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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 10h

omg this piece is SO FUNNY "We stopped our efforts at species identification once we realized we were arguing about taxonomic classification of AI slop elicited by a teenage tech entrepreneur at his biosecurity sensationalist mom’s request..."

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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 10h

trigger warning for brutality & suffering instructive as to the sequelae for survivors and their loved ones. & she's 52. no college kid, not in military, not drunk; married cis het mom, physically fit, english speaking, white with good teeth, even from nebraska. rape culture makes no exceptions.

phoenixnewtimes.com

Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs

Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.

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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 14h

you sweet summer children are much too optimistic about the content of the tate-endorsed horse porn & eel porn. he didn't get famous by abusing & risking serious physical harm to *himself* obvs.

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 15h

Some days I choose an eel post topic, and some days it is thrust upon…ummm…chosen for me.

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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 14h

tennessee is everything I'd dreamed it would be. never setting foot there, like ever

"We can take it for granted that Trump and his advisors would greet a terrorist attack as an obvious chance to blame their chosen enemies." "Do not give the present regime the benefit of the doubt after it allows a terrorist attack to take place on American soil."

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joycemstrong.substack.com

"...when a president names Los Angeles & San Diego, talks about those American cities being “taken out”... What happens if violence later occurs in one of those cities & is blamed on Iran? And what powers might a president then claim he needs in response?" plain-language recap of nebraskan delirium

You Can’t Buy Nebraska: Trump Came With a $5,000 Promise, a Diesel Bandage and Talk of “Bad Bloodlines”

Trump promised Nebraskans $5,000 if Republicans win, signed emergency diesel relief onstage, talked about American cities as a “small price to pay” — and invoked “bad bloodlines.”

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Turkish ship carrying Ukrainian grain hit in Romania’s Black Sea exclusive economic zone

"Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea ports & shipping continue... Ukraine has been seeking additional routes through Europe for millions of tons of grain that remain trapped... but Poland & Romania said they could not do more..." russian drones = u-boats of now int'l response rather giving 1914

intellinews.com

A Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain sank on October 5 after being hit by what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said were two ...

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The hits keep coming: Long Grove bridge struck for 77th time since 2020

it's not all doom and gloom out there. in chicago, "In commemoration of the latest strike, Broken Bridge Treats gave out doughnuts to 77 people."

chicagotribune.com

The driver, who was not identified, received a $750 ticket.

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when marie antoinette was suspected of dirty dealings for diamonds (& was caught conspiring with enemy states), she got... well, you know.

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TSA union says chair ban is an attempt to 'take out' staff

"Chairs 'serve as basic ergonomics and safety support for officers that stand and walk on hard surfaces all day'... literally attempting to take out our workforce through whichever means possible" they're just TAKING the chairs?! wtaf i wouldn't want that job - chair thief

aerotime.aero

A union representing TSA workers has said that a decision by the US administration to remove chairs at checkpoints is an attempt to 'take out' its workforce.

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ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu

who? "This highly detailed record of his activities... detailed descriptions of [slaver] Thistlewood's brutal methods of physical punishment... also meticulously recorded his sexual exploitation of enslaved women... as well as any punishments he ordered if they resisted..." DOES sound nauseating

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"So far, Mr. Paxton is the only attorney general to investigate pediatricians for vaccinating children. But a wave of vaccine-limiting bills were introduced into state legislatures this year" paywall & penpal-free (no email sharing req'd) archived link: archive.ph/0mab6

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it was such a bizarre & far-reaching story that I still get occasional emails from someone who had personal contact with some piece of it. I started with a photo of skinheads in Sacramento & suddenly I was poring over a war criminal's notes to figure out when the German nazi mercenaries left Bosnia.

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Lobster Mushroom: Identifying this Parasitic Fungus - Key Characteristics

i dunno really the more i learn about these the more horrifying i find them. parasites, yuck "The mushroom’s overall structure often appears distorted and irregular, reflecting its parasitic nature on host fungi. Its surface lacks traditional gills, instead featuring distinctive ridges or bumps" etc

mushroomhunterhub.com

Investigate the bizarre world of lobster mushrooms, where one fungus parasitizes another to create a safe-to-eat, bright orange delicacy.

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lizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

OREGON! LOST: really good walking stick. last seen at these coordinates. if you picked it up, please DM me to reunite it with its heartbroken owner. REWARD: extremely good karma and fresh chanterelles. please repost will delete if found

uncle kyle and iggy walking kyle is wearing iggy's hat and using the stick iggy is being silly

a map showing the coordinates as 44.823162,-122.077892

that's out in the hinterlands kind of by breitenbush

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The “Rightsizers” Descend on Portland

"the Superintendent.. threaten[ed] PPS students, teachers, & families with the closure of... a quarter of all PPS schools... The school closure movement is gaining momentum in districts across the country... fueled by a right-wing organization called “Chiefs for Change” founded by Jeb Bush in 2008"

redcaucus.substack.com

How privatizers are planning to close PPS schools and hasten the dismantling of public education in our city.

