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kottke.org @kottke.org · Sep 9

“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]

Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations

New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.

www.kgw.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3h

NYC doesn’t mess around.

It looks like they’ll be ready on Day 1 if the Trump regime attempts to occupy their city. More than 100 unions, faith leaders, and community organizers have pledged to stand with occupied cities, resist the regime, and protect New Yorkers.

Read their full statement here:

Hands Off NYC

We are over 100 unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolent resistance to protect NYC.

HandsOffNYC.com

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 16h

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 1h

Good grief.

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2h

Fetterman says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize if Gaza deal 'sticks' https://twp.ai/9PXD6x

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IMPEACH TRUMP 💙🌊 @potusvpotus.bsky.social · 2h

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trump #EpsteinFiles #POTUS

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

*ding ding* We’re seeing rampant lawlessness from the Trump admin @billybinion.bsky.social

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 3h

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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SAPIENS Magazine @sapiens.org · 1h

From the archive. Researchers refute a popular idea that black-furred squirrels behave more aggressively than gray ones—and suggest the myth stems from some people’s racist attitudes. Read more: www.sapiens.org/biology/blac...

Are People Projecting Racist Stereotypes Onto Squirrels?

Researchers refute the idea that black-furred squirrels are more aggressive than gray ones—and suggest the myth stems from racist attitudes.

www.sapiens.org

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 2h

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 2h

An accurate description.

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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 1d

Cardinal Covenant

Two Northern Cardinals share a quiet moment on the LUV Swing—one ember, one flame—perched side by side in gentle alliance. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthernCardinals

"Two cardinals perch side by side on a miniature wooden swing, suspended by slender black cords like a rustic altar in midair. The swing resembles a tiny bench—weathered, softened by time, its grain etched with quiet stories of wind and rain. The bird on the left is a female Northern Cardinal, cloaked in warm brown tones with subtle red accents brushing her wings, tail, and crest—like embers tucked into feathers. She gazes outward with composed curiosity.

Beside her, the male Northern Cardinal blazes in vibrant red, his plumage a bold declaration against the muted wood. His crest stands proud, a flame-shaped crown, and his presence feels both protective and ceremonial. Together, they form a visual duet—earth and fire, subtlety and brilliance—balanced on a swing that sways gently in the hush of morning.

The background is softly blurred, a wash of greens and browns that cradle the scene in quiet reverence. The image feels like a moment suspended in time: a shared perch, a whispered alliance, a swing between worlds." - Copilot

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 4h

Just a heads up: lots of Republican women get abortions too.

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 21h

Good grief.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 21h

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 21h

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 22h

Chilling

Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 2d

David Adler reporting, in audio, on the brutal treatment of Israel's abductees - on the actual conditions inside Israel's prisons - on the display of inhumanity by Israeli officials, including genocidal Ben-Gvir and his minions. Listen now! soundcloud.com/yanisv/david...

David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at

Listen to David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at by yanisv #np on #SoundCloud

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

One significant - & dangerous - thing to watch for is professional commentators objecting to words rather than examining the evidence. It's pearl-clutching & cowardly, obviously, but also a deliberate attempt to avoid confronting exactly what they themselves are facilitating and often cheering on.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 2d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 23h

These Horrific Numbers Show the Scale of Israel's Genocide in Gaza Two Years On
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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 1d

A large language model that was told it had control over a robot attempted to disable its ethics module, make copies of itself, alter logs, act dumb, break out of the lab, and hack a car’s computer.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really?

Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for the future?

www.nature.com

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely.

T @terry-157.bsky.social · 2d

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/i...

I think of Putin smiling how well U.S. is self-destructing playing right into his hands. And Trump seizing full control - damn the Constitution.

The tragedy has yet to unfold but it only takes one person on either side to fire 1 bullet.

National Guard deployment moves ahead in Illinois after judge declines state’s suit to block Trump call-up

Attorneys for the Trump administration said in court that Texas National Guard units could begin operations by Tuesday, the same day Illinois Guard members have been ordered to report.

www.chicagotribune.com

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 1d

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

jessica.substack.com

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · Jul 7

Electoral politics as we know it will not lead us out of this. We are too far gone now. Instead, we need to look at the nonviolent paths other countries followed to free themselves from authoritarian regimes. Turn off cable news, turn down social media, and pick up these roadmaps and guidebooks: 1/

Photo of stack of nine books mentioned in this thread

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 1d

Snopes says these figures are inaccurate:
www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 1d

Yay, Katie.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Is Openly Taking Bribes

Trump got $1.2 Billion to make 47 federal investigations into fraud, monopoly abuse, wage theft, and consumer deception vanish.

He didn't Drain The Swamp, he is selling forgiveness for crimes.

Corporate Crime Became Legal By Default

The $1.2 Billion Bribe That Bought Trump

by @DigitalWarfare1

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Karississima @boydstra.bsky.social · 1d

So good.

Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 1d

"Climbing Back from Severe ME/CFS"

www.cfsselfhelp.org/library/clim...

Note: this is not a recovery story but an article on living with the illness

#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME

Climbing Back from Severe ME/CFS
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By Pris Campbell

Note: Pris has been a member of our community since 2012. For samples of the writing she describes in the article, see her website, Poetic Inspirations.

I woke up one day in 1990 with a severe case of what was later to be diagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). This is the story of how I slowly climbed out of the deep hole I fell into and also how I found a new identity through writing.

How CFS Changed My Life

My health had been good up to the day I got sick. I had a career as a clinical psychologist. In terms of physical activity, I swam and sailed, and biked daily.

All that changed suddenly the day in 1990 when I woke up very sick. I couldn’t keep my balance when I got out of bed and keeled over. I shook violently inside as if a vice was tightening around my head, made intolerably worse when exposed to light or sound.

My muscles would become rigid and my eyes jerked back and forth. I had periodic tugging sensations in my head that would pull me into coma-like sleeps, after which all of my symptoms were even worse.

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