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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 10h

Merriam Webster out here fighting for its life

Merriam-Webster & @Merriam..•18h
'Goodbye' is an alteration of "God be with you."

Sean Kress• @SKress7514 • 16h
Do you have evidence to back this up? If so can you explain what "good night" , "good
morning" and "good evening" are alterations of?

Merriam-Webster & @Merriam..•15h
what

Sean Kress & @SKress7514 • 14h
I was genuinely asking the question because the only thing I find on the internet is that it is basically a slur from the original.... I assumed there was a better explanation for it than that as it seems a little unlikely given the good night, good morning etc haven't been slurred into something else too. Sorry if you saw that as offensive.

Merriam-Webster @ @Merriam...•14h S
It is not related to 'good night/ day/morning.'
The 'good' in those do not come from 'God.'

Sean Kress @ @SKress7514 • 14h
So the internet suggestion this it is just a slur is what you are basing that on too then?

Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Merriam-Webster's etymology follows established linguistic scholarship, not unverified internet suggestions of a "slur."
"Goodbye" is an alteration of "God be with you"; "good" in greetings like "good morning" has separate origins unrelated to "God."
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goo…
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goodbye blog.oup.com/2022/02/if-god..
etymonline.com/word/good%20m
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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 5h

I saw this too. So wild. Lisa Frank wishshshes she could make a pink that hot and smouldering.

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Emily Farris @emayfarris.bsky.social · 11h

The time period to make a Scaramucci joke on here is only like one Zacharia, so get it all out folks.

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Juniper @gravepixie.bsky.social · 21h

We run out of food later today so I would really really would appreciate movement as we have no way of getting food right now outside of ordering it due to no car (not being able to even try the food pantry). This is now urgent.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It's been a bumper crop lately for the Branch Manager

A yellow lab sits in front of 4 large sticks

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I can't really describe how evil and cruel this is. I can't really describe how this is one of the most awful policies I've ever heard, and how much it will hurt people. I don't even really have the words.

bbc.co.uk

Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says

New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Right so the war against social science. Yes it’s ideological. It’s also a termination letter from the state saying it no longer needs legitimation. that’s the public crisis — ask yourself why it doesn’t need legitimacy.

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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 14/10/2026

All three of my books, and dozens of papers. Decades of my work with incarcerated kids and kids on the margins of classrooms and society has been fed to that machine without my or the kids’ consent

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Not sure there’s a better hook than Gimme Gimme. Kicks the door in with a sound you’ve never heard before and declares YOU ARE A ELF IN THE FOREST

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Thanks for sharing y'alls process. I appreciate the care that went into this. I will stress again that issuing endorsements when the ballot isn't sorted yet is too early. I'll happily read through this, but if you want me to take future endorsements seriously, you'll need a different timeline.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'm looking to advocates. If they issue endorsements, then they do, but I care how that works. If they don't, I am still listening to their work and the things they publish. What specific issues are they highlighting? How are they operating in the advocacy space? It helps me understand the dynamics.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Michael is upset I took exception to his group's premature endorsement. He used your premature endorsement to continue to be mad.

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Juniper @gravepixie.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This will be for two weeks of groceries btw. A quarter of the groceries are safe foods for my disabled child. Things I bought before have almost double in price . We were okay in $480 but it keeps getting more expensive even with budgeting, off brand things and hardly any junk food.

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tante @tante.cc · 14/10/2026

If "AI" were a mere tool and not a political narrative you wouldn't need to headline "X used AI to do Y" all the time. Anything anyone does while "AI" is involved must reify "AI"'s power and relevance. Because it's not "just a tool", it's a project of disenfranchisement some willingly embrace.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 14/10/2026

Joe Rogan has to pretend he’s not a political actor for his particular politics to appeal to the audience he’s using to accomplish his political goals.

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 14/10/2026

Chicago!! Let’s stop shotspotter once and for all (again) vote NO this election on the shotspotter question find the toolkit: tiny.cc/sssballot

on a multi colored red white and black background a graphic reads from top to bottom “Safety Not Surveillance
Toolkit
Reject the Quinn question & keep Chicago on track to creating safety through community programs
Alderman Quinn is asking voters to say
"yes" or "no" to restart Chicagos use of gunshot detection this election.
We know that surveillance is not safety. But we need help educating Chicagoans on the harms this technology causes.
We've created a toolkit for people to integrate some messaging into their canvasses, teach-ins, and other events to help make sure people understand what this technology really does or doesn't do.
Find the toolkit here: tiny.cc/sssballot”

there is a picture of two people holding a banner that says “cancel the contract”

on a multicolored red white and black background text reads “Safety Not Surveillance
Toolkit
On the second page of the ballot the question will appear as such: To the Voters of the City of Chicago:
A los votantes de la Ciudad de Chicago:

Restart Chicago Gunshot Detection
Reactivar la detección de disparos en Chicago

"Should the City of Chicago restart the use of gunshot detection technology that informs first responders when gunshots are detected?"
*¿Deberia la Ciudad de Chicago reanudar el uso de tecnologia de detección de disparos que notifica a los servicios de primera respuesta cuando se detectan disparos?".

