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Beth Boyle Machlan
@bethmachlan.bsky.social
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Essayist, educator, Zillow stalker, hockey fan, pet pic poster. Usually tired; probably mad. Words at The Common, Catapult, Avidly, River Teeth, NYT, The Rumpus, Guernica. CFA-UAW she/her https://linktr.ee/bethmachlan?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
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leeks @anonleeks.bsky.social · 9h
this is just to say
i have demolished
the east wing

and which you
were probably saving
for posterity

forgive me
i am demented
so weak
and so cold
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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 15h
The funniest part of this has been watching people start to like Silwa more than Cuomo
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 15h
oh come ON
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h
“Prompt parties,” gatherings of women over cheese and wine to chat about how ChatGPT can help them, are emerging as the next-generation of Tupperware party in San Francisco.
Wine, Cheese and ChatGPT: Ladies’ Night in San Francisco
www.nytimes.com
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 19h
The longer the govt is shut down the more people get their renewals, and the more people who aren't already convinced will realize that the Republicans are lying that it's about Healthcare for undocumented immigrants.

Also this bill is impossible
bubsdad.bsky.social Bubba's Dad @bubsdad.bsky.social · 19h
Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 1d
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d
Hostile architecture, like leaning benches and armrests designed to stop houseless people from occupying public spaces, makes things terrible for everyone.
The Slow Death of the New York City Public Bench
www.nytimes.com
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 1d
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 10d
What happened at the ICE facility today?

Well the brownshirts got mad at a group of axolotls doing the hokey pokey, who were then relieved by a set of fluorescent macaws who spent the night dancing the collected works of Martha Graham.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 2d
Satisfying pro bono work.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d
If you were out in the streets today, thanks. If you left feeling inspired, please seek out local ways that you can keep organizing with others.
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d
As ever... the vast, vast majority of people don't want the hellscape the right is forcing on us. they really are the minority viewpoint. vocal? yes. powerful? unfortunately, yes. But there are so many more people who don't want to live in the world they're trying to make.
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 2d
I think your mind is made up, so not sure why I’m bothering, but no one here was bored. behind the line were tents to sign up for activism in specific areas — climate, free speech, and absentee voting, a referendum in ME this year. So please don’t generalize. I think it’s ok to find some joy.
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 2d
What are you even talking about? Who is Molly? I took this picture (with permission) this morning in Maine, and both of us were very much there, thanks.
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 2d
THAT IS NOT ME! But I took the picture :-)
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HELL-azear @lazear.bsky.social · 2d
Wow they found a way to get new Yorkers to willingly go to Times Square.
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 2d
Is everyone checking to make sure they spelled “fascist” right or is that just me?
Poster board sign that says “if you’re against antifa(scism) maybe you’re a fa(scist)”
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 3d
Dodger organist Dieter Ruehle plays “Jesus Christ Superstar” as Shohei Ohtani leaves the mound after one of the greatest single game performances in MLB history.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 3d
BOOM!

After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,

UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!

✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾

M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️

This is People Power in Action.

#DefendHigherEd
We reject the compact. Large crowd gathered in protest Big crowd with signs reading “Don’t Fold” “Don’t Surrender”
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d
State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 4d
Can’t believe this asshat is now meddling with Maine. Please, boo him til he cries.
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 4d
Once again threatening us with what we actually want.
nymag.com New York Magazine @nymag.com · 4d
Newly surfaced internet comments made by Graham Platner — he once identified as a Communist, and railed against police — present the Maine senate candidate with his first real test.
Graham Platner’s Honeymoon Is Over
Newly surfaced internet comments made by Graham Platner — he once identified as a Communist, and railed against police — present the Maine senate candidate with his first real test.
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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 4d
There’s not being prepared for the job interview and then there’s flaunting you do not care about understanding the medium you are taking over because you have benefactors.
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 4d
That said, if you’re working multiple jobs simultaneously, have a side hustle, etc., I’d love to chat with you, especially if you’re an earlyish career worker. (Though this definitely doesn’t just impact young workers—it’s across the board.) DMs open, email [email protected]
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Beth Boyle Machlan @bethmachlan.bsky.social · 4d
I’m in Maine. Platner signs everywhere. Nobody up here wants Mills. They respect her time as governor but time to retire. And please, Chuck Schumer, GTFO of our business.
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