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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 5h

Small island kingdom's state-owned propaganda arm censors woman's pro civil rights message

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 8h

I see I haven't posted a baby bird in over a week, please accept this tiny puffball, rare, snowy plover, as an apology. 🪶 🐣

A small plover on top of some beach shrubbery and sand that appears to be looking directly at the camera but actually is just walking over the shrub and I was luckily able to capture it in that microsecond

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 13h

I think these charts are worth keeping in mind at the same time. 1. When we're talking about the typical person, wealth is largely a lifecycle phenomenon. 2. When we're talking about wealth, the typical person is largely a rounding error.

Line chart of median household net worth by age for Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silent, in 2025 dollars on a log scale. At most ages, each younger generation is at or above the older ones. Millennials trail until about 30, then reach about $200K by 40. Boomers peak near $450K in their 70s. Data: Fed SCF.

Six bar charts of the share of net worth held by each wealth decile within age groups, 2025. In every group, the top 10% holds 60–70% and the bottom half holds roughly 0–3%. Under-35s are the least concentrated at the top (60%), and their poorest decile is negative (−4%). Data: SCF.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 13h

Someone passed Ron on the right, when he had his right turn signal on, about to turn into our driveway.

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Dana Siler @danasilerpgh.bsky.social · 16h

I recommend this podcast. It gives a good overview of the BAAJA permitting reform bill introduced by Senators Whitehouse, Heinrich, Lee and Capito. As someone who is not an environmental lawyer, I still have questions, but this gives some good food for thought.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 13h

Yes -- Frankelberry muffins.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 16h

Anthropomorphizing cat faces really doesn't work. This sweetheart is purring and about to learn forward asking for scritches, but she looks like she'll cut you. (She did nail me with a smart claw earlier today, but she wasn't glaring at me at the time.)

7-month-old white cat with grey splotches on her head. She's laying down and just woke up. Her eyes are almost shut as she looks at the camera. She's purring and wants scritches, but it looks like Resting Bitch Face.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 16h

The glow of accomplishment when the busy intersection in your neighborhood has lawn signs for all of your candidates!

A corner lot between two busy neighborhood streets with lawn signs for Josh Shapiro & Austin David, Summer Lee, and Dan Frankel.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21h

When the box is small, and your sister squashes it on top of you.

Ilya is inside the box, peering out of the end. He's a tabby with white markings. Parker has her front paws on the box, squashing it down onto his head. She's white, with dark grey splotches on her head and a fluffy grey tail. She is looking at the camera with a very serious expression.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21h

Ilya is bigger than Parker, so the box isn't quite long enough for him.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21h

It's been a cute morning -- I opened the other side of an almost-too-small box!

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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 10/10/2026

The time of the purple.

A pinky purple sunrise and its reflection on a glass railway barrier. In the foreground there is a large concrete path and the hanging tendrils of a tree of heaven.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23h

"When someone is gang-raped, there appears to be something to defend, and it’s not bodily autonomy; there appears to be something to protect, and it’s not the victim." Life in this predator's paradise and the problem of shameless people. www.the-reframe.com/the-good-guys/

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The Good Guys

Raising uncomfortable answers in a predator’s paradise, and the vast gap between being ashamed and living in shame.

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Lisounours @lise-l.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière

Image de deux cerfs allongés devant des rouleaux de foin

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Josh Vaughn @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Pa journalist, come to a great two-day training conference on criminal justice at Temple. We will have panels with former lifers and gun-violence survivors. You’ll also get training on covering ICE, a conversation about SCOTUS and practical tips for reporting. www.eventbrite.com/e/criminal-j...

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Criminal Justice Reporting Training: Law & Justice Journalism Project

Join us for a conference to explore covering crime rates, gun violence prevention, recent Supreme Court cases, and more

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 05/10/2026

just because it made me happy and I thought it was extra pretty in the fog: my (back) yard’s past and present state; pics taken about 8 years apart

A blank green patch of sod surrounded by a wood privacy fence.

An oasis that somebody actually cares about - pic taken from roughly the same angle, but now it’s all trees, flowers, and a paver pathway leading to a round patio. The fog-shrouded trees in the background make it look so nice, tho.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Economist Janet Yellen couldn't get tenure, but she could become Chair of the Federal Reserve, and then Secretary of the Treasury.

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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free.

APA Women’s Leadership Institute event flyer with “keynote speaker” crossed out with a red X

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Peggy Jordan @babayagabroad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Who could’ve predicted this outcome—other than all of us who did because it was so obvious?

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 09/10/2026

Applications are open between now and October 31 for my next Short Story Cohort (3 months, a small group, personalized feedback). Learn more here: maryrobinettekowal.com/short-story-.... This is different than the Short Story Intensive I'm hosting this weekend for any paid Patreon users.

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Short Story Cohort

WRITING, COACHING, CRITIQUE, and COMMUNITY Join Mary Robinette Kowal for a transformative three-month writing experience, designed to help you learn the craft of short stories while also generating…

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm taking my "Norway's wealth tax didn't reduce tax revenue" victory lap.

Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021–2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an “exodus” of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times, 2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners’ firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners’ savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms. Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms, nor is there any evidence that the reform induced more bankruptcies. ...

