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The modern research ecosystem of online tools and communities is controlled by for-profit companies. But we think that researchers should be the priority - not the product. So, we're announcing Aster ID: not-for-profit Atmosphere account hosting for researchers.

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Announcing Aster - a home for researchers on the open web

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 18h

"Ava" says, "I’ve worked in the broccoli fields since early 2000. I enjoy every part of my job from cutting to packaging. I can do it all w/my eyes closed. I have years of experience, but I'm not paid for it. I don’t get incentives, benefits & just earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou

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U.S. Elections Countdown @usgov.richferro.com · 29/09/2026

There are 35 days before the 2026 United States Midterm Elections. For more information on how to get registered to vote, visit Vote.org.

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

I will vote to send myself out to sea on a barge before I vote for Rahm Emmanuel. Please be serious.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Rosa" says, "I'm harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston CA area. I work 8 hrs/day and earn CA minimum wage. I wake up at 2 am, prepare my lunch, drive to work and start by 4am. I finished for the day by 12:30 pm. It's very hard to pay our bills from this low pay." #WeFeedYou

Workers harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston California

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Graze Social @graze.social · 29/09/2026

Thinking about the US midterms and how feeds could play a part? Join the @graze.social team + community TOMORROW, Tue Sept 29 at 2pm PT for an open call on building election-ready feeds and the product changes we're making to support you. Everyone is welcome! 🗳

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Meet

Real-time meetings by Google. Using your browser, share your video, desktop, and presentations with teammates and customers.

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 26/09/2026

Bluesky should have a new ATproto record for short form video

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza. May peace be our future.

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U.S. Elections Countdown @usgov.richferro.com · 24/09/2026

There are 40 days before the 2026 United States Midterm Elections. For more information on how to get registered to vote, visit Vote.org.

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 23/09/2026

I really want to go to the Lucas Museum

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 23/09/2026

Also, as one of the first people who got to take Acorn out for a spin, I’m happy to talk with anyone considering trying it out for themselves Don’t hesitate to reach out

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 23/09/2026

Cannot overstate how cool this is. Want to make a communal space for a university? A town? A sports team? Acorn has all the tools to make that space authentically yours. Set the default feeds, labels, domains, and color scheme however way you want. This is the future of social media.

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rish @rishkebab.blacksky.team · 23/09/2026

Acorn is now open for sign-ups for everybody. Bring your community, or use Acorn to create one.

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Blacksky Algorithms @blackskyweb.xyz · 23/09/2026

🎉 Acorn is officially open. You can now create a space for your community on the open social web - no wait required. acorn.blacksky.community

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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 23/09/2026

> The Mozilla Foundation isn't holding back its disdain for Big Tech leaders. > Wannabe kings don't rule the internet. We do. AT Protocol and the broader open social web is one of the ways we take back power from Big Tech. (If you see me out in these New York City streets, let me know.)

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"Elon buys the blue bird. He trashes the place"

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"Rudy builds Blacksky. Communities call the shots."

"Wannabe kings don't rule the internet. We do."

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 23/09/2026

Recent advances in understanding the biology, epidemiology and control of chlamydial infections in Ewoks

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Enrique" is picking oranges in Visalia, CA area. "We're paid $33 per 900 lb bin. We get this rate as the fruit on the trees is very small, so it takes much longer to fill a bin. I work 6 hours, from 5 to 11 am and managed to fill 3 bins. Basically, about one every 2 hrs." #WeFeedYou

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 21/09/2026

Do not ever take your health for granted

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JD (by way of Blacksky) @jdot.blacksky.team · 21/09/2026

Today is a big day!

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U.S. Elections Countdown @usgov.richferro.com · 18/09/2026

There are 46 days before the 2026 United States Midterm Elections. For more information on how to get registered to vote, visit Vote.org.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Joel" is a WA State apple worker who's tying up young trees to guide their growth upwards. "I work long days and have to take short breaks in between trees to keep my hands from getting numb or I can hurt myself. I don't have a union contract or get any benefits." #WeFeedYou

Washington State Farm workers up on a ladder tying young trees to guide their growth upwards

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 15/09/2026

I’m sick on the first day of Hispanic heritage month this feels like a hate crime 😭

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Jose" shares, "I work in Delano, CA, picking grapes. I've been doing this work for 13 years. It's very tiring right now because of the high temperatures. Today the high was 92°. We leave everyday exhausted. These are the trays of some of the grapes I've picked today." #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"César" shared this photo of his colleague trimming the sod that gets cut and sold for big landscaping projects. "I trim hundreds of acres and only earns CA minimum wage of $16.90/hr. In addition I work a night shift to cover my family's expenses." #WeFeedYou

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Tony Zhou @tyzhou.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bluesky gives users the power to choose their algorithms, but how does this actually work in practice? In our new preprint, we explore the ecosystem of Bluesky custom feeds and the feed creators behind them! 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2609.12958

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Middleware for Feed Recommendation in Practice: How Feed Creators Build, Maintain, and Sustain Custom Feeds on Bluesky

Scholars have long proposed third-party middleware as an alternative to centralized algorithmic feeds: feeds built and distributed by independent feed creators. This vision saw no large-scale instanti...

