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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 11h

i was like no not really and he said he didn’t want to start a relationship built on lies and i was like touché my man bc you forgot to fill me in on the fact that you’re absolutely insane and we never spoke again after that night. i hope he found someone nice.

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 11h

one time i went on a date to the bowling alley and i was just throwing strike after strike and the guy is like you’re really good at this. i said i know i took a bowling class in college. he was like seriously and you didn’t think it was important to tell me that and

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Dr Dean Burnett @garwboy.bsky.social · 13h

I'll not even consider paying attention to anything Farage has to say about what happens in primary schools until *every* member of his party is legally allowed to be within 50ft of one

Nigel Farage says Britain's
eachers 'poisoning our kids' and
predicts a teachers' strike as PM
GlAean

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Sam Dobbie @sam1982379.bsky.social · 14h

This is brilliant and the alt text on the picture is genius 😂

Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 18h

Happy Friday! You've made it to the end of the week. To celebrate, here's a drawing from of a very feisty eel 1908.

The drawing is titled "Two Men on a Boat are Attacked by a Sea Monster." But that's wrong. It's a big ol' eel, and maybe those dudes shouldn't be so mean to it.
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B&W ink pen drawing of two men in a small boat, with a large eel. The sky on the horizon has been colored an uneven blue. The water looks choppy, with small waves near the boat and bigger ones just behind it.

The eel is rearing up, and facing the man at the front of the boat. From its posture, it seems to be attacking him. It's expression, however is somewhat calm, suggesting that it is either: a) very comfortable with violence; or b) just wants to talk. The eel has a line coming out of it's mouth, and has probably been hooked and hauled into the boat. You'd want to talk, too.

For their part, the men look distressed. The one facing the eel, at the front of the boat, is holding an oar and about to fall into the water. The man at the back has a club, and is probably about to go after the eel. He is wearing a wide tie, which is not appropriate garb for eel fighting.

The drawing is from: Wellcome Library V0049550; https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0049550.html

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 18h

Happy Friday! You've made it to the end of the week. To celebrate, here's a drawing from of a very feisty eel 1908.

The drawing is titled "Two Men on a Boat are Attacked by a Sea Monster." But that's wrong. It's a big ol' eel, and maybe those dudes shouldn't be so mean to it.
🗃️🧪

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

Wanna do something to make a small part of the shit salad we're being tossed in a little better?

Help me pack up native seeds into nice little envelopes that we'll distribute in Philly this winter/spring!

November 19th, at @indyhall.org!
RSVP here: luma.com/hvqyrx9v

Poster by @theavocadojam.com!

a skull has a butterfly on their forehead and is holding a little chunk of dirt with a seedling popping out of it, with the philly skyline in the distance. The top right has the title Native Plant prep Party! with the tagline "Help pack native seed packets for free distribution!" hosted by Skype a Scientist, Nov 19th 6:30pm Indy Hall Clubhouse

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Torin8 @torin8.bsky.social · 18h

Fungi cities

A statuesque fungi with a flat top on a woodland floor surrounded by brown oak leaves.

A good half dozen in cap mushrooms. One upright and the rest slanted at angles as if the are falling over. A woodland floor surrounds them covered in ivy and brown leaves.

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Anneli @pigletish.bsky.social · 16h

playing cabin fever tonight - am scared! www.twitch.tv/pigletish

pigletish - Twitch

Get in, loser, we're going Simming | she/her

www.twitch.tv

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Thylacine-rescue, diplovertebron hunter @thylacine-rescue.bsky.social · 22h

#Frankensteinfriday George Zucco dealt with mummies (The Mummy’s Hand ‘40), vampires (Dead Men Walk ‘43), zombies (The Mad Ghoul ‘43), & werewolves (The Mad Monster ‘43) but never a constructed creature like the Frankenstein Monster. His character in House of Frankenstein (‘41) is incidental. Weird!

The mummy Kharis and a high priest of Arkam in a tomb

A man in a chair faces off with his twin, an evil vampire, in a study

A man in a mask prompts a living dead man in his next mission on whom to kill

A werewolf in suspenders sneaks up on a doctor in a laboratory

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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 22h

My favorite place

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Victoria Duncan @victoriaduncan.bsky.social · 1d

I will not be reacting to what The Orange Men have to say about autism. It is ridiculous. At some point you gotta stop repeating your opponent's absurd claims, even if only to refute them, and get back on message.

Autism is a normal occurrence among humans; autistic people are worthy.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 21h

We could be treating Canada Post as not just an essential delivery service, but an essential social infrastructure in our communities.

Instead the government prefers to treat it as a costly burden that must be subject to death by a thousand cuts.

For isolated seniors, Canada Post delivers more than mail | CBC News

As the Canada Post strike hits the one-week mark, there are growing concerns for one group of Canadians who typically rely on the delivery service more than most — seniors.

www.cbc.ca

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Weird Friction @weirdfriction.bsky.social · 20h

Happy birthday Ed Wood!
#filmsky

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Anneli @pigletish.bsky.social · 20h

Hey, if you want to come watch unhinged Sims content and the occasional spooky game, I stream 3x per week and would love to have you in the community. Hit follow and you'll get notified when I'm live!

www.twitch.tv/pigletish

pigletish - Twitch

Get in, loser, we're going Simming | she/her

www.twitch.tv

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The Card @thecard.bsky.social · 1d

“Elmo no realize Count was in middle of feeding on latest victim. Elmo knock next time.”

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Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 1d

Oh it’s world mental health day again

Stop telling us to ‘talk’. It’s not a simple solution to anything.

Lots of therapy is actually inadequate or inappropriate for the issue at hand

hagenilda.wordpress.com/2019/08/03/i...

It’s good to talk…

CW: mental illness, psychiatric abuse, the normals not getting it, OCD fears around child harm, BPD/EUPD Bob Hoskins in BT’s famous ‘It’s Good To Talk’ ad campaign, 1990 One…

hagenilda.wordpress.com

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Jay Litwicki @jaylitwicki.bsky.social · 1d

Excited for the release of this issue, featuring a story by little ol’ me.
#writingcommunity #fantasy

SHELTER OF DAYLIGHT September 2025 | Hiraeth Publishing

Shelter of Daylight features uplifting stories and poems in the genres of sciencefiction and fantasy. Although some may start out down, they all finish in thesunlight at the end. FeaturesDune Reviewed...

www.hiraethsffh.com

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Sam Dobbie @sam1982379.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so sorry. Life sucks sometimes. Thinking of you 💙💙💙💙

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becca | they/them @beccaisoutside.bsky.social · 1d

this is the most pollen ive ever seen on a single bug, shes having the time of her life

photo of a bee covered all-over with bright orange pollen.

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 2d

More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned.

Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds

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Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 10d

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

An older Black femme, laying in a hospital bed. She's smiling and holding a pink, lavender and yellow dragon stuffie.

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fairshare.help @fairshare.help · 2d

Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.

Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know

Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 10d

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

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John le Carré @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't been to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Tradecraft exhibition yet it is well worth a visit. Splendid to behold!

Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

I have to be really intentional when I make the skype a scientist livestream lineup because if I'm not careful I just end up hosting a monthly livestream series about lizards. These lizard researchers do cool shit.

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