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🎃sh McGonigal @ashmcgonigal.com · 11h

Cops are a protection racket for the rich that are subsidized by the taxes of those who derive no benefit from them. Any theory of "law enforcement" that assumes a difference between cops and mafia enforcers is hopelessly naive.

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Aphid @aphidjay.bsky.social · 2d

Help me survive while I'm trying to navigate the disability application system pretty please?

CA is $jayysyl

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Aphid @aphidjay.bsky.social · 2d

I might be bad at sleeping but I'm pretty good at plants

A small aquarium with blue gravel, a cow skull, and several plants, both submerged and emerging

The same aquarium as the first photo but from the top, where you can see the filter and the emerging plants

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d

Lord give us the Democrats that Republicans warn us about.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Aphid @aphidjay.bsky.social · 2d

Night before last I couldn't sleep til 2, had to get up at 4:30. Caught a nap yesterday, but last night / this morning I am... sarcastic drumroll... still awake. Bleh.

Pros: the best breakfast sandwich I've ever had, and my bf sleeps cute

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2d

I'm doing another print run of these "Biology is Bigger than Binaries" shirts!

Back, quite literally, by popular demand. Bullying works, sure, but so does a bunch of nice cutie patooties politely asking!

Order 'em now, I'll mail 'em in early November.

SquidFacts.net

a woman with short bown hair, glasses, and tassel earrings, wears a purple KN95 and looks cool as hell in her biology is bigger than binaries shirt, in orange

a woman with green glasses takes a selfie lookin' cool as hell in her pink biology is bigger than binaries shirt. She's also got ice cream, that lucky dog.

a woman with long brown hair and glasses hangs out in the back yard with her pink biology is bigger than binaries shirt

A man with a hat and sunglasses stands in hero-pose with his biology is bigger than binaires shirt (orange)

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Aphid @aphidjay.bsky.social · 6d

Go check out the best book I've read in a very long while, you won't regret it

Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES coming Nov 2025! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 6d

Just got notified by my publisher that Power to Yield earned out! I also got a royalties payment of about $20 😀

Thank you everyone for supporting this weird trans book!! Spreading the word about it helps:

www.brokeneyebooks.com/store/c59/Po...

Power to Yield and Other Stories

Blowing minds, one book at a time. Broken Eye Books publishes the weird side of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. We love all speculative fiction, and the blurrier the boundaries, the better.

www.brokeneyebooks.com

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Aphid @aphidjay.bsky.social · 6d

@kellysmcgonigal.bsky.social @ashmcgonigal.com prepare for an influx of pots for Aloe sometime in the next several weeks 👀 maybe I went overboard but I think you'll like em. One of them cries!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

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Danielle Lasker @larkshead.bsky.social · 7d

Mmmmmmm what an afternoon delight it would be for the Epstein Files to be released right now

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 7d

people who built bsky:
-trans women (bsky protects jesse singal)
-Black users (bsky allows rampant antiBlack racism)
-SWers (bsky to implement hostile age verification in UK)
-organizers and activists (bsky autodeletes anyone in gaza with a pulse)
-artists (bsky dev says AI has rights lmao)

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6d

The solution to homelessness is not forced institutionalizations.

It’s social supports. Healthcare. Housing. Education. Harm reduction. A universal basic income.

Anyone can become homeless at any time. It’s not a personal failing.

We must fix it together.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 6d

while I nodded, cartwheel slapping / on the stage, some double-tapping / harsh vox not unlike rapping, yet not rapping, to be sure / ok that's enough of this

the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 6d

quoth the raven: "metalcore"

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 7d

this morning I was awoken at 5:45 by a three year old who wanted to know “if today is the last day of the future”

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Hizzoner James Blood @hizzonerlfk.bsky.social · 9d

Good morning, Citizens! Dark Summer continues for the foreseeable future. Stay hydrated and dream of sweater weather.

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Scott Murderhouse @voxparlour.bsky.social · 10d

Become ungovernable

Noisy, hungry frogs sadden farmer's life. They scare his cattle and they also eat his flannel shirt.

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Aphid @aphidjay.bsky.social · 10d

Hey [search engine] how do I explain to a doctor how I got poked in the eye with a pineapple leaf

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 11d

slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross

Mailer that reads: Molly, Seasons may change, but the need for blood is constant.

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mushy @mushbeast.bsky.social · 11d

pretty little owl ⭐️🌙

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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · 11d

from under the Bear tooth head fungus (I wish that mushroom had a catchier name)

A large white fungus loosely resembling a droopy willow tree, with a trunk and thick white fleshy fronds flowing downwards. One of the branches has a swing attached upon which an isopod sits. The scene is garnished with various lichens and mosses.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 11d

thread

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🎃sh McGonigal @ashmcgonigal.com · 11d

It's rude of today not to be Friday

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 11d

And now for today's good news ... a wonderful librarian now has a full time job getting people excited about books. All kinds of books. Even the diverse ones that the government doesn't want you to read.

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 12d

OMG! Mychal did it. Anyone who first caught this wonderful human gaining an audience on TikTok knew there was something special happening. What an incredible journey and story. Promoting reading and libraries is so damn important right now, and I can't think of a better ambassador.

Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars

Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.

people.com

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❌️👑Terisa @terisa1.bsky.social · 13d

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13d

Didn’t know this! Do you know how many years I pined for jstor access! Yes I am a giant nerd who pines for academe leave me alone with my papers and books

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13d

This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 13d

regrettably if you try to point this out online you'll get yelled out by 79208 journalists going OH SO YOU WANT JOURNALISTS TO STARVE??? even if you're, say, a journalist yourself, and point out that while there are clearly no easy answers, the status quo isn't exactly working for society

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