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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 1h

Flight is delayed (for non air traffic control reasons)

I need to get home to my cat

This is bullshit

Though if I must be stuck this is the best of the four because I feel like I’ve been flying Honky Airlines and no merciful deity would force me to spend that much time with that many white people

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 1h

I’m reading through the entire decision right now, and one of the things that strikes me is how rapidly these cases are building on one another’s precedent. These judges are very consciously drawing on past decisions and constructing foundations for the next cases, and it’s FASCINATING to watch.

❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 2h

Whoa, Judge Perry says the Feds’ declarations about unrest at ICE facilities are not credible because some of the incidents they cite in their declarations were separately no-billed by grand juries

The Court therefore must make a credibility assessment as to which version of the facts
should be believed. While the Court does not doubt that there have been acts of vandalism, civil
disobedience, and even assaults on federal agents, the Court cannot conclude that Defendants' declarations are reliable. Two of Defendants' declarations refer to arrests made on September 27,
2025 of individuals who were carrying weapons and assaulting federal agents. See Doc. 62-2 at
19; Doc. 62-4 at 5. But neither declaration discloses that federal grand juries have refused to
return an indictment against at least three of those individuals, which equates to a finding of a lack of probable cause that any crime occurred. See United States v. Ray Collins and Jocelyne Robledo, 25-cr-608, Doc. 26 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025); United States v. Paul Ivery, 25-cr-609

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Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 2h

You know what to do.

👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 18h

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

youtu.be

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 3h

There was a straight white man on my flight who talked from the second he sat down til after I walked out of earshot to get off the plane… in such a clear, carrying voice that I could hear parts of what he said over my audiobook from four rows ahead.

Auditory manspreading: captive audience edition.

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 6h

Dear fellow air travelers, please respect the existence of the terminal as a liminal space which must be endured, and do not make it worse by playing videos on your phone with no headphones, having inane conversations with your seatmate, or allowing your traveling companion(s) to disturb others.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 7h

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 6h

Okay, this is day ten so I’ll answer question 10. Mario Bava. Discovered him last year or the year before and and I had no idea where the fuck I’ve been all this time

31 DAYS * HALLOWEEN
HORROR CHALLENGE 2025
1. MY FIRST HORROR MOVIE
2. SET IN A SCHOOL
3. AIRBNB OF HORRORS
4. SCARECROW OR CORNFIELD
5. PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION
6. SEQUEL I HAVEN'T SEEN
7. HIGH SOCIETY HORRORS
8. DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE
9. DAVID LYNCH
10. MASTERS OF HORROR
11. MALL MADNESS
12. SHUDDER ORIGINAL
13. MONSTER IN THE TITLE
14. DEE WALLACE
15. MORGUE MAYHEM
16. SCARY STORY COME TO LIFE
17. KILLER KIDS
18. WET GHOSTS
19. BASED ON A BOOK
20. MOVIE W/ A FAMOUS
JUMPSCARE
21. EVERYONE DIES (OR CLOSE ENOUGH)
22. WES CRAVEN DEEP CUT
23. MAD SCIENCE
24. DONT GO IN THE BASEMENT
25. FEELS LIKE A FAIRYTALE
26. PUMPKIN ON THE POSTER
27. CREEPY NEIGHBOURS
28. HAUNTED HOUSE YOU
HAVEN T SEEN
29. WILLIAM CASTLE
30. KID-FRIENDLY FRIGHT
31. HALLOWEEN NIGHT
FROM YOUR FIENDS AT
NIGHTMARE
TON FILMI
#SIDAYHORRORCHALLENGE NOFSPODCAST.OOM/HALL, E3

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 6h

It is a specific kind of hell when you can’t put your earbuds in at the airport terminal because you have to charge your phone and THERE IS NO SEPARATE HEADPHONE JACK AND YOU HAVE NO DONGLE FOR IT

There is a small child with a high pitched voice near me and I can’t drown it out. Help.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 9h

The 6th Street Bridge is dark after thieves stripped it of 7 miles of copper wiring that powered the LEDs that lit it up at night.

Yeah, the Olympics are gonna go off without a hitch.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

This L.A. landmark was hailed as a 'ribbon of light.' Scrap metal thieves have made it dark and invisible

The Sixth Street Bridge, once a glowing L.A. landmark, has gone dark after copper wire theft. Repairs could cost millions ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

www.latimes.com

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 10h

Spring Peepers peeping away from humans

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 10h

Can we talk about the blue flash on this Labradorite necklace by @hillarymonahan.bsky.social?

Labradorite Egyptian cat with wings. Blue flash.

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 11h

I rarely spent much time with Dad’s side of the family because everyone was scattered and had their own stuff they were dealing with but seeing the Aunts was special. I got a look at the strength, beauty and kindness I inherited along with our more… provoking traits.

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 11h

I’m an ambivert but the jet lag, sensory stuff, and the unconscious but intense mental processes of observing familiar places with uncanny-valley changes have done a number on my energy. (The people are basically the same, in a good healthy kind of way, bless them. Despite their many struggles.)

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 12h

Hey DJT —

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 12h

Shout out to my folks for paying for a hotel. Having my own space with ZERO noise or interaction for 15 hours a day is why I’ve been able to keep my mood and my energy levels up enough to enjoy my trip.

Dark-haired white lady with tortoiseshell glasses, holding a cup of coffee

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Lynn Coady @lynncoady.bsky.social · 16h

“I still think back to the moment when those plants were discovered. It was joyful. This whole project has becone a celebration.” Consider this story of renewal your Friday timeline cleanse www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 12h

In a deeply cynical moment, wondering how effective a former PM of the country where the British Museum's based is going to be in advising Anthropic how not to steal.

Silicon Republic @siliconrepublic.bsky.social · 15h

Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has been appointed as a senior adviser at Microsoft and Anthropic. He has been advised not to lobby for the companies in the UK government.

Rishi Sunak joins Anthropic, Microsoft as senior advisor

Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak who currently serves as an MP has been appointed as a senior adviser at Microsoft and Anthropic.

www.siliconrepublic.com

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 12h

www.gq.com/story/how-th...

Inside the Secret Machine That Shapes Your Opinion of Celebrities

The disinformation age has hit Hollywood, and the celebrity-industrial complex is armed to the teeth. Meet the crisis publicists, right-wing wranglers, and trolls for hire who are influencing what we ...

www.gq.com

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bta. @briantarnold.bsky.social · 17h

It‘s easy to scroll social media and get the impression that everyone is doing better than you. But that’s rarely the full picture.

All this to say, it’s not just you. The industry is so, so hard right now. Do what you have to do to stay in the game. Don’t give up. Keep writing.

#scriptsky

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 20h

Popes hate this one weird trick!

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 20h

Oh, that’s a new one for me

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 20h

So what kind of sacrifice: movie Satanism style, Wicker Man style, consuming one’s enemies to absorb their power, or…?

(I am behind on my scary season movie count for the month because vacation)

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 21h

How am I not already watching this?

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 21h

Rock the fuck on.

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 22h

Okay, so I have to be prepared for baseball stuff happening when I get home, yeah?

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