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"Nobody out here owes you shit." Oh? Well relationships are built on actions. You want friends? Gotta do friend-type shit. Want to call yourself Nana and Grandpops? Gotta do grandparent-type shit. Want to be respected? Gotta do respectful shit. We owe each other lots of things, actually.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 04/10/2026

Yeah, I mean I'm not sure I have to repost this because I would hope no one following me would be this silly, but for all that I would walk into traffic before I read a professor/student romcom, I can express that without making it weird. (I just did. lol)

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One thing I think is EXCEPTIONALLY weird how sure ppl are that romance authors are writing diary entries about their personal lives. No one thinks someone writing about a murder at Stanford is a criminal; and yet, the blithe certainty people have about Ali Hazelwood’s personal life.

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Mark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home 2: Stop It!

ALT: Mark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home 2: Stop It!

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Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

These people liked "colorblind" and "meritocracy" because for them an institution can only be a "meritocracy" if they are dominated by white men.

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Alexis @offalcute.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

N Mpls girl "struck by a car while...delivering invitations for her birthday 11th birthday party. Angel is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit and has multiple surgeries and a long recovery ahead." Let's make sure Angel's mama can focus on her babies during this horrible time.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026

As long as he’s aiming his invective at concepts associated with Black people he’s perfectly fine, once he strayed from anti-Black racism the mainstream press began to notice his bigotry.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 02/10/2026

Thanks for linking to my recent @autonomynews.co piece, Madiba! "Like many states, Texas enshrines in its constitution explicit protections for inalienable rights like life and liberty, which reproductive justice advocates are currently using to challenge abortion restrictions in multiple states."

autonomynews.co

New Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to Life

Lawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"In other words, the people who are the most 'polarized' in the U.S. electorate are those who are racist and sexist, and those who oppose racists and sexists."

Screenshot of article which reads: These numbers are relatively similar between Democrats and Repub-
licans, which often leads political pundits to claim this is more evidence
of “polarization,” and that both sides are equally to blame. However,
a closer look tells a more interesting story. The people who are most
likely to vilify and dehumanize their partisan opponents are Republicans
who are high in racism and sexism and Democrats who oppose racism
and sexism. The people who are least likely to vilify and dehumanize
their political opponents are Republicans who are low in racism and sex-
ism. One explanation for these patterns is that those Republicans who
are racist and sexist vilify and dehumanize Democrats because they see
the Democratic Party as a party of racial minorities and women; and
Democrats who score low in racism and sexism will vilify and dehu-
manize Republicans because they consider Republicans to be racist and
sexist. In other words, the people who are the most “polarized” in the
U.S. electorate are those who are racist and sexist, and those who op-
pose racists and sexists.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

JOIN US! YOU WILL NOT HAVE MORE FUN PHONEBANKING, I PROMISE.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026

LOSS: A court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new gerrymander that dismantled the state’s lone majority-Black district. The court said it must presume the legislature acted in good faith when assessing discriminatory intent — a standard that makes proving discrimination near impossible.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 02/10/2026

She is so loud 😔

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever

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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History

The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Drag these people into a courtroom and then into a cell.

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There’s a chapter in the book I’m writing called digital life about how 6 weird dudes can’t steal the internet or our freedom unless we give it up. This is a nice little example of how people refuse to do so.

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ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

You can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The kerning here is absolutely SENDING me

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Mad Auntie Kristy @auntiekristy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Semi regular reminder that Jesus didn't tell women what to wear he told men to gouge their eyeballs out.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I mean okay . But let’s talk about why this conversation is still about the dudes while we are gutting funding and support for the targets of their ideology

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

For all my Black fam, if you're 40 and you've been hearing pro-locing your hair propaganda...this is the time to lean in. Loc that hair!

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 02/10/2026

“If I’m racist about noticing you, you haven’t assimilated” has always been the standard.

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The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I remember when ai first launched and I realized in horror how specifically LOISH has been robbed. Just took everything whole and put in their blender. And to hear people say her work is AI? I'd have to go to the hospital.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026

getting mad at the pope for not thinking the chatbot has a soul is easily the funniest thing I've read all week

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of the most apparent truths about universities in this era is that student journalists have tended to exhibit the greatest courage and tenacity when it comes to applying their institutional mottos and academic lessons to the world.

nytimes.com

The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)

The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

The thing about the “no, you don’t understand AI could be used for good people” is that they're constantly yelling at the people pointing out the harm happening now, and I don’t see a ton being done to make this hypothetical good come to fruition.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I actually get my information from people who understand exactly what it is and why it’s a fucking autocorrect slot machine that does nothing but extract. This is hot garbage. Just because I have ethics and a spine doesn’t mean I don’t also engage critical thinking. Slop boosters don’t.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That's funny because I feel the same way about smart and well-intentioned people falling for a scam being perpetrated by Silicon Valley guys who have done nothing but run scams that made them rich after the tech press told everyone that these guys were geniuses.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 02/10/2026

just wanna re-up the part where I wrote that many immigrants in Maine have been sheltering in place since January for their own safety, with ICE still operating in the area. it is October.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

This is obscene behavior in a world where millions of people are needlessly dying partially because of a lack of resources these guys are hoovering up.

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David Flood @maoltuile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The real outcomes of the Tim Cook era at Apple have been moving the manufacturing base to China, flattery to far-right white nationalists (inc. Trump), creepily surveilling the user base and the nickle and diming of end users with subscriptions, GenAI and ads everywhere

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

“California voters ended affirmative action in college admissions in a 1997 ballot measure.” This is why anyone who insisted the case against affirmative action aimed at Harvard etc would end this particular racist tact was always either naive or dishonest. apnews.com/article/ucla...

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Justice Department finds UCLA law school illegally used race in admissions

The Justice Department found Thursday that the law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, illegally considered race in admissions.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026

This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...

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The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect

In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

OR, maybe, generative AI keeps stealing my shit and these companies will do anything to avoid paying me for my labor and production.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026

NEW: A new USPS policy will eliminate evening mail pickups from select post offices across the country — a change that will eventually slow pick-up and delivery times for around 70% of zip codes in the U.S. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected👇

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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?

Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.

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Emily Green @chanceofrain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A gorgeous piece by @sandyernestallen.bsky.social on the transcendent trans photographer Loren Rex Cameron. Only when @thebeliever.net was fact-checking could Allen bear to look at Cameron's death certificate. When he saw "that little box, checked M," he wrote, "I sighed with relief." You will too.

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Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

Me, after asking Brits why they call redheads Gingers:

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026

Butterbutt. An older comic.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

once more with feeling etc

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

of COURSE newsom is pro pervert glasses lol like please be less predictable sir

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audge⁷ -- an armpit sommelier @btsaudge.borasky.com · 30/09/2026

Hey friends, I'm sharing on behalf of someone I've known for years who's struggling right now. They're ARMY, but shy in fanspaces. If you have the means to help out, I know they would greatly appreciate it! If you can't support with $, please repost!

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 17/02/2026

JCO is the only one who gets a free pass to stay on twitter because it's better for us, emotionally, if she's not here, but also it's worse for them, emotionally, if she's over there

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jane Doe, you are remarkably brave. I wish you didn’t have to be. “I am Jane Doe.” Do not let them doxx Jane Doe. If you see their name, you did not. Do not punish the victim. I stand with survivors. You will not take away their power. We believe you.

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K.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

we have built a society that is designed to put as little friction between you and the thing you want as humanly possible and all it did was fuck up everyone's psyches and damage and do irreparable damage to the global economy.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

I really think a lot of people underestimate the damage done to society by the conviction that, no matter what product we want, it should be delivered to us in a matter of hours.

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