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Marian Call

@mariancall.bsky.social
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Songwriter, writer writer, director of MusicAlaska / AKIMI, probably owes you an email. Still rockin on Bandcamp, Twitch, and Patreon.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 3h
"LLM agents feel pain and suffering" I slowly turn away, my chest tight, my eyes filling with tears, my pulse racing and my skin crawling as I remember all the times I just left Sonic tapping his foot, surrounded by hundreds of things that could kill him instantly.
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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 23h
My doctor asked me if I minded his use of AI to summarize summary my appt yesterday, so first I told him why I mind and then I consented because I wanted to see the summary it generated. It listed a medication I don't take and have never taken on my list of current meds, so here we are.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 22h
oh my god. you're right. galaxy brain
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 23h
i would subscribe the hell to this and sit in the front row eagerly taking notes, like a nerd. I'm craving better comprehensive education on this from experienced organizers, but they're exactly the folks who don't have the time to stop their work and share it.
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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 23h
I'm glad folks are talking about the misuse of therapy speak, and we gotta do something similar with the language of social change. It's a real situation, especially online. We're just kind of constantly miscommunicating about this stuff in a way that's deeply solvable.
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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 23h
This is all complicated by a political landscape that seems resistant to change, and to efforts to create change. But that all underscores the need for more of us to be students of change, to observe what creates movement, to look for opportunities to shift the balance of power, and push on those.
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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 23h
In addition to the broader literacy crisis, we're also in a power literacy crisis. Many folks deeply misunderstand how political power works, who has it, and how to build it. And all of that is happening while more folks are using the language of organizing without grasping its most basic tenets.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 14/10/2026
I'm so honored to be in this ICE OUT zine put together by @crucialcomix.bsky.social. All proceeds go to Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Center (MIRAC). www.crucialcomix.com/product/preo...
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PREORDER: Cartoonists Against ICE
These comics by 25 cartoonists across the country are both urgent and reflective as they document the human impact of ICE’s cruel 2026 raids.
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JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Got a spam text that just said: Are you doing anything? Not a big fan of abstract minimalism spam that sends me on a downward spiral of existential dread
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
the Thai Chicken pizza! yum
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
To quote @johnrogers.bsky.social "A fine is a price." Until decision-makers die in prison, the behavior won't change.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
whoooa that must be it! I bet it got embedded in my parents' hindbrains and stuck there.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/10/2026
Montana Dem Sam Forstag just refused to throw trans people under the bus in the MT-01 debate: “Keep politics the heck out of it.” He said government has no business in sports or telling parents what to do. It’s the most competitive House race in the country. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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“Keep Politics The Heck Out Of It”: In Toss-Up MT-01 Race, Dem Sam Forstag Refuses To Throw Trans People Under The Bus
The Democratic candidate accused his republican opponent Aaron Flint supporting people who would “pick our pocket” by distracting voters with anti-transgender attacks.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We have always called Fred Meyer "Frrd Brrfl," for reasons I can no longer remember. Albertson's is "Snostrebla," which is far more rational.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I finally get to tell you about Curiosities. I have a new album coming out Nov 13 that contains a murder ballad, a sea shanty, and a song about Roswell among other curious things. I can’t wait for you to hear it! Preorder on Kickstarter to help fund acoustic sessions, videos, and a live show!
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Elle Cordova’s Curiosities
A collection of songs and a live concert experience that will bring Elle's music, comedy, and storytelling to the stage.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
wait, the FEC hasn't met since May 2025?
screencapped quote from article reads "The Campaign Legal Center doesn't expect its case to be heard by the FEC anytime soon, given that the FEC is essentially toothless at the moment. The FEC has six commissioner seats, all presidential appointees. To make a decision on a legal complaint, the FEC needs a quorum of four commissioners,
which it hasn't had since May 2025. Meanwhile, Think Big and American Mission have continued to pour millions of dollars into the Nevada LLCs."
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I'm at the Nikki frowning in Obsession I'm at the 1000 yard Rainbolt stare I'm at the combination Nikki from Obsession frown 1000 yard Rainbolt stare
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AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo
Raven, previously called GeoSpy, lets cops figure out what specific Airbnb or Zillow property a photo was taken in.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
one reason you should ignore the polls and vote no matter what is not that they’re wrong—the averages usually aren’t, especially this close to election day. it’s that polls inherently cannot fully account for republican voter suppression.
