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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/05/2026

If enacted, the rule change will require intellectually disabled young people as well as very elderly people to file multiple 20-page reports if they want to continue their benefits even at the reduced level.

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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The shared excitement over NASA’s recent mission compared to the general indifference to SpaceX missions speaks to the power of something seen as the product of communal human effort rather than just the ego and avarice of one obnoxious dork.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 03/04/2026

Man I have never been so happy for a random pilot I have never met before

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Menstruating pals can judge how close you are to your cycle by whether this article about a sperm whale's community supporting her during birth makes you tear up.

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Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Hey, Intern. Here's a map, but we didn't want to buy the file with the state borders and stuff so give it your best guess.

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CEO of Beckett Mariner @kariizumi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Pope Leo is the first Pope to have ever experienced the US healthcare system, so there's that

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

1. Parent death (Nemo, Onward, Coco, Good Dinosaur) 2. Suicide (Incredibles) 3. Murder (Coco, Incredibles, Up) 4. Torture (Cars 2, Incredibles, Bugs Life, Toy Story) 5. Kidnapping (Monsters Inc, Incredibles) 6. Gun violence (Incredibles, Cars 2) 7. Infertility (Up) 8. Gay people exist?

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Sean Burns @splicedpersonality.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Me: What shirt do you want to wear today? 3yo: Avocado shirt. Me: I don't think you have an avocado shirt, bud. 3yo: Hmm. We could get glue and put it on the avocados and stick them all over my body. That would be a good avocado shirt.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21/02/2026

What does it profit a man to have billions of dollars if he has no one to, lovingly, tell him to shut the fuck up

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The world feels broken a lot of the time, but also my newly-potty-trained toddler had an accident at a playdate yesterday and when we got out of the bathroom, one mom had clean pants and a bag and another one had already cleaned up the mess. So, more of that.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

It feels like there's this idea that everything has an objective value on the good to bad scale and you're either correct or deceived about what it is. And the worst thing you can be in our society is deceived, so people tie themselves in knots trying to prove they know the Truth.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This article touched on the kind of faith I have found value in: a reverence for mystery and humble commitment to living out belief. A "skeptical belief" that doesn't provide certainly so much as a way of moving through the world with open-minded intention.

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Opinion | Ash Wednesday and the Burden of Living Your Beliefs

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Always a pleasant surprise when I can be proud of someone in the NC state legislature.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Brb just crying over the "Love Makes a Family" episode of Sesame Street.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down." data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l... Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't. Recommended, in an extreme way.

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The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls

On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

This is the best explainer so far for why this was the best strategic move Justice Jackson could have made under these circumstances, "entirely understandable and defensible, even if I wish like hell it hadn’t come to this" as @stevevladeck.bsky.social puts it.

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190. SNAP WTF?

A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 27/10/2025

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

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Chris Rowan @allochthonous.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Lego MRI scanner set (donated to hospitals) a big help for kids who need scans: "more than 1 million children globally have used the sets to help them prepare...96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children's anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation"

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How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment

Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Lots of great info packed into this very short interview.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The symbolism of the US Government Accountability Office being closed for the shutdown is honestly a little too on-the-nose.

The front doors of a large office building with a sign that says "Government Accountability Office Building"

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!! reactormag.com/reading-rain...

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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

One thing I see people missing in the discussion about acetaminophen is that most other drugs are off the table during pregnancy. People are like, "Haha Advil is loving this," but ibuprofen is not recommended during pregnancy.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 15/09/2025

You don’t have to watch everything. Protecting your peace online is an act of self-care, not a state of denial. Learn how to filter your feeds and safeguard your mental space ⬇️ theconversation.com/how-to-avoid...

Steps for turning off autoplay or blocking sensitive content

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Don't feel like doing a repost that puts the murder video on the timeline yet again but do feel like repeating the point that the president just straight-up assassinated 11 people for supposedly doing something that wouldn't be a death-penalty crime if they were caught and convicted

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Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Such an interesting thread about fashion advice and how it tends to inherently center one "ideal" gendered form.

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Can’t stand this toy because who in their right mind would tell a kid “let’s sing!” and then start with a minor triad in second inversion

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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This was a disgusting display by the soft, uninformed VP Vance trying to school Zelensky, the man who has led his country through the most surprisingly resilient and effective fight for sovereignty against a global superpower. Every negative stereotype about America is confirmed in this exchange.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I'm going to tell people this is why my two-year-old is obsessed with John Deere.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Highly recommend checking out isoureconomyfair.org. Such a good overview of how systemic racism and anti-immigrant sentiment has shaped the US economy.

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To What Extent Was Our Economy Designed To Be Fair?

Participate in our free online gallery walk to learn more.

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🌫️ Grant Forrest @gfor.rest · 28/01/2025

"They want to do justice to all sides and are then crushed ... Disappointed by the irrationality of the world, they see themselves doomed to futility, and resignedly they step aside or fall an easy victim to those who are stronger." Bonhoeffer

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The failure of "rational" persons, who think they are able by a little reasonableness to (with the best intentions and a naive misunderstanding of reality) put back together the pillars that have come to pieces, is obvious. With their inadequate ability to see, they want to do justice to all sides and are then crushed by the forces which are rebounding on one another, and do not accomplish the slightest result. Disappointed by the irrationality of the world, they see themselves doomed to futility, and resignedly they step aside or fall an easy victim to those who are stronger.

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Shelby Forrest @shelbyforrest.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

At the library today, my toddler (2) kept getting books down, but didn't want to check any out. I finally asked why he didn't want to take them home and, resigned, he says, "No room."

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