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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 3h

Can't beat this, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social ! Does it have a red cover? Is it small enough to be carried next to a warrior's heart? So many questions

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Ed Gaillard @edgaillard.bsky.social · 4h

That is a sentence an LLM could not have written, because at no point is the next word even remotely likely.

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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 4h

IDF soldiers' activities often amount to discretely articulable war crimes. i'm not broadly characterizing the illegal occupation of palestine- i'm saying dressing up as a doctor and going into a hospital to kill a guy is a war crime; the pager attack was a war crime; raping prisoners is a war crime

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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 5h

it seems like it's ontologically impossible to call an israeli a terrorist, because if you can't call someone who was part of an organized group that snuck explosives in consumer electronics all over a country to detonate in hospitals, doctors' offices, grocery stores, etc..., then what else is he?

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12h

a map company has the opportunity to perform the greatest bit in cartographic history

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mcc @dryad.technology · 30/09/2026

Trying to explain to Zoomers that there was a time we installed the Talking Moose on purpose, because he was a good thing that made us happy, rather than an all-survelling interloper forced on us by the cold hand of capitalism

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tichodroma @feathertrail.net · 29/09/2026

especially when the bird is small giant hummingbird giant nuthatch giant wren etc

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tichodroma @feathertrail.net · 29/09/2026

i'm a simple man, of all the fun and archaic adjectives in the common names of birds, I'm most hyped when it's "giant"

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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You're not doing politics or really doing anything because you got mad at a post. There are like a million other ways to feel good about yourself and nothing is stopping you from exploring them. Just sit in front of a window like a cat, that is a better use of your time than getting mad about a post

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 29/09/2026

I had the same question. The doors should not show as closed if this happens.

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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We’ve known about these cousins for a long time, they branched off during a family dispute eons ago after a volatile debate on pebble collecting

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Working on book, working on book.

a pigeon looks back at it, blushing, surrounded by purple and teal hearts

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Let me give you the actual solution to this problem. Universities and colleges have to hire football players as union employees (AFL-CIO, same as the NFL), with no requirement to attend school. They get health and retirement benefits, and are limited to a five year employment contract.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 29/09/2026

An interesting demo of the bait and switch is seen in responses to James Talarico, where he opposed trans minors playing sports, plus trans minor medical procedures, plus denied the reality of nonbinary & intersex folks, and the responses were "what's the big deal? he was just talking about sports".

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mcc @dryad.technology · 29/09/2026

The Rs are doing a full-spectrum assault on the existence of anyone not cis and straight, and saying it is about "boys playing girls sports". And every D who looks at that and goes "yeah, I oppose boys in girls sports" is endorsing the effort. Because they're affirming "sports" is all the Rs did.

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UPDATE: U.S. Department of Education ends Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

The latest education news updates from EdSource.

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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There are plenty of reasons to doubt what is shaping up to be the 'official story' about RAF Fairford: the suspects are British nationals, they're out on bail, it's being called a "terrorist incident" even though nothing happened and no one was hurt, the only real sources are state ones, etc. But!

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Colin @colin-fraser.net · 28/09/2026

I think something not emphasized enough is that OpenAI is subsidizing this. It’s not like they create the agent and then it’s a self-sufficient guy who runs amok. Every time the agent’s little brain says “it’s cyberattackin’ time!” OpenAI pays like a few cents and a drop of water.

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

please enjoy brand new tingler NOT POUNDED BY THIS FLOCK CAMERA BECAUSE SOMEONE CUT IT DOWN. HUH, INTERESTING. I WONDER WHO COULD’VE DONE THAT? out now here www.amazon.com/dp/B0HL6WHFVV and on buckaroo patreon www.patreon.com/chucktingle/...

cover of NOT POUNDED BY THIS FLOCK CAMERA BECAUSE SOMEONE CUT IT DOWN. HUH, INTERESTING. I WONDER WHO COULD’VE DONE THAT? on the right there is a concerned ladybuck with her hands up in a gesture of NO WAY BUD and on the left is an angry lookin sentient flock camera

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Vernon Reid @vurnt22.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yesterday, one of the world’s greatest singer songwriters, the undisputed King 👑 of Calypso, & pioneer of Soca, The Mighty Sparrow of Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹, has gone on. Everyone with a Caribbean background knows his name, and many more besides. Rest In Power to the GOAT 🐐.

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Daily bunny no.3455 prefers the classics

Two bunnies are standing near a record player, and one starts to play their preferred record, "Something Else" by the Kinks. Next to him, the second bunny is miffed that she can't play her preferred record, "Room On Fire" by the Strokes.

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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026

NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”

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mcc @dryad.technology · 27/09/2026

Awhile back I wrote a blog post in my head, but I never got around to typing it, so instead I'm just going to make it a meme

Geordi LaForge is unimpressed by "Longtermism" but impressed by the "Seventh generation principle"

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The article is an interesting cultural artifact because it really drives home shifts in media consumption. I have not heard of "Choosin' Texas" because I do not have a TV for TV news or a radio to listen to music somebody else picked. I have a computer and phone instead.

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Foxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today’s wildlife rehab loot box contained: • 1 mildly offended juvenile eagle He’s here for emergency care after a car strike, but he would like to file a formal complaint about the Uber ride, packaging, delivery, and bedside manner. One star to all. 🪶

A disgruntled juvenile bald eagle with one wing dropped, sitting in a cardboard box for transport

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Colin @colin-fraser.net · 27/09/2026

*Throws a rock at a beehive* uh guys? The bees seem to be going rogue

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Vought, Miller and Kennedy are cartoonish villains but Democrats in Congress are doing very little to turn them into household names.

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Keira Havens @highcountryrose.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wish that SOMEONE would actually hold their ground, just once

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Daily bunny no.3454 loses another one

A bunny with a fishing rod is reeling in a fish, but a seagull steals it from him in midair, dragging the fish along with the line. Another bunny, a fishing buddy, as suffered the same fate, and is climbing out of the water having not let go of their fishing line and been pulled in. Other seagulls on the dock nearby enjoy their pilfered fishes.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Because what Americans want is the opportunity to buy gas more often these days

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anybody who would decide to close this museum does not have Philadelphia’s best interests at heart.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Fish” can be both singular (one individual fish) or plural (multiple fish of the same species.) “Fishes” refers to individuals of different species. 🐟 Fish 🐟🐟🐟 Fish 🐠🐟🐡 Fishes Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

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Rick Paulas @rickpaulas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think what we’re finding out this weekend is that NYCers LOVE a reason to cancel things. Any excuse is a good one! Which is not only our right but what makes us great.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 26/09/2026

How do you commit insurance fraud without submitting any claims?

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Ed Gaillard @edgaillard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Very smart to do this while gas prices are at an all-time high, so it won't effect EV sales at all.

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Ben Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You can always tell when a Republican gets a new billionaire sponsor who has a single, very, very specific issue they would like the American people to hear about.

The image is a tweet from Sen. Tommy Tuberville that reads: "Democrats are the party of Radical Islam, illegal aliens, and furry pilots. Lord help us."

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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

All the major social media platforms are refusing air the ads for Gibney's film about Musk. Thankfully, that doesn't prevent US from sharing the ad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...

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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

YouTube video by Musk

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False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

New Book available here: store.falseknees.com

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Us getting bombed after we bomb somebody doesn't retroactively justify us bombing them in the first place because human beings experience time linearly. Thank you for attending my TED Talk.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If Trump invades Cuba and the Cubans manage to blow something up in Florida, they're going to try to spin it as a post-9/11 time for unity type bullshit and I want to put down in writing in advance that's stupid and you don't have to be a communist to see it.

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