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Mo Ni Ca

@monicabee.bsky.social
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Vernacular Mediterranean dance, tambourines, words, cards, ecology, animism, cities, land, bugs, collective liberation, madonnas, medusas, e tutto il resto. she/her/lei 🍕🌹🫒🖖🌋🐍🧿🤘🌻🍉🤌🎶

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here a little refresher for Perfidy Pete.
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Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Alaskan waters are one of the least-explored areas in the U.S. But where researchers have gone, they’ve found unique ecosystems like this fragile deep-sea octopus nursery. This #WorldOctopusDay, add your name to defend the deep from ocean mining: oceana.ly/3VuK6TS
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Yes On Prop 40 @billionairetaxnow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Working people pay their fair share of taxes, the ultrawealthy should as well. Vote #Yeson40, #NoOn41 and #NoOn42 to make billionaires pay their fair share. #BillionaireTaxNow
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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ta-Nehisi Coates said, ”I‘ve been very, very careful to tell people what I am qualified to talk about and what I’m not qualified to talk about.” ”No one person should be the oracle or be the articulator…be skeptical of people who attempt to appoint themselves as that. I don‘t want that job at all.”
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Howard Zinn Book Fair @howardzinnbookfair.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hi Bluesky! Your all volunteer Zinn coordinating crew is finalizing the schedule now, and and will have the (fab) panels and presenters ready to share soon If you’re a publisher or artist or group that wants to exhibit your wares & work, we still have room for a few more vendors More soooon 📚📚📚
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Blah,” said Toad.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 16/09/2026
True story.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
the reason the ai companies claim they are on the verge of creating superintelligence is not to warn us of the risks. it's because it's a fun sf narrative that serves as a marketing tool. 1
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Providing for people’s basic needs works and it’s really not that hard. Almost like we’ve seen this exact result a thousand times before.
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
ICE got permission to cut open a Cuban hunger striker’s stomach and insert a gastric tube to make him easier to forcefeed Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
we have always been here and we always will
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 31/08/2026
As Israeli strikes leveled museums and 5,000-year-old sites across Gaza, volunteers dug through the rubble by hand to save what they could. Meanwhile, looted artifacts quietly resurfaced in a Paris exhibition. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/gaza... #Palestine #Israel
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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Gumby Screens @gumbyscreens.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Frame #6676 from E80 Proxy Gumby
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The turtle and the lizards and the snake and the dragonflies and the field mouse all sat on the riverbank. They waited for Toad to come out of the water.
A bunch of critters along the riverbank wait for Toad to come out of the water.

From "A Swim"
In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*
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Mo Ni Ca @monicabee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In rhe US you are eligible for the shingles vaccine at 50. Do it!
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sliman Mansour passed today. A giant in Palestinian and Arab art. Rest in peace
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This Day in Labor History: August 23, 1927. The state of Massachusetts executed the Italian immigrant anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti for a 1920 murder that they may (Sacco) or may not (Vanzetti) have committed. But they were on trial for their race and beliefs as much as the murder!!!
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Enforcing compliance through increasing levels of pain. Torture gloves.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This, more than anything else, is what Woke 1 was: Right-wing chuds claiming victimhood when their employers launch investigations, then being quietly cleared without major censure a few months later.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
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Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
City Hall is engaged in a blatant war against the poor, this time shutting down crucial services for the vulnerable South of Market. We cannot allow this to happen. Please show up to defend the Sixth Street Self Help Center on which so many people reply. Rally Wednesday 11am at 169 6th Street.
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S.F. wants to ‘revitalize’ SoMa’s 6th St. corridor. It’s starting by closing a drop-in center.
City leaders call for closure of a drop-in center for homeless and low-income residents on S.F.'s Sixth Street corridor with little reasoning. City leaders call for closure of a drop-in center for hom...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Don't fall into this Republican trap.
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✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No amnesty
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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump is a buffoon but RFK got exactly what he wanted here. The data are pretty clear that if you spread the vaccine appointments out then parents don’t come back for them. They don’t want kids to get the vaccines.
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Jacquie Battle @jacquiebattle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It'll never stop being appalling that the office of the Vice President of the United States is occupied by a guy whose mentor and chief benefactor is also the main patron of Curtis Yarvin, aka Mencius Moldbug. Terrific interview; well worth the listen.
Book cover

The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy 

Author: Gil Durán 

Publication date: August 18, 2026
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wrote a little bit about how mediocrity is fine (and sometimes even impressive) unless you decide to be a loser about it. www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/196-mediocri...
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#196. Mediocrity and You
Hi everyone, Having recovered from my summer cold, I feel like I could jump kick my way into a bank vault. While just five days ago I was hesitant to make plans for next month because I couldn't imag...
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Alex @alxlndomountain.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In the annals of progressive policies opposed by mods who now both take credit for them and try to make it harder to do similar things in the future
Cons

