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Keidra @kdc.bsky.social · 6h

Hey Chicago cycling friends!

Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · 12h

When we created this ride, it was supposed to be a joyous celebration of community. Since then kidnappings have increased substantially and vendors are terrified. We will not back down and our ride will continue in a way that keeps vendors safe. We take care of us. ✊🏽

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 5h

My husband has concluded that Christmas comes earlier every year because of climate change.

As temperature rises and ice melts faster, Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé thaw in their storage units quicker each year and thus Christmas arrives sooner and sooner.🎄

a woman in a red dress is standing in a glass container

Alt: Mariah Carey in a red Santa bodysuit is shattering an icey enclosure

media.tenor.com

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Faith at Observer Pictures @observerpix.bsky.social · 1d

Friends, I need a Black masculine VO artist for my horror script for @11thhouraudio.bsky.social. It's a very small part, and you can to die fabulously! Everyone involved is volunteering their time, so there is no pay.

If you're interested, pls reply! I need recordings by October 15!

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 23h

I had a lot of convos with people who said they were sympathetic, but Defund the Police was a "bad slogan". I told them it wasn't a slogan. It was an answer. It was an answer to the constant question "what can we do to actually lower crime and make our neighborhood's safer?"

Anyway. Here we are.

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 1d

Should’ve defunded the police like we instructed smh

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HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈 @holboldoart.bsky.social · 15h

🎂 It's my special cake and candles day you all have to be nice to me because it's been QUITE the year 🎂

So share some of my paintings??

In the pew-lined interior of a dim medieval church lit by rows of candles on tall staffs and pale sunlight coming through a window, a tall humanoid crow figure with flowing black robes and a glowing yellow eye stands beneath an ornately carved semicircular arch in Norman Romanesque style. On the wall surrounding the arch are many colourful murals depicting more humanoid crow figures with halos, carrying various items including swords, spears, harps, and chalices.

A painting set in a cosy shady woodland clearing on a sunny summer's day. In the centre of the frame, two figures sit on a fallen log mostly hidden by vegetation. The figure on the right has wavy blonde hair down past her shoulders, and wears a flowing white floor-length dress with long sleeves, with delicate lacework around the cuffs and neckline. She looks into the distance with a contemplative, sad expression. On her lap rests a small green book, covered by both of her hands.
The figure on the left sits leaning with her head against shoulder of the other figure. She wears a similar dress but simpler, and in a dark slate grey. Her hair is dark and straight, and flows down her tilted face, and she looks off towards a nightingale bird perched on a nearby branch. She raises a hand towards the other figure as if to get her attention.

Both figures are surrounded by various flowers. On the left of the frame are many spires of foxglove flowers in vivid pink and white, interspersed among green stinging nettles. On the right are the purple flowers of monkshood/wolfsbane.

Wrapping around the figures is a clear stream flowing from a distant pond that descends in a series of steps. Around the stream are many small mossy rocks, and shoots of dark green dog's mercury.

Above and behind the figures and flowers are two trees; on the left is a weeping willow with dangling dark green leaves. On the right are the branches of an old ash tree.

A snowy scene in which a humanoid figure in long black robes with the head of a rook stands in a churchyard holding a long spear. By its feet is a red fox. Both are flecked with fallen snow. Around them are many weathered snow-covered graves. In the background is a medieval church of warm coloured stone with large rectangular windows and a battlemented parapet topped with pinnacles. Behind the main body of the church is the tower with clock face and belfry. Behind the church are tall but bare trees dusted with snow. More snow falls in the air.

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 14h

The political project of the Trump Admin is mass death. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow. This is the real threat, not the people they target to justify their actions.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 5h

The amount of grief, information overload and unease we are all experiencing in cycle after cycle is affecting us all in different ways.

Fascism is incredibly cognitively invasive and manifests in waves through our lives.

We must learn to treat ourselves with grace as the noise increases.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 5h

This year, I've had so many productivity issues. Whole days lost, deadlines completely blown I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with me

Yeah, so for the last 48 hours I decided to tune out the news and concentrate on an article and surprise surprise: it was the fascism this whole time

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Kass G. @anarkass.bsky.social · 1d

If you have a library you can run for the board of, do it!

Otherwise you end up with a list of corporate interests being represented like we have in Philly.

