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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 6h

people are going to post AI slop...sometimes they just do not realize it at the time and have the good graces to delete it

but if they are told and keep posting it your safest action is just to block them because they will continue to spread it

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james @james.claims · 40m

One (1) good thing about AI is that it’s clearly delineating journalists and people who pretend to be journalists.

Lot of “journalists” sharing things that are clearly AI cos they don’t take a minute to look to verify what they’re seeing/hearing - they’re in it for numbers, not truth.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5h

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 17h

ICE is already responsible for overloading shelters bc detained/fleeing families have to leave beloved pets behind. ICE will also kill a lot more dogs.

I know @weratedogs.com is already bold in taking political stances, but any amplification of this carelessness could further grind down ICE's rep.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 8h

The frogs of war won't negotiate / the frogs of war won't capitulate

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 12h

Murray Rothbard famously said that his conservatism would “repeal the 20th century”, but these guys seem to be gunning for the 19th.

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 13h

Counterpoint:

You absolutely do not have to hand it to enslavers

Wilson: Now, one of the things I want to do is say: I’m really glad that slavery’s gone, and good riddance. And I want to say that the Southern slave owner, who read the books of Ephesians and Colossians and 1 Timothy and treated his slaves decently, remembering that he had a master in heaven who he studiously tried to obey — what Paul said slave owners were supposed to do — I would say he was not an orc, and he is part of the reason why slavery ended. In other words, I would say he’s a good guy.

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 9h

Ah!

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 9h

TFW you go for a run with Chris McDougall and you take a pic of him and accidentally recreate the cover of his book.

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 9h

The only author event I’ve done with someone else where we debated each other and laughed the whole time

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 9h

one of my favorite people!

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 10h

the washington post is sparking debate with claims that jeff bezos has a spine and heart, but scientists say the evidence is lacking

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

Here’s what the science actually says:

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 11h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 14h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 21h

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 16h

Freelance reporter @leighgiangreco.bsky.social was on assignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social, covering Sept. 19 protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, when federal officers shot her with pepper balls.

The newsroom has since filed suit and won a temporary restraining order.

Freelancer struck by projectiles at Illinois anti-deportation protest

Freelance reporter Leigh Giangreco was shot with multiple pepper balls by federal officers while covering protests outside a U.S. Immigration …

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 11h

Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.

Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 10h

They all wanted to pay for their pumpkins by themselves, one at a time 🫠

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 19h

I think sometimes we are all Sherman.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12h

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 15h

Bailing out Argentina, building his ballroom, and waging war on Americans using federal funds. And now they're firing people. There's no reason to come to the table for anything at all. What's that whole "when your opponent is making a mistake, don't get in the way" thing? Don't come to the table.

Ben McAdams Memorial Act. but on BlueSky @purrtah.bsky.social · 17h

Yea fuck this keep it closed down come hell or high water

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 11h

I went to the local farm today at a time that coincided with pre-k field trip day

a cat is sitting on a person 's lap and says no no no no no .

ALT: a cat is sitting on a person 's lap and says no no no no no .

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14h

Dear Ms. Weiss to answer your memo here at CBS I am spending most of my time devoted to ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of bofa

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 14h

I didn’t think about it until this mention, but I’m not sure whether I wrote this book because I tend to feel for guys who are in Kerkering’s position or whether I feel for them because I went through the process of writing the book.

Kate Muller @katemuller.bsky.social · 1d

Evvie Drake Starts Over by @lindaholmes.bsky.social! It’s fantastic.

Amanda Lane Cumming @amandalc.bsky.social · 1d

The way my brain works though, somebody OBVIOUSLY needs to write a romance novel where the hero is a baseball player who messes up in a big game and has to deal with the fallout and confront what it means to fail, to earn redemption, and to believe you're worthy of love as an imperfect human.

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