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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 1h

Listen. ONE of the reasons I rock with Dolly (Capricorn Gang) is because she’s always proven to me that integrity may cause you pain, but it will never be the reason you suffer. Which is not to say that suffering won’t come, but it’ll never be because you abandoned yourself. That’ll keep you going.

PJR23 @stixx23.bsky.social · 2h

I hear she has supported school bands as well: www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/10/d...

Dolly Parton quietly funded Black school bands: 'The woman is a national treasure'

Dolly Parton paid for band uniforms and instruments for kids at majority Black high schools with zero publicity, a writer has revealed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2h

Dolly Parton has been a good person all her life. She does so many kind things for people. Compare that to someone like JK Rowling who wakes up every day and decides to be an absolute asshole.

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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 4h

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 5h

more of this!!!!!!!!!

Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 5h

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

Jim Lee On Why DC Will Never Use AI: “AI Doesn’t Dream, Feel, Or Make Art, It Aggregates It”

The President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics spoke out at today's Retailer Day at New York Comic Con.

comicbookclublive.com

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Limecello @limecello.bsky.social · 4h

Making you join or arrive at an appointment 15 minutes early … only for you to wait 15 minutes past the start time … so 30 minutes already.
And this is why I vastly prefer virtual appointments cuz at least I don’t have to deal with travel time & cost.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 7h

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 4h

Got a recent Pulitzer for warning on the spread of autocracy around the globe, after decades of service to the paper? You can bet your butt you're getting laid off by form email, on Yom Kippur

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 10h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Limecello @limecello.bsky.social · 4h

😹☠️ “This damned brat! Still defiant even now—was he a reincarnated mule in his past life?”

The wording isn’t exactly right but I still laughed.

Limecello @limecello.bsky.social · 4h

I definitely don’t love it, that’s for sure.

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CJ Lemire @cjlemire.com · 4h

This was IN MY ADULT LIFETIME.

Electoral maps are not stable over time and anyone proposing we cut ties with red state America has not seriously grappled with that reality.

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · Aug 17

God the 1992 house election looks so weird, almost fake

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Limecello @limecello.bsky.social · 5h

Ahhh congratulations!! 🎉🎊

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last vixen on the left @liberalvixen.bsky.social · 6h

Trump's America. A 33% increase in steak in 5 weeks.

Grocery Receipts @groceryreceipts.bsky.social · 6h

This same steak was $21.99/lb 5 weeks ago at this same Costco location.

A package of 5 filet mignon steaks in a Styrofoam tray wrapped in clear plastic wrap. A price sticker is on the upper right corner saying the package is $89.07 with the steak being listed at $26.99/lb.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Limecello @limecello.bsky.social · 8h

I mean, she’s an asshole who is always inconsiderate so waltzing in to blow shit up & ignoring the aftermath is just what she does. Meanwhile I’m stuck trying to think of every account my parents have tied to LL while they either ignore me or yell at me. 😡
And since the LL is dead … no notifications

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Limecello @limecello.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah I just… what a mess

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Maxim Dorky, the Delaware Disparager @maxim-dorky.bsky.social · 10h

The fact that people are using Bill Clinton as an answer to this is supporting my idea that a significant number of progressives grew up in families that regularly watched Fox News or listened to Rush Limbaugh, but never examined their preconceived notions when they switched political sides.

Maxim Dorky, the Delaware Disparager @maxim-dorky.bsky.social · 2d

Some people are really, really invested in the idea that Democratic politicians will betray their ideals and constituents at the slightest whim, all in the name of "let's all get along and pretend to be happy", and I really want to know where this comes from.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 10h

ICE agents shooting an unarmed priest feels like a metaphor.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10h

Hot on the heels of bribing Trump with $24.5 million, YouTube has ramped up shoveling right-wing gateway slop into recommendations. YouTube has no reason to believe I'm interested but even more of this is now nestled between videos actually relevant to my viewing history.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 11h

i appreciate @meredithshiner.com’s wisdom, as well as her refusal to let the coons-valentine’s day story fade from public memory

It is certainly self-evident that Democrats do not care to "do democracy," but what I would argue is that speeches about democracy do not carry the weight of collective action in support of democracy. In 2024, President Joe Biden told us repeatedly that "democracy was on the line," and yet three years earlier, Senate Democrats prematurely ended the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump because top Biden ally.
Chris Coons of Delaware wanted to go home for Valentine's Day. Congressional Democrats, despite their supposed 2024 warnings that democracy was on the brink, almost all attended Donald Trump's inauguration in 2025 as if it were normal and acceptable, and Biden himself welcomed the Trumps back into the White House with open arms.

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Limecello @limecello.bsky.social · 10h

FML. ES told my parents to cut off their home phone so my dad did the next day. … I just asked them about their various accounts (bank, financial institutions, healthcare, cc’s etc etc etc) tied to that number. …
Welp. Too fucking late now.

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 11h

Unique IDs? Claimant types? Beneficial owners? You had questions and we’ve got answers! It’s your step-by-step guide to filing an Anthropic claim ✅

We’re covering everything you need to know and more: authorsguild.org/advocacy/art...

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement

What You’ll Need: Important Deadline: All claims must be submitted by March 23, 2026. Step 1: Check Eligibility. Start at the main settlement website. Before filing a claim, you must confirm your book...

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 17h

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

Covid is not over.

People are still dying and becoming disabled every day.

We rushed “back to normal” for the economy, not because the threat had passed.

When you wear a mask, you’re not only protecting your health, you’re saying you don’t believe anyone is expendable.

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Paul Gauguin @gauguin.bsky.social · 11h

Still life with mangoes and hibiscus
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12113

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