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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 5h

Nah. I am good.

shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 5h

Agreed. Enough with the kid gloves.

Gen A/Z both use "unalived" and it makes them seem like small children.

shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 5h

I cannot help it.

When a person uses the term "unalived?" I automatically disregard them as important because the term makes them seem like a meek child afraid to use adult words.

Like calling a penis a "pee pee" or vagina a "hoohah."

Talk like an adult.

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 17h

Disappointed #Mindhunter on Netflix only had 2 seasons.

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TR Cavallaro @trcava.bsky.social · 14d

I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience

Please share widely! 🧪 🍄‍🟫 🌲

A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...

A help-wanted poster seeking volunteer mushroom collectors in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

The poster provided some background info about the research project and study system and how folks can contribute if they are interested.

REQUEST | Calling all mycophiles, naturalists, and citizen scientists in CA, OR, WA, and BC!

Going for a hike in the woods or a walk in your neighborhood park?
• Please keep your eyes peeled for the purple mushrooms of L.a-o!
• Collect the mushrooms* if you are able to access them safely.
• If you can, please take a photo of the mushrooms and the tree(s) you find them under.
*If you find a mushroom that is clearly rotten or moldy, please don't collect it.

"I collected some purple mushrooms. What should I do now?"
1. Please keep the mushroom fresh:
• Store in paper, not plastic.
• Keep cool/ refrigerate, but do not freeze.
• Store mushrooms away from light.
2. Email me to arrange pick-up, delivery, or shipment* of your sample.
* will cover packing and shipping expenses!

"What's in it for those who contribute to this work?"
• You will receive acknowledgement in presentations and publications stemming from this research.
• You will receive copies of journal publications from this research (data available upon request).
• You are invited to attend presentations of this research and to visit the lab at Stanford University.

Page 2 of the help-wanted poster includes reference photos of the study organism and a map of where this species has been observed. All images and the map are sourced from iNaturalist.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.

Photos: Scenes from the No Kings Protests

People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.

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kxly.com @kxly.com · 1d

Thousands of people gathered in B.A. Clark Park in Spokane on Saturday for a No King's Protest.

Community members rally for No King's Protest in Spokane Saturday afternoon

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Thousands of people gathered in B.A. Clark Park in Spokane on Saturday for a No King's Protest from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

www.kxly.com

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Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 1d

Georges Seurat, Seated Woman with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte), 1884 #museumarchive #artinstituteofchicago

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

Join the RALLY FOR THE INTERNET ARCHIVE & celebrate our shared digital history. Supervisor Chan will introduce a proclamation to declare Oct 22 as “Internet Archive Day” in SF.

📅 Tues, Oct 21
🕛 11:30 AM
📍 Steps of SF City Hall
ℹ️ blog.archive.org/event/rally-...

Photo of the east side of San Francisco City Hall taken from Civic Center Plaza. Photo by Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

A Vermont state senator has resigned over his involvement in a Young Republican group chat after racist and antisemitic chat messages shared among its members were made public.

Vermont state senator resigns over racist Young Republican chat messages

Samuel Douglass was reportedly the only elected official to take part in the Young Republican group chat that included racist and antisemitic messages.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Paul Gauguin @gauguin.bsky.social · 1d

Flowers and carpet
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/11458

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 1d

Kanoya Kanpachirou (PR chief of Kanoya City) is a skilled dancer with the head of an amberjack.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

'The Flower Maiden'
by Annie French (1872-1965), Scottish painter, engraver, illustrator and designer associated with the Glasgow School of Art #WomensArt

Stylised white female figure with long red hair wearing a blue robe facing right surrounded by a mass of flower like motifs in many colours

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Contemporary Brazilian Illustrator and artist Anna Cunha #womensart

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

A plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions in shipping supported by much of the maritime industry was shelved Friday following threats from President Trump that he would punish countries backing the measure.

Trump’s threats succeed in halting global plan to clean up shipping emissions

A surprising about-face on an international climate effort followed increased threats by Trump to retaliate against nations supporting the compact.

www.washingtonpost.com

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 2d

Forgot the eggs for Goofus.

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 2d

One day Amazon will be gone. Starbucks will be gone. Walmart will be gone.

Facebook will be gone. Tik Tok will be gone. Twitter will be gone.

Some will mourn the passing then join everyone else in finding new places or places to frequent on the Internet.

That is life. Always changing.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

In Connecticut, the health care advocate office — whose services are free — has been able to resolve or overturn insurance denials in the patient’s favor about 80% of the time.

Check to see if your state has a similar consumer assistance program:

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 2d

I'm loving how much of my timeline rn is people simultaneously saying "okay I know we like to fuck around here but for real everybody just block the white house"

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

The disgraced New York Republican was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a litany of federal charges, including wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering. n.pr/47uii5k

President Trump commutes the prison sentence of George Santos

The disgraced New York Republican was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a litany of federal charges, including wire fraud and identity theft.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Most Americans lack “quality jobs,” according to a new study.

Researchers found that “quality jobs” involve livable wages, schedule flexibility and three other attributes.

Do you need a better job? Answer these five questions to find out.

Accounting for such metrics as schedule stability, advancement opportunities, and influence at work, few people have trades or careers that meet all their needs, a Gallup survey found.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

Join American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow R.O. Kwon, in conversation with Chloé Quenum, for their October 28th event, "Art Without Borders." @rokwon.bsky.social

[This event will be both online and in person]

Learn more and register: degrootfoundation.org/r-o-kwon-alip/

Graphic for an upcoming event at the American Library in Paris. The top half of the graphic reads "Art Without Borders with novelist R. O. Kwon and artist Chloé Quenum." The bottom half of the graphic has Kwon and Quenum's headshots, side by side.

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 3d

Baek Sehee, the author of I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI has passed away. She was 35.

The Korean organ donation authority reports that Sehee saved five lives through her donation of her heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys.

Sehee and Anton sitting in a television show set and laughing

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 2d

Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.

Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.

This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.

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Andy Warhol @warhol.bsky.social · 2d

Mick Jagger from the portfolio Mick Jagger, 1975
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/1155827

Gift of John Loring in memory of John Robert Innes, IV

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