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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Universities must stop falling in love with every new piece of software … that the tech industry pitches as essential. Administrators spend on software as if it is a durable investment, when all of the evidence shows that it … makes bloat worse.” globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...

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College campuses need to be liberated from their administrators

Higher ed is being strangled by absurd and costly rules. What message is that sending to students?

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

In fantasy you always see that thing where the wizard is surrounded by a mess of books, an impossibly vast library, stacks of books just everywhere. What they never really show is the scribe infrastructure necessary to make all those books.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Most Democrats today have little conception or memory of how bold the party was before Reagan. I give you the 1972 Democratic Party platform’s full-throated endorsement of federally administered, nationalized healthcare. The party dropped that, pivoting to “universal” coverage—without the teeth.

Establish a system of universal National Health Insurance which covers all Americans with a comprehensive set of benefits including preventive medicine, mental and emotional disorders, and complete protection against catastrophic costs, and in which the rule of free choice for both provider and consumer is protected. The program should be federally-financed and federally-administered.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Things right-wingers concerned about the birthrate won't touch: "If you’re worried about population collapse, then I have two solutions for you: attract many more immigrants, and figure out how to loosen the patriarchal bargain’s grip on the masculine imagination."

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If You Want to Raise Birthrates, You Need to Fix Men

New evidence that patriarchy plus economic growth leads to declining birthrates

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Mat Bowles (He/Þei) @matgb.uk · 08/07/2026

Secretly fix the building, at night, with a hurricane approaching And without telling the student who only found out she'd saved a LOT of people when watching a documentary years later That's utterly fucking bonkers

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We're vastly overdue for some prestige fantasy TV set in the Fae courts. I'm talking Guillermo del Toro level freaky characters and haute couture fashion. The kind of shit that makes hyperfixated nerds spend hours writing explainers on the Seelie and Unseelie courts "for new fans."

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 21/05/2026

“In a very conservative part of the state, it’s shocking how many now sound like they’re from the other side of the political spectrum, talking about ‘we’ve got to protect our water, we’ve got to protect our air.’ When it affects people, it changes their tune.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Texans Hate Data Centers So Much They Are Asking Jesus for Help

In a state known for pro-business policies, some local activists are trying to block the big-money projects that power AI

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“This is a profound revelation,” Prasad wrote in the memo. “For the first time, the U.S. FDA will acknowledge that COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children.” What the report ACTUALLY said: “No cases [of pediatric deaths] were classified as certain in relation to COVID-19 vaccination”.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 14/04/2026

i ... it used to be that if your skin broke down easily, the health care system would eventually requisition the kinds of specialist dressing supplies needed to keep you from developing life threatening sores / skin breakdown. now? "oh, you can buy that stuff online if you think you need it"

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Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Exactly one year ago today:

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Ouaquaga on Chenango @jnxouaquaga.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"Omg do they want more pregnant teenagers??" YES. YES THEY DO. THE USA MAKES BILLIONS PER YEAR STEALING AND SELLING BABIES HELLO IS THIS THING ON

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 16/03/2026

I am BEGGING people to understand that "but that's illegal" does not, in fact, mean that somebody can't do that.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

What's the point of being heard if you've outsourced your voice?

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I was in the audience of a panel discussion about the business side of creative endeavors. Half the panelists spoke positively of using AI in their work. One of them acknowledged that it was "controversial," but they used it anyway, and encouraged the audience to use it, too. It makes me sad, y'all

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Generative AI is not just the instrument and aesthetics of fascism, but it has permanently sewn itself to fascism in a fucked up human centipede of scammers and grifters and guys who've long ago forgotten how to think.

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 10/03/2026

Who the fuck is demonizing homeowners? It's landlords we hate

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A friend and I used to joke that some Long Covid advocates who are newly disabled for the first time act like Long Covid is the first disability ever, which definitely harms multi-disabled folks. Felt this attitude was more prevalent in 2021-2022.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I’m honestly really sad for all the close-to-retirement people whose lives will be extremely screwed up by the coming correction/crash. They didn’t really have much choice about this and were doing the best/only thing they could to save for retirement.

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Tori the Determined (they/she) @cymbrygirl.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I flew across the country to help a friend who was misdiagnosed with (only) perimenopause by an online HRT place. They gave her estrogen which grew 3 giant fibroids, which were initially misdiagnosed as cysts, all because my friend was limited in doc choice on Medical. Welcome to US health care.

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Tori the Determined (they/she) @cymbrygirl.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Someone left their Bluetooth on and it took over from my ear buds. Well, I was blasting aggressive shawm music, so happy Saturday random person I just scared 😅

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Moms United Against Violence & Incarceration @momsunitedchicago.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Keshia Golden is a Chicago mother who would not be alive and raising her young child today had she not acted in defense of herself and her pregnancy. Charging her with murder suggests that she did not have the right to self-defense. bit.ly/FreeKeshia

Free Keshia Golden, charged with murder for the outcome of an act of self-defense. bit.ly/FreeKeshia

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Tori the Determined (they/she) @cymbrygirl.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I wish more social media had the kind of muting Bluesky had. Bluesky is far from perfect, but that one feature is nice.

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Amyville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

"Does 200 lines of Python code *understand anything*?" this by @rusty.todayintabs.com is a must-read

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A.I. Isn't People

How many Reddit posts does it take to learn to read?

