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Ash G. (the G is for Ghost) @kilomonster.art · 1d

I will gladly draw all of the frogs as a symbol for the movement, explicitly to take them back from the fuckers who co opted Pepe for their nazi shit.

A cheery, cute frog looking up and flipping off the camera while saying “fuck off, fascists.”

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 10h

I'd been trying to figure it where I'd seen Stephen Miller before...

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 1d

I see this and hate this.

www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

Something Weird Is Happening With Halloween Chocolate

Where did it all go?

www.theatlantic.com

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 1d

I monitor, assess risks from, and clean up these chemicals for a living. I have over 25 years of experience doing it. This administration’s reluctance to publish this report is terrifying to me.

EPA Report on Dangers of PFNA, a Forever Chemical, Hangs In Limbo www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 3d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 2d

Stay weird, Portland! Im cheering for you!

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 2d

Nine Inch Nails concert in ATL.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d

The vast majority of the country has no idea how out of control ICE is right now. Yes, there's reporting on ICE raids and protests, but most people are not seeing photos and videos of horrific incidents like this, or the apartment building raid.

If most people did know they'd be horrified.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 2d

I’m with you! Stay strong!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 3d

Please when you figure it out, let the rest of us necromancer enthusiasts know what causes it!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 4d

What a delight to learn that most people aren't in fact raging LGBTQ-phobic shitweasels

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 5d

At what point does a governor call up their National Guard to oppose the deployment of an out-of-state National Guard?

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Brian Liberge/Freddie (she/he) 🔜Dungeons and Drag Nuns @brianliberge.bsky.social · 7d

Boston area TTRPG designers, we are putting together a meetup to see each other in person, exchange ideas and build community.

Thursday October 23rd at @sidequestbooks.bsky.social in Bow Market

www.eventbrite.com/e/ttrpg-game...

TTRPG Game Designer Meetup @ SQBG

Come get to know the other TTRPG designers in Camberville and beyond!

www.eventbrite.com

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Dave Flynn @davehflynn.bsky.social · 4d

It’s time for soft secession www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Really good points here on the economic leverage of blue states and how to flex that muscle.

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 5d

Lord I hope so. Together these ladies probably can.

It’s the single mom with two jobs who’s stalker does this is gonna get taken advantage of. I bet there’s already a service out there to create your own sexbot.

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 5d

AIs are inherently racist, so that tracks.

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 5d

Oh sure, making celebrity women sexbots is toooootally normal. Absolutely not misogynistic at all. 🙄

Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 29

Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R

Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 5d

This Jew, and most of my Jewish friends, are also sharply critical, embarrassed, and despairing over Israel’s actions. Stop the genocide. Give people water, food, medicine, and shelter.

There have been a ton of Israelis protesting too.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

'Stop the genocide': Thousands of Jews, Arabs rally in Tel Aviv against Gaza war, hunger

The Protest, Organized by the Umbrella Group for Arab Citizens of Israel, Was Scaled Back After Police Capped Participation Under Threat of Revoking Approval. Demonstrators Held Images of Starving Chi...

www.haaretz.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d

JD VANCE: "My mother got the drugs that almost killed her from Mexicans."

REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6d

When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.

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Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 6d

RIIIIIIIIGHT!?!?

Anchor down!

Paige Leitman @paigeleitman.bsky.social · 6d

Hyenas cannot be normal in water, exhibit five million…

Hourly Yeen @hourlyyeen.bsky.social · 6d

#hourly #yeen https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/Yeens/photo_635@23-07-2019_01-16-50.jpg

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