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@kafkaesquities.bsky.social

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june or ash. they. sanpoil, welsh, irish, &c. raised baha'i, sort of. I write stuff about the Reign at @rideofvalkyries.com / @sounderatheart.com. maybe the real kafkaesquities were the friends we made along the way. tips: https://ko-fi.com/juneasheden

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · Aug 21

are men too emotional for soccer? we’ve assembled a diverse panel of nonbinary Junes wearing pinnies to discuss.

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Pedro Zubieta-Funes @zetaefe.bsky.social · 1h

The Nobel goes to María Corina Machado—not Trump, but a loyal disciple of his causes: backing Netanyahu, cheering Latin America’s far right, calling for a U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and dreaming of privatizing its oil. Maduro is a dictator, but this isn’t peace.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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sasha ↙︎↙︎↙︎ 🌹🏴 @2damntrans.bsky.social · 2h

Although Reform did express some reservations about putting trans women in men's jails, after listening to their prisons advisor. That's not a "you gotta hand it to 'em" moment for Reform - it's a mark of how vicious Labour's hatred for the trans community is.

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 2h

anarcho-communist utopia unleashes globally tomorrow

but only if you, yes you, personally, develop one iota of fucking self-awareness

sorry about that

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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eviŁrooster @evilrooster.bsky.social · 9h

Dante was Catholic and the Inferno is full of Popes.

Patrick Nielsen Hayden @pnh.nielsenhayden.com · 9h

This presumes that the essence of Catholicism is the worship and/or veneration of clergy, particularly the Pope, and that’s never been a settled thing within Catholicism.

I mean, yes, these guys are ridiculous, but not because they argue with the pope. Catholics argue with the pope. It’s a thing.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

There is not some hypothetical fixed moment in historical time when you can identify where a particular population lived and return there to achieve justice. Communities have always migrated and many of us come from many places. We just have to do our best to build just societies where we are.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

theconversation.com

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 5h

you know what fair

Bootleggirl on twitter writes: "I still dislike the Star Wars sequels but I can't no longer fault them for running with the premise of "20 years after fascism, same fascism again, but stupider" bc I just lived through that.

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 9h

crushes are weird

footie is fun

recovering conditioning post COVID is brutal

:)

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Ride of the Valkyries @rideofvalkyries.com · 12h

Seattle Reign has a big home match tomorrow. Get prepped for the match-up with this preview from @kafkaesquities.bsky.social:

www.sounderatheart.com/2025/10/matc...

Match Preview: Seattle Reign vs. Bay FC

The Reign host 13th-place Bay with a chance to secure a playoff spot.

www.sounderatheart.com

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 17h

US cities: take note

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 17h

The head of Vancouver’s transit agency can sum its ridership recovery in one word: Frequency.

“Running the bus every 30 minutes isn’t going to cut it if you want to grow ridership.“

Many Vancouver 🚌 run every 5min or less, and the SkyTrain runs every 3-4min, via @davidzipper.bsky.social

The Secret to Vancouver’s Public Transit Ridership Recovery

The Canadian city’s transit agency, TransLink, bounced back from Covid even as other North American systems have struggled. Its leader explains why riders returned.

www.bloomberg.com

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Mhgreen3000 @mhgreen3000.bsky.social · 21h

Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”?

This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?

My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social

COLUMN | What This Mayoral Election Owes 'Black Seattle'

From City Hall to the Central District, Seattle's mayoral race raises deeper questions: Who speaks for "Black Seattle," and what does real representation look like beyond the ballot? Marcus Harrison G...

southseattleemerald.org

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 17h

guys, I think they're gonna put it in the newspaper that he got mad lmao

Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.

More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 1d

aw ye

a pan of cherry chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven

june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 1d

fuckin Great Value Andy Ngo up in here

gotta get the b'ys back on milkshake duty

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jonathan Choe to Trump: "Another group right now that is behind antifa and working with antifa very closely based on the research that we have right now that we're gonna give to you and your team are the Democratic Socialists of America."

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 1d

Lee Greenwood wasn’t even relevant when Lee Greenwood was relevant lmaooooo

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God Speed You! Molly Maguire @abrightgreencity.bsky.social · 1d

Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist between 2020 & 2022.

youtu.be/BGrfhsxxmdE?...

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 2d

I don't know, though, I'm still not confident the Mariners can hold it together and win their division.

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 2d

they're all having GREAT years, for sure.

Lorena is just unfair pffft. Kansas City gonna be that good and give up that little and then bring in Lorena to just start *stealing* goals off people's feet on top of it all. 😅

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 2d

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 2d

different sources give the data somewhat differently, but basically every source agrees: Dickey has been /absolutely fuckin' on one/ this year.

Chris Henderson @chris-awk.bsky.social · 2d

NWSL GK Prevented Goals Per 90' & Total Goals Prevented

Arnold's near season long stranglehold on the top spot in the per 90' category is finally over, as Claudia Dickey has overtaken her.

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june ash eden, local sweetie coffee gworl @kafkaesquities.bsky.social · 2d

it's annoying how good it is.

also, poaching eggs in the microwave is practically foolproof and takes 20-30 seconds.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2d

This is going around again and it is not true. Like every site on the internet, Bluesky uses machine learning to do a first-pass approximation of image classification to detect and label content. They have repeatedly confirmed outside services do not use Bluesky user data to train their models.

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