

wordcel sun, spreadsheet rising uhhhh kill shape rotation

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

FYI Five Songs from worker-owned @hearingthingsco.bsky.social has been recommending nothing but the hits, nothing but the hits, nothing but the motherfucking hits all summer 🫶

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 16/08/2026

Apparently Lilly Wachowski does s tier alt text

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

ender’s game was a warning not a manual

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

thank you on behalf of the teacher (me) dealing with the child with pda (also me)

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

omg i NEEED the ones on the right

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

imagine the first time i unthinkingly unlocked my phone on the bus after this 😭

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Steven Melendez @smelendez.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This is what they mean by keeping humans in the Loop

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

giving you a standing ovation and booing at the same time

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

many eyes make light clawing

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

unfortunately it comes at a terrible cost that may not be worth it in the end

iphone lock screen starring a thirst trap of disgraced former nyc mayor eric adams, very shirtless and holding a cucumber and a pepper

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

on friday night i accidentally discovered a way to significantly reduce my phone usage—my screentime decreased by 2/3 INSTANTLY and has held at the new baseline for 2 days and counting!

my iphone screentime chart from last week, showing a dramatic drop on saturday after fairly high usage all week

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

somewhere between procreate, kidpix, shadertoy, soundself, and the app on your phone you use to circle things in photos …. it’s MOSS!!!!

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

—dangerously-skip-strings

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

woks of life has never spread anti-trans misinfo under the guise of just asking questions so imma stick with this link (but tbh it’s so simple it doesn’t really require a recipe after you’ve made it even once)

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

she’s a little terrifyingly good at being herself

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

* only boiled water gets served in public establishmentd. what’s the best way to prove that your water has been boiled? serve it to you very hot (most americans would probably rather shit themselves 100x than have to drink hot or even just non-iced water)

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chris xu @chrysaora.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

* conspicuous towers of newly emptied oil bottles at restaurants (to prove the cooking oil isn’t being recycled infinitely)

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