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CraftingChange

@craftingchange.bsky.social
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Swamp-monster-chaser, witch, n3rd, rabble rouser, woman with frayed nerves (literally and figuratively). Pronouns: she/hers

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
been thinkin about how robots are gonna kill us
Scratchy drawing of a two panel comic.
Panel 1: 
Titled:“How we thought robots would kill us”
A robot shoots a human to death with a gun. It screams “Die flesh sack”

Panel 2:
Titled “How robots will actually kill us”
A MediBot is injecting something into a humans arm. The bot says “Whooops. I injected you with cancer instead of insulin. That’s on me”
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CraftingChange @craftingchange.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Chronically ill riot grrrl- swapping your piercings for glass retainers (for an upcoming MRI) right before the Bikini Kill concert
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 20/09/2026
We will ensure Trump’s efforts to sabotage the Chesapeake Bay clean up don’t jeopardize the $90+ million in federal funds that are essential to protecting the Bay.  A healthy Bay is an economic & environmental lifeline for those in the watershed. We won't stop fighting for it.
fox5dc.com
White House rolls back Chesapeake Bay restoration order
The Trump administration has revoked a 2009 executive order that coordinated efforts to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/09/2026
Disabled people, like anyone else, may not want to be filmed by strangers in their day-to-day lives—and are uniquely affected by surveillance in ways that predate smart glasses.
motherjones.com
Is Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?
AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 18/09/2026
Do you know how it felt to open a writing app that claimed to analyze your writing for optimization and discover that my books were inside its system? I had never spoken to these people. they hadn't asked for a license or permission or *anything.* and that all the big AI companies had done it too?
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I've been seeing a lot of "well I guess this is the way things are now" "ah another line of evidence that we are a fallen empire", attitude that I am begging people to shake off. There are people working their butts off to make things better. Please don't give up. Join us.
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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
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Haunted Museum Wanderer @museum-wanderer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
97 is a good run, but goddamn this week. apnews.com/article/yayo...
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Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo
Pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died. She was 97.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I was a lifelong liberal Democrat AI executive, and favor Universal Basic Income as a way to cushion the disruption AI will cause to the labor markets. Then I learned about Social Security.
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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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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 20/08/2026
jon ronson has written a book about men who go crazy online and he's dedicated an entire chapter to graham linehan. graham is not going to like the observer review.
Ronson’s account of Graham Linehan is another harrowing tale of a man’s life ruined by the internet. Linehan was a beloved comedy writer, co-creator of Father Ted, and a prolific presence on Twitter, where he was well liked and respected. Then, in 2013, something began to shift, when an episode of his sitcom The IT Crowd, first broadcast in 2008, was repeated. In it, a man discovers his girlfriend is transgender and a brawl breaks out between the two. Viewers did not like the display of violence nor the supposed implication that the trans woman was “really” a man, underlying maleness bursting forth uncontrollably once she is angry.

Linehan responded to criticism with polite bafflement, then defensiveness, and finally overt anger. He began to research transgender issues and developed a singular obsession with the topic, which has since gone on to comprehensively destroy his career and personal life. Linehan, who believes trans activism and indeed ordinary trans existence pose an existential threat to women, talks of little else (except, these days, a fervent pro-Israel stance). He tweets near-constantly, cloaking his obsession with supposed concern for the wellbeing of cisgender women, but he does not balk at aggressively insulting those women who disagree with him.Linehan’s self-ignited ruin stopped being satisfying for even his opponents to watch a while back, and now is only profoundly depressing. Ronson was once a good friend, but in refusing to endorse Linehan’s beliefs about transgender issues, he was added to his long list of his enemies. In The Castle, Ronson speaks to him directly, having been attacked countless times on Linehan’s social media feed. One thing that becomes clear, beyond the truly abject state of Linehan’s wellbeing, is that he is able to persevere with his campaign because he has convinced himself he is battling the greatest danger currently at play in the world. At one point he suggests that there are so many fewer serial killers nowadays because all the sociopaths have migrated to the internet in order to argue with him about trans issues instead. It reminded me of religious protesters screaming at me in Dublin once, as I walked into a reproductive-rights clinic that provided information about abortion. I was furious, but then forced myself to think about how I would feel or act if I truly, earnestly believed that every abortion is equivalent to the murder of a child. That might, indeed, drive me mad.

