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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 21h

Updated power rankings on the next Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee 0. Celine Dion (IF THEY CAN EVER BOOK HER) 1. Avril Lavigne 2. Michael Buble 3. Kardinal Offishall 4. Simple Plan 5. Sloan 6. Matthew Good Band 7. K-os 8. Our Lady Peace 9. Tegan and Sara 10. Diana Krall

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm not sure who saw this coming, but so far nearly all the jobs created during the second Trump administration have gone to women.

Line chart titled "So far during Trump's second term, just 8% of all job growth has gone to men" showing change in employment by gender since January 2025. Total nonfarm employment grew by 776,000 jobs through September 2026, with women gaining 711,000 positions (92% of growth) while men added only 65,000 jobs (8% of growth). Women's employment gains accelerated sharply through 2026, reaching 711,000 by September, while men's employment growth remained flat with brief periods of decline, including a drop of 96,000 jobs in February 2026.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 02/10/2026

the greatest green degrowth ecofeminist president of our lifetimes

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 15h

We need most of those other forms of technology to exist in the world. We don’t need AI. It helps some people do their jobs a tiny bit better. Why the fuck are we building data centers for what is, at best, a minor improvement?

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 23h

So grateful I get to include this comic in my book as a way of saying thanks ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 22h

You would think a company like Nvidia which is depending on the public embrace of "AI" would take the hit and sell things at a lower cost to keep resentment at bay. It's almost like they're trying to grab all the money they can right now, and have no faith in their long-term prospects ...

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Few things say "Jesus loves you" quite like spending your free time imagining various ways to kill someone

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 02/10/2026

The fact that the UK would need to rejoin at a lower tier than they previously enjoyed means it will never happen. The humility necessary is not on offer.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Anyway I don't want to be accused of starting drama. I don't want to be assaulted, and I don't want to be a problem! So I leave and the men assume I'm tired or dull or maybe they don't care bc without me, they don't have to confront the creeps, they can claim ignorance and buy the bar another round.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The good men, the friends and lovers even, say to me later "well why didn't you just tell that creep off" as though I wouldn't be accused of starting shit, as though they'd stand up for me and not interrogate me to make the creep comfortable instead. Experience tells me most men will do the latter.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The next day I hear about what happened later, the wild experiences, strengthened bonds or odd opportunities all of which I would have loved to have been part of! But I left, bc for me, leaving was the smart choice, the safe one. But saying why I left makes the men roll their eyes; nothing happened!

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It happens so often it can be hard to even see. Men having the same experience I am, but I hit a place where the attention becomes unpleasant. Inuendos start. I have to wiggle out of something I did not start (cautiously! trying not to upset any dangerous egos!) so I leave, while the men get to stay

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Straight up: As a woman in football, this sucks to listen to. This week in particular.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Eh I think it’s a pretty accurate mirror for how much of society thinks about violence and SA against women

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Vote Blue, except for New (som). Getting tired of this guy.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/10/2026

And if you got this far as a cis women, and you're like "yeah, this is basically a wide-scale abusive system," please just take a second and imagine that trans people, who are trying to opt out, are committing the single most dangerous thing you can do in an abusive system: escape.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/10/2026

But do you know what happens when people try to escape their abusers? Because that is what this is, on the large scale. It is large scale terrorization and abuse.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/10/2026

This is part of a series of terrible arguments that people make that they think are real gotchas. Yesterday, someone said "I get why women would choose the bear, but then why haven't they? Why haven't all women walked into the woods?"

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires. calmatters.org/economy/2026...

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Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?

California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

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eminemerald fennell @fireh9lly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"I'm thinking that they're mistaking my kindness for weakness, kill 'em with meanness" "Close only counts in time bombs and horseshoes" "You saw my terrible side, the blonde hair and blue eyes, now the writing's on the wall like graffiti" "Dying laughing is the only way you're killing me"

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eminemerald fennell @fireh9lly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THREAD OF EMINEM LYRICS THAT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING TAYLOR SWIFT WOULD WRITE "Your anxiety's throwing gang signs" "Even my cheap shots are overpriced" "I lay awake and I strap myself into bed with a bulletproof vest on" "You critics come to pay me a visit? Misery loves company, please stay a minute"

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Ally Roth @alinaisyou.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I appreciate all of you so much. If you can't give, please share the gofundme. And if you can give, I am on my hands and knees with gratitude. Thank you so much. I just want my friend to be safe.

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Ally Roth @alinaisyou.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Like a lot of people, Mikey is struggling to keep steady work. He tried to handle his debts on his own. We have tried to help him where we can. But both he and his cat Shaft are on the verge of homelessness despite all our best efforts. So I am genuinely begging. Please. If you can. Help him.

