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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.

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jackheathwriter 📚 @jackheathwriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's worth reading this whole thread.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

But we have to watch out for it and counter it early and often. Cis people didn't see TERFs coming and didn't believe our warnings a decade plus ago. We're not falling for this shit again.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We don't know what the precise attack line that they'll settle on will be. It might be highlighting abusive men hiding behind diagnoses. It might be over-medication. Both vectors have been used successfully to roll back rights for trans people.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm not saying this to doompost. I'm laying out the playbook as it's been used for the last decade to entrench transphobia in mainstream culture via the Trojan horse of middle-class feminism. This is what they're pivoting to, using the same people to make the same arguments.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

They tolerate its existence, as long as they don't have to look at it. And, as we all know, the desire for segregation invariably metastasizes into the need for elimination.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That's how it starts. With the admission that real cases do exist, but they're rare and don't need to be accounted for in mainstream society because we have special places for r-words, and special jobs for t-words that decent people don't have to think about.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You are just framing your existing discomfort in the language of liberation. We're not doing all this shit again. This is eugenics.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yes, women are oppressed by patriarchy. No, trans women are not sleeper agents of that patriarchy trying to access stolen valour.

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rooshoes @roo.shoes · 28/09/2026

A COMPUTER
CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER
MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION

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jackheathwriter 📚 @jackheathwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And this one, from 1975:

The Rape of Mr. Smith
In the following situation, a holdup victim is asked questions by a lawyer.
“Mr. Smith, you were held up at gunpoint on the corner of First and Main?”
“Yes”
“Did you struggle with the robber?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“He was armed.”
“Then you made a conscious decision to comply with his demands rather than resist?”
“Yes.”
“Did you scream? Cry out?”
“No, I was afraid.”
“I see. Have you ever been held up before?”
“No.”
“Have you ever GIVEN money away?”
“Yes, of course.”
“And you did so willingly?”
“What are you getting at?”
“Well, let’s put it like this, Mr. Smith. You’ve given money away in the past. In fact, you have quite a reputation for
philanthropy. How can we be sure that you weren’t CONTRIVING to have your money taken from you by force?”
“Listen, if I wanted –“
“Never mind. What time did this holdup take place, Mr. Smith?”
“About 11:00 P.M..”
“You were out on the street at 11:00 P.M.? Doing what?”
“Just walking.”
“Just walking? You know that it’s dangerous being out on the street that late at night. Weren’t you aware that
you could have been held up?”
“I hadn’t thought about it.”
“What were you wearing at the time, Mr. Smith?”
“Let’s see … a suit. Yes, a suit.”
“An EXPENSIVE suit?”
“Well – yes. I’m a successful lawyer, you know.”
“In other words, Mr. Smith, you were walking around the streets late at night in a suit that practically advertised
the fact that you might be good target for some easy money, isn’t that so? I mean, if we didn’t know better, Mr.
Smith, we might even think that you were ASKING for this to happen, mightn’t we?”

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Piper Furiosa 🇵🇸🏴🌲🏴‍☠️ @piperfuriosa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With alt text for anyone who needs it:

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here's the version of it I remember from 10+ years ago:

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage

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being so fr when I say that transmisogyny has put feminism back like 50 years

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what i thought we had distanced ourselves from was the reduction of women to vaginas and wombs and the ability to bear children. i thought we had progressed past 'dresses are for women and pants are for men. i thought we progressed past the idea that someone is less of a woman if she does not adhere strictly to beauty standards. i thought we progressed past the idea that naturally being comfortable adhering to highly feminine standards is vulgar. but i (sarcastically) guess no one could have predicted that trans-exclusive feminism would be the downfall of all the progress we've made

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Cliff PervoSCARY @pervocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

actually the *most* efficient way for planes to board would be to have a lot more room for each passenger, and more doors to compensate for the added fuel costs, instead of taking off these planes would be wingless and run on specialized steel rails, with several fuselages towed by a single engine

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all.

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More evidence of the Reign of Mediocrity?

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Even America.gov agrees: Donald Trump drove up your gas prices.

In one Word, did Donald Trump's war in Iran drive up gas and diesel prices for Americans?

America.gov: yes

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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pixelframe.design @pixelframe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sure the logo for the remake would have been easier, but I like to torture myself - the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Logo & Font Generator is live now, based on the classic red stone version from the original release!

pixelframe.design

Ocarina of Time Zelda Logo Font Logo Generator

Ocarina of Time's red stone logo is getting replaced in the Switch 2 remake, so here's a generator to celebrate the original. Type your own title or any custom text, watch the shield, shadow, and bevel layers stack up to create your design.

