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S. Morgan Burbank @anotherindiewriter.com · 1d

Brilliant and timely video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOyQ...

The Web is Going to Die

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

www.youtube.com

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

Hey friends-

It’s really hard being alive right now for those of us who care about things like humanity, decency, the environment, democracy, etc,

If you are here still fighting for what is right I love u.

None of this is easy. Please take care of yourselves. Logging off sometimes is A-OK.

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Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 1d

holy shit this is so good and so spot-on

This is the glass cliff to end all glass cliffs. You're Marissa Mayer at Yahoo without the Googler street cred. You're Nancy Dubuc at Vice without the string of hit TV shows. You're Linda Yaccarino at Twitter without the advertiser relationships. You have been hired as a sop to a Trump administration that is actively hostile to the actual free press, and you will be made to oversee wave after wave of layoffs until you quit or get fired and the entire news division is shut down in a final spasm of cost-cutting after the next inescapable media merger.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

A little-known process that requires insurers to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

External reviews are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.

By @deldeib.bsky.social

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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Emily Greenhalgh @emwritesscience.bsky.social · 12d

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Emily Greenhalgh @emwritesscience.bsky.social · 2d

MySpace Tom was the last good owner of a social media site. Prove me wrong.

a picture of a smiling man with the name tom on top

ALT: a picture of a smiling man with the name tom on top

media.tenor.com

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 2d

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A Purple person is standing holding a clipboard. A Blue Person sits at a laptop.
Blue Person: Woohoo. I’m the CEO of a social media platform.

Panel 2:
Purple person: We should hire a PR person to interact with the public
Blue Person begins to type on laptop and says: Nope. Gonna do all that myself

Panel 3:
Purple person looks concerned and says: Really…but…

Panel 4:
Purple person: You’re such a whiny little fucking baby

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jimmy alto @jimmyalto.bsky.social · 2d

5.99/lb

to

9.99/lb

in nine months

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 2d

So cool! Brennan Gilmore captured this photo of Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) on Saturday about 10 miles east of Charlottesville.

This comet might become visible to the naked eye later this month.

More info at cwg.live

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Timberdoodle @timberdoodlydoo.bsky.social · 2d

My mom just got denied care by the VA for obvious BS reasons and here you dirtbags are, punching down instead of investigating why the VA claims denial errors have skyrocketed in the last 8 months.

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Emily Greenhalgh @emwritesscience.bsky.social · 2d

Have you listened to the World War Z audiobook? It's a full cast and so good! I relisten every few years around spooky season.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

It's just how it is, but every once in a while I'm absolutely astounded by how many blatant lies the most powerful people in this country tell every day.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING— David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, just sent out this email to Paramount employees re: The Free Press acquisition/Bari Weiss. Says she has passion for "rigorous, fact-based reporting & a relentless commitment to amplifying voices from all corners of the spectrum."

Text shared w me:

Dear Team Paramount:

I think we can all agree that the temperature of our nation's social discourse feels higher than ever. Too often, the space once reserved for thoughtful dialogue has been consumed by partisan division and hostile disputes. If we are to move forward, we must find our way back to the ideals that shaped both our country and civilization itself: open exchange of ideas, vigorous yet respectful debate, and a genuine regard for the beliefs and traditions of others.

This challenge extends to the media. While it was founded with the mission of informing the public and fostering discussion on the issues of the day, too often it has become a platform that amplifies the very partisanship tearing our society apart. George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship. Today, that danger extends far beyond politics - threatening the fabric of our communities. When we reduce every issue to "us vs. them" or "my way vs. the wrong way," we close ourselves off from listening, learning, and ultimately growing, both as individuals and as a society.

I don't pretend to have a solution to this challenge. But I do believe we each have a responsibility to do our part. At Paramount, we have both a unique opportunity and an obligation as stewards of one of the most iconic and respected news organizations in the world. We are challenging ourselves to do better - recognizing that we have the ability to reach a broad audience and demonstrate constructive, respectful, and bipartisan dialogue in our own work.
Our mission is clear: to ensure that this global platform remains a place where people can seek the truth, gain understanding, and engage with the facts. That is our purpose.

With this in mind, I am excited to share that The Free Press is joining our Company. Since its launch just five years ago, The Free Press, under cofounder Bari Weiss' leadership,

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

This is the second lawsuit of the day filed/separate from the first amendment suit.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Illinois has filed suit to block Trump's deployment of the military to Chicago.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

93 million U.S. residents are immigrants or are U.S. born and have at least one immigrant parent.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 4d

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

www.pewresearch.org

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Erika Swyler @erikaswyler.bsky.social · 3d

I needed to see this today. Perhaps you do as well. ❤️

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Emily Greenhalgh @emwritesscience.bsky.social · 4d

Maggie offers a timeline cleanse.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4d

Every day I log on and just see endless videos of ICE agents breaking state, federal, and international laws.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 4d

It’s obscene.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4d

Every day I log on and just see endless videos of ICE agents breaking state, federal, and international laws.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 6d

worth remembering that hoover's administration was defined by 4 years of economic chaos, suffering, dislocation, and fear. People genuinely believed the country itself was on the verge of irreversible collapse. He still got 40% of the vote.

wikipedia screen grab showing hoover won 39.6% of the popular vote in the 1932 presidential election

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Sage Coffey🌿☕ @sagecoffey.bsky.social · 5d

I've heard countless folks say "I can't even draw a stick figure" and let me tell you, that squiggly hand-drawn line will always have more heart and expression than any AI art could ever have.

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Anne Golden @annegolden.bsky.social · 6d

It wasn’t a vote about whether to shut down the government or keep it open. It was a vote about whether the Republicans would be allowed to strip health care from millions of Americans and continue tax cuts for the rich, or whether to put the health care back in the budget. Rs refused to restore it.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 6d

From the Editorial Board:

Neuroscientists have found that when people read, their brains don’t just process words — they simulate the story world.
By contrast, social media rarely demands such deep simulation.

Editorial: A society that stops reading stops thinking

Daily reading for pleasure in the U.S. has fallen more than 40% over the past 20 years — roughly 3% per year, according to researchers at the University of Florida and University College London.

trib.al

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