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shitty alt text. actually, shows stout gent streetside in red & pink shirt & brown bead necklace, with a red flower over his ear, grimacing off camera. wiki say La’auli Leuatea Schmidt is german-samoan. NOT p.m. in 2019 when rfk engineered fatal measles epidemic there. this devout 'christian...

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"...every time Trump says “stoop,” the only response most Republicans can muster is: “How low?” -- senator patty murray, in re: <gestures wildly>

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Washington State Ferries cancel major sailings amid apparent engineer sick-out - MyNorthwest.com

oh myyyyy "The dispute comes as the contract covering roughly 400 ferry engineers has expired... The engineers are seeking a 20% pay increase, which would bring their wages closer to those of workers who serve on the ferries’ decks. ...The engineers’ union is legally prohibited from striking..."

mynorthwest.com

Chaos is gripping Washington State Ferries Monday morning, with major ferry runs canceled and thousands of passengers left stranded amid what appears to be a widespread sick-out by ferry engineers.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good news: More than 800 Washingtonians who were set to lose their Apple Health coverage today can keep it – and keep getting the health care they need. A federal court temporarily blocked the Big, Bad Betrayal Bill from cutting health care for immigrants who receive Supplemental Security Income.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Karoline Leavitt accepts a new full-time job two months after telling us she had to stop working because it kept her from spending time with her two young children. Just one more lie from relentless liar Karoline Leavitt.

rawstory.com

Karoline Leavitt lands new job after leaving struggling Trump White House

Karoline Leavitt has landed her next job less than two months after leaving Donald Trump's embattled White House: she's joining Fox News.According to The New York Times, Leavitt, who served as Trump's...

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass

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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One must imagine Sisyphus forklift-certified

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The COVID-19 History Project @thisdayincovid.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On this day in COVID history, October 4, 2020: Trump feels very well, will remain hospitalized: White House official Source: Reuters www.reuters.com/article/health-coro…

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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

theatlantic.com

A Reckoning in Springfield

A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

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Sue Poncin @sueponcin.com · 03/09/2026

Can someone please absolve me of my guilt and shame for getting Long Covid? Please! No matter what I tell myself and no matter how I rationalize that it’s not my fault, I feel like a failure.

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No matter how bleak things may seem, just remember that in the 1960s the US Coast Guard received reems of earnest letters begging them to save those poor castaways on Gilligan's Island.

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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

yes folks we have today's alt text winner!

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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

work in progress 🧵 ...it really sounds damn fine!

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Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · 17/09/2026

This is incredibly moving.

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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

wow, now i see how the [scintillating mylar rainbow ribbon arc] migraine aura was named after Vauban. his prettiest fortifications *did* have that shape. ...and what a rabbithole! french city & security planning, seventeenth century style! link in alt text

very old antique map in greyscale, showing black lines white-highlighted, representing city walls in an irregular arc. very pointy. terribly ziggedy-zaggy. circa 1707. from article https://books.openedition.org/pufc/25962

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 01/10/2026

Today is Primidi the 11th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate potatoes. #JacobinDay See today's page

An old time-y illustration of a Potatoes.

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Lachesis @lalalachesis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

i once lived with a toddler who would drop everything to dance to Barney Miller every afternoon (was it daily? I don't recall!). we didn't even watch the show. we just played the theme song, to watch this kid really groove.

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"The binary doesn’t disappear because Claude has been taught to prefer one side. This is why these jokers should have invited a Buddhist!" good one!

fuelinsights.gasbuddy.com

gasbuddy says: regarding regular unleaded gasoline prices in my area, Highest Average Last Year, 04/04/25, $3.26 (US$ per gallon) Lowest Average Last Year, 12/29/25, $2.76 also says, in my area, today's avg prices are 31 cents higher than yesterday's, 51 cents higher than last month's. per gallon.

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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all hobbies should have compost. you turned your wooden bowl poorly? flopped your mug? sewed your wallet crooked? painted your mini sloppy? put it all in the yard under a tarp and throw eggshells and coffee grounds in there. next year will be amazing

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"...the Night Wolves, a politically radical biker group described as 'friends' by Vladimir Putin." "The bikers then performed a stunt show" this timeline has gotten seriously distorted

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Trump Administration Suppressed USPSTF Recommendations, Past Chair Says

in primary care, i looked stuff up in their database every dang day. it was a great resource. every recommendation & its strength were easy-access, but the hefty evidence-base-bibliography was there too. i even taught myself how to say "YEW ess, PEE ess, tee eff" which looks like such a long acronym

medpagetoday.com

Group's recommendations on cervical cancer screening, cardiovascular prevention were blocked

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WOW what an exposé. i knew a lady whose truckdriver husb got a bad burger, resulting in HUS from e.coli. he was in hospital, in & out of critical care, from spring til xmas. multiple near-deaths. amputations. chronic pain. life savings wiped out, retirement plans permanently on hold. e fucking coli