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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 1h

it's all right — you were dancing through the lightning strikes

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UNCAИИY (they/them) @ad1nf1n1tum.bsky.social · 1h

We need to get Pudge the Cat to be guest picker for Michigan/Ohio State

Pudge the Cat with his little bleppy tongue poking out

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Goblin Gower, PhD (the Ph is for Phantasm) @medievaliste.bsky.social · 1d

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 2h

how does he make me cry with these stupid videos every time!?

we will win

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

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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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 2h

come out, come out, wherever you are!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

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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Phil Wells @philwells.bsky.social · 3h

Good for MIT. About time institutions started standing up to Trump. Hopefully this will inspire other universities to reject the compact too. (Gift link)

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 3h

there's a word for us?! #seniorswiftie

er, i am reliably informed it's for swifties 25+

i am extremely plus. 😉

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 3h

I'm a Taylor Swift fan, a #SeniorSwiftie 😉. I admire her songwriting, emotional honesty, strong work ethic, how she engages w/fans, biz savvy. She's been in public eye since teens, has learned resilience. Enjoying her newest album: #LifeOfAShowgirl.

Great interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqw8...

Taylor Swift brings bread & a wedding invite to Greg James | The Life of a Showgirl Interview

YouTube video by BBC Radio 1

www.youtube.com

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 3h

father figure goes *hard*.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 3h

computer could never

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3h

Tractors like this are used to spray pesticides in Apple orchards in upstate NY. "John" shares that having to pick in just-sprayed fields — or even near current spraying— is one of the issues that have caused workers to unionize. #WeFeedYou

A tractor that is used for spraying the orchard at the side of a apple field

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 19h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · 19h

DO NOT MISS The Word for World: The Maps of @ursulakleguin.com, Architectural Association, Bedford Sq, London. It's truly beautiful. (I've never been involved w a project that's had massive banners before, it's v exciting).

Spend time with the maps, inc my niche fave, The City Ansul from VOICES 💙

The Architectural Association, a Georgian house of dark brick on Bedford Square, with two-storey high banners outside reading The Word for World and Ursula K Le Guin.

A cyanotype white-on-blue banner with fern prints at the top and a map below hangs in a gallery. Other similar banners featuring different maps are glimpsed behind it.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 3h

pedocon theory pisses me off because it reifies this idea that sexual exploitation is uniquely conservative. *stares in bill clinton*

it's a toxic stew of power, entitlement, misogyny & racism that isn't dependent on your theology.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 1d

In 1857, Thomas Howland became Providence, RI's first Black elected official.

Later that year, he decided to emigrate to Liberia with his wife & daughter after the Dred Scott case denied Black people protections of U.S. citizenship. He was denied a passport.

Thomas Howland, 1856
John Blanchard

Portrait of a distringuished Black man from the 19th centrure wearing fine clothes, including high collar and tie of the day.
Museum Text:
Thomas Howland, the subject of this unusually expressive portrait, was a dock worker in Providence, Rhode lsland, In 1857 he became the city's first Black elected oficial when he was amed warden of its Third Ward. However, that same year he decided to emigrate to Liberia with his wite and daughter, perhaps in response to the recent Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case that denied African Americans the protections of U.S. citizenship. Because of this decision, Howland's application for a passport was denied, despite his status as a free man with the right to vote in his home state (he did eventually make it to Liberia). Howland's confident posture echoes that of the earlier Portrait of a Gentleman shown nearby, the fashionable attire of both sitters serving to reinforce thelir self-possession.

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Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 6h

an article with more context
www.republicreport.org/2025/billion...

Billionaire Behind Trump Pressure Campaign on Colleges Owns Predatory University of Phoenix - Republic Report

Private equity billionaire Marc Rowan was revealed last week to be the driving force behind a Trump administration campaign pressuring nine major U.S. universities, including Brown, MIT, and the Unive...

www.republicreport.org

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Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 6h

**always follow the money**
PE firm behind for-profit universities using its WH influence to handwrite terms that will eviscerate, hamstring and control its own competitors in higher ed…and NY Times giving space to the CEO to come out and admit this influence in a pro-Compact piece

As someone who played a part in the compact’s initial formulation, working alongside an administration working group, I would like to offer what insight I can into the motivation and need for the compact and to address its detractors.

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 21h

Spanish "How to Report ICE" zines now available:

#Chicago
#Florida
#LosAngeles
#Marin County, CA
#Massachusetts
#NewYork
#Philadelphia
#Portland
#Sacramento, CA
#SanFrancisco
#SanDiego

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Zines en Español - Google Drive

drive.google.com

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 5h

folding ‘zines for the revolution

thanks for the report ICE flyers, @meganpiont.bsky.social !!!

half a dozen folded one-sheet ‘zines printed on pastel orange, blue & yellow paper, stacked on each other in a fan shape, held down by a pair of blue-handled scissors on a black gridded cutting mat

cover says “how to report ICE and help keep our neighbors safe, NYC edition”

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Delaney (Pum)King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 11h

Let's all give it up for Steve, who is giving an excellent performance. Great plumage, dancing is strong. Maintaining respectful distance.

Let's see what the judges think.

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Piglet @piglet.bsky.social · 6h

blocked, i call it.

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 10h

Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · Jul 16

Hello. Disabled, queer, Black woman geek here. 💕💸 I make beaded and chainmail jewelry that's geeky, queer, spooky, witchy and sometimes super cute.

#intro #HelpSky #disability #handmade

dragonwolfdesigns.com

ko-fi.com/dragonwolfde...

www.gofundme.com/f/a5a57-help...

Dragon & Wolf Designs

Handcrafted beaded and chainmail jewelry for geeks by geeks

dragonwolfdesigns.com

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 13h

Digital doodle of the three people in inflatable frog costumes in the quoted post. One has a sign saying, “frogs together strong”

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 12h

When will my husband return from the Mariner’s game

Oil painting of a woman waiting by the sea

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