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026

It's just been announced at NYCC so I guess I can tell you that I'm writing The Regulators for Marvel. My five issue comic series will be out in 2027. Mutants, magic and monsters woven into the very fabric of Jim Crow America.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Once again, Ivan was making very poor use of sunbeams. I moved him into the rectangle of sun, but then he stretched out to be inefficient _again_. Fortunately, he curled up into a suitable shape.

Dark grey cat laying mostly in a band of shade between two rectangles of sun.

Dark grey cat stretched out long, so that only part of him is in a rectangle of sun.

Dark grey cat curled up so that is almost entirely in a rectangle of sun.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood (yes, That neighborhood.)

Zinnia augustifolia. The plant is a sphere of green foliage covered with bright orange, daisy-shaped flowers.

Gaillardia pulchella flower. It has a dark red center, with petals that are each curved into a funnel shape. The petals change from dark to almost yellow at the flared ends.

Marigolds growing at least 5 feet tall, covered with large golden orange flowers. This is what marigolds were meant to be, before they were commercially bred to be tiny!

A bright yellow sunflower, with bright blue sky behind it.

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Measles is here, Pittsburgh. 79% vaccination rate is atrocious and exactly why we are in this situation. What now? Something has to change, and it feels like it should start with school vaccine exemption policies.

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 09/10/2026

We're back. 💫

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

But you've met them in real life!

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Peggy Jordan @babayagabroad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I too, struggle with these questions.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

But what is your aesthetic? (And were you able to spell that on the first try?)

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The University of Pittsburgh was subpoenaed by the Dept. of Labor, confirms a University spokesperson.

"We have received and are reviewing a subpoena from the Department of Labor that asks a number of questions about our participation in their visa programs. The University participates in federal visa programs, including the J-1 program, in accordance with all applicable federal requirements."

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They both fit on the top of the small cat tree, as long as they let part of their bodies dangle over the edge.

Two 7-month-old cats on the top platform of a cat tree. The one one with dark grey splotches on her head is asleep, and has an adorable pink nose. The tabby is awake. He has white markings. They are both fluffy and have impressive ear tufts.

The white cat has turned her head, and her right paw and shoulder are hanging over the edge. The tabby has his head and front paws over the edge, as well as part of his butt.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I was returning an online purchase, and the storefront address to bring it to turned out to be one of those convenience stores full of gambling machines. The machines were all busy, with one guy sitting silently at each, looking rather glum and pushing buttons. Didn't look much like community to me.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New Date -- there's a big storm forecast this Sunday! Now Saturday, Oct 10th, 11am This Coming Out Day make your mark! WE WILL NOT BE ERASED! Join us as we turn the streets into a canvas of joy, color, and community! E Ohio and James St, 15212 (with AltText)

WE WILL NOT BE ERASED
New Date! Saturday, October 10th, 11:00AM
National Coming Out Day, at E Ohio and James St, zip 15212.
Across the country, rainbow crosswalks — symbols of LGBTQ+ pride and visibility - have been disappearing. On this National Coming Out Day, join us as we turn the streets into a canvas of joy, color, and community!
This Coming Out Day make your mark!
PENNSYLVANIANS TOGETHER

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They don’t want their answers visible to their employers.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

begging with all my heart for more Democrats running in this election cycle to pick up what Jon Ossoff is putting down CALL 👏 THEM 👏 NAZIS 👏 TO 👏 THEIR 👏 FACE

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There's a trope I see in novels where a character who is overwhelmed goes into a bathroom and splashes cold water on their face -- often at a bar or restaurant. Do people actually do this? There are flimsy paper towels, at best, for drying your face. You're sure to get water on your shirt, too.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ilya yearns for the apple slices.

Table with a placemat pre-emptively pulled away from the edge of the table. There’s a bowl of apple slices on the placemat. There’s a chair pushed up to the table, and a tabby cat is sitting on the seat of the chair under the table and has contorted himself to get his face up to look towards the food.

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Dan Shaffer @dan-shaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pro-Housing Pittsburgh coming out and endorsing an anti-abortion, pro-police, anti-LGBTQIA+, AI company CEO Republican. Yes, we should build more housing, but we do not have to build bridges with people who do not value community. This is not about D or R - this is about basic human respect.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pro Tip: Hang art on your walls with judgemental expressions, and your photos will be more fun.

Small cat hunched on top of a tall scratching post, looking like she’s on a pedestal. She’s white with dark grey splotches on her head, and a fluffy grey tail. A picture on the wall behind her has a man’s face with a sardonic expression.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We had 2 heat pump minisplits installed this summer to help the whole house AC when the weather is really hot. Turns out they’re perfect for taking the edge off, cold or hot, during this changeable weather. No need to fire up the furnace or “big” AC.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yes, I turned the heat on. Yes, I’m weak.

Weather report showing the current temperature is 48°F.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ivan is on the radiator, in a sunbeam -- but the furnace isn't on yet. He wishes it would hurry up and get cold out!

Dark grey cat laying on top of a radiator cover in front of a south-facing window. He's in a sunbeam, and that's nice, but he wants more heat!

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