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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 3h

Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet.

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 2h

emailing with this guy is making me feel unhinged like man you can lead a data science major to proper email communication, but you can't make them actually send emails that have accurate information

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 2h

OR SO HELP ME

Reply that says "Hello, I would be available 10-11:30 am Pacific time"

original email being replied to says Just wanted to confirm that the timeslot available on Monday, October 20th is 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern (10:00 – 11:30 AM Pacific). Are you only available starting at 2:30 PM ET/11:30 AM PT? If so I will need to go back and check calendar availabilities for staff.

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 2h

are we back lol

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 2h

oh did the site break

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 4h

I’ll say it…that’s too much

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5h

OpenAI has pledged to spend $1 trillion in the next five years.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 5h

honestly I think I would have to quit

Ask a Manager @askamanager.org · 5h

my office is obsessed with Taylor Swift

A reader writes: I am part of a small team in a global corporation. My team works closely with other teams in the department, and we often have weekly or biweekly catch-ups to update each other on projects. My colleagues are mostly nice and pleasant to work with. There’s only one problem: everyone is obsessed […] The post my office is obsessed with Taylor Swift appeared first on Ask a Manager.

www.askamanager.org

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 11h

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 18h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 7h

also i subtly changed my icon to raqio points at gay people in honor of the new anime

merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 7h

Like I have to be like uh did he make a typo or is he only available at 2:30 ET i am so annoyed

merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 7h

like i'm sorry this is such a fucking bullshit reply. Say "I can't be available at either of those times, but I can be available any time after 2:30 PM ET on Monday" if that's what you fucking mean

We are trying to keep the interviews moving quickly. Would you be available at either of these options?

• Thursday, October 16th between 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern
• Monday, October 20th between 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern.

Thank you,

Hello,

Sorry for the inconvenience, I would be available Monday October 20th at 2:30 PM eastern.

Thanks, [REDACTED]

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 8h

he also keeps not doing reply all to include my hr colleague or me whenever he replies to one of us like buddy we are both on the email chain for a reason

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 8h

i feel like my hr colleague is also kinda annoyed by this guy lmao i do NOT want him in this position

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 8h

This guy asked to reschedule and I gave him an option of 10/20 from 1-2:30 Eastern for a 90 min interview and he replies saying he's available at 2:30 Eastern like buddy did you not fucking read

merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 6d

Also this guy is in California and he is not being explicitly clear on timezones when we are scheduling on eastern time. be pissing me off rn.

if i could decided entirely based on my interactions via email, I would not pick him

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 18h

this is what shows up on screen when im at work

Video Games Out of Context 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @indiegamesooc.bsky.social · 1d

Okami

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Vika @neimango.bsky.social · 3d

#gnosia

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 1d

aside it's wild that a group ranging from ages 18-40 can be considered "young" in politics like i suppose when you have leaders in their 70s-80s then 38 is considered a spring chicken

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 1d

this doesn't mean i like or support hillary clinton, but she was right for saying this

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 1d

sometimes i think about how they made hillary clinton backpedal on the "basket of deplorables" comment when it was probably one of the most accurate things she said

Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1d

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 1d

yessss thank you!! this is part of our halloween display so it needs to hit a wide audience of people who also have not seen the show 😅

merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 1d

Friends who have seen Severance if you have any fun ideas for Wellness Center Outie facts. It's for a work thing so it needs to be work safe lol

Some ideas so far:
Your outie knows how to fold a fitted sheet perfectly
Your outie recalls the cooking instructions on packaging after throwing it out

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merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 1d

truly the worst time of my working life to the point i was so stressed i couldn't eat food. good riddance to that manager she was the worst

merr🥭 @chiffonades.bsky.social · 1d

office board meeting this week and i'm getting flashbacks to a few years ago when my horrible manager who was the EA to the president's office who basically pawned off all her work on the board meeting to me, so i had to order the catering and purchase (and iron) tablecloths, and do so much other bs

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