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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan.”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So after the White House spokespersons tried to justify his inexplicable remarks, saying that he wasn't calling for Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump *doubles down* Literally daring them to bomb the California cities

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thisby.bsky.social @thisby.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I would love to read about Julia Morgan.

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Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 06/10/2026

Like and share this post and I’ll pick five of you to get free copies of We are the Wright Brothers! Buy it here: bit.ly/WeAreWright. Art by Chris Orville Eliopoulos. Love from me. #books #bookstagram #wrightbrothers #dayton

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026

I would die for the Weird Puppies at the Sacramento SPCA

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thisby.bsky.social @thisby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our Education Secretary thinks this is effective teaching.

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notthesameone2.bsky.social @notthesameone2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🐾 5-y/o Mr. Speckles found abandoned in an apt & brought in early July. Smart, knows cues, gentle, sweet, shy, sensitive, social, treat-motivated. Earned 2nd best behavior rating, netural w/ strangers, waggy w/ dogs. Available to foster or adopt by 9/29: nycacc.app#/browse/258839

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026

Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

White Blossoms - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2rebo3a

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜

Young Ruby Bridges, photo in black and white

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thisby.bsky.social @thisby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you. I appreciate it. I would prefer a “real” librarian do the job here, but it isn’t funded and current priorities are a ridiculous amount of useless software, and more Chromebooks than any school should ever have. For now, this Velveteen librarian tries to hold it together.

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thisby.bsky.social @thisby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Please keep in mind, many of us are trying our best despite not having that degree. We read professional reviews, seek out books representing a variety of cultures and viewpoints, as well as read read read before making purchasing decisions. We know we are inadequate, but are doing our best.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hey friends! I am seeing that a certain Awful Lady and her unbroken record of sociopathic harm is back in the discourse. And boy. She really sucks. But maybe we can take this opportunity to highlight and celebrate children's authors who AREN'T transphobic pieces of shit. Great. I'll start...

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Celebrating the library kids with Storytime at the 4th Annual Kristi Yamaguchi Family Literacy Festival… reasons to stay 💜📖💚 www.sjplf.org/event/kristi-yamaguchi-family-literacy-festival-2026

Mychal and Kristi Yamaguchi reading books, speaking into a microphone. Text reads that the 4th Kristi Yamaguchi Family Literacy Festival will happen Saturday, September 5, 2026 at the Children’s Discovery Museum

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I think the guy in charge of our health should care about infectious diseases

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/08/2026

More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.” (Published July 2025)

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A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026

They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded. 1/

A 1960s family living room in which a mom, dad and two kids are mesmerized by a cabinet-style TV. The image has been altered. The TV has an early 1990s VCR atop it. The TV screen is displaying a cross-sectioned human head with brains and spine on display. A huge fist has materialized in the room, with bloody spiked knuckle-dusters, smashing into the VCR. The oil painting over the sofa has been replaced with a pulp image of a male head, its cranium removed and replaced by a dome. Inside the dome is a red eight-segment VCR clock, displaying 12:00. The background in the painting is a tangle of cassette tape. The whole image's colors have been boosted, giving it an overexposed look.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Looking Up - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2nBAHhe

Star Trek represented...the future we can have, a future that is beyond the petty squabbles we are dealing with here on Earth...and that we are able to devote ourselves to the betterment of all humankind by doing what we do so well: explore.
– Nichelle Nichols

Single exposure around midnight near Coalville, Utah

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

She's entirely right. Middle school is too late. When they're younger, many are small and spry enough to go down chimneys and through HVAC vents and clean them right and well. I've read my Dickens.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

These are neighbors, library friends seeking help from a hospital following a car accident. Grace Calero and Giulianna Carriel Calero were, they are worthy of empathy, worthy of care. Human decency. Abolish ICE ❤️‍🩹 [Via Jessenia Hatti Barrett]

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/08/2026

perfect synopsis of modern Republicanism

Darline Graham: I tripped up on one question last night, regarding Taiwan. I don't speak politician. I was just honest. Of course, Taiwan is our friend. But I think people in South Carolina are more worried about boys in girls sports.

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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

He didn’t change. They did.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m so glad to be here today, so glad you’re here! We’re celebrating Library joy, Back to School joy, YOUR joy with my Lilac Market Headbands friends 🥹✨🦖🐝📚💚 #codeMYCHAL

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Lynda Mullaly Hunt @lyndamh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

An ARC giveaway ! Please comment to enter. Sharing would be appreciated 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Ends 8/18 #mglit #kidlit #Howtobuildamiracle #mgGrit #CapeCod

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thisby.bsky.social @thisby.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Looking forward to reading this and sharing it with students.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This story is a bit wild. After Elon Musk's DOGE erased decades of USAID data, it was assumed to be lost. But a Canadian college student had previously downloaded much of it in high school for a project. 4,000 PDFs. Thanks again, Canada. Yet again. www.aiddata.org/blog/before-...

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Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned

Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.

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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What a wonderful thought, puts things into perspective.

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026

If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“For the first time in more than a decade, 2026 will see no women promoted to the US Navy’s admiral rank — even as women now account for one-quarter of all Navy officers, nearly one-third of the service’s midgrade ranks, and about 20 percent of the service overall.”

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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thisby.bsky.social @thisby.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Remember when WholesomeMemes was, you know, wholesome?

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is an INSANE thing to say and believe.

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FunnyVia @funnyvia.com · 06/08/2026

Two photos taken an hour apart... before and after adoption...

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Mike Jung @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

A Maine Coon cat lying on top of a messenger bag and assorted other items

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BillieB @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · 03/08/2026

The whole thread is really solid advice/information, but "...own the dog you have, not the one you're pretending to have." is *key*.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My husband and I started a non-profit to help surrendered dogs in CA by pledging, supporting rescues, and back end funds. We hoped to help 100 dogs by the end of the year and we’re there! Much more to do but feels great. Here are a few of our happy tails. www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-t...

A bulletin board with images posted of many dogs and their names

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Shout out to @barnesandnoble.com for charging $2 less for the signed edition of Hollywood, Ending than the unsigned edition, thereby making my signature worth negative two dollars. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hollywood-...

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Hollywood, Ending (Signed Edition)

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 30/07/2026

This is Fenrir. He has not yet been successful in cuddling with the cat. But thinks if he goes slow enough she might not notice. 13/10 (IG: fenrirfanclub)

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Charlotte Weatherill @ckweatherill.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The point isn't to produce essays, it's to teach students how to think for fuck's sake. The minute you automate that, it's over. You might as well close the course. Which they're also doing. This is an attack on learning, and everyone is just shrugging.

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thisby.bsky.social @thisby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I am both amused and revolted by this.

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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A Trump minion media appearance: Step One: Lie and deny Step Two: Blame Biden Step Three: Threaten legal consequences (tacitly confirming the reporting)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/07/2026

BRENNAN: Isn't it going to hurt faith in our election process if a Republican-only policy to change how elections are run is rammed through less than 100 days out from the election? KENNEDY: No

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