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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 8h

This is a horrifying indicator of how effective the MAGA rhetoric has been at inciting violence. Where is the wall to wall coverage?

Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 1d

This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 8h

In NJ (and probably other places), this would be any street with a Native American name with more than 2 syllables. I am sure the Lenape would be horrified by the pronunciation every one of them.

Those will get you to town by town in some spots.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 13h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 14h

Composable moderation, huh? The ability to filter ourselves and label what we wanted?

No. Oh. I see. So how much was always lies then?

Jay really did manage to destroy the reputation of this playform faster than I've ever seen. It borders on impressive.

Follow Tracker @for.shame.wtf · 15h

This labeler will be shutting down. We will first be unlabeling everyone who is labeled and then will cease to operate. As the unlabeling operation will take an unknown amount of time, we are not setting a specific timeline other than as soon as possible.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 14h

I think I'm just as angry at the people on my side who also don't know what the law does and are saying almost as stupid things. Well, I did a speed run of my social media tolerance today.

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 20h

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 14h

Are we actually fighting about EMTALA?? Like, the law that says the hospital can't let you bleed to death on the steps because you can't pay, regardless of who you are. This should be the easiest fight of the century, but everyone has forgotten that used to happen.

<flips desk, walks into the sea>

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 15h

the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.

if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 15h

As guilty as I feel using it, grocery delivery is among my favorite modern city inventions. It was amazing when it was next day or weekly (in the 90s), this 3 hour thing feels like a miracle when I can't escape my desk and I know there's nothing to cook a full meal with.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 15h

This was one of the tactics behind some of the gloriously fun things at IMF and WB protests back in the day. Cops look ridiculous getting upset about giant puppets, balloons, and inflatable suits. Costumes, music, silliness all make them look ridiculous when they attack. It breaks their stories.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 16h

Ah. I do love those. But two of them are just poking fun at Shakespeare not fairy tales. I will say, I do not think they have the air of how men write about old women normally. I would love to age into being Nanny Og.

DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 16h

My friend's bastard chickens definitely removed any guilt I held about eating them. Ethical raising yes good. But they're little demons and sharp in all directions!

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 16h

Oh noooo. The Witches are wonderful and the places they interact with Death in the novels are funnier if you end up steeped in their lore!

Though actually, most of the people I know think the Guards series is the core and think it odd that I adore the witches so much.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 18h

It's fun when it's underground and things like this happen youtu.be/03LxP4Glu18?...

Metro - always an adventure!

Eastern Market Metro station fills with smoke after fire breaks out

YouTube video by FOX 5 Washington DC

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 18h

DC sends a high five from our days of exploding insulators and wheels on fire.

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

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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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

Me too. (sending hugs and sympathy) I'm going to try audiobooks if those might work for you too.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

The number of confused dog head motions I just made is pretty hilarious.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I think more people should be aware of how much cool stuff Link does in real life. He’s not just a poster.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

“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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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

He just keeps managing to get more awesome even when he can't post! Thanks for this.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

Watching this transit construction rip out our gorgeous brick sidewalks and replace them with ugly concrete with trip hazard crossings is so sad.

It didn't have to turn the world ugly. That was a choice.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

Fair point. Ugh. Just awful.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

If the idea is that we can all choose the kind of moderation we want, then some of us will want to simply keep things we don't want to see out of our feeds and others will be primarily interested in safety. That's the whole *point* of labelers - no one is forced to use them.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

What the actual fuck is wrong with people?!

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

WHAT??

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing. And yes, definitely. I was wondering if there would be displaced people again from giving everything away and which government would have to figure out what to do.

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