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Werecockroach was delightful, really looking forward to reading this!

Teacup @undertheteacup.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Go me, I managed to cancel a subscription before it renewed! Not only that, but to export and migrate my data from that service to another Incredible, truly a superhuman feat

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Researchers find that one-time trainings about consent can actually increase perpetration. In my interviews with young men, they told me that they knew no one believed what they were saying because it hadn’t come up before—and no one actually held men accountable anyway.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To put it another way, you can’t just tell your sons they need to take accountability—you need to hold them accountable. Start with small stuff. Don’t shield them for the consequences of their actions. Walk them through the process of doing the wrong thing and turning it into the right thing.

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jadehawk "FREE ŁINK" @jadehawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the arts have been recalled due to salmonella

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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We’ve spent many, many hours over the past few months searching the rock pools of Cornwall for a rainbow sea slug. Today, we finally found one! Absolutely worth all the time we’ve spent - it was truly breathtaking.

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Teacup @undertheteacup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is fascinating to me as someone who grew up in a time and place where you learned to write with fountain pens. And I definitely started out with just the one pen

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Ash Chudgar @chudgar.com · 25/09/2026

Hey, some of you dear weirdos might want to know about this weekend's Neuroqueer Career Summit, a free online conference that seems pretty amazing. I'll be on a panel tomorrow (9/26) about "Unmasking & Self-Advocacy at Work." Registration here: colorfulfutures.us/neuroqueer-c...

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NEUROQUEER CAREER SUMMIT

Panelist: Know your Needs, Unmasking & Self Advocacy at Work

Ash brings an Internal Family Systems approach, sharing ideas from partswork to help attendees unmask and advocate for themselves more skillfully through internal communication.

DR. ASH CHUDGAR, PH.D.
- He/him or they/them
- Communication coach & consultant
- Trained in Internal Family Systems
- Approaches work w/a lens of liberation

Date of Panel: 26 Sept 2026

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Intimidating the job interviewer by slowly pulling a 6 foot long Italian sub out of my pants while making direct eye contact

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 24/09/2026

i love that the prevalence of slop is making some people actually be creative and be like…idk man i can’t afford a designer and i won’t use AI so i wrote this flyer on notebook paper with a sharpie. i printed out a google doc and placed it on my cat

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Teacup @undertheteacup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Of all the eruptions people have had in libraries, this is one of the best possible scenarios 😂

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking.

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Self Care Tips from Tumblr (this is rolling around again so I thought I'd reshare it here) #raccoons #selfcare

Self Care Tips From Tumblr, illustrated by Maia Kobabe: When you feel like everyone hates you, sleep. When you feel like you hate everyone, eat. When you feel like you hate yourself, shower. Someone out there feels better because you exist. (illustrated with cartoon drawings of raccoons acting out the recommended advice)

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

it's important to arrive at sturdy ethical principles that you can't be annoyed out of. people are annoying as shit

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thread to help a trans person who has gotten some scary attention. Please help if you can.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Re This case: Most media are focusing on their own states, but this was a multi-state trip. The person took the whole route of the Southwest Chief, so Illinois through the midwest, then across S. Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona before LA. Then up the coast, and back across on California Zephyr.

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Person with measles rode Amtrak trains and buses across CA, health officials say

The California Department of Public Health said the unvaccinated passenger stopped at six California stations, including downtown Sacramento.

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Elizabeth @elizabethc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"We Are the River: How the Mississippi Shaped Minnesota" is a terrific film, highly recommend. Available on Minnesota PBS Passport.

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Teacup @undertheteacup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Among the wonders of T: no longer being Intolerably Cold in the Costco produce room

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Teacup @undertheteacup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Same goes for community aid. If rapid response isn’t your thing, maybe delivering groceries, driving people places, or prepping whistle/first aid/etc kits for distribution is! Everyone who’s been doing this since last winter is burned out and struggling

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 15/09/2026

Given all the *flails hands* you all deserve one of the most adorable pictures I took of Baby Bird Season 2026. A snowy ploverlet peeking through a little sand shrub. Perhaps a once in a lifetime shot. 🪶 🐣

a tiny snowy plover chick, about 2 inches tall, looks through a shrub as if theyr hiding, on a beach

