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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

imagine telling people that you prefer the output of a computer to experiencing the wonder of another human's imagination like you're announcing that you are an anti-social asshole with bad taste, just to be clear

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

His design philosophy is very similar to Nozawa's. Both use the past to inform their designs, but they also feel free to make creative adjustments. Utilitarian details are often exaggerated, multiplied, or rearranged — especially the abundance of pockets, which you can use to store snacks.

A model wearing a Barbour x Engineered Garments jacket.

A model wearing a Barbour x Engineered Garments cape.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

While shopping in vintage record stores, he stumbled into the vintage clothing stores nearby. It was there where he picked up a love for vintage Levi’s, old American varsity sweaters, and beat-up military parkas. That's why his early Kaptain Sunshine collections looked like old LL Bean.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So many people just keep saying that Covid is over and so it’s time to move on, and yet the wastewater data just keeps saying that Covid is over here that Covid is over there and that Covid is moving on from one person to another.

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 25/09/2026

I found out today that my website didn’t have a proper page-not-found page 🤦🏽‍♀️ so I made one.

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New audiobook project: Mango Summer by
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"163 articles were published on Jason Arday in the week after he resigned – compared to 13 articles by the same media outlets on James Orr in the week after the broadcast of the undercover filming he was featured in." ✍️ @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/09/17/t...

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The Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’

The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong in our inst...

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Farm workers in Gilroy CA are picking round tomatoes. They start early and try to finish their loads as fast as they can to beat the heat. They averaging around 170 buckets a day. They’re getting paid 93¢ a bucket, carrying 2 25lb buckets every trip. #WeFeedYou

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 17/09/2026

I would love to attend a Wordpress community activity but I don't want anything to do with Automattic/wp dot com . Oh well.

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Taco Verdo @tacoverdo.com · 03/04/2025

Less than two weeks before #WCAsia, Matt banned my colleague @joost.blog from the event, and @progressplanner.com, from sponsoring it. I hoped it would pass, until we had a call last week. Nothing is going to change. So here I am, breaking the silence. progressplanner.com/real-impact-...

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The Real Impact of a WordPress Ban

Joost de Valk and Progress Planner got banned from WordPress, and that's a big deal. And we shouldn’t allow ourselves to normalize it.

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Oneal @onealtr.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

All right, let's do this, one more time #WCAsia We’re looking ahead to Malaysia! WordCamp Asia 2027 is coming to the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre (PWCC) from April 9-11. Apply here: asia.wordcamp.org/2027 #WordCampAsia #WordPress #Malaysia #OpenSource #Community

WordCamp Asia 2027 Lead Organizers
Julian Song from Malaysia
Junko Nukaga from Japan
Oneal Rosero from the Philippines
Andy Saw from Malaysia

The venue of WordCamp Asia 2027 is the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre
the date is April 9-11, 2027

join the team of organizers for WordCamp Asia 2027 by scanning the QR code to access the form

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 17/09/2026

Cloudflare’s Turnstile seems to be working well, I think it’s time for me to use it to replace reCAPTCHA in the rest of my websites.

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 01/09/2026

I did wonder why we got an advisory today about bad air in QC and Makati! Hope the fires are under control now 💔 Sending love to Indonesia 🇮🇩❤️

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HAZE OVER METRO MANILA BLAMED ON FOREST FIRES IN INDONESIA
Haze over Metro Manila blamed on forest fires in Indonesia | ANC ABS-CBN News
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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · 01/09/2026

Kilig and Liebe is now in print worldwide USD 11.99. Available soon in 🇵🇭 at RomanceClass events + Komiket + my order form!

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Truthout @truthout.org · 28/08/2026

The Israeli commander who ordered the strike on World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza in 2024 said that he has no regrets for the incident that sparked global outrage and worsened famine conditions in the Strip. The strike killed seven aid workers.

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Israeli Commander Says He’s “Not Sorry” For Ordering WCK Strike That Killed 7 Aid Workers

Rights groups said it was a likely war crime that helped build evidence for Israel’s practice of using starvation as a weapon in Gaza.

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 29/08/2026

Been raining all day! And it’s so chilly all the fans and AC are turned off.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 24/08/2026

I got called a luddite on Friday and I was like yeah ok fine because the luddites were right.

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 17/08/2026

Stay safe, folks 🇵🇭 #bagyo

Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
IMPACT-BASED FORECAST NO. 12
Heavy Rains / Flood due to Southwest Monsoon
Issued at 3:00 PM on August 17, 2026
Valid until the next issuance at 3:00 PM tomorrow or earlier.
BAGONG PILIPINAS
Legend:
Minimal = green
Minor = yellow
Significant= orange
Severe = red

RISK MAP FOR AREAS AFFECTED
(Showing the map of Luzon and how severely each area is affected)
Today (Aug 17) = HIGH LIKELIHOOD
Tomorrow (Aug 18) = MEDIUM LIKELIHOOD
Wednesday (Aug 19) = MEDIUM LIKELIHOOD
Thursday (Aug 20) = LOW LIKELIHOOD

AFFECTED AREAS TODAY (AUGUST 17)
Severe:
Metro Manila, Pampanga (Lubao, Floridablanca, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol), Bataan (Abucay, Balanga, Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Limay, Orani, Orion, Obando, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue,
Pilar, Samal), Bulacan (Hagonoy, Paombong,
Balagtas, Guiguinto, Calumpit),
Malolos, Bulakan, Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, Cainta, Taytay) and Cavite (Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, Cavite City, Rosario, Tanza, Naic)

Significant:
Zambales, Bataan (Bagac, Mariveles, Morong), Bulacan (Angat, Baliuag, Bustos, San Jose del Monte, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, Pandi, Plaridel, Pulilan, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria), Pampanga (Apalit, Arayat, Bacolor, Candaba, San Fernando, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon,
Santa Ana, Santo Tomas, Angeles, Mabalacat, Guagua, Porac, Santa Rita), Rizal (Antipolo, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Teresa, Tanay, Jala-Jala, Pililla), Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, General Trias, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Ternate, Trece Martires, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez), Laguna (Santa Cruz, Binan, San Pedro, Lumban, Pangil, Famy, Kalayaan, Mabitac, Paete, Pakil, Santa Maria,
Siniloan) and Batangas (Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan,
Lian, Nasugbu, Tuy, Agoncillo, Laurel, Lemery, Santa Teresita, San Luis, San Nicolas, Taal, Balete, Talisay, Tanauan, Malvar)

Minor:
Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Batangas (Alitagtag, Batangas City, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Pascual, Santo Tomas, Taysan, Tingloy) and Laguna (Alaminos, Bay, Cabuyao,
Calauan, Calamba, Santa Rosa, Liliw, Los Banos, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria, Cavinti)

AFFECTED AREAS TOMORROW (AUGUST 18)

Severe:
Metro Manila, Pampanga (Lubao, Floridablanca, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol), Bataan(Abucay, Balanga,
Severe Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Limay, Orani, Orion,
Pilar, Samal), Bulacan (Hagonoy, Paombong, Malolos, Bulakan, Obando, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Calumpit), Cavite (Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, Cavite City, Rosario, Tanza, Naic) and Rizal(Rodriguez, San Mateo, Cainta, Taytay)

Significant:

Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bataan (Bagac, Mariveles, Morong), Bulacan (Angat, Baliuag, Bustos, San Jose

del Monte, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, Pandi, Plaridel, Pulilan, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria), Pampanga (Apalit, Arayat, Bacolor, Candaba, San Fernando, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, Santo Tomas, Angeles, Mabalacat, Guagua, Porac, Santa Rita), Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, General Trias, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Ternate, Trece Martires, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez), Laguna (Santa Cruz, Binan, San Pedro, Lumban, Pangil, Famy, Kalayaan, Mabitac, Paete, Pakil, Santa Maria, Siniloan), Batangas (Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lian, Nasugbu, Tuy, Agoncillo, Laurel, Lemery, Santa Teresita, San Luis, San Nicolas, Taal, Balete, Talisay

Regional Weather Forecasting Center
National Capital Region - PAGASA Regional Services Division
Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue
EWS
Brgy. Central, Quezon City 1100, Philippines
Tel. No.: (+632) 8284-0800 ext. 4805
Website: https://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/08/2026

14 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists. Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 10/08/2026

FYI, right before the pandemic, we produced what was effectively an audiobook of @anatejano.com’s KEEP THE FAITH (published in 2016) and released it as season 3 of the #RomanceClass podcast. The book is 10 years old now. Happy 10th! anatejano.com/2026/happy-1...

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Happy 10th birthday, Keep the Faith!

Ten years ago on July 31, I published my second book! It was technically my third book, because I published a short story in between, but Keep the Faith was my official second novel. I also thought…

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"Maria" is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves and sleeves to protect herself against the lemon thorns. She shares, "I will work any job to feed my children." Today Coachella temps are predicted to reach a high of 118°. #WeFeedYou

A farm worker who is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves sleeves, and a hoodie to protect herself against the lemon thorns and the sun

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My friend the climatologist worries that the heat is rising. My friend the epidemiologist worries that cases are rising. My friend the historian worries that fascism is rising. My friend the activist worries that we are not rising.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"Jessica" has worked harvesting and packing table grapes in the Delano, Arvin and Richgrove CA area for 20+ years. "We just earn CA minimum wage. This is hard work especially now in this current heat wave when I need to work 8 hrs a day in temps that reach 105°." #WeFeedYou

A farm worker standing under the grapevines with a mask and hat and clothes protecting her arms from the Sun and from scratches

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 01/08/2026

I think we can safely assume these AI companies are always lying. Always.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 31/07/2026

The next trend in Fear hype: "our AI is a hacker too, guize! In fact our hacked THREE systems! For super serious!" That's you, anthropic. That's what you sound like. "…triggered by OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, Anthropic [claims its models breached 3] organizations during 3rd-party evaluations"

wired.com

Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests

In a review triggered by OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real-world organizations during third-party evaluations.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Here’s to really good news!

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

working the levers of government

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Ana Tejano⁷ @anatejano.com · 31/07/2026

Keep the Faith, my second book is 10 years old today! 🥳 To celebrate, the book is $ 0.99 across all retailers from today until Aug 31 💚 on the rebound office romance, heartbreak, healing, disaster risk reduction in the 🇵🇭 with a side of fries 🍟 🔗 anatejano.com/ktf10 #romanceclass #romancelandia

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Keep the Faith – 10th anniversary

Keep the Faith 10th Anniversary Sale Get the ebook for $0.99 from July 31 to August 31! on the rebound | starting over again | workplace romancefirst person POV | heat level 0 Buy now: Ebooks: Prin…

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The smoke pains you; the lettuce isn’t safe; this heat harms, too; a mask will chafe; your friend has a bug; “no fucks to give;” reign of a thug; keep trying to live. * A compendium of the 333rd week of plague poems… librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/p...

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Plague Poems – The Three-Hundred-and-Thirty-Third Week

I am self-aware enough to know that I have a tendency to see dark omens wherever I look. Yes, I am self-aware enough to know that about myself. But this morning upon smelling the smoke, and seeing …

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Tania Arpa @taniaarpa.com · 30/07/2026

There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you find a free plugin that is simple, does everything, you want and is compatible with the latest version of #Wordpress.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

To prep for the harvest, "Daisy" is deleafing the wine grapevines at Balletto Vineyards & Winery in Sonoma CA. "Because of my UFW contract I make $21+/hr -one of the highest salaries for this work in the area. We also get good benefits and job security. ¡Con unión se vive mejor!" #WeFeedYou

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Alex @theunorthodox.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Oh so now I’m supposed to *checks notes* check notes

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 18/07/2026

Recently, a boat capsized near Alcatraz w 20 people on board & no one was wearing a life jacket. Two fishermen saw the smoke, pulled up their lines, and sailed over, saving 8 or 9 lives. One of the heroes is homeless & fishes to make money to survive. Here’s his GFM www.gofundme.com/f/help-mike-...

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Donate to Help Mike Montoya Rebuild His Life, organized by Kristine I

Help Mike Montoya Rebuild His Life Many of you have seen Mike Montoya in the news… Kristine I needs your support for Help Mike Montoya Rebuild His Life

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Adding fish to rice paddies fights a horrible parasitic disease. In a schistosomiasis hotspot in Senegal, researchers stocked rice fields with two native species, African bonytongue and Nile tilapia, that eat or outcompete the freshwater snails carrying the parasite buff.ly/pLZVsmD #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Farming technique could curb devastating tropical disease

New research shows how introducing native fish into rice fields may help boost crop yields while suppressing a disease affecting more than 220 million people worldwide.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Oh I suppose it's "illegal" and an "abomination before God" and a "perversion of science" to transform every full moon into a beloved local raccoon

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic. Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic. Money managers should DIVEST from $GEO $CXW www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...

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This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE

Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 16/07/2026

downtown Minneapolis right now - smoke from the Camp Fire in northern Minnesota

a very smokey scene of downtown Minneapolis

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PZ Myers @pzmyers.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Women: if you think men have a poor understanding of female anatomy, just you wait until AI replaces your gynecologist. freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...

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strange ranger @lithiumsucks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Refreshing honesty out in the wild...

Dark gray SUV with a hand-painted message on the back window reading, "never getting married (just fukking) and a heart with 'Lexie + Ryan'"

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Nicknamed “Honeybadger” for good reasons @httorg.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

They’re picking jurors for Luigi this week Repost so everyone remembers this: Jury Nullification is when Jurors vote to acquit, not just based on the law. But on wether the application of that law Truly serves justice.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 11/06/2026

My gf has roped a load of churches into getting their members to collect a load of food that can then be distributed to those who need it across Belfast. Many are afraid to leave their houses, even to get food. People have been delivering food to strangers since this started.

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