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josweerkamp @josweerkamp.bsky.social · 10h

Herfst in Zwolle. 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

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Ian Paul Sieren @ianpaulsieren.bsky.social · 1h

Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, OR
#pdx #homes #gardens

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Ian Paul Sieren @ianpaulsieren.bsky.social · 1h

Rhododendron, out of season
#Fall #flowers #bloomscroling

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Ian Paul Sieren @ianpaulsieren.bsky.social · 1h

Lantana
#Fall #flowers #bloomscrolling

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Ian Paul Sieren @ianpaulsieren.bsky.social · 1h

Modesto Ash (Fraxinus velutina)
#Fall #foliage #fallcolor

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 16h

This Indigenous Peoples Day please speak up: another typhoon sweeping away homes of Alaska's Natives, who, during settlement (statehood: 1948) were forced to end ways of life (like my Grandma's) involving mobility across regions & stuck them in flood-prone/unstable villages with housing deficits.

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF
WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
ONLINE FUNDRAISER - DONATE TO SUPPORT
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate online. All funds raised will go directly to assisting communities.
PURCHASE ITEMS - AMAZON WISHLIST
Purchase items of immediate need to go directly to the Bethel Community Services Foundation to be distributed to villages most affected.
DONATION DRIVE AT AFN CONVENTION
Accepting items of immediate need including:
Cases of water, nonperishable foods, diapers, wipes, toilet paper, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, phone chargers, blankets, sleeping bags, cots, flashlights, and hand wipes.
DENA'INA CENTER, ROOM 6 (2ND FLOOR)
Friday, October 17 | 1-5PM
Saturday, October 18 | 8AM-2PM

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julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social · 2h

How gorgeous is this 1925 silk & devoré velvet evening coat, made in Paris? More here via The V&A: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85661/...

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Drew Shields (commissions open) @gnarlyghost.bsky.social · 2h

It’s #portfolioday ?

I’m Drew I make genrefiction illustrations, get in touch for book covers, ttrpg art and personal commissions!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.

The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.

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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support

The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19h

Rest in peace, Miss Major.

We will carry the bricks forward.

ACLU @aclu.org · 20h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21h

Absolutely gutted by this. She was at Stonewall and represented the best of that generation. The only solace I have is that she lived such a long life and got to see herself become a living legend when so many of our trans sisters don't. Rest in power.

Alt text:
Screenshot of a social media post featuring a long written tribute. The post shares the passing of a beloved community leader and activist, honoring their lifelong work in advocacy, justice, and support for marginalized communities. The text reflects on their legacy, activism, compassion, and impact on many lives, especially within Black and transgender communities. Engagement icons and timestamps are visible at the top and bottom of the post.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21h

Miss Major has passed away. We've lost an icon for the ages. Rest in power.

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Miss Major with long wavy gray hair sits outdoors in a chair, wearing a brightly colored geometric-patterned dress. She looks thoughtful and serene, with her hands resting in her lap. Trees and plants surround her in the background, giving the scene a peaceful setting. The image appears as a social media post with text and engagement icons below.

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Ian Paul Sieren @ianpaulsieren.bsky.social · 18h

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
#Fall #foliage #fallcolor

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Xian @thehoundkeeper.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, no! It’s so hard to make it home for a day or two just to realize you’re going back. I hope this is just a quick stay & you’re back home fast!

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Aug 27

We’wha (1849-1896), a notable weaver and potter Lhamana (Zuni Two Spirit), took on both masculine and feminine tasks as a Zuni cultural ambassador and pottery and textile artist.
Also a spiritual leader, We’wha endeavored to preserve the history, traditions, and knowledge of the Zuni people.

A black and white, full body portrait of We'wha, a highly respected cultural figure in Zuni culture, known as a "lhamana" (two spirits). We'wha is standing, looking at the camera, wearing traditional Zuni attire, with patterned clothing, woven belts, a long beaded necklace, and earrings. The hair is styled with side buns adorned with ribbons.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 1d

Close up of the central panel in a late 4th century AD floor, #Roman townhouse at Colliton Park #Dorchester

The design, a stylised flower surrounded by guilloche, is simple but highly effective 😍

Excavated 1937-8, it's today protected by Dorset council and Dorset Museum

📷 Sept 2014

#MosaicMonday

Roundel in a Roman mosaic floor featuring a stylised flower surrounded by interlocking guilloche

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 1d

CAUTIONARY FABLES & FAIRYTALES: The Woman in the Woods And Other North American Stories and INDIGINERDS are both on sale for 30% off throughout today! Celebrate both classic and modern tales right from the land we stand on!

store.ironcircus.com/collections/...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23h

Guess where we went today.

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 1d

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day we are running an online sale on all comics by First Nations and Native American creators until Wednesday! All these comics (AND MORE) are 20% off!

shop.outsidercomics.com/collections/...

PS fuck Columbus

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

this marc jacobs suit looks like a spanish textbook

The cover of a Spanish textbook. The colors are purple, red, teal, black, and brown. Two people are talking to each other on the cover. The book is titled "En español!"

Zendaya in a Marc Jacobs double-breasted suit. The colors are purple, red, teal, black, and brown.

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Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 1d

Also, all the people he tortured, raped, enslaved and mutilated were also people of their time. I suspect if anything they felt rather *more* strongly that Columbus was a bad person than even the most fingerwagging person on Bluesky does.

Always worth thinking who we count as "of their time".

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Jay 🌲➡️ Howloween 2025 @telekitnetic.bsky.social · 1d

Today is Indigenous People’s Day!! I’m Wet’suwet’en, oooooo look at my art 🌀🌀🌀 my stomach is still cramping so that’s all the introduction I have the willpower for 👍

Website: www.jazzjosart.com
Online Shop: ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...

#indigenouspeoplesday #formline #indigenousart

A formline design of a cocoon and an emerging butterfly, coloured in the same shades as the transgender flag. The cocoon has half of a human face on it, and the butterfly’s wings are made of human hands.

An assortment of formline stickers. The designs include a hyena, a chickadee, an otter head, a capybara, and a harbor seal.

A picture of the vendor booth for TeleKitnetic Art at Canfurence 2025.

A picture of a formline wooden pin. The design is of a sitting wolf and a wolf pup in grey-brown. The wolf pup is pawing at its parents leg with its tongue stuck out.

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Angela 🦭 ❄️ @gingela.bsky.social · 1d

More than 30 rescued and three still unaccounted for as Typhoon Halong hits NE Alaska coast. This Indigenous Peoples Day, consider donating to Alaska Community Foundation W Alaska Disaster Relief Fund. apnews.com/article/alas...

An Inupiaq auntie on the ice in Kotzebue smiling. Help our relatives recover from the storm.

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Crushing Colonialism @crushcolonialism.bsky.social · 1d

While they honor Columbus, we honor Indigenous resistance.

This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, stand with us to keep Indigenous stories alive.

💫 Donate: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/

Text reads: “While they honor Columbus, you can honor Indigenous resistance”

Text reads: “On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, will you stand with us by making a donation? crushingcolonialism.org/donate”

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Holly @pterosaur.bsky.social · 1d

tea kettle guys

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