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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 14h

I spent a decade asking what would happen when we had devalued victims to the point where violence goes from witness to “content”

This is the answer

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 17h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 13h

"G-d have mercy on the souls of those who know exactly what they're doing." is also a banger.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 13h

Not a single pundit with a podcast or a platform or anything should be talking about “well how do we do politics right”

And now you aren’t better for mocking them

We should be screaming all tools all hands

THIS IS HOW WE STOP THE MADNESS

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 13h

They are dragging 15 year old girls and hiding the case files of people who did things to 15 year old girls

At what point does it not matter what needs to be “released”

As opposed to making sure that until it is they don’t have access to kids

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 13h

“Father, forgive the ones who do not know what they are doing. Have mercy on the souls of those who know exactly what they're doing."
That is. Wow. A *reference*, as one says.
(It's what Jesus said to the people who crucified him. This is like nuclear levels of burn)

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 14h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 11h

The real story of AI is gonna be the way a whole lot of people are gonna pretend that they “couldn’t help” and that their cruelty was the fault of folks warning them

And that the actual draw of AI wasn’t the tech but the dominion over undesirables it gave

And the ability to ignore inequality

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 1d

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 11h

I hope the people who unleashed this reality breaking shit never know peace

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 11h

"What do you mean" Well sometimes people ask me "So, do awards help with book sales?" and anyway, not universally. I definitely do NOT believe that I (or indeed any author!) am entitled to book sales. But I, uh. Can't live on mine. :)

a screencap from the ISFDB showing 'highest ranks authors and editors since 1950 by decade,' then the top 12 list showing premee mohamed at #3 for the 2020s. then a royalty statement indicating $209.10 total earned over a six month period, and, quite reasonably, an arrow pointing to a beetle with a clown face labeled 'me'

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MulletBraid @mulletbraid.bsky.social · 10h

True friendship is shared food.

A plate with linguini noodles topped with a gorgeous, dark red, delicious bolognese.

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Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 17h

"Thanks to those conversations, the investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that because of it, his grim prediction may not have been cynical enough."

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 17h

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/shot-in-th...

Shot in the head with pepper spray

This is Trump's America

anntelnaes.substack.com

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 16h

Today is National Coming Out Day!

It's also Freedom to Read Day, aka the last day of Banned Books Week.

This feels right — because the main reason they try to ban books is to keep people from dreaming they could ever come out.

My latest newsletter: buttondown.com/charliejane/...

They Want To Ban Books To Keep Us From Coming Out

Quick housekeeping! I’m doing a flurry of events once again: Tuesday I’ll be in the Koret Auditorium at the SF Public Library talking about banned books for...

buttondown.com

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 1d

this motherfucker over here stealing redneck valor. bitch. my blue hair would run circles around his ass on a racetrack with a car I rebuilt my fucking self.

loser.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve lived in Hermosa in Chicago nearly my entire life. It’s an 80+% Latino community. There are no words for what we’re experiencing right now. I can’t stress this enough—

My home, my people are being psychologically terrorized
People are going missing
People are terrified

Don’t forget about us.

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 1d

Government survey: How can we support AI champions to own the podium? What barriers exist to uptake of AI in all areas of the economy across all regions?

Me: I strongly believe these questions are an insult to life itself

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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MulletBraid @mulletbraid.bsky.social · 17h

Right?!?!! The shelter named them, we started calling them the Snack Pack. Their brother is Cheeto.

Tabby kitten glares balefully at the photographer from a cat tree ledge. He has a white chin and a striped tail.

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Thealater @thealater.bsky.social · 4d

This is a great explainer on the possible causes of autism. Consider watching it with friends and family that are on the blaming vaxx or Tylen@1 train.

youtu.be/E-yaxqDsfgY?...

Why Everyone Suddenly Has Autism (It’s Not What You Think)

YouTube video by Be Smart

youtu.be

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ROBERT ODEKIRK @odekirk.bsky.social · 4d

I love seeing the treaties fully taken seriously after so long.

Taliesin82 @taliesin82.bsky.social · 6d

This is very cool.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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Thealater @thealater.bsky.social · 4d

How Portland do

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 5d

This land belongs to all of us. It's not a war zone—it’s home. Trump can't take that from us.

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Thealater @thealater.bsky.social · 20h

This how Oregon do

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

www.oregonlive.com

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MulletBraid @mulletbraid.bsky.social · 17h

lol sob. Yeah.

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MulletBraid @mulletbraid.bsky.social · 17h

Sorted my yarn stash this week. Found a baby blanket I had started for a child who just celebrated his eighth birthday. I feel your pain.

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MulletBraid @mulletbraid.bsky.social · 17h

@merkley.senate.gov @democrats.org @schumer.senate.gov @governor.ca.gov
THIS IS THE WAY.
You want us to believe you are on the side of the people, fight for those with the least power.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 18h

Yes thank you

Madeleine Roux @authoroux.bsky.social · 18h

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Some books are just meant to be, ya know? Had to be me, someone else might have gotten it wrong. ✨

Cover reveal for STAR WARS LEGACY with Leia, Rey and Kylo Ren

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Set between Episodes VIlI and IX, Rey and Leia embark on a quest to repair Rey's lightsaber and rekindle the legacy of the Jedi.
After barely escaping the First Order on Crait, Rey and the Resistance are struggling to rebuild. Her friends need the last Jedi more than ever, but Rey feels alone and overwhelmed: Jedi tradition is built on masters and apprentices, and Rey's teacher is gone. Leia Organa tries her best to train Rey in the ways of the Force as Luke did for her so many years ago, but Leia's knowledge is limited, Rey's lightsaber is broken, and the specter of Kylo Ren and regrets from the past haunt them both. How can Leia pass the torch, when she herself is unsure of the way?
But then, the ancient Jedi texts offer a glimmer of hope: a long-forgotten Jedi temple on Tython that might hold the key to repairing Rey's saber. Rey leaps at the chance to journey there - and to her surprise, so does Leia.
Rey and Leia's nascent mentorship is put to the test when they discover the temple on Tython is filled with obscure clues to decipher and arcane trials to complete.As they work to unravel the temple's mysteries, they encounter a group of refugees living in its shadow, hiding from a First Order officer hot on the trail of two freedom fighters in their midst: With the threat of the First Order looming and the secrets of the temple yet to be unlocked, the newly forged master and apprentice must confront their pasts, reach each other in the present, and decide what it means to carry the legacy of the Jedi into the future.

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MulletBraid @mulletbraid.bsky.social · 17h

So very very sorry. Frito (left) and Ruffles (of the three-brother snack pack) send you calming and soothing stomach vibes. They think food is super important so they hope you can eat soon.

Two white and tabby kittens snuggle next to each other on a cat tree shelf. Both are sleepy-eyed and calm. One has a black dot on the tip of his white nose.

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