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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 26m

Happy National Coming Out Day, folks.

... I say that it is time to open the closet door and let in the fresh air and the sunshine; it is time to doff and to discard the secrecy, the disguise, and the camouflage; it is time to hold up your heads and to look the world squarely in the eye as the homosexuals that you are, confident of your equality, confident in the knowledge that as objects of prejudice and victims of discrimination you are right and they are wrong, and confident of the rightness of what you are and of the goodness of what you do; it is time to live your homosexuality fully, joyously, openly, and proudly, assured that morally, socially, physically, psychologically, emotionally, and in every other way:
Gay is good. It is.
The Same Sex:
An Appraisal of Homosexuality by Frank Kameny

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 40m

High quality sofas and chairs

Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 1h

One small thing I love about this ad: he mentions her drug use and bouts of homelessness, not shying away from the facts of her life but telling her complicated life story without condemning her for it. She lived, she was imperfect, she was important.

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 1h

And here I am, without any hair to sell

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STABITHA🔪🔪🔪 @crabitha.slutmo.de · 2h

Oh Well

Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 2h

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison www.bbc.com/news/article...

Lost Prophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison

Ian Watkins was serving a 35-year sentence imposed in 2013 after admitting 13 child sex offences.

www.bbc.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

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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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3h

This is it. Very glad to see this full-throated welcome to queer people — and recognition of trans people’s history — from Zohran Mamdani in the closing month of his campaign and on National Coming Out Day.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

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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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 3h

For the low low price of many dollars I’m willing to behave like an editor

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 3h

I don’t see what the fuss is about. Things leak out of my cracks all the time and nobody ever reports on it.

Emoji Caresser @lizrummy.bsky.social · 4h

oooo I hope it's candy

ABC News - What researchers found leaking out of cracks in the Antarctic seabed

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 9h

Wumbens gotta drink, Caelan

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 14h

Cut him some slack, he’s only a Kid

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16h

This is fine.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 19h

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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JB 🐻✨🍉🪩 @jbfromdc.bsky.social · 18h

when we find out his team are showing him fake AI videos that needs to be a big story

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 19h

Try chewing just one gum

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 20h

I think this guy is actually president imo

Trump is a doddering old man, barely aware of his own surroundings, getting worked over by underlings.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 20h

As i was saying bsky.app/profile/jswe...

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 21h

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 20h

What if John Darnielle cultivated the same rabid fan base as Taylor Swift

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 21h

@themountaingoats.bsky.social good new single fellas

Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 21h

Knowing your luck, I fully anticipate The Most News to happen

Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 21h

The combination of all the flavors is so good. Also, pizza toppings: sausage, jalapeño and pineapple. Salty! Sweet! Spicy!

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 22h

Sausage, egg and cheese on a cinnamon raisin bagel

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23h

Tell me your bagel order and I will tell you *based on NYC cultural expectations* if you have won or lost your election for political office in NYC.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23h

One of my favorite things about NYC is whenever anyone runs for office here they are required to disclose their bagel order.

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 22h

Me too

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 22h

Unsolicited Snick pic

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 23h

The fake AI version:

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 23h

This is real, but I also just saw an AI-generated version of this and oh boy are we going to have some trouble verifying things in the next few years.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

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