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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks to the BlueSky poets I have read and written more poetry than I have since my childhood in San Antonio, where Naomi Nye’s poetry classes were an event. #poetry

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 9h

www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Texas governor to cities: remove rainbow crosswalks or lose funding

Greg Abbott is following Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in declaring war on rainbow paint.

www.chron.com

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Jem's Jumpers UK @jemsjumpers.bsky.social · 10h

Day 115 of showing the internet that (jumping) spiders aren't scary 😲

Meet Clemmie, our Phidippus Regius Soroa. Today, she’s trying out her very first play gym! 🎡

Jumping spiders love enrichment like this ❤️ #jumpingspider #cutespider

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 10h

Paxton is a pathological narcissist. Grey rock him like everyone is doing to Miller.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 11h

You can avoid most of Microsoft’s nonsense by using WordPerfect.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 15h

this is one reason why social media is actually bad for democracy probably

Our Brains Evolved to Socialize—but Max Out at About 150 Friends

The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media.

www.wsj.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 16h

Much to Penny’s regret, sweatshirt season is finally here.

A sugar-faced tan chihuahua sitting on a beige sofa and looking over her shoulder at the camera. She is wearing a gray hoodie that says “Mommy’s Little Lady.”

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 1d

From a conservation perspective: 😭

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

"Dozens of rare Jewish religious books, some believed to have belonged to the legendary Library of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, were recently discovered in the basement of a Jewish-owned building near the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw." www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world...

Rare pre-Holocaust Jewish books found in Warsaw basement

Books bearing stamps from the legendary Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva—lost during the Holocaust—were found in poor condition in Warsaw; Polish experts are working to preserve the mold- and fungus-damaged te...

www.ynetnews.com

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vss365hq.bsky.social @vss365hq.bsky.social · 8d

The #vss365 host for October 1-15 is:

@thedevilstuna.bsky.social (Paul)

Prompts will drop daily at 10 AM GMT (UTC)

Follow Paul, if you haven’t already!

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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 @alinagrafik.bsky.social · 1d

Humpback whales rush to stop hungry orcas from hunting a sea lion in CA. Celebration followed when the humpback whales gave up. Gift article.

www.sacbee.com/news/califor...

Humpback whales rush to stop hungry orcas from hunting in CA. Celebration followed

Boaters called the moment a “once in a lifetime trip.”

www.sacbee.com

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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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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1d

So that’s who the new people in the church book group are. (/s)

www.newsweek.com/ken-paxton-t...

Texas AG Launches Undercover Operation to Infiltrate 'Leftist Terror Cells' After Charlie Kirk Shooting

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a new undercover investigation aimed at infiltrating alleged "leftist terror cells."

www.newsweek.com

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1d

I’m taking an elevator with an artificial voice today. It got stuck and kept saying, “The elevator (pause) is experiencing a (pause) minor malfunction.”

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a descendant of a 1630 Great Migration immigrant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a man named Dollar Smith, who owned a bar. I'm also about 1/16 Black. How do you like them apples?

sixmile.bsky.social @sixmile.bsky.social · 1d

"They frequently appeal to an idea that only some Americans are truly legitimate—and often this means Americans of European ancestry—while leaving room for enough plausible deniability to avoid seeming straightforwardly racist."

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

www.theatlantic.com

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2d

The Texas National Guard being sent to other states is not civil war.

Most people in the Guard need the money and can't afford the lawyers they would need if they refused the mobilization orders.

The National Guard mobilization is Trump's war against Americans, nothing more.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 3d

This is evil behavior. What are they doing?

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 3d

If we all quit social media, we could avoid seeing Tweets from the current administration, ever.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 3d

This is really bothering me. There are trans people in my close friends and acquaintances that are significant to me.

I don’t really love Mastodon, but, well??

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k kowboy @kkowboy.bsky.social · 3d

I assume by lists you mean starter packs since Masto does have lists, just not the kind you can share. The team is working on a first party solution for that but people currently use this: fedidevs.com/starter-packs/

Mastodon Starter Pack Directory | Fedidevs

Discover, create, and share Mastodon starter packs to help new users find interesting accounts to follow.

fedidevs.com

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 3d

Mastodon.social works pretty much the same, but it doesn’t have lists, or feeds which is how I got most of my followers. You have to use hashtags like #poetry and follow and then use the trending hashtags.

Mastodon

The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

Mastodon.social

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 3d

Mastodon.social works pretty much the same, but it doesn’t have lists, or feeds which is how I got most of my followers. You have to use hashtags like #poetry and follow and then use the trending hashtags.

Mastodon

The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

Mastodon.social

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Kathleen Gresham Everett @everettpoetry.bsky.social · 3d

two over ripe pears
a little flour, sugar, eggs
fragrant loaves of Fall

#dailyhaikuprompt flour

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 3d

As a former college radio DJ and Director (88.1 WESU-FM), I am delighted to hear this.

Emily White @emwhitenoise.bsky.social · 6d

College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest.

Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.

I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:

emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

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KaterFritz 🐔 🤔 🥚 @konkretbitte.bsky.social · 3d

📸 Eric Rubens

📍 Vermont 🍂🍁🍂

Das Bild zeigt eine atemberaubende Herbstlandschaft mit einem See im Vordergrund, in dem sich die farbenfrohen Bäume am Ufer spiegeln. Die Blätter leuchten in intensiven Rot-, Orange-, Gelb- und Grüntönen. Am Ufer stehen einige kleine Häuser oder Hütten, darunter eine mit einem Bootssteg und einem weißen Boot. Im Hintergrund erhebt sich ein dicht bewaldeter Hügel, der vollständig in leuchtendes Herbstlaub getaucht ist. Die spiegelglatte Wasseroberfläche erzeugt eine fast perfekte, malerische Spiegelung der Szenerie.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 4d

Pynchon is a little weird. But he was very much a product of his time, and the whole 1960’s-70’s sexual liberation thing (which is kind of gross to modern eyes), informed his writing.

Philip K. Dick is horrifically misogynistic, for the same reasons.

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