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I really appreciate this TikToker with Tourette syndrome, Shay, for taking the time to educate so many of us (including me) about her disability and coprolalia in light of what happened at the BAFTAs with John Davidson when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. I learned a lot.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 22/02/2026

After I heard about the incident a few hours ago, I spent some time reading about N-word tics and intrusive thoughts and what I came away with was a feeling of deepened anger about the way white supremacist society has associated “Black person” with this word so it’s there, in people’s brains

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The Sick Times: 'These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions' 'While most of the music industry has “moved on,” COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders' By Katie Chow thesicktimes.org/2026/02/17/t...

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These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times

While most of the music industry has “moved on,” COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

It's a big deal when trauma survivors get the hang of using humor to get us through dark moments, instead of using it to kick the sh*t out of ourselves. Humor is an underappreciated trauma recovery tool that our abusers often taught us to use as a weapon for self-harm.

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The Mask of the Red Jeph @ass.golf · 16/02/2026

I JUST HAD A DOCTOR CONSULT CANCELLED BECAUSE I WAS RUDE TO THEIR AI INTAKE SOFTWARE. (I called it a "stupid computer.") I hate EVERYTHING

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 20/07/2025

…These people have quite actively tried to ensure that if they go down we're going with them. So I'm saying i want them stopped, but i want the equivalent of a controlled descent, the pilots and crew arrested on the scene, and a prolonged & public FAA investigation about how the fuck this happened.

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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"

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Chris Washington @cwashington.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

"How dare you plagiarize our plagiarism machine?!"

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Tori the Determined (they/she) @cymbrygirl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

And now I'm having to question if a person is even running this because literally none of the DMs follow logic, and they're asking me to repeat my complaint. Southwest just doesn't want to exist anymore, I guess?

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Tori the Determined (they/she) @cymbrygirl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

@helphudsouthwest.bsky.social So apparently y'all don't follow the ADA anymore because of your non-human chat support? I require mobility ADA accommodations for my March flight, but you only offer the option to call (I'm hearing impaired) since your chat is only AI.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 11/02/2026

I'll be happy to never be rich. And you should be too! I'll be happy having what I need to live a secure life & lucky to have enough to help other people have secure lives.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Programs that publicly ID disabled people to the police falsely assume that police won't do police brutality because they know a person is disabled. Police kill people who are clearly in mental health crisis. There's a reason why I don't write short articles celebrating these state laws.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Most doctors’ knowledge of Long COVID vs The published Long COVID science.

Two images side by side. On the left, a tiny book held between fingers labeled “Most doctors’ knowledge of Long COVID.” On the right, someone holding a huge, heavy book labeled “The published Long COVID science,” highlighting the big knowledge gap.

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Here's the amazing thing folks. Mamdani, while an EXTRAORDINARY human, is not a unique human. This could be our mayor. This could be our representative. This could be our senator or our governor. This could be our President. This is the government we deserve.

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chadzia dax 🔞😷 @m00psy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

49%, coincidentally, is the percentage of #covid infections that are asymptomatic—meaning you don’t feel sick—but still cause cumulative damage that leads to new health problems like autoimmune diseases. #MaskUp in shared air.

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Will Burrows 🖖🥖🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

DS9 is like pizza: even when it's bad it's still pretty good.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. This is not new but it is expanding.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The focus on training misses the mark. Yes, many federal agents are sloppy and unprepared, but years of organizing against police violence have taught me that more training doesn't stop violence. It just makes the death-making more respectable (sometimes) and more expensive.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 06/01/2026

What happens if we discover a cow that shits diamonds? What happens if we find a shrmip that sneezes faster than light speed? What happens if blah blah blee blee pee pee poo poo?

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Tori the Determined (they/she) @cymbrygirl.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

It is absolutely despicable that I had to leave an IVIG group...a treatment literally for the immunodeficient and other vulnerable...because of anti-vaxers, anti-maskers, and even a gem of a woman who says only high support needs autists are real. I am tired...so, so tired.

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emily 🩷 @bbghost.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

always strange to talk about but when i see everyone around me accepting sickness when i have been doing just one thing different while attending movies parties bars concerts flights…….i feel morally obligated to occasionally mention that wearing a mask has been a game changer. simple as that

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

In 2026 let’s normalize masking for public health. If we could admit that with healthcare being gutted, vaccine access restricted and previously eradicated diseases coming back… having an extra layer like a respirator makes good sense. Let’s also normalize not mocking people who mask!

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

“The state wants us to believe that nothing can change, that Covid is both gone and here to stay, and that the deaths of over 7 million people worldwide are simply meaningless, “pulled from the future.” But this is a lie. These deaths are politically determined.”

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Ashlee 🤟🏻 @ashleemboyer.com · 23/12/2025

I've had an execeptionally tough year. I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜 semanticfish.com/2025-year-in... Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience. Many more details in post!

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2025: Year in Review | Semantic Fish Creative Group

This post gets personal about my experiences this year with grief, loss, health emergencies, and being disabled & working in accessibility in the US.

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 21/12/2025

Pluribus rules because it’s forcing people who wanna see a bunch of sci fi lore dumps to instead watch amazing actors have incredibly interesting conversations about what it means to be a person

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Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 15/12/2025

This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵

A tweet from Big Balls, linking to techforce.gov reads: Our first website using the new America Design System! Building a framework for beautiful, performant, secure and inexpensive websites to be very easy to build in Government.

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