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Talia al Ghoul 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes

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Cassie McDaniel @cassiemc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I’m looking for a senior/staff level content designer to do some contract work at Medium. Lmk if you have a referral, send me links! Part time to start, but worth building on—great place on the internet to write for product. ✍️ #hiring #contract #contentdesign #writing

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This is true in the same way that everybody with an iPhone got a shit U2 album

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Costco is a really popular subject for business-success case studies but I feel like business guys kinda lose interest when the upshot of the study is like "just operate with scrupulous integrity in all facets and levels of your business for four decades" and not some easy-to-fix gimmick

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." -Pope Francis

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

theonion.com/historians-q...

From The Onion:

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Good morning, everyone. Don't forget to Turn On Reactions.

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I wish there was a way to block people on Slack. Would definitely use it when co-workers replace their profile pics with that Chat GPT nonsense that's supposed to look like Myazaki's work.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

ChatGPT ass presidency

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The only accurate UX vs UI meme

A burning dumpster labeled UX on one side and UI on the other side

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Do y'all have any tools or methods for figuring out which terms are jargon and which aren't? How do you decide?

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Was all excited for the new season of The White Lotus, but was even more excited for the new main title theme music. However, it's straight-up awful. Ruined the whole experience for me.

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Uché Blackstock, MD @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Formerly redlined neighborhoods have far fewer trees than those that were not redlined. Residents don’t benefit from how trees help us live better —like absorbing water so there are fewer catastrophic floods and providing shade so there are fewer heat-related illnesses. apnews.com/article/tree...

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$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

It’s Friday, so share one thing you are genuinely looking forward to this year. Mine is Musk being forced to sell Twitter for cents on the dollar once Tesla’s P/E ratio falls to even a remotely sensible amount

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Yosha Iglesias @yoshaiglesias.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

As an out trans sportswoman, I can no longer get a visa to travel to the USA, because Republicans think I have an unfair biological advantage. My sport? Chess.

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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

London bus shelter in London. Well done People vs Elon 👏

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Dr. James Hooks @jameshooks.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

nature is healing

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Today, I wrote about everyday survival, how hard it is to experience the world right now, and what we can do to make it through: newsletter.leadinglikeyou.com/archive/a-li...

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A little humanity

Last year, I started doing something unexpected at work: Hosting a weekly tea time. A fair number of us come into the office regularly, but don’t actually...

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The most chaotic people have to be the ones who drink iced coffee in the winter. It’s -2 in Chicago and I saw someone sipping one as they walked down the street. If they can do that, what else are they capable of?

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

This is so eloquent and really resonates with me. Part of why I found the show so interesting. It was a whole lot more like real life than I thought it would be.

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Sorry, Aaryan. I don't think even virtual assistants can rescue us now. But thanks for offering.

An email from Aaryan Hendricks with the subject "Virtual Assistant to the Rescue"

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KSV @ksvesq.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD. Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%. Keep voting with your wallet.

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Sometimes I'm surprised by how much actual work I can get done with just pen and paper. Plan the week. Write a newsletter. Draft interview questions. Rough draft an important email. Sketch out plans for a physical space. All without distractions. Y'all want to see my notebook setup these days?

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Holy shit this cartoon.

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I'm shocked at the amount of people out there who ask ChatGPT for advice then follow it. It's a technology that uses stolen information to generate probable answers and has literal halluciantions. Just wild.

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Jared @itisjart.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I've decided to become a gayer, louder, mouthier gay loudmouth at work. And you can too!

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David @paperbackdave.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

someone’s hacking up a lung at the office. the only collaboration happening at the office is super-spreading illness.

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

America has a long history of suppressing workers and propping up the rich. From Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression.

A passage from the book: “Because rent was so inexpensive (about five or six dollars per month in 1930), few workers chose to strike out beyond the company settlement. More importantly, companies generally did not evict workers unable to pay the rent, choosing instead to retrieve the back payments through payroll deduction at a later date.”

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Kind of at a place where I'm thinking of chucking my whole plan for the year out the window, and it feels so good.

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Jared @itisjart.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

What do you think balloons did

A sign that lists prohibited items like laser pointers, cameras, mace, weaponry, and more. At the top of the list is a piece of white tape with the handwritten words "balloons".

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

One of the things about going through depression is that very simple things suddently seem very difficult. For example, replying to text messages. And yet I somehow have the energy to post about it here? So weird.

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Jared @itisjart.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Nice try dog.

A dog stands behind a gate with a sign posted that reads "dog is friendly, feel free to move the gate." The dog is staring intently at the viewer, as if to say "do it, let me out."

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Jared @itisjart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Some of my reaction to the news was designed for me by evil people. Remembering helps ground me and find a little resolve. "They're flooding the zone, take a breath." If I post, I try to pair with an action. Resisting despair resists their design. (Good practice.) If you can do it, do it.

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Marika Paz @marikapaz.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I sometimes thinking about this Canon ad with Godzilla at a copy machine when I’m feeling sad

Advertisement for Canon. Godzilla stands next to a copy machine with paper in his hands.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12/01/2025

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

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2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!

This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

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Jared @itisjart.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I think it's time we all took a good hard look at this.

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

After all that big tech companies have done to us as employees, users, and citizens of the world, why do we keep giving them airtime and admiration? Why are we putting their logos on sites and advertising their names in speaker bios? These companies are actively trying to make the world worse.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Ventura County strawberry workers are harvesting in heavy smoke from the Hughes Fire. We remind workers their employers have to provide them with respirator masks if the AQI exceeds 150. Stay safe! #WeFeedYou

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

“The public reaction to the coldblooded killing of a CEO should serve as a wakeup call to other practitioners of corporate greed: While your wealth and status may garner respect in life, the same guarantee cannot be made in death.” My latest:

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Breaking the norms of death

A healthcare CEO was shot dead. Many are glad. What now?

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Michael J. Metts @mjmetts.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Today's newsletter was about an underrated teaching skill: Listening. When it comes to teaching, we often think about the public speaking aspect or the material, but making sure your students feel heard can really affect their experience. Read it here: newsletter.leadinglikeyou.com/archive/the-...

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The human need to be heard

Season 2, volume 1: Teaching by listening This newsletter kicks off our new season on teaching. Each volume, we'll explore new skills and ideas to help you...

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Cajun @texascajun72.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It’s criminal that a responsible working adult cannot afford a place to live

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