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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 2h

please help me manifest this job that might happen to actually happen that would be the best job i could ever do

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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 2h

Oh my god well I know what I’ll be reading in January 2027

CLASH Books @clashbooks.bsky.social · 5h

Once in awhile very important literature crosses your path and you must look in the mirror and ask: am I going to publish a book about a guy who shits snakes? Yes I am. Yes I am. Very excited for @beardedbetts.bsky.social wtf bizarro body horror novel to come out Jan 2027. 🐍 💩 🧑‍⚕️

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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 2h

Christ. I got their vaguely-worded email with a video and was going to have a look later, but immediately knew it was going to be AI trash. Ugh.

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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 6h

You have to be eligible to serve a full term as president to run as vp, though, so even this moronic theory wouldn’t hold up.

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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 6h

Is there literally a single person on earth who wants to see Rahm Emmanuel run for president, other than Rahm Emmanuel?

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6h

Emmanuel explicitly says he wants to shift the topic away from trans rights but he does so in the worst possible way.

The solution is to vocally affirm trans rights and immediately ask why Republicans are so laser-focused on the genitals of 13-year-olds. Don't shit on college students instead!

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6h

Mr. Political Instincts over here with the dumbest imaginable attempt at moderation on trans rights. You can't say that you'll protect LGBT policy while affirming bigotry in the next breath.

This doesn't appeal to the right, angers the left and reveals you as a worm to absolutely everyone.

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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 7h

I’m not even joking, all of Trump’s assets should be nationalized when he leaves office. All of them.

CREW @citizensforethics.org · 7h

President Trump and his family have entered into at least nine business agreements with ties to the UAE—including some involving government entities.

The ventures will provide an estimated $500 million in 2025 alone.

Inside Trump’s Decades-Long Relationship With The United Arab Emirates

The president has already made hundreds of millions abroad, much of it stemming from a single Middle Eastern nation. His most lucrative foreign deal may be about to begin.

www.forbes.com

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emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · 18h

lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight

the video being projected behind all the performers on stage

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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 13h

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Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · 21h

George I need you to do to these companies what you could never do to your books and finish them.

Ryan (Monsterdust) @monsterdust.bsky.social · 1d

Massive win and beginning of the end for generative ai

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 22h

From the chat from other callers, everyone is having their own experience, but fwiw the biggest thing I'm getting from people is they don't know where their early voting location is, and were planning on heading to their regular location. They're different! iwillvote.com/locate/?addr...

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

iwillvote.com

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

My gut sense here is that Rs didn't think this would become an issue, then got pot committed to a terrible precedent just so they won't admit they were wrong.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 23h

"The removal eliminated a passage that read, “Our founders established ADL with the clear understanding that the fight against any one form of prejudice or hate cannot succeed without countering hate of all forms.”"

ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The removal took place after FBI Director Kash Patel said he would cut ties with the ADL, though it is unclear if that has happened.

www.jta.org

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ❆ ☃︎︎ ❆ @moxiest.art · 23h

they can't think of anything better to do with the plagiarism robot

they're just boiling the ocean to pass time

Portalrealm @portalrealm.bsky.social · 1d

Youtube has announced that all low-res videos (i.e. older ones) are to be automatically AI upscaled to HD.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).

When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.

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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 23h

But think of how dope this costume looks in the Metaverse

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 1d

Mark Zuckerberg dressed as John Wick for Halloween.
Thought he was Tommy Wiseau.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 1d

‘This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro [Oregon] teachers form neighborhood ICE watch

ICE watch happens during school drop-off.

Photo: "Izza Dye, dean of students at J.W. Poynter Middle School, communicates with other volunteers during the ICE watch." 📸 Saskia Hatvany.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 1d

In Hillsboro, which has seen a surge of ICE arrests in the past week, elementary school staff are spending early mornings on neighborhood watch to ensure families/students feel safe coming to school. By @hbarth.bsky.social:

www.opb.org/article/2025...

‘This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro teachers form neighborhood ICE watch

ICE arrested a parent near Eastwood Elementary School last Monday. Teachers and parents have been patrolling the neighborhood every morning since.

www.opb.org

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 1d

Governments spent US$956 billion on net fossil fuel subsidies in 2023, more than triple the annual amount pledged to support climate-vulnerable countries. Fifteen countries spent more subsidizing fossil fuels than on their entire national health budgets. @thelancet.com

www.who.int/news/item/29...

Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report

WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued ove...

www.who.int

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 1d

America right now is an airplane that the crew is actively trying to dismantle mid-flight while at least half the passengers are sitting bare-knuckled just hoping we somehow eke out a survivable landing. (The other half are, inexplicably, rooting for the dismantling.)

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 1d

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Seva @seva.bsky.social · 2d

Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...

Prosecuting the Powerful

Historical data shows putting leaders on trial is a healthy democratic practice.

foreignpolicy.com

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 2d

I know there's a lot going on, but it's crazy that Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who won her election on Sept. 23.

He could have done this at any time, even amid the government shutdown. But he won't.

Unprecedented.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

Reform very unhappy with the coverage they got from Welsh media. The message is clear: the far-right can only succeed when they enjoy the fawning treatment that English media provide.

Reform Wales regional director blasts Welsh media over Caerphilly coverage

Emily Price Reform UK’s regional director for Wales has accused the Welsh media of “anti-Reform” attacks following the party’s by-election defeat in Caerphilly last week. Torfaen Councillor David Tho...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

"In less than 36 hours since we announced that we will be sending payments to disabled SNAP recipients in the South—$100 to individuals and $250 to households—we have received more than 12,400 applications, totaling $2.7 million in requests." - they have to close the form tomorrow... no way to cover

New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 2d

We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️

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