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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 26m

that's something. extended copy/paste jobs are tedious but that just means you have to sit down and do it. good luck!

Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 2h

Ooooof. Yeah.

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 2h

...it is Saturday? this feels like work is committing crimes against you.

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Skittles @skittlesmom.bsky.social · 3h

View from Brockway Mountain, Kewanaw Peninsula, Michigan.

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XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore @xingwu.bsky.social · 3h

Emperor Huizong of the Song (1082–1135) may have faltered as a ruler, but his artistry was unmatched. In his paintings, cats often stalk butterflies, a scene both tender and symbolic.
The word for cat (māo) echoes mào (耄), meaning old age, while butterfly (dié) sounds like dié (耋), 1/2

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MatsSonDean @matssondean.bsky.social · 12h

If you're a Tigers or Mariners fan, I'd like to just point out that it is no longer World Mental Health Day.
You are on your own now.

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 11h

Good luck to the baseball fans, I hope your game ends.

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 12h

... yikes.

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 12h

But I think if a baseball game turned into an unscheduled double header they would run out of pitchers.

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 12h

It was nerve-wracking (and probably incredibly hard on the players). In the post-season overtime was sudden death, play till someone scores, and the PWHL has so much god-tier goaltending that there were god-tier goaltenders who sat on the bench all season.

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 12h

...I take it an important baseball game has gone to Free Extra Baseball. I hope it doesn't result in a whole game of Free Extra Baseball like the women's hockey playoffs did.

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 13h

A government which wants its people sick or dead is not a legitimate government

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 13h

IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE

My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 21h

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 19h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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Cathy W @cathyw.bsky.social · 19h

Fingers crossed for you!

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

Here I am. Once again. I'm out of archaeologists.

We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.

Archaeologists 🥺
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Sign Up

Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.

www.skypeascientist.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21h

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

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Maggie Marbles @maggiemarbles.bsky.social · 22h

It doesn't have to be one of the big rallies, either. The big ones in the big cities make the news individually, but seeing small and medium rallies EVERYWHERE means more people see them in real life and not as filtered by the media.

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Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Be on the lookout this weekend, Michigan!

Ballot initiative season is in full swing — and we’ll have signature collectors at major events all across the state. 🖊️

Take a minute to make sure you sign Invest In MI Kids, Michiganders for Money out of Politics & RMV. The others are maga backed trash.

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Tzfardea Tzedek 🐸 @jsx.bsky.social · 1d

I was just thinking about that this morning. And even up close - how do you handcuff puffy inflatable unicorn arms? How do you tackle an enormous frog balloon and pin it on the pavement?

I'm sure these things are possible, but

1) it's harder, and
2) you look ridiculous doing it

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 1d

Cozy and stylish ✨

#art #cuteart #gouache

Gouache illustration of a black cat wearing a scarf with various geometric patterns on it. The scarf is in warm shades with some green accents.

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 1d

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Kyle Marquis @moochava.bsky.social · 1d

Lesson from tabletop gaming: your choice is never "get rid of a player" vs "keep a player"; your choice is always "get rid of a player" vs "get rid of every other player that player will drive away"

Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 1d

We have to tell them to fuck off. They need to know they are unwelcome everywhere.

Reading those comments I thought this was a grim dark game but look below what the game is and how it is presented. 🤦🏻‍♀️

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 1d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 1d

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