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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 5h

We have the tools to make the change. Do we have the will?

Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 5h

But she also spoke of so much hope.

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 6h

On October 1 Jane Goodall died and Elon Musk called for a Netflix boycott. The boycott reasoning was over a trans show canceled in 2023. Does a boycott make sense for an already canceled show?
On October 5 Netflix released Famous Last Words, with Dr. Jane Goodall. She spoke critically of Musk.

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 1d

“When you’re ready, we can fix this together”

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 1d

This year I've been listening to Senate hearings, and I think a preschool teacher would kick some serious ass in the questioner's seat.
"I can see you're really angry, but we can't hurt people"
"It's okay to feel frustrated"
"This sounds really tough for you"
"I understand that doesn't feel fair"

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 2d

I was just thinking my political aspiration is as simple as “make the presidency boring again.” Glad to see others are aiming higher than that.

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 2d

Anything that use mycelium to describe how it works is in my hell yeah list.

Pat Race @pat.alaskarobotics.com · 2d

#akleg We're an informal group of Alaskans who are part of an ongoing discussion about what a grassroots, homegrown political party could look like. We're building community and organizing across Alaska and we want you to contribute your voice and unique skills.

alaskaneighbors.org

Alaska Neighbors

We're an informal group of Alaskans who are part of an ongoing discussion about what a grassroots, homegrown political party could look like.

alaskaneighbors.org

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 4d

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4d

This is a theme we keep repeating too. Until you see it for yourself, I think it’s hard to really understand how completely unnecessary and disproportionately violent the federal response has been.

How much is for fun, terror, or social media, I don’t know. A mix of the three for sure.

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 4d

I've never seen such escalation and use of force toward ends I just could not see. There was no real property destruction, no pushing into the neighborhoods to make arrests, very little obstructing of traffic. Saw chemicals and bangs deployed down streets the feds were not facing and did not travel.

Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 4d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is trying to warn us about something. Are we listening?

Jackson enters her fourth year on the supreme court on Monday. As its fiercest liberal voice wary of Trump’s growing power, she faces an intense battle ahead

www.theguardian.com

Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 4d

That's a fun game! We played Machi Koro at our last game night.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 4d

To understand the chaos in Chicago, here are some must-follows:

@unraveledpress.com
@thetriibe.com
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@chicago.suntimes.com
@katmabu.bsky.social
@bencollins.bsky.social
@dansinker.com
@wttw.bsky.social

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 4d

And the federal government keeps saying anyone who disagrees with them is a terrorist.
Saying it doesn’t make it true.
But ignoring them saying it lets them build a platform from a million flimsy lies.

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 4d

Just a few recent things from the headlines:
Naked kids dragged into the street from their homes in Chicago
White House planning to send elite army unit to Portland
Feds gas cops and protesters in Chicago after shooting a woman

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 4d

“It's a mistake to think because something is not happening right in front of you that it's not happening to you, even if you don't feel it yet.”

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 4d

Was the delay sending the guard to Chicago coordinated with the planned shutdown? Convenient that the admin is asking for legal cases to be delayed because DOJ isn’t funded. Does that mean as long as the shutdown is on, no actions will be accountable to law since there’s no defense team?

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 5d

Giving away power, just like the branches of government.

Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 5d

Saying “I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it.” doesn’t make it so, and true journalists fact check and investigate.
www.commondreams.org/news/project...

Media Faces Reckoning After Helping Trump Downplay Project 2025 on Campaign Trail | Common Dreams

"A Trump denial is not a fact." As Trump openly embraces Project 2025, critics are looking back with anger at media outlets that took it at face value when he denied knowing about the Heritage Foundat...

www.commondreams.org

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juneauindependent.bsky.social @juneauindependent.bsky.social · 9d

The editor and nearly all reporters at the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion, and Juneau Empire announced their resignations after corporate management deleted content from a story about Charlie Kirk in response to a complaint from a Republican state lawmaker.
www.juneauindependent.com/post/editor-...

Editor, most news staff of Carpenter Media’s Alaska newspapers resign due to censoring of story

Article about a Charlie Kirk vigil referring to controversies involving him was altered after a GOP Alaska lawmaker complained to company management

www.juneauindependent.com

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 10d

❤️ that place

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Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 10d

Also hearing from teens who are pissed at being obviously targeted based on YouTube view history.
Nothing says safety like showing your devious data tricks and asking for a credit card.

Vividity @i-vividity.bsky.social · 10d

Can anyone explain to me how forcing kids to upload their ID (and a payment method) to verify age is safer? I’m hearing this is a result of EU safety laws, but this puts so much more at risk. From lifetime ad targeting across channels to breaches. I see zero upside. What am I missing?

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Jake Dye @jakecdye.bsky.social · 13d

Carpenter Media, without consultation with our newsrooms, pulled this story from the website today. A heinous dereliction of our duty and a cowardly move from the company who says they’re so invested in local news.

Jake Dye @jakecdye.bsky.social · 14d

Rep. Sarah Vance announced tonight that she’s organizing a boycott of the Homer News over their fair and accurate reporting on her Charlie Kirk memorial service. Maybe she can get our corporate overlords at Carpenter Media to remember they own newspapers in Alaska.
www.homernews.com/news/homer-h...

Homer holds vigil for Charlie Kirk; highlights opening of local Turning Point Education private school | Homer News

The vigil was organized in part by District 6 Rep. Sarah Vance.

www.homernews.com

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 13d

The American people saw Trump's FCC Chairman Brendan Carr violate his oath to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution as he overtly threatened broadcasters into silencing free speech.

Congress must hold him accountable.

SIGN: https://act.freepress.net/sign/hold-carr-accountable

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