Reposted by kAmerican Friends Service Committee @afsc-org.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Today marks the anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel and three years of Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. 1114
Reposted by kFCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Yemen is spiraling back toward full-scale war," and displacement and hunger are on the rise once again. From 2014-2022, the U.S.-backed Saudi war in Yemen caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent times. Congress must not allow that to happen again.commondreams.orgUS Backs Major Saudi-Led Offensive as Yemen Slides Back Toward All-Out War | Common DreamsThe US is providing military advisers and helping the Saudis choose targets in a war that has already displaced nearly 150,000 people and put much of the country on the brink of acute food insecurity. 043
Reposted by kPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Good morning and Happy Monday. I hope everyone has a good week ahead. 01068
Reposted by kderek 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. 🧵 10459861691
Reposted by kMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 20462972896
Reposted by kJames 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.) 9853432188
Reposted by kFCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today is the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding School Survivors. This day calls us to come together to "honor survivors, remember those whose lives were forever changed, and reaffirm our commitment to truth, justice, and healing." Learn more:buff.ly2026 Day of Remembrance – NABSNABS 0126
Reposted by kmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168187964717
Reposted by kAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America. 15980583619
Reposted by kFCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As @apnews.com breaks down, the Trump admin's dismantling of U.S. foreign aid has "been devastating for millions of the world’s most vulnerable people." This is a needless moral failure. And it's not getting enough attention. Congress must push back + restore life-saving aid.apnews.comWhat to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cutsThe foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanit... 165
Reposted by kFCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A powerful reminder from Pastor Molis Augustave, days before he was deported to Haiti: "Immigration detention is filled with people whose stories may never become news stories. They are people who need lawyers, information, medical care, compassion..." "They are human beings."wearecasa.orgI got off the deportation plane. Eighty-nine others did not. – We Are CASA 054
Reposted by kAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it. 540159994459
k @rmaud.io · 28/09/2026I checked out Quakerism because they were part of a lawsuit against DHS. Turns out they do a lot more. Very grounding to find a religious tether. 1152
Reposted by kDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it. 11041801441
Reposted by ksamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 27/09/2026another day, another bit of evidence that the scientists who willingly hand over proprietary information to AI firms may experience some consequences 7273121
Reposted by kMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza. May peace be our future. 180126912235
Reposted by kShinra Middle Manager @shinramidmanager.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy Bi Visibility Day from the Shinra Electric Power Company! Your random encounter rate with bisexuals may increase dramatically today, so make sure to save often and stock up on potions at your nearest Shinra vending machine! 110350
Reposted by kEquality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Every year we mark Bi Visibility day on the 23rd of September, to celebrate the wonderful diversity of the bi+ community, and challenge the stigma and erasure that bi+ people can face both within, and outwith, the LGBTQI+ community. 114064
Reposted by kLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026A lot of us have had to take a lot of shit on Bluesky for the crime of being 100% right about guys too early 11652921236
Reposted by kAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Mike Rogers was a leading advocate for boosting opioid prescriptions. He took over $1M from Big Pharma. He has always prioritized personal profit over the health and safety of Michiganders. That's not public safety. Watch our new ad, "Safe." 13083302948
Reposted by kREwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026if you ever struggle with names when worldbuilding just remember there's a whole massive mountain range called The Rockies 742180337
Reposted by kAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE. 366175174628
Reposted by kburnlittlelight (she/her) @burnlittlelight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you cannot help making decisions out of panic, despair, and trauma--not just feeling them but unable to keep them out of the driver's seat--it means that you are badly injured by the psychological, cultural, and emotional attacks constantly sent our way. You need a break. Please, stop and rest. 093
Reposted by kBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/09/2026One of the less remarked-upon aspects of atheism is how it changes the way you see sunsets. If you believe in an omnipresent God, then sunsets are one of God's intentional creations, which means that the beautiful colors refracting through the darkling sky were *chosen* to produce that effect. 214842
Reposted by kPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026yup - prospect.org/2026/09/11/o...prospect.orgWhy OpenAI Hired Chuck Schumer’s Daughter Away From Amazon - The American ProspectThe AI industry has a greater need for government influence than anyone else. 14912
Reposted by kKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🚨 THE KAPOW HANDBOOK IS FINALLY DONE!!! 🚨 6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either. Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!! 231377348
