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I’ve been listening to the Casuals podcast for about a month now. I’m really enjoying it other than how much time they spend on American football (I just don’t enjoy it. It takes too dang long). But they have an Australian on their staff and talk about Aussie rules football. It’s bananas!

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Handgun Yoga 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇺🇸 @handgunyoga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My wife had a minor outpatient procedure, requiring 20 minutes of anesthesia. I signed a release taking responsibility for her care. She cannot sign legal documents for 24 hours because she cannot consent; if I took advantage of that I’d be guilty of a crime. This standard should be widely applied.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Your reminder why many women, when asked what they’d do if there were no men for a day, said they’d go for a walk at night and look at the stars. Also, why we’d choose the bear.

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Morgan Hughes @morganhughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Republicans don’t have a policy agenda, they have an enemies list. Conservatism is an ever-receding pocket of ignorance.

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Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 30/09/2026

Fated States is calling Ohio for Sherrod Brown this Saturday! REGISTER NOW: fatedmates.net/fatedstates

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Fated States — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 30/09/2026

y'all if you get mad about women saying "choose the bear" please look up bear assault and murder statistics and then contrast with human men. It is objectively reasonable to choose the bear.

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Viola Smart @smartvpants.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just in case anyone with any party power or ear sees this: people are going to stop giving your candidates money because they sold our lists to political spam groups. Harassing us with a dozen texts a day is not the way to engender good will in voters or get us to trust you with our info.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And… *BLOCK* I’m fully over people applauding the next generation for solving problems they inherited from us.

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Lyssann @lyssann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I can’t get AI to stop violating hard coded rules for a menu plan why do you think it would work for your address?

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Morgan Hughes @morganhughes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When he retires there will be seven Miami fans. Seven.

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Arch City Capers @archcitycapers.com · 28/09/2026

PLASTIC NOT WELCOME #Crew96

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That said, the fact that there is so much interest makes me feel like I should mention them at least a little. This thread in no way can stand in place of working with a sensitivity consultant with lived experience! Here is a brief, nonexhaustive list of harmful disability tropes in fiction.

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Lyssann @lyssann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve been trying to use a copilot agent to help me meal plan so I’m getting enough protein, fiber and fruits and veg. Virtually every prompt it violates the instructions given. And when you point it out it’s like oh right I did do that. So far it can’t manage to give me a plan I don’t have to fix

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Lyssann @lyssann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Reminder that what you see is only a portion of what’s going on.

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Will Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Someone already pointed this out but they really do find a picture of him that matches the shade of food every time

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Lyssann @lyssann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today Bluesky is full of references I don’t understand bc apparently I missed the reference material. Iced coffee in an interview and something about Plains walker’s in magic?

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Lyssann @lyssann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The most adorable video from the Guardians clinching the playoffs last night. This is why Hedges is one of my favorites (Kwan is the other one) youtu.be/3W-SxH59FiM?...

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092426 - CLE vs BOS - Hedges and Bailey Postgame On-Field Interview

YouTube video by Cleveland Guardians

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Because apathy is what they want, and anything worth fighting for in this country has always come after great struggle. And that includes at the polls. If you can, make a plan to vote this November. Together, we can make a difference. 2/2 #Vote #VotingMatters #Midterms2026

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know, especially in heavily gerrymandered states where the ruling party has been in power for decades, it feels like we can't possibly win. Like voting doesn't even matter. But that's why we have to go out and vote. 1/2 #Vote #VotingMatters #Midterms2026

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 24/09/2026

Look, we know for fucking sure that my dog is sapient and also unpredictable and it turns out of he mauls someone I’m liable and he can be put down.

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026

this administration illegally shut down federal agencies, impounded money from Congress, set up for-profit concentration camps and sent children there. They dismantled our public health infrastructure and children died of measles. Doing accountability for crimes against our Constitution is the work.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Much as we love bookshops, they need more than love to keep going. A bookshop can be the centre of a whole community. Bookshops support authors; organize events. A thriving bookshop teaches the next generation that literacy matters. So don't just love your bookshop: actually buy books there.

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InclinedPlane🏳️‍🌈 @inclinedplane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Imagine if a gang of retail shoplifters stole $131 million worth of stuff over a few years, it would be the biggest story in news for quite some time. But when a gang of hyper wealthy business owners steal from some of the poorest working class folks we call that "Tuesday".

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Lyssann @lyssann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I hate that I have to say this but thank you to the Crew fans coming across my timeline that are 💯 in the camp of this sucks but it’s the right decision AND for having pushed that the suspension wasn’t enough.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sure, the top 1% owns about 1/3 of all of the net wealth in the country (and far more than they did in 1990), but I’ll bet you never considered how grievously oppressed you are by the 1% at the BOTTOM of the socio-economic ladder! Some typically mind bending insights from the OR GOP here.

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Everyone loves to rage about the top 1%. They have the money, the houses, the influence. Fair enough.
But on a day-to-day basis, the people most actively making life more expensive and less livable for regular working people are the bottom 1%.
#TaxPayersMoney #oregontaxpayers #toxiccompassion #enabling #Grifters #mentalhealthcrisis #Oregon #middleclass
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The Real Cost of the Bottom 1%
Everyone loves to rage about the top 1%.... more
TOP 1%
THE 98%
DEBT
OVEROUE
OVERDUE
5600
AIL
F/I
OTTOM 1%
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A chart showing how the percentage owned by the top 1% increased from 22.5 to 32.5 between 1990 and today

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.

apnews.com

AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY

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vivekgani.bsky.social @vivekgani.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Guess its that time again to revisit this 🧵: bsky.app/profile/c0nc...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE abducted a WBB player while she was traveling with her Kentucky State team in early August at Louisville airport. She has been imprisoned for 1.5 months and denied care for a serious ACL injury. It is the responsibility of universities and the NCAA to protect their players. They have failed.

