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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

I know signing a petition often feels kinda useless, but in this case it’s actually super helpful for showing audience solidarity!

Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a fan of unions? Hate bosses?

Show support for 2 of Broadway’s unions in their current negotiations by signing their open letter

it take 30 seconds and a bunch of working artists would really appreciate your help making sure they have health insurance

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stand United for a Healthier Broadway

If you love going to the theatre, then you're familiar with the "the show must go on" mentality that has persisted within the theatre industry. For generations, that phrase has been a plucky, pull-...

actionnetwork.org

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 9h

Firmly believe that one of the best reasons to lift is that it’s funny to be big in random places, and that belief is confirmed by the wildly jacked guy working the Matterhorn at Disneyland. Amazing bit, 10/10, worth it

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 14h

I love them so much

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

I know signing a petition often feels kinda useless, but in this case it’s actually super helpful for showing audience solidarity!

Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a fan of unions? Hate bosses?

Show support for 2 of Broadway’s unions in their current negotiations by signing their open letter

it take 30 seconds and a bunch of working artists would really appreciate your help making sure they have health insurance

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stand United for a Healthier Broadway

If you love going to the theatre, then you're familiar with the "the show must go on" mentality that has persisted within the theatre industry. For generations, that phrase has been a plucky, pull-...

actionnetwork.org

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a fan of unions? Hate bosses?

Show support for 2 of Broadway’s unions in their current negotiations by signing their open letter

it take 30 seconds and a bunch of working artists would really appreciate your help making sure they have health insurance

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stand United for a Healthier Broadway

If you love going to the theatre, then you're familiar with the "the show must go on" mentality that has persisted within the theatre industry. For generations, that phrase has been a plucky, pull-...

actionnetwork.org

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

Any border system designed to keep people out is also designed to keep them in

BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled"

Just a prof who wrote a book. Now leaving America as he fears for his family's safety.

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 1d

People simply don’t have enough real jobs

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 2d

#WIPWednesday • I worked mostly on texture this week which might not be obvious in the photo but is obvious to me! #embroidery

Lia’s fingers show a wooden embroidery hoop with a trapezoid of black on black whipped backstitch that looks a bit like flames, but if you’ve been following this piece you’ll know it’s pubic hair. It’s definitely pubic hair. The trapezoid is 14cm wide along the top, 7cm wide along the bottom, and 8cm tall. There’s white chalk markings within the hairs. An hourglass-shaped needle minder that reads “this is taking forever” is attached to the cloth.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 2d

We have been warning y’all about cops for god knows how long.

Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 20d

When the nazis were coming into power, there was a lag before local law enforcement was fully on board. People were able to get police protection from nazi-aligned paramilitaries. Here, today, police look at rising fascism and say “Finally. We’ve been waiting for this.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.

www.notus.org

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah unfortunately this sounds exactly like the stories of Black elected officials during Reconstruction

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 2d

This is so cool!!!

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 4d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 3d

Using a few minutes to fill out my community board’s survey in the hopes of counteracting even one (1) single call for increased use of the NYPD against homeless people

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sick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 3d

think many would have a better time posting and see their posting quality improve on here if they picked 4-8 people they want to impress and post for them. if they like it, then good for you, really. if they don’t, mute it, delete it, try again. but don’t share who these people are out loud

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

To put it another way, I have represented thousands of people. I cannot think of a single instance in which the initial police report was entirely correct. Not one.

Journalists, please stop copying them down as if they were. Or at least give context re credibility!

Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 4d

Whether you're a casual news reader or a breaking news reporter at the NYTimes, I implore you--please, please, please--do not believe or report DHS/ICE/CBP's side of events uncritically. End the state's monopoly on legitimate storytelling. They are not the objective arbiter of what really happened.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

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.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

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berserk @worstplace.bsky.social · 4d

Katie is also the author of the best Jezebel article ever written

www.jezebel.com/jezebel-regr...

Jezebel Regrets Its Decision to Hire Cannibal Witch as Writer-at-Large

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

www.jezebel.com

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve had it saved for years. Thank you for giving me another excuse to share it.

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 4d

I’m catching up on @nogodsnomayors.com and I’m so glad @mattielubchansky.com mentioned the only tweet from or about New York that has ever mattered

Katie McDonough, voice of a municipality

Katie McDonough tweets
The ask the mayor calls are like “hi Brian, first of all thank you and I love you. You are my king. Mr. Mayor, you are a disgrace. I hate you. You must drink piss instantly”

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 7d

List of discontinued merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)

"discontinued merit badges (boy scouts of America)" wikipedia page shows "nut culture", 1928-1954

stalker merit badge 1910-1922, stalking merit badge 1911-1952

invention merit badge 1911-1917. only 10 scouts achieved it, required that they obtained a federal patent

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 8d

When bluesky dies the true shitposters will simply return to the forest and whisper their thoughts at wildlife

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 12d

I’m so excited for you and all the new best friends your future holds

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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 12d

The Haters won. But the Table of Success is forever. tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com

Home - Table of Success

Eric Adams has said that “all my haters become my waiters when I sit down at the table of success.” The haters are no longer waiters—on Wednesday, September 25, amidst widening investigations into his...

tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com

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Michelle @mpoltonsimon.bsky.social · 12d

there’s some value in highlighting the fact that art is a process (trial and error, honing your craft, just doing the same thing over and over) but I hate that the structure of tech makes it so that process has to be clear legible and photogenic. That process is for me not for consumption

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Annie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · 13d

Everyone always asks me what my favourite conspiracy theory is but medbeds is for sure the saddest, I really can't think about it for too long. Just openly preying on the hopes of very desperate people

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 13d

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

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