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Padraig2112 @isomorphism.net · 4h

This is a lesson everybody in politics learns pretty quickly

Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 4h

For those willing to put their words in the hands of NYT editors… remember that they have the final say in what goes under your name (which is why I myself refused to be interviewed by them on this very topic, they refused to even show me the quotes they would use before publishing)

Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 1d

Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 4h

For those willing to put their words in the hands of NYT editors… remember that they have the final say in what goes under your name (which is why I myself refused to be interviewed by them on this very topic, they refused to even show me the quotes they would use before publishing)

Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 1d

Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 5h

"We just found out through social media that my aunt — who sells tamales every morning to support her family — was taken by ICE. We never got a call. We had to learn about it from strangers online."

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 5h

This is a GoFundMe supporting the tamale lady taken by ICE on 21st Place and Damen in Pilsen yesterday.

“Now she’s being forced to start over in Mexico with nothing — no home, no job, and no access to the medical care she desperately needs.”

Donate to Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE, organized by marilyn perez

We just found out through social media that my aunt — who sells t… marilyn perez needs your support for Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE

www.gofundme.com

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 5h

“You’ll see. When you walk through San Francisco next week, there will be cops on every corner….That’s how it used to be.”

Marc, we don’t know what you’re talking about. A cop on every street corner in San Francisco is how it used to be? I think not.

Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 5h

You wonder why everyday folks don’t follow the news and then you read about how a super rich man keeps himself informed. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · Sep 7

Cupid & Psyche, by Benjamin West, 1808, 📸 via @V0LofTheWild

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 5h

Respect. Takes a lot of hard-earned class to weaponize your humiliation by turning it into humor.

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@MonicaLewinsky
@electorotting
I'm willing to take one for team and give Trump a blowjob in the oval office. Apparently that's the only thing that can convince Republicans to impeach.
6:06 PM • 03 Oct 19 • Twitter for Android
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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 1d

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 6h

The economics of AI (LLM) data centers continue to be utterly unworkable. This whole thing is going to crash sooner rather than later and leave a giant smoldering crater where a big chunk of the economy used to be.

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 14h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

I see the logic. My approach is to help ppl who need it have the closest possible experience as those who don’t need it.

But I’m highly imperfect. Sometimes it feels exhausting, for sure. But I then I tell mysel it’s a moment to slow down enough to really see.

Anyway, we’re on the same basic page!

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

😂

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 8h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you for being so clear headed and speaking so many truths.

Those of us outside NYC hope that your vision and success will inspire many others.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

A “scorched earth” campaign against trans people. That’s what it sounds like when a leader simply tells the truth.

Watch the video, it’s a beautiful glimmer of hope

Also, you can tell that he was raised by an academic well tuned to historical change and thinking !!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

With love and respect, ALT text needs to be a lot more descriptive to be functional at all. Eg: a black and white picture of a woman reclining on the edge of a fountain… you get the idea.

I had a big learning curve on the ALT front so I’m just trying to pass on what I learned!

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

That last bit is truly terrifying

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 17h

hell yeah

Cover of the classic children's book Frog And Toad Are Friends.

Drawing of Toad, a brown toad, sitting on a bench, dressed in a green jacket and slacks. He is reading a book to his friend Frog, a green frog dressed in a brown jacket and slacks. They are surrounded by green plants and mushrooms. There is a silver Caldecott Medal in the corner.

Text has been altered from original. It reads
Fiftieth Anniversary
Frog and Toad Are Antifa
by Arnold Lobel

Commemorative Edition

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 20h

This image would make an awesome political cartoon.

Just putting it out there in case any human artists feel inspired!

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 20h

Have you ever seen those absolutely bloated-with-blood-and-about-to-burst ticks that dogs pick up?
They’re so engorged on blood they’re almost drunk with it, and so round with feeding they can’t even move.
But they won’t let go of the poor dog they’ve latched onto, even if they’re full.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 20h

Have you ever seen those absolutely bloated-with-blood-and-about-to-burst ticks that dogs pick up?
They’re so engorged on blood they’re almost drunk with it, and so round with feeding they can’t even move.
But they won’t let go of the poor dog they’ve latched onto, even if they’re full.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 20h

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 20h

That’s it. The perfect metaphor

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 3d

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 20h

WTAF 😱

People poo-poo me when I say “even in San Francisco.”

Still, how many of us SF residents had “city’s richest denizen invites domestic military invasion” on their bingo cards?

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 20h

Like, this is a fine fact check. It's accurate. But I really do think journalists need to go a step further and start questioning what statements like these say about Trump's mental state.

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 20h

the new york times has helpfully clarified that buildings in oregon are made out of modern construction materials.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 20h

Such low-hanging fruit. They’re keeping those emerald glasses glued on.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 20h

Link

✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 20h

Link.

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 5d

What if we all just post the word Link over and over again repost it and like then until even the normies are bothered?

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