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quiabo the exhorter @yungquiabo.bsky.social · 26m

it’s never too late to learn that the social sciences exist

Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 6h

A lot of people who are not scientists love to break out the word “polycrisis” but global warming is one of the most monocausal crisis ever: the vibrational modes of CO2 have an absorption peak around the same wavenumber the earth’s surface has a reflection peak at. We’ve known this for centuries!

Illiterate Autodidact 🇵🇸🙂👍🇮🇱☹👎 @cigaretteliker.bsky.social · 18h

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 23m

That clip of Cuomo going after James and defending Trump should be the end of it but the list of those things is long.

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Stephanie DeGooyer @stephaniedegooyer.bsky.social · 2d

Reading request! If you could recommend one text that explored the history of an idea/concept in a riveting and surprising way what would it be? Please re-skeet if you can. I know this is a niche ask.

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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 7d

White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 16h

There is no difference between "Tylenol causes autism in your child if you're pregnant" and "puberty blockers cause irreversible damage and are bad for children," other than the fact that many liberals will fail to challenge or even will believe the latter, because their transphobia is that strong.

Amber @risettemd.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most irritating things I frequently encounter from transphobes is oddly similar to anti-vaxxer logic. Namely, that scientific evidence which contradicts their opinion is simply dismissed outright. When confronted with evidence about gender identity, the response is always utter denial.

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 2d

While evictions rise, the city is also cutting funding to 1) rent relief 2) street outreach 3) permanent supportive housing & other housing voucher programs & 4) shelters

If we’re talking purely money, it costs more to provide appropriate housing support for someone the longer they are unhoused.

Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · 2d

Evictions in DC hit record levels last year, with 1,869 households removed from their homes. We don't have final numbers for this year yet but avg. monthly evictions are the highest they’ve been in six years. New investigation from @51st.news @streetsensedc.bsky.social 51st.news/record-evict...

Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase

New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Emily Wood @ebwood.bsky.social · 15h

I just saw a commercial for smartphone “AI” where a woman is standing at a flower shop asking her phone which flowers to buy and if they’ll last a few days.

Or she could, you know, ask the florist.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 15h

Exactly they get a libidinal thrill out of the idea of the people they hate *suffering* and being forced to suffer. This is a partly why their vision of free speech and healthy discourse centers around forcing the targets of bigotry to silently accept bigoted speech.

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Nate Holdren @nhold.bsky.social · 5d

Please sign the petition calling for Tom Alter's reinstatement. Explanation at the link where you can sign.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Statement by the Committee to Defend Tom Alter

Statement by the Committee to Defend Tom Alter On September 10th, 2025, Dr. Tom Alter, a respected and tenured professor of history at Texas State University, was fired for remarks he made at a social...

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 17h

It actually says Chump and I believe it’s potato gun.

David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 17h

Truly

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 18h

Manual googling is a phrase I will remember on my death bed.

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 18h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

“Progressive” nonprofit hires Littler.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 20h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20h

You can save yourself a lot of time by never arguing with people who don't protest *ever* about protest. Keep it moving and reclaim your time.

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · Aug 10

No one argues against stuff that doesn’t exist more than JD Vance.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 21h

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 21h

These forces were justified on the basis of racist bullshit. They are the threat

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 21h

Nothing is happening for no reason, and naming the reasons is essential.

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 21h

A lot of people seem to have been able to make sense of what these invasions are without concluding that we ought to stop funding them.

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erin pineda @erinrpineda.bsky.social · 23h

we’re reimagining the curriculum

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 1d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

I’m by no means an expert but feels with a reminder that antifa is a) real b) one expression of antifascism c) not merely a synonym for antifascism d) again, real, as opposed to the bogeyman version in MAGA’s imagination and executive orders, which are meant to target basically any regime opponent

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 1d

Big Thanks to everyone who donated books to DC Books to Prisons over the last week! The Banned Books Bookdrive was by far our most successful ever, and coupled with the matching cash donation for every book bought from our partner bookstores we’ll be able to keep up and perhaps expand our work.

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 1d

“Quick chat later today?”

4 words to give anyone in HR, people + culture, COO, or chief of staff jobs hives

__________ @jenbren.bsky.social · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Teams Message "Hi Jeni"

badly-drawn boo! 👻 @soapachu.bsky.social · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"I've added some notes"

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

They’re restoring monuments to the Confederacy while monuments to freedmen are vandalized.

KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 1d

‘Depressing’: Vandalized Dallas landmark Freedman’s Cemetery now under curfew www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2...

‘Depressing’: Vandalized Dallas landmark Freedman’s Cemetery now under curfew

In light of recent reports of vandalization at the cemetery, the city has enforced a curfew and enhanced security at the site.

www.dallasnews.com

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