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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

Hot Take: The ending of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3 is superior to the ending of ENDGAME because each arc concludes in a way that makes perfect sense for each character, not in ways that feel like fan service or teases for future movies.

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 10h

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 11h

This is HUGE! Please share so people with ME/CFS can learn about this incredible medical breakthrough!!

It not only helps develop a diagnostic test, but also points to immune and inflammatory changes to aid future treatments. After 80+ years of no treatment, there’s some hope, finally!!

Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 2d

A new blood test demonstrates 96% accuracy in diagnosing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, offering a potential advance in reliable identification and management of the condition.

Novel blood test for chronic fatigue achieves 96% accuracy

Scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics have developed a high accuracy blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).

medicalxpress.com

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 11h

possibly the worst abuse of the word “snubbed” in the history of journalism

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 19h

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Maddie @maddiewhittle.bsky.social · 21h

It would be funny and awesome if they gave it to Greta Thunberg

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to @katinoxford.bsky.social (also a wonderful C.S. Lewis scholar) on her literary debut. Just got my copy in the mail.

City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 3d

😈🔥 RELEASE DAY 🔥😈

Leaky pipes? Annoying.
Moldy basement? Gross.
A demon poltergeist who leaves blood-soaked reminders to “buy milk”? Yeah… welcome to Emerie Fox’s new home. 🩸💋

HELL’S HERESIES by Kat D. Coffin is out NOW!

👉 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hells-here...

#cityowlpress #booksky

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 2d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

New favorite meme discovered.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

“The order also requires federal agents to wear badges or other “visible identification” so the public can know who they are, with exceptions for those officers who work undercover.
The order applies to all DHS agents — including ICE and Border Patrol — across the Northern District of Illinois.”

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Chicagoans won a temporary restraining order today that prevents federal agents from using tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters.
We’re fighting back peacefully in Chicago because — unlike Trump — we believe in the rule of law.

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

blockclubchicago.org

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

Hot Take: The ending of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3 is superior to the ending of ENDGAME because each arc concludes in a way that makes perfect sense for each character, not in ways that feel like fan service or teases for future movies.

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

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Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo talking about Mother Cabrini as the first canonized American citizen and the Patroness of All Migrants is certainly a shot across the bow.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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HudsonRiverCroc @hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social · 1d

They did manage to kill a bunch of poor kids all over the world

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Did DOGE save us $2 trillion?

“Not even close. .. Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/tari...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 1d

Pope to press: Do your damn job people

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 2d

"The Church cannot be silent."

"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

New favorite meme discovered.

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Tom McGrath @tcmcg.bsky.social · 2d

Tradcaths: “Pleeeeease can we have an American Pope?”

[monkey’s paw curls into a tight fist]

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

For the uninitiated: The pope being this direct and explicit to U.S. bishops about how to respond to a domestic policy happening in real time is…unusual.

Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 2d

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:

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CT | Hooked on Chthonics @kierqe.bsky.social · 2d

What I would GIVE for a full Huntrix album and tour with these three.

sleemo @sleemo.com · 2d

So proud of our girls 🫶 #kpopdemonhunters

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 2d

@fangirling0nly.bsky.social

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 2d

This sounds rad

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 2d

Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 sci-fi horror hit PREY will hit theaters for the very first time this November as part of a double bill with PREDATOR: BADLANDS.

Dan Trachtenberg’s PREY Coming To Theaters With PREDATOR: BADLANDS Double Bill

Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 sci-fi horror hit PREY will hit theaters for the very first time this November as part of a double bill with PREDATOR: BADLANDS.

dlvr.it

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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