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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026

This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 25/08/2026

I ended up having more extended thoughts on Dolly Parton over on Facebook and I thought I would share them here as well.

When I was much younger, I knew her mostly as a caricature and the object of jokes, because young men are kind of stupid that way and I was no exception, and because she willingly played along with the joke, in part because she knew it would happen anyway, and this way she got to shape some of how that would play out for her, and use it for her own ends. It took me a while to realize how canny that was.

When I got older, I learned that underneath the caricature was a formidable songwriting and business mind. I had an inkling of what a rare combination that was in any person, but how even more rare it was for someone who was who she was, in the field and environment she worked in. Hidden in all those sparkles was a spine of steel.

When I got older than that I learned that in addition to a brilliant mind was a heart of kindness, which directed so much of the good fortune she amassed to herself right back out the door through philanthropic work, helping those in her communities, state and country, and which allowed to see the worth and dignity in those whom so many others treated (and still do treat) with contempt.

She was always all the things she was. What changed was my ability to see and understand who she was. I'm glad I was eventually smart enough to see it all.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen. Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

imagine billions of years of crashing planets and amoebas turnin into fish turnin into you and each choice your great great grandparents made then BANG theres GLORIOUS IMPOSSIBLY SPECIAL YOU. can you FATHOM that entities art being anything less then ten out of ten five stars? ridiculous. its perfect

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/07/2026

At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families.

Mayor Mamdani holds up bananas with a 30% off sticker on them.

Shelves of produce and canned goods, all with 30% off stickers on them.

New Yorkers clap at the press conference announcing the 30% discount for municipal grocery stores.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.

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Emily Jane Rothwell 🖤🌸🖋️ @emjanerothwell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

magical book spines for my fellow bibliophiles

Vibrant, beautiful, and colourful books spines line a shelf. They are all fairy-tale editions comprising Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimms. They are magical looking.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Maine Democrats lost their Senate nominee just weeks ago. Today they have a candidate who may be stronger than the one they lost. Can an unpolished, authentic working class candidate finally be the one to take down Susan Collins?

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Is Troy Jackson The Working Class Champion We've Been Waiting For?

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Vero.Doodles @verodoodles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My Little Jimothy 🦝💖🌈✨

A nostalgic and kawaii digital drawing of Jimothy the raccoon. Drawn in my nostalgic art style. The background is a light pink with a rainbow glow. In the foreground is Jimothy the raccoon looking with their cute eyes at the viewer. Overhead it reads “My Little Jimothy” with white soft stars surrounding Jimothy the raccoon.

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Brett Shaw @brettshaw.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

He is PERFECT ... #Jimothy

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JenEricLive 🍻⚒️💙 @jenericlive.com · 18/07/2026

He’s just a lil guy

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/06/2026

Our whole city is cheering for the Knicks tonight. So it’s only right that we bring the Knicks to the whole city. Tonight, Game 5 will be streaming on 130 LinkNYC kiosks. Let’s go Knicks.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Is it any wonder why so many think the system is broken? www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk…

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Make Some Noise @makesomenoise.dropout.tv · 04/06/2026

🎶 DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING 🎶

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

every once in a while i will feel a great pressure to exist, but then i just have to sit back and relax and remind myself 'oh wait, you already exist without even trying. GOOD JOB.' i think this realization can be a huge relief

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Don't fall for the lie that people like Bezos and Musk are "self-made" billionaires (or trillionaires). They've received generous help along the way from family wealth and connections, corporate welfare, and stiffing those who built their companies.

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The Truth Behind “Self-Made” Billionaires | Robert Reich

Elon Musk’s father owned shares in an emerald mine in Africa.Bill Gates’ mom helped Microsoft get a deal with IBM.Jeff B

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/06/2026

Parents of two-year-olds, you must apply by June 26 for a seat in this fall's FREE 2-K child care program. Enroll now at MySchools.nyc

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Here is Elon Musk bragging about how he "accidentally" canceled all Ebola prevention efforts (DOGE never fully restored the canceled contracts)

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"Spooky" Gene Rayburn @generayburn.com · 15/05/2026

Cats should live as long as we do. 🙁

A man with his kitten, then 19 years later the last photo

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Imagine having to get towed out by a minivan...🤣🤣

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”

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SeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This dog was a three term mayor of Whoville.

A scruffy looking brown dog with hair coming out of his ears

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Menotti Minutillo @menotti.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

i want to protect my family and dont like gas, so i bought the statistically most dangerous car ever produced, a $70,000+ road-obliterating 19 ton monstrosity powered by child labor lithium

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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Researchers in Hong Kong developed a nasal spray for rapid stroke intervention. The system uses nanotechnology to deliver neuroprotective drugs directly to the brain and reduce neuronal damage during the emergency stage.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

this is really heartwarming. two men exchanging symbolic tokens of things the other has no interest in (football, peace)

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 08/05/2026

Should be us. This is the price of the corrupt Trump administration decision to cede this entire industry to the Chinese, just for added gasoline sales for his big fossil fuel donors. Corruption has a cost. American industries will pay.

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New EV battery charges in 6 minutes and delivers 900-mile range

A new EV breakthrough by CATL could bring 900-mile battery ranges and six-minute charging times to the market.

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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The most hilarious part of this is that the recall only affects 173 total vehicles, because that's all Tesla's sold of its rear wheel drive model.

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Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Because Wheels May Fall Off - Kelley Blue Book

The 2024-2026 Tesla Cybertruck is being recalled for faulty wheel studs.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

1. ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 MONTHS The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a MASSIVE SPIKE in detainee deaths. This is a health crisis and a moral crisis. Follow along for details. 🧵

The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises.

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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

. If you work in media shame on you. .

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I’ll never get tired of saying that both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris warned everyone what would happen should the criminal be given full power of the US govt and they were right about everything. The biggest example of “I told you so” in history.

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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Do the laws not apply to the rich and wealthy? Kleptocracy? Quid pro quo. Bribery. You name it. All of this is wrong and illegal. Shameful.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I was away for two days up in Dublin to attend the funeral of a very dear family friend, Eilish Byrne (Moore). This is the sight that greeted me when I got back yesterday afternoon. An Irish Atlantic rainforest. Home.

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Candlestick ice in Banff National Park “Rotten ice or candle ice is a loose term for ice that is melting or structurally disintegrating due to being honeycombed by liquid water, air, or contaminants trapped between the initial growth of ice crystals.” /Wiki #Canada

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