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Multnomah County Library @multcolib.bsky.social · 1h

Want "queer and/or trans historical horror!"? Try The Woods All Black by @leemandelo.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

The Woods All Black — Multnomah County Library

The Woods All Black — Mandelo, Lee, — "The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia. Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backw...

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Harmony Colangelo @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social · 32m

In many ways, BIT conquered decades of rocky trans cinema right before we entered a whole new era in 2020. I love this movie and could talk for hours about everything I value in it, but mostly it just makes me feel alive.

And why yes, I was gifted Duke's actual jacket.

A white, faux leather jacket in a shadow box, as seen in the movie BIT.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 21h

"Can we sell black characters in this political climate?" That is what Ubisoft asked itself and then answered, "No." Which is a skill issue and bigotry on THEIR part because black entertainers are out here selling their wares EVERY DAMN DAY, antiblackness be damned. Our culture MOVES NUMBERS.

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andy vs. @im-all-id.me · 3h

I know more things about my job than I would like to

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DannyAraya @dannyaraya.bsky.social · 3h

Creators, be less tasteful and more indulgent.

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Julia Gulia 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jrobb773.bsky.social · 1h

BIT (2020) is streaming free with ads on Tubi so you can watch before you listen (if you want! I also support movie spoiler anarchy!).

This Ends at Prom @thisendsatprom.bsky.social · 1h

NEW EP: BIT (2020)

How do we exist in a world that treats us like monsters for existing and what do we do when we're finally given power? This week is an especially political discussion so strap in and get ready to kick some ass and bite some necks!

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

The This Ends at Prom episode announcement for Bit 2020 featuring Nicole Maines as Laurel washed in bisexual lighting. the quote "we're made to be monsters, so let's be monsters. let's be gods." is underneath it as well as the patreon.com/thisendsatprom link.

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This Ends at Prom @thisendsatprom.bsky.social · 1h

NEW EP: BIT (2020)

How do we exist in a world that treats us like monsters for existing and what do we do when we're finally given power? This week is an especially political discussion so strap in and get ready to kick some ass and bite some necks!

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · 1h

It's wild how much work white folks have to do, and they (collectively) have no idea how to get started

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 1h

Also "the father of M3GAN" pisses me off

Blum produced the movie

The original concept came from James Wan's production company and then the film itself was Directed by Gerard Johnstone and written by Akela Cooper.

He ain't M3GAN's father, he is her banker.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 3h

Whenever anyone says how much of the U.S. economy is tied to AI right now, I'm like...damn, what if a single rich person had any idea other than "try to zero out labor costs through theft."

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Julia Gulia 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jrobb773.bsky.social · 1h

It should be harder to bookmark posts because sometimes I do it accidentally because my finger slips and then I feel guilty every time I see a post freaking out that “some creep” bookmarked a post. Some of us are very clumsy, I’m sorry!

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 2h

people don’t understand that data center resource consumption driven by AI is just like… giving a person climbing a mountain a set of encyclopedias to carry with them

adapting to climate change was already a struggle, and now we have carry all this extra shit that provides no added value

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 19d

I am thinking about my journalism piece on Borderline Personality Disorder

You can read it for free without any ads by clicking below

It’s easy to support trans journalists. you just share and read without scrolling away

junoryleejournalism.com/2025/07/09/i...

https://junoryleejournalism.com/2025/07/09/it-takes-all-my-strength-to-keep-it-calm-managing-borderline-personality-with-my-second-skin/

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Adam Greenfield @lifehouse.bsky.social · 2h

The purpose of a system is what it does.

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 2h

RFK's goal is to kill children, specifically sick children.

If you assumed that was *not* his goal, you'd think that he was failing at an entirely, completely different goal: not killing children.

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Julia Gulia 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jrobb773.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you! I’m grateful to the podcast for addressing it (while also being very ahhh! AHHHHH! about it).

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 19h

Seeing many posts about how ICE isn't trained. That's not really the problem. The problem is what they were sent to do, not whether they're qualified to do it.

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Charlene A. Carruthers @charlenecarruthers.bsky.social · 3h

folks, the training bit doesn’t work for cops and it doesn’t work for ICE.

Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 19h

Seeing many posts about how ICE isn't trained. That's not really the problem. The problem is what they were sent to do, not whether they're qualified to do it.

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✨jess🔮yuri wizard✨ @witchazard.bsky.social · 1d

Babygirl anatomy 🐺💋

#oc #monsterhearts

Bianca in comparison to her werewolf self

Notes are scattered around which say:

Her hair and fur is naturally black but she bleaches often so she has blonde tips on her wolf

Wolf is between 8-10 ft depending on slouch but bianca is 5'6

Wolf has blunt back claws and webbed front dabloons and she has stretchy skin all over like a cat

Hair is luscious in both wolf and human form

And lastly, she has mauled and killed 3 people on accident

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 4h

“This longstanding eco-anarchist project is a living experiment based on principles of mutual aid, cooperation and ecology. So buy a book (or two) and the donated sale will help to fund upgrades to Feral Crust's off-grid electrical infrastructure and rainwater harvesting systems!”

Buy a book👇

Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 5h

Today! Buy a book through our website and our co-op will donate the proceeds 💸

Fundraising for Feral Crust Infoshop!

On Thursday, October 9th, we'll be donating net proceeds from all sales in-store and online to the Feral Crust Infoshop in Davao, Philippines.

firestorm.coop

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 5h

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 23h

The image is a six panel black and white comic

Panel 1- A small child is being told "You'll want kids when you're older!" The child responds with "I don't think so..."

Panel 2- The same child, now a teenager, is being told, "You'll change your mind when you're older." To which the teen responds, "I doubt that"

Panel 3- Now an adult, someone off screen asks them, "Aren't you thinking of having kids?" To which they respond, "Nope"

Panel 4- The same person, an older adult now, is being told, "better have kids soon, or it'll be too late!" to which they respond, "That's fine"

Panel 5- Now elderly, they are once again asked "Don't you feel like you missed out?" to which they say, "Still nope."

Panel 6- They are now in their death bed, clearly close to death. The nurse says, "Shame you didn't have kids, don't you regret it?" To which the person says "You know what just kill me already"

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 6h

the fact that “having children” is the norm has caused a lot of harm. Not having children should be the norm, and then you only get them if you really want them

Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 23h

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SUEDE DIED TEN YEARS AGO @suede.bsky.social · 9h

The plagiarism is bad.

The job-taking is bad.

But what surprises me is so many filmmakers & actors - who've always been at the forefront of environmental efforts INCLUDING George "Do not, my friends, become addicted to water" Miller - just seem to have missed that AI IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

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Julia Gulia 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jrobb773.bsky.social · 4h

It’s so tough and you’re right very surreal! 🫂

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