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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1h

Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony

Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’ * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When a severe hailstorm hit the tiny Queensland township of Esk on the weekend, it wasn’t just people ducking for cover. Almost 120 flying foxes were injured, some critically, before being rescued by volunteers and admitted to the RSPCA wildlife hospital in Wacol, in Brisbane’s south-west. Continue reading...

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 4h

I could not disagree more. There are many reasons that MMR is given as one shot. Separating it out means:

-Babies more vulnerable to preventable disease for no reason
-Three times as many doc visits
-Three times more shitty days for baby
-Three times more copays
-Three times more work absences

ArizonaDemocrat 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini 🇨🇦 Elbows Up @literateliberal.bsky.social · 5h

Better 3 monovalent vaccines than no vaccines at all.

Perfect is the enemy of the good.

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 1h

I watched that video every time in appears in my feed. I love it so much.

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sf-emergency.sf.gov @sf-emergency.sf.gov · 1h

Wind Advisory in effect for San Francisco from 10PM tomorrow to 4PM Wednesday. Strong winds may cause fallen branches, debris, or other hazards. Secure loose items, stay alert, and avoid areas with lots of trees.

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 1h

It's @pbs's birthday!

Formed on November 3, 1969, @pbs is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network. PBS is a nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States.

PBS - Wikipedia

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 2h

Pratt, a conservation leader and wildlife advocate, has spent more than a decade observing the tiny mammals and the other inhabitants of these serene granite domes and the alpine meadows they overlook

Hiking with the wildlife author who studies Yosemite’s high peaks: ‘These animals are equal to us’

Inspired by childhood encyclopedias and Jane Goodall, Beth Pratt writes about the more than 150 species in the national park – and transports readers to a rarefied world

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 3h

[Who goes Nazi:] "a new kind of human being with an imbalance in his nature... He has been treated to forms of education which have released him from inhibitions. His body is vigorous. His mind is childish. His soul has been almost completely neglected."

gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 3h

"Nazism has nothing to do with race and nationality. It appeals to a certain type of mind.

It is also, to an immense extent, the disease of a generation—the generation which was either young or unborn at the end of the last war."

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

Donald Trump calls for a ban on Muslims entering the United States; Dorothy Thompson wonders who is most susceptible to Nazism.

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Raf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 13h

Hopes and dreams from India's World Cup victory.

Me for The Guardian:

India’s World Cup win can set a new world order in women’s cricket – if it spends money wisely

India would do well to remember that Australia’s domination was based on building from the grassroots up

www.theguardian.com

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 4h

People on social media smdh

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h

New York is a-changin'.

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 5h

I just don’t leave the house. It’s the only way to be safe.

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Cheese Queen @ratczarina.bsky.social · 11h

"Immigrant women have always been the quiet architects of change in NYC. Jewish and Italian garment workers led strikes... Chinese immigrant women organized tenant associations ... Puerto Rican and Dominican mothers built tenant unions ...Caribbean women transformed the city's care economy"

Meet the Aunties Behind Zohran Mamdani's Historic Campaign

The mayoral candidate's meteoric rise was fueled by older immigrant women—long-time, experienced organizers who are often overlooked

www.harpersbazaar.com

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 5h

That’s the bunny

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 15h

The Democratic establishment's ugly reaction to Zohran Mamdani reveals an unpleasant truth.

They would rather lose elections than change.

The addiction to rich donors and consultants is killing the party. But Mamdani shows a path out. An analysis.

www.salon.com/2025/11/03/z...

Zohran Mamdani knows how to win

Not just in New York — Mamdani's campaign shows how to inspire voters nationwide

www.salon.com

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 15h

I’m doing research for a project and found out about the “don’t buy where you can’t work” movement during the depression, where Black people boycotted and picketed places that wouldn’t hire us. Shout out to everyone who’s not going back to Target!

"Don't Buy Where You Can't Work" | National Museum of African American History & Culture.

<p>“Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” campaigns of the 1930s used effective direct-action tactics, such as boycotts and picketing. </p>

www.searchablemuseum.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12h

Mariner, our Queen of Carefree Black Girls From the Future

lower decker astra 🖖🏼 @goodboyporthos.bsky.social · 13h

happy mariner monday

beckett mariner from star trek: lower decks holding up two middle fingers to the sky.

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 5h

HOW HAVE I NOT KNOWN OF THIS MOVIE?!?

🎬 ScreenMedia 🎞 @screenmedia.bsky.social · 19h

Charles Bronson, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress and Toshirō Mifune photographed on location in Almería, Spain on the set of “RED SUN” (1971) dir. Terence Young

🎬 Les Films Corona 🇫🇷

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 5h

And I’m having Brussels sprouts, too, and you can’t stop me.

gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 6h

Turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, sweet potato pie, gravy.

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Jeff Liszt @liszt.bsky.social · 7h

The richest guy on earth has the politics of P.W. Botha

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14h

will all be in the piece I'll write after Tuesday but I went canvassing with Mamdani volunteers the other day and several people whose doors they knocked on *thanked* them for being Mamdani volunteers, had never witnessed such enthusiasm for a political candidate

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 16h

Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.

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Kathryn BrightBOO! 👻 @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 1d

One of the experienced storm chasers who's still in Jamaica posted an update to Facebook a little while ago.

I find updates like these to be more useful than most national news coverage because people who've been through a lot of storms know what to look for.

www.facebook.com/share/1CcrQ1...

Facebook post by Josh Morgerman:

I was in devastated Black River, Jamaica, last night (in search of a new wheel for my car). The city is a shocking sight. But I'm happy to report the situation was under control: police and military all over; aid trucks everywhere giving out food, water, and care packages; mobile clinic folks tending to medical needs; and bulldozers already clearing the downtown area. Most importantly, the prevailing mood was calm. Residents seemed to have their hands full with supplies. Jamaica is going to need international help to fix this situation. But they've taken aggressive first steps on their own. 👊

The photos show damage that looks like the aftermath of a very strong tornado, along with people distributing aid

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gobble gobble-smacked @gobsmacked.bsky.social · 6h

That’s a fun game! I got 2398. There was a place game I used to play that was like that - and maybe it had the year, too?

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 22h

It’s Non Binary November! 💛🤍💜🖤

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