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John Scary Name Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Chris Adamson @invalidname.me · 19/09/2026

The Ford app just added AI. This is the greatest thing ever.

Ford app AI prompt, with the user-entered text "Write a 150-word story about Sailor Moon and Hatsune Miku kissing."

Under the gentle glow of a moonlit Tokyo skyline, Usagi Tsukino stood atop a quiet rooftop terrace, the night breeze catching her golden twin tails. Beside her, Hatsune Miku adjusted her glowing teal ribbons, a soft electronic melody humming faintly from the synth display at her wrist. The vibrant city buzzed far below, but above the streets, the air was peaceful and still.
Turning toward each other, Usagi smiled warmly, her bright eyes reflecting the starlight. Miku stepped closer, her digital glow softly illuminating the space between them. Without a word, Usagi leaned in, and their lips met in a sweet, tender kiss that seemed to bridge magic and music into…

one perfect harmony. As they pulled back, blushing beneath the moonlight, Miku shared a soft, cheerful smile.
Now that the magic and music are in harmony, is there anything I can help you with regarding your Mustang Mach-E
today?

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My "We don't allow bets on assassinations and murder" ad campaign has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the ad campaign

A Kalshi ad that says "We don't do death markets"

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

[guy who doesn't own a switch 2] me too, I want all the lore drops 🍽️

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🥀enn🥀 (Commissions Open) @nayuunii.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

fire emblem fans after getting fortune’s weave

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

fairly sure that one _was_ ripped straight from Nintendo Music haha, I remember this upload from the time the Special Release dropped after the Direct

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.

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dillo saint dillo @dillo.media · 07/08/2026

this was done intentionally by thousands of people knowingly (or unknowingly) littering the reddit and insta with misinformation. it's not an accident and I'm glad it worked lol

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

He's so sus he's giving "secret Agarthan" vibes but I love that scrungly fucked up little guy for how scrungly and fucked up he is

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Unfortunately, my usual go-to sources (the newspaper databases at the State Library) are embargoed for 30 days so I couldn't get it there, but from the archive link showing off the silliness of the slides is the main point of the article, so that wouldn't have been helpful, apparently...

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In a burning city, Sephiroth declares, "Eggs do not lay eggs. it was the goose that created value."

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

SoftBank's AI investor presentation is the greatest. You, the idiot: the goose/golden egg fable is a cautionary tale SoftBank: we NEED that GOOSE group.softbank/media/Projec...

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Fujoshi Mountain Sect Leader @gin-and-chthonic.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

i think we do ourselves a disservice when we are allowed to forget that every piece of civil rights legislation was written with the blood of martyrs. a few drops of the blood used to write the VRA was viola liuzzo’s. she was murdered by klansmen after the march from selma to montgomery.

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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Happy Ed Balls Day!

Screenshot of a tweet made by Ed Balls on 28 April 2011 consisting of the words ‘Ed Balls’

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

oh well guess that whenever I go back to library school they gotta update the Collection Management unit to mention this case and what it means (please get back to us soon lawyers and thank you in advance)

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I mean, we're probably not heading back into the bad old days of censorship and book smuggling based off of this one case but, uh, no matter how much I don't want to read smut or kink or specifically ABLD, I don't know that the public interest is best served by labelling this fictional story as CSAM

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

legal side of bsky uhhh does this mean that NSW as a legal jurisdiction is officially joining the ship wars on the side of the antis [i.e. anti-shippers]??? as a pro-ship*, I have ...concerns * the antis aren't going to care but I am very much a sex-repulsed ace www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

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Author placed on child protection list for eight years over 'graphic' novel

Erotic fiction author Lauren Mastrosa is spared jail after a court found her novel fetishised young children.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

support this incredible read free hero if you're able!

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helen a. [last name redacted] (she/they) @purpleshift.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

how much of (compilation of) ff7's plot would be avoided if shinra handed out antipsychotics like the us air force hands out amphetamines just asking (THIS IS A SHITPOST DO NOT FLAME)

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Cake or Death @johngcole.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

yes you fucking morons free preschool for everyone or it becomes just "free preschool for the poors" and then you call them leeches and ask for tax breaks when really we want free preschool for everyone because we want smart well adjusted kids why is this so hard? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/n...

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They Pay $34 for Burgers. Should Their Child Care Be Free?

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Das Doak @dasdoak.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Also, making something that *everyone* expects their kids to go through gets rid of the temptation to half-ass it; if the rich think their kids are going to experience it, they'll want it to work well.

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an appliance is making a weird noise that isn't on youtube @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships

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