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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 6h

Women, witches, dancing, and deviance — a great piece for your Friday found via @theothersambaker.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/matriarc...

Witches just want to have fun: women dancing and "deviance"

Women using their own bodies for pleasure has always been a problem for patriarchy.

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 1d

Also gonna need @sarahspain.com & Little Citrus to do another picking your #Unrivaled team cause my head is spinning.

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve never watched anything Bleacher Report and watching them repeatedly mess up the graphics for the #Unrivaled roster reveal doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence.

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 6d

Great stuff from @thepersistent.bsky.social on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and how film adaptations have missed different elements of the novel.

Why Frankenstein Needs a Female Director

Male directors can't go Mary Shelley's tale justice

www.thepersistent.com

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 9d

“working class” has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters’ concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters’ concerns.

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 9d

Platner is the hook but this is @tressiemcphd.bsky.social so it’s about race and class and gender and even if you’re already sick of our upcoming primary, read this and reflect.

Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness

www.nytimes.com

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 9d

Nearly 30 years latter #Buffy eps Surprise & Innocence still get me.

“All you will get from me is my support and my respect.” ❤️

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Sep 17

Eating my feelings about this pending Dream defeat. My feelings look a lot like fruit snacks. #WNBA

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Sep 13

Exciting things in New Mexico!

From @19thnews.org: New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free

New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free

The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.

19thnews.org

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Sep 12

I might need to check out what to do when the news scares you for myself

From @amightygirl.com
www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=37484

Three Months, Two Political Killings: The Poison in Our Politics

Three months, two political murders, one critical moment: Americans must collectively condemn violence while holding leaders accountable for rhetoric that fans the flames.

www.amightygirl.com

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Sep 9

Love this piece on Glass Onion, tech broligarchy, and AI from @theflytrapmedia.com

the-flytrap.ghost.io/glass-onion-...

Peeling Back the Tech Broligarchy's Glass Onion

'Knives Out: Glass Onion’ skewered the tech industry. Three years later, the film remains an urgent call to reclaim entertainment and tech from the broligarchy.

the-flytrap.ghost.io

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Sep 7

“So much in that bag and it might be Gucci!” Lol.

#WNBA #SparksVdallas

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wait — did Dijonai just put the contact that fell on the floor back in without cleaning it?! #WNBA

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 29

How do opt out of this shot percentage tracking stuff #WNBA?

Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 29

Stud. Budz!! #WNBA #GoLynx

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 26

I hope they make the date public in advance so we can have royal wedding parties. Mine will be a combo book club and field day with French Blondes on tap.

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s on my list too! I went to my first WNBA game in Minnesota last week and had a blast.

Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 26

Rooting for Golden State to be the first expansion team to make the playoffs in year one 🤞🏼

Elliott @emc314159.bsky.social · Aug 25

There are 9 teams in the #WNBA playoff picture.

* The Lynx will be no. 1, barring something crazy.
* ATL, LVA, NYL and PHX are jockeying for 2d thru 5th
* SEA, GSV, IND and LAS are fighting for 6th thru 8th. IND (crazy hard schedule) or LAS (1 game back from 8th) will miss the playoffs.

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 18

Good story on Kiki, Angel, and Sonia and the CBA negotiations #WNBA

WNBA’s labor battle gives young stars a crash course in business

The league’s next wave is eager to fight for better pay. Players got an intimate look at what that involves during a contentious CBA meeting last month.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 14

From the Just Women’s Sports Newsletter. Serious question — why is the WNBA front office so hot to trot for Houston over Boston or keeping the Sun in CT? #WNBA

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Aug 1

In refusing the request, Bellows cited Article I of the Constitution, which gives states the power to oversee elections.

“The DOJ doesn’t get to know everything about you, just because they want to,” she said.

www.boston.com/news/local-n... #MEPolitics

Maine secretary of state tells DOJ to 'go jump in the Gulf of Maine' after refusing voting records request

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said that federal officials were overstepping Constitutional boundaries in asking for voter data.

www.boston.com

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · Jul 25

A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together.

Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...

Screenshot from Reddit. User is zensnapple, posting 6 months ago.
Thread says
"How to turn off Google AI Overview in Chrome SOLVED
Open Chrome and put chrome://settings/searchEngines in the search box.
A tab will open which brings you to Search Engine > Manage Search Engines and Site Search.
Click on the Add button by the Site Search update. A box will open. Fill in the form with the following:
Name: AI Free Web
Shortcut: @web
URL: {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&udm=14
You’ll now see AI Free Web in the list of search engines.
Click on the three stacked dots on the right side of AI Free Web on the list. Select Make Default.
From now on, google functions pretty much like it did back when it was good. Good luck out there."

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Jul 26

This is worth your time.

Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · Jul 25

I got to deliver a talk on the history and legacy of the Hays Code and the Comics Code, contemporary censorship efforts, and the necessity of identifying with criminality. You can watch and read the whole thing here:

Read Like a Criminal

Big Gay Read 2025 Keynote Speech

stone-soup.ghost.io

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · Jul 25

With limited stock now replenished, we’re preparing around 60,000 meals daily—less than half our previous output. Every plate is reaching the most vulnerable, including displaced families and patients in hospitals. Read more: wck.org/news/gaza-update-7-25 #ChefsForGaza (3/3

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · Jul 24

Of all the offers and invitations Claudia Goldin received after winning the Nobel Prize for her work on women and the US economy, she accepted three. One is working with the WNBPA on their fight for equity. #WNBA

www.si.com/wnba/wnba-pl...

In Search of Equity, WNBA Players Have a Nobel Laureate on Their Side

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who focuses on the role of women in the American economy, has been advising the WNBPA in its CBA negotiations.

www.si.com

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