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Surly Amy @surlyamy.bsky.social · 12h
Just listed a new batch of mugs. I’m hoping to raise some money to pay for adoption and vet bills for a new rescue dog. So if you can, take a look in my shop. Surly.etsy.com
A handbuilt stoneware mug with a cat with moons. It is glazed in blues and cream.
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
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S. Morgan Burbank | Project Tasman Releases Nov. 11 @anotherindiewriter.com · 12h
OMG THERE IS A 58008 (Barney, ND), WHICH IS JUST BOOBS BACKWARDS. THE REAL BOOBS WERE INSIDE YOU ALL ALONG!
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Kay F. Atkinson - Perfect Killer Bodies out Nov. 10 @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io · 12h
girls love to say RAILGUN WARNING (beep beep) RAILGUN WARNING (beep beep) RAILGUN WARNING
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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 18h
Another classic, not sure if I've already posted this one here.
The image is a six panel black and white comic. 

Panel 1 - a girl sits at her desk in front of a computer, looking disheartened. She says, "I dont know if I should post this art, who would even want to see it?"

Panel 2- A new person bursts through the door in the background with a loud BAM

Panel 3- The new person pushes the girl out of the way, smushing her face in the process, while slamming their fist down on the keyboard. 

Panel 4- The computer shows that the art has been posted 

Panel 5- The person makes direct eye contact with the girl while pushing their finger against their own phone screen

Panel 6- A motion blur is added to the last panel, enhancing the impact of the new notifications on the new post. It reads, "(Friend) Liked Post just now" Followed by "(Friend) commented 'I FUCKING LOVE THIS AND I LOVE U'"