Reposted by k🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it. 6673012111
Reposted by kAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United. 495221295810
Reposted by kBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/09/2026There's lots of reasons to believe AI "hyperscalers" can never be profitable, and not just the gigantic expenditures and negative unit economics (the companies lose money on new customers and every use, and they lose more with each generation of their products): pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e... 515456
Reposted by kFCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Important reporting: In Arizona + around the country, SNAP participation is plummeting. 📉 Why? NOT because fewer people are in need, or because waste is being eliminated. “All we did was kick [families] out of the system we had in place to help them.” ⬇️ #LoveThyNeighborkjzz.orgData shows DES failed to complete most SNAP eligibility interviews, resulting in massive cutsThe state agency responsible for confirming which Arizonans qualify for SNAP benefits reported dropping more than 3 million calls with potential beneficiaries during an 18 month period — as nearly hal... 053
Reposted by kMonica Verduzco-Gutierrez @mvgutierrezmd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026COVID PSA: We now have PEP. Ensitrelvir (Xocova) can be taken after a known COVID exposure to reduce the risk of developing COVID. Preventing the infection in the first place also means preventing its potential downstream consequences, including Long COVID. #LongCOVID #COVID19 18518220
Reposted by kAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Tonight marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Wishing peace, hope, happiness, and health to all who celebrate in Michigan. Shana Tova! 8159731237
Reposted by kMoms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 10/09/2026Our nation has a gun suicide rate nearly 12 times that of other high income countries. These tragedies can be prevented, and one of the most effective life-saving interventions for someone in crisis is disrupting their access to a gun. 11411
Reposted by kJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345123687
Reposted by kSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 10/09/2026Justice Alito wrote in May that telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone are part of “a scheme to undermine our decision in Dobbs.” But attacks on the pills are part of a far-right scheme to ban abortion nationwide without passing a single new law 1325122
Reposted by kGwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I think a lot about how totally unprepared almost everyone is for the degree to which our government capacity has been gutted. We're all doing this high wire act and most folks think there's SOME safety net below. And will until a strong gust of wind proves them wrong in the worst way 832875
k @rmaud.io · 09/09/2026www.twitch.tv/videos/28683...twitch.tvsaying goodbye to someone who made a big difference - karmaudio on Twitchkarmaudio went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Music VOD now. 000
Reposted by k🦇💀 Rigg-or Mortis 💀🦇 @rigg.lgbt · 08/09/2026I'm not in any way religious, but I do like the way quakers go about things in general, and specifically this today 45017
Reposted by kMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Blacksky labeler that does a lot of important things—including labeling synthetic media (AI produced media) 03618
Reposted by kBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026Amazon's own balance sheet presents the most compelling evidence that we are stuck in the Enshittocene, the era in which everything is turning into a pile of shit, because the worst ideas of the worst people now make the most money. 1/ 211545655
Reposted by kElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026When I was volunteering at the COVID19 vaccine POD in 2021, people would say over and over again that they were getting vaccinated for the people they love. Last year, only 17.5% of American adults got the COVID19 vaccine. Please get one for the people you love. 💕 752176717
Reposted by kJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death. 5951241738
Reposted by kAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem's essays, organizing, and institutions like Ms. magazine reshaped American life for women. She understood that progress would provoke resistance, because, as she so eloquently put it... "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 563157811
Reposted by kCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 368182104370
Reposted by kHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026“OpenAI said today that it is integrating ChatGPT Health with Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system, which holds data for over 325 million patients, to let clinicians import patient data and use AI to ask questions.”techcrunch.comChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import patient data | TechCrunchOpenAI said that the integration provides read-only access to health records for clinicians. 60231109
Reposted by kI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026Even here as he details the state violence he experienced he had to contrast his treatment with a gang member who is supposed to “deserve it” into the narrative. 10638130
Reposted by kMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined. 34895814675
Reposted by kFree Software Foundation @fsf.org · 10/08/2026A program is free software if its users have the four essential freedoms: Freedom to... * run the program for any purpose (freedom 0); * study, and change, the program (freedom 1); * redistribute copies to help others (freedom 2); and, * distribute modified copies (freedom 3). #FreeSoftwaregnu.orgWhat is Free Software? - GNU Project - Free Software FoundationSince 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use. 23922