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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 2h

“The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently."

— David Graeber

Drew Broussard @drewsof.bsky.social · 3h

There is such a paucity of imagination in the chattering class—journalists, other politicians, etc. No curiosity, no willingness to consider the idea that the system we live in isn't the one we HAVE to live in. Indeed, seems like the opposite is true: an aversion to anything besides the status quo

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 3h

Yup. It's not here to stay. It's not even a thing. It's a 70 year old metaphor.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 3h

More evidence to support my case that marine biology facts offer the best path to deal with rigid perspectives on bodies, bodily autonomy, and gender.

Most of the planet is underwater and shit is wild down there.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, this is probably a result of being oriented to individualist consumer culture rather than to communities and systems.

Actions that build community or potentially improve systems are unsatisfying/unintelligible to someone who has internalized a lot of marketing messages and hero narratives.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 19h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 20h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 10h

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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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 17h

so the frog is 卖娃青蛙。https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_23101624 it was designed by a mom with the last name Tong in Nanjing, inspired by the toad in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabas.... it is a mascot of 躺平culture (lay-flat, against capitalism)

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 20h

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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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 15h

There is no single way to resist; only the courage to invent one. 👍

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

Trump: “I don’t know what could be worse than Portland. They don’t even have stores anymore”.

Portland: Busts out the inflatable frog, raccoon, bear and unicorn for a late night dance party.

This isn’t a city of dangerous criminals.

It’s a city of artists. Of writers. Of weirdos. Of resisters.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 18h

Bok bok

A painting of a chicken with a black tufted head

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 19h

two kermit the frogs are standing next to each other and one is wearing a red sweater

Alt: kermit and his nephew Robin dancing next to each other. Robin is wearing a red jacket, implying kermit is naked

media.tenor.com

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 21h

This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever made. Except that’s an evergreen statement at this point.

A pile of zines called DONT BUILD THE TORMENT NEXUS!

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 20h

A black and white photo of Yulia Apollonovna Schucht, wife of Antonio Gramsci who was a founding member and one-time leader of the Italian Communist Party. A vocal critic of Benito Mussolini and fascism, he was imprisoned in 1926, and remained in prison until shortly before his death in 1937.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 20h

Between Pepe and the Portland Frog, there's going to be a history student several decades from now going "Why frogs though?"

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 21h

I remain so over the fucking moon about lettering this book.

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 21h

Heyyyy! Wanna do something awesome for trans creators today?

Galaxy 2: As the World Falls Down is available for preorder. It's the sequel to Galaxy the Prettiest Star by @planetx.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social and it's gonna be BEAUTIFUL.

LINK:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799756...

Galaxy 2: As The World Falls Down by Jadzia Axelrod: 9781799503446 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The highly anticipated sequel to the YA trans coming-out graphic novel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star brings more romance, more action, and more queer joy as Taylor faces her biggest fear: the Vane. Tayl...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 21h

Please someone in LA…do the funniest thing and start the Butlerian Jihad in an Erewhon.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 21h

awesome!

( I would like to be a poltergeist right now. That would be a career more in line with how much I knock things over around the home.)

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 21h

I did this workshop in August and cannot recommend it enough. I’m not new to public speaking but I don’t do it as frequently as I’d like, and Mike helped sandblast the rust off that part of my brain.

Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 22h

Maybe someone you work with needs help talking to people or giving feedback.

www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...

Presenting Work with Confidence!

It doesn't matter how good your work is, if you can’t present it it's going in the trash. Come learn how to present with confidence.

www.eventbrite.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 22h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 22h

Maybe someone you work with needs help talking to people or giving feedback.

www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...

Presenting Work with Confidence!

It doesn't matter how good your work is, if you can’t present it it's going in the trash. Come learn how to present with confidence.

www.eventbrite.com

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 22h

Antifa

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVQF...

Cabaret | 2014 Tony Awards

YouTube video by Matt Hagmeier Curtis

www.youtube.com

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 22h

I guess those are tactical food trucks.

www.thesquarepdx.org/see-the-squa...

Come find a brick on Pioneer Courthouse Square!

The Square is a symbol of Portland, and the bricks symbolize the people that make Portland such an extraordinary city. Search bricks, explore Portland's Living Room and buy your own piece of The Squa...

www.thesquarepdx.org

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 1d

My wife @pattyskuster.bsky.social is in Portland today. It’s a war zone, insurrectionists and sunflowers everywhere.

Pretty flowers at the downtown farmers’ market.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

a year ago, AI companies were promising "superintelligence" that would make 40% of workers redundant and fundamentally reshape human productivity and the economy.

now, they making slop versions of tiktok.

altman is cooked

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 1d

Rated PG!

A child could just roll up to the theater in 1982 with a sawbuck from mom’s purse and get a small popcorn and enduring trauma.

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