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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 13h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 2d

Smug alert

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 12h

Can’t believe they got Deez’s girlfriend.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 12h

I mean the bigger troll would be to give it to Obama again, since that’s what this is all about.

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 13h

Watching the way the Trump administration is using criminalization as a weapon ought to make clear how criminalization works even in normal times.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 1d

From my new piece on Trump as the pre-WW2 world trying to claw its way out of its very fresh grave:

catvalente.substack.com/p/brother-ca...

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 22h

Bummer! But that’s a great way to see a silver lining. Or maybe a set of silver rims…

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 1d

Speed safety cameras are astonishingly successful. We know the tools that reduce traffic violence. Legalize them.
www.sfmta.com/blog/our-spe...

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

So, I should message you in, what, 6 hours?

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

My Zohran for Butthole t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

Got to use some of these in Europe this summer and honestly it’s the best thing ever, obviously transformative for the neighbourhoods graced with their presence. Canadian cities need to catch up, would be nice if we didn’t let Vancouver do all the leading.

Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 1d

Amazingly, our Vancouver visit has coincided with the construction of Canada’s very first Dutch-inspired fietsstraat (“bicycle street”).

Burnaby’s Frances-Union Bikeway is currently getting an all ages and abilities upgrade that treats cyclists as the main users of the corridor, and cars as guests.

Photo of a Dutch-inspired fietsstraat (“bicycle street”), where cyclists are treated as the main users of the street, and cars as guests.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

(Yes I know Don Woodstock came out as a big ole transphobe and isnt just goofy, but still)

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

Fascist fucks too racist for the goddamn Manitoba PCs are running in council byelections these days, and promising to get rid of school zones. I just want some relief, give me Don Woodstock vs the guy with the beard again.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

My expectation is Carney will crush the false tooth provided to him by Dr. Yueh and fill the room with poison. He may not get Trump, but the momentary power vacuum and overreaction of his subordinates will provide an important part of the narrow path to victory.

Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 1d

There’s always this notion in certain circles that Carney’s job is to stick it to Trump on live television, and that anything short of that is elbows down, or whatever.

We’re always going to be let down by these talks if those are our expectations.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

And she’s still going to widen Kenaston.

Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 2d

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

If the Times weren’t a shameful outfit bent on manufacturing consent for the administration, it could have asked “how could the government say someone who has risen to lead the public school system of a large American city should be removed from the country?”, a query with more illuminating answers.

Lois Beckett @loisbeckett.bsky.social · 1d

"How could someone the government says should be removed from the country have risen to lead the public school system of a large American city?"

That's a framing for a newspaper that's just one step away from being state media. Is that what the @nytimes.com wants?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 1d

Is Jeff Daniels playing her in the TV miniseries?

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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aaron boothby @ellipticalnight.bsky.social · 2d

will just repeat that if you straight up replaced the current Canada Council grants system with this it would fund about 1000 more artists per year for the same amount of money and immeasurably greater stability

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 2d

Harsh words from a mom, but fair.

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No Joyman @nojoyman.bsky.social · 2d

I deplore modern innovations (stealing body parts from a medical school) we must RETVRN to tradition (stealing body parts for a medical school)

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

The Supreme Judicial Court says Harvard failed to adequately supervise its former morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, who admitted to stealing skin, brains and bones of bodies that had been donated to the medical school for students to learn from.

'Extraordinary failure': SJC says lawsuits against Harvard over morgue thefts can move forward

The Supreme Judicial Court says Harvard failed to adequately supervise its former morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, who admitted to stealing skin, brains and bones of bodies that had been donated to the m...

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 2d

Personally I’m glad that this is clearly printed out, because I think the hard copy has a better chance of surviving into the historical record.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 2d

Oh believe me, I know. Had a roommate whose car got repeatedly vandalized because they parked in what a neighbour believed to be their spot.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe we should ask to use their garages as bike infrastructure…

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