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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 12m

hell yeah

Cover of the classic children's book Frog And Toad Are Friends.

Drawing of Toad, a brown toad, sitting on a bench, dressed in a green jacket and slacks. He is reading a book to his friend Frog, a green frog dressed in a brown jacket and slacks. They are surrounded by green plants and mushrooms. There is a silver Caldecott Medal in the corner.

Text has been altered from original. It reads
Fiftieth Anniversary
Frog and Toad Are Antifa
by Arnold Lobel

Commemorative Edition

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 3h

This image would make an awesome political cartoon.

Just putting it out there in case any human artists feel inspired!

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 3h

Have you ever seen those absolutely bloated-with-blood-and-about-to-burst ticks that dogs pick up?
They’re so engorged on blood they’re almost drunk with it, and so round with feeding they can’t even move.
But they won’t let go of the poor dog they’ve latched onto, even if they’re full.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 3h

Have you ever seen those absolutely bloated-with-blood-and-about-to-burst ticks that dogs pick up?
They’re so engorged on blood they’re almost drunk with it, and so round with feeding they can’t even move.
But they won’t let go of the poor dog they’ve latched onto, even if they’re full.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 3h

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 3h

That’s it. The perfect metaphor

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 3d

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 3h

WTAF 😱

People poo-poo me when I say “even in San Francisco.”

Still, how many of us SF residents had “city’s richest denizen invites domestic military invasion” on their bingo cards?

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3h

Like, this is a fine fact check. It's accurate. But I really do think journalists need to go a step further and start questioning what statements like these say about Trump's mental state.

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 3h

the new york times has helpfully clarified that buildings in oregon are made out of modern construction materials.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 3h

Such low-hanging fruit. They’re keeping those emerald glasses glued on.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 3h

Link

✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 3h

Link.

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 4d

What if we all just post the word Link over and over again repost it and like then until even the normies are bothered?

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 3h

Abso-fucking-lutely

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 6h

Since it is Friday, I am once again reminding you that I am running for CA Assembly District 72, and that my solemn pledge not to use any campaign funds to eat excessive amounts of tortellinis remains in effect.

These are personal tortellinis.

secure.actblue.com/donate/kluwe

A plastic bowl filled with discount tortellinis and marinara sauce

www.kluweoc.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 7h

Give up satirists.

Move to Saudi or something.

You're not needed any more.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 6h

thanks, good to know!! I knew I couldn't possibly be alone on this

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 6h

There's so much to talk about that we haven't even gotten to Hegseth's sartorial choices. But I mean c'mon. Cringe-o-rama.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 10h

Oh look, there's another corruption happening

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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D is tired, but there is coffee @grrlintersect.bsky.social · 10h

I just saw the phrase,”people who identify as marginalized” and y’all I do not have patience for whatever the fuck that is supposed to mean today.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 10h

Corruption, even.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 10h

Has anyone warded off #hammertoe surgery with a splint?

I've successfully kept bunion surgery at bay this way, so I'm hoping for similar results.

(yes, I wear the right shoes, have been unable to wear cute shoes since 1997, when my bunion first declared its existence, the motherfucker)

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Condor (Fiadh right now. (Fee-uhh)) @condor.bsky.social · 10h

It took me a second to realize that this wasnt a neo-nazi. Usually putting the star of david people you dont like is a nazi thing. But i guess israelis have reclaimed that particular horrifying practice. Everyday israelis find a way to be more and more like the fuckin nazis.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 11h

There is no need to editorialize. Just quote.

“Why don’t we tattoo a Star of David on the forehead of every terrorist we have to release?” - My daughter

Proud father.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 11h

The president of MIT has responded to the compact.

"fundamentally, the premise of the [compact] document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone"

Here's the full letter with ALT.

Ride, Sally, ride

Dear Madam Secretary,

I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.

I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.

As we discussed, the Institute’s mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world’s great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:

• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.
• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family’s finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%.
• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don’t like – and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.

These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they’re right, and we live by them because they support our mission – work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.

The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

As you know, MIT’s record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America’s research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.

Sincerely,

Sally Kornbluth

cc
Ms. May Mailman
Mr. Vincent Haley

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 12h

Reply guy finds reason to shit on a feel-good post. Yay for you, reply guy. Block reply guy.

from @beijingpalmer.bsky, who is quoting one of my posts about a lovely scene at a Paris train station:

I know we all like to think that other countries are sophisticated and special, but the United States has at least three and a half thousand public pianos. There's a ton in the Atlanta metro system, for instance. It's been a common idea worldwide since the 2000s

Then quotes one of my posts that says:
I cannot stop watching this video. Every time I get tears in my eyes. In a good way.
The song is an old classic by Charles Aznavour. Seeing it sung in this way by this young man is (fact/hear emojis)
This is clearly in a Parision train station, where there are pianos for the public to play. You know, civilization.

Fine, there are pianos in the US and elsewhere. Yes, the idea has been around for a long time. I was born in 1965, so don't @ "since the 2000s" me. Unbelievable that he can't just enjoy the piece.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 12h

Oh you must listen when you get off the bus. You will not regret it. In a way, the whole scene makes this even more moving than the Aznavour version - at least to me, today.

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 12h

Go for it.

Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 12h

yeah i didn't read that, just gazed at and listened to that beautiful singer

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