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“I am right here,” said Frog.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
the perfect example of things it's easy to get wrong in the internet age. you still gotta Know Things. you still gotta double check your work.
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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
They keep saying “we need to win this race”… But we’ve yet to see what the stakes are, much less how to assess a win condition. The subtext is, “GenAI will change the world, and we want to be the one’s in charge of the change.” techpolicy.press/ai-governanc...
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AI Governance Is Being Decided Now, and the Public Isn’t in the Room
Companies have an opportunity to make good on their stated commitment to democratic AI governance, Mackenzie Austin.
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LunchCounterPunch @theultrasecret.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Worth considering in light of Ilhan Omar’s home being searched.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Siraya, an Indigenous language declared extinct in the 19th century, is now being taught in 26 schools in Taiwan. Siraya activist Uma Talavan & her husband Edgar Macapili spent over 20 years reconstructing the language. buff.ly/2roj7FB #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Siraya language, deemed ‘extinct’ over a century ago, finds its voice again in Taiwan
TAINAN, Taiwan — Since she was old enough to understand it, Uma Talavan has known she belongs to the Indigenous Siraya people.  She knew almost nothing of her ethnicity, however, the identity of…
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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Y’all remember when they raided Mar-a-lago and all they had for evidence to get the warrant was … a recording of Trump telling people he was showing them classified docs that he wasn’t supposed to have, a series of escalating demands to return them, and messages among employees about moving them?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Musk has donated more than $276 million to Republican groups since July, making him by far the largest known donor in the 2026 midterms, NYT reports .
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
ugh, that is clickbaity and weird.
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🌿Elaine Tipping🍃 @triaelf9.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It's wild that everything queer people or indie people need to make is either perfect or near perfect, when media conglomerates can make multiple seasons of an utterly mediocre police show and everyone's just like yeah that's fine like come on let me make stuff for fun too then
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Yup! it's on Bandcamp! look up "Love and harmony" and you'll find it!
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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
2002 "Caribou Migration I" by photographer Subhankar Banerjee. Taken in Alaska. Via Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
ew. no.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
@notalawyer.bsky.social i don't know what baby books you're reading for the show but i really hope this is one of them
Photo of a paperback book with a close-up photo of a white baby on the cover. The title is "Hypnobirthing" in Zapf Chancery font.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
why they doing so much saruman shit, i was told bad guys never think they're the bad guys but these days i'm really tested
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
he didn't win a single district in anchorage in the primary. I don't think he's viable in our biggest population center.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
oh wow, points to the kid, nailed it
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
we just had about 10 minutes of silence for no reason. it's perfect. i love it.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
yes, this. i think everyone is afraid of the weird, offputting kid they know they should have been a little nicer to. that's the point. that's the horror.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I'm in Fairbanks listening to college radio (KSUA). it's wild. love to spend a morning appreciating and adoring the treasure trove you get when you let nerdy humans bring you the weirdest shiny pebbles they could find.
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Dab Birds Of Paradise Courtship
Alt: Birds Of Paradise dab to advance their Courtship agenda.
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
we love to see it
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
every ad is now a political ad and i miss blue apron
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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fix your economy with this one weird trick
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
the creases in that jacket too
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
calling it now -- these same entities are going to be selling the government and major corporations "protection" from their own products very soon
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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Why did the moose cross the road? 🫎🤔
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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
i ship them. look at how they're making eyes at each other
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 09/10/2026
The whistle goblins spun back up so fast it was incredible to witness. We're churning out whistles and can get em to you too. linktr.ee/3dwhistles
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 09/10/2026
This is unsurprising because ai generated code *is* ai generated text. Code is text. People think code is different because you can test to see if it runs. But that just tells you if it runs (or passed the tests defined in the code) It does not and *cannot* tell you if it makes sense
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
My favorite kind of posts are Vibecoder: I don't know if it is efficient but it works Professional: I've used it to do X and I love it Other professional: Dude how do you have a job you shouldn't need it for that
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 09/10/2026
alright. enough of this. off to sleep. please enjoy this very long neck while I rest. 🪶
a great egret and their long ass neck
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026
Very VERY glad to see Jon Ossoff leaning all the way the fuck away from the centrists trying to tell dems to "reconcile" or "tone it down" or "find the persuadable republicans." This is the shit, right here. Hammer down and make them have to say on live TV that they love Nazis. The end.
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