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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 1d

When local news KATU posted this on Instagram, they had to clarify that the music was coming from the protesters and hadn't been added as editorial comment. 😂

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 1d

See also: "Why isn't anyone DOING ANYTHING"

Translation: "I'm not doing anything"

People are doing things. They are doing a LOT. It's up to you to plug in and participate.

The Enigma of Amandagara Fault @amandalafrenais.com · 4d

"why is nobody talking abou--" EVERYONE is talkin about it BRO. You just never stick around to listen to ANYONE ELSE, you're just here to TALK

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

I wrote about Chicago: "Is this city burning? There is a definite answer to the question. In all these cities, the answer is no. No American city is currently on fire, and if Chicago is a war zone, it’s because it’s being invaded by the president."

Trump Is Waging War on an American City

The real threat to people in Chicago (and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

newrepublic.com

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #BannedBooksWeek. If you love libraries and hate censorship, I'd encourage you to do more than just read a banned book this week. Here are a few ideas:
1. Get involved in your local public library board
2. Join or start a friends group
3. Organize a people's assembly for your public library

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Count Avi Henriques 🩸 @legalizegoblins.bsky.social · 9d

IT'S HERE: My new zine, The Mitzvah of Anti-Zionism, is available for purchase! Zines are a way to put your passion into the world, and I am passionate about Judaism and Palestinian liberation, so this zine explores those topics together. $2, free shipping, US only. Shares appreciated! #zines

The Mitzvah of Anti-Zionism Zine

This 8-page-long half-page zine examines anti-Zionism through a Jewish lens, exploring Jewish anti-Zionist history and resistance. Learn how anti-Zionism connects to Jewish values of healing the world...

payhip.com

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simone @virsamajor.bsky.social · 22d

I enjoy The Descent!

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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 22d

To be a great #editor, you have to be an empathetic person. (And that's a thing #AI can't do.)

To be an irreplaceable human editor, you need:
📌 Expertise
📌 Tenacity
📌 Investment

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #freelanceeditor #copyediting #copyeditor #bookeditor #aiediting

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Luis Loza @donatoclassic.bsky.social · 22d

October looms! Give me your horror movie recommendations. Gonna try to watch one each day. (I always watch REC on October 31st.)

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Science Blog @scienceblog.com · 22d

Hidden Heart Damage: How COVID Continues Haunting Millions

Five million people worldwide may be walking around with cardiac long COVID, their hearts silently struggling months or years after their initial infection cleared. While most recovered patients believe they've moved past the virus, new…

Hidden Heart Damage: How COVID Continues Haunting Millions

Five million people worldwide may be walking around with cardiac long COVID, their hearts silently struggling months or years after their initial infection cleared. While most recovered patients believe they've moved past the virus, new European guidelines reveal a darker reality: COVID-19 has triggered a cardiovascular crisis that extends far beyond hospital walls. The comprehensive report, published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, represents the first major consensus on managing COVID's lasting heart effects.

scienceblog.com

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 22d

the ai sludge that buckaroo authors are now endlessly sent by robots summarizing their books and then offering 'promotional services' is very annoying, but i did have a good laugh that the made up name some dang computer came up with to sound like a real editor was HARPER COLLINSWORTH

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hurlepat.bsky.social @hurlepat.bsky.social · 24d

I got to playtest and work on Pathfinder Quest and can attest this game is going to be awwwwwwwwwesome :)

Paizo @paizo.com · 24d

Pathfinder Quest is live on BackerKit! Check out today's blog to learn about the game, campaign exclusives, and see how you can shape the destiny of Darkmoon Vale!

buff.ly/GJ5VHDD

The Pathfinder Quest board game box sits vertically on a dark stone table with light emulating sunlight coming from the top right corner.

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Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled, autistic, witchy, spoonie @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 24d

FUNDED IN 82 MINUTES! 🙌🏻 Let’s smash those stretch goals!

Proud to be edit lead for this incredible game. Pathfinder Quest is so fun and I can’t wait for you all to play it!

Paizo @paizo.com · 24d

It's the final countdown! Join us on Twitch NOW to gear up for the launch of our new co-op board game, Pathfinder Quest!

buff.ly/FPzU81b

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Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 24d

Good morning to everyone who has found better wizarding world media to consume than support the one that fuels bigotry and hate against the trans community, and to them only.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 25d

Frog and Toad flying a kite together, standing on a rocky outcropping.

From "A List"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 25d

Wherever you are, please attend an ICE Watch training. Then link up with a rapid response network, if you're able to do so. In Chicago, trainings are happening regularly. Once you manage to attend one, you can contact OCAD about getting plugged into a rapid response network.

Volunteer Sign Up - Organized Communities Against Deportations

We are a movement against deportations and the criminalization of our people. Undocumented. Unapologetic. Unafraid. Unidxs.

www.organizedcommunities.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 25d

Do not assume that everything they set out to do is inevitable. They have been successfully fought on multiple fronts, from courtroom wins that have actually stuck to city and state governments that haven't backed down, to activists in the streets organizing against their violence.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 28d

your moment of calm: three baby raccoons playing a little tug o war with a dog toy and enjoying the kiddie pool.

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simone @virsamajor.bsky.social · 28d

"I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life, either."

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 28d

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

www.thenation.com

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 28d

there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 28d

A leafy fern fox 🍃🦊

A fox like creature with long pointy ears and a leafy tail stood in a puddle in a forest

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Léan 🌷 @kyotosparty.bsky.social · Sep 5

My friends.
We have a prototype!!!!!

A picture of the book nook prototype in between some larger books

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Humble @humblebundle.com · Sep 10

Get a collection of Pathfinder resources from core rulebooks to Adventure Paths and beyond.

The Pathfinder Primer Bundle supports Take This | https://bit.ly/4m35uap

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 10

Source:

House appropriators snub Kennedy, include mRNA vaccine funding in spending bill

Lawmakers have snubbed health secretary RFK Jr. by including an amendment in a spending bill mandating that an agency under his purview continue to research messenger RNA vaccines.

www.statnews.com

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hey I know a great way we can ALL honor the life of #CharlieKirk and his influence!

By signing this petition through the Sandy Hook Promise, operated by the parents of the Sandy Hook victims, to support gun violence legislation nationwide! takeaction.sandyhookpromise.org/a/preventsch...

Sign the Petition
Demanding the Senate
Pass Expanded
Background Checks
Expanding background checks on gun sales is a commonsense reform that we know would protect children from gun violence. But it's been a year since the House of Representatives passed this bipartisan legislation, and the Senate still hasn't voted on this critical legislation.

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