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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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April Malig @aprilangelica.bsky.social · 1h

Romance

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Rebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 4h

“Christians United for Israel, the evangelical Zionist group founded by Texas pastor John Hagee, claims 10 million members, more than the entire population of 7.5 million Jews in the United States.”

I wish more people knew this.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

God's "blank check": Christian Zionists are pouring billions of dollars into Israeli extremism

Evangelicals have become Israel's most important American allies.

www.motherjones.com

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🌞 LaweyD 🌞 @laweyd.bsky.social · 5d

Can you see I’ve been liking green lately

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Pascal's Chimaera @angevinyaoiz.bsky.social · 12h

"get into the indie web to break ur social media addiction" is all good and well but I've just spent several hours hyper focused on updating my site and pulling all my books off my shelf and logging them and doing endless tweaks for hours. I'm in a daze. I enjoy it but idk if I can recommend now

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · 9d

Here's what they need right now:

• A mattress for Najwa
• Coats
• Hoodies for the boys
• Pants
• Sweaters
• Gloves
• Scarves
• Warm hats
• Food, water, and medicine

Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · Aug 30

Please continue to support my dear friend Najwa and her family 🙏 They need our support to survive the horrors of the ongoing genocide

Urgent Help & Hope for Gaza Mother

I am Najwa Abu Ishaq from Gaza. I suffer from an endocrine disorder, and I’ve lost both my husband and my home to war. Please, I need your help to rebuild my life and live in peace. —Najwa

chuffed.org

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 9h

I think whats gonna be the only diff between then and now is that *then* the dot com bubble bursting took out folks connected to it but this time the AI bubble bursting is gonna take out darn near everything all b/c ppl are putting their fingers in their ears and going lalalala all for a quick hit.

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 15h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 10h

Stella Sacco
@antlervel.vet
It's really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it's clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it's all "please don't forget you have to feed your troops" and "if someone asks if you're going to attack them consider lying about it"
April 23, 2024 at 1:28 AM © Everybody can reply
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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 19h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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DIO @danielirizarri.bsky.social · 2d

I think what's impressive about TRON is that, visually, it's still so much more interesting than any of it's sequels. It's crazy that they tried update this digital world by making it as 'realistically rendered' as possible. It's a complete misunderstanding of the original's charm.

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Dorian Dawes @doriandawes.bsky.social · 10h

this is why the sequel didnt work for me and that third one ill be skipping entirely

the original tron is so goddamned stylish and they updated its aesthetics to look like an apple store

DIO @danielirizarri.bsky.social · 2d

I think what's impressive about TRON is that, visually, it's still so much more interesting than any of it's sequels. It's crazy that they tried update this digital world by making it as 'realistically rendered' as possible. It's a complete misunderstanding of the original's charm.

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · 10h

This has been one of the most well-received newsletters I've put out in quite a while. Thanks so much for the shares and recommendations people have added in the comments 💜

If you have any other films you'd like to add, feel free to drop them in the comments on the post or at my newsletter

Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · 3d

I assembled a list of short films you can watch right now for free this Halloween. Scary, strange, surreal, and sometimes funny, this list includes live action, stop motion, and animated films from around the world and from filmmakers you've never heard of before

Some Strange Things You Should Watch for Halloween

20 short weird, scary, funny, and surreal films you can watch right now.

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praecox @ fujo devil time @felliniphile.bsky.social · 10h

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praecox @ fujo devil time @felliniphile.bsky.social · 11h

paywalled but one of the quotes on here www.instagram.com/p/DPNsLcYCD-...

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 21h

Before Trump began dismantling USAID, polling showed that the average American voter thought that ~25% of our federal budget went to foreign aid. But that figure was only 1%—and our foreign aid contributions represented a much smaller share of our Gross National Income than other wealthy countries.

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 21h

🧵:
The world’s extremely poor are also often extremely remote, with limited access to healthcare & health education. In many developing countries, the government—often with the help of the UN and, until this year, USAID—maintains health posts that bring these services to people living off the grid.

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Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 9d

LittleSis have dropped a new report and data visualization about the billionaires and corporations profiting from the deportation industrial complex:

littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis

A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

littlesis.org

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Lonnie Garcia 🦠💚 @sixgills.bsky.social · 1d

Hello everyone!

My new shop drop is here, with new Snoop of Finland stickers, patches and pins, along with new sticker sheets and risograph prints. If you have been waiting on any of these, now is the time to grab one!

Love you all! 🫶

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 1d

So I guess this is where I start looking into a VPN. Honestly this country is getting fucking ridiculous. Been a while since I've been annoyed about anything this much.

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praecox @ fujo devil time @felliniphile.bsky.social · 20h

yohji yamamoto so real for this

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jeeyon shim 심지연 @jeeyon.bsky.social · 1d

Longshot request: does anyone have a transcript or notes from this 2016 talk by Prof. Takashi Fujitani at UTexas College of Liberal Arts? liberalarts.utexas.edu/eastasia/eve...

"Two Unforgivens: A Transpacific Story of Traveling Westerns" a talk by Takashi Fujitani

“Two Unforgivens: A Transpacific Story of Traveling Westerns” In this presentation Prof. Fujitani reads Clint Eastwood’s critically acclaimed Unforgiven (1992) against Lee Sang-il’s “remake” (Yurusa...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20h

Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rob Wittman, R-Va., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, all voted for cuts to the CFPB.

Yet collectively, they routed more than 1,000 constituent complaints to the agency, ProPublica found.

(Published August)
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social

These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.

Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, lo...

www.propublica.org

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FRUiTS bot @fruits-bot.bsky.social · 20h

Fruits Issue 35_Page_12.jpg

a scan from FRUiTS magazine, most likely images of fasionable people in Japan.

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