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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

This lady has pancreatic cancer and is about to be evicted unless she can raise a few hundred more :(

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Donate to Shawn's Urgent Need for Housing Stability, organized by Shawn Kellum

Hi, my name is Shawn. First, please let me apologize for needing to create a n… Shawn Kellum needs your support for Shawn's Urgent Need for Housing Stability

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 12h

Not if you play trombone!

a cartoon of a skeleton playing a trombone on a white background

Alt: a cartoon of a skeleton playing a trombone on a white background

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Fae’rynn (Phantom Futch) @faerynnistired.itch.io · 21h

god can i attest to the power of FFS and how it can improve a trans woman’s life. Please, if you can, help one of my best friends Aria. she needs this as much as i did and y’all came through for me 🙏

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Donate to Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery, organized by Aria Balraj

Hi! My name is Aria, and I'm trying to raise funds so I can finally fix u… Aria Balraj needs your support for Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 17h

Cowards. If they really wanted to unite the nation they would be brioche scented (the let them eat cake line, which Marie Antoinette did not in fact say, was brioche and not cake).

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 17h

French have a plan to unite the nation: croissant-scented stamps

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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 3d

South Korea has lost 858 terabytes of government data after a fire destroyed its government data center and there were no backups.

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South Korea's Catastrophic Data Center Fire: 858 Terabytes of Government Data Lost Forever Due to No Backup

The fire has ignited calls for overhaul - stricter battery protocols, mandatory offsite backups, and lithium-ion audits worldwide.

quasa.io

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 1d

Omg that’s some incredible editing 😂

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 1d

As a bit of an introvert, this is how I sometimes feel.

Every Lain Frame in Order @everylainframe.bsky.social · 1d

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1d

The @peculiarityshop.bsky.social is 11 LGBTQIA+ misfits who make sparkly stuff. The store is 20% off in hopes of homing a few more spooky pieces you may ABSOLUTELY NEED.

Highlights! Mute thread as needed.

Nibs! Art nouveau. NNNGH. $18.40 ($4 flat US ship)

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Nibs' The Goddess in the Grove | Peculiarity Shop

These earrings from Nibs make me think of walking through a cemetery in the gloaming. Components: Oxidized brass, czech glass, electroplated steel hooks Lead/nickel free.

www.peculiarityshop.com

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 3d

As a cephalopod enthusiast this is disappointing but understandable.

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スコット @y2skot.bsky.social · 3d

Spent five years in Paris, left 15 or so years ago. The photographs Brent posts of Paris are astonishing and hopeful.

Gritty, grey side streets for cars are now green and lively with people. Bicycle lanes on rue de Rivoli?? The only time I saw bicycles on it was the finish of the Tour de France.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, who is your surgeon?!

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 3d

Their username, beyond comprehension, really does check out.

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 3d

I currently know so many people obtaining foreign passports or citizenship and I am incredibly envious.

Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 3d

Some days I feel so totally trapped. I got an English degree so no foreign country will ever have me for the same reasons I’ll never make enough money to buy a house here. At least I can walk to 2 mediocre grocery stores I suppose.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 4d

Apply for the Social Video Producer job at the link below by October 24!

emily lipstein @emilylip.bsky.social · 4d

NEWS: I'm hiring! Apply to work on @nyc.streetsblog.org's award-winning social video team by 10/24 😎🆒📲 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

StreetsblogNYC Social Video Editor job description

Title: Streetsblog Social Video Producer Location: New York, NY Salary: $75,000-$80,000 annual salary plus benefits Date Posted: October 3, 2025 Application Due: October 24, 2025 Interviews w...

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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 4d

Today, the Supreme Court is considering a case that could overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy.

I was proud to join an amicus brief against this case and cosponsor @reptedlieu.bsky.social’s bill that would ban this cruel practice nationwide.

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 4d

The fact is most politically motivated violence comes from the right. If you actually care about this issue your priorities should involve strategies like gun control laws and a well funded FBI allowed to do its job. But Schmitt clearly doesn’t mind political violence if it’s directed at the left.

Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 4d

“I’m not the baddie, you’re the baddie! That’s why we need to murder and/or disappear all of you!”

a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies

Alt: Are we the baddies gif featuring Mark/David Mitchell in a nazi uniform asking, “Are we the baddies?” From Mitchell and Webb.

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 4d

It’s neat how Schmitt is using the language of the left against the left, re this isn’t a both sides issue. He also claims political violence is a product of the left while simultaneously saying we need to have a cleansing, implying we need to cleanse the country of the left.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Schmitt: "Let's just call it out. We need a cleansing here. Let's just be truthful about what's happening. This left-wing political violence is not a both sides thing. It's not."

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 4d

It’s the same kind of argument you hear from abusers.

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans are afraid rainbow bricks will turn them and anyone who passes over them gay. What a bunch of dumb snowflakes.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 4d

As an actual conservative, I believe that it should be entirely up to local communities how they want to paint their crosswalks.

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 4d

How about if they take a wrong turn toward the sun?

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Okayish Linguaphile 🥑🍞☕️🐈 日本語 français 𓊹𓌃 @raenpayne.bsky.social · 4d

Completely forgot this was a British account for a second there 🙃

Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 18d

We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who are criminals...

We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who entered the country illegally...

We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who don't speak English...