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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 4h

Only one week left to experience this historic moment in Oakland's African American art history!

The African American Quilt Guild of Oakland (AAQGO), founded in 2000, celebrates its 25th Anniversary at the Elmhurst Branch with a special exhibition.

oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68870...

African American Quilt Guild Oakland 25th Anniversary Exhibition

The African American Quilt Guild of Oakland (AAQGO), founded in 2000, celebrates its 25th Anniversary at the Elmhurst Branch with a special exhibition. This exhibition marks AAQGO’s proud history as a...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9h

Off to the Supreme Court, where I’ll be attending and covering this morning’s Voting Rights Act arguments over Louisiana redistricting.

Subscribe to Law Dork for my full report: www.lawdork.com

Chris with glasses, a pink tie, light blue pin-dot shirt, and a royal blue jacket.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 4h

It's day 15 of the shutdown and our first missed paycheck.

For feds 👇

🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)

🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/

💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/

🧑‍🏫https://wearewellfed.com/

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 5h

Some of your neighbors are sitting in their houses too scared to leave to buy food.

Check in on people and please don’t post on socials about specifics

Don’t text. Don’t email. Don’t call.

Go knock on doors and ask people if they need help.

Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 5h

How do any of us help? At least in the immediate, if you’re in Chicago –

Check in with your neighbors

Support small Latine businesses

Do you have children in school? Speak to parents. Many are forming groups to keep watch at schools hours before drop off / pick up

Faith centers — same

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Alger Hiss's Secret Jack-o'-lantern @bougiesttoast.bsky.social · 6h

I really don't think there's enough understanding of this. Yes, everybody needs down time. But there are specific reasons and ramifications for bipolar folks, and not being able to claim that as a reasonable accommodation is really destructive.

Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 7h

We need to rest with bipolar. We need down time to self regulate & bring ourselves to balance. We need idleness & having nothing to do. @lukesteuber.com

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@makeradicalcare @radical-care.bsky.social · 4h

Local legend! 🤗
@berkeleypubliclibrary.org

Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 5h

The beloved children’s series Reading Rainbow has a new chapter and it’s one that feels both fresh and familiar.

Mychal Takes the Reins: Why He’s the Perfect New Host for 'Reading Rainbow' | Black Girl Nerds

Mychal Threets, known for his vibrant storytelling, and commitment to literacy, has been announced as the new host of the iconic series.

blackgirlnerds.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 4h

SCIENCE POLICY NEWS:

During Yom Kippur, all the members of the High Energy Physics Advisory Committee (HEPAP), myself included, received a letter thanking us for our service and telling us essentially that the almost 40 yo standing federal advisory committee was no more. ⚛️🧪🔭

Why that matters 🧵

DOE Consolidates Office of Science Advisory Committees

Six long-standing committees advising the Department of Energy’s Office of Science have been rolled into one.

www.aip.org

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 4h

I was just notified of yet another death in ICE custody — 20 people have died in their custody since Trump came into office.

ICE is detaining people, mostly in private, for-profit prisons that put profit over health. There must be accountability and oversight.

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De la Cole (Paul) 🍁🍂🎃 @olekingcoley.bsky.social · 1d

Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) was an American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights, she was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. #BlackHistoryMonth ✊🏾

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 1d

This is not how science is supposed to work: @lizzylawrence.bsky.social interviews #FDA staffers on how the agency is being asked to investigate issues of interest to Health Secretary Kennedy. “It’s like the tail wagging the dog.... Go find data to support this." www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.

www.statnews.com

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Alt_Bartender @bartenderresists.altgov.info · 4h

Oct. 15:

black history is not a month it 's a lifetime written on a yellow background

Alt: “Black history is not a month it's a lifetime,” written on a yellow background

media.tenor.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4h

In July, a subcontractor died in a workplace accident.
In August, Fort Bliss began accepting immigrant detainees.
In September, ICE’s own inspectors found that conditions at the facility violated at least 60 federal standards for immigrant detention.

@samanthamichaels.bsky.social reports:

How a tiny, inexperienced firm landed a $1.3 billion detention deal

To hold 5,000 human beings.

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 14h

It looks like orange shades has a swastika on his chest.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

some colleagues have suggested to me that shame is irrelevant because the people on the "other side" don't know or care what "we" (on whatever "this side") think of them. I have...not gotten that impression

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 6h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 4h

This right here. I remember getting crucified in 2020 for saying that black bloc is essentially the GOP's wet dream.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 4h

People got mad at me during Trump I when I suggested that black bloc and the far right are actually symbiotic life forms, but it couldn't be clearer that the GOP *wants* black bloc to be their main enemy and don't know what to do about the fact that it isn't.

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🇲🇽🐸rustbelt rebel🐸🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 6h

The first worst time I ever saw for Latinos in the US is now. The second worst time was post-911. There were actual border vigilantes on horses hunting people down and pistol whipping, raping and even murdering. The next tweet talks about intersectionality- folks need to read up about that.

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 6h

So a couple people have now hinted at the idea that Black people didn’t have it so bad post-9/11 because Muslims had it bad. This ignores that there were and are a lot of Black Muslims. This also ignores that more than one group of people can be targeted for state violence. It’s never just one group

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Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · 4h

A Stonewall veteran, caretaker to those living with AIDS, and mentor to the trans community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy’s life was dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights advocacy.

May her memory be a blessing and inspire us to continue the fight. My condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78

Miss Major continued fighting for trans rights even after two strokes and other health concerns.

www.them.us

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Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 (REINSTATE LINK) @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 20h

I need $50 to pay towards electric as a payment plan so they don't cut it off. (Heat isn't in my electric so cold weather rule doesn't apply to me).
I'm talking to a lawyer about rent stuff tomorrow.

$danirockasota
V: djamiempls

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☭ King of Jannies, hands off the Global South @aclevernickname.bsky.social · 18h

If you wonder why I don't RT you, it's because you didn't use alt text, and it wasn't good enough to add it.

If for nothing else than selfish reasons, you should be using it.

And I'll block your ass if you just add alt text that says "alt text" or a period.

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Marcel Proust of Eating Brains @thotchev.bsky.social · 22d

We got the vet bill back from Jorge Grande's terrible weekend, and it is real bad guys. Please donate and share if you can

Donate to Jorge Grande's Surgery Fund, organized by Talla D

I am raising money to cover an unexpectedly huge emergency vet bill for my cat after a urinary tra… Talla D needs your support for Jorge Grande's Surgery Fund

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 12h

We look forward to the mediation process, and signing the first ever UFW union contract within New York City limits.

Workers at Brooklyn Grange deserve to be able to afford life in the city they help feed.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

One Year After UFW Majority at Brooklyn Grange Farms, Stalled Negotiations Move to State Mediation

New York City – In October 2024, the United Farm Workers was certified to represent farm workers at Brooklyn Grange, an urban agricultural and rooftop farm located in New York City. After close to a y...

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🦎galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 1d

Sonic saying, "Support your local, human, erotica creators. You need chatgpt to suck your e-dick for you? You absolutely fucking LOSER"

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

Disability is one of the only minority groups you can join at any time.

Everyone thinks they will be the exception.

It won’t happen to them. They will “try harder” and overcome.

They think we’re failing.

It is not a moral failing and very few people will be the exception.

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