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psiten @psiten.bsky.social · 4h

I hope you can find something! If I run into a good option, I'll come mention it.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16h

Solidarity is the only way

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 8h

From the ground in Gaza

Commercial trucks largely entering Gaza, not aid
PrES
By Hind Khoudary
Reporting from Deir el-Balah, Gaza
We are supposed to be receiving 600 trucks every day of humanitarian aid, but what's entering is less than 300 trucks.
Palestinians want food, they want shelter, they want medicine.
Children don't have anything. They need clothes, shoes, hygiene kits, medical sup-plies, and nothing is going to be delivered to the population until they have good stock in the warehouses, so that's why we're not seeing any distributions happening on the ground now.

What is entering are the commercial trucks and things that are being sold in the market. But again, Palestinians do not have the ability to buy these items. Gaza residents do not have money. Banks did not open yet...
We're talking about a population that has lost everything they have; they lost their money. They spent all of their savings in the past two years.
Everyone is also anxious about the ceasefire holding because the agreement is not being fulfilled. The process is very slow and they're very, very scared that anything would come and fighting would return at any point.

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sophiacollins.bsky.social @sophiacollins.bsky.social · 8h

I have a #KidLit question. Where’s the Rick Riordan/Maz Evans style modern take on Welsh mythology?

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psiten @psiten.bsky.social · 7h

It's not as high-magic as the Riordan books, but when i was young I loved A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond, featuring a connection through time to Taliesin.

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a string in the harp

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 8h

So, @jamiedupree.bsky.social is one of the most down-the-middle Hill reporters there is. If he’s warning about what Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat Rep-elect Grijalva portends for our democracy, it’s worth taking very seriously.

open.substack.com/pub/jamiedup...

Shutdown likely to extend into next week

Most reporters out as Pentagon confiscates press badges

open.substack.com

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🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 7h

These were all on by default for me :\

It's not perfect, but it's made the site usable for me again!
There will always be some that slip through, especially if people don't tag things properly, but it's certainly better than before!

Akane ⚔️🫀 DTIYS pinned! @akanelogics.bsky.social · 3d

‼️ REMOVE AIslop from your PINTEREST results.‼️
Let's see how true this is....

1. Go to ‘Refine your recommendations’ and remove everything related to ‘generative AI interests’.

(As if anyone who visits the site for reliable references would be interested in that...)

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seisubhanamiex.bsky.social @seisubhanamiex.bsky.social · 20h

Welcome to the 2025-26, and eighth, round of the SeiSub Hanami Exchange!

We will be using the extended schedule with an intermission period again. Let's share another fun hanami together!

See the Tumblr post for further information and our FAQ/schedule:
www.tumblr.com/seisubhanami...

Post by @seisubhanamiexchange · 1 image

💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · The SeiSub Hanami Exchange is back! · Get ready for the 2025-2026 hanami season and exchange round 8. Do you love SeiSub? Do you want to create fanwork for the pairing? Then join…

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

We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.

Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.

Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 22h

Researchers in France looked at more than 500,000 infants and found no connection between Covid vaccination in the first trimester and any of dozens of birth defects, adding to the body of evidence for the vaccines' safety during pregnancy.

Covid Vaccines in First Trimester Not Tied to Birth Defects, Study Finds

www.nytimes.com

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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 1d

We may have been out of the office yesterday, but that doesn't mean we're going to miss out on bulking up your #TBR stack in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @waub.bsky.social, @reelindian.bsky.social, Morgan Talty, Cherie Dimaline, and Vanessa Lillie.

#BookSky

A deep brown textured background features four book covers subtly outlined in glowing orange. The books are arranged in two rows of two, and an author's name appears above each set. The top row reads "Stephen Graham Jones" and features the book covers for My Heart Is a Chainsaw and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. The bottom row reads "Waubgeshig Rice" and features the book covers for Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves.

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 1d

Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most subjective vital sign—into something a camera or sensor can score as reliably as blood pressure.”

AI is changing how we quantify pain

Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.

www.technologyreview.com

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Mx. Coreo Jones @coreopsismajor.bsky.social · 3d

Unexpected moment of joy: Finding out that Peter Wingfield, who played Methos on Highlander and was beloved of many people I know (I also enjoyed his episodes as Tanith on SG-1), is an anesthesiologist now. He went back to medical school in 2013. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_W...

Peter Wingfield - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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thegreymoon @thegreymoon.bsky.social · May 23

Shizun with the paper dragon. #thegreymoondraws #2ha #2hafanart #ChuWanning #LuoYunxi

Digital painting of Luo Yunxi as Chu Wanning with the little paper dragon.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21h

Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.

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SassyMetisChick @sassymetischick.bsky.social · 21h

**MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSON**

Please repost for further reach

#MMIP

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psiten @psiten.bsky.social · 19h

Consort Jing is the best.

Now with proper spelling.

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psiten @psiten.bsky.social · 19h

"They kept a *ledger* at the illegal brothel where you dumped the dead prostitutes in the well? And you all *signed* it?"

Immortal moment.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

How to Fight Your Health Insurance Denial with an External Appeal

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 5d

New #danmei cover reveal! ✨ CASE FILE COMPENDIUM: BING AN BEN (NOVEL) Vol. 7 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou—cover + interior art by Wil! #SevenSeasDanmei #CaseFileCompendium #BingAnBen #BAB

Out in English print/digital January 2026—pre-order now:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/case-f...

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Reverend H. Entity @reverendentity.bsky.social · 4d

🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
AOC assures trans kids they’re not to blame for anything: “You are fine just the way you are”
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/aoc-...

AOC assures trans kids they're not to blame for anything: "You are fine just the way you are" - LGBTQ Nation

She acknowledged that it feels like both parties are blaming trans people for everything.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 4d

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Members of the force's sports squad, responsible
- among other tasks - for policing the 170 miles of tunnels, caves, galleries and catacombs that underlie large parts of Paris, stumbled on the complex while on a training exercise beneath the Palais de Chaillot, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
After entering the network through a drain next to the Trocadero, the officers came across a tarpaulin marked: Building site, No access.
Behind that, a tunnel held a desk and a closed-circuit TV camera set to automatically record images of anyone passing. The mechanism also triggered a tape of dogs barking, "clearly designed to frighten people off," the spokesman said.
Further along, the tunnel opened into a vast 400 sq metre cave some 18m underground, "like an underground amphitheatre, with terraces cut into the rock and chairs".

There the police found a full-sized cinema screen, projection equipment, and tapes of a wide variety of films, including 1950s film noir classics and more recent thrillers. None of the films were banned or even offensive, the spokesman said.
A smaller cave next door had been turned into an informal restaurant and bar. "There were bottles of whisky and other spirits behind a bar, tables and chairs, a pressure-cooker for making couscous," the spokesman said.
"The whole thing ran off a professionally installed electricity system and there were at least three phone lines down there."
Three days later, when the police returned accompanied by experts from the French electricity board to see where the power was coming from, the phone and electricity lines had been cut and a note was lying in the middle of the floor: "Do not," it said, "try to find us."

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Doki Rosi 🌷🌷🌷 @dokirosi.bsky.social · 4d

Naruto e Sasuke 🍥🍅 pra sempre #fanart #naruto

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