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Kimberley 🇨🇦 @kimberwitch.bsky.social · 8h

“We’re just humans: flawed and beautiful and aching for love.”

- excerpt from the book Bittersweet by Susan Cain

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 9h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 17h

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff

Aristocrats don't notice philosophical conundra. They just ignore them. Philosophy includes contemplating the possibility that you might be wrong, sir, and a real aristocrat knows that he is always right. It's not vanity, you understand, it's built-in absolute certainty. They may sometimes be as mad as a hatful of spoons, but they are always definitely and certainly mad.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

“The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to strike down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy by licensed therapists practiced on minors — a ruling that could affect similar laws in nearly half the country and make life more difficult for LGBTQ children at an already perilous time.”

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

www.lawdork.com

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 9h

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image

A peregrine falcon grabbing the face of a pelican

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 9h

Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice King, reacts to Zelda Williams’ message asking fans to stop sending AI videos of her father, Robin Williams:

“I concur concerning my father. Please stop.”

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 12h

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 9h

Just watched something burning in the sky- a fireball trailing a plume of fire. Anyone know what just plummeted over Los Angeles? It snuffed out after about twenty seconds.

Fireball streaking across the sky in L.A.

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 8h

I had no idea this was Link's day job. Imagine being a space lawyer and a legendary shitposter

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 1d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 15h

Fuck Gavin Newsom. No I'm not voting for him.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 17h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18d

For folks who are worried about the reverend: he's okay. He was cared for by folks on site.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 11h

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Monster-Theory Medium Dave @azzageddi.myatproto.social · 11h

This is AJ Link, known here as Łink. He's awesome. He's been permabanned for basically just making the CEO, Jay Graber, mad. This was a monumentally stupid decision that, AFAICT, may result in the collapse of Bluesky due to a loss of trust, but we'll see. The smart thing to do would be to #FreeŁink

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 1d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Forbes @forbes.com · 19h

Oracle zero-day vulnerabilities are being targeted by at least one major cybercrime group and the FBI says it's looking bad.

FBI Is Warning Companies To Patch Their Oracle Databases Immediately

Oracle zero-day vulnerabilities are being targeted by at least one major cybercrime group and the FBI says it's looking bad.

www.forbes.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 9h

Poll of Miami-Dade County finds:
-50% of residents oppose Trump ending temporary protected status for Venezuelans
-42% oppose Trump using military force to make Maduro step down as president
-60% oppose arresting undocumented immigrants with no criminal record
www.local10.com/news/local/2...

Miami-Dade voters voice opinions on key political issues in new countywide survey

A new Bendixen & Amandi International poll reveals sharp divides and strong opinions among Miami-Dade County voters on a range of political and local issues.

www.local10.com

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 9h

Exactly this … it feels like a contrived challenge …

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Semiotic Scaryname @mitdasein.bsky.social · 9h

I think that in NYC you should be able to get anything besides charismatic megafauna in an hour or less.

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 11h

Six former surgeons general appointed by every President since George HW Bush warn that RFK Jr. is endangering the health of the nation, calling his policies/positions a “profound, immediate + unprecedented threat”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 9h

I mean … in this series Dr. Wolf will go and get things he needs … and I did a quick web check and found AAC’s in New York City … these devices exist …

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 9h

But whe tbeh go to Adam’s room (at an assisted living facility for Autistic people) they are like … “well, no AACs in Adam room … we have checked our Hospital and Adam’s room .. those are the two places in New York City that have AACs … so … no AAC’s are able to be obtained.” /s

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 9h

But whe tbeh go to Adam’s room (at an assisted living facility for Autistic people) they are like … “well, no AACs in Adam room … we have checked our Hospital and Adam’s room .. those are the two places in New York City that have AACs … so … no AAC’s are able to be obtained.” /s

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 9h

A weird element was that AAC kept coming up but the cast kept not being able to acquire one for Adam to you.

It kind of felt like a plot where they need to keep coming up with excuses for cell phones not to be working …

They point out the Hospital doesn’t have any depite the staff asking for them

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9h

AI data centres are gobbling up environmental resources.

Billionaires are flying around on private jets.

Endless amounts of money & resources spent on wars around the globe.

But inhalers are the real threat to the climate?

They really will blame disabled people for everything

Screenshot of a post from local 12 WKRC TV which reads “inhalers contribute significantly to global warming study finds” and then a photo of two blue inhalers

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 9h

yep

Noem's motorcade then drove out of the facility past a handful of protesters on the street outside, including one dressed as a bear wearing a sombrero.

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Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 2d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

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