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Newbie photographer and dilettante birder in Los Angeles
Refugees welcome.
Transphobic garbage blocked.

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rincewind.run
of course this is the usual incoherent Trump nonsense, but it’s not just him

we are fifteen (15) years into Obamacare and not a single Republican has ever articulated a coherent alternative
sahilkapur.bsky.social Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: Donald Trump says he wants ACA funds to end after 2025

“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."

He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all'
The president said he prefers to let the Affordable Care Act subsidies expire on schedule at the end of December, saying if anything he wants the money to go to "the people directly."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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douglasmack.bsky.social
* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?

They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!

BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.

Snack Stack exclusive:
In Search of Van Halen's Brown M&Ms
Contract riders and the meaning of a modern pop star
snackstack.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?

TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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dfeldman.org
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)

And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.

This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
In a statement on Tuesday, the Interior Department, which manages federal land, said that, as of Jan. 1, it would more than triple the price of an annual park pass for nonresidents, from $80 to $250. Foreign tourists without an annual pass will also be charged $100 on top of the standard entrance fee to visit each of the 11 most popular national parks, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain and the Grand Canyon.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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gregpak.net
he’s a deeply ignorant, horrifically needy egoist who wants to get sole credit for sending people checks, so he’s going to immiserate millions and possibly kill thousands by destroying the heath insurance system.
sahilkapur.bsky.social Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: Donald Trump says he wants ACA funds to end after 2025

“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."

He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all'
The president said he prefers to let the Affordable Care Act subsidies expire on schedule at the end of December, saying if anything he wants the money to go to "the people directly."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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skwinnicki.bsky.social
Huge fan of when herons go from smol to tall in seconds

(Tricolored Heron)
A young Tricolored Heron leans down over some knocked over sea grass to hunt for fishes. It is gray-brown with chestnut brown on the neck and back, almost rusty looking. The legs are yellow-green and there is yellow near the eyes. It looks small. The same bird, now standing up very straight in the same area, showing off its white belly and white stripes on its neck. It is holding a very small fish in its beak, so small it is hard to see.
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov

Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.

Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
They make, with Absolution added, lovely holiday gifts. Almost look like ornaments. I make my living from book sales and your kindness as readers also allows periodic donations to environmental charities.
jeffvandermeer.bsky.social Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Jul 12
Just a reminder: The tenth anniversary editions of the original Southern Reach trilogy are still out in the wild, selling well. NYT bestsellers and on a lot of best-of-decade or this century lists. With new intros by Karen Joy Fowler, NK Jemisin, and Helen MacDonald. Buy from you favorite indie.
Southern Reach covers with morphed boar, rabbit, and owl, art by Pablo Delcan.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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caseyexplosion.bsky.social
God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
Washpost readers are amazing:

"Many participants express disbelief and frustration, questioning the editorial board's priorities given the more pressing issues facing the world.

"Some comments suggest that the piece is trivial or liken it to content suitable for a high-school newspaper."
The conversation explores readers' strong reactions to an opinion piece by the Washington Post's editorial board, which focused on the topic of paper towels versus air dryers in public restrooms. Many participants express disbelief and frustration, questioning the editorial board's priorities given the more pressing issues facing the nation and the world. Some comments sarcastically suggest that the piece is trivial or liken it to content suitable for a high-school newspaper. Others speculate about the motivations behind the editorial, with a few suggesting it might be influenced by commercial interests. A minority of comments engage with the topic itself, discussing personal preferences for hand drying methods and the environmental impact of paper towels. Overall, the discussion is marked by a sense of disappointment and criticism towards the editorial board's choice of topic
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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ianboudreau.com
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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bodleian.ox.ac.uk
What book would you recommend to someone learning about neurodiversity for the first time?

We’re updating our Space for Reading at the Weston Library and this time, the theme is Neurodiversity.

