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SexyAlexWattsEsq @alexwattsesq.bsky.social · 18h

Why are all the bad things "here to stay" and all the things I love up for constant debate until they're eroded out of life altogether?

"Frightening" Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.social · 1d

Blum too. At least find a new way to say "it's here to stay" jfc

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tami lam @cuppy.bsky.social · 6h

Hell yes Hayley Williams, this is how an absolute queen writes lyrics in 2025. She’s out here critiquing southern white nationalism and performing with a black orchestra youtu.be/sNNYei__joU?... That’s what’s up 👏👏

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6h

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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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 17h

He was leaving for Spain *because of death threats against him and his family*!!!

His name is Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook".

Meg @prayingmantis.bsky.social · 17h

An outspoken antifascist US-born citizen was stopped from leaving the US. This should terrify you.

(BTW, this is not to imply this is ok for non-citizens or naturalized citizens.)

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 17h

I need to log back on and reclaim the glory of my account from 2010.

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Cassius ⭐ @kled.bsky.social · 1d

The tumblrinas are always so right

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 17h

Jordan Peterson [crying, in bed, turning into a block of bleu cheese]

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 - Wishlist on Steam! @softrains.bsky.social · 17h

You can download our latest demo & check out what's new by heading over here: store.steampowered.com/app/3716830/...

Ambrosia Sky Demo on Steam

You are Dalia, a deep-space disaster specialist dispatched to the rings of Saturn. You’ll lay victims to rest, clean up alien fungus, and research its strange origins. Adapt to survive, cleanse the co...

store.steampowered.com

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1d

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 17h

I’ve learnt that only hyperfocus can keep me from disappointing others. Sometimes.

Two-page comic about ADHD, self-doubt, and burnout.

Panels 1+2
A person with short black hair and yellow antennae recalls lifelong struggles with effort and recognition. As a child, they cry while being scolded over homework. Later, they work hard but still fail small details and receive an “F.” When they finally succeed, they can’t enjoy it—holding a medal labeled “2,” they feel it’s luck, not skill.

Panel 3+4
Page 2:
They explain how productivity fluctuates. A blue graph shows steady effort, while a pink line spikes wildly. They say, “For me, it fluctuates more extremely.” Sitting exhausted at a messy desk, they admit, “I only stop when I’m too tired to go on. The word I learned for all this was ‘lazy.’ I never learned a healthy measure or how to trust myself.”

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · Sep 4

Masking at conventions makes so much sense I don't know why we don't all do it. The chances of getting get sick at a con are so high we have a cute little name for it: "con crud." That its easy to get COVID at cons should come as no surprise. Why would you not want to protect yourself and others?

Jadzia on stage at New York Comic Con, wearing a K95 mask.

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 17h

Painting of a stern looking white Jesus. Bottom text: *Forgiveness Stops*

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

POV: you are going to be bitten

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 23h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 17h

That this software, even just the bullshit ass notification system, is allowed on any workplace machine is insulting.

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june $2118/$3900 @juneever.green · 17h

putting this on the shelf next to the female star wars video game protagonist who got axed because of gamergate

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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〽️ax krieger does the damn thing @maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 18h

prodigy - the fat of the land (1997)

a book called "basic microwaving" whose cover has a cob of corn, a slice of chocolate cake, and a cheeseburger, all with a zoom blur

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Tofte ➡️ MFF, NYFB @tofte.bsky.social · 17h

Oh shit, ANTIFA is suiting up!

Little John helping Robin Hood put on his stork disguise

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 18h

This is wild, via @jmetr22b.bsky.social of the Chicago Tribune:

From U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall in the Northern District of Illinois:

“At no point did I, nor the Building Security Committee, authorize or request the National Guard’s assistance to secure the Dirksen Courthouse.”

Press release from federal court in Illinois:

Statement from Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall

"Providing access to justice is at the heart of the Court's mission and critical for our democracy.
Maintaining access to the courthouse for anyone who seeks redress remains a top priority of the court. It is a core principle to promote our rule of law," said Chief Judge Virginia Kendall.

As the Chief District Court Judge in the Northern District of Illinois, I chair the Dirksen Courthouse Building Security Committee and work closely with the United States Marshals Service. During the past several weeks, I have received frequent updates on matters impacting the Court's operations to allow for proceedings to continue safely. Proceedings are and have been open to the public and the media.

The United States Marshals Service has jurisdiction over the interior and exterior security at the Dirksen Courthouse. While the Federal Protective Service has authority in most federal buildings, the United States Marshals Service has that primary responsibility at the Dirksen Courthouse. I trust and rely upon the men and women of the United States Marshals Service and the Court Security Officers to provide security at the Dirksen Courthouse; this includes the perimeter of the building. At no point did I, nor did the Building Security Committee, authorize or request the National Guard's assistance to secure the Dirksen Courthouse.
With my approval, additional security measures have been implemented to allow court operations to proceed, but those measures do not include the National Guard at the Dirksen Courthouse. The Courthouse remains open and accessible for all matters including hearings, jury trials, and naturalization ceremonies. The District Court Clerk's Office will be open during normal business hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and in-person proceedings will continue as scheduled by the assigned judge.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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ceej @ceej.online · 18h

Bluesky screenshot:
@ceej.online
endearing the public to my political cause by becoming the World's Biggest Creep

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404 Media @404media.co · 18h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Keith Kelly @professorarchetype.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote every research paper in college the night before they were due. My lowest grade (a “B”) was on a paper about Diane Arbus for a photography class, and I only got that because I included “too much personal opinion.”

GenAI ain’t shit, and the more you use it to write the worse you’ll be.

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.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 1d

I would have thanked Captain Sully for deciding to not land in New Jersey

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 1d

There’s an owl outside hooting. In the garden there is a cat meowing back. I think they’re catching up on gossip.

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