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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 1m

I’ve never understood how everyone in that city isn’t constantly overstimulated. But I guess maybe they are.

Xavier D’Leau @xavierdleau.com · 28m

new york city made me unnecessarily tense.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · Sep 18

fiery speech from dewayne davis addressing dinner du nord, looking at photos of who was at the table and not recognizing the mayor’s friends from when he goes to the food shelf, contrasted with the encampments and shootings, who is being invited to the table?

dewayne the pastor in full effect 🔥

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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 1h

Nice little fall day 🍁🍂

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Esusina @sina21.bsky.social · 4h

Money doesn’t change people. Money gives people the means and opportunity to be who they’ve always been.

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Backroad Bill🌴 @primelikedeion.blacksky.app · 7h

Good morning.

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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 4h

I also recognize the straight line from watching Dr. Kenner stand in opposition to the school to prison pipeline and Paul Vallas then, and my own resolve against the prison industrial complex.

Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 4h

I’m so glad our principal didn’t play that shit. She was a Black woman and after Columbine they forced us to get metal detectors. News cameras and everything was there. We did that shit for 2 (two days) lol

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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 4h

😨 WTF

Tish. @tishdelish.bsky.social · 9h

an instagram reel just made me remember when the schools fingerprinted us 😭

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Bartholomew Kuma’s Bible 💥 👨🏾‍🍳💻 @shortribninja1.blacksky.app · 13h

Rallying against “synthetic science” but taking synthetic steroids ….. lmfao. You were making 100k an episode. Just smooth brained.

Bartholomew Kuma’s Bible 💥 👨🏾‍🍳💻 @shortribninja1.blacksky.app · 13h

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Hmmmm

‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Loses COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Against Disney

'9-1-1' actor Rockmond Dunbar lost a religious discrimination lawsuit he filed against Disney over his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

variety.com

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 13h

goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...

Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

www.nytimes.com

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 15h

A leader who is planning on building massive nazi style works like massive triumphal arches in our nations capital is not planning on leaving office or holding meaningful elections ever again.

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 19h

Now WeRateDogs is TRIPLING THE FUCK DOWN and talking about how often cops shoot dogs

Screen grab of the WeRate Dogs podcast where they’re talking about cop violence against dogs

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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 17h

Bitch. People are getting snatched up, disappeared, and murdered. I’m not joyful foh

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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 17h

It ain’t for me anyway but that just pissed me off

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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 17h

No kings rally reminders: some respectability bullshit

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

If I could offer students one bit of…advice: be brutally traditional about what is printed on your degree.

If you are first-gen or in any way non traditional, this goes double. Let rich kids get degrees in AI. You get something called “English”.

Casmilus @casmilus.bsky.social · 1d

The danger is that degrees are regarded as worthless as nobody believes students have acquired any skills any more, at least not ones they couldn't have hot from just going into an office job from school.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.

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Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 19h

Why are the Kappas shimmying for hire? STG I hate what the internet has done to us

Lauren al-Ghaib @whimsikal.bsky.social · 20h

Yikes

daviss @chaddavis.photography · 20h

hrm.

how it started.

how it's going.

doors open in 1 hour.

paul mccartney banner flying over downtown Minneapolis 1 hour before doors open

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Meron @meronmonroe.blacksky.app · 1d

this is my agenda ☠️

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

What I’m saying is:

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An Old Gremlin (she/her) @an-old-gremlin.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when Coursera and edX were going to disrupt global higher education and lead to a world free from tuition payments and dorm rooms?

How'd that work out?

Oh, well, THIS TIME, without any silly instructors or teachers, it'll totally work. For sure.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.