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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 1h

what a refreshing change to see a politician stand firmly on trans rights, refuse to concede the right-wing framing of trans people as "a problem", and rightly call out ridicule and bigotry in the guise of "common sense"

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 5h

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 5h

Oh shit. President Crimes and his crimes friends are committing crimes with the fake money for doing crimes. Have you guys seen this.

August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 5h

I love how the big news on Trump’s tariff announcement is how moments before he made it a bunch of people made insanely profitable shorts on crypto, a thing that Bitcoin Bros are all astounded to see happening in a completely unregulated market of a fake currency primarily used by criminals.

BREAKING: Look at this.

A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.

30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.

The market dumped.

The trader made a profit of $192 million in two hours.

Unusual.

JUST IN: An anonymous trader opened massive crypto short positions just 30 minutes before Trump’s tariff announcements yesterday.

They made an estimated $192M in profits.

Donald Trump needs to go to jail. He is thief, he is literally robbing people internationally.

He announced 100% Tarrifs on China and sends the US stock market into a death spiral.

At the same time someone put over 1 Billion dollars into crypto with orders for 100 million being placed on Ethereum and Bitcoin and other crypto currencies across the board whilst markets got wiped after what he said. Billions, and I mean fucking billions got wiped out, whilst Bitcoin had it a biggest dip ever in a single candle losing 20k per Bitcoin, Whilst alt coins lost over 60-70% of value, everyone with leverage on the market with even 2 x leverage got murdered and robbed.

This was co ordinated, this was market manipulation with one anonymous wallet making over 200 million dollars in one day with trades showing that they knew Trump was going to announce this and crash the market.

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 16h

This is one of a million different things that Western governments should be demanding action on. He is a doctor abducted and tortured for refusing to stop treating patients.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 17h

CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.

Continued below ⬇️

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ceej @ceej.online · 1d

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 1d

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 1d

DIE is one of my favourite comics of the last few years, and the fact we’re getting more of it is a sign that the world isn’t doomed yet. (Though we might still be.)

Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 1d

October 20th is the order cut off for DIE: LOADED, sequel to the three-time Hugo-nominated DIE. I've pulled together a short primer it with all the info you need on it - what it is, previews, full cover details (check out our sketch variant!) and more. Go nose! Join our party. It's an experience.

DIE: Loaded

The sequel to the three-times Hugo-nominated, award winning dark fantasy comic, DIE.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 1d

October 20th is the order cut off for DIE: LOADED, sequel to the three-time Hugo-nominated DIE. I've pulled together a short primer it with all the info you need on it - what it is, previews, full cover details (check out our sketch variant!) and more. Go nose! Join our party. It's an experience.

DIE: Loaded

The sequel to the three-times Hugo-nominated, award winning dark fantasy comic, DIE.

bindings.app

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DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 1d

Ms Rachel schools Obama on why he really should stop using dehumanizing language.

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 1d

YOU - Suffering will only make me stronger.

ENDURANCE - It's probably this way of thinking that got you where you are.

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 2

the full production is available to view on archive.org

archive.org/details/xebp...

Great Performances - Much Ado About Nothing : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

For the first time in over four decades, Great Performances presents a Public Theater production recorded live at Free Shakespeare in the Park. After a highly...

archive.org

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Habu @flyinghabu.bsky.social · 2d

Two nights of 3:45am alarms, blazing full moon lighting the sky like daytime and washing out the light of everything else, comet included. Then two days of post-processing battles, as comet processing is maddeningly tricky.

But I finally pulled it off: here is C/2025 A6 Lemmon. 🔭

#Astrophotography

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon taken from my backyard

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 2d

I know Catherine Connolly called out the recent budget for the lack of attention paid to climate issues. Hopefully the issue of the climate will be brought up in the remaining debates.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 2d

If you live in Ireland or the UK, Absolute Dominion is available today on Google or Apple TV
www.rte.ie/video/id/28161

Absolute Dominion, the new film from Palestinian-American Oscar®-nominated director Lexi Alexander

This superb martial arts battle for humanity begins on October 9.

www.rte.ie

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 2d

Remember this the next time they talk about civility in politics.

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 2d

Well this is just jawdropping - have a listen, the smear campaign by FG on Catherine Connolly is really their only tactic. Also has anyone (other than a niece/nephew) ever called Heather Humphreys ‘Auntie Heather’? #speirgorm #aras25

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Ciaran McGrath @cerandor.com · 2d

For a certain class of person, politics is nothing but a game. Unfortunately, that class of people dominates most current politics.

Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 2d

"I would smear the bejaysus out of her, simply because you've nothing to lose... you've got to create a fear... in my experience, nothing works like negative campaigning."

They're really openly saying the quiet part out loud now aren't they...🤔

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Little Deer Comics @littledeercomics.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s make rent! Very close now. And it’s Thursday! The day we’re open until 7! Perfect for an evening browse about Stoneybatter!

A normal Thursday income (10 customers) would get us to rent! Bring friends and strangers to Little Deer! Spam your loved ones and enemies with
littledeercomics.ie

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3d

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 3d

the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.

if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 3d

Kurtzgesagt knock it out of the park again

youtu.be/_zfN9wnPvU0?...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

youtu.be

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🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 3d

Some independent Irish bookshops you can support rather than Amazon. And most offer free postage in 🇮🇪too.
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@booksupstairs.bsky.social
winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com
www.marrowbone.ie/shop
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
#Spéirghorm

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 3d

And if you're just now hopping aboard, here's something to get you situated:

Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · Jun 9

Want to read my run on FLASH GORDON but aren’t sure where to start? This is the thread for you ⚡

Dale Arden, Flash Gordon, and Doctor Zarkov blast off into danger, madness, and adventure

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JP Jordan @jpjordan.bsky.social · 4d

Check out my @imagecomics.com debut!

My colours over Jim Towe's exquisite Youngblood art for @fjbarb.bsky.social, @morganbeem.bsky.social, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, @sievish.bsky.social and @arden.rip's excellent THE AUTHOR IMMORTAL #2

So happy how this turned out and it's drops in my birthday month!

Frank J. Barbiere 🔜 NYCC AA J-14 @fjbarb.bsky.social · 4d

The Author Immortal gets in on the Youngblood action with #2! Beautiful art from Jim Towe and @jpjordan.bsky.social! Coming November from @imagecomics.com!

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 3d

So Trump is now going to try to rule like an early modern king - just avoid calling the estates general or parliament or the diet and so rule by fiat.

Maybe someone in the GOP should turn the page in book and see what happened next...oh, oh dear...oh no...oh dear ohnonono....