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U.S. Elections Countdown @usgov.richferro.com · 14/09/2026

There are 50 days before the 2026 United States Midterm Elections. For more information on how to get registered to vote, visit Vote.org.

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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) @aafp.org · 13/09/2026

The AAFP is dedicated to providing evidence-based resources about COVID-19 vaccine guidance, so you can help patients feel confident protecting themselves and their loved ones. Access our respiratory recommendations and discover more resources: bit.ly/4zQRsR6

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Jesús" is picking tomatos in Firebaugh CA. "I pick about 160 30lb buckets per day at 90 cents each. I begin at 5:30am and leave around noon when temps are close to 95°. Working rapidly bent over all day makes my back ache, but it puts food on my family's table." #WeFeedYou

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U.S. Elections Countdown @usgov.richferro.com · 12/09/2026

There are 52 days before the 2026 United States Midterm Elections. For more information on how to get registered to vote, visit Vote.org.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"León" is picking grapes in Reedley CA. "The temperatures are very high, around 98°. It's even hotter under the grapevines and there is a lot of humidity. The heat is exhausting, but this is how I earn my living. I'm careful to take breaks and drink water." #WeFeedYou

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 13/09/2026

The nurses at the urgent care clinic where I work now call me “Kevin’s Dad” instead of “Dr. Ferro” and I think that’s great

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.

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taurean @taurean.bryant.land · 10/09/2026

🚨 dream job alert 🚨 opportunities like this have become exceedingly rare, don't miss it

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Atmosphere Community @atmosphere.community · 10/09/2026

We're pleased to announced that @atmosphereconf.org organizing is underway! We hope you'll join us in Europe, in late April 2027! In the meantime, you can subscribe to get updates and read about our initial organizing team.

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AtmosphereConf 2027 Organizing is Underway

The conference will be held in Europe in late April 2027

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Marisa @marisa.blacksky.team · 10/09/2026

private posts and other new exciting features on the way ❤️‍🔥 this may cause slight disruptions during this transition (though we'll do our best to make sure this isn't the case) - but please be patient with us or feel free to contact us if you run into any issues 🙏

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 10/09/2026

Big moves happening at @blackskyweb.xyz! As a reminder, all Latinsky & Medsky accounts are hosted on Blacksky servers, & any future perks like private accounts will eventually be available to these accounts as well. Make the move and migrate now! move.latinsky.community move.medsky.network

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Andrew Lisowski 💻 @hipstersmoothie.com · 10/09/2026

I vote we fund bailey to walk across america sprinkling these across the land like johnny appleseed

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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 10/09/2026

We’ve changed the title to “Founding Designer” to better represent the ownership responsibilities of the role We have also opened up to remote (US) with eastern time overlap. blackskyweb.xyz/about/jobs/f...

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Founding Designer

Product, brand, and visual identity About Blacksky Algorithms Blacksky Algorithms is building an interconnected suite of products reshaping how people connect, participate, organize, and transact onli...

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 10/09/2026

I think the Atmosphere needs to start talking about renewables given all the AI-related emissions going into the... Atmosphere. I recently purchased the domain atproto.solar. And I'll offer that domain to anyone who's able to run a PDS that operates 100% on solar/renewable energy. Let's chat.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026

NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.

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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 09/09/2026

“Say something sexy to me…” Graze:

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U.S. Elections Countdown @usgov.richferro.com · 09/09/2026

There are 55 days before the 2026 United States Midterm Elections. For more information on how to get registered to vote, visit Vote.org.

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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 08/09/2026

Tech people: help @marisa.blacksky.team out with her PhD research. Details below. Share widely.

Research Participants NEEDED

PhD research studying the work and lives of tech workers and finance professionals in the United States.

ELIGIBILITY:
- Software engineers
- Data science/analysts
- Private equity associates & analysts
- Investment banking associates & analysts

PROCEDURE:
1. Introduction: Send an email with your Linkedin or CV, and availability
2. Interviews: 60-90 minutes, in-person (preferred) or via Zoom

RESEARCHER Marisa Rando is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Cambridge

GET IN TOUCH:
mmr59@cam.ac.uk
www.linkedin.com/in/marisarando

SUPERVISED BY: University of Cambridge

INTERVIEWS HELD NYC: SEPT - DEC 2026 SF: JAN - MARCH 2027

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

By 9:30 am, temperatures had already reached 98° in the Coachella Valley. “Samuel” was hard at work preparing the spring vegetable fields for the upcoming fall planting of cool-season crops such as beets. #WeFeedYou

Worker walking through a field he is planting for spring vegetables in Coachella California

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