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

it's not my favorite but absolutely nailing the "tore through a major city's queer dating scene over the course of 8 months and left an absolute crater in their wake, countless friendships destroyed and lives upended, hasn't been heard from since but there are rumors they're in corsica" look

emma d'arcy in a very loose oversized black three-piece suit over a dusty rose collared shirt open down to the closed vest. the pants ave wide and break very low over polished black shoes, and the jacket hits nearly at the knee, with oversized lapels that flare a few inches lower than normal. they're wearing multiple necklaces and rings, and what appears to be a silver fish brooch on one lapel, with wet look hair with single strands dangling down to their eyebrows

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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 14/09/2026

The time is NOW, friends. The 2027 Lambda Literary Awards season is officially open. ✨ lambdaliteraryawards.submittable.com/submit #lammys2027

A starry dark background with the Lambda Literary Awards seal and the text “The 2027 Lammy Awards now accepting submissions 9.14.26 - 11.22.26 in the following categories:
Bisexual Fiction
Bisexual Nonfiction
Bisexual Poetry
Gay Fiction
Gay Memoir/Biography
Gay Poetry
Gay Romance
Lesbian Fiction
Lesbian Memoir/Biography
Lesbian Poetry
Lesbian Romance
LGBTQ+ Anthology
LGBTQ+ Children’s Books
LGBTQ+ Comics
LGBTQ+ Drama
LGBTQ+ Middle Grade
LGBTQ+ Mystery
LGBTQ+ Nonfiction
LGBTQ+ Poetry
LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica
LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction
LGBTQ+ Studies
LGBTQ+ Young Adult
Transgender Fiction
Transgender Nonfiction
Transgender Poetry

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Rabbi Emily Cohen @thatrabbicohen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Coffee-drinking Jews: This is your annual PSA that if you plan to fast on Yom Kippur (note that you should absolutely *not* fast unless it's mentally & physically safe for you), you should start tapering your caffeine now. Your Yom Kippur self will thank you.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hey American friends, help spread the word: Canada has an immigration stream for HC workers. "For Tyson, the targeted recruitment worked. It took him just 3 months to get his B.C. nursing licence through a fast-track process, and 8 days to receive a provincial nomination for permanent residence."

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 12/09/2026

Body: The autumn approaches. Consume carbs. Make soup. Me: It was 94 degrees today. Body: Nestle in the bed beneath a mountain of blankets. Me: I was sweating so much I had to change my bra. Body: You crave cozy. Become one with the cozy. Me: I'm going to go sleep face-up in the pool.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 12/09/2026

The same train, 318, stopped at Washington, Missouri; Kirkwood, downtown St. Louis and Alton on its way to Chicago's Union Station, Amtrak says.

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Person with measles boarded train that went through St. Louis on Aug. 27

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 11/09/2026

CDC has declared the cyclospora lettuce outbreak to be over. If you've altered your behavior to mitigate the risk from this outbreak, and my guidance is helpful, I would wait at least another week before easing those mitigating measures.

nvestigation of Multistate Outbreak of Cyclospora Illnesses: Iceberg Lettuce
CDC declares outbreak over. FDA's outbreak investigation is ongoing.

September 11, 2026

As of September 11, 2026, CDC has declared this outbreak over. While the outbreak is over, FDA continues the outbreak investigation of Cyclospora infections linked to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico and recalled by Taylor Farms de Mexico. FDA will continue to collaborate with CDC as well as state and local partners as necessary.

Since the last update on August 27, 2026, state and local health officials have continued to interview additional sick people with cyclosporiasis and CDC has added them to this multistate outbreak. The outbreak includes people who reported exposure to processed iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico served or purchased at various locations, including people who previously reported eating at Taco Bell. Most of these illnesses began before the Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce recall on July 17, 2026. The total case count associated with this multistate outbreak is now 12,883 illnesses reported from 21 states. Since the last update, one additional state has been added: Virginia.

FDA’s onsite inspections and sample collection at iceberg lettuce growers and the processing facility in Mexico, in coordination with Mexican officials, have ended. Samples from the onsite inspections are pending analysis.

FDA remains confident that all recalled iceberg lettuce related to this specific Cyclospora outbreak is off the market. Although the outbreak is over, FDA’s outbreak investigation remains ongoing. FDA will continue to work with federal, state, and international partners to complete its investigation and will provide updates as they become available. In addition, FDA will provide updates on Cyclospora prevention efforts on a new page: Post-Outbreak Response Activities: Multistate Outbreaks of Cyclospora Illnesses.