Underneath the last panel is a watermark that reads, Shubbabang
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Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGhoul @marzgurl.com · 16h
People don't believe me, but I'm TELLING you, there MUST be an active campaign strategy happening in media published by WB or other parts of JK's team trying to force HP awkwardly and unnaturally into public consciousness. Certainly from the WB side, I've seen multiple properties doing it already.
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Eric Harris Bernstein @ehbinmn.bsky.social · 19h
They started texting with a 16-year-old. After two years, they offered to sell him a gun. They consider that "stopping a terrorist attack." And they are calling it heroic. What an absolute embarrassment.
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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 16h
According to MIT News, Margaret Hamilton died at the age of 90. "A profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program". This famous photo 🔽 inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison.
Margaret Hamilton, but the famous 1969 photo that inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison is in the quoted post.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 20h
awooooooooooooo
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Martín Alonso Soto Hernandez, who helped set off the Delaney Hall hunger strike, is free. "I don’t have words,” he said while holding his wife and two children. “Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed in prayer.” religionnews.com/2026/10/07/i...
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Immigrant who helped set off Delaney Hall hunger strike released from ICE custody
ELIZABETH, New Jersey (RNS) — “I don’t have words,” Martín Alonso Soto Hernandez said, in Spanish, while holding his wife and two children. “Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed i...
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A tree sitter has returned to the remaining cottonwood in Lochiel, which has its roots to the south of the old wall but overhangs the route of the new one
we see a large and beautiful cottonwood, hung with homemade banners decrying the border wall and with a canopy high up in the branches.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 06/10/2026
With unemployment on the rise, the job search can be soul-crushing. For trans folks this is made all the worse by employers' discrimination against potential trans candidates. @veraeikon.bsky.social looks at a study of the actual rates of rejection for trans people in this month's Journal Club.
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Journal Club: Study Shows the Toll of Hiring Discrimination on Trans Women - Assigned Media
A 2026 study looks at the rate of employment for trans people versus for cis people. Assigned Media digs into that study's results.
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Denice (Dee), the Red Witch @deetheredwitch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You want to see the Nightmare Triptych I spent weeks assembling, and check out the rest of the show featuring a bunch of local maskmaking artists? THE OPENING IS THIS SATURDAY! WHERE: @pushpullseattle.bsky.social 2000 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107 When: 10/10, 6-9pm
Promo image with details for the Hide and Seek artistic wearable masks show.A minotaur maskA birdloke skull mask.A mask with brambles bound around the eyes.
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 06/10/2026
Big update at the link (www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...), but here's the tl;dr:
Bernie Sanders “I am once again asking for your financial support” meme, with my tiny baby head, from the same photo as my profile pic, very badly photoshopped onto him
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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Moth 🔦 first picture in my October series!
A digital illustration of a giant moth fae with glowing yellow eyes clinging to a lighthouse. At it's base, a lighthouse keeper emerges from his house to investigate.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Now That's What I Call Cops Vol. XVII
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.
, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end
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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 06/10/2026
sorry. unfollowing now. i just wanted to support queer poc authors. i didn't know he committed seppuku after a failed coup to restore the emperor of japan.
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 06/10/2026
“This doesn’t actually have anything to do with me” is such a powerful anti-posting mental device. Discourse I could jump in on? This doesn’t actually have anything to do with me. Other posters beefing? This doesn’t actually have anything to do with me. An internet personality exposed? Guess what
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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026
there’s one true answer but it’s the correct one five minutes after game of thrones - the last true monoculture show - ended, we all collectively agreed not to talk about it again, and house of the dragon/knight of the seven kingdoms haven’t recaptured a fraction of that cultural presence
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Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality) @talkinghenry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 06/10/2026
[Founder's Briefs] The closure of USAID pulled nearly $1B from global conservation, halting community programs, anti-poaching patrols, and forest monitoring from Colombia to Kenya. A new report highlights 100 former agency-supported projects now urgently seeking new funders to survive.
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100 conservation projects are looking for funding after USAID’s closure
Twenty months after the dismantling of USAID, a new analysis documents what the international development agency’s disappearance has meant for conservation projects around the world. Projects have…
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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Suzi @suzisteffen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
well THIS is enjoyable
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GhostDive @ghostdiveart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Raathshii - A matriarchal society. Isn't she lovely? She is revered, she picks the home, the men, and leads the hunts to provide. The birthrate of males to females of their kind is 12:1. For every twelve leaves that grow a flower blooms.
Raathshii, an original species from an alien world. A dusty pink in color with darker stripes, dark quills on her back, and her long head tilted downward slightly giving her an almost demure look.
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Alex Jaffe ➡️ NYCC @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Maybe my favorite update to a game of all time was in Death Stranding, where they corrected an extremely acephobic in-universe article not by redacting it, but by adding in-universe context that the fictional author was themself bigoted and completely wrong
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A swarm of wild bees infected with a deadly mite caught a ride on an international cargo ship. “If this spreads, then we’re in serious trouble,” thought one biologist. Fortunately, the swarm was intercepted. But the close call is a warning for biologists and beekeepers.
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A Mite on a Bee on a Ship on the Sea Spells Trouble | bioGraphic
Pollinator pathogens are spreading through international trade, threatening both agriculture and wild ecosystems.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 06/10/2026
It's National Fire Prevention Week.
An ebike battery with pretend fire coming out of it. The battery is full of popcorn. The text reads: The CPSC National Fire Prevention Week Ebike battery fire popcorn bucket*. Prevent fires deliciously and charge your ebike battery safely. Never charge the battery while you're sleeping or not home. Use only batteries and chargers approved by the bike manufacturer. *Not a real product.
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 06/10/2026
I wrote this story bc I was frustrated at the lack of discussion about the Mohegan Tribe in mainstream coverage of the Sun’s sale. I had to pitch it around for nearly a month before my editor at The Guardian finally said yes. Native stories deserve to be told & Native voices deserve to be heard.
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SprintingOwlDesigns @sprintingowl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm sorry, the WHAT?!
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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 06/10/2026
Jerk off hand motion, HUGE jerk off hand motion
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Dabididab @dabiwinter.cryptoanarchy.network · 06/10/2026
We are leaving Minnesota today to drive back to Texas, and I could really use some help getting money for a hotel tonight. We can't sleep in the car with two dogs, and there is no way we can drive straight through. I'd really like to be safe 0/150 CashApp ironicmind13 Venmo DabiW
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Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is the best worm, a strange and curious worm, a worm that "appears to have a furor for budding," producing more butts than any single creature should be allowed. If you asked it to kiss its ass goodbye, you'd be waiting a very, very long time
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 06/10/2026
A 15-year-old's hand was blown off, a 16-year-old suffered a devastating eye injury, and a 14-year-old reportedly lost most of his teeth as Amnesty International accused French police of using disproportionate force.
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'Savagery': Horrific Injuries as French Police Crack Down on Nationwide Student Protests
A 15-year-old's hand was blown off, a 16-year-old suffered a devastating eye injury, and a 14-year-old reportedly lost most of his teeth as Amnesty International accused French police of using disproportionate force.
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neuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
i'm not a "both parties are the same" person, that's obviously not true, but it is true that everyone in the federal government exercises class solidarity with each other to some degree, and for SCOTUS that degree is something in the neighborhood of 99%
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HELP BEX! bit.ly/HelpBex @ovaettr.gay · 06/10/2026
Unfortunately because I also had to pay my health insurance, credit card debt, and my early month smaller bills im out of funds again and won't be getting anything from my paycheck on Friday cuz i already advanced it and used it on bills. I have about $15 to my name now ahead of my trip #HelpSky
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Visit ovaettr AKA Orion Fern's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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Olivia Gobert-Hicks @goberthicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
LETS FUCKING GO please please please go sign the support letter actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
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Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!
The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...
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🏳️‍⚧️ ⛧ Nɯvꝡɩɛl ⛧ 🏳️‍⚧️ @nuvy-iel.northsky.social · 06/10/2026
🦇 Electoralism cannot fix this.
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Bex 🖤🏴 @thinlyveiledtruth.cryptoanarchy.network · 05/10/2026
Hey that surge everyone's been talking about hit LA today. Panorama City is in the SFV, and there were other sighings in that area too. Gah.
IG post from Izzy Mirez. 

