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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you. They don't give people like me big budgets...gotta work with what you got...because if the few of us don't hang on...all your stories will be told by the same kind of cis white zionist guys who wreak havoc on the world...

Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 11h

I loved this, it's smart and funny and incredibly well made on what looks like a tiny budget. So much good stuff packed in. And I learned a great new insult...Darth Karen!
It's sooo refreshing and delicious to have a film that's not the usual expensive but bland diet we get fed. Highly recommended.

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 16h

If you live in Ireland or the UK, Absolute Dominion is available today on Google or Apple TV
www.rte.ie/video/id/28161

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Rita Wild @ritawild.bsky.social · 11h

I loved this, it's smart and funny and incredibly well made on what looks like a tiny budget. So much good stuff packed in. And I learned a great new insult...Darth Karen!
It's sooo refreshing and delicious to have a film that's not the usual expensive but bland diet we get fed. Highly recommended.

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 16h

If you live in Ireland or the UK, Absolute Dominion is available today on Google or Apple TV
www.rte.ie/video/id/28161

Absolute Dominion, the new film from Palestinian-American Oscar®-nominated director Lexi Alexander

This superb martial arts battle for humanity begins on October 9.

www.rte.ie

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.

“We look brave,” said Frog.

“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.

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Emily Hahn, MD @ehahnmd.bsky.social · 7h

Timeline cleanse: beavers eating fruit. youtu.be/w-E-Nufb1ZM?...

ASMR beaver snacking with a tiny mic

YouTube video by Holley Muraco

youtu.be

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Shani 🫧 @blerdmommy.blacksky.app · 6h

Senators are just like us…

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 12h

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 7h

Solidarity with Mark and his family. Today and forever.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Shani 🫧 @blerdmommy.blacksky.app · 6h

Liberals fell for these people all these years…

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 7h

🙏🏽

Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 8h

Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan, and the family, have safely embarked on their trip to Spain after being questioned by DHS.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 16h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Tifa | Sacred Ho🧘🏾‍♀️ @chicmojo.blacksky.app · 9h

Sperm from men older than 35 is linked to increased birth defects.

I know men like to think they’re exempt from that 🙂

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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 8h

"What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid."

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 9h

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

trump was prosecuted for real crimes and now he's punishing the people who prosecuted him with fake crimes

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Shani 🫧 @blerdmommy.blacksky.app · 7h

Thank you! 🫶🏾

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Shani 🫧 @blerdmommy.blacksky.app · 7h

Sophia keeps us engaged on here!

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 7h

throne.com/sophia_nyx/i...
#mutualaid link era. Hot broke girl.

Contribute to Sophia Nyx's Amazon.com $100 Gift Card | Throne

Support Sophia Nyx with a gift contribution on their Throne wishlist. Help fund their creative projects.

throne.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14h

fucking WOOF

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 22h

"Yes, an immediate deal that ends Israel's genocidal violence and mass starvation of Palestinians is critical."

"But Trump's longer-term vision for Gaza must be defeated."

"It's the moment for us to demand more."
#USA #WestBank #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #EthnicCleansing

Trump’s Plan to Deprive Palestinians Any Say in Their Future

This is not the time for supporters of Palestinian self-determination to be quiet. It’s the moment for us to demand more.

theintercept.com

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Shani 🫧 @blerdmommy.blacksky.app · 8h

Ok, I’m officially annoyed by the hip hop all over TV ads. 😒

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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 12h

I think Aisha Harris had some really good thoughts on the movie in her review for NPR www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

'One Battle After Another' wants a revolution

Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor star in Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller about the unfulfilled promises of protest and rebellion.

www.npr.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12h

As y'all have probably heard, there has been a lot of ICE activity on the North Side of Chicago today. At least four people were kidnapped by ICE in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Folks mobilized throughout the day to do ICE Watch and Rapid Response work.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 13h

Remember how as soon as the stat came out that POC were most affected by covid, 👱🏻‍♀️👨🏼‍💼
stopped caring about precautions bc it became a “those people/ low class” issue? They can’t do that with autism & it fucks with them. bsky.app/profile/tres...

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 17d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 17d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 13h

Matlock: David Del Rio Fired, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Co-Star Leah Lewis

Via TVLine

Matlock: David Del Rio Fired, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Co-Star Leah Lewis

'Matlock' star David Del Rio has been fired and is accused of sexually assaulting co-star Leah Lewis — get the details.

tvline.com

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 11h

Started to put together a list of reporters, editors and producers who are in Chicago and Portland and are helping with the coverage of the ICE raids and the National Guard — bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12h

Keep your corrupt, grubby, abusive hands off Tish James, Donald Trump.

Your cowardice is showing — weak men seek revenge on powerful women who hold them to account.

But NY’rs don’t play. Our AG has been a fierce warrior for our rights, time & again. You better believe we’ll be there for hers.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12h

Fuck Hillary Clinton

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 12h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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