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 09/09/2026

This “spoon rest” is gonna have its own AO3 tag by October

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Will Li @williamlidc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

All the credit goes to my wife for this insight: if LLMs are so good at being friend-shaped, then we can’t argue someone out of using LLMs (whether treating the LLM as a friend or an authority). It’s tempting to try to be the better authority, but the best approach is to out-friend the LLM.

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Grinda 🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @grindagoat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I see some younger queers using "stone" for "stone butch" as a modifier where they are very clearly thinking it means "REALLLLLLY butch" instead of "butch who doesn't want to be touched during sex" and I just. I need some little pamphlets to hand out.

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Bernie Wagenblast @berniew.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A message for my trans sisters, especially the older ones. I’m living proof it’s never too late. I transitioned at 66 and just turned 70 this week. I’m so happy I can finally be comfortable in my own skin. I’ve had more adventures in the past 3+ years than I ever could have imagined.

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 07/09/2026

Getting a little nervous watching the AOC/MAHA backlash swing into "we must always trust the medical system" territory. Especially coming from folks who have never had to ask the medical system to give a shit about their ovaries being covered in cysts or endo scarring eating their intestines.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It genuinely blows my mind the degree to which people in power do not grasp (or just refuse to acknowledge) that encampments are preferable to shelters for a whole lot of people, for a long list of reasons.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

The settlement administrators have written back and explained to me that indeed, if you select either "author" or "author loan-out company" as your entity when you first signed up, it will assume that there is a silent publisher, unless you say that you are the sole owner of the work.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

Please spread this far and wide in every self publishing space that you know of: make sure people know that they're assuming that 50% of the work goes to some random space.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

I am so annoyed by this that I made a video b/c I know those spread further. PLEASE tell people that if they have self-published works in the settlement with more than one rights holder, they have to go change the allocation.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 08/09/2026

I love seeing your kids’ first day of school pics! All of them are beautiful! But saying this with my cybersecurity professional hat on: you probably shouldn’t be posting pictures of your kids. I’m sorry :(

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I don't check my redbubble enough to notice sales but how did this old shitpost suddenly become one of the highest selling pieces in my entire store lmao #Art #SciArt www.redbubble.com/i/poster/THE...

A parody of Edvard Munch's the scream of a figure standing on a bridge facing the viewer, screaming, but the figure has been replaced with the close up of a cicada. The background is swirly red.

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Scromitin' Jay Hawkins 🇺🇦 @silkscreenfiend.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is a weird one, but the first punk show I ever saw was NYC hardcore stalwarts Yuppicide at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church just outside Harvard Square. 1/

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 06/09/2026

I always think about how my grandmother learned how to put text on her pictures and somehow would create the sort of shit you'd see on an indie horror poster or a niche album drop & you can't fake the pure elegance of someone who has no idea what they are doing bsky.app/profile/most...

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Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Friday morning, I was gardening when I checked my phone. A request had gone out for help. For 25+ hours, ICE had been laying siege to a quiet neighborhood in Frederick, MD. Community members were afraid, some didn’t want to leave their homes. ICE vehicles seemed to be lurking on every corner.

ICE vehicle - black Nissan Maxima with plate cover - posted up in a spot that also serves as an elementary school bus stop.

Another ICE vehicle, black Dodge Durango, lurking around the community.

Two more ICE vehicles - black Dodge Durango and a white SUV, unclear on make, model - on a quiet residential street, being quietly creepy. Note that the white SUV has its plate covered.

Yet another ICE vehicle. Black Nissan Pathfinder. They were all over the neighborhood.

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Amanda Finley Digs All the Spooky Things @rubyslippahs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Five years ago today, Ed Yong at The Atlantic published this article. He reached out to me when he was writing it, and in our brief interview, we didn't talk about research and treatment. Everyone talks about that. 1/35

A blue hoodie on the pavement next to a very beat up pair of yellow flats, dirty from momths of campfires and outside living

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 02/09/2026

Vote as early as possible and, if you can, in person. Make this your mantra for the next few months. Don't shut up about it until the polls close. IF YOU'RE IN LINE TO BE PEDANTIC AND ANNOYING ABOUT VOTING, STAY IN LINE!!!

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Metro Transit (Official) @metrotransitmn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We want your input on proposed transit service enhancements! Review changes and comment by Oct. 4. Join a September community meeting or share feedback online. Meeting dates: Sept. 16, 21, 23 & 24. Learn more: metrotransit.org/network-now/network-now/

Three diverse people smiling and discussing transit plans at a community meeting for proposed route changes in the Network NOW 2026 Update.

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