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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 2h

Maybe people should be allowed to live their lives without fear.

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ceej @ceej.online · 3h

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 4h

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 2h

I hear it’s damp. Good climate for amphibians.

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becca | they/them @beccaisoutside.bsky.social · 6h

this is the most pollen ive ever seen on a single bug, shes having the time of her life

photo of a bee covered all-over with bright orange pollen.

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Brian @beerandrockets.bsky.social · 5h

$7.99 for a regular sized box of Raisin Bran.

delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 6h

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 4h

The title verse of “We Shall Overcome” and most of the others are in the future tense. One verse is in the present: “We are not afraid TODAY.”

That is the most important message for our current moment. If you can “afford” to be fearless, do it.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 6h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

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.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Scare-a Anderson @magneticsara.bsky.social · 2h

Pretty stoked to bring my frog-costumed baby to a protest.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3h

* hoppening

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 2h

A friend from another pond 🐸

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 2h

My family doesn’t have many inflatables, but we have an embarrassment of kigurumis. That’s an option.

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 2h

I love this

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3h

I REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE GOING TO [ribbit]

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 2h

These frogs are going to be everywhere on Halloween

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 8h

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 5h

If anyone needs me, I will be in my room, playing chess on my phone and watching reruns of Say Yes to the Dress

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 5h

My mother, who never talks about how much groceries cost, just told me that the frozen butter chicken is up to $15 a tray

delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 6h

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 5h

S&W 15.5 oz cans of beans are now $1.79, $1.29 on sale, when before they were $1.29 and I would wait to buy them on sale for a dollar.

delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 6h

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 5h

I mean I assume this is literally true

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 5h

He was definitely hired *because* he's this kind of person, not in spite of it.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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NPR @npr.org · 18h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 7h

I once had a paper due during the window for a take-home exam. I took a break from the exam to edit and submit the paper, then barely finished the exam, which I submitted with about a minute to spare. Not wise. (But I got A's in both classes.)

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
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wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 8h

Raffi, do you pronounce the "petit" in "petit jury" as "petty," "petite," or "pet-it" (like Andy Pettitte)?

I say "petty," but I've heard "pet-it" before.

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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 8h

Say it louder Nashville

An 8x12 sign on a telephone pole reading: “Whatever you allow your government to do to others they will eventually do to you.”

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Cait @caitesq.bsky.social · 8h

There are so many amazing artists working in this field. Do you know Marcus Slim's work at all? He's on Instagram as marcusslimjewelry. Great inlay; very geometric and clean-looking.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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