The Linehan chapter is brilliant: insightful, candid and moving. I’m still not convinced that any broader crisis of masculinity or male purpose had much to do with Linehan’s downfall, though. He wasn’t at a loss or empty of purpose when he began his campaign. He didn’t turn to vitriol because he didn’t have anything else to do. His case is, if anything, notable for involving a man with an enviable life and abundant success throwing it away for reasons that to many in the outside world may seem obscure or deranged.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/08/2026
As the government coats California’s forests in the controversial herbicide glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup, an elder of the Maidu tribe can’t go out into the backcountry she grew up in without fearing: “Are we gathering something that’s got poison on it?”
motherjones.com
Native American leaders denounce record glyphosate spraying on national forests
“It's kind of like killing our tribe again.”
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/08/2026
New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers. www.wired.com/story/ai-cou...
wired.com
AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.
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Milk Burger @milkpork.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I don’t know who needs to hear this… but all those art supplies sitting unused in your totes? They’re made to be used. Fuck them up. Get them dirty. Use the markers til the ink is dry. Use all the super glue. Paint til your paint is gone. MAKE. ART. The world needs it now more than ever. #art
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better
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Steve Kiviat @dcsuburbanite.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Unless you have a ticket to the Grand Prix in DC that will go near the National Gallery of Art , you can’t visit the National Gallery on August 22 and 23. Crazy
Due to its location on the Grand Prix route you cannot visit the National Gallery of Art Aug 22 & 23 unless you have a ticket to the Grand Prix
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Not all heroes wear capes. Some meant to but wind up in gorilla masks instead. Thank you to Joyce Kozloff and all the other Guerrilla Girls, whether or not you ever come forward. What you did was so, so important.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
Founding member of Guerrilla Girls reveals her identity
One of the founding members of feminist art collective Guerrilla Girls has revealed herself to be American painter and sculptor Joyce Kozloff.
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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 20/07/2026
MULDER [slapping down plane tix]: Hope you packed your rain coat, Scully. SCULLY: Seattle? Mulder it's the weekend, what- MULDER [handing her a file] Confirmed sightings, Scully. This is big SCULLY [eyes wide]: My God Mulder, what am I looking at here? MULDER: The locals are calling it.. JIMOTHY
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I did a bit of very minor digging and Taylor Farms also sells under the brands Earthbound Farm and Eat Smart. In addition to Taco Bell they also supply to Chipotle, McDonald's, Olive Garden, and Red Lobster. Are these compromised? Who fucking knows 🤷🏻‍♀️ but better safe than sorry.
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🦇 @singabrokenlullaby.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Jennifer Finch forever, L7 forever. 💔
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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 12/07/2026
The way to stop the "don't speak ill of the dead" discourse on Bluesky is to stop reporting on people on other sites and news networks that are scolding people for it. I sincerely doubt it's being said HERE. Merely "reported on" here. Which is completely unnecessary, y'know? Block 'em if they are.
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~Tilda is short for It's Decoratilda Gourd Season, Motherf***ers @hulcricket.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
there comes a time in every leftist's life when he must choose which he hates more: capitalism, or women
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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 04/07/2026
Just in: America’s Independence Day Parade in DC has been CANCELED, per the National Park Service. It was set to step off tomorrow, July 4, at 10:30am along the National Mall.
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 29/06/2026
The Supreme Court Gives Donald Trump Full Control Over the Executive Branch, Except the Part of It that Impacts Their Retirement Portfolios
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T. Thorn Coyle they/them @thorncoyle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“…if they come for you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night.” — James Baldwin
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI, a part of ICE) and US Park Police watch over the reflecting pool.
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👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Quick mods are asleep post rare baby geeps.
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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 20/06/2026
Yes, please. Especially when so many of us make it easy to send us an email. It's in our bios, on our contact sheets, our caards, etc. No, "I sent you a DM on whatever platform," anymore. 💖
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/06/2026
As this judge said, "History cannot be faithfully told while excluding the experiences of communities whose contributions, struggles, and achievements form an important part of our Nation's story," I couldn’t agree more.  www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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Judge orders restoration of National Park changes made by Trump administration
“History cannot be faithfully told while excluding the experiences of communities whose contributions, struggles, and achievements form an important part of our Nation’s story,” the judge wrote.
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auntyr.bsky.social @auntyr.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A world-class education is now completely free — MIT has opened its entire vault of more than 2,500 courses to the public online. source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (2026). About Us: MIT OpenCourseWare. MIT Open Learning. 😊
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
If you witness police or National Guard interacting with community members, send photos or videos to Report@FilmThePoliceDC.org. End the occupation. Stop the surge. National Guard OUT NOW.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We are increasingly seeing National Guard soldiers detain community members and call MPD to arrest them. The three incidents pictured here have happened in just the last week alone.
Four white National Guard members stand on a set of ourdoor steps. A Black man sits handcuffed on the ground in between them.Three white National Guard members stand around a young Black man in handcuffs. Four MPD officers stand nearby them, as the handcuffed man leans away from the National Guard officer holding him.Two National Guard members hold a young Black man under the arms who has his hands cuffed behind his back. The Guard walk him through a Metro station to a door leading to a staff-only area.
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Young Pete Toms @petetoms.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The NYT article about Scorsese endorsing ai keeps mentioning that Hollywood creatives have suddenly seemed to embrace ai for “mysterious reasons” and then at the end offhandedly mentions that every wealthy psychopath that finances and green lights movies owns part of an ai company now.
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JK @miniver.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Nested memoirs of the early Web
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
No matter who you are, if you are running a platform or a making a product that collects user data, you need to have a plan for what happens when the government shows up and asks for it, you need to share that policy with that users, and publish a transparency report.
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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Back in 2009, the rightwing successfully destroyed the organization ACORN for daring to register poor people to vote and take on subprime mortgage companies. Now they are trying to destroy SPLC. Dem leaders should be standing up and defending SPLC with every tool they have.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Today, May Day, is the Workers Over Billionaires national day of action! March, rally & take direct action at 1 of the over 4000 events across the country today! Find an action near you at maydaystrong.org!
May Day Strong 50501 No Kings
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of people are in the streets in DC as part of the #MayDay day of action and solidarity. We refuse to cooperate with a regime that is killing people, ignoring the law, and destroying our rights.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Make sure to register to vote and check your voter registration at vote.org
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
i think you shouldn’t GM a game like Shadowrun if you believe something far more tame than its world lore is impossible
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 07/04/2026
Trump is threatening to commit massive war crimes against the Iranian people starting at 8 pm tonight. He is completely unhinged, and it is long past time for Republicans to speak up. Congress should reconvene immediately and vote to end this war, NOW.
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Rowena Eureka @rowenaeureka.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Anti-War protest tonight at 6 pm at the White House. Spread the word!
Stop the War on Iran. 6 pm at White House - sponsored by multiple organizations
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Mrs. N @btwnthesepages.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I had to look up why the call is so urgent today. Basically the President has made more terrifying threats that we really need to let our reps know cannot come to fruition. If you need the #s, 5calls.org has got you. If you think it's useless, I promise it's less useless than doing nothing.
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