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David Bouwsma (he/him)

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Artist, dog-lover and avid reader Who also loves cats, but not ketchup Jesus (he/him) is Lord

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 11h
can't take "LLMs are people" discourse seriously when we haven't even convinced everyone that all people are people.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In honor of C**umbus Day, Artemis has decided to pose an acute risk to local, fragile ecosystems.
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Dear Zionists: Please see the below
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 10/10/2026
No country in the world livestreams executions. That’s something terrorists do.
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Pete Hegseth Likes Killing And Wants You To Like It Too
No country in the world livestreams executions. That’s something terrorists do.
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Lionella @lionella.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.
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Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopoly
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 09/10/2026
She wrote this op-ed last year.
Screenshot of a New York Times opinion guest essay.

“OPINION
GUEST ESSAY

My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide

Sept. 16, 2025”

Below the headline is a large Reuters photograph showing a grieving person dressed in purple, hunched forward with their face buried in their hands. Several people surround and comfort them, resting their hands on their shoulders, arms, and head. Another person wearing a light purple headscarf leans in from the left.

Mahmoud Issa/Reuters

By Navi Pillay

“Ms. Pillay is the chair of the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.”
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
NEW: The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement firmly condemning plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Archbishop Paul Coakley calls the decision “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...
United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
READINGS
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the U.S.
Department of War announced that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the man convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, would be publicly livestreamed. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement sharply condemning the decision of the U.S. government:
"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
READINGS
"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.
"I pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Good Counsel that we as a nation may always choose life even in the most trying times and circumstances."
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The Story of Writing @sownow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On this day in 1981, French President Francois Mitterrand abolished capital punishment in his country. It was part of his campaign and, after being elected, Mitterrand introduced legislation to stop state executions. It made France the last nation in Western Europe to abolish the death penalty.
Francois Mitterrand, at his inauguration as President of France, 1981
He's holding up a red rose, which he carried during the ceremony as a symbol of his Socialist Party.
Photo: © Getty Images
Source: Amnesty International
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 09/10/2026
Congratulations to lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her Nobel Peace Prize. Few have devoted their lives to justice, peace and human dignity like she did.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Kari Maaren @angrykem.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This Is Just to Say I have trained the AI to read to our baby the one you were probably expecting me to interact with Calm down AI is awesome so sweet and so cold
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
True story.
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Dr Lisa 🇰🇳🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈❤️🧘🏽‍♀️🎸🏝💃🏽🛸🐸✊🏽🕉☯️⚧️☮️ @xitter-refugee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeshua never said anything about LGBTQIA people. 🤷🏽 If you don't like same-sex marriage don't get same-sex married. I'm Catholic/Buddhist. This is what Yeshua cared about: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." John 13:34
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Hillbilly Highlander @hillhighlander.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ll be in Minneapolis tonight, at 6:30 at Hennepin UMC! Grateful to MPR for this little preview: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...
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A new book explores how the subculture of white Christian women shapes America
In her new book, “Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made,” historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez reveals the often hidden world of white Christian women, which s...
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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Michael Legel @mjlegel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 04/10/2026
*KNOCK, KNOCK* "What is it, Earthling?" "Are you gonna be in there all day?" "I am the Master, and you will wait your turn."
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Leftbobgolfer🇨🇦 @leftbobgolfer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was going to make a joke about Trump's promised $5000 tariff checks but I don't think anybody will get it!
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Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 02/10/2026
Stepped out to say hello to my ash tree. I found this so soothing, I had to share.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zionism and Zionists are evil. Judaism and Jews are not. It is crucial not to conflate Judaism and Jews with Zionism and Zionists. There are MANY Anti-Zionist Jews. www.jvp.org
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Jewish Voice for Peace
We have a plan to end U.S. support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians. Join us. You belong here.
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Mark Yarm @markyarm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thought this was about Iggy Pop until the part about having a shirt.
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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump's effort to rebrand AI as SI doesn't go far enough. It should be called Super Human Intelligence Technology. We'd get more accurate news headlines, like: "Under Trump, Government Turns to SHIT" or "SHIT Heads Visit White House"
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Cthulhootie & the Blowfish @scratchbomb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this is how a cartoon dog would stand if it was about to be lifted in the air by the aroma of a delicious pie
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Ann @lifeinthepnw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dear Eric Schmitt: Other places where Jack Smith was not on February 3 — Skateboarding with Tony Hawk Watching a Howard Hawks film Visiting Ethan Hawke Jamming with Hamish Hawk At a Seattle Seahawks game At a Chicago Blackhawks game Birdwatching Cooper’s hawks …but now he’s watching you like a hawk
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape.
There are two photos taped together. The top shows a brown stone building with a brown thatched roof. It's surrounded by green grass, stone walkways, and blue-gray sea. Below is a checked brown tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it. There are two photos taped together. The one at te top shows a rocky hillside with green and straw-colored grass, gray rocks, and a tan sandy beach below. The blue waters are crashing at the shore. Below is a green herringbone tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it. There are two photos taped together. The top shows a field of green and straw colored fields with bits of purple flowers. Below is a a series of checked brown tweed that reflect the colors in the landscape above it. A swatch book of solid-colored tweeds. The green tweed has visible flecks of red, gold, and blue.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My friend Mark Cho, co-founder of The Armoury, visited Lovat Mill in Scotland some years ago. He filmed this charming video with Lovat co-owner and design director Alan Cumming, who explains what goes into making tweed. You can see how many bright colors are used to make a "simple" earthy color.
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Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 30/09/2026
This is probably unfair, but whenever I see a guy (it's always a guy) proclaim "I am the most Christian Christian in the history of Christianity!" or some such thing, I automatically wonder "Oh god, what horrific thing has this bastard done?"
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
By Will McPhail
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The Divine Kiwi @the-divine-kiwi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Andre 🇨🇦 @iamcdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The moment katie britt's soul left her body. Also, the cameraman deserves a raise
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Paul Cochrane @mrdissent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
His name is Jack Smith I had a dream about him I'll give him hell At the hearing in half an hour Oh, how I rock Jack's in for a shock Cos he doesn't know what what I've got And he hasn't seen my poster with the Hawks! 'Cause I'm just GOP dirtbag, baby!
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My ability to wake up this morning was seriously impacted by bronchitis so I kinda slapped my iPad & half-listened to YouTube. After a while I shot upright! I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was a vile US antisemitic channel! [1]
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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just finished LIVE LAUGH LOVE and... wow! I'm struck by the reminder of how history isn't always something long ago & far away. It's real. It's now. It's in the making. Read LLL & see yourself in it - or maybe some prior version of yourself - and realize how much THIS history is the story of us.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hard to imagine what that would be like
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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lizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i already feel, basically at all times, that i am having to invent absolutely everything fun and interesting in our life out of whole cloth, and explaining the concepts to people who go "haha what?!" and look a little scared, i'm not really looking for MORE of that experience
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By the way, Israel is still bulldozing hospitals in Gaza and targeting civilians And because we allowed Zionists & Israeli agents to buy our politicians, we are just gonna keep on helping them commit genocide, with the talking heads here quibbling about how the word genocide makes some people FEEL
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Election balloting can be ornate and complex, but I've checked with the League of Women Voters and in every state, it is permissible to take a guide into the voting booth with you. I hope this can be of some assistance:
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 26/09/2026
Whether or not you agree w/Obama here (and there’s a lot to debate about his point), this isn’t unclear at all. As a religion and politics reporter, I can assure you: Obama is talking about a real thing, that candidates in *both parties* are playing with right now, with real political impact.
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