Aminata Seck, 26, a student-athlete at Kentucky State University, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport while traveling with her school's basketball team Aug. 7, said Sadiqa Reynolds, a lawyer helping coordinate Seck's case.

Seck's team was headed to New York for a tournament, and she was taken into custody after going through airport security, said Reynolds, former president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Re This case: Most media are focusing on their own states, but this was a multi-state trip. The person took the whole route of the Southwest Chief, so Illinois through the midwest, then across S. Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona before LA. Then up the coast, and back across on California Zephyr.

yahoo.com

Person with measles rode Amtrak trains and buses across CA, health officials say

The California Department of Public Health said the unvaccinated passenger stopped at six California stations, including downtown Sacramento.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We don’t have great data on mortality in adults, but the British Army expected to lose 10% of its highland soldiers at recruitment *to measles* during World War One. And that didn’t even cover the resulting immune naivety that results from a measles infection. So good reasons for vaccination.

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PSRA Officials @psraofficials.com · 20/09/2026

Our statement regarding MLS NEXT Pro and their handling of a recent disciplinary issue:

During a recent MLS NEXT Pro match, a male head coach committed two deliberate acts of physical abuse and sexism against a female official -- squeezing her hand and refusing to let go after being told to stop three times. This physical intimidation was compounded by a demeaning, sexist remark to the official: "Don't forget, this is a man's game."

MLS NEXT Pro investigated and responded with a two-game suspension and other non-suspension discipline.

U.S. Soccer policy states a “forceful grab” like this requires a minimum three-game suspension. Acts of discrimination also require a minimum three-game suspension. MLS NEXT Pro’s own manual also states that coaches are held to “a higher professional standard than players.”

The League’s response falls drastically short of the right message to the participants, the referees, and the public. It needs to be reevaluated.

Women make every level of this game better. They should not have to endure intimidation or degrading comments to prove it. Our female officials have proven their excellence on the world stage. They deserve the same respect, dignity, and safe working environment as every other official.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/09/2026

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING SHIT. The easiest way to tell that trans women are women is that the right is so desperate to control what they do with their bodies. WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN COMMON.

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Lyssann @lyssann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As someone who sent their child to kindergarten at a Columbus elementary school where they were the only white kid and saw first hand a lot of what is mentioned in this article. The teachers cared, the facilities were new. But one day my child came home with a story about the cops being called…

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Demon Copperhead @mrlin13.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And guess who recently bought out Giant Eagle

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.

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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

The whole thing about the "guns don't kill people" narrative is that we have a whole fucking law on the books that prevents us from holding gun manufacturers responsible for the harm caused by their extremely dangerous product. We don't have such a law on the books for AI.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I didn't hold back. These centers are a blight on higher education and we should say so. dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...

“Center for Intellectual Freedom is a really Orwellian name because they’re forcing mandatory classes on students who don’t want it,” Ray said. “Just as a matter of pure consistency, if closing African American Studies was just a financial decision, the center should be closed.” Ray said universities do a better job fostering free thought than any other institution — including churches, workplaces, and the military.

“You can say and do things at universities that you cannot do anywhere else,” he said. “So the notion that universities are a problem when it comes to free speech is just a lie.”

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 19/09/2026

if you’re the white woman who was picking up a bat in downtown minneapolis on hennepin ave between washington & 3rd on 9/15 at noon, the minnesota department of health would like to talk to you because that shit was RABID! i would also like to talk to you because girl, wtf

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
protecting, maintaining and improving the health of il Minesotans
RABID BAT FOUND ON SIDEWALK
On Tuesday, September 15 at about 12pm, a bat was found on the sidewalk on Hennepin Ave between N. Washington Ave and N 3°St.
The bat died and was sent for rabies testing. This bat tested positive for
rabies.
A woman was seen crouching by the bat and putting it into a bag. She was described as a 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with curly brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog. If this was you, please call 911 and ask to be connected to Animal Care & Control.
Bites from bats are tiny, may be painless, and may not leave a mark. An person who had physical contact or touched this bat should talk with health care provider this weekend for assessment. During the week, Minnesota Department of Health can also provide rabies assessments at 651-201-5414.
If vou did not touch or have any contact with the bat, you have no risk of rabies and do not need shots.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026

i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A real problem with concerns about oil prices spiking even more than they already have is that people cannot do anymore to mitigate increased costs. There's already been mass layoffs, SNAP cuts, plus higher energy and food prices. The unnecessary US-Canada trade war. People are exhausted.

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Dawn @502eire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I don’t think I need to tell anybody this but don’t do this (unless you normally get a large refund in which case you should have done it a long time ago) because you will owe and you will likely owe a penalty. this is some very desperate shit that won’t come home to roost until after the midterms

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This thread. But also, the reason you want to call it a romance is a perceived advantage in marketing/sales, etc. If what you give people is not what you promised, you don't get the advantage. This is only controversial to people who don't want to write romance but don't realize it yet. 🤷🏾‍♀️

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

At a convention I was on a panel about romance, there were three/four people who were there to champion "it shouldn't have to be HEA/HFN!" Every author on the panel answered: genre is a contract, love story, tragedy, etc. "But WHY?" they whined. My "asked and answered," did not delight them.

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