Richelle Sepulveda
@richellesepulveda.bsky.social
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Long Covid, MECFS, ADHD, etc. Patient-led research is my jam. A bit obsessed with GIP.
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dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social
I don’t care if it’s cringe, suck it up and put on the fucking frog suit
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gregk.co.uk
I am so sick of living in a world where certain groups insist art & culture be re-oriented to serve their tastes and whims when their own pitiful inability or unwillingness to critically engage with and contemplate creativity clearly demonstrate that art & culture are too good for them.
Conservatives Take Aim at ‘One Battle After Another’: “Year’s Most Irresponsible Movie”
While Paul Thomas Anderson's film is being heralded as a masterpiece by many, some conservatives accuse it of potentially inspiring left-wing violence.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
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annalandin.bsky.social
Look. I know this doesn't relate *directly* to my thread on the fracturing of institutional memory in pop culture but ALSO

we should all build multi-generational nests to pass on our most precious things

(bearded vultures are my favourite bird)
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exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Two large accounts have done fake alt text today, and I've muted them both.

C'mon, folks, it's bad enough to not use alt; it's worse to pretend you have so you get the original Bsky community to share.
exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Muting/blocking larger accounts who don't use alt, unfortunately.

Fake alt, like "a picture" are really disappointing, too.
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bitterscriptreader.bsky.social
Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”
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rahaeli.bsky.social
Yes, the underlying reason for the need for this is horrifying, stipulated, but watching so many people stand up and defend their neighbors and their community is a heartening reminder that the people who suck are not the majority even if they are the power
slackermom.bsky.social
Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.
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tylerfromtheinternet.com
We pick up the work, we continue the work, we do not give up the work 🫡
shengokai.blacksky.app
Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.
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authorwinifred.blacksky.app
Sandra Bland was murdered for being calmly defiant.
thematthill.bsky.social
Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
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kjcharleswriter.com
a) an English degree does not prevent you from getting and doing a [scare quote] real job [scare quote]
b) there are things, goals, and values in the world other than money
but also c) last year the publishing industry's estimated worth to the UK economy was ELEVEN BILLION QUID.
iandunt.bsky.social
Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
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juliusgoat.bsky.social
There's absolutely an audience out there who doesn't care what you did to who or what you sold out for how much. If you're someone who abuses others or sells out for a big bag, congratulations, that's your audience. Enjoy it or don't, but don't come bitching to your ex about who you're with now.
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ziibiing.com
my stupidest anxiety right now is about my next book getting banned. one book in the series already got banned in multiple Texas districts and mine is much more controversial (about the US government’s history of removing Native kids from their families)

sigh. i have until next august to worry.
jasonkoebler.bsky.social
We need and want your help: If you know of specific book bans/orgs/local groups pushing for book bans and trying to get teachers fired etc, please let me know so I can request docs about what's going on / investigate further
From our proposal: “Book banning and educational censorship (the banning of LGBTQIA+ studies, the study of slavery and systemic racism, the war on “DEI” and trans people) has become a political cudgel and core rallying point for the current administration. These bans have been pushed through by organized groups such as Moms for Liberty and high-profile politicians, and impact the daily lives, careers, and future prospects of students, their families, and teachers, while simultaneously managing to become a core part of the culture war. These documents about censorship are themselves difficult to obtain and are at risk of being memory holed and forgotten about without a systematic effort to obtain, publish, and archive them. This project will show how censorship works and will shed light on the sheer scale of these censorship efforts, at a time when public trust in the government is at an all-time low.”

Over the next few weeks, we will be filing hundreds of public records requests with state, local, and federal governments and school districts with the hope of unearthing more information about the groups, politicians, and monied interests that have been pushing book bans and educational censorship on American public schools and libraries. As we get these documents back over the course of the next few months, we will be making them available to the public through Document Cloud, with the hopes of creating an enduring archive of public records about educational censorship in the United States. We will also, of course, be reporting on the documents we get back and will be turning them into articles that you can read on 404 Media.
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emmakidwell.bsky.social
Boosting again, please share! Still looking for writing work-- full time or contract, i'm incredibly adaptable and eager to learn and grow ✍️
emmakidwell.bsky.social
Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

emmkid.info
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
this feels like the corollary to we need Mamdani in NYC and an oyster fisherman in Maine and a midwestern dad in Minnesota.

we're supposed to be the party that embraces the fact that we're a diverse and chaotic nation, stop test-polling yourself to generic national oatmeal!!!
ajaxsinger.bsky.social
It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.
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clairewillett.bsky.social
“You are atproto's 'brand ambassadors', to use something of a greasy phrase, and right now you're telling large numbers of people: atproto isn't for you; it's made by and for people who view you with contempt.”

this is it. this is exactly how I feel
richellesepulveda.bsky.social
They do have a really freaky scream though.
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aliafonzy.blacksky.app
All I can think of at this point is more support to BlackSky to develop and be independent.

Clarification of words on my OP in comments, but gist is:

Support ongoing developments whether BlackSky or NorthSky or wherever.
bsky.app/profile/alia...
aliafonzy.blacksky.app
Can we get the word around for more donations to go to BlackSky so there’s funding for the infrastructure that can bring Link back?

From my understanding:

Relays are costly and expensive. Anyone feel free to chime in. Bluesky relays is what has him banned.

opencollective.com/blacksky
Blacksky - Open Collective
Decentralized social media built for community power, culture, and collective freedom.
opencollective.com
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thrivingplanet.bsky.social
"The evidence has been building for years and has been consistent; COVID causes brain damage.

Despite the clear evidence, we’ve continued to infect the population, not once, but repeatedly, with no plan to end the onslaught of reinfections."

#LongCovid
juliadoubleday.bsky.social
Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
When Will the Lion Concern Himself
Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days
www.thegauntlet.news
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idahocapitalsun.com
Unless Congress extends them, the enhanced premium tax credits that let people buy cheaper health insurance on exchanges will expire at the end of this year. Without those credits, 25,000 Idahoans are likely to cancel their insurance policies — as average premiums are expected to double.
The federal government shut down after a health care clash. In Idaho, the stakes are high. • Idaho Capital Sun
If enhanced premium tax credits end, 25,000 Idahoans are likely to cancel health insurance policies as their costs rise.
idahocapitalsun.com
richellesepulveda.bsky.social
I keep getting cold calls offering ridiculously high limit loans.

I, too, assume that's a recession indicator. Especially since my credit score is 3.6 roentgen.
sesmith.lol
My usual recession indicators are credit card offers with weirdly high limits and usurious interest rates or being informed I'm 'preapproved' for a mortgage I definitely cannot afford but today Chase sent me a message that I'm eligible for up to $75k for an auto loan, wild for many reasons.
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wolvendamien.bsky.social
Been offline for a lot of the day so just now seeing they permabanned Link? AJ Link? A person who has done more community activism and organizing than I can reasonably name and one of the kindest, most giving, consistently community-building forces on this website? They fyckiung banned *Link*? jmfc
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chanda.blacksky.app
Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations