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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 30/09/2026

It's time to visit the Sauvie Island corn mazes. But which is right for you? That depends. Do you like easy trivia? Science facts? Are you looking for a labyrinth of nightmares filled with monsters who will chase you through corn? Joe Streckert carves out the Mercury’s 2026 corn maze reviews!

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The Mercury’s 2026 Sauvie Island Corn Maze Reviews - Portland Mercury

Pick up a pumpkin or be chased by a chainsaw-wielding maniac—which Portland corn maze is right for you?

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents. State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents

State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks

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Juan C Chavez @inafutureage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We’re even passive-voicing the police shooting their own dog.

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Not Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 but Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 @theterroirist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Judaism has been a non-prophet religion for many years. It's pretty essential to maintaining our tax rating.

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Four Chevy Tahoes do not cost $4.5 million. The vehicles themselves ran about $600,000 combined — roughly $150,000 each. The remaining $3.9 million bought something far more interesting: FalcoNet, an Israeli-built surveillance app”

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vortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 29/09/2026

Anyway, the tech companies shouldn't be trusted to make computer software that touches your private data, and themselves, their very employees, are warning you not to trust it and that it will be existentially threatening to you if you do.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Upton Sinclair remains undefeated

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

God I hate being right.

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Christians conceptualize Judaism as an active, ongoing rejection of their god, when from our perspective, there's nothing to even reject. It was never on the table. Jesus genuinely isn't a part of our lives, just by the nature of our beliefs.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’ve had so many Christians absolutely shocked that as Jews we don’t worship Jesus. I’ve been met with utter confusion. “Ok so how does he factor then? What do you see him as?” “We don’t even think about him. He was just a random guy.” They refuse to believe me.

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Baby Boy Monaghan @babyboymonaghan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Where do people get the idea that Jews see Jesus as a prophet? I can assure you we do not.

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you care about misogyny, you should care about transmisogyny, because it is so deeply rooted in misogyny that you really cannot address one without the other. In some ways, transmisogyny is the last bastion of socially-acceptable misogyny, a way to police and degrade women without much

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don't love dunking on folks but it's so fucking funny to me that Trump was convicted of 34 felonies 2 years ago, faced no punishment, and went on to win the presidency a second time and journalists are still like, "hmm, I have an inkling that maybe he believes he's above the law for some reason."

Post from NYT reporter Eric Lipton

"What an odd moment in United States history.

A U.S. president is running an overtly political campaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.

Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit."

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Animal Farmer

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E the soc @ethesoc.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026

The way people don't want to think about adopted children as exploited and exploitable bodies, especially when they are non-white, is very telling.

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have never been this called out

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object dot computer @objectcomputer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

please enjoy a selection of my very normal bumper stickers for regular people. you can apply these directly to flat surfaces such a bumpers. you can purchase them for application on my hypertext store. shop.object.computer #pdx #oregon #stickers

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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Anti-Sikh hate is surging online as South Asian communities face growing hostility. GPAHE found a 66% rise in hateful posts after Gurvinder Singh was stabbed. Days earlier, DHS told “Mr. Singh” to “self-deport or find out.” Government messaging is putting a target on South Asian communities.

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Hate Against Sikhs and South Asians is Surging Online. The Trump Administration isn't Helping

Anti-Sikh and anti-South Asian hate are spiking online and spilling into real-world violence. GPAHE found a 66% rise in hateful posts in the four days after Sikh truck driver Gurvinder Singh was stabb...

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh thank goodness. That case was such an evil mess.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 27/09/2026

Women trying to succeed in Silicon Valley AI and effective altruist spaces are reporting feeling serious social pressure to attend sex parties - where people have reported being sexually assaulted, like below. Events like Aella’s “Slutcon,” which is happening again this weekend.

