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ConFusion Michigan @confusionmi.bsky.social · 1d

Magical ConFusion (Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2026) still has room on the schedule for panels! If you have a topic or idea you would like to discuss or see discussed, follow this link!

2026.confusionsf.org/suggest-a-pa...

#ConFusion2026 #MagicalConFusion #SciFiConvention #ConFusionSF #ConFusionMI

Suggest a Panel – ConFusion 2026: Magical ConFusion

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 1d

Come on out and interact with real people in the real world!

Master Lee's Tai Chi Praying Mantis Kung Fu @masterleetcpm.bsky.social · 1d

Classes for Saturday, 11 October, 2025:

Tai Chi Jeung, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Tai Chi Praying Mantis Kung Fu, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

At the YWCA West Central Michigan. Class information here:

www.sifulee.com/school-infor...

#KungFu #TaiChi #Qigong #ChiKung #CCKTCPM #MartialArts

School Information – Master Lee's School of Tai Chi Praying Mantis Kung Fu and Tai Chi Jeung

www.sifulee.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump * Nobel peace prize – latest Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize. The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 4d

My guess is President Donald Trump has untreated syphilis. Probably caught from his parents.

John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 4d

The Grand River Poetry Collective has a YouTube channel!

www.youtube.com/@GrandRiverP...

Grand River Poetry Collective

Sharing videos of West Michigan poetry readings. Activities related to the Grand River Poetry Collective. More information at https://www.grandriverpoetrycollective.com/

www.youtube.com

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe they can use that tower to help find the Epstein files.

John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 4d

In the capacity of speed-bumps and landfill, one hopes.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 6d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 5d

The gutting continues. Big Oil has been slashing jobs for years and is continuing this year. It's automating work, because computers are cheaper than humans, and it's consolidating.
Job growth = renewables (ditched by Big Oil)
Job loss = fossils
www.upstreamonline.com/people/exxon...

ExxonMobil to slash 2000 jobs

US supermajor will cut up to 4% of its global workforce

www.upstreamonline.com

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

"Animosity to religion" is the second-best-reason to reject the bible bus. The best reason is antipathy to the religious.

Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 5d

KY attorney general says boards may reject off-campus "moral instruction" during the school day but not out of "animosity to religion."

@mckennahorsley.bsky.social

kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/07/f...

Foes of school-backed Bible lessons in Oldham say loss of instructional time justifies rejection • Kentucky Lantern

The Oldham County school board is poised to consider offering Bible education classes to students in the public school district.

kentuckylantern.com

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

Is Empty G close to discovering class consciousness?

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

Yes they did vote for this. They voted for exactly this. F****** bootlicks.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 5d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 5d

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

Here is the contact info for REPUBLICAN Senator Billy Garrett, who wants to murder women:

Business Phone 803-212-6016

Business Phone 864-229-8000

www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?c...

South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography

www.scstatehouse.gov

John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

Here is the contact info for REPUBLICAN senator Rex Rice, who wants to murder women:

Business Phone (803) 212-6116

Cell Phone (864) 884-0408

www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?c...

South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography

www.scstatehouse.gov

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

Here is the contact info for REPUBLICAN Senator Richard Cash, who wants to murder women:

Business Phone (803) 212-6124

Cell Phone (864) 505-2130

www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?c...

South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography

www.scstatehouse.gov

John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

I hope these three "men" are treated like Kristi Noem treats her dogs.

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

Pritzker: “The Trump administration is following a playbook: Cause chaos, create fear and confusion, make it seem that peaceful protesters are a mob by firing gas pellets and tear gas canisters at them. Why? To create the pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.”

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

And since all ICE employees are de facto MAGA, and they are masked, that means literally every MAGA could be ICE, and until all ICE employees are identified, we must treat every MAGA as a member of ICE whose info should be made available to everyone. If they don't like it they can unmask.

Travis Mason-Bushman @snarkranger.bsky.social · 5d

as a federal employee, I have always understood my name, job title, duty station, and salary to be public information. that's just part of being a public servant. the people have a right to know who is working for them.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 5d

She adds that violations of ICE agents' rights can't be addressed if they won't identify themselves.

She concedes it can be "scary" to be followed home or harassed, but adds,

"That doesn't mean you get to do this job and be anonymous."

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 5d

Unless all of his policy positions are significantly to the left of Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez, he is nothing more than a slightly less-fascist Republican.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

"Though he has disavowed many of his past policy positions, his foremost characteristic is that he is an ex-Republican who found himself an outcast in his party as he grew more critical of Trump." Is that enough to succeed as a Democrat?

Can a Repentant, Regretful Republican Thrive as a Dem?

Geoff Duncan isn’t just running for governor of Georgia as a Democrat. He’s testing how wide the party’s ‘big tent’ can stretch.

www.thebulwark.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6d

Delighted that Cory is having a moment with "Enshittification," because it's an accurate word for what's happening in tech and he's the right person to describe it.

(Gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

www.nytimes.com

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 6d

Hey ICE: show your faces, you fucking cowards!

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 6d

God's! I can smell his leaky Depends through the screen of my phone.

John Winkelman @johnwinkelman.bsky.social · 6d

Trump's boots must be DELICIOUS, considering the amount of licking Little Eichmanns like Monica Crowley give them. I wonder what flavor boot polish he uses...