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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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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 15h

So, just dipshits and assholes, then?

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 21h

This Yosemite land grab has been tried since the early 2000s. It lost in court. Now a private equity firm is back, and Trump's Interior Department is listening. Tell Congress to kill it for good: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway

Contact Congress today!

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's been a busy morning for blocking anti-immigrant, transphobic, and anti-vax posters!

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I had a wonderful German shepherd puppy from the shelter, and the best thing I ever did for her was to give her to someone who trained dogs to be companions to veterans with PTSD. She was 2 and well socialized, but she needed work.

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hope you have a great day too! ☕

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete? 7 Frat boys at Cornell University.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026

ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Over 50 her, and I've never been more liberal or more okay with violence. The things we all worked for are being destroyed.

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists at the University of Nottingham Develop a New Gel That Starts Repairing Damaged Tooth Enamel in Just 2 WEEKS This could replace fillings and change dental treatment worldwide, with use expected around late 2026–2027.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In their world, we don't have to be attracted to them in order for them to have ownership.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 25/09/2026

Over 100 protesters were arrested near the United Nations in New York on Thursday ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the General Assembly. Democracy Now! spoke with participants, including some congressional candidates and other prominent figures.

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“Stop Arming Israel”: 100+ Arrested at Jewish Voice for Peace Sit-In Outside Netanyahu U.N. Speech

Over 100 protesters were arrested near the United Nations in New York on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the General Assembly. The sit-in, organized by Jewish V...

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Rogue Central Pacific Hurricane Center @rogue-hc-centpac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM HST Thu Sep 24 2026 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Polo, located about 150 miles offshor

tropical weather outlook over the next 2 days greyscale satellite image of Central Pacific Ocean for
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM HST Thu Sep 24 2026

For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Polo, located about 150 miles offshore of southwestern Mexico, on
Hurricane Odalys, located well west-southwest of the southern tip of
Baja California, and on Tropical Storm Nolo, located a few hundred
miles south of the Big Island of Hawaii.

1. Well East-Southeast of the Hawaiian Islands:
An area of low pressure could form about 1000 miles east-southeast
of the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend. Environmental conditions
could support some gradual development of this system, and a
tropical depression could form late this weekend or early next week.
The system is forecast to move generally northeastward, remaining
well east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.

Forecaster Pierce/Evans/Pasch

tropical weather outlook over the next 7 days color illustrated image of Central Pacific Ocean for
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM HST Thu Sep 24 2026

For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Polo, located about 150 miles offshore of southwestern Mexico, on
Hurricane Odalys, located well west-southwest of the southern tip of
Baja California, and on Tropical Storm Nolo, located a few hundred
miles south of the Big Island of Hawaii.

1. Well East-Southeast of the Hawaiian Islands:
An area of low pressure could form about 1000 miles east-southeast
of the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend. Environmental conditions
could support some gradual development of this system, and a
tropical depression could form late this weekend or early next week.
The system is forecast to move generally northeastward, remaining
well east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.

Forecaster Pierce/Evans/Pasch

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You can have money and power and still completely lack joy. It's quite something.

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I also had a weirdly good food experiment tonight. It involved roasted hearts of romaine. Who knew?

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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 24/09/2026

How many times will Dan Sullivan vote to keep on jacking up the price of gas and heating fuel for Alaskans? As of today: 13

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Galaxy and Moon Bunny Compression Gloves

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The regime is quietly attempting to repeal the Roadless Rule to open 45 million acres of protected national forests to clearcut commercial logging. Stop this massive public land giveaway. Tell Congress to block it: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests

Contact Congress today!

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University of Washington Press @uwapress.uw.edu · 24/09/2026

Great to see CARCERAL CARE: Anti-Blackness and Abolition Medicine in the United States by Maisam Alomar on @jbhe.com's book list! Available now, it's "a must-read for scholars and activists interested in deepening an understanding of health and racial justice" (Robyn Maynard).