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I am disheartened by this as well. I already lost a bunch of followers for agreeing with @tautologer, but it's saddening to see local nerdy women being caricatured as Karen-like outsiders and getting pushed out of the scene. This is exactly why you hear so few concrete, names-attached stories of sexual harrassment and assault. I'm told there is a history of discrediting these because the "slut normalization" thing is top priority and these stories get inconveniently in the way of spreading this ideology.
I got roped into attending last year's Saturday Slutcon party because so many local and out-of-town friends were there (to echo sentiments @tautologer expressed about "slut events becoming central to the larger scenes). Mostly I hung out with people I knew and that was great. But in the course of my 3-ish hours there, there were 2 times my "no" was not accepted by a man I didn't know, and I was physically pushing a huge guy off of me who was rubbing his penis on me, who continued to do it despite my physical force against him, and after I finally wriggled away from him, told him I wanted to dance alone etc., he came back and did it again.
This was scary and bad, but it didn't even cross my mind to report this because one of the other people who didn't accept my "no" earlier in the night was the bartender (an officially sanctioned authority at the event), and I knew the event was organized exclusively by women into CNC (who are vocal about how rapey behavior turns them on), so I figured this sort of thing would just get me laughed at. And anyway, I heard there were a lot of other incidents like it. Later though, someone encouraged me to report this story to the organizers, and despite my embarrassment I did, so *they know* that this and other incidents happened. This is why they cut the Saturday night party this year and created a larger training program for the flirt girls - *because* of things like this last year. Yet the narrative bein…

People who haven't been to Slutcon are saying "it's just group therapy," "it's just innocent flirting." But the environment is much like a sex party in that many people are nude, there is making out and sex acts happening out in the open. I think it's pretty unreasonable to expect that every nerdy girl who likes rationalist bloggers or is into EA/AI safety should automatically be comfortable with this! That if she's not, there's something wrong with her, we don't want her in our scenes, etc.
Not to mention, it's explictly an event *for men*, where men are the clients and the "flirt girls" are the product. Last year I overheard an exchange where a man felt "led on" by a flirt girl and was trying to get her punished/kicked out. (A dynamic that seems inevitable in this context!)
Anyway- it does sound like they've upped their consent education a lot this year, are more organized, and that's good! As I've told my friends who are attending: I hope they have fun!
I heard several accounts last year of women who had no problems and really enjoyed the event. That's great!
Just... can we live in reality about this? There are real reasons why male-female sexual dynamics are tricky.
Encouraging autistic men who can't yet read body language to go around asking to see womens' boobs is maybe a bit ill-advised. Maybe not everyone should be/identify as a slut; maybe it's not for everyone.
And yeah, filtering the Bay Area Al safety scene down to only women who are super comfy with this eliminates *most* women - including many of the really smart, nerdy, weird women who've been in the larger scenes for years. What a loss for humanity.
I absolutely understand why people with a minority sexuality would want to create belonging, would want to create spaces for people like themselves. But why do it like this/at this cost?

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Fangamer @fangamer.com · 15/09/2026

Introducing our UNDERTALE 11th Anniversary collection. Preorders are open now: www.fangamer.com/collections/...

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Some people might regret it" is not a reason to prevent other people from doing something, including medical transition. It also ignores the reasons for regrets may not be that they regret the overall decision, but the specific outcome of the form their decision takes. That is to say, sometimes

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The gay bars in Portland stay open til 2am, but the lesbian bar closes at 10pm, and I feel like that says a lot about our cultural differences. (Gay guys, I love you, but I love being home by 9 even more)

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 27/09/2026

new biggest crypto hack of the year just dropped

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

do actors in movies actually die? they at least behave as if they do

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Among the ICE abductions reported yesterday was a ~7:20 a.m. incident in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood. Per video shared online, ICE agents surrounded a car with a child in it, smashed the window and took the man in the driver's seat, as the woman next to him cried and prayed.

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Catbus @catbus.phd · 26/09/2026

what in the fuck is going on

display of cinnamon toast crunch with a grotesque new Mascot

close up of the monstrosity, a leering piece of cereal pulling a vile, bug eyed face

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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Astonishing really how ADHD-denialism so closely matches early trans-denialism (say, a decade ago, before it went mask-off eliminationist), to the point that it includes the exact same personalities, again vomiting their know-nothing opinions all over the place.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The geniuses at NewsNation discover the concept of tides

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 26/09/2026

Do you or someone you know use DraftKings or FanDuel? You can help @propublica.org continue to report on these apps by sharing your data with us. In some states, you can request it. But we also built a browser extension to help download your own data! projects.propublica.org/sports-betti...

