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TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · 04/03/2025

Our hosting costs have increased 30% since last year — if you love our work, please help support TrekCore as we enter our 20th year serving the fan community. Any contribution to our fundraiser is greatly appreciated! blog.trekcore.com/2025/03/trek...

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TrekCore 20th Anniversary Fundraiser: Help Keep Us Boldly Going!

Our hosting costs have increased 30% since last year — if you love our work, please help support TrekCore as we enter our 20th year serving the fan community!

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Blue World @theblueworld.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Monitors are hacked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to display an AI video of Trump licking Elon Musk’s toes. The caption reads: “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Ezri once told Worf, "The Klingon Empire is dying, and I think it deserves to die … I know this sounds harsh, but the truth is you have been willing to accept a government that you know is corrupt. Gowron is just the latest example." Later that day, Worf killed Gowron. This is a post about DS9.

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 23/12/2024

Christopher Nolan’s next film is officially an adaptation of #TheOdyssey • A mythic action epic that follows the tale of Odysseus and his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War • Starring Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/12/2024

WHOA! THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FRAUD. GOP Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) has been missing for six months. She was just found by a reporter in a dementia care facility. Her staff and others have been keeping this a secret from her constituents. So who’s been making these posts?

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 07/12/2024

On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we pause to honor the 2,403 lives lost—soldiers, sailors, and civilians—whose sacrifices echo through history. 83 years later, their courage and sacrifice still hit us in the heart. We remember them, not just as numbers, but as real people who gave everything.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Amazing how nobody ever figured out how much rage there was for corporate executives in industries people hate. OK, just closing out some tabs from 2014- www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

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The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats

A memo for my fellow filthy rich who live in our gated bubble worlds: Wake up, people. It won’t last.

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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

You can put me down as a member of congress who will absolutely not work with DOGE. They want to dismantle the social safety net and our institutions. Hard pass.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Let’s say you’re pregnant. Do you want your MAGA sister to know? What if you need abortion care, and have to travel out of state …? Will your sister keep your secret? Will she report you? You know she chose Trump over you once. Why wouldn’t she do that again? — @nberlat.bsky.social

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It May Not Be Safe to Remain Friends With MAGA

Trump voters have told you they will hurt you. It’s reasonable to believe them.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 30/11/2024

NBC: Mississippi Free Press "Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter,” Pittman said. “Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited.” search.app?link=https%3...

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Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'

Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

If you have a website, a Substack, a YouTube channel, Twitch, IG, FB, or newsletter, you have a vested interest in moving over to Bluesky where your external links aren't throttled. Elon isn't looking out for you; he's looking out for Elon.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Last year, when I was at MSNBC, I did a 10-minute deep-dive into RFK Jr's anti-vaxxer role in the measles outbreak that killed dozens and dozens of kids in Samoa. I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:

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RFK Jr., anti-vaxxers, and a measles outbreak: Mehdi’s deep dive

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Good thing Trump’s new HHS Secretary RFK Jr is an advocate for raw milk. That pasteurization stuff that saved hundreds of thousands of kids from bovine tuberculosis and other diseases is all deep state nonsense. 🙄

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 23/11/2024

Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

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Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory

Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

There have been a lot of times where I feel like we need to have honest discussions on the left about what has worked and what hasn’t, share observations without judgement, but it feels like there isn’t much space for it. I think it’s holding us back. I wonder how and where we can accomplish that.

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

NEW FROM ME: The government will do things that hurt people. But knowing exactly what it is doing — & therefore who’s most at risk — is at the foundation of fighting against it. Anything else is doing Trump’s job for him. Here’s a start. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...

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Opinion | Don’t Do Trump’s Work for Him on Mass Deportations

How big will the Trump administration will go, and how quickly?

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

this is about 24 hours out of date now but it’s good work and if you are under the impression that House Dems are staying silent about the Mace/Johnson bathroom situation, perhaps because people keep lying to you about it, you should take a look.

