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elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 16h

Yep

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 17h

The company that's been right-wing this whole time and was created by one of the people who now stands to benefit from propaganda ... did the thing they've been doing all along ... and we're surprised?

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 18h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 21h

Watching people being brutalized by the state, secure in the knowledge that I'm safe because I don't do anything wrong. And the best part? The state can't suddenly and arbitrarily redefine what "wrong" means

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 18h

Do the eyedrops also do your taxes and wash your dishes?

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 18h

Considering the other "churches" that get to exist, I oughta be able to ...

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 18h

We could buy a college:

www.cityfeet.com/cont/listing...

www.cityfeet.com

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 18h

Look at this church. I could fit so many cats in there.

www.cityfeet.com/cont/listing...

www.cityfeet.com

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 18h

Help, I got onto realty sites and I'm looking at old buildings/churches and wondering how hard it would really be to buy one up and convert it into communal living.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 22h

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 22h

News | Strikes loom at national institutions – @britishlibrary.bsky.social and Tate workers plan walkouts as industrial action continues at National Coal Mining Museum (@ncmme.bsky.social)

@pcsunion.bsky.social @unison.org.uk

Strikes loom at national institutions - Museums Association

British Library and Tate workers plan walkouts as industrial action continues at National Coal Mining Museum

www.museumsassociation.org

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 20h

Yup. As the news as spread that I'm getting rid of print titles, I hear folks saying, "I didn't know we had those!"

Yeah, obviously. And now you don't have them anymore.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23h

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network. Included AI-generated robot porn.

www.404media.co/man-stores-a...

Man Stores AI-Generated Robot Porn on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network. As part of ...

www.404media.co

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 20h

Doomscrolling Bluesky

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 20h

damn

Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 21h

Soul Legend D’Angelo Passes Away After Private Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

R&B and soul legend D’Angelo has passed away following a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51. Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo changed the sound of […] The post Soul Legend D’Angelo Passes Away After Private Battle With Pancreatic Cancer appeared first on Baller Alert.

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 23h

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

few ideas have damaged the average psyche more than ‘the customer is always right.’ it should be a little bit humiliating, being a customer. you should walk into any service transaction knowing that the other person, and not you, is in control over whether you get your treats

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 1d

Someone put me on a list called "Star Wars opinions" and I'm confused.

Like, yeah, I've got opinions, but they're hardly coherent and who the fuck is listening to me of all people?

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1d

Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).

Participate in our Clean Air Study | sapphires

humanenvironments.org

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 1d

Reading some of the quotes/replies and ...

oof

some folks really need to unpack their literary opinions and the shitbrick foundations they're built upon.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand.

1. octopus
2. John Carter of Mars
3. "Walking on Sunshine"

Blair the AuDHD Mess @blairingmysoul.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand.

1. White chocolate anything
2. Demolition Man
3. Anything Nirvana made. Please make it stop.😂

Luxi of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice 🌽🔪🩸 @transsexualfurby.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand.

1. Anything vanilla *Retches*
2. Gummo ( at one time, it was my favorite movie, but I'm good at this point. )
3. Most 70s commercial classic rock.

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 1d

Spotify’s “Discover Weekly” sucks ass these days.

Thank you for playing songs from the fucking 70s as though I’ve never heard them.

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 1d

You must be new here.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

Ultimately, the death of US manufacturing is about this attitude. It's easy to say "buy american or stfu" because virtue signaling is free. But it's hard to actually sustain a business because many Americans simply don't want to pay what it costs to produce things ethically in this country

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 2d

And I read something about Amazon adding it to their services, so it’ll be right there in the sports streaming on Prime.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

Americans gambled $150 Billion on online Sportbooks last year. Far too many almost lost everything.

For some young men, sports betting is a near-fatal gamble.

There's Now a Casino in Everyone's Pocket. For Some Young Men, It's a Near-Fatal Gamble