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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 14h

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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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18h

Donald Trump’s deployments of the National Guard to American cities “are best understood as an effort to erode the nation’s sense that such use of the military is unacceptable,” Quinta Jurecic argues.

Trump Is Destroying One of America’s Oldest Traditions

America has always had a strong aversion to seeing the military on the country’s streets. That is not stopping the current president.

bit.ly

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 18h

There is something so dystopian about TS's nonstop self-promotion (of an album that's not all that good) in a moment when she could be using her platform (which is larger than p much anyone else's in the world) to speak up for literally any of the pressing issues we face.

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 6d

Serves me right for trying to Google something about Yom Kippur

AI Overview for a Google search about Yom Kippur. It reads: "While it is not possible for a person or an AI to literally write your name in the spiritual Book of Life, the Bible outlines the path to ensuring your name is included. In Christianity, this is achieved through faith in Jesus Christ, not by performing specific acts or using a ritual formula."

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 7d

wrote about how the saudi govt is buying its way into games, sports, and everything else you like so that holding them to account becomes that much more costly

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/j...

Why Did Jared Kushner and Saudi Investors Take Over EA Games?

The short answer: Entertainment is the new oil.

www.vanityfair.com

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 9d

One day, I hope to make a post like this about AI

Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 9d

Lmao remember the Metaverse

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 13d

just when the world needed her most

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 14d

Robyn's first new album in seven years appears imminent

Robyn’s First New Album In Seven Years Appears Imminent

The widely beloved, massively influential cult-pop star Robyn only makes music when she feels like it, and she doesn’t feel like it very often. Robyn’s last album was Honey, which came out in October ...

www.stereogum.com

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 14d

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · Jan 21

According to Scrivener, I'm 11% done with my first book 🤠

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 14d

The Wayback Machine doesn’t just save websites: it saves birthdays. 🎂

1 trillion pages archived. Even recipes, traditions, & memories live on.

Join us this October—register for our anniversary celebration!
blog.archive.org/trillion/

#Wayback1T

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 14d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 16d

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An Economist headline saying "Rail travel is booming in America"

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · Feb 17

In 2021, I wrote about A Bug's Life and its Marxist message. Feels more relevant now than ever.

"Ants don't serve grasshoppers. It’s you who need us. We're a lot stronger than you say we are. And you know it, don't you?"

Trump, Musk... they're the grasshoppers.

observer.com/2021/11/rewa...

Rewatching ‘A Bug’s Life’, the Coyly Marxist Film That Followed Pixar’s Gigantic IPO

‘Toy Story’ and the Pixar IPO made majority-shareholder Steve Jobs a billionaire in 1995. Pixar followed up by making a children’s film about class consciousness and income inequa…

observer.com

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 16d

I just don’t really understand how this isn’t being treated more like an emergency situation

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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 20d

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 19d

I screamed into my pillow and took a walk outside to buy an iced chai that cost $6, and you know what? Those tried and true coping mechanisms have lost their juice! I don't feel better, and idk how to

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 22d

"Your girl is lovely, Hubbell."

Robert Redford was truly one of the greats 💙

a close up of a man wearing a trench coat and a tie

ALT: a close up of a man wearing a trench coat and a tie

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 25d

'Lord of the Rings' star Sean Astin elected SAG-AFTRA president

Astin, who was also in "Rudy" and "The Goonies," will succeed Fran Drescher, who decided not to run for reelection.

www.latimes.com

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 27d

RIP Maru 💔💕

youtu.be/2XID_W4neJo?...

いろいろな小さ過ぎる箱とねこ。-Many too small boxes and Maru.-

YouTube video by I am Maru.

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Rebecca Long @bexlong.bsky.social · 29d

I'm seated

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 29d

“Editing according to traffic is not editing; it’s engineering.” tell them, david remnick!! nymag.com/intelligence...

Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism?

The grim calculations involved in publishing traditional written reviews.

nymag.com

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David Chen @davechen.bsky.social · Sep 6

Wrote a few thoughts about how the world that inspired me to start doing what I'm doing is basically dead www.decodingeverything.com/p/the-death-...

I'm Sad That The World That Inspired Me To Get Into This Game Is Now Gone

A few thoughts on the death of [paid, institutional] criticism.

www.decodingeverything.com

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Evette Dionne (Mostly on Threads) @freeblackgirl.bsky.social · Sep 2

I went long about Netflix’s Fit for TV docuseries, the fatphobic legacy of The Biggest Loser, and the complex rise of GLP-1s for my comrades @theflytrapmedia.com.

If Fat Bodies Are ‘Problems,’ Then We Need New Equations

‘The Biggest Loser’ was the worst vision of a fat future. Fat liberationists are done losing that fight.

the-flytrap.ghost.io

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Nicole Clark @nicoleclark.bsky.social · Sep 2

some of my ex polygon colleagues started a new thing. i'm extremely excited to have a place to read their work, and rooting for them unconditionally. everyone subscribe!!
www.rogue.site

Rogue

Ad-free video game news, guides, opinions, history, culture, previews, interviews, and reviews written by humans, for humans

www.rogue.site

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · Aug 29

For 12 months, America had a limited proof of concept for universal healthcare, and it was so uniformly successful we had no choice but to obliterate our society

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Aug 29

I keep thinking about how the COVID vaccine was rolled out for free for all Americans in 2021 by the federal & state governments with support from local health departments & universities. Since, we have seen the privatization of delivery thru commercial pharmacies & the need for insurance coverage.

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEWS: CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states and DC — even to people who meet the new FDA criteria — because the CDC hasn't signed off and isn't expected to do so (if it does so) for at least three weeks.

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