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Penguin Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Who here likes books?

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This is the first Officially Verified Bluesky Press List of 150 reporters, outlets and media types with handles authenticated by yours truly. Respond here if you would like to be included in the second round! Let's go! Let's bring "the juice" and the news to the people. go.bsky.app/U9juDW4

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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Sharing this blocklist again. I'm doing semiregular roundups to add to this list of transphobes, "here to see libs cry" types, and racists. Feel free to tag me to add people to block. Hit "subscribe" and then choose "block" to block all in 2 clicks! bsky.app/profile/did:...

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy...

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Awful. OpenAI (and other AI cos) are making a hard push for getting AI into K-12 schools, which they see as a burgeoning market. Most teachers I've spoken to, meanwhile, say AI is terrible. Outside of computer class, there should be no gen AI in K12 schools, period. techcrunch.com/2024/11/20/o...

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OpenAI releases a teacher's guide to ChatGPT, but some educators are skeptical | TechCrunch

OpenAI has partnered with Common Sense Media to release a new resource for K-12 teachers using ChatGPT. But some educators are skeptical.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 21/11/2024

If Hakeem Jeffries is your rep, please call him and tell him he should be whipping votes against HR 9495. (202) 225-5936 jeffries.house.gov/contact/

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Contact – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 21/11/2024

And, importantly: contact your reps ESPECIALLY if you think they're worthless transphobic bigots. Don't make it easy for them. Don't let them believe nobody gives a fuck.

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IGN @ign.com · 20/11/2024

Not only is the McRib returning on December 3, but limited-edition half-gallon jugs will be available to purchase online for $19.99 from November 25.

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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

We filed first five hours ago. Every major news organization filed in the last hour. No hat tips in their pieces back to Court Watch and Google News doesn’t show our story. I’m just a boy, standing in front of social media, asking you to subscribe to Court Watch. www.courtwatch.news/subscribe

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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Social Media must be overthrown and replaced by Social Persia, which will in turn be conquered by Social Macedonia.

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Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We are about to confirm a bunch of lifetime appointments to the federal bench fyi.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

What I love about this Officially Verified Bluesky Press Lists is it includes a real mix of people at major legacy media outlets, independent organizations, and freelancers. We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see. Let's keep it growing! go.bsky.app/U9juDW4

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

This, I beg of all of you. Please call your reps and your reps only. When you call reps who don't rep you: 1. It gives reps to disregard all calls on the subject, 2. It prevents actual constituents from calling in, for starters.

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Sam Burling @wolfpacfive.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Did not see any #battletech Starter Packs around, so created my own. Let me know who else I should add. go.bsky.app/65Kje8x

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Rick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Call the Senate Judiciary committee to tell them to fill the remaining judicial vacancies. 202-224-7703 If you live in one of the states with a Dem member of judiciary, give them a call too. If you can’t call, use a contact form to email or resistbot to text. I really don’t care why you can’t.

Majority Members (11)
Durbin, Richard J. (IL), Chairman Whitehouse, Sheldon (RI)
Klobuchar, Amy (MN)
Coons, Christopher A. (DE)
Blumenthal, Richard (CT)
Hirono, Mazie K. (HI)
Booker, Cory A. (NJ)
Padilla, Alex (CA)
Ossoff, Jon (GA)
Welch, Peter (VT)
Butler, Laphonza R. (CA)

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It’s Just Dionne @itsjustdionne.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

“It’s important not to have this place be an echo chamber” is something that sounds correct but falls apart when you realize it actually means pretending arguments done in bad faith are genuine. It’s the “I’m just asking questions” of social media

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/11/2024

resolved: people who insist that all social media sites must be places where users are constantly encountering and arguing with people over fundamental disagreement do so because their actual, real lives are echo chambers where they do not encounter any meaningful difference from day-to-day.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 15/11/2024

Another day at Bluesky, and it looks like growth is not slowing down! Welcome! We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor. I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/

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