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Shaun Manning
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Co-founder and former owner of Booksweet, your community bookstore in Ann Arbor. Writer of things, mostly comics. Open for work. He/Him. shaunmanning.com
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emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · 9h
lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight
the video being projected behind all the performers on stage
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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 4h
no
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Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · 11h
George I need you to do to these companies what you could never do to your books and finish them.
monsterdust.bsky.social Ryan (Monsterdust) @monsterdust.bsky.social · 19h
Massive win and beginning of the end for generative ai
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 12h
From the chat from other callers, everyone is having their own experience, but fwiw the biggest thing I'm getting from people is they don't know where their early voting location is, and were planning on heading to their regular location. They're different! iwillvote.com/locate/?addr...
I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
iwillvote.com
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 17h
My gut sense here is that Rs didn't think this would become an issue, then got pot committed to a terrible precedent just so they won't admit they were wrong.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 14h
"The removal eliminated a passage that read, “Our founders established ADL with the clear understanding that the fight against any one form of prejudice or hate cannot succeed without countering hate of all forms.”"
ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The removal took place after FBI Director Kash Patel said he would cut ties with the ADL, though it is unclear if that has happened.
www.jta.org
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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ❆ ☃︎︎ ❆ @moxiest.art · 14h
they can't think of anything better to do with the plagiarism robot

they're just boiling the ocean to pass time
portalrealm.bsky.social Portalrealm @portalrealm.bsky.social · 16h
Youtube has announced that all low-res videos (i.e. older ones) are to be automatically AI upscaled to HD.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).

When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.
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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 14h
But think of how dope this costume looks in the Metaverse
rufustsuperfly.bsky.social Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 14h
Mark Zuckerberg dressed as John Wick for Halloween.
Thought he was Tommy Wiseau.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 21h
‘This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro [Oregon] teachers form neighborhood ICE watch

ICE watch happens during school drop-off.

Photo: "Izza Dye, dean of students at J.W. Poynter Middle School, communicates with other volunteers during the ICE watch." 📸 Saskia Hatvany.
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 22h
Governments spent US$956 billion on net fossil fuel subsidies in 2023, more than triple the annual amount pledged to support climate-vulnerable countries. Fifteen countries spent more subsidizing fossil fuels than on their entire national health budgets. @thelancet.com

www.who.int/news/item/29...
Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report
WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued ove...
www.who.int
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 23h
America right now is an airplane that the crew is actively trying to dismantle mid-flight while at least half the passengers are sitting bare-knuckled just hoping we somehow eke out a survivable landing. (The other half are, inexplicably, rooting for the dismantling.)
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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 1d
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Seva @seva.bsky.social · 1d
Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...
Prosecuting the Powerful
Historical data shows putting leaders on trial is a healthy democratic practice.
foreignpolicy.com
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d
I know there's a lot going on, but it's crazy that Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who won her election on Sept. 23.

He could have done this at any time, even amid the government shutdown. But he won't.

Unprecedented.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d
Reform very unhappy with the coverage they got from Welsh media. The message is clear: the far-right can only succeed when they enjoy the fawning treatment that English media provide.
Reform Wales regional director blasts Welsh media over Caerphilly coverage
Emily Price  Reform UK’s regional director for Wales has accused the Welsh media of “anti-Reform” attacks following the party’s by-election defeat in Caerphilly last week. Torfaen Councillor David Tho...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d
"In less than 36 hours since we announced that we will be sending payments to disabled SNAP recipients in the South—$100 to individuals and $250 to households—we have received more than 12,400 applications, totaling $2.7 million in requests." - they have to close the form tomorrow... no way to cover
newdisabledsouth.org New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 2d
We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️
Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Apply: Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ Text below explains that due to the government shutdown, people in the South will not receive their November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments. New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to help people impacted by not receiving SNAP — $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people. It notes that funding is first-come, first-served and that SSI or Medicaid recipients should read a disclaimer before applying. A call-to-action at the bottom reads: ‘Apply at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ There are small illustrations of a grocery bag and a grocery list. Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Donate to Support Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ The message says that New Disabled South is raising money to provide direct payments to people impacted by loss of SNAP funds, and invites donations. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Donate at ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items is on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Solicitar: Asistencia Alimentaria para Personas con Discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that due to the government shutdown, people will not receive November SNAP payments and that New Disabled South offers one-time payments of $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people, first-come, first-served. It also includes a note for SSI or Medicaid recipients. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Solicitar en ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag and grocery list appears on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Dona para apoyar la asistencia alimentaria para personas con discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that New Disabled South is raising funds to make direct payments to people affected by the loss of SNAP funds and provides information on how to donate. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Dona en ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items appears on the left.
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Shaun Manning @fasterthanshaun.bsky.social · 1d
Those monkeys need to be more careful in several different ways
the-independent.com The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d
shame on this schmuck.

none of us are free until all of us are free.
ket.bsky.social Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 2d
gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california
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Ashwin Rodrigues @ashwinrodrigues.com · 1d
Zohran Mamdani told a believable and common story when discussing the harms of post 9/11 Islamophobia. Yet he refuses to provide one measly vial of aunt blood, so experts can determine if that woman is really his aunt. Mamdani can only prove Islamophobia exists by delivering the aunt blood.
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d
Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations
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Mike Baehr (he/him) @mikebaehr.bsky.social · 3d
I really like how we've reclaimed the frog from the Pepe misappropriators
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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 2d
Cookie Monster’s date: Can we talk about something else
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 1d
Biden 2020 won but he won by very explicitly incorporating the left into the coalition and they (centrists) spent the next four years trying to sabotage that, including trying to will a 2022 red wave into being
thorbenson.bsky.social Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2d
*Democrats run centrists three elections in a row*

Centrists: We need to run a centrist. That's the solution
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