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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

You’ll now be able to get an updated coronavirus shot in every state without a prescription, according to the American Pharmacists Association.

CVS and Walgreens have stated you won’t need to attest to any underlying conditions and the questions will be removed from their online booking system.

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kate @bookhaven.bsky.social · 13m

#NEISvoid FYI

Gail Drakes @gaildrakes.bsky.social · 11h

Are you a non-Black person pissed at Bluesky leadership and feeling a little jealous of all the good vibes coming from Blacksky?

There are Blacksky adjacent options for you! Here’s info from the Blacksky migration guide!

docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...

Screengrab from Blacksky migration guide:

blacksky algorithms

A Warning: Anyone else using a blacksky.app handle will receive a warning at first and then a suspension.

Alternative PDSs for Everyone
Blacksky Algorithms also operates two other
PDSs that are open to anyone:
• myatproto.social - Open to all
• cryptoanarchy.network - Open to all

These servers run on the same infrastructure as blacksky.app and are maintained by the same team, but are available for anyone to use regardless of background.

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 2h

And the last thing likely to help any disabled people stay in work? Creating a toxic debate around diagnoses which enables employers to refuse accommodations even more than they already do. The govt should be helping employers to accommodate disabled workers, not trying to claim we're imaginary.

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 2h

This #overdiagnosis discourse is dangerous and will be deadly to many - not just those with ME who have been at the mercy of quacks like Wesseley and O'Sullivan for years -
but everyone who the govt wishes to remove support from and has to find a way to claim are not actually disabled to do so.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 9h

Just as we are beginning to understand the biochemical basis of this horrendous condition, the government appoints the man perhaps most responsible for the mischaracterisation of ME/CFS – Simon Wesseley - to its *overdiagnosis* commission. www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/controv...

Controversial professor to investigate overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence for Labour

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 3h

Excited to share this interview with Navajo and Taos Pueblo artist Daryl Begaye who I met in a galaxy far, far away in a Yahoo Messenger chat for Natives 🤣 I knew we were gonna be lifelong friends when he survived my family....the rugged side.

redpopnews.com/creating-his...

#redpopnews

Creating His Own Space in Contemporary Native Art | An Interview with Daryl Begaye

For Daryl Begaye (Diné/Taos Pueblo), art was always present, but not what he pursued until later in his life. He first studied computer science before realizing that his creative spirit was being call...

redpopnews.com

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kate @bookhaven.bsky.social · 2h

The numbers are terrible and cruel, but also, as someone decades into this without dx, some of those numbers sound nice from the other side.... 🫠

We all deserve so much better

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 13h

Even beyond the grave the man is still out here doing good in the world. Blessings to Bob Ross and whatever happy little cloud he's sitting on right now.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 16h

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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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 13h

How Indigenous people in Guatemala fought pollution themselves.
When government institutions failed to remove the fish farms that were polluting a community’s water source, citizens rallied behind Indigenous leaders and took action on their own. impakter.com/how-indigeno...

How Indigenous Guatemalans Fought Pollution Themselves - Impakter

When the authorities failed to protect their water supply, Indigenous leaders took direct action to remove the fish farms causing pollution.

impakter.com

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 8h

Toad sat on the edge of his bed. “Blah,” said Toad. “I feel down in the dumps.”

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 4h

PUT AWAY YOUR HARPOON, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE DEHYDRATION. AND YOU WILL WIN.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 21h

A lot of the apps on your phone are tracking your physical location and selling that information to other companies. Here's a fantastic explainer from @pcmag.com about 20 of the most common apps that spy on you. Service journalism at its finest. www.pcmag.com/explainers/t...

These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day

You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, contacts, photos, and more—here's what you can do about it.

www.pcmag.com

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 20h

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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bookriot.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social · 19h

Support independent bookstores and get free shipping by purchasing books through Bookshop.org during their "Anti-Prime Day" sale.

#booksky

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Bookshop.org Offers Free Shipping and 20% Off Banned Books for “Anti-Prime Day”

Support independent bookstores and get free shipping by purchasing books through Bookshop.org during their "Anti-Prime Day" sale.

bookriot.com

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 17h

Happy Anti-Prime Day! Free shipping today and tomorrow at Bookshop.org -- support bookstores, not billionaires!

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 21h

Any advice from folks?

Redacted @ciderdonutquest.bsky.social · 21h

Replying to this to ask if anyone who masks at work has tips for face stretches or something to combat the mask headaches? It’s not bad everyday, but sometimes it really hurts at the end of a long day.

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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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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 17h

P.S. I've been updating docs.blacksky.community based on questions and feedback so check that out.

Thanks again to the folks who trust us and contribute the funds that allow to continue pursuing this mission of providing communities with autonomous, safe spaces.

Gonna get back to work now 👨🏾‍💻

Introduction | Blacksky Documentation

docs.blacksky.community

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 17h

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 13d

For nearly 6 years the wrong guidance has been in place. We are still being told to wash our hands for an airborne virus. Please watch this testimony in the Covid inquiry.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 13d

We were then told facemasks don’t work, without them telling the public that ffp2 respirators like the 3M Aura do work. This was only corrected in the press in Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

Cochrane Says Review Does Not Show That ‘Face Masks Don’t Work’ Against Covid-19

Karla Soares-Weiser, Editor-in-Chief of the Cochrane Library, emphasized, “Many commentators have claimed that a recently-updated Cochrane Review shows that ‘masks don't work,’ which is an inaccurate ...

www.forbes.com

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently health insurance increases are ruining municipal budgets, right alongside all of our individual budgets.

So that's fun.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 1d

What the shit, Clarivate! Anyone using Ebook Central MARC records, be warned. They're jamming those records with AI generated metadata. Auto-enabled but you can disable it.

Dear Alex,
We are writing to share an important update coming to Ebook Central that will help improve ebook discoverability. At the end of October 2025, Ebook Central Express MARC records will include AI-generated metadata when publisher metadata fields are not available.

Why are we introducing AI-generated metadata to Ebook Central records?

Most publishers include subject information in their metadata, but there are times when this information is not included, leading to limited search availability in discovery systems. For this reason, we are providing AI-generated Library of Congress subject headings only when not available from the publisher to improve the completeness of our metadata and discoverability of Ebook Central titles.

Which AI-generated fields are included in Express MARC? 

The AI-generated fields will include Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) (6XX); Library of Congress Classification (050); Dewey Decimal (082); Description (520); and Source of Description (588). To learn more, please visit our FAQ page.

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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 23h

This makes me so angry. So much about my illness the past several years would have been so much easier had I been able to afford a house.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Real estate investors bought one-third of all single-family residential homes sold in the second quarter of 2025.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 1d

Remember to be kind to your library and bookstore workers.

The mess in publishing ain't our fault.

We're doing our best in a sea of no-win situations, especially libraries, because our mission and capitalism's demands are in direct opposition.

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kate @bookhaven.bsky.social · 1d

The latest:

bsky.app/profile/hund...

Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Baker and Taylor is shutting down. Not good news. The big question is how much they owe to publishers:

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

www.publishersweekly.com

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