. The 2012 decision to convert San Francisco's
business tax system from a payroll tax to a gross
receipts tax underwent a carefully considered
process that involved myriad stakeholders in an
effort to balance their needs and priorities. This
measure skipped over that process and would
increase taxes significantly for only one industry. It is
unclear whether the measure's authors studied the
impact of this tax or undertook analysis to determine
which industries could bear an additional tax burden
and how much.
. Although the number of jobs lost would be small,
economic modeling by the controller's office
predicts that this tax would have a net negative
economic effect on San Francisco (including a loss
of gross domestic product and a loss of disposable
income per capita).
. While buildings cannot leave San Francisco, tenants
can. To the extent that this tax would be passed on
to tenants, some business tenants might move to
other cities, impacting the strength and diversity of
San Francisco's economy.SPUR's Recommendation
While there is a clear need for more affordable child care
to serve San Francisco families, SPUR was ultimately not
convinced that this tax structure at this tax rate was the
appropriate choice, in part because it does not follow our
principles for good tax policy.1 Singling out one segment
of one industry with a significant tax increase over a
single year is not equitable, and while the cause is a
good one, the potential tax bears no relationship to the
industry that would be affected (such as a tax on
pollution that goes to fund environmental cleanup).

A more comprehensive effort to update and reform the
gross receipts tax is needed, and it should take into
account the city's growing and changing expenditure
needs. The process should also include robust outreach
and negotiation with all members of the business
community, which appears to have been absent in the
development of this measure. This scattershot effort is
not a step in the right direction, nor does it set a good
example for others seeking funding for their agendas.

Vote NO on Prop C - Commercial
Rent Tax for Child Care and
Educationhttps://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/preschool-survey/
SAN FRANCISCO

How are you choosing preschool? We want
to hear from Bay Area parents
Tell us your thoughts on choosing a preschool for an
upcoming series on costs and Mayor Daniel Lurie's
expansion of free and low-cost childcare in San
Francisco.
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Faun in a Spider’s Web Playing the Flute — Stefan Norblin, 1916 watercolor, crayon, ink & gilding on paper
An artwork of a blue skinned faun. Human from the waist up, hairy goat legs from hairy legs from the waist down. He's relaxing in a spider's web — he's sitting in it as if it were a basket chair.  he's playing pan pipes. 
for some reason his horns are pink. 
There is a large spider in the web enjoying the music
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/08/2026
New Jersey father Edwin Jovanny Lopez-Cornejo was found dead Monday inside the Delaney Hall concentration camp. His family believes he was denied medication since June 18 when he was taken by federal agents on his way to work.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 29/07/2026
Protesters have climbed into an ancient cottonwood tree in #Arizona to stop the Trump admin. from cutting it down for construction of two parallel 30-foot-tall border walls. The action comes after contractors cut down three neighboring cottonwoods estimated to be 200 to 250 years old. #BorderWall
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Border Wall Construction Triggers Tree Sit to Save Ancient Arizona Cottonwood
Center for Biological Diversity: LOCHIEL, Ariz.— Protesters today climbed into an ancient cottonwood tree in Arizona’s San Rafael Valley to stop the Trump administration from cutting it down for const...
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Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 29/07/2026
BREAKING: Tree sit goes up to stop border wall construction in Arizona. The action is reportedly the first tree sit in the U.S. aimed at stopping construction of a border barrier. Land defenders on the ground are asking people to show up and support.
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BREAKING: Tree sit aims to block border wall construction
The action is reportedly the first tree sit in the U.S. to attempt to stop construction of a border barrier. Land defenders on the ground are asking people to show up and support.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 30/07/2026
Looks like Gavin Newsom is going to bat for California Forever, the Network State "tech utopia" project backed by Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires. 70% of local residents oppose it. But the billionaires hired Newsom's favorite lobbyist. Welcome to Sacramento. nypost.com/2026/07/29/u...
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Exclusive | Inside Gavin Newsom’s desperate bid to save billionaire pals’ dream city
Newsom has been quietly whipping support for California’s billionaire-backed megacity as it faces the loss of a key tenant.
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
99% of the time, when someone accuses you of selective outrage, it’s a way of politically demobilizing you and shutting you up “Why are you angry about data centers instead of fast fashion” isn’t about making you care about fast fashion. It’s about shutting you up about data centers And visa versa
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Jacob Weindling @jakeweindling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Absolutely no one who makes this point ever does it because they actually care about people in Sudan and Myanmar to the degree their political opponents care about people in Gaza. They're just using other people's misery as a gotcha in their deranged partisan warfare, it's disgusting.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Every now and then I wonder what would have happened if we hadn't gotten a COVID vaccine.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
You were gone for I could not know how long and I was sitting out in the backyard in the dark smoking in the spot we would normally smoke together when a skunk shadowy skunked alarmingly close to me.



