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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 3h
Now that's what I call a one shot!
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 3h
couchlock on the heavy water bong is something else
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 16h
i just got done rewatching the anime with one of my partners! it holds up surprisingly well!
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 01/10/2026
I was going to ask where the animal print factored in, but on reflection, it's part of the meatball sub umbrella.
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interACT Advocates @interact.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dakota West was told by Kansas to give up her driver's license. She was born intersex and lived as a girl since childhood. Now, if she wanted to keep driving, she needed a license that said male. She's suing with the @aclu.org. “I’m just a girl trying to have a life like everybody else.”
washingtonpost.com
Trans people, anguished by Kansas driver’s license law, go to court
Plaintiffs are expected to testify this week about the negative effects of carrying identification that doesn’t match how they look and feel.
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 01/10/2026
Great thread to read if you respond to every paywall like someone has shot you in the chest
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 01/10/2026
“Becca Good addressed the media for the first time, saying, ‘I’m Renee Good’s partner, and she was the love of my life.’”
startribune.com
Live: Renee Good’s partner calls for ‘accountability’ in emotional statement
Renee Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A friend has Covid right now. They have lost their sense of smell and they're having cognitive problems. This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 01/10/2026
Viral reports this week suggested new Google satellite imagery showed unseen destruction in Gaza. But the imagery actually depicts the scene in February 2026. Bellingcat has obtained satellite images from September that show how the destruction has continued. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...
bellingcat.com
Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat
Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new.
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Mari- homeless. Still Indigenous. @wordglass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s hard to state how dire this is for me, with my chronic illness being homeless with no access to cold medicine storage or a restroom is extremely difficult.
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Marsha Blackburn pushing for a unanimous consent vote on KOSA this afternoon (via @benbrodydc.bsky.social). Blumenthal (who also supports the bills) says their could be objections to derail it.
x.com
Ben Brody (@BenBrodyDC) on X
New: Sen. Blackburn is aiming to make a a unanimous consent request to pass the Kids Online Safety Act around 5p. Sen. Blumenthal, KOSA’s Democratic lead, said he did think an objection that’d stop it...
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 30/09/2026
Read it to the end, and you got me dead to rights.
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Alex Jaffe ➡️ NYCC @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My latest for @dc.com: Irecommend you a Batman comic based on what your favorite Batman movie is.
dc.com
The Best Batman Comics for Movie Fans | DC
There are thousands of Batman comics out there, as varied in tone as the movies they inspired. All you have to do first is ask yourself: “What’s your favorite Batman movie?”
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 30/09/2026
please: tag your control spoilers so I don't have to mute everyone on this site named Jesse and Dylan
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Dorothy @catandgirl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The crusaders.

'We make LESS but things cost MORE!' says Girl. 'RETVRN!' cries a crusading Cat. 'To when we made less and things cost the same! Weather is spiraling out of control - with 2 degrees of warming baked in.' 'RETVRN!' cries Cat. 'To weather spiraling out of control with 1.5 degrees of warming baked in' says Girl. 'People aren't going to the emergency room because they're afraid of immigration-' 'RETVRN!' '-they should be NOT GOING because they CAN'T AFFORD IT! Leopards are eating my face=' 'RETVRN!' '- to when leopards were eating YOUR face!' 'RETVRN to 2015!' cries Cat. 'Sound the battle horn!' yells Girl. Cat plays a long golden horn, which blasts out the sound 'GOOD ENOUGH.' 'Now we just wait for an army to assemble,' says Cat. They wait.
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 30/09/2026
"keeping our friends alive" is certainly the type of priority I would expect from an org branding itself as a spiritual successor to the GLF, and yet!
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Steenz! @oheysteenz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I had a conversation w a Lyft driver a few weeks ago that I still think about. I hope this musician, eager to share her art, finds her way to teaching. While the conversation started rocky, Im glad she got an opportunity to talk about her ambitions. Piano teachers are way more valuable than A.I.
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 29/09/2026
You're right, sry, I should have chosen my words better. I meant more that an initial marketing push around launch, by itself, didn't surprise me -- the outlay for that was gigantic though and they're still throwing a ridiculous amount of cash at consultants, especially for a trans org
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 29/09/2026
ripple is a digital marketing/support company for nonprofits -- they did lay out a lot to them but the biggest expenditures were from the time the org launched, so that's pretty business as usual
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 29/09/2026
dems were tripping over themselves to publicly cosign CSP barely as soon as it was founded lol. Subtlety of a brick (uncomplimentary)
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BoringKate @boringkate.com · 27/09/2026
Porn is so cool! Shoutout to pornstars!
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 27/09/2026
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007)
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 26/09/2026
Tarmanifesting✨
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 26/09/2026
s'bloody delicious innit
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 26/09/2026
i bring a sort of "iced coffee" to the interview that managers don't really like
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
VPN bans are a direct response to age-verification. Legislators are frustrated that people are getting around their surveillance, but rather than rethink their strategy, they're doubling down and banning VPNs. Fight the Flock-ing of the internet.
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 26/09/2026
important update: "tilcayo" probably comes from an Aymara phrase meaning "tiny foot" 😭😭😭 www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
wbur.org
The purr-fect new cat species discovered in Bolivia
What looks like a leopard, but is tinier than a house cat? It’s a brand new species of cat called leopardus tilcayo.
