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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 5h

'Green Dragon Emerging from Black Swirl' - Kohusai, Japanese Edo period, from the Harvard Art Museum collection.
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #dragon

A green dragon appears to be emerging from a void. Its head and front feet only are visible.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 6h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 5h

Let me be super fucking clear

You cannot support sex worker rights if you don't also support trans people, non white people, immigrants, drug users, disabled people, women, queer/gay people, and poor people and human rights in general

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 5h

medicalizing harmful social behavior is still weird

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 5h

Join our Patreon to unlock monthly giveaways, digital issues, rare author content, ad space for your business or project, and at the higher tiers: short story critiques, invites to exclusive industry events!

Here's a treasurE from our archives ;) patreon.com/locus

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 5h

With alt text, so everyone can get it

Two posts from account called covie that reads in succession: "Notice how Trump took the COVID booster, not ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine. Trump is vaccinated. All six of RFK Jr's children are vaccinated. These are the people telling you to not get vaccinated and to not vaccinate your child"

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9h

A 77 year old man sent a postcard to Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia that simply read: “You lack values.”

Police showed up at his door.

This is not only a first amendment violation but a clear sign of how fast the fascists are moving to censorship and constant monitoring.

Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 9h

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

www.rawstory.com/florida-2674...

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

Florida resident James O’Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a “pretty...

www.rawstory.com

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 16h

If yall had started protesting on Inauguration Day things wouldn’t have gotten this far. You’ve shown no real resistance because you’re waiting for someone else to do it.

That very much translates into “I know I’ll be ok for longer than THEY will”.

And I’m talking to ALL OF YOU.

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gilafied 🎃👻🎃 @gilafied.bsky.social · 14h

#showmeyourknits This is from 2011, Kranium Kowl by Jennifer Thompson. #knitting

Two cowls with a colorwork motif of skulls. Top in grey with white skulls, bottom cowl is black with turquoise skulls. The skulls are a bit wonky (on purpose) to give them a weird vibe.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14h

*inhales*

SCIFI.radio @scifi.radio · 1d

Groundbreaking Image Shows Two Black Holes Orbiting Each Other

For the first time ever, astronomers have imaged two black holes orbiting each other, finally offering visual proof for the existence of black hole pairs (with the caveat that we might just be looking at one big blazar instead of two…

Groundbreaking Image Shows Two Black Holes Orbiting Each Other

For the first time ever, astronomers have imaged two black holes orbiting each other, finally offering visual proof for the existence of black hole pairs (with the caveat that we might just be looking at one big blazar instead of two of them).

scifi.radio

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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 7h

Like me, the Canada geese and mallard ducks were trying to avoid the people in the park.

#🪶
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#birding
#photography
#birdsofbluesky
#geese
#ducks
#naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

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Qhapaq 🦙🇵🇪 @yanaqhapaq.bsky.social · 6h

Repurposing my very old vest for my pow wow trip on Monday. The thousand pin needles stabbed fingers will be worth it. 🧶🪡

A black vest with moche art inlays I'm th form of Moche style mountains ready to be sewn

The back of a vest with Amdean, colorful material, sewn onto the top and the lower part of the vest

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 13h

"But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you" - Billy Steinberg / Tom Kelly

#BlueSkyArtShow Theme: #Glow
#EastCoastKin

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling

A yellow 'Sunshine Daydream' sunflower and green leaves.

Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

July 2025. Gamble Garden.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 13h

For non-US folks: IDEA is the rule that dictates that disabled kids are to have equal opportunities for a public education. Taking away the people who fund and enforce it is basically leaving disabled kids and their families to fend for themselves.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 14h

Vought’s daughter has cerebral palsy, and while she may not require “special” education, she would need adjustments if she attended any school.

Obviously, he is evil and does not care about hypocrisy, but I want people to remember: they’re taking this away from US, not themselves.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 15h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Gaylyn Young 🇨🇦 🧶 🥾 🌾 @gynottoday.bsky.social · 17h

I don’t do spooky but I did make the toque and black cat mitts for my daughter’s Halloween-loving roommate 🧶

#showmeyourknits

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h

At a time when so many people feel “really powerless, Michelle’s work is a reminder that it’s still possible to be powerful, and she’s done it through art.”

One woman’s quest to reclaim the ugly history of Black maternal health

One woman's quest to reclaim the ugly history of Black maternal health

Artist Michelle Browder's Mothers of Gynecology project is an act of resistance.

www.motherjones.com

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 15h

Fun fact: last week I got my royalty statement. It was for the last 6 months, and it was for my two books that have been banned.

Just so you know how rich we get off banned books, that check was a whopping $51.

No, not a badge of honor. No, not money-making. KIDS JUST LOSE ACCESS TO BOOKS.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you for the work you do. The zine being referenced in a new one that was launched on Thursday: static1.squarespace.com/static/64063...

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah I really need help with this . I’m gonna go hyperventilate into a bag but this has gone bad quickly

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · Apr 10

Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share

gofund.me/a5ee0064

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Jedi Master Wise @wisejones.bsky.social · 12h

They have made inmates slaves. The lease prisoners to Corporate America. The AG of Alabama doesn’t believe in rehabilitation or redemption. These people are going to hell without a doubt. @johnathanperk.bsky.social check this out. From a documentary called The Alabama Solution

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 12h

Everything reminds me of her

Jack o'lantern with gourds placed in eyes and sides to give it bulging green eyes and horns, a large mouth is carved to give it large square teeth, fangs and a huge protruding tongue, on which is placed a smaller pumpkin, with tiny eyes and wide goofy, missing and gapped tooth smile.

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blogmywiki @blogmywiki.bsky.social · 18h

Had a bit of a moment in my local secondhand bookshop. Got a free tote bag. He’s considering my idea for a dedicated crime section.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.

This was their first year in a post-Roe state (pub. Feb. 2024):

She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.

Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.

projects.propublica.org

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9h

One of the people killed was an expectant mother.

Could the “pro life” people help us address the gun problem now?

6 people are dead and 12 more injured in two different shootings in Mississippi.

www.cbsnews.com/news/4-dead-...

At least 6 killed in two separate shootings in Mississippi, officials say

The shootings in Leland and Heidelberg happened while people attended high school homecoming games.

www.cbsnews.com

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 7h

The fact that white nationalists feel a need to make a halftime show just for them communicates clearly that they understand safe spaces. They just don’t want anyone they deem “other” to have one.

Safety for me, not for thee. In that regard, they sure got the “All-American” part right.

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