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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 8h

Just a lil guy and his mulberry branch 🪾

Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 4h

I live in a tourism-dependent (ski) community, and we’re feeling this and the economic jitters of Americans — PLUS terrible snow last winter. I’ve enjoyed the lack of tourists lately, but it’s no bueno.

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LadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 8h

On my way to a job interview, smartly leaving the iced coffee at home

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.

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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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 27/09/2026

Women trying to succeed in Silicon Valley AI and effective altruist spaces are reporting feeling serious social pressure to attend sex parties - where people have reported being sexually assaulted, like below. Events like Aella’s “Slutcon,” which is happening again this weekend.

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I am disheartened by this as well. I already lost a bunch of followers for agreeing with @tautologer, but it's saddening to see local nerdy women being caricatured as Karen-like outsiders and getting pushed out of the scene. This is exactly why you hear so few concrete, names-attached stories of sexual harrassment and assault. I'm told there is a history of discrediting these because the "slut normalization" thing is top priority and these stories get inconveniently in the way of spreading this ideology.
I got roped into attending last year's Saturday Slutcon party because so many local and out-of-town friends were there (to echo sentiments @tautologer expressed about "slut events becoming central to the larger scenes). Mostly I hung out with people I knew and that was great. But in the course of my 3-ish hours there, there were 2 times my "no" was not accepted by a man I didn't know, and I was physically pushing a huge guy off of me who was rubbing his penis on me, who continued to do it despite my physical force against him, and after I finally wriggled away from him, told him I wanted to dance alone etc., he came back and did it again.
This was scary and bad, but it didn't even cross my mind to report this because one of the other people who didn't accept my "no" earlier in the night was the bartender (an officially sanctioned authority at the event), and I knew the event was organized exclusively by women into CNC (who are vocal about how rapey behavior turns them on), so I figured this sort of thing would just get me laughed at. And anyway, I heard there were a lot of other incidents like it. Later though, someone encouraged me to report this story to the organizers, and despite my embarrassment I did, so *they know* that this and other incidents happened. This is why they cut the Saturday night party this year and created a larger training program for the flirt girls - *because* of things like this last year. Yet the narrative bein…

People who haven't been to Slutcon are saying "it's just group therapy," "it's just innocent flirting." But the environment is much like a sex party in that many people are nude, there is making out and sex acts happening out in the open. I think it's pretty unreasonable to expect that every nerdy girl who likes rationalist bloggers or is into EA/AI safety should automatically be comfortable with this! That if she's not, there's something wrong with her, we don't want her in our scenes, etc.
Not to mention, it's explictly an event *for men*, where men are the clients and the "flirt girls" are the product. Last year I overheard an exchange where a man felt "led on" by a flirt girl and was trying to get her punished/kicked out. (A dynamic that seems inevitable in this context!)
Anyway- it does sound like they've upped their consent education a lot this year, are more organized, and that's good! As I've told my friends who are attending: I hope they have fun!
I heard several accounts last year of women who had no problems and really enjoyed the event. That's great!
Just... can we live in reality about this? There are real reasons why male-female sexual dynamics are tricky.
Encouraging autistic men who can't yet read body language to go around asking to see womens' boobs is maybe a bit ill-advised. Maybe not everyone should be/identify as a slut; maybe it's not for everyone.
And yeah, filtering the Bay Area Al safety scene down to only women who are super comfy with this eliminates *most* women - including many of the really smart, nerdy, weird women who've been in the larger scenes for years. What a loss for humanity.
I absolutely understand why people with a minority sexuality would want to create belonging, would want to create spaces for people like themselves. But why do it like this/at this cost?

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But I need to smile more.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I feel you, Daniel L

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Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I bought my ticket to see him at Red Rocks just after this controversy erupted, and my ticket was still face value. I knew it was only going to get more expensive! BWHAHAHAHA! Also, fuck you, Ed.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the river to the sea Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!” Quoth the Raven, “Macklemore.”

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Xero Reynolds 41/100 on Patreon @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In Soviet Russia, tankies block you. (Here in reality, you gotta block them.)

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Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

He’s really setting a new standard for good government. Like, really. Really really. It’s amazing.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Iran has just declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the orange felon is removed from power. Looks like Iran has held all the cards from the very beginning of this illegal disastrous war. The orange felon and drunkard rapist fox host should be in jail.

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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Okay so @defector.com has had an odd glitch since the site redesign a couple of weeks back where the wrong photo and headline are often put together on the main page and I was going to ask them about fixing it but this just happened and as far as I'm concerned they have to leave it as is.

Screenshot for a Defector podcast episode with the headline "Consider the Emotional Lives of Scallops" only the accompanying photo is a white gormless stubbled red-headed UK singer of recent notoriety giving a flat smile to the camera while wearing a washed out peach top as beige as he is against a flat background. So, actually, probably a scallop anyway.

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Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today, I dropped the steel harrow from about knee height, carelessly, and one of the tines landed right on the middle toe of my right foot. I was in good boots, but that fuuuuuuck. Toe is angry but seems structurally sound.

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Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I haven't listened to Macklemore's music in a while, but now I have a ticket to his upcoming show at Red Rocks. If you're only familiar with his hits and need a laugh, go listen to "Penis Song" from "The Language of My World" (2005). Fucking hilarious and silly and delightful.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Banned: Macklemore's powerful statement deserves reading. www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026

Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Macklemore has been dropped from the Ed Sheeran tour for advocating for a free Palestine, which a growing majority of Americans support. Meanwhile unrepentant abuser Chris Brown was just presented with a congressional honor on his tour

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.

Worries about vaccination rates in dogs
As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs - and their owners
- becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in nationally representative
sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.

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Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER JUST DO MORE OF THE ORIGINAL FUCKING SHOW YOU MORONS

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

if it took you 5 seconds of contemplation to think of an alternative you should take at least another 5-10 to at least consider the possibility that it at least crossed the minds of 1 or 2 of the people who dedicate their lives and research careers to dealing with the problems we post about on here

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There are two possible outcomes for AI on the current trajectory: Either the models will become uncontrollable—which is what many in the industry are worried about—or the models will become aligned and be able to be controlled but they’ll be controlled by some of the worst people on the planet.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/09/2026

If I were emperor for a day, one change I'd make: In every political race, at every level, at least the *first* debate would be replaced by a simple test of knowledge. How do taxes work? What agency is responsible for what? Is your area growing or shrinking in population? Just basic stuff.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 07/09/2026

hello my baby hello my honey hello darkness my old friend

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026

Good news: he lost.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Kroger, which wants to buy yet ANOTHER grocery chain: -Ranks among the largest companies with employees dependent on Medicaid & SNAP -Paid its CEO $14M last year, 417x its median worker's pay of just $34,552 -Spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 This is what corporate greed looks like.

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Diana Brickell @dianabrickell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Five people plus me loaded a full semi load of hay into the barn loft today. 518 bales, 32,080 lbs, stacked six layers high. It was WORK. Given the drought, I’m so happy to have enough hay to get us through winter #horses #colorado

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump.

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Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 01/09/2026

rabbit rabbit

two rabbits lying pressed against each other, the smaller one is caramel colored with smooth fur, the larger one has black fluffy fur. Both have ears up and alert.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 01/09/2026

Honestly “what if Ebenezer Scrooge was actually right” really does sound exactly like the sort of movie an abuser would make

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s mind-blowing that we have literal white nationalists in the White House carrying out unfathomably cruel, abusive, white nationalist policies, and the punditariat has spent the last two weeks debating if some people were too intemperate after a Black man was murdered by cops six years ago.

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