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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 20h

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 20h

This is the way.

lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 20h

microsoft product (begging, pleading): save this document to my documents?

me: save to desktop

microsoft (twitching, shaking) this jpeg. save to pictures?

me: save to desktop

microsoft (weeping, throwing up): this email attachment... downloads?

me: desktop

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 1d

Check out our Halloween BOOO-nanza sale, created by my partner @mzspress.bsky.social. Some of our best loved books are (briefly!) being offered at horrifyingly low prices (50% to 70% off). Order more than $100 and we'll throw in a free A24 cap! [THUNDERCLAP; LIGHTNING] mzs.press/BOOO-nanza-S...

BOOO-nanza Sale

mzs.press

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 1d

Cops misled journalists about using a powerful surveillance tool to track a woman across state lines because she had an abortion, then tried to cover it up when we found out the truth. Huge story from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social this morning: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 1d

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1d

hades gals 💀🌸

fanart of Melinoe from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (dark jeans, orange top), she has a big tattoo on her right arm, and is about to tie her hair with a hair band (is this how it's called in english ?)
her eyes are closed, she has nice arm muscles and looks extremely lesbian

fanart of Nemesis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (red jeans, black crop top with the Hades sigil as a pattern on it), moon shaped necklace, tattoos on her left arm and pecs, as she's about to tie her hair using a green hairband, her eyes closed
(green light on her right side cause she's standing next to Melinoe's glowing arm, off camera)

fanart of Eris, from Hades 2, she's sitting, right leg with her knee bent, in front of her
right hand on her right foot, left hand on her face, framing her left eye between two fingers
she's wearing big sneakers, micro shorts, some sort of sweater with stripes showing her shoulders
she has apple tree branch tattoos on her thigh and left shoulder

fanart of Medea from Hades 2, but wearing modern clothes (tiny leather shorts with double belt, red/purple leather crop top), a nose ring, necklaces, also big tattoo covering the entire left arm (a snake, a moon crescent, flowers and leaves)
She's sitting, resting on her left hand, her right hand next to her face, conjuring some plague magic that bathes her in green light

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mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · Jul 9

do you have an extra $20 but feel immobilized by the number of Gaza fundraisers you see in your feed that all deserve support?

feel free to take this post as your sign to give the $20 to the next one you see

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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 1d

Great read on a classic game and an incredible remake, from @dreamcastaway.bsky.social on @eurogamer.bsky.social, can't recommend their piece enough.

Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 1d

"None of our current world was on Matsuno's mind when he wrote this tale so many years ago, but it's hard not to feel that Ramza is an even more resonant hero in 2025 than he was back in 1997. All you need to do, to see the 'ease at which men are branded heretics', is open your morning newspaper."

The revolutionary politics of Final Fantasy Tactics, and why Ramza Beoulve is a hero for our times

Final Fantasy Tactics' original writer-director Yasumi Matsuno signalled the timeliness of this remake for a reason: its hero offers a model of resistance.

www.eurogamer.net

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 1d

In this period she was the subject of a news article, Gizmodo literally wrote about her as the example of needing real help in the face of cruel moderation that marks everyone spam--and since that article came out she's lost many more accounts still! Bsky has been showing us who they are for years

The Rise of AI Is Making Life Even Harder for Real People in Gaza

Gizmodo spoke with desperate Palestinians who were accused of being AI creations.

gizmodo.com

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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 1d

Bookshop.org is a great site for your book-buying needs, always use this over Amazon if you can!

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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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 1d

So glad I saw this excellent thread absolutely demolishing that 'Definitive History of SNES RPGs' book that looked pretty gorgeous before I hit 'buy.'

わたしがExceed Gunblaze Vengeanceわけないじゃん、ムリムリ！（※ムリじゃなかった!?） @takamomchi.bsky.social · 6d

alright gonna put myself out there a little bit

oh my lord I do believe I regret purchasing a book. i am not done and I intend to read far more of it to finish judging it but I'm already pretty upset.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

It’s like if Joe Montana was Mr Bean

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHMYGOD
Trevor Lawrence is something else

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Positive Black Content @miiriya.com · 3d

A Black Woman is seeking help after two painful surgeries. She does contract-based work and hasn’t been able to work lately, is struggling with bills and feeding her family. If we each give $1 she’ll reach her goal. We’ve helped 157 people so far, let’s keep going.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d

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AHMAD-JOHAR 13🕊𓂆 @ahmadjohary16.bsky.social · 4d

I have reached a moment where I wonder how I am still alive…
How does my body still breathe and my heart keep beating?
How can I walk, sleep, and speak amidst this devastation?

Nothing around me resembles human life at all—indeed, even animals live better than us.

PLEASE DONATE AND BE OUR VOICE.🙏🏻🕊

Donate to Ahmad & Samar: A Future Beyond Gaza's War, organized by Fatima Ayub

My name is Ahmad Johar, a 25-year-old, Palestinian from Gaza. I have lived throu… Fatima Ayub needs your support for Ahmad & Samar: A Future Beyond Gaza's War

gofund.me

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 2d

The all-knowing bsky mods gave Erin Biba a 24 hour suspension for a months-old skeet about Christian Zionism, and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this happened when she’s been vocally criticizing Jay

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Judges allowed one of New York's most prolific guardians to engage in apparent self-dealing as she transferred $1.5 million of her wards' money to her own company.

(Published Aug. 2024)

This Guardian Enriched Herself Using the Finances of Vulnerable People In Her Care. Judges Let It Happen.

Judges allowed one of New York’s most prolific guardians to engage in apparent self-dealing as she transferred $1.5 million of her wards’ money to her own company.

www.propublica.org

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Cassetteboy @cassetteboy.bsky.social · 9d

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 2d

I will be looking at porno on my computer

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Really quite bad that it *appears* that @jay.bsky.team wsnted someone banned because she found him annoying and had @support.bsky.team invent a completely Orwellian excuse based on a nonsense reading of his BSky posts

This is the kind of behavior we expect from the Twitter leadership ….

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 2d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3d

Sending troops from Texas to forcefully occupy and suppress cities in Illinois and Oregon IN OPPOSITION TO THOSE STATES' GOVERNORS is literally a civil war and it's cooking my brain that Democrats are simply pretending it isn't happening

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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