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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Goodnight, friends. This 17th-century capybara joins me in wishing you a peaceful night. Capy says not to forget the bananas. Those are essential to peaceful niggts. I love you.

"Capivard, ou cochon d’Eau au Pied d’un Bananier,” in François Froger, Relation d’un voyage fait en 1695, 1696, et 1697 aux côtes d’Afrique (Paris, 1698)

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every woman you know 📢EVERY 📢WOMAN 📢YOU 📢KNOW has a story of sexual harassment &/or assault; most of us have more than one. I've been -grabbed & street harassed x infinity -dehumanized, grabbed, & harassed by men I thought I cld trust -stalked/followed at night -threatened (online & IRL) w/ rape

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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ONE WEEK LEFT to register to vote in TN. There is no same-day registration, so everyone must be registered by October 5th. It is also important that you double-check your registration. You can do both on Vote.org! Early voting starts on Oct. 14th.

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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 29/09/2026

the 80s were crazy because you'd just like have hall & oates singing marvin gaye at a grateful dead show

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Grateful Dead - Every Time You Go Away/What's Going On (Live at MSG, New York, NY, 9/24/88)

YouTube video by Grateful Dead

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As we get older, perhaps being on the reasonably right side of history and respecting people of good faith, even if not our faith, is the ultimate expression of punk?

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Giant Cats of Dunbar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @giantcatsdunbar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Giandis, giandis catte Protect thie folk of Dunbaur Hurry furry moggie Go gyve them courage Move at sped. - anon. c.1338-1400

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Cleo👠✨ @ozgib.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Jeanne Gibson, known worldwide as Rosie the Riveter, passed away on 29th July 2026 at the remarkable age of 100. Thank you Jeanne for giving women a symbol of strength when we were told we had none. 💋💪🏻💘

Image of jeanne in her 90's doing her famous pose with the famous outfit on

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

this is fantastic and I learned something new

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*

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Annemarie Cancienne @cancienne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A chap at my wetland centre in London said the first beaver project here had gone so well that two more are on the cards. They’re also working on reintroducing storks (tricky because they return to their home nest) after they were hunted out of the UK.

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Beavers in Paradise: Research shows how Ealing is shaping London’s Wild Future

The Ealing Beaver Project has been featured in a new peer-reviewed academic article: “Beavers in paradise: Prefiguring London’s urban wilds”, published in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space ...

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Beavers are on the payroll in Colorado. 10 years ago, Brian Sullivan, head of Colorado Parks & Wildlife’s Wetlands for Wildlife grants program, saw 1 or 2 grant applications for beaver-related projects each year. Now about half the projects he processes involve them buff.ly/H2UtOf0 #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Beavers Are Having a Moment

Long considered a nuisance, these furry construction experts are finally being appreciated for their role in healthy ecosystems.

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A decorated initial-word panel the beginning of Jonah, the haftorah for the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. BL Add MS 11657; Former and Latter Prophets; 1350 CE-1449 CE; Italy; f.327r @blmedieval.bsky.social

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Well done to the picture editor who captioned this delightful snap of a black pig swimming off the west coast of Greece “swine-dark sea” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Swine-dark sea ... Mediterranean black pigs swim at a beach on the private island of Atokos, in the lonian Sea off the west coast of Greece. The island, which is uninhabited by humans, is owned by a shipping magnate
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

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Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · 19/09/2026

In Canada, you start to see the bright yellows and oranges of the changing leaves and realize the long sunny days of summer are quickly drawing to a close. gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/what-did-s...

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What did summer actually give you this year? It could have been rest. It could have been healing.

You’re allowed to set goals and not reach them.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Two sentences into my latest LRB read, we hit untranslated French. Never change.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Jackson speech (partial)

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Marcelo Johan Ogata has an underwater encounter with a feather star (Crinoid sp.). These ancient invertebrates first appeared in the fossil record about 300 million years before the dinosaurs. #AGoodPlace

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Wolfson History Prize @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We're thrilled to announce the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlist, showcasing six exceptional books that explore how societies navigate periods of seismic change. Congratulations to all the authors! 👏📚 bit.ly/4yCLe5T

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Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hi! This is out today and it’s awesome! And I am proud to be connected to it! SUPPORT TRANS PEOPLE!!! WE ARE FUCKING MAGICAL!!!!

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What Happened at Aleister Crowley’s Boleskine House? | #WITCHYAF

YouTube video by Etch

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David KC @davidmuttering.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Learn to Pounce with Michael LESSON ONE

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations

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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown

Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

2,977 drones (victims) making the lost towers.

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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Some folks are more likely to share official sources, so here is one. I hope she is found okay. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

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Urgent police appeal to find missing girl with links to Manchester

Amelia was last seen on Thursday night, September 10

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

me: I just want to drink coffee and look out of my office window cat: no

Felix the polydactyl cat and self appointed union leader of the crew, performing political protest at the poor quality of breakfast service the last few days

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Dan Preston @danpreston.com · 05/09/2026

“Steinem made my life better. Yes, my life as a cis hetero male. I couldn’t have my career and my life without the professional women I’ve learned from, worked with, and worked for.” — Elie Mystal @elienyc.bsky.social Ditto.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This gallery of ICE crop/seed art at this year's Minnesota State Fair is incredible, especially the one based on Pablo Picasso's Guernica by Jennifer Nelson, which features the last words of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Morse code: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf

A seed art entry in the 2026 Minnesota State Fair based on Pablo Picasso's Guernica. It features a loon, the words "Ice Out" and two representations of Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s. Notably, the mouths of Good and Pretty include their last words in Morse code:
‘I’m not mad at you,’ and ‘Are you okay?’” The artist is Jennifer Nelson.

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Night night sweet dreamies When you can’t control what’s happening around you, remember you can still choose how you respond. Not everything deserves your worry, your energy, or your peace. Sometimes your greatest power is simply choosing peace

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

RELEASE THE BEAVERS

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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Scottish currency is awesome...

Short description: A photo of a newly issued Scottish ten-pound note lying on a dark leather surface, featuring a detailed illustration of two otters (one of them named Steve).

Baked-in text: “f**k whatever shite currency yous have got, new scottish notes have OTTERS on them”

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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

“Women have suffered agony of soul which you can never comprehend, that you and your daughters might inherit political freedom. That vote has been costly. Prize it!” — Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947)

Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947)

Women’s rights activist and suffragette Carrie Chapman Catt came up with the “Winning Plan” to pass the 19th amendment in 1920.

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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Still no takers. I don't *understand*, and it's killing me. LOOK AT THESE FACES.

Gray cat with small white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.

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