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Autumnal Charlotte

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(she/they) 🚫 Gen AI, double humanities major. Queer PNW lifer, dreaming of regenerative urban futures. 📚🧠🏳️‍⚧️🌲🌎☕️🪷

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Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 28d

Been thinking about this piece a lot lately.
Untitled (Questions), Barbara Kruger, Art on the Mart, 2021.
#contemporaryart #feministart #publicart #barbarakruger

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 17h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 15h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 1d

glorious!

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Following the NSPM-7 directive for feds to focus on anti-ICE terrorism, the FBI and Homeland produced an intel bulletin linking anti-ICE protests to terrorism.

Bulletin here: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-feds-...

Leak: Feds Think Protests Hide Terrorism

“No Kings” protest eyed amid NSPM-7 domestic terror panic

www.kenklippenstein.com

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J. Cebron Cook @cebronix.com · 1d

Yay! It's #portfolioday! My feed will be full of awesomeness.

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Rei Takver @rtakver.bsky.social · 1d

As I reported earlier today for DeSmog, they're not hiding their intentions...

www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...

OpenAI’s New Energy Chief Is a Trump Administration Natural Gas Evangelist

The ChatGPT creator hired John McCarrick, a gas-loving former Trump energy official, to guide how the company will source huge quantities of power for its colossal supercomputers.

www.desmog.com

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

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 1d

Once again looks like the work of @hausofdecline.bsky.social

Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 1d

This looks like the work of @hausofdecline.bsky.social

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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 2d

#IndigenousPeoplesDay is about truth-telling and correcting misinformation so that we can better reckon with our history.

Use today to learn more about Indigenous people's history and Native American heritage using #LearningForJustice's list of resources: https://bit.ly/3QPyfLb

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 2d

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
#climatecrisis #tippingpoint #auspol www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 12d

Director Raoul Peck and producer Alex Gibney discuss "Orwell: 2+2=5," a new documentary that explores the life and career of George Orwell and why his political writing remains relevant today.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/2/orwell

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 2d

Incoming shipments claiming the de minimus exemption increased by more than 600% from approximately 139 million a year in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, to over 1.36 billion in FY 2024.

CBP Proposes New Rule to Strengthen Enforcement and Limit Duty Exemption for Low-Value Shipments

Securing America's Borders

www.cbp.gov

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Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 2d

theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...

Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed

Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.

theconversation.com

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Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 3d

My, what a horrific exercise.
"the physical data centers last for three to ten years, at most...
using the math from my prior post, you’d need approximately $1 trillion in revenue to hit break even, and many trillions more to earn an acceptable return on this spend.”
futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Conrad Benner @streetsdept.bsky.social · 3d

On October 30, I’m excited to bring together a group of LGBTQ+ artists and leaders to talk about sharing our stories in the public space! This is part of a special Mural Arts Month panel discussion we’re hosting at Broad Street Love.

Event is free, please RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/love-tribu...

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 5d

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital gobbles up newspapers & guts them. Journalist Julie Reynolds investigates. Her findings trigger journalist rebellions at Alden-owned newspapers nationwide. Watch the battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America, free until 10/31:

www.pbs.org/show/strippe...

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Autumnal Charlotte @anothercharlotte.bsky.social · 4d

We knew it wouldn’t do much but it’s good to have the receipts all the same

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 4d

Banishment Orders and Mandatory Addiction Assessments Haven't Helped Drug Users, Court Records Show

The city now sends public drug users to jail and releases them after a brief assessment, dropping charges if they avoid arrest for 60 days. This costly approach appears to be ineffective.

Banishment Orders and Mandatory Addiction Assessments Haven't Helped Drug Users, Court Records Show - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett Since the city reinstated an old law allowing judges to banish people from certain areas if…

publicola.com

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5d

"After a few moments of laughter..."

The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

The power of the people is stronger than the people in power. We reject any and all attempts to strip away our rights and dismantle our democracy.

Black graphic with orange and white text: We the people protest: escalating abuses of power, troops on our streets, targeting of immigrant communities, attacks on free speech, threats to our democracy. Saturday, October 18 in cities across the country

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 5d

Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users

As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.

arstechnica.com

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Seattle Public Library @spl.org · 7d

During #BannedBooksWeek, we're proud to share the collective impact of Books Unbanned.

Alongside five other library systems, we've provided free e-cards to teens across the country so they can read what they like from our digital collection.

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 6d

I'm so glad OPB did his story. I also think Oregon Republicans need to be asked if they would be so keen to do "everything possible to support their mission and ensure our community’s safety," if Guard were deployed by a Democratic, rather than Republican, president.
www.opb.org/article/2025...

Many Oregon GOP lawmakers silent as Trump seeks National Guard deployment to Portland

OPB emailed every Republican state lawmaker in Oregon on Monday to ask whether they support the deployment of National Guard members to the Rose City. Two responded.

www.opb.org

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