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You were gone for I could not know how long and I was sitting out in the backyard in the dark smoking in the spot we would normally smoke together when a skunk shadowy skunked alarmingly close to me. He must have not seen me either. Sniffing around the perimeter on its skunking tiptoes. We both paused still and tense considering our options. It stomped its front feet and waited for a reply. Most likely calculating whether or not it was worth spending its one bullet on me. It takes them a while to reload apparently. Like an old soldier with a musket. I did nothing and in that moment this particular skunk heard a Gillian Welch song playing off of tinny phone speakers for what I can only assume was the first and last time in its life. I almost wanted to trade places with him. How many songs can the average skunk possibly ever hear never mind beautiful ones. Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind no more she sang. They’re more scared of you than you are of them you always hear people say about any given animal but I don’t want to scare anything anymore.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
For the last year and a half, DoorDash has been silent as delivery drivers in DC have been hunted in the streets and even killed by ICE and other federal police. Now, the company has come out in support of #HR9720 — the blatant attack on DC Home Rule — just so it can earn more money.
Doordash has been sildent on the arrests and deaths of delivery drivers in DC — and just came out in support of HR 9720, a blatant attack on DC's Home Rule
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 22/07/2026
Journalist @heidiblake.bsky.social breaks down Andrew Tate's wide-ranging network of far-right ideologues and how the misogynistic lifestyle and rhetoric he promotes underpins the patriarchal MAGA movement.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
While Trump redecorates on our dime and hands out no-bid contracts to his political donors, one 65-year-old cancer survivor “reported skipping meals to ensure that the three grandsons she’s raising have enough to eat.” www.commondreams.org/news/snap-cu...
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‘Frankly Sickening’: Reports Highlight Brutal Impact of Trump-GOP Cuts to Food Aid | Common Dreams
GOP budget law cuts to SNAP program causing bureaucratic chaos and food insecurity in Arizona, Arkansas, and Virginia. Thousands losing access to vital food assistance.
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 18/07/2026
It's so difficult to get cis people to understand the jk Rowling thing isn't that she doesn't like us so you should punish her. It's if you give her franchise any kind of support you are contributing to trans people being excluded from society
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/07/2026
The beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Mayor Mamdani greets detainees in Rikers Island jail for a World Cup watch party. A detainee on Rikers Island is served from a buffet.
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/07/2026
I miss when the ultra rich who lost their minds would barricade themselves into a penthouse, stop bathing and basically vanish from public life- not a fan of the modern version who insist on remaking the world to conform with their demented visions
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Mo Ni Ca @monicabee.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yuck the fake accounts all touting the same ay eye scam following me en masse is so gross. Makes the silver haired manly men bots seems so quaint. Blockity block block
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LAL @lindli.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our local newspaper, The Portland Press Herald, has lifted their paywall on coverage of the ICE shooting of a man in Biddeford, Maine this morning. They have excellent reporters and will have much more accurate information than natl news as we learn more: www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...
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Live updates: King calls for transparent investigation after Biddeford man killed in ICE-involved shooting
Protests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot. Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S.
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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Graham defended the ICE agent who killed Renee Good by saying it was justified.
@LindseyGrahamSC
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I was meeting with @POTUS, @SenKatieBritt and @SenEricSchmitt in the Oval Office this afternoon when we viewed the footage of the assault on the @ICEgov officer and the eventual defensive shooting of the woman who tried to run him over. We watched the video several times with the President. I am told the officer who was struck by the vehicle is recovering in the hospital.
This could have easily been prevented by complying with the officer's command. If an officer lawfully asks you to exit a vehicle but you do not comply and then strike that officer with a vehicle, you may get shot.
The takeaway for me is simple. If you try to run over a law enforcement officer with your vehicle, it is at your own peril.The ICE agents in Minneapolis were performing their duties as assigned. The level of violence and animosity toward ICE agents is unparalleled. In Minneapolis and elsewhere, they risk their lives to protect the rest of us.
Every law enforcement officer has the right to protect themselves when someone tries to run them over, not only for the benefit of the officer, but for anyone who could be in harm's way.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 30/11/2023
posting this Classic over here in honor of the big man himself. adios bitch
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
🧵This story is insane in so many ways that others are more qualified to analyze. Can only add that viz US foreign policy, Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, acting as viceroy of Venezuela is derelict, unconscionable, & impeachable. The SecState's time is scarce, valuable, and not outsourcable. 1/
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