SOCAL ICE WATCH
VENTURA:
ICE / SIMPSON ST & OLIVE ST / 5:35AM / 2 KIDNAPPINGS /

EL CAJON:
ICE / ORLANDO ST BETWEEN MAIN ST
& MADISON AVE /
5:45AM / 1 KIDNAPPING / 

OXNARD:
ICE / ALVARADO ST /
6:26AM / AT LEAST 2 KIDNAPPINGS /

DESERT HOT SPRINGS:
ICE / DILLON RD /
6:49AM / 1 KIDNAPPING / 

ESCONDIDO:
ICE / ORANGE AVE & EIGHTH ST / 7:18AM / AT LEAST 1 KIDNAPPING /

SAN DIEGO:
ICE / CITY HEIGHTS / UNSURE OF
EXACT CROSS STREETS /
7:45AM / 1 KIDNAPPING /

PANORAMA CITY:
ICE / GREENBUSH AVE & CANTARA ST /
7:50AM / UNSURE IF ANYONE WAS
TAKEN /

OCEANSIDE:
ICE / CELESTE DR & JACQUELINE LN /
7:50AM / AT LEAST 1 KIDNAPPING 

INDIO:
ICE / HWY 111 & OASIS /
8:55AM / 1 KIDNAPPING /

LOS ANGELES:
ICE / LAPD /180 N LOS ANGELES ST/ 8:56AM / 1 PERSON TAKEN UPON
RELEASE /

SAN MARCOS:
ICE / HOME DEPOT / 550 W SAN
MARCOS BLVD /
9:00AM / AT LEAST 1 KIDNAPPING /

CITY OF INDUSTRY:
CENTESS APOLIA PORT
CENTER / 17843 COLIMA RD,
9:45AM / AT LEAST 3 KIDNAPPINGS /

SAN DIEGO:
ICE / 49TH ST & EL CAJON BLVD /
9:55AM / 1 KIDNAPPING /

AT LEAST 4 KIDNAPPINGS ACROSS
ORANGE COUNTY
@izzymirez / 10.05.20 / 11:45 am
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 06/10/2026
Yesterday, Border Patrol evicted the tree occupation blocking the border wall construction at Lochiel, Arizona. Today, despite arrests and further repression, people occupied a tree on the south side of the easement, once again halting construction. crimethinc.com/meltice#ariz...
A platform in a tree at Lochiel, Arizona.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
with each passing day it feels more surreal to be an independent journalist. like playing with a toy train while vanderbilt owns the railways.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 05/10/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but the autonomous vehicle developers who most vocally argued that society must accept a certain number of deaths to enjoy the technology's safety benefits (Tesla & Uber ATG) were the only ones who killed people and never actually delivered on their promises
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 05/10/2026
During a 2022 Red Sea heat wave, beneficial bacteria treatments successfully protected wild corals from bleaching. A study shows both live probiotics and heat-killed "postbiotics" preserved coral health, offering a tool to help reefs survive rising sea temperatures. Allessandra DiCorato reports.
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Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study
As a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) off the coast of Saudi Arabia reacted differently than other corals. They’d been treated with…
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: For the first time in 10 months, the U.S. admitted a refugee who is not a white South African. In September, the U.S. admitted 3,386 white South Africans and two Afghans (in D.C.) In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 16,287 white South Africans, five Afghans, and nobody else.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 05/10/2026
The IUCN has assessed the brown clockfig, a rare succulent in Namibia and South Africa, as critically endangered. Overgrazing, green energy projects, and diamond mining threaten its desert habitat, with up to 100% of the population projected to be lost by 2052.
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Rare Southern African succulent listed as critically endangered amid mining threat
The brown clockfig, an extremely rare succulent growing in the hot, arid border region of Namibia and South Africa, was recently assessed as critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife…
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
i propose a new nicolas cage national treasure film
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not what I ordered but not mad about it. Photo from my collection, 1967.
Black and white photo of a short haired black kitten in a cardboard box covered with shredded paper that looks like packing material.
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francis @dilfkink.kindboys.online · 05/10/2026
Woman with radiant smile happily pressing a button labeled IMMANENTIZE for a device labeled ESCHATRON 9000
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our built infrastructure robs kids of their freedom of independent mobility. Streets are dominated by oversized vehicles, piloted by aggressive and distracted drivers where one mistake can turn lethal. We sacrificed child development to subsidize the auto industry.
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