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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 2h

But maybe it's shittier that we live in a country where people can't afford ambulances, where people have uncontrolled chronic illnesses because they can't afford health care, where people don't have cell and internet coverage, and doing the legal thing means sitting back and watching someone die.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 3h

Hi, I'm open for sensitivity reads rn. I can read for queer characters, disability (focuses in CPTSD, hypermobility, Long Covid, OCD, Anxiety), and progressive/reform Judaism. Please DM me for more information if you're interested in working together.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says

The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.

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Elliot C. Williams @ecwilliams.bsky.social · 5h

If you've lived in D.C. long enough, you've likely encountered Nekisha Durrett's work. And yet, she has avoided *becoming* the story. But as her sculptures have grown larger, so too has the pressure to be in the national spotlight. My profile on the artist for @51st.news explores this tension:

51st.news

D.C. artist Nekisha Durrett’s work is all around us — so why haven’t you heard of her?

Her new Obama Center sculpture honoring Harriet Tubman has thrust one of the District's most talented artists into the national spotlight.

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 3h

My therapist used to say “your feelings are evidence but they aren’t the verdict” and boy if that hasn’t kept me out of trouble

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Really fucked up actually that the "you are valid" culture which, usefulness and uh, validity thereof aside, was intended to provide some some perspective for people who may have been blamed for harmless things they could not control morphed into if strangers on the internet do not constantly tell me I'm good and perfect they are the oppressor" and "even constructively and gently telling me that I hold some power and responsibility to seek a better situation is an unspeakably cruel act."
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Once, in an argument with my therapist about a decision I made to antagonize my mother, I snapped, "My feelings are valid," and he shot back, "They're valid because they're real, but that doesn't make them rational.*
It was a more nuanced and tailored conversation after that, but that particular quote struck me especially and made me realize how often I was conflating "valid" with "reasonable" or "justified."

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 3h

Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...

A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is.

Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.

Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.

an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 3h

“Right now, the public backlash is so strong against Flock, and the public is not as well aware of the concerns with Axon and some of the other surveillance companies,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @thorbenson.bsky.social for @prospect.org.

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License Plate and Switch - The American Prospect

Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19h

I went to Geneva a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel about the nature of time for a Geneva Watch Days event. While I was there, on a lark, I entered a competition to most precisely calibrate a Swiss watch. And today I found out that I won! 😃 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6hUTB...

Me peering through a little magnifier at a tiny watch mechanism connected to some monitoring equipment, while making adjustments with a small screwdriver

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 3h

Please enjoy Daisy Dixon talking on the This Guy Sucked podcast about Paul Gauguin. Come for the art history, stay for the discussion of AI nudifying apps and tearing down Confederate statues: www.youtube.com/watch?v=joh_...

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Paul Gauguin with Daisy Dixon

YouTube video by This Guy Sucked

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 6h

Happening now. At our "Lampedusa keeps on happening" event, @meron.bsky.social is telling us the stories of the people who perished. The stories of the human beings behind the statistics. You can still join us by registering at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Meron, with a photo of an Eritrean woman and her children. With a caption that says "Helen, who died alongside her youngest three children in Lampedusa."

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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 5h

Sarah is someone whose bona fides I will vouch for. Genuine A+ person.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

* GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: WE ARE PREPARING FOR MAJOR HYBRID ATTACKS BY RUSSIA, WE WOULD RESPOND QUICKLY AND VERY CLEARLY @reuters.com

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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 7h

Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...

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Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos

Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, SOCIAL DISTANCING will be out on March 2, 2027 from @semiotexte.bsky.social, look at the gorgeous cover!!🌺Galleys coming soon, so let me know if you need an advance copy for any potential media coverage🌺Gorgeous blurbs by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Johanna Hedva, & Amina Cain below, get ready🌺

The book cover for SOCIAL DISTANCING by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, featuring a very tall skinny pine tree stretching at an angle to the sky, trunk bending backwards to avoid the diagonal electrical wires, the photo is cyanotype, so bright blue on white, and then the title is in a magenta diagonal font with sharp letters at the bottom of the electrical wires, author name in white script above the wood slat fence at the bottom.

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Bread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 6h

Oh look it's that thing I keep fucking saying while drivers completely ignore me or lecture me about the primacy of car access to hospitals & completely dismiss the impact prioritising car access over (if not to the exclusion of) everything else has on access for non-drivers & their health outcomes.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections! I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter. Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress. Explore & bookmark!

