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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/09/2026
Digital rights activists have long railed at the use of the term "IP," criticizing it for being deceptively imprecise and also rhetorically dishonest. I get where these objections are coming from, but I think they're misguided.
A pastoral landscape with a cablecar system running overhead. A procession of old-timey cash registers are being moved through the sky on it.
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Adam Warren @adamwarren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Spooky continues discussing Emp's status as "our sexy martyr of distressed damselhood" in today's EMPOWERED vol.12 webcomic page: www.empoweredcomic.com/comic/volume...
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olyester 🌼 @cco00oo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
on sale
A digital painting of Leafeon

A leafeon naps in a basket of peppers at a produce stand bathed in sunlight. Partly eaten peppers sits nearby, while the price tag has been replaced with a half-off label: "leftovers" They're a bargain, so pepper stir-fry it is tonight. Now then... let's make sure we don't wake the little sleeper
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GlacierClear @glacierclear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ive been wanting to draw woodchip naked since her creation like 2 years ago. and now that she's not locked under NDA anymore. .......... i can finally touch them
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GlacierClear @glacierclear.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
noodle faces
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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Ashitaka's story emphasizes the importance of having two girlfriends, one who is nice but evil and one who is mean but good, and you have to spend all of your time doing stuff for them
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aya doggie Θ∆ @puppyywife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
shirt
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Centurii chan @centuriichan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dating with an elegant knight translator wingman.
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Da Real Juicy J @realjuicyjay.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026
This is my favorite genre of social media content right now Some dipshit who was trolling online getting the absolute shit beat out of them by the professional they were talking shit to 😌
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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VC @vgc1720.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Which is why you shouldn’t wear a mask anymore & ignore better clean air standards being proposed by advocates looking out for your health too & the ppl doing those things & encouraging you to & asking you to critically think about your choices around this intersectional issue are problematic. OK.
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The folk protest music scene is back
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.” H/t @ameshaa.bsky.social
nbcnews.com
America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026
"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5
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“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party
“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The top graph shows our county-level COVlD map using the CDC's Standard Benchmarks. The bottom map shows the downshifted levels under the CDC's new system. This really makes a difference for early warning in the middle categories. I've highlighted 5 areas.
Graphic of old vs new systems
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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BTW, the CDC just changed the rules again saying healthcare workers can return to work 4 days after testing + for Covid, meaning they will be treating patients during their peak infectiousness. If anyone was considering not wearing a respirator or mask in a doctor’s office or hospital
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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
... YOUR TAX DOLLARS ...
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Mare Pan @paarsec.com · 24/09/2026
I want you to try removing the autocorrect from your phone for a week, just to see how you type after a decade of using it. That's what's gonna happen to every single skill that you offload often to AI
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Vexx and Death at Camp Miasma @thenoirgal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Abe Simpson meme “so I stuck my leggie out, which was the style at the time”
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: Emergency motion asks First Circuit if its decision overturning DHS's third-country removal policy is effective immediately or not. They cite my reporting, and reveal tomorrow's ICE flight to make TCR stops in Central African Republic, Rwanda and Burundi. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72347...
courtlistener.com
Motion (other) – #00108513219 in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (1st Cir., 26-1212) – CourtListener.com
EMERGENCY MOTION to Clarify the Effectiveness of this Court's Decision or, In the Alternative, Confirm the Stay is Lifted or Issue the Mandate filed by Appellees D.V.D., E.F.D., M.M. and O.C.G.. Serve...
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
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Mr. Moo Sky @bricebowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Disable gambling ads:
Discord Settings. "Sponsored Content" button is pressedSponsored Content settings. "Manage Sponsored Content" button is pressedManage Sponsored Content settings. "Real Money Gambling" radio switch is "off" (disables gambling content)
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Dr. Nic Junius @quakefultales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think the people who want better air purification in all public buildings are correct the same way the people who pushed for treatment of water infrastructure were right
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Continuing after lunch, we're on the #MECFS panel, along with #Lyme and #EBV. Alt text in reply. 🧪
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Talking about allodynia in murine models. Allodynia is when pain is produced by a non-painful stimulus. If you give LPS, hypersensitivity to pain occurs (Note: LPS is lipopolysaccharide, which is often used as an infectious proxy) Male mice showed increased allodynia-- but not female mice
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Your Ad Here [10 chars] @cooluser354.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One tactic they also employ to try and silence people is casting the people speaking out about the gender critical Republican bills/initiatives as weird for bringing it up. As if the BILLS THEMSELVES aren't saying it. It's quite the insidious disinfo campaign. #LGBT
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Rosa DeLauro @delauro.house.gov · 22/09/2026
Fixed it. That’s 750,000 potentially losing healthcare coverage.
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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue approaches Green. Green is wearing a chef's hat and holding an oven tray of something ambiguous.
Blue: What are you making?
Green: A concotion.
Blue: A what?
Green: I wanted to bake something, but I didn't have any of the ingredients so I improvised.
Blue: ...Is it good?
Green: No.
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BI VISIBILITY DAY
cover of NOT POUNDED BY BI ERASURE BECAUSE MY CURRENT HETERO-PRESENTING RELATIONSHIP DOES NOT INVALIDATE MY QUEERNESS featuring a ladybuck in a red suit lookin over at a VERY ANGRY sentient eraser they are on a long street with lush green plants on either side
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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
Part of their problem will continue to be that OpenAI is trying to convince people that they need a layer of (wonky) enterprise software between them and things like raising kids, cultivating relationships, and exploring hobbies.
businessinsider.com
OpenAI is enlisting an influencer army to make it look 'good for the world'
OpenAI is hiring influencers to create content that portrays AI as cool and helpful, not scary. Here's an inside look at its marketing strategy.
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Pudge 🔞 @pudge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
she be steppin' 🐾
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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Like, this isn't an UNWILLINGNESS to develop media literacy; it's what media literacy LOOKS LIKE when one of the basic skills for understanding the media you most frequently engage with is correctly distinguishing the bits that actually have something to say amid a sea of vacuous algorithm-chasing.
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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I feel like folks expressing bafflement at younger readers approaching prose fiction by skipping everything except the dialogue think this is a problem that came out of nowhere and not a consequence of one's formative media being YouTube videos with 45 seconds of content in a 12-minute running time.
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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“Money, power, respect… the last one is better.” -Kendrick Lamar money - ❌ (I make just above minimum wage as a docent in a natural history museum) power - ❌ (see above) respect - ✅ this meant a lot to me to see!! an artist I have loved for 20 years took the time to piece together the dig site
John darnielle of the mountain goats being a sweetheart
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aya doggie Θ∆ @puppyywife.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
pretty puppy :3
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Four panel comic. Panel 1: two guys playing basketball outside. Guy 1 looks off to the side and asks, “is someone in the window?” Panel 2: a creepy ghost woman stands in the upstairs window of a house, watching them. Panel 3: Guy 2 calls up to the creepy ghost, “you wanna hoop?” Panel 4: the ghost is outside playing basketball with them. She bricks a shot from the free throw line. Guy 2 says, “that’s H-O-R.”
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 06/08/2024
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943. Only one cat has ever received the award. This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
a slightly grumpy looking tuxedo kitty, lounging in a wood tray filled with straw, with a medal round his neck.
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 20/09/2026
Not really sure where a bunch of liberals got the idea that they can’t win without throwing trans people in the garbage, but they’re stupid and cruel and wrong. If you want a human sacrifice so damned bad put gavin newsom in the wicker man
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 21/09/2026
Well well well, someone said the quiet part out loud
60 Minutes (@60Minutes) on X:

“This is the first time in my adult life where there's been an issue that's come up that I feel like is going to directly impact me,” says Dave Lowe, a lifelong conservative Republican who lives near a proposed data center in Texas.

A middle-aged white man with a white beard, a cowboy hat, and a shirt stares at the camera
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 21/09/2026
I first wrote about dicamba back in 2017 when most of the coverage was limited to farming publications. And there's something that I think is missed in the Guardian piece that I think it's important to note about why Bayer is doing this.
popsci.com
A chemical meant to save plants is actually killing them—and it's spreading
New formulations of dicamba, an herbicide, seem to be causing havoc in America's soybean fields
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When authoritarian regimes collapse, their leaders experience symbolic deaths, largely through the destruction & removal of monuments that they've built to glorify themselves and affirm their power. Sometimes called "iconoclasm," who gets a statue or monument is always a symbolic struggle for power.
6th July 1945: A bust of Adolf Hitler lies amidst the ruins of the Chancellery, Berlin. Reg Speller/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesA picture taken on August 22, 1991 shows a crowd watching the statue of KGB founder Dzerzhinsky being toppled on Lubyanskaya square in Moscow. ANATOLY SAPRONENKOV/AFP/Getty ImagesIraqis, with the help of U.S. troops, topple a monument to Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad in 2003. One journalist described the toppling of Saddam as “the most staged photo opportunity since Iwo Jima.”Hungarians stand over the toppled statue of Joseph Stalin on Oct. 23, 1956.Credit...Andor D. Heller/Hungarian News Agency
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The world’s largest battery-electric aircraft flew for the first time on the 12th of August, a 27-minute test flight over upstate New York that cost about five dollars in electricity. Heart Aerospace’s 30-seat prototype is a big step toward a commercial version. buff.ly/i3f0PhR #ShareGoodNewsToo
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The largest all-electric plane ever flew for 27 minutes, on $5 of electricity
Heart's X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes from a regional airport in upstate New York, running on battery power the entire time. The aircraft reached 1,100 feet...
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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🏳️‍⚧️ ⛧ Nɯvꝡɩɛl ⛧ 🏳️‍⚧️ @nuvy-iel.northsky.social · 20/09/2026
🦇 And that's my entire point. Most Democrats are only offering a managed decline. They're not offering us a way out. They just want to be the ones in charge of the process. And we need way more people to realize this instead of just getting angry at trans people who are once again, the scapegoats.
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Basil 🌱 @basil-mage.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Resellers..
Comic featuring a puppy named Basil saying; "Now that I'm an adult, I can finally afford the things I could never have in my youth" only to be disappointed in the next panel when he finds out resellers have taken over
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows a brain. The brain is saying "I'm 30 and YOUNG! I only recently fully developed!"
The second panel shows a heart. The heart says "I hear ya! I can keep going for DECADES more!"
The third panel shows a spine's face. It weakly says, "I am old".
We zoom out and the spine is using a walker. It continues, "so very old".
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: Genghis khan is sitting in a throne room. His advisor enters with a fruity drink in hand. The advisor proclaims, “Genghis Khan! I bring a gift from a faraway land!” Panel 2: he continues, “a ‘strawberry margarita.’” Genghis takes a delicate yet generous sip. Panel 3: Genghis and his advisor exchange smiles. Genghis says, “yeeooo that’s fire”
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