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Liz Kastor

@lizziek.bsky.social
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Former journalist. Chronically fatigued.

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Elyse Graham @elysegraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I hate English department Halloween. What do you mean, you're the hermeneutics of suspicion
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💀 unfound footage 👻 @burg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
help us eliminate medical debt in Atlanta! donations are used to buy and forgive outstanding debt for about a penny on the dollar, and with that leverage even small contributions can provide massive relief for real people
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Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online · 24/09/2026
my out of pocket expenses for medical care have totaled over $25k in the last five years. there was a period there that i thought a medical bill was going to sink us. we lucked out. consider giving what you can to change some people’s lives today!
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Ch4rly (echte Leben Ära) @sprelacart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CN Psychiatric Institution Chantal could use some help!
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you haven't already, share this with every Philadelphian you know. I want to raise enough hell that Drexel will have no choice but to continue supporting the museum.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 23/08/2026
holy fucking shit it actually happened, theresa sweet you fucking goddess
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...
The Girl With The Cat Earring, featuring my mum and dad's cat Bridget.Bridget hangs out with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Hunters In The Snow
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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It Was Like This: You Were Happy ~ Jane Hirshfield
It Was Like This: You Were Happy
Jane Hirshfield, 1953

It was like this:
you were happy, then you were sad, then happy again, then not.
It went on.
You were innocent or you were guilty.
Actions were taken, or not.
At times you spoke, at other times you were silent.
Mostly, it seems you were silent-what could you say?
Now it is almost over.
Like a lover, your life bends down and kisses your life.
It does this not in forgiveness-between you, there is nothing to forgive-but with the simple nod of a baker at the moment he sees the bread is finished with transformation.
Eating, too, is a thing now only for others.
It doesn't matter what they will make of you or your days: they will be wrong,
they will miss the wrong woman, miss the wrong man, all the stories they tell will be tales of their own invention.
Your story was this: you were happy, then you were sad, you slept, you awakened.
Sometimes you ate roasted chestnuts, sometimes persimmons.
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janet8.bsky.social @janet8.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Native tribes in the fire zones that need help as well - Yakama Nation: yakama.com/.../signal-p... The Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation: www.colvilletribes.com Spokane Tribe of Indians: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 08/08/2026
World Central Kitchen is on the ground in Spokane feeding folks displaced by the fires, so if you're looking for ways to help, here's a good option: donate.wck.org/campaign/829...
donate.wck.org
Donate to World Central Kitchen
Your donation will help to provide fresh meals for those in need after disasters, and build long-term resilience in affected communities.
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t. @hapax.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
agreeing w post via my second-favorite moment in the whole once and future king btw
"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then—to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the thing for you. Look at what a lot of things there are to learn—pure science, the only purity there is. You can learn astronomy in a lifetime, natural history in three, literature in six. And then, after you have exhausted a milliard lifetimes in biology and medicine and theo-criticism and geography and history and economics—why, you can start to make a cartwheel out of the appropriate wood, or spend fifty years learning to begin to learn to beat your adversary at fencing. After that you can start again on mathematics, until it is time to learn to plough."
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Rena" sent this from Moses Lake WA where she is weeding carrots for a non-union company. She shared: The air is bad. See my cell phone. The AQI is 166, which is unhealthy. We start at 4am. We'll work 7-8 hrs & earn minimum wage. #WeFeedYou
A worker holding up a cell phone in a carrot field they are weeding in Moses Lake WA. The cell phone weather app shows a AQI is 166
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Christina Proenza-Coles @proenzacoles.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
As a young student, Maritcha Lyons (b. 1848), testified before the Rhode Island State Legislature for her right to attend school - as an adult she fought for racial justice & gender equality as an educator & founder of the Woman’s Loyal Union of New York.
Formal portrait a beautifully dressed young girl.
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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
RIP, Jackie Steiner. Nice lady. www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/o...
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Jacqueline Steiner, 94, Lyricist Who Left Charlie on the M.T.A., Dies (Published 2019)
In a song that became a hit for the Kingston Trio in 1959, she conjured up an Everyman who is trapped by Boston’s subway system. He still hasn’t returned.
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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Who is going to find time in their week this week to donate blood? The American Red Cross declared only its second ever national blood crisis in 145 years. There’s only a day’s worth of O+!
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AmyAlexCA @amyalexca.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Now more than ever, accountability journalism matters and @coreygjohnson.bsky.social 100% an Ace at this important part of the J-practice. See this Thread 👇🏾
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The history of resistance and rebellion by the New World enslaved has been so successfully repressed that most people who don't actually take a scholarly interest in the time period don't even think it happened.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 03/08/2026
That's straight up Islamophobic bigotry. Block her wherever you see her.
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BOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
From elsewhere in the same catalog: “A radio receiving set is probably the last place one would expect to find a serpent.” FUCK MAN SURE IS
A toy radio receiver with a snake popping out, captioned A radio receiving set is probably about the last place one would expect to find a serpent. As soon as one attempts to turn the dial to tune in his favorite station. a large snake Jumps out and even the victim will doubtless agree that the reception was good, if unexpected.
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BOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Are you familiar with the University of Washington special collections Decorative and Decorated Papers digital collection? If not, you SHOULD be... what a cool resource! digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/coll...
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Melanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
One cool thing I did discover doing tech support for my grandma is that you can turn an iPhone or iPad into "Assistive Access" mode. The navigation is way simpler, and you can limit the number of apps and make them big. You just go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Assistive Access.
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Calvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I’ve shared this before, but since people feel the need to downplay covid in schools, I’m going to share it again. I had a student named Kimberely in my English 1 class the year covid hit. Kimberely was sweet but very shy. When everything locked down, she was terrified. 1/?
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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
For interested folks, I created a wildfire experts list from my old starter pack. I also know a lot of new people have joined Bluesky since I last updated it, so let me know if you’re an expert who would like to be added bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is Peak Fish. We have fallen too far from the light.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 31/07/2026
With waves of gratitude and grace ... Thank you!
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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
People keep asking me at my book events whether animals can have pets! I've been telling them about the person who called into a radio show I was on and said that she knew a cat with a pet cockroach. 🧪
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New York City friends! The LES cat cafe Koneko is closing tomorrow and needs urgent help rehoming some kitties. This place was very cute and took good care of their cats. Tell cat curious NYC friends that there are kitties that need some homes. www.instagram.com/p/DbbfOxcGu1V/
RNYC urgently needs fosters or adopters. If not placed before closing, some cats may go to their limited, private holding space, while others will be fostered by staff, volunteers, or their small foster network.