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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 6h

Subskeet: I'm not mad paywalls exist, I'm mad there's no newspaper worth subscribing to.

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The 51st @51st.news · 7h

The DC Housing Authority is staring down the barrel of a $62 million budget shortfall and thorny new questions about its finances, @alexkoma.bsky.social reports, including an apparent accounting mistake that could cost it tens of millions more.

51st.news

D.C.'s public housing agency faces a budget crunch

The public housing agency is considering cost-cutting measures that could lead to major changes for the 20,000 residents it serves.

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Black Lives Matter @khlazarus.bsky.social · 7h

Toothsome offerings set out at the forest gate-- Tofu, Fresh Oil, Flame

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Little lost demon, lurking in shadows @d3m0nlurking.northsky.social · 8h

You want to know why I believe that Pittsburgh is woke despite its issues? While UPMC may be capitulating to the current regime, the city of Pittsburgh has released this statement condemning the move and stating that it is in violation of Pittsburgh City Code. www.pittsburghpa.gov/files/assets...

CITY OF PITTSBURGH
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
CITY-COUNTY BUILDING
PRESS RELEASE

September 29, 2026

Executive Committee
Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
Public Statement on the Settlement Between the Department of Justice and
UPMC Regarding Gender-Affirming Care
The Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations condemns the settlement between the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).

While the continued anonymity and privacy of the children and families who have utilized gender-affirming services at UPMC facilities is paramount, a ten-year moratorium on gender-affirming care services for those age 19 and younger is a devastating blow to the community.
Pittsburghers should not have to leave their hometown medical hub to seek care.

Inequities in health care are already a guarantee for vulnerable populations; utilizing identity to restrict access to clinical intervention is not only discriminatory, but life-threatening. Statistics on the impact to youth in the LGBTQIA+ community are readily available and clearly show the risk of removing access to these services. If the safety of children was truly at the heart of this matter, giving families the right to choose what care is right for them would be at the forefront.

It is a violation of Pittsburgh's City Code to, "Refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person elective medical care which would normally be provided to a person, but for that person's real or perceived gender identity or gender expression." If you feel your rights have been violated, we urge you to contact our office.

The City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations is the official civil rights enforcement and investigative body for the City of Pittsburgh.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (412) 255-2600 or at human.relations@pittsburghpa.gov.

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Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 8h

needed today, please help my niece! #TransCrowdFund

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K.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 9h

I was watching Kat's video about To Catch a Predator in the midst of ALL OF THIS and it dawned on me that TCAP created a moral panic around lone wolf pedophiles stalking chat rooms but did nothing to actually attack the systemic problem of child sexual abuse that happens much closer to home.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 9h

I tried in the BEGINNING to talk about pipeline only and race AND gender and moderation on Blue Sky A lot dudes and white folks called me “irrelevant” Cool . I’m not fighting yall for free What happened after

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18h

My favorite news today is that Riley Gaines lost in court, and there’s no fifth place in court.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 9h

I talked with NPR’s Whyy Pulse about why rural hospitals are more likely to be strained by widespread prior authorization bc of chronic understaffing to support patients who are often in worse health. And this comes when rural hospitals are taking hits from HR1. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Fight to Save Rural Hospitals — and Access to Healthcare

Podcast Episode · The Pulse · October 1 · 50m

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Dave Mazella @davemazella.bsky.social · 9h

If you wanted to spot the precise blind spot of higher ed journalism, it would be this: what is happening is not the usual ups & downs HE has always had, but an intentional DOGE-like destruction of a crucial infrastructure of lives & careers that serve literally millions of lives. @chronicle.com

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Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian @riversidewings.bsky.social · 9h

Welcome to Kannazuki, or "IzumoCon, Reiwa 8." The kamisama can still hear you, they have staff, it's just that, in the words of Tom Waits, "God's away, god's away, god's away on business." ⛩️

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Becky @beckymew.bsky.social · 10h

They are short $200 for rent due this afternoon, so I'm here to tell you you need a sad boy pin and some earrings that will get you into the Pink Pointy Club.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 10h

This is a public university. It belongs to us. We elect the lawmakers who appoint regents. Sooo … I’d like to hear from the lawmakers. Or just make me a regent, fine, I’ll do it.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 10h

I understand and share the impulse to blame university administrators. I have written plenty about them. But right now I’d like us to turn the focus to Minnesota politicians and Minnesota voters and ask what functions of the university do you want to see cut? What don’t you care about Amy Klobuchar?