(Ours are either voted in by the board or appointed by the mayor so they're all representatives of local power)

Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 2d

LIBRARY BOARDS
Pursue a seat on your local public library board. Your board may be elected, or it may be appointed. Need help finding details about your local board? For the People: A Leftist Library Project has you covered: data.librariesforthepeople.org

For The People

data.librariesforthepeople.org

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Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 7h

People saw the news about the CDC and were like, "OMG public health has been destroyed!" Have you been sleepwalking for the last four years? The US does not have a functioning public health system, because it was sacrificed for capital. We're a hotbed of COVID, measles, and a host of other diseases.

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Georgini @venezi.bsky.social · Mar 22

My dear community, the health campaign is done with the purpose of solidarity, you can support by reposting, with what you can from anywhere in the world, no amount is required, I am a patient in Latin America, and I require support, blessings.https://gofund.me/26c7b778

Dona a Donates ovarian tumor, adenomyosis to surgery patient, organizada por Pedro Fernandez

Hello, my name is Ginet Romero, I am raising funds for… Pedro Fernandez necesita tu apoyo para Donates ovarian tumor, adenomyosis to surgery patient

gofund.me

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Heather Flowers @hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 16d

RISE, KINGFISHER.

The WOMEN WANT ME expansion to FISH FEAR ME is OUT NOW!! Explore a sunken castle full of magical fish, deadly champions, and destined swords!!

Check out the patch notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/300...

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maya kern @mayakern.com · 5h

#store
My 100% cotton crew socks have been a GODSEND as the weather cools down! Not so hot that I'm sweaty, but thick enough to keep that cool autumn breeze away from my ankles.

These socks are US-made, and fit up to a men's 13!

store.mayakern.com

Devin wearing the ladybugs socks with brown wedges. The socks are a light pink with red accents and little ladybugs crawling all over

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knifeBOOts aka Jen (they/them) 👻 @knifeboots.xyz · 7h

People have no idea how well priced Bibi's disability/mobility aids are and how excellent the quality is. Bibi's stuff LASTS. It wears well. And Bibi is bending over backwards to accommodate US customers right now due to tariffs we never wanted and Bibi has no control over.

🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 5d

This isn't towards those who are broke.

I've noticed that people devalue my work. I could have hundreds of reviews raving about my products. But people only wanna support me if they feel they're getting a VERY "cheap" price. While so many other creators can charge whatever for their products.

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 5d

This isn't towards those who are broke.

I've noticed that people devalue my work. I could have hundreds of reviews raving about my products. But people only wanna support me if they feel they're getting a VERY "cheap" price. While so many other creators can charge whatever for their products.

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Kippie ♠ Do not be obedient in advance @kippie.bsky.social · 6h

Bibi has all kinds of wonderful stuff!! I'm excited about my cane preorder, but there's also super cute stuff for pets, sliding pins, different unique patterns you can get on matching stuff!!

You can also get gift cards for your friends, disabled or otherwise - a great option with krimbo comin up!

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 11h

They’re actively working to resegregate housing, and our “allies” refuse to name racism while they’re doing so...

◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 12h

HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts

Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.

www.bloomberg.com

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 12h

Future historians: As their computers ate and destroyed all their languages we can only assume that what happened was magic became real and that's how they defeated global genocidal fascism

On the left, the German Mud Wizard in their druid cloak pushes a German riot cops who is already stuck in the mud. On the left are 3 Portland Antifa frogs in green inflatable cartoonish costumes and one black frog with white frog bones on him like the antifa frog skeleton.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 5h

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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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 5h

Hey, Sydette needs help. She is one of the people who makes the world brighter and better simply by existing. If you have the capacity, please consider dropping her what you can.

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 5h

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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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 11h

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 5h

A painting of a bird beside the text "motherfucker shush"

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Mr Autumn Man @pnwnwa.myatproto.social · 10h

Posting this for anyone- myself included- who gets questioned for doing “white people stuff.” No, it’s our stuff. How do you think our ancestors survived, not just in the colonial diaspora, but in our ancestral homelands?
Being in nature is returning to our native roots also. 🍄 🌱

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 20h

I succeeded in making flash work, so have some... SOUP!!

#artpost #animation

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Nat 🪶🏴‍☠️ @nattydreadwolfe.bsky.social · 5h

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining. New report has a few bright spots, though.

www.seattletimes.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8h

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 11h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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