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MOST CRITICALLY THIS.

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You are teaching them to enjoy play. To have fun learning. To be silly and critical at the same time.

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You are not just reading a book to your baby. You are teaching your baby in that moment about how books are held, how page are turned, which direction they are turned in, how to look critically at information.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2h

If you have ever read a book to a baby, you will realize it's not a linear experience. The baby wants to turn pages backward, wants to ask questions (if they're old enough), wants to examine the pages and get really excited if they can say "bear!" even if the word "bear!" is not on the page.

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“Many of us have been separated from our families,” reads the letter, which was signed by 45 detained immigrants, as dozens joined in to stage the hunger strike. “We have missed births, funerals, years of our lives while sitting behind fences without having committed any crime.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 2h

Everyone says that. EVERYONE says we don't disproportionately penalize authors of color....AND YET.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 4h

Really cool rotating tiktok account for Indigenous languages, from @risingvoices.bsky.social @globalvoices.org www.tiktok.com/@actlenguas

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Activismo Lenguas Indígenas's Creator Profile

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trythisagain.bsky.social @trythisagain.bsky.social · 4h

There were so many BBS(s), rbbs, qbbs, Opus, Maximus, PC-Board, and dozens and dozens more. They were fun to learn, configure, and operate, at least to me back then.

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Karen Healey @kehealey.bsky.social · 5h

I met friends I still treasure in an IRC server dedicated to fanfic where we swapped authors for each chapter and IT WAS MAGIC.

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HRW Brussels @hrw-brussels.bsky.social · 5h

Months after reporting on abuse of power in law enforcement, Uzbek blogger Sirojiddin Adilov was arrested. HRW is concerned he may have been targeted for critical reporting. He's now been sentenced to 4 years in prison. Authorities should stop prosecuting critical voices on dubious charges.

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Blogger Jailed for Four Years in Uzbekistan

Blogger Sirojiddin Adilov’s October 5 conviction on dubious extortion and fraud charges raises serious questions about fair trial standards in Uzbekistan, as well as the government’s commitment to uph...

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5h

ICYMI: The Trump administration pushed other governments not to participate in a European conference on disinformation because of a panel that was focused on whether the US is now a threat for foreign influence and manipulation in Europe.

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Disinformation Conference in Europe Caught Up in Transatlantic Politics

Europe’s top disinformation conference faces government withdrawals and pressure over its debate on foreign interference, free speech and the US.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 5h

I'm so sorry. may her memory be a blessing.

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“These gaps in our system are leaving people behind and costing our health system billions of dollars… by avoiding the exorbitant cost of organ transplants and treatment of chronic disease later in life, curative treatment for hepatitis C can save nearly $70,000 in lifetime medical costs per person”

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“Nearly 70,000 new cases were reported [in the US] in 2023, which was double the annual target set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Like many issues in public health, cost and red tape within the health care system are factors in our nation’s lack of progress.”

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“For folks who test positive for the virus, medication is quickly prescribed free of charge through the National Health Service. The strategy is paying off. England, which aims to eliminate the virus by 2030, has already met its goal of treating 80% of its hepatitis C infections.”

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England and other nations are on the path toward eliminating hepatitis C. Why not the U.S.?

England “launched a robust approach to hepatitis C testing, which included implementing “opt-out” testing policies for HIV, hepatitis B, & hepatitis C in emergency departments; rolling out mobile testing vans & care teams to traditionally underserved communities; &offering free at-home testing kits”

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Eliminating hepatitis C is achievable — if the U.S. seriously invests in it, experts write.

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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · 5h

The application of this principle to the law-school hiring process and the American Association of Law Schools is left as an exercise for the reader.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 5h

I loved it. Some broadband company has stiffed Deirdre of twenty quid and won't reply to her emails, so now we're going to horribly fuck them up while being ostensibly polite. The palpable sense of fear when a business finds a BBC crew has suddenly taken an interest. Great fun.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 5h

Brittin so far absolutely fucking hopeless. There are countless tech and discussion podcasts in the private sector. You and Yours was exceptional public interest journalism.

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Annie Bellet @anniebellet.bsky.social · 5h

Yes! First thing I ever did on the net was join role playing (functionally larps but online of ttrpgs and home brew fantasy stuff) message boards as a kid.

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K.B. Wagers @kbwagers.com · 5h

I met a bunch of people from all over on a BBS because of a puzzle book and ended up traveling to England to meet many of them in person at Avebury. Spent ten days in England total and it's still one of the most amazing trips I've taken.

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 06/10/2026

have you read the Pleiti and Mossa books? starting with The Mimicking of Known Successes

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Myriel @books-and-turtles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Mid-week #checkin #booksky 📚 Just finished: We Will Rise Again edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz and Malka Older Medusa Uploaded by Emily Devenport Medusa in the Graveyard by Emily Devenport

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 23h

"It’s absolutely a wonderful feeling [...] that we can contribute a little to making the industry a bit better." GV Lingua interviewed the founders of #TeamTranslator, a Slack-based community of more than 2,100 freelancers in the translation industry.

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Building a positive, supportive space for freelancers: An interview with the founders of #TeamTranslator

"It’s absolutely a wonderful feeling [...] that we can contribute a little to making the industry a bit better.."

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 22h

"The challenges I have faced have made me more mature and resilient. I choose to see them as lessons that are shaping me into a journalist with greater strength, resilience and compassion."

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An exiled Myanmar journalist’s story: Echoing public’s voice and resilience

“When our journalism produces positive outcomes, the sense of fulfilment is difficult to compare with anything else.”

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 25/09/2026

Support our next #GVSpotlight! With these stories, we aim to pull back the camouflage that Big Tech uses to obscure their connection with oppressive governments, and to highlight cases of technological authoritarianism — and resistance — around the world.

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Support Global Voices’ Spotlight: Big Tech and Authoritarianism

With these stories, we aim to pull back the camouflage that Big Tech uses to obscure their connection with oppressive governments, and to highlight cases of technological authoritarianism — and resistance — around the world.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 6h

Best known for his atmospheric paintings of urban and coastal moonlit landscapes, this image by Leeds born John Atkinson Grimshaw is rather different. ‘Autumn Regrets’ was painted in 1882. The painting is in the collection of Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead.

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 6h

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 Her groundbreaking work included leading the team that programmed the first computers that took humans to the moon. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... #womeninstem

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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 20h

This is a big deal and a functioning press would treat it as a massive scandal grinding routine business to a halt. Compare the years of east coast sour grapes over the “censorship” of Obama not granting Fox News an interview in the 2010s to the silence in US media over this direct state censorship.

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 6h

Haven’t seen other big outlets cover this, though it’s funny someone at State leaked the cable demanding these conversations. Maybe if these censored disinformation researchers were college students at Oberlin complaining to a student journalist about dining hall food, it would get more pick up?

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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure

The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.

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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 6h

Social agriculture now has an institution of its own. The “AgriInfluencer Network” is a member-led organization of young agricultural professionals creating agricultural content caribou.global/publications...

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The Pulse of African Agriculture Is Young and Digital | Caribou

Young African "agriinfluencers" reach millions of followers with trusted agricultural knowledge. Now their network is becoming an independent institution.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 6h

thread plus discussion 🗃️

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important question, let's say napoleonic, 74 gun, that's where i got my figures from bsky.app/profile/scb2...

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although that's not including the cost of running either, the cost of running a trireme for a month was greater than the cost of making it but, putting that to one side, 100 ramy boys against a blasty boy, who wins?

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*going by the amount of labour (inclusive of generating raw materials) that went into making one, which feels like the more apples-to apples comparison rather than attempting a currency conversion trireme is like 15-20 skilled labour years, which is a lot, sotl is 1,500 to 2,000

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