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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 8m

The girlfriend of antifa

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 51m

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1h

In some ways this is the government now

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I'm sick and tired of seeing these thugs terrorize big events and am worried that they will try to interrupt Limp Bizkit's set. My gf (F19) and I (M31) are going to our first Lollapalooza and are concerned about the growing threat around the city

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 10h

There are only two types of products and services now: outright scam and pseudo scam (where you're like ehh technically I got something in exchange for my money but cmon)

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 10h

I really really really liked The Oatmeal’s take on AI here theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 12h

Idk who that is

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Steve Lee @spleeeeee.bsky.social · 21h

At least Taylor will clearly enunciate her lyrics about Kelce's wang. God only knows whose wang Dylan has been singing about all these years.

Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 21h

Taylor Swift may be my generation’s Bob Dylan: a sophomoric solipsist trapped for all eternity in a hedge maze of their own self-regard

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 21h

Taylor Swift may be my generation’s Bob Dylan: a sophomoric solipsist trapped for all eternity in a hedge maze of their own self-regard

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 22h

I am realizing just now in October 2025 that Taylor Swift isn’t very good

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 22h

Yes!! Cheekface!

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 22h

Damn I was also going to say The Beths

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 22h

Go off

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

1893

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Feeney @graue.bsky.social · 1d

What a weird headline: "Crime is down and scandals have faded, but can Barbara Lee turn Oakland around?" Sounds like she has.

Crime is down and scandals have faded, but can Barbara Lee turn Oakland around?

The mayor recently completed 100 days in office and gives her State of the City speech Tuesday. Oakland experts credit her with bringing steadiness to the job, but the challenges remain acute.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 1d

😂

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 1d

trav’lin’ thru this wearisome land

The Byrds - I Am A Pilgrim (Audio)

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 1d

I had scrambled eggs and feel no shame!

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d

"When the city seems to be throwing all kinds of confusing omens and symbols your way, why not turn to a little divination to see what the city is really trying to tell you?"

Tarot Readings for Life in the Big, Soul-Crushing City

Life in the big city can be many things. But mostly it is hard, expensive, and exhausting. Occasionally, it can smell like poop. Above all, it is c...

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CB ⚾️ @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 1d

I did think this was pretty funny

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 1d

Climate change

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 1d

SUCK IT CRAIG

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 2d

Link & I were mutuals. While he’s gone, I encourage you to support some of his causes:

1) Use alt text on all images to support disability justice. Adjust your bsky settings: settings > accessibility > require alt text.

2) Reply here with mutual aid requests. Donate if you can, boost if you can’t.

Infographic featuring a photo of a capybara.

Writing Alt Text: identify who, expression, description, color, and interesting features.

The completed example reads, “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”

Screenshot of the bluesky accessibility settings that shows the “require alt text before posting” setting toggled on and underlined for emphasis.

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · 1d

HELL YEAH

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