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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 6h

Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves

Drawn image of a woman reading, surrounded by books, birds, flowers, clouds, vines, stars. Text reades: Protect the Freedom to Read - Let Books Be - Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, 2026. American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 5h

💔🕯️💔🕯️💔

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 18h

Despite having having far more people, Russia also has about an equivalent GDP to California minus Los Angeles and Santa Clara County. Seems pretty low T and beta!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h

CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Khonri 🫜🎃 @khonri.com · 20h

I'm feeling attacked by @theonion.com but also 10/10.

"How a Book Becomes A Bestseller, The Onion demystifies the publishing process."

1. Proletariat becomes literate.
2. Author's creative inspiration flourishes upon marrying spouse with high-earning, unethical job.
3. Author chooses magical being to have sex with, then works backwards.
4. Author lands agent by running full speed into them while holding loose-leaf copy of manuscript.
5. Penguin Random House blackmailed into seven-figure book deal.
6. Editor removes typos and originality.
7. Famous author who hasn't read book reminded they got three glowing blurbs last year from authors who hadn't read theirs.
8. Publisher contacts Merriam-Webster to license all words it's using.
9. Marketing completely misrepresents plot, tone, and author.
10. Terrified independent bookstore owners gamble their razor-thin profit margin on this one.
11. PR firm hires thousands of people through Craigslist to performatively read book on subway.
12. Colman Domingo, contractually obligated to appear in all things, voices audiobook.
13. New York Times oracle nods.
14. Book written for sole purpose of becoming movie becomes movie.

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Waldo @waldo2006.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Imagine paying $50 for an all you can eat buffet. The lines a bit long but the food is ok. Now imagine you only pay $20 to go to the buffet. But Each piece of food costs $500 dollars. Drinks are at a different buffet. Same with silverware. Long lines too. Universal vs whatever our healthcare is.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…

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Tian Valerian @tian-v.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

‘“The more papers are written about alignment faking, the more future models will have access to information about how to fake alignment,” Masters says. ‘ apple.news/A7AFxeADOQG-...

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‘Oh my god!’: 1,206 AIs built their own secret chatroom – and the weirdest conspiracy emerged — BBC Science Focus Magazine

Chatbots are no longer just getting facts wrong. They’re starting to convincingly lie on purpose

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A collection of Bronze Age spearheads with a Scottish provenance. The spearheads are currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh as part of the museum’s ‘Scotland’s First Warriors’ Exhibition. 📸 My own. #Prehistory #Archaeology #Scotland

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I would feel neglectful if I did not point out that Blackwell's UK have a few signed copies of this available, with free international delivery. If you wanted to check out my non-fiction, it wouldn't be a bad place to begin... blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

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Ring the Hill

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This vase depicts the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. In this segment, we see Chiron the pedagogical centaur. Rather than looking like an organic hybrid though, it appears as if a horse is growing out of his arse. 🕰️c580BC 🏛️BM 📷mine

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Somebody is scared.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The kids are alright. It's our job to do everything we can to build an economy where every kid can grow up and thrive.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The State Department directed millions of dollars originally earmarked to promote human rights to promote far-right causes including Afrikaner rights in South Africa, safeguarding "Western civilizational norms," and documenting "backsliding" in Europe related to mass migration. cnn.it/471EYZQ

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lots of life anxiety comes from worrying about your future self. Combat it by telling your future self to fuck off at least twice every day.

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EktaShahMD @ektashahmd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The greatest proof that polls don’t vote but people do is that we would not be in this hell if the polls were right We would have had a President Hillary Clinton And then a President Kamala Harris

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We’re living through a time when far too many men — including privileged young men at a frat house in an Ivy League university — feel impunity when it comes to attacking women. I don’t think it unrelated to the impunity felt by the man now occupying the highest office in the land.

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Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump

Friends,

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy little accidents

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Tian Valerian @tian-v.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Excellent long, troubling article. If I were concerned about AI ethics & morals (& I am), the very last place I would go is religion. Religion, you know, the ppl who have killed themselves & each other over their flavour of a god-thing?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.

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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026

This corruption must be investigated.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Roman #glass - flask found at Caerleon (Isca Silurum) 1st Century AD . 📷 My own. On display at Caerleon Legionary Museum. #Roman #Archaeology #FindsFriday #artwork

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Nobozos @bozoboy66.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“The many sorrows of our recent history suggest that we humans have a learning disability.” ― Carl Sagan

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Tian Valerian @tian-v.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The greater potential cost of the data center bubble. apple.news/AP56SmZYnTbS...

When the railroad bubble burst in 1873, the damage spread far beyond the investors who had bet on it, helping plunge the entire US economy into the Long Depression. Yet railroad construction had averaged around 2.5 per cent of the US economy - less than the 2.8 per cent that spending on Al infrastructure is now expected to reach.
In short, there's every chance the company behind that data centre down your road will go bust before a single brick is laid. But if that happens, an abandoned building site may be the least of your worries.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AIPAC decided they were going to set a record on the amount of money they spent against me in the primary election. $70 million. Do you know what we could do with $70 million?

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Snake Conjuring - created and performed by Jeramy Neugin, no animals were harmed in filming

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me

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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I Support This Message 💯 Excellent Idea! Their Entire Wealth Came From Stealing 💰. They Are Crooks, Thieves, & Criminals!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026

JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.

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Judge Forces DOJ’s Hand in Explosive Trump-Epstein Records Fight

A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to fast-track records involving Trump and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, finding the fight raises “possible questions about the gove...

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some things I wish I had known when I was a new writer: Being accepted by traditional publishers has less to do with skill than whether they think they can sell it. Just because publishers aren’t ready for a story doesn’t mean readers aren’t. Writing the book is the easy part. 🧵

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...

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🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger

Learn more.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The library isn't your mommy or daddy. Nobody is forcing you to check out any books. Nobody is forcing you to read any books. If you don't like a book, don't read it. If you don't want your kids reading the book, grow up, be a parent, and choose a different book.

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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 30/09/2026

What’s going on America? Somebody has to say it out loud. I keep asking that question in my office and in my car, and today I am putting it on paper because none of us gets to stay silent anymore. www.uncensoredobjection.com/p/whats-goin...

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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BREAKING: Josh Hawley is asking for clarification after Hegseth calls for getting rid of beards.

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Cheryl Harris @cdh111.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hate that the biggest story from Jack Smith's testimony yesterday was that kerfuffle with that Senator looking like an idiot for confusing the Iowa Hawkeyes w/the Atlanta Hawks. It's obscured the important story of the crimes of which Jack Smith was investigating DJT + the evidence uncovered.

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