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Help ProPublica Report on Sports Betting by Sending Us Your App Data

If you’ve bet on sports with FanDuel or DraftKings, you can help ProPublica understand how these apps respond to their users’ betting behavior. Use our browser extension to download your betting histo...

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kristy yummy coochie 🇯🇲 @adrierising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

there was a time in this country when white liberals insisted black people could achieve parity if they would only slow down and stop rushing societal progress.

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CritFacts the En Route Back Enby @critfacts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The fascists will twist reality if we let them. Trans kids being mistreated by transphobic parents is endemic, but patriarchy demands it be utterly ignored. Governments bullying parents to force transitional care is non-existent, but a necessary myth to let transphobes play DARVO.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

yeah I very much think they are inventing robot wife-servants because they’re mad human women have better options than wife-servant now I think all the time about that guy who said male clients kept flirting with his automated scheduler because the software defaulted to a female name

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Syrian dancer reflects on escaping ISIS and finding freedom through ballet pbs.org/newshour/sho... A moving story about a brave Palestinian in a Syrian refugee camp fulfilling his dreams against all odds.

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Syrian dancer reflects on escaping ISIS and finding freedom through ballet

Ahmad Joudeh is a ballet dancer of unusual grace and grit. He was born stateless in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. He has traveled far on the power of his dreams and the elegance of hi...

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 24/09/2026

They're planning to permanently close the Academy of Natural Sciences; the oldest natural history museum in all of the Americas. youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...

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The Plan To Destroy Americas Oldest Natural History Museum

YouTube video by Miniminuteman

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APHA @apha.org · 21/09/2026

Fall is the best time for most people to get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses. Stay safe from the severe effects flu, RSV and COVID-19 can cause by scheduling your appointment today. Learn more: vist.ly/5jbdj

A blue graphic with white text says, "Updated flu vaccines are recommended for everyone over six months old. Evidence shows being vaccinated against the flu: Cuts the risk of hospitalization by 31% for those over 65; Is associated with an 80% drop in deaths from flu in children; Lessens the likelihood of symptomatic illness in infants under six months old by 44% when their mothers are vaccinated while pregnant. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant, over age 65 or have a weakened immune system to see if you need an adjuvanted, inactivated or recombinant flu vaccine."

A blue graphic with white text says, "RSV vaccination is recommended for the following groups: Children less than eight months old if their mothers were not vaccinated during pregnancy; Immunocompromized children ages 8-19 months entering their second RSV season; Pregnant people; Adults with weakened immune systems; People ages 50-74 with high-risk conditions; Everyone older than 75."

At the top of the graphic is a photo of a mother kissing her baby's forehead. Below the photo is white text on a blue background that says, "RSV immunization protects older adults, pregnant women and infants from serious illness or hospitalization: Those who are vaccinated while pregnant reduce their chances of RSV by 82% and also protect their infants from RSV-associated hospital stays; Infants have a 64-93% lower risk of hospitalization."

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Treyf Posting 🤌 @postingtreyf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is Torah.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14/09/2026

TW: POTTY WORDS ‘Pee’ meaning “urinate" was originally just the letter P. The P was short for ‘p*ss.’ Also, 'p*ss' originated in Latin, and is thought to be an onomatopoeia for the sound it makes.

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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-... Oh, good: in addition to combatting the global criminal conspiracy known as the process of condensation, Bobby will also be tackling the pesky EMF issue already studied numerous times by WHO & in a huge 250k participant COSMOS study.

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RFK, Jr., is focusing attention on electromagnetic fields. Here’s what the science says about exposure

The research into how electromagnetic waves and radio frequency radiation influence health has been plagued by low-quality studies

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🧪Anti-vaxx is a modern luxury belief held by people who grew up in a society that worked to make everyone safe by collective vaccination.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An important read for the American public. Public health service is a thankless job, and works behind the scenes to keep us safe. We are starting to see the effects of gutting the govt workforce. Cyclosporiasis outbreaks. Ebola in Africa. Measles. 🧪 ourpublicservice.org/resource/the... #pinks

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The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm convinced this is what's eventually going to kill LLMs. They take all the fun, creative, and expressive stuff away from us and leave us with nothing to do but laundry and dishes.

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