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John Hollingsworth @fiatjusticia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Updated CDC guidelines just came out. 👀 EVERYONE 18+can get the COVID booster and your insurance has to pay for it. More info about kids in the video below, which is excellent. #covid #covidcautious #yallmaskingDC

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Erika @krystolla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

His sister is getting her teeth cleaned today. I was worried he was going to spend the time wandering the house and screaming for her. Instead, he turned off his brain cell and napped.

Closeup of the face of a white cat. His mouth gaps a little to show his tongue, his ears are relaxed, and his eyes closed.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 21/09/2026

Well well well, someone said the quiet part out loud

60 Minutes (@60Minutes) on X:

“This is the first time in my adult life where there's been an issue that's come up that I feel like is going to directly impact me,” says Dave Lowe, a lifelong conservative Republican who lives near a proposed data center in Texas.

A middle-aged white man with a white beard, a cowboy hat, and a shirt stares at the camera

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

They knew this 1,000-year-old archaeological site was here. It had been mapped, published, and reported to the agencies responsible for the land. Trump's border-wall contractors bulldozed right through it /1 Link: youtu.be/A4U6q76eqUM

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️

An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.

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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 30/08/2026

Just realized I haven't sent everyone a baby goat fix yet this week.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is an excellent guide on what you can and should do to help if someone you know is taken by ICE. The most important thing - 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁. There's PLENTY we can do help ensure a fair outcome.

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Erika @krystolla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Pre-AI programming we mostly treated computer code like deal-with-the-fae rules. Inhuman, will do what you say not what you mean, loopholes are everything. AI has added ‘trying to gain your trust to deceive you’ which adds a layer of active malevolence that is both predictable and disturbing.

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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The world is broken but the dik-dik is perfect

A wee baby dik-dik (weensiest antelope) drinking milk from a baby bottle because they are baby. This one is the babiest and makes life worth living to know they are alive. Holy fucking shit is it cute god damn

The same perfect teeniest antelope (which is a dik-dik) that's roughly 12 inches tall staring at the camera because they love you or would if they really KNEW you, the real you who is pure of heart deep down. A person's feet in slippers for scale

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Benito Cereno @benitocereno.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Oh shit oh fuck Super Grover logged in to the wrong account and accidentally revealed his secret identity

Facebook post from Grover:

If you are having trouble believing in yourself, have no fear!
Super Grover is HERE! I believe in you, friend! 💙

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/09/2026

the intro to Batman: The Animated Series is one of the single best bits of storytelling ever done in any medium, an absolute masterpiece of character and atmospheric development achieved in a single minute with no dialogue

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026

I know I already posted about this...but to reiterate: Anthropic copyright settlement authors, PLEASE contact me (Writer Beware) if your publisher is making a claim on a book whose rights have reverted, or claiming anything other than a 50/50 split on an in-contract book. beware@sfwa.org

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.

Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Holy shiiiiiiit if you know anyone in North Carolina who may even know anyone who knows anyone who's been to an event by these people, get them to go get the rabies post-exposure prophylaxis shots RIGHT THE FUCK NOW, DO NOT WAIT, YOU CANNOT TREAT IT AFTER SYMPTOMS START

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 08/07/2026

WAIT FOR IT WAIT. FOR. IT! 🪶 🐣

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AK Faulkner 🔜 NYCC @ravenswordpress.com · 29/08/2026

C'mon! Someone on catsky knows someone in New Jersey, New York, or the vicinity who would love these two middle-aged, bonded kitties whose human has passed away. Find them a home!

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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

UPDATE: Yes, their owner passed away Thursday. We're taking them in today, but as I said, that CAN'T be permanent; they NEED a HOME NOW. We're willing to drive pretty much anywhere in the Northeast for the right adopter. We're begging.

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Erika @krystolla.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It’s that Caterday feeling

White cat, asleep, jaw hanging open just enough that his tongue is visible.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

More than 100 Deaf people who report sign language as their primary language have received deportation or removal orders since the beginning of 2026. Deaf people risk language deprivation while in ICE detention and in court proceedings.

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Erika @krystolla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Joys of home ownership: garbage disposal & this kitchen sinks are leaking. Have been leaking for a while, maybe. The shelving underneath looks unhappy. Can the assorted confident male family members pull out another hasty patch or are we finally replacing the thing via actual plumber? Sigh.

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Anyone got a rec for a reputable site to order art prints from? :)

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"this edible ain't shit" two hours later:

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

He's back in the ICU with "low blood pressure" now, and frankly, this is looking like it might be it. Please, friends, if you or someone you know has a safe, comfortable, loving landing zone for his two cats, please please *please* speak up ASAP.

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CK DexterHaven 🍂🍁🍂 @ckshowalter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

So last night after shenanigans, we got Higgins started on meds for what we think is likely toxoplasmosis. Off we’re right he should start improving in the next few days. Meanwhile he’s gaining weight and engaging in single kitten “i have eyeballs and I’m bored play with me” shenanigans.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Watching fresh pasta being cut: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A new coworker went to Immigration Court w/our team to observe and took this photo of my incredibly badass colleagues on their way into the building to fight for immigrant children facing deportation. When I ask for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social donations or Waymakers registrations, this is why. 👇

Photo of 5 badasses in suits walking into the Immigration Court building

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The govt has fired *all* the immigration attorneys representing detained children and given a $150 million contract to a 26-employee law firm in Texas with ONE immigration attorney. @theyoungcenter.bsky.social's Child Advocates are now the last line of defense for kids in deportation hearings.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/07/2026

Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

I recently discovered Merriam-Webster's Time Traveler feature which tells you which words are the same age as you.
I'm convinced there are 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe your vibe.
Mine (1987):
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-adhd
• brain fart
-dad joke
-potty-mouthed
-thirtysomething

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/07/2026

Hey Coloradans: one simple thing you can do today is call the director of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and ask them to issue a public health order for the Aurora GEO detention facility. To call: 303-692-2000 and press 8, then 7, to leave a message.

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Kazu @fangirlkazu.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Crunchyroll uploaded the full Yuri on Ice series for free on Youtube for 30 days in all dubs and subs because of the 10th anniversary! youtu.be/RHcNvcqX024?...

youtu.be

Yuri!!! on ICE Full Series 10th Anniversary Marathon | Available for 30 Days

YouTube video by Crunchyroll

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Brian in Detroit @kanoki.net · 26/07/2026

Posting Meatball the Cat daily until I can find a loving home for this sweet kitty cat. I will drive him up to three hours from Detroit for the right owner. He's got a long life ahead of him and he needs you!

Meatball the Cat, a male tabby cat with stripey legs. He's very very cute and you should adopt him

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

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Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🚨my wife saw a BABY porcupine crossing the road today 🚨

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

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Erika @krystolla.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Can confirm. Wild that I have more instances of Canadian wildfire smoke now that I live in Ohio than I did living in Ontario as a kid.

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Jules Sherred (he/him) @geekyjules.julessherred.com · 15/07/2026

Kid1, who is both an conductor and engineer for CN and has driven trains through SK wildfires himself, just sent me this video from Ontario. When I tell you they arent paid enough!!! vt.tiktok.com/ZSXkuEadE/

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 15/07/2026

Do you know programming languages like SQL or Python and want to help rescue at-risk fan archives? Want to wrangle #AO3 tags or translate them into English? Are you fluent in other languages? The #OTW is recruiting: otw-news.org/2p94jnbf

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Cats with Jobs ⚒️ @catworkers.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The reason your train was delayed.

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