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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, and I wanted to add: I don't really know furry culture, but I get the impression that it is REALLY social. Just saying.

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shawnburks.bsky.social @shawnburks.bsky.social · 3h

I'm old enough to remember Republicans losing their absolute fucking minds over the DOJ returning Elián González to Cuba.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%C3%...

Elián González - Wikipedia

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Forgot the checkmark for figure skating

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Robert M (@[email protected]) @rob11563.bsky.social · 3h

Horrific.

Criminals roam our streets. Their lawlessness goes unchecked.

Political cartoon. Menacing, out of control gang members in the U.S. not facing deportation. Drawing of seven ICE criminals with masks and guns.

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RobinM @rmichm.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely correct and absolutely terrifying.

Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 3h

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Unfortunately, Nazis too. Substack should get rid of the Nazis. Then it'd be great.

Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

And they don't need friends when they can have AI friends as confidantes...nonjudgmental and always there. So much less problematic than relating to people, including their parents.

It is a very scary prospect.

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

My nnew, third fear is that AI is eliminating their need to learn how to think critically and for themselves. Just as there's no need to come up with something to do when you can cue up YouTube on a smartphone, all they need do now when they lack an answer about their lives is get it from ChatGPT.

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

2. The ability to be so quickly and easily entertained with any passive form of entertainment they choose, anywhere, that they need never a) learn how to behave in public or b) learn how to cope with boredom (books and creativity are the great boredom killers, but kids don't need them anymore).

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

If you ask me which two things I worry about most with kids growing up today--not just boys:

1. Not getting talked to enough, and being language delayed, because many parents don't see a point in talking to babies, and text rather than converse with friends in front of their kids;

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Lots of good advice here--I'd just like to add that I have good true friends in real life that I first met online, and some I only know online. But I have a balanced life, with a mix of people of both kinds. The biggest danger is in kids living their lives only online, going down rabbit holes.

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 21h

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 8h

Vance could not give a straight answer to questions about:

➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC

Read/Watch: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Madelyne @madelynerants.bsky.social · 9h

This thoughtful post says so much. Radical optimism will be the thing that saves us. "The stubborn, rigorous work of believing in our better Angels, then proving it."

This guy's a great follow, especially if you find yourself wallowing in the daily torment from the white house. There is still hope.

Clark Kent @clarkfromearthx.bsky.social · 6d

I've seen worlds succumb to the whisper: "Why bother?" That radical nihilism is a poison. It paves the way for strongmen.

My mission is radical optimism. Not naivety. The stubborn, rigorous work of believing in our better angels, then proving it.

#RadicalOptimism #Humanism

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

The federal food program helping more than 1 in 4 young children access fresh produce, milk, and formula will run out of funding next week.

Over 5 million children could lose food assistance — all thanks to the Trump-Republican shutdown.

The cruelty is endless.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 10h

www.axios.com/2025/10/10/f...

Trump refuses to negotiate
Speaker Johnson refuses to bring House Republicans back in session
Senate Republicans refuse to negotiate

Now this 42 MILLION people could have SNAP BENEFITS CUT..Food for Families and Children
And your insurance premiums rise

Scoop: Trump administration warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps if shutdown continues

It's the administration's latest warning of painful consequences of a lengthy government shutdown.

www.axios.com

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 11h

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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starwalker @starwalkers.bsky.social · 1d

Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang

John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

# of times the Bible forbids/demands penalties for abortion- 0
# of times the Bible justifies keeping out immigrants-0
# of times Jesus condemns homosexuality-0
# of times the Bible addresses poverty, justice and compassion for the poor- over 2,000
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

If they don't kill them directly, they will do it via neglect.

Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Even better, donation checks for the food pantries. They know how to use the dollars to get the most food for the $

Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Military school, sadly, isn't special ed. For all we know, he has ADHD and if he'd gotten help for his attention span and impulsive behavior, he could have learned something worthwhile and become a decent person.

Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Yes. Parents of these students need to get moving. They need to take all the mama-bear and papa-bear energy they invest in getting their kids' needs met and invest it here, now. Otherwise they'll never attend another IEP meeting because there will be no IEPs.

Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Nope. Still waiting

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Formerly known as Truly S. @notincleveland.bsky.social · 1h

Jim Jordan didn't know when an Ohio State team doctor was molesting male athletes and students...or so he said. Why would we expect him to know about this?

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Bradley Perry @bradleyperry.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you for making my day Princess V.

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