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 26/09/2026
HELLO MY CHILD
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 24/09/2026
A mainstream publication making queer and disabled people the butt of the joke isn’t just poor taste—it’s harmful journalism. xtramagazine.com/power/identi...
xtramagazine.com
The lesbian bar discourse should have never left the group chat | Xtra Magazine
A mainstream publication making queer and disabled people the butt of the joke isn’t just poor taste—it’s harmful journalism
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 25/09/2026
they couldn't CONCEIVE of what bcs was capable of!!
static.klipy.com
Better Call Saul: Jimmy McGill Confronts Howard Hamlin
ALT: Better Call Saul: Jimmy McGill Confronts Howard Hamlin
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 25/09/2026
If you flicker the powered up permanent or bounce it to hand, you can reuse the ability, so there are some cards you can loop for value with the right engine (like getting several extra turns from Kang).
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 25/09/2026
Parker Molloy just published this thoughtful piece tonight. It's worth a read imo. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
open.substack.com
Trainwreck
Old habits, especially embarrassing ones, die hard.
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 25/09/2026
someone told me impatiently today that COVID is not a concern for anyone who isn't immunocompromised so regular reminder that uhhhhhhhhhhhh it very much is
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 25/09/2026
alright i've opened a bottle of chardonnay AND the latest draft of my next @theflytrapmedia.com piece about weird right-wing fashion trends we need a few dozen more subs tonight to meet our annual sub drive goal the deals are HOT
theflytrapmedia.com
Last chance! Our 40% annual membership sale ends TONIGHT!
The Flytrap's 40% off sale for new members ends tonight!
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Ana Valens || 🔞 @acvalens.net · 23/09/2026
lmao great job everyone, they’re absolutely going to do more stories farming drama in the queer community now. amazing stuff everyone. if only people had an ounce of self-control to see when an article was purposefully spotlighting an issue that could’ve stayed off the page
Max Tani
@maxwelltani
X.com
Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe's managing editor said it was "by far our best performing story of the year," and appears to be "on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records."
The Boston Globe • @BostonGlobe • 1d
A lesbian bar in Greenfield eased its stringent mask mandate, a decision that has splintered the queer community in the city and beyond. trib.al/FyZjBWs
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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Feel like the dems could be doing something more useful in congress than making jokes about lesbians right now
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 24/09/2026
I am going to spontaneously combust with rage
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Christine Hatfield @christine.21st.show · 23/09/2026
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Mari- homeless. Still Indigenous. @wordglass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Nothing's happened with my goal for a few days. That means back into the van for the hot days and cold nights, without a bathroom, or a refrigerator. There's also nothing for groceries, and since the SSA denied my recent application I need help reapplying and appealing, and I'm alone with that. 1/3
A multi colored background gradient with the words "HELP ME NOT BE HOMELESS"
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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 23/09/2026
Its actually really bad that a U.S. senator is linking being trans to being a furry and that if you are a furry having a professional job you are endangering Americans.
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026
this is all going to kick off a new wave of people aggressively not caring about COVID and I'm nauseous about it tbh
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026
TIL they modeled the Men In Black egg chairs on superior Latverian furniture technology
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Mags Visaggio 🏳️‍⚧️ @magsvisaggio.com · 23/09/2026
I am a two-time Eisner nominated comics writer (ETERNITY GIRL, KIM & KIM) looking for a transfem comic artist professional interested in developing a new book with me to take out to publishers.
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Transgender voters in Kansas! I want to talk about your plan to vote this November — are you not voting, out of ID/safety concerns? Voting by mail? Getting registered to vote? Doing in-person advance voting? Text me on Signal @orionr.80 or DM me! I'm a trans reporter working at The 19th News.
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026
"Disability activists warned for years that this would be the outcome of allowing COVID-19 to spread unmitigated. Now that it’s time to pay the piper, the state and its media allies are working desperately to sever the connection between COVID-19 and its consequences."
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 23/09/2026
The Telegraph recently published an article about "sickfluencers" titled “How having a disability became cool." We've republished a piece by Julia Doubleday at The Gauntlet pushing back against the article, which she calls "absurd on its face." thesicktimes.org/2026/09/21/c...
A young woman stands by a staircase with a backdrop of tree canopy.  She wears a white, high quality mask and has long dark hair. She wears a teal sweatshirt and black pants. The text reads, “The Gauntlet x The Sick Times. COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women “Sickfluencers” are symptoms of a mass disabling event. By Julia Doubleday.” “The country is sicker than it’s ever been before” — now why would that be? Six years after COVID-19 hit, four years after the virus has been allowed to run totally rampant without mitigation, the country is sicker than it’s ever been before, but we can’t come up with any reason why that would be other than “women be faking?”
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026
can't you see their lives are just like yours? an unturned stone, an undiscovered door leading to the gift of hope renewed, eternity for you the masses of humanity have always had to suffer www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ_m...
youtube.com
Suffer
YouTube video by Bad Religion - Topic
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samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026
I don't expect y'all to not post about last ditch but please do so with a shred of empathy.
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