The question is misleading. It does not name that only police respond to the scene, it doesn't recognize the false positives & wasted responses this technology creates. It also ignores that many instances of police abuse that occurs due to these alerts which allow CPD to search anyone in the area.

Our goal is not just to get people to vote no, we want to highlight that safety comes from things like mental health care, housing, youth programs, and other community based resources.”

it is also accompanied by pictures of people

on a multicolored background of red white and black text reads “Safety Not Surveillance
Toolkit
Keep Chicago on the right path. Reject expensive surveillance technology that doesn't make us safer. Let the corporate alders know we will not sell our city out to the big corporations. We demand real safety not expanded policing.
Download the toolkit here:
tiny.cc/sssballot”

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I once got a message from Gabby Giffords campaigning for Natalie gd Toro of all people and I'm like Ms. Giffords, you don't know what you are talking about.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'll be reading what N4EJ, AGL, Friends of the Chicago River, LVEJO, People for Community Recovery, etc have to say. I get that the Illinois Chapter is here, but truly, its about who knows the races for real and I just trust local organizations more.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

These races won't be ripe for endorsement until the campaigns begin. Any analysis prior is underbaked and not to be taken seriously. I was never going to listen to the Sierra Club for a municipal election. But there are local groups advocating for environmental justice and, I'll be curious.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I mean I don't follow the national orgs' chapters tbh. I did follow AHIL. But petitions cannot even be *submitted* until next week. I don't think anyone endorsing 2027 races this early even knows what they are doing. So yeah, I condemn this practice from Sierra Club also.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The smoothest of brains, my god. You know what, I live in a 2 party consent state, too. And I don't consent to anyone reading or recording this post I am making on the internet. Get an officer in here! These tubes are a private conversation!

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NosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There's still time before the holidays to have a trap door installed in front of your house.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/10/2026

This is specifically why "just try it, just use it, give it a go, just take a hit" is a plea for you to experience the rush of acquisition and achievement without doing any of the work required to *actually* achieve something They want you to be as dazzled as they are, rather than assess quality

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

“A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contract—Flock refused to take its cameras down so Elgin Community College covered them. The company snuck back to uncover them” www.theverge.com/tech/1009411...

theverge.com

A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contract and it refused

Flock refused to take its cameras down so Elgin Community College covered them. The company snuck back to undo it.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Maybe the owner passed away and some wayward relatives who don't know what they're doing came into possession? Is it for sale by owner? I'm genuinely so confused.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Naw. What would a GC be doing listing properties for sale? Any GC on a project of this scale, imo, would not be involved on the real estate side. Esp given that folks have said this is an owner experienced in preservation. The the RE side is all banks and dudes in trousers and shirtsleeves.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Maybe I'm out of touch with how these things go, and who is working, but it seems wild to list it on Facebook if he's looking for a preservation-oriented buyer.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026

Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.

truthout.org

Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP

The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If you're a fraternity alum (from any school/state) who experienced sexual violence as a member, I'm here to listen. I understand this is extremely sensitive and I will treat your story with the utmost discretion and care. Reach out— Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Idk, I guess if we want to be scientific, we need to start eating the rich and keep our lab notebooks handy.

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jentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 12/10/2026

this is community 🪴

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Kaitlin Ruiz @kaitlinruiz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Shane Gillis is such an interesting case, because you have this guy who is unfunny, but also: he's bad-looking

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Rich people (especially extremely rich ones) are made dumb by their wealth. It de-skills you, isolates you from any social and emotional learning that you desperately need to be healthy and happy. It hollows our your brain. All those $$ ka-chings just ringing around in there. Utterly useless.

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Je suis Link (kaelyn) @kaelynski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

palmer luckey's words are dumber than his dumb hair part 32801

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Scroll @scroll.in · 11/10/2026

Protestors were being dragged through the streets of #CentralPark in Delhi. Nolina Minj reports #CECprotest

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Do you think unbending Clippy until he was a long piece of metal would be painful for him. Or do you think it would cause him to feel a great sense of relief

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Jeremy @jrembyy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

@scottaukerman.bsky.social @pftompkins.bsky.social hello Scott, hello Paul, hello Lauren (absent), you three kept such good time when chanting Natalie Imbruglia on Threedom a few days ago that I felt compelled to jam out to it a little bit. This is the result. Thank you and goodnight.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026

I want more for grown people than funding JK Rowling to wipe trans people off the globe by thinking the pop culture she wrote for kids that doesn't hold up as good art is what they need to be reading! Do y'all know I'm an actual author? I write books & good books are important to me. Ok done now.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/10/2026

if you don’t keep up with the youth i want you to know they’ve renamed “tramp stamps” to “cake toppers” which feels like the first advancement for feminism in a long time

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