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Ally Roth @alinaisyou.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For 15 years, there is no one I have relied on or trusted more than my friend and brother Mikey Goodmark. The support he shows to everyone he touches represents what every human being should be. But Mikey is struggling. And we have reached the point where we need help getting him back to safety.

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Donate to Keep Mikey and His Cat in Their Home, organized by Raven Jakubowski

Our lifelong friend and found family member Mikey Goodmark is currently facing… Raven Jakubowski needs your support for Keep Mikey and His Cat in Their Home

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At the leadership level anyway the two parties are "represents billionaires with openly racist beliefs" and "represents billionaires who have mostly submerged their racist and genocidal beliefs." Which is why you can't get any party leadership to sign up for transformative change the people want.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Companies, on one device: We sent you a code. Tell us what it is!! Also companies, on the device to which they sent the code: We will NEVER ask you for this code do NOT share this code Still companies but on the first device again: U got 30 seconds where's the code? Share that shit now the fuck!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings

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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript

The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.

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Lola Sebastian @lola.nebula.tv · 01/10/2026

survivors of sexual violence are constantly asked to sacrifice our safety and wellbeing on the off chance that people who've committed literal torture might at some point have had a change of heart. when will our safety, wellbeing, dreams, aspirations, futures, or peace of mind matter?

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The midterm results we're in for won't be the result of those Trump voters having their come-to-Jesus moment and suddenly manifesting empathy and social responsibility. It'll be because they stayed home on election day, stewing in their resentment, declaring everyone on the ballot an unworthy RINO.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And the same way no one likes to admit they sent a Nigerian prince $500 to unlock his bank account: those voters are fucking embarrassed. Angry and embarrassed. Not willing to admit fault, but definitely willing to pretend they no longer care about politics. Pizzagate/Qanon was fun. This isn't.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The crux of recent right-wing propaganda is that billionaires are on the side, morally and socially, of the white Christian working class. And when they were elected, they ignored the Epstien files, looted the government, and doubled the price of eggs and gas while laughing. Ha ha! Gotcha!

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trump hasn't dropped in popularity cuz millions of Americans went "Wait a minute... you're a FASCIST!!!" and recoiled in disgust. It's cuz he doesn't make them feel good, anymore. And that was the whole point. They feel poorer, ignored, and bamboozled. The shitlibs were right. That's embarrassing.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yep Ppl don't have to be persuaded to accept fascism. If it makes them feel good, if they aren't the outgroup suffering under it? They'll handwave literally anything associated with it, if not fully enjoy it. The only reason the Taliban is floundering now is EVERYONE is suffering, not just women.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I believe fraternity hazing and military hazing and sports team hazing where men abuse each other is acclimating them into a broader culture of abuse where they will then believe it is their right to abuse other more vulnerable people. It’s so insidious. And that’s also why I think men defend it

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At my college a freshman recruit literally died from falling down the stairs after being coerced into drinking too much. Some of his frat “brothers” put off calling the ambulance and by the time someone did it was too late. I often think about him and his poor family

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Another thing about fraternities is that the hazing rituals where slightly older young men would physically, mentally emotionally and sometimes even sexually abuse slightly younger young men have always disturbed and upset me greatly. And it’s really telling that I’ve seen men defend those too

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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 01/10/2026

The reason most lesbians are so fucking cagey and angry about this topic is because all of society is gagging to tell us how much more enlightened and moral and inclusive it is for us to include men in our sexuality, and refuses to take no for an answer. So take the hint.

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 01/10/2026

You don't need to trip over yourself to tell lesbians that "it's okay to sleep with men!" Every institution, cultural norm and social pressure is constantly telling us it's okay to sleep with men. Most of our families would be ecstatic if we slept with men. We got the message. It's fine. Shut up.

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PJ Harvey Dent @bsakat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wendy Carlos should be on the 20 dollar bill. There should be a 50-foot-tall, solid-gold statue of her in Pawtucket. You should be able to buy all her albums in any format you want and a line of custom branded synths. She should be a household name along with Bob Moog.

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Imagine being a healthcare provider and a botched “death penalty” victim is brought into your ER. This is so depraved

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 01/10/2026

The “states’ rights” people in the past knew it was bullshit back then too, because slaver states wouldn’t let free states pass laws protecting self-emancipated people within their borders.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 01/10/2026

Never in my life have I seen such widespread and uncoordinated defiance of law enforcement in America. That's just stunning. Once regular people decide to start hindering the feds all by their lonesome, you've turned a corner.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 01/10/2026

You will believe the United States can lose one war multiple times.

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The Loch Ness Monster @nessiopeia.space · 30/09/2026

Anyways, if you haven’t go listen to Wendy Carlos’ “Beauty in the Beast” or “Digital Moonscapes” right now. There’s no way to do it while supporting her unfortunately, but you can at least celebrate her genius and dream of a better tomorrow

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