Email info@rescuenyc.org.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hey all, please help a Chicago photojournalist help a friend and community member whose family is going through hell because of ICE. These days more than ever, we're all we've got.
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Donate to Aid for Family Facing Detention and Hardship, organized by Nina Wilson
Please consider donating to support our beloved neighbors who were detained… Nina Wilson needs your support for Aid for Family Facing Detention and Hardship
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M. @trashmnk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I always see them helping others on my timeline—let's see if we can be their support in their time of need. If you're like me and you can't help financially right now, consider reposting to increase visibility. Let's complete the circle.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Growing up on military bases is why my fantasy of a better world involves things like community centers, and tool libraries, and municipal kitchens, and dense housing, and walkable neighborhoods, and free mass transit - Because none of that is abstract for me. It's just "how things were."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Independent journalism is challenging work with very few resources. If you want to support what I do, sign up for a free (thehandbasket.co/subscribe) or paid (thehandbasket.co/upgrade) subscription to The Handbasket.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
there’s also a very specific, textured experience of this that I rarely see in writeups of all this. Probably because it’s a finer-grained policy, specific to some kinds of items. But, stores won’t let me even HOLD or touch or put items like a flat iron.
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/s...
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‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research (Gift Article)
A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.
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John @johnlk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
EURIPIDES: Oh, did I trigger you with my hot new take on this classic story? Is it too EDGY for you to handle?
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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 24/07/2026
I can’t believe it took me this long into the Odyssey discourse to think to post this but… if you loved the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis and you also love stuff Elon Musk would consider too woke, have I got a book for you
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Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman: 9780807055540 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh cultural analysis of female monsters from Greek mythology, and an invitation for all women to reclaim these stories as inspiration for a more wild, more “monstrous” version of feminism...
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/07/2026
Hi all, @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social's kid desperately needs our help to keep her out of the prison pipeline. She deserves the break she would get automatically if it were not for the inherent misogynoir in our system.
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Anxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 20/07/2026
Jimothy is already on Ravelry! Knitting pattern in next skeet 🧶
Jimothy the raccoon in knitted form shown in profile on his right side, sitting on a tree stump Jimothy the raccoon in knitted form shown in profile on his right side, sitting on a tree stump. This photo shows more of his face and button eyes Jimothy the raccoon in knitted form being held by a hand, facing front toward the camera. He has button eyes and a little string smile Jimothy the raccoon in knitted form being held by a hand in profile on his left side
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 16/07/2026
“Dozens”
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Sharon Howard @sharonhoward.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
As it's Rembrandt's day, here once again is quite possibly the most adorable drawing of a tiny child learning to walk that you will ever see. www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
A sketch in red chalk of two women teaching a child to walk. Each woman holds one of the child's hands to keep it steady, and one is pointing forwards.
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 17/07/2026
I wrote this just before the Biden midterms but I think it still holds:
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Surviving the Fall — Martha Crawford - What a Shrink Thinks
Someone emailed me a big question last night. A question too big for me frankly. They asked (paraphrasing):  What if democracy falls ? What if extremism takes over? How can we stay grounded, h...
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The only research center in the United States focused on disabled parents may close soon due to loss of federal funding. New from me at @motherjones.com. “It is a profound setback for disability rights and family equity.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The only research center for disabled parents is losing federal funding
Staff call it a "profound setback for disability rights and family equity."
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Linda Tirado @killermartinis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’ve said this before privately and now I’m saying it on the record Go check the status of your voter registration and set a recurring reminder to do it again this time in two weeks. Do not let this lapse.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Blanche can’t meet with the Epstein survivors without going through their counsel. But if he does, and they approve, he can indeed meet with them.
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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#MECFS #LongCovid #NEISvoid #disability #dance #DisabledArt
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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What if movement didn't have to be big to matter? Unbound is a film woven from 20 bodies, 20 stories, and 1 thread of connection. Join us for the premiere on July 29th at 6:30 PM ET. www.eventbrite.com/e/unbound-gl... A reflection on my process for this film on my blog: liapas.com/2026/07/11/u...
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sakura christmas @prof-christmas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Boosting a list of mutual aid groups here in #Maine in light of the Biddeford shooting that provide food, shelter, and legal services for immigrants Please consider donating, sharing, and adding others:
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Bernita Bowlding's brother: "They say that 'We love you, we got you,' but the reality is that this woman is homeless." The white supremacy in the frame and the homelessness outside it. A distinctly American story.
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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.
America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.
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