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@silverhawthorne.bsky.social

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writer, poet, editor (Liminality) burlesque producer & host (Viscous & Tingle) 🌈🦓, 🧶, freelance alchemist, ornamental hermit. habitat restoration as tikkun olam. AEW/ROH/NJPW/CMLL. 4’11”. Pagliacci.

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silver, by the woods (they/them) 🍀✨ @silverhawthorne.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning. Here's my favorite half-hour documentary as a treat. Make a cup of tea and enjoy.

The Japanese Artist Who Sends His Work to Space | The New Yorker Documentary

YouTube video by The New Yorker

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a wizard @towerwizard.bsky.social · 4h

The wizard is sorting stones for charms.

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Sean @stholeary.bsky.social · 3h

Since the literal beginning of AEW, Dustin Rhodes has loudly & publicly denounced transphobia, specifically aimed at Nyla Rose. You are absolutely allowed to be surprised that Dustin Rhodes is actually that stupid.

Zombie Warren Hayes (spooky) @mrwarrenhayes.show · 14h

BREAKING: Wrestling fans somehow shocked older wrestler from Texas voted for Trump.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 2h

Just in case I've not made it clear, I believe everybody on the planet should get free healthcare.

Yep, those people too.

Some folks aren't down with socialised medicine, and that's their opinion. This is mine.

Ask me about my stance on UBI....

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 10h

“There were three of us in this marriage.”

Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 12h

I need to know what Bob Hoskins said to Princess Diana in front of Roger Rabbit at the London premiere of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988).

Bob Hoskins meets Princess Diana as a full size Roger Rabbit costumed character stands next to them.

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Wintersong @wintersong.bsky.social · 2h

If journalistic ethics still existed, @sciam.bsky.social would apologize for this bullshit. But today it seems most once-respected outlets are hollowed out shells of their former selves, repurposed as Scientific American proposes to do with Marilyn, to help grifters sell slop & fascism to the masses

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 5h

If you want to see the video Bechard created with Sora AI, it’s on his Instagram. In it the AI generated Monroe simpers about how as a ‘Targaryen, her family likes to breed dragons. And each other.’ Somehow it does not occur to you at ScAm that there are profound philosophical/moral questions here.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 5h

In her life, Marilyn Monroe was exploited and abused by so many men.
Studio executives, so many people.
After she died, men continued to exploit her for their pleasure: trying to get themselves buried near/above her.
What your writer did here is obscene, nonconsensual and makes me feel slightly ill

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 21h

LGBTQIA+ is rebranding as LGBTQIA MAX

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 1h

If you stopped masking and taking precautions you bought into corporate propaganda. You've got to get back to making and buying shit so CEOs can still make their multi-million dollar bonuses every year. The workers pay the consequences with their health.

Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 4h

"These findings suggest that COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic"

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

jamanetwork.com

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kitt kogut @himdianajones.bsky.social · 1h

Let them know what you think.

Gov. Healey: 617-725-4005
AG Campbell: 617-727-2200
Fenway: 617-267-0900

cis Bostonians specifically, we need you to step up. I'm already seeing my local trans circles raise hell about this, but we need you, too. I wrote a phone script. Use it and spread it:

Hello, my name is [name] and I'm a [transgender] constituent living in [City], Massachusetts. I'm calling to bring to Gov. Healey's attention the deeply alarming development coming from Fenway Health, in which they've recently announced they will no longer provide gender affirming healthcare to patients under the age of 19 in order to retain their federally recognized status. This is in utter direct violation of our state constitution, specifically Chapter 127, in which quote, "Access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming health care services is a right secured by the constitution and laws of the commonwealth. Interference with this right, whether or not under the color of law, is against the public policy of the commonwealth." This is also in contradiction of Boston declaring itself a sanctuary city for transgender people, the resolution which states Boston has, quote, "a specific commitment to protecting transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Taxpayer-funded agencies shall not comply with federal efforts to strip resources that safeguard their rights. Boston will not cooperate with federal or state policies that harm transgender and gender-diverse people and remains committed to ensuring their access to healthcare...without fear or discrimination."

As Massachusetts' first openly gay Governor, I'm aware that this past August Gov. Healey signed updated Shield laws protecting gender affirming healthcare in Massachusetts. Jordina Shanks, the CEO of Fenway Health herself, said these protections are quote, "a landmark victory for health care, human dignity... and that Massachusetts stands as a national beacon of equity and compassion." I am in complete and utter disgust, yet unsurprised, that a leading institution in gender affirming healthcare is capitulating to federal threats that are not law, and acting in direct opposition to the city of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is a deep betrayal of their transgender patients. I urge Gov. Healey to bring all powers of the state to investigate and reverse this gross over-compliance on the part of Fenway Health.