Share your book recommendations here: https://forms.office.com/e/bRHBxTXBSY
Shelf filled with various books. A question overlay asks, 'Which book would you recommend to someone learning about neurodiversity for the first time?'
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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karenho.bsky.social
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
Isaac Chotiner: "I’m not making any allegation. I’m making a simple point about how an average reader—myself included—might respond after reading this ridiculous piece" Ben Smith: "Also — and I'll stop now! — the question he's trying to get at of how you cover monarchies with endless time horizons as a journalist (this is a thing people from most major publications do) is genuinely interesting." Chotiner, with the kill shot: "Come on Ben. I refuse to pretend that both of us are dumber than we are."
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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jortsthecat.bsky.social
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
PITTSBURGH'S Public Source Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom. They return as union organizing continues throughout the region. Stephanie Strasburg November 24, 2025 Natalie Duleba, local secretary of the guild, hugs Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild Communications of America, as she hands him the mic. "The first day of this strike, our folks went over across the street and they sat down at a table, and they started talking about that they were going to take care of each other," said Schleuss, acknowledging the guild could not have known how long the path back to work would be. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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ufw.bsky.social
"Juanito" shares, "I am an irrigator. Right now my job is to water the celery so it will be ready to harvest for Thanksgiving. It is thanks to us farm workers, and the hard work we do in the fields, the holiday produce which so many enjoy will be on our tables." #WeFeedYou
A farm worker holding up freshly harvested celery in the field
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
Been having bizarrely vivid dreams of late. Last night's had a full plot and everything. Zombie outbreak in London (where I do not live but for some reason I was there, perhaps bc we'd been watching "Down Cemetery Road"). Things developed as zombie outbreaks always do.... (1/7)
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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motherjones.com
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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bft.wtf
People thought Zohran would be anti-law and order; Zohran suggests following laws, people lose their minds
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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theangelremiel.bsky.social
People aren't calling Trump a fascist. They're pointing out that he's a fascist. Same way I'm not calling Jonathan Zimmerman a useless wimpy bitch, I'm pointing out how much of a useless wimpy bitch he is.
inquirer.com Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 19h
OPINION: "Calling the president a fascist does nothing to advance the Democrats’ cause — and more of the party’s leaders would do well to realize that." — Jonathan Zimmerman
To defeat Trump, stop calling him names
Calling the president a fascist does nothing to advance the Democrats’ cause — and more of the party's leaders would do well to realize that, Jonathan Zimmerman writes.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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ugarles.bsky.social
The Wipe it on Your Pants Coalition will seize this opportunity. Do not let those assholes from Shake Vigorously Ltd. take our moment.
lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 18h
wait i thought we had all agreed the hand dryers were in fact bad
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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lukeoneil47.bsky.social
Another great piece by @gonebabygone.bsky.social on RFK and Trump's efforts to claw back all of the progress made by people with autism over the years.

www.welcometohellworld.com/i-will-not-g...
I will not give up that which I have tasted
Promotion of the myth
www.welcometohellworld.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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datafran.bsky.social
I’m so sick and tired of horrible people who happen to have access to power continuing to be rewarded for that access, rather than any skill or vision.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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kathke.com
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
davelevitan.bsky.social Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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thesinnamom.gay
The headline and subheading are typical conservative bait but then I read the article and it's really sweet actually??
The wool of gay sheep made its debut appearance at a New York fashion show as part of a collection campaigning to save the animals from slaughter. The fashion line, called “I Wool Survive”, was launched by designer Michael Schmidt after he learnt that working farms often killed rams that refused to mate with their female counterparts. The Los Angeles-based designer, who has styled Madonna and Cher, partnered with Rainbow Wool, a German non-profit that rescues non-mating sheep, and Grindr, the LGBT dating app, to bring what he said was an “animal” and “human rights story” to the runway. Mr Schmidt told the New York Times: “The idea it’s selling is that homosexuality is not only part of the human condition, but of the animal world. That puts the lie to this concept that being gay is a choice. It’s part of nature.” Tristan Pineiro, the vice president of brand marketing for Grindr, said the collection could challenge anti-LGBT views, saying: “You can’t say the sheep were corrupted by woke culture.” He said the collection, featuring items including wool hats, dungarees, a sailor’s outfit and a dressing gown, acted as a “metaphor for how gay people are treated across the world”. Scientists have long noted the prevalence of “male-oriented” rams in herds. One study, published in 2010, found that as many as 8 per cent of the ram population exhibited a preference for same-sex mating partners. Michael Stücke, 52, the co-founder of Rainbow Wool, said it was this realisation that led him to establish a business entirely based on the wool of gay sheep. He said there was “a lot of pressure” growing up on a farm in Germany as it was “pretty conservative” and there was an expectation he would take over his family farm and get married. However, knowing he was gay from a young age, Mr Stücke eventually came out to his parents at 24 and decided to start his own sheep farm, with 35 of his now 500-strong herd being rescued gay rams. He and his business partner then went on to launch a company using the wool of non-mating sheep, with proceeds going to LGBT charities and projects. The I Wool Survive collection was shown on a New York fashion show stage this week and featured 37 pieces of knitwear, from polos to shorts and robes. Commenting on the fashion line, Mr Schmidt said: “I really wanted to lean into the gay.”
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM