Reposted by JennAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6h32 states permit child marriage. More states allow child marriage and minors to drink alcohol than those that allow access to hormones prescribed by their doctor with the support of their parents. None of it is logical and it's entirely based on moral panic. 436682
Reposted by JennWingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 6hIt's at $3,592 now. When it gets to $4,592, we'll put in $1K in matching funds. 134
Reposted by JennWingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 6hThat only gets her to a little shy of $6K. Not even half. But maybe . . . MAYBE? we can inspire some other folks to offer matching funds for tomorrow. Or just outright donations. Whatever. But I know damn well she needs a morale boost now. So let's do this. PLEASE SHARE WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW. 133
Reposted by JennWingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 6hAlso, we have Renee's emergency here. I talked about it the other day in a longer thread, here: bsky.app/profile/wing.... There was one thing I didn't mention. 177
Reposted by JennEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026There are just 6 spaces left on my bird illustration & mental health zoom w'shop this Sat I'll teach you how: 🪶to draw birds using my simple formula 🧠creative activity incl. drawing alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health. Open to anyone anywhere: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird... 07736
Reposted by JennTom Choad @tomablogger.bsky.social · 18hTHANK YOU I know we just went through a viral plague, but the 'black plague' is a bacterium. Penicillin kills it. So there's no sense in freaking out over it. The very serious if not panicky response by Russian authorities points to something scarier and less well understood. 66514
Reposted by JennAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat... 8338491527
Reposted by JennPiper @the-pied-piper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026People are very good at finding and creating meaning when given the bare minimum agency to do so. As evidence, consider that every UBI experiment finds that people on UBI produce more. Our society and global economy is exquisitely structured to deprive the maximum number of people of that agency. 1349
Reposted by JennNeil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Greenland sharks reach sexual maturity at 150 years*. They mightn't rebound. They are also truly amazing creatures. There's greenland sharks swimming around that passed underneath Franklin's doomed ships, or that existed when Henry VIII was being a dose *nothing wrong with being a late bloomer 02510
Reposted by JennNeil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Humans are such a frustrating species. They are considering a cull of greenland sharks due to pressures on the fishing industry. But as usual, nature isn't the problem, people are. It's just much easier to kill wild animals than to address the tougher issues. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 13312
Reposted by JennElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I still remember getting my first email address as a freshman in college. It was the coolest thing ever and no one was screaming YOU BETTER ADOPT THIS OR WE’RE ALL DEAD. 14904100
Reposted by JennSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 05/10/2026You know a pet peeve of mine? I keep seeing think pieces and videos, even from progressives, about how at some point AI will achieve sentience and be worthy of moral consideration. We can't even give every human on this planet moral consideration. 12447111
Reposted by JennRep. Jermaine Johnson @drjljohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I visited college campuses across South Carolina, and students told me the same thing everywhere: they want to stay and build their lives here. 🎓 Let's build a South Carolina y'all are proud to call home. Tune in to the debate October 6 at 7PM on WIS TV. 📺 98545
Reposted by JennClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026imagine telling the pope “you’re not even an AI influencer” like that’s a sick burn 21043154
Reposted by JennKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Russians funding our super secret military bunker. 67605351
Reposted by JennDr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Insomnia in Long Cövid isn't your friend 😔😔 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... 04313
Reposted by JennDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 260184344874
Reposted by JennNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Me today.... So glad the weekend is almost here Etruscan amber pendant in the shape of a monkey, height 4.7 cm. Found in Vetulonia, Italy, dating late 8th/early 7th century BC. 📷 Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana 5380106
Reposted by JennChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Cardinal Robert McElroy, less than a mile from the White House on World Day of Migrants: “We must recognize that in abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.” He told Catholics to fight every dimension of Trump’s war on immigrants. 1129098
Reposted by JennEmeline Brule @emeline.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A great exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art: Motherboards, exploring women's contributions to computing history. Lots of textiles work! sjmusart.org/exhibition/m... 76224
Reposted by JennKari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This thread is great. Image: four people in a small boat in beautiful blue water pass by a very chill shark, seen from above. 22812
Reposted by JennDurotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Some prehistoric bling for #FindsFriday 3 stone and 5 decorated glass beads found with the burial of a young Iron Age woman at Langton Herring now in #DorsetMuseum They may originally have been worn individually as amulets or together as a necklace (as shown here) 😍 📷 Sept 2026 #Durotriges 521737
Reposted by JennDr. Jorts, MD @alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The first non-Catholic church in Rome built post-Unification was St Paul’s Inside the Walls, and it features an apse mosaic with the faces of 19th century political figures as saints: 153
Reposted by JennNPR @npr.org · 03/10/2026The famed, Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States. n.pr/3VNx83vn.prTheaster Gates bets on fine chinaThe famed, Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States. 424955
Reposted by JennNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026All of this. I also want to add that, in my research, I found that a lot of “inconsistencies” in a victim’s story actually came from gender bias affecting investigators’ record keeping and interview methods. 71622420
Reposted by JennWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026TIRED: Defund the police WIRED: Defund the police widows and orphans 12477205
Reposted by JennSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026What do you call the feeling of melancholy when something that would have been a huge scandal in any other administration breaks on a near daily basis? 2537398
Reposted by JennDr. Jorts, MD @alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026YAAASSSSSS!!!! MUTHAFUCKIN RENAISSANCE REKINDLED!!!! 1288
Reposted by JennSarah Day 🖋️🦊 @sarahday.org · 02/10/2026This is also the time of year every coffee shop makes 'scary' lattes by putting charcoal in them. If you take birth control by mouth, that shit will not work when there's charcoal in your stomach. 219297
Reposted by JennMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 303169215018
Reposted by Jennderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10459691687
Reposted by JennK.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026buy @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and @prisonculture.bsky.social's book! www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...haymarketbooks.orgLet This Radicalize YouDoing Justice: The Revolution of Rescue and Reciprocal Care is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe. 1179
Reposted by JennMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The richest 0.1% of Americans have more than doubled their immense wealth since 2019 — per WSJ. 12445172
Reposted by JennCrystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Every time some pundit claims that no one would work if their basic needs were met, I think about how, after he retired, my dad would just show up at estate sales with his truck and offer to help folks take their furniture home because he just wanted to keep busy and be around people. 10838143
Reposted by JennProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And I just want talk about what happens when abortion and birth control are not available: women die. Let’s take a gander at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview....cdc.govAchievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Healthier Mothers and Babies 22910
Reposted by JennJohn Light @johnalight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don't think this line got as much coverage as it should have.talkingpointsmemo.comJD Vance Says Black, Socialist Candidate for Senate Doesn’t ‘Belong in America’A New Chapter in Vance’s Effort to Police Who’s American JD Vance... 626489
Reposted by JennDr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"GenAI is here, so I'm going to teach my students how to use it well." Are educators who choose to do this aware that they're complicit in exploiting and traumatizing data labellers in Global Majority countries? I guess they would have willingly enslaved people 200 years ago.404media.co'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting BackKenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back. 48948
Reposted by JennBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026There is now a correct version of this post bsky.app/profile/audr... 0445
Reposted by JennDarby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"In theory, Texas’s abortion bans contain exceptions for medical emergencies. In practice, hospitals discourage doctors from providing abortion care even when patients have serious complications, because...they are afraid of violating the ban and incurring legal consequences." 05116
Reposted by JennSwarna Podila (she/her) @skpodila.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I know @ericksoen.bsky.social is talking about this in the context of bike bus and agency, but “go where you’re loved” is a great motto to live by in general ❤️❤️ Choose your family, friends, your people where you’re loved for you who are and are given the space to grow and be better. #monktoberfest 194
Reposted by JennSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 24/08/2026The world urgently needs binding rules for the use of AI in warfare ... yesterday was already too late. "A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/w...nytimes.comA Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans. 1268
Reposted by JennDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s always a good time to re-share this. 311618
Reposted by JennKari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What I have learned: long and weighty are only good when you are invited in. If you can enjoy the scenery, or crave pub food, or laugh at the funny thing, and ponder what you know, then you're WITH the protagonist. If you're waiting to see what happens, then you aren't. That's when there's drag. 2291
Reposted by JennACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026...It’s a dark day for the arts, artistic expression, and the First Amendment. It is not a great day in South Carolina." - ACLU-SC Political Strategist Matthew Butler 184
Reposted by JennACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Something is rotten in the state of SC. By a split vote, in a rushed meeting, with no public discussion and no opportunity to face the public, the Arts Commission board voted to deny funding to two organizations that produce art by and about LGBTQ people... www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...postandcourier.comSC Arts Commission denies funding for LGBTQ+ groups after delaying decision for monthsThe vote stems from a previous decision to delay funding the two LGBTQ+ organizations and ask both groups to re-prove their artistic merit. 3128
Reposted by JennEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’m 54 and I honestly think this is as joyful now as it was when I was 4, in 1976: 5877942
Reposted by JennJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9853402188
Reposted by JennRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Feeling the squeeze after paying your rent today? There’s a way for you and millions of other tenants to fight back against skyrocketing rental housing costs: tenant unions. @taraghuveer.bsky.social explains what they are, how they work, and how you can start your own.youtu.beWhat Your Landlord Doesn’t Want You to Know (ft. Tara Raghuveer)Are you sick and tired of dealing with soaring rent and crumbling buildings? Do you want to level the playing field betw 21803360