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The Bore you Adore @nofunatparties.bsky.social · 1h

Love that half the people are saying he's referring to Punk, the other half clarifying that he clarified he was not talking about Punk.
The fact that you hear the word "Cancer" in wrestling context and Punk comes to mind instantly.

All Elite Central @allelitecentral.com · 21h

🗣️ "The cancer got cut out."

Darby Allin, speaking candidly about why the atmosphere in AEW is much more positive now.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1h

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Richard R @richardr.bsky.social · 1h

Anyone using this guy on signs?

Woodblock print of a frog. It's dark grey and appears to be frowning.

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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 1h

RIP Drew Struzan. Not just a movie poster artist but a man capable of putting lightning in a bottle, and of taking the form of cinema and encapsulating its spirit in still imagery. The best that will ever do it.

Here are 4 of my favorites:

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 48m

If possible, do not bring your real phone. Write at least one phone number on your body in sweat-proof sharpie in case you get kettled and need to call someone.

Wear a mask, if you're going to be crowded in with people.

Wear the most common and nondescript clothing you can.

the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2h

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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Steen Comer @mediapathic.bsky.social · 19h

Pop Will Eat Itself just released a new album, "Delete Everything". It's still very PWEI, unlike most "wait 10 years" albums in the electronic/industrial world it doesn't feel phoned in at all so far, It's not This Is The Day, but it's a solid PWEI album. pwei.bandcamp.com

Pop Will Eat Itself

10 years since their last release, PWEI are back with this electro punk banger, a firm live favourite and the first track from their new project. “Bruiser was inspired by a classic Aussie rock track,...

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Chi-Guy Eric @chitownenuff.bsky.social · 15h

that time my hero king of Fletchlights Kyle Instagraham The Protostar Fletcher stabbed an ice nazi in the leg #AEW

SHARK! 🦈⚡️🌊🩸 @yxngshark.bsky.social · Aug 1

Kyle Fletcher stuck a screwdriver in Dustin Rhodes knee during their TNT Championship Title Match on #AEWCollision 😱😱😱😱😱🪛🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

⛔️⚠️ WARNING GRAPHIC MATERIAL! ⚠️⛔️
DO NOT TRY THIS AT FUCKIN HOME!

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silver, by the woods (they/them) 🍀✨ @silverhawthorne.bsky.social · 14h

The only trios that have ever had true cohesion and actual trios moves are the Dark Order and House of Black.

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Kythryne Aisling/Wyrding Studios @wyrdingstudios.com · 17h

I thought I was out of electroplated leaves but I found a handful of them while I was looking for something else last week. wyrdingstudios.com/collections/...

A collage of four photos of jewelry made from copper electroplated leaves, swirly gold wire, and brightly colored gemstones. There are three pendants made from oak leaves - one with blue-grey iolite, one with deep pink rubies, and one with vivid green chrome diopside - and a necklace made with an aspen leaf and dark purple amethyst.

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silver, by the woods (they/them) 🍀✨ @silverhawthorne.bsky.social · 15h

I can’t lose Mick Foley.

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Karie Ghoulish @kariebookish.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, I co-sign this.

✨Procyon A✨ @procyona.bsky.social · 21h

The themes, plots, and characters of Beowulf and Gilgamesh are far more compelling, both read and recited, than the Iliad or the Odyssey to a modern audience. They should be the go-to high school texts to illustrate the importance of oral tradition and the format of the epic.

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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 16h

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

vimeo.com

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Kristi @booksandbodyslams.bsky.social · 1d

I wanted to share this here, because I think it’s so important to continue to highlight the good Mercedes Mone is going for the indie wrestling scene.

These promotions see so much hype and increased ticket sales and that’s so important for keeping the magic that is indie wrestling alive

#aewsky

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silver, by the woods (they/them) 🍀✨ @silverhawthorne.bsky.social · 18h

Reading a book about the fraught relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth and cannot get this very non-period song out of my head.

Alice Longyu Gao, Alice Glass - LEGEND (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by AliceLongyuGaoVEVO

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 19h

Today is Tridi the 23rd of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate turnips.#JacobinDay

More information on turnips

An old time-y illustration of a Turnips.

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