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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 39m

#DefundTheNYPD

wakandangriot.bsky.social @wakandangriot.bsky.social · 1h

The @nypd.bsky.social has acquired the latest in electric hybrid SUV’s. The department still has its Batman obsessions with hardware to fight crime rather than the social programs that have had measurable, empirical success.

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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 1d

‘Combining my love of folklore and stupid dances here are some linocut mummers. Mummers were (are) cavorting masked performers in folk play or mime often demanding food or booze for their efforts. The hare mummer is dancing like a goofball to the quiet bit in 'Blisters in the Sun'…’

Linocut illustration of a dancing Mummer hare next to the lino plate.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 5h

yes!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

t.co

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Theobald Tiger 🦋 @theobaldtiger.bsky.social · 7h

Fuck the system!

Das Bild zeigt eine Möwe, die auf einem Verbotsschild sitzt, vor einem Hintergrund, der eine Küstenlandschaft bei Dämmerung oder Sonnenaufgang darstellt.

**Im Vordergrund** ist eine Möwe mit weißem Gefieder, grauen Flügeln und einem dunklen Schnabel zu sehen, die auf einem runden Verkehrsschild thront. Das Schild ist gelb mit einem dicken roten Rand und einem roten Querbalken, der diagonal von links oben nach rechts unten verläuft. In der Mitte des Schildes ist eine schwarze Silhouette eines Vogels (vermutlich einer Möwe oder eines ähnlichen Vogels) abgebildet, was darauf hindeutet, dass das Füttern oder die Anwesenheit von Vögeln an diesem Ort verboten sein könnte. Das Schild ist an einem dunklen Pfosten befestigt, der aus dem unteren Bildrand ragt.

**Der Hintergrund** zeigt das Meer mit leichten Wellen, die am Ufer auslaufen. Am Horizont ist eine Landzunge oder Insel mit Bäumen und einigen Gebäuden (möglicherweise Hotels oder Wohnhäuser) zu erkennen. Der Himmel ist in sanften Pastelltönen gehalten, von einem hellen Rosa oder Violett am oberen Rand bis zu einem blasseren Blau-Grau weiter unten, was auf die frühe Morgen- oder späte Abendstunde hindeutet.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Adam Hill 🚇🚏🚶‍♂️🚃🛴🚙🚲 @itseditoradam.bsky.social · 10h

Hello, Denver! 🚶🏾‍♀️ 🚲 🛴

#TheDenverWay

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 5d

#NYC! We have an ICE Watch Hotline! I repeat, we have an ICE Watch hotline! I updated the zines to include the hotline #. FINALLY!!!

(If you have the old zines, you have my blessing to write the # in with a sharpie or pen.)

drive.google.com/file/d/1y2S_...

NYC-SALUTE-zine-10-6.pdf

drive.google.com

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Delaney (Pum)King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 14h

The sequel to TRON should have been TROFF.

Yes, I coded in the 1980s, fuck you.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 14h

Within Italy, individual historic city states are recognizing Palestine; I was there for the Florentine Republic recognizing it this September, announced from the Palazzo Vecchio. Powerful seeing the old granular polities still using their strength. Cities are REAL in a powerful way. (See Alt Text)

Photo of Florence’s historic Palazzo Vecchio, seat of the republic. You can see Michelangelo’s David standing in front of it. Gathered in front are people in the historic red & white livery of the city, and many men in the red T-shirts of the “Republic of 1530” the organization that runs our city Florence’s historic festivals, named for the last pre-ducal/conquest iteration of Florence’s republic. I wish I had a pic with the Mayor and the pro-Palestine banner they hung on the balcony but I don’t. I forget if the Archbishop was there in person or just some priests, but the solidarity was big. I think the Parte Guelfa was there too.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 23h

Happy #caturday
Aces would like you to give him all of your chicken. He knows you have it. Hand it over.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 16h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 1d

Jean Vander Pyl--voice of Wilma (and Pebbles) Flintstone, Rosie on "The Jetsons," and others--was born on October 11, 1919. (Before she passed away in April 1999, Vander Pyl was the last surviving original cast member of The Flintstones.)

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 22h

it's all right — you were dancing through the lightning strikes

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UNCAИИY (they/them) @ad1nf1n1tum.bsky.social · 22h

We need to get Pudge the Cat to be guest picker for Michigan/Ohio State

Pudge the Cat with his little bleppy tongue poking out

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 23h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Goblin Gower, PhD (the Ph is for Phantasm) @medievaliste.bsky.social · 2d

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 22h

how does he make me cry with these stupid videos every time!?

we will win

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

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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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 23h

come out, come out, wherever you are!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

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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Phil Wells @philwells.bsky.social · 23h

Good for MIT. About time institutions started standing up to Trump. Hopefully this will inspire other universities to reject the compact too. (Gift link)

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 23h

there's a word for us?! #seniorswiftie

er, i am reliably informed it's for swifties 25+

i am extremely plus. 😉

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

I'm a Taylor Swift fan, a #SeniorSwiftie 😉. I admire her songwriting, emotional honesty, strong work ethic, how she engages w/fans, biz savvy. She's been in public eye since teens, has learned resilience. Enjoying her newest album: #LifeOfAShowgirl.

Great interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqw8...

Taylor Swift brings bread & a wedding invite to Greg James | The Life of a Showgirl Interview

YouTube video by BBC Radio 1

www.youtube.com

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 23h

father figure goes *hard*.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 23h

computer could never

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