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 18h

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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✨‧₊˚ meh (but spooky) ˚₊‧✨ @ericgerhardt.com · 18h

Again and again we need to say it. Have you ever wondered what you would have been doing in Germany in the 30s, how you would have responded to the rise of fascism and seeing innocent people under dire threat? You're doing it now. This nurse understood that and she rose to meet the moment. ❤️✊

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Leaf~ @leaftilde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On the one hand, here we fucking go. They wanna monetize better and the first step is to ice out the horny freaks who built the damn userbase. Every social media website does this eventually. But on the other hand...least they're pretending to ask my opinion about it?

Hi
@leaftilde.bsky.social
, this is Bluesky’s Trust & Safety team. We’re working on updates to account-level adult content labels, including a way for creators to label their own accounts. These changes are part of our ongoing commitment to keeping adult content out of reach for minors on Bluesky, while making sure creators like you can continue sharing your work with the audiences it’s meant for. We’re reaching out directly because these changes may affect you as a creator.

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 18h

This is why I call AI a deskilling project.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 20h

This tech is based on stolen labor, then I reject it. This tech intensifies racism, sexism, and class exploitation, then I reject it. This tech exploits workers in the Global South, then I reject it. This tech exacerbates env & climate problems, then I reject it. All these rationales are valid!

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Bloody Marla 🏳️‍⚧️ 450/450 💜❤️ @desperatemarlas.bsky.social · 21h

Please help ♥️ at this point I'm very late again and I don't have the energy for anything

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21h

The letter I'm dropping off lists all the places that you can return your VBM ballot directly to the county. There will be 13 ballot return sites! You can also vote early "over the counter" downtown or at one of the satellite voting sites. More info: www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/E...

alleghenycounty.us

Ballot Return Sites

Allegheny County Elections Division will host ballot return sites throughout the county in advance of the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. 2025 General Election Deadlines Last d...

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cynthia loves u @lesbiats.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

this is all that matters. this is why we keep going. so we can all be old together one day and we can look out into the world and see generations of us.

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE MY NEXT LIVE TOUR TO GO BUCKAROOS? there are limited places that a typical book tour visits, and behind the scenes we are working to change that. please help by taking this very brief survey. none if this information is shared outside of team tingle www.chucktingle.com/poll.html

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Put it on my tombstone.

"and as there is no modern translation, I’ve made a best effort."

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 30/09/2026

Capitol Hill! (The Seattle version) I’m here for the next 2 hours for a new comic book day poison ivy 48 bad seeds hangout at @phoenixcomics.bsky.social ! Drop by if you’ve got a spare few minutes during your lunch break.

A table covered in comics inside a comics shop

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026

NEW: NextEra and Dominion Energy, two of America's biggest utility companies, are on the verge of merging. Electricity costs are already through the roof — and this deal could jack up costs even more. The Trump Admin should not rubber stamp this merger.

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Aevee Bee @mammonmachine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

AW and its most successful hacks like monster hearts all understand abilities are for creating drama and player-initiated problems that players have to solve. Blades is a very extensive hack because it wants SOME of that but also wants a strong plot throughline. Not every hack understands that.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bruce Springsteen & Clarence Clemens

Black and white photograph of Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons kissing on stage. I would date this as the late 1970s by how skinny Springsteen is t. hey're both wearing tank tops and Clarence is wearing leather pants

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Black Lives Matter @khlazarus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous. It looks so bad. It is simply washing one's clean linen in public."

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if you know the color of their eyes it’s already too late @bridgetgordon.gay · 30/09/2026

in August of last year I posted a Jack Spicer poem (scroll up from her reply and read it, it's good) on here and Nori replied with this a month later she was gone that's why I put this in the book

a dedication page in a book. text reads:

for Brighid. love you, bitch.

for Nori. may we all find shore

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Right Livelihood @rightlivelihood.org · 30/09/2026

What happens when an AI researcher challenges the direction of the industry from within? Meet @timnitgebru.blacksky.app, one of the 2026 Right Livelihood Laureates — a pioneering researcher confronting concentrated power in artificial intelligence. rightlivelihood.org/the-change-m...

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Black Lives Matter @khlazarus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Goodness but I loved performing The Juniper Tree for kids..

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