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Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

friday is for kafkaposting

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I don't care if Monday's stressed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Kafkaesque
Thursday, feeling like a pest
It's Friday, I'm a bug

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So what's happening with the warehouses now? Well, ICE is now trying to offload most of them "at a steep discount." In other words, ICE effectively set millions of dollars on fire for a complete boondoggle. Reporting courtesy @projectsaltbox.com. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-puts-s...

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ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market

The properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount.

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I hope this young woman will receive better justice than my friends have. But I’ve got to act like a better friend to them, too.

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don’t know where I’m going with this, other than to remind myself it’s too easy to point at despicable men and say, “not me.” I’ve now lived inside of fifty years of rape culture and I didn’t even post about this at first because I didn’t think my voice mattered. So, what have I done to change it?

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Then I think of friends growing up. Or the nerdy fraternity I was in for 2 years in college. They certainly said and did things that weren't respectful. Statistically, one of them might have even SA'd a woman. I can’t imagine I’ve never been in the same room with a man who has. Did I speak up then?

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My concept of sexual consent was shaped by the harrowing stories of my first two girlfriends. By the Antioch College SOPP, requiring enthusiastic, ongoing verbal consent. There were times I refused to even have sex with my former wife because she was drunk. So of course I’d do something. Wouldn’t I?

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

But I can’t stop thinking about the 50 others who did nothing to stop it, either. Who treated that SEVEN HOUR assault like being offered a cigarette they could simply turn down, without notifying anyone, without even saying anything. I immediately think “I’d say something. I’d do something.”

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I can’t understand trying to defend any part of what these men did, or placing ANY blame on the woman. In a just world, she should be able to attend a party naked if she wants to, without fear. Let alone have a “friend” pull a bait & switch, incapacitate her, and call a train of his weasel buddies.

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not a single one of their rapists faced anything approaching justice, and most got help from, and were embraced by, the communities or families(!) they were a part of. It makes me nauseated just trying to wrap my mind around how that feels. Every day. For the rest of your life.

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Actually, they have a lot of things in common, not the least of which are complex PTSD, a righteous anger our society has done everything in its power to stifle, and a life path altered by the actions of “men” who were allowed to go on with theirs like nothing happened.

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In addition to the utter disgust and fury I've been feeling towards the sorry excuses for men who raped that young woman at Cornell, she has me thinking of every woman in my life who has trusted me enough to share the story of her own rape. They all share something in common:

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please don't give the DA reopening the Cornell case any cookies. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten all but called Jane Doe a liar today. He said that in Doe's initial statement, she described "her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” CONSENSUAL

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.

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Carrying That Weight—Again

I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026

To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 18/09/2026

Never forget that for many of these tech billionaire creeps, "disrupt" has always just meant "break the fucking law."

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026

i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome” cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...

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A Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud

His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The internet -- people saying crap they'd never dare in the physical presence of other human beings since 1995.

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Quiznos is partnering with Blackwater to crush insurgencies in their supply chain.

A notification reads "Chipotle is partnering with Palantir to track food safety risks at its stores"

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

widows bay is incredible and the directing is a huge part of why but this emmy is actually for station eleven, fyi

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 14/09/2026

I am so fucking tired of the daily ‘should trans people be allowed to exist’ argument. The vast majority of society dgaf about us until democrats and republicans alike decided to turn us into their niche culture war issue after people like Jesse Singal and JKR decided we needed to be eradicated.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I just know Bob is designing rhinestone outfits for Dolly in heaven. Rest in peace king. One of one. www.out.com/bob-mackie-d...

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Bob Mackie, famous gay fashion and costume designer, dies at 87

Legendary designer Bob Mackie, who dressed everyone from Cher to Elton John, has died.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/09/2026

fucking racists

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026

You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

David Byrne wrote a song for a documentary about the world’s richest man and it’s set to rip him apart using his own words. /

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hook this right into my veins.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I dunno, this sounds pretty airtight: "Whether a qualified voter may vote by mail is a question of state law...Congress has not afforded USPS any authority whatsoever to set rules for federal elections or mail voting." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Complaint – #1 in State of California v. United States Postal Service (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-13917) – CourtListener.com

COMPLAINT against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-11984865 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Virginia, District of Columbia,...

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/08/2026

He has made an enemy of Canada. CANADA, y’all.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/08/2026

Trump is not just the worst president, but the worst US citizen of my entire lifetime. A world historical failure of humanity and morality. He and his wicked entourage have burdened us with the task of repairing his damage and eradicating his evil legacy for the rest of our lives.

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David Gross @grossdr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For ten-plus years, Elizabeth has been a valuable source of well-informed legal and political news/sanity, as well as a leader and educator in progressive activism. If these are of interest to you, consider joining her Patreon to help fund her efforts. www.patreon.com/ResistanceLi...

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#ResistanceLive: The Broadcast with ECM — Creating Content for Change

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

michael wolff’s hard drives should be seized by a guerrilla army of journalists who will actually write the fucking stories that need to be written instead of waiting for a personally advantageous moment to trickle them out

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 21/08/2026

most people want to think of what they do as being a net positive for society, so when you've been working in a field that is widely acknowledged as such it can be very difficult to adapt when that vibe shifts... the Detroit executive class in the 70s-80s are a canonical example of this

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18/08/2026

This is part of my "minimum standards" requirement. None of this "the past is behind us, let's move forward" shit. More of the "this country will never do this again, and I'm going to make sure of it."

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Wild West🦬 @jb360.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Unbelievable scientists do it again…. mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer shows remarkable potential in clinical trials. Let’s hope this is a big win.. one of my best friends died of pancreatic cancer… science & vaccines save lives and expand human life expectancy #VoteBlue and get vaccinated

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

No one has ever needed to be primaried harder than Jeffries

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026

Meta is so unbelievably evil. They make a technology primarily designed to enable abuse, harassment and privacy violations, but also embed real disability aids. The tactic now is to use an entire community as human shields to defend against criticisms www.engadget.com/2236054/meta...

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