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Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many differen...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seattle just became the first city in America to ban grocery stores from engaging in surveillance pricing. This is a huge win for consumers against companies that abuse their personal data to rip them off. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain.

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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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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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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

West Trade Review seeks essays that explore the idea of inheritances. We are not looking for family memoir, nor for essays on the mechanism of transmission. In other words, don't show us how it got to you. Show us how you carried and dealt with what you didn't choose. buff.ly/cj2Meiv #LitMag

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Bi Visibility Day!

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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility @peer.org · 23/09/2026

A USDA plan would push national forests toward more off-road and motorized traffic while removing the standards that protect wildlife, water, and other forest users. PEER and Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics submitted comments opposing the plan. ow.ly/7L1O50ZQBar

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FSEEE and PEER Oppose USDA Plan to Weaken National Forest Protections and Expand Motorized Use

Rollback Would Strip Wildlife and Watershed Safeguards from 193 Million Acres of Public Land as the Forest Service Faces an $11.44 Billion Maintenance Backlog and Plans to Cut Two-Thirds of Its Permanent Workforce

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Remember, Seattleites, you can choose your price for this Saturday's #writingclass! A Little Weird Goes A Long Way: Finding Ideas for Speculative Fiction Sat. Sept 26 10:00 - 1:00 pm In-person at @hugohouse.bsky.social hugohouse.org/product/slid... (non-AI, by the way!)

Yellow text on red background: A LITTLE WEIRD GOES A LONG WAY:
FINDING IDEAS FOR SPECULATIVE FICTION
with TARA CAMPBELL IN PERSON / Intermediate; Advanced / 1 session
Sat. Sep 26 / 10 AM - 1 PM PT

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Laugh at cyber trucks. It enrages the driver.

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

They make me feel extremely brilliant and competent.

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Promptember is coming. October 11th to November 2nd. An in-between sort of almost month of prompts, webinars, open mics. And Promptember is free. Yep. Zero dolares. This one is on us. Stay tuned for details.

Against a prairie landscape with horses dancing through the sky, the text reads "another mysterious, in-between month of live write-ins, workshops and prompts"
PROMPTEMBER
October 11 - November 2 2026

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: We're suing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the National Institutes of Health Director for their ideologically-driven termination and censorship of biomedical research grants. Targeting views the government disagrees with for not aligning with a political agenda is unconstitutional.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BOOM: Pressure works! 150+ members of Congress just told Trump they'll block the Yosemite land giveaway. Trump thought he could sell access to a private developer; 12,137 of you made it a scandal instead. Keep the letters flying. Flood their offices: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway

Contact Congress today!

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Colleen Chanel (Colleen Toscano) @colleenchanel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Trump has eliminated the LGBQT suicide hotline, so Canada has made theirs availabale to Americans. 1-877-565-8860

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 16/09/2026

Annie Dillard, R.I.P. 💔 "That she was a photogenic young woman coming to grips with raw nature...was undeniably part of the Dillard mystique. So was her insistence that...she wasn’t a nature writer, but rather a theologian looking high and low for God." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

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Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81 (Gift Article)

Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.

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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Straightforward guide to removing Google from your life: psychopete1.substack.com/p/the-infini...

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De-Google Your Life

And starve the machine while you're at it.

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I like to use my birthday month to have new experiences. This year, for example, I'm experiencing my first broken bone!

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Sula @sula-nef.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Does anyone have Seattle job leads for something that is better than manual labor for less than minimum wage of my current job? I have a BSc in Wildlife Biology, 8 seasons of work with the National Park Service and USACE, academic and field research experience. I'm desperate to do something else

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The professors and instructors who turn classrooms back into spaces for reading and discussion, are going to leave the biggest legacies in this world. Everyone one else will disappear into LLM wallpaper proxies and derivatives.

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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 15/09/2026

We are getting crushed by corporate greed. And Dan Sullivan has been part of the corporate greed agenda since the day he took office.

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Sharpthings @vpofsharpthings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It comes naturally to some people.

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