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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2d

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t want to talk about this because I don’t want to be a target

But on just a human decency level the person tirelessly deleting Gazans just permabanned the guy who uses his thousands strong platform to boost the fundraisers of literally anyone who needs money or mutual aid every single Friday

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 2d

Hi! Have you had a high-protein meal or a big glass of water today? Are you slouching or sitting oddly in your chair?

How about slowly rotating your head left and right, rotating your shoulders back, and then reaching up with both of your arms and then slowly dropping them down?

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 2d

"Polo" changed my life.

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

you are no longer allowed to have imposter syndrome.

not after this bari omgwtf weiss situation.

you're literally not allowed to feel imposter syndrome ANYMORE

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 3d

Hell yeah

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 3d

Majority of Canadians support recognizing Palestinian state, poll finds

More than half also said the recognition will have a negative or somewhat negative impact on Canada’s trade relationship with the U.S.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 5d

Watching Jay, I realize I am simply exhausted by folks in positions of leadership who are driven to distraction by critique.

If you can't function with critique and pushback, a leadership position is not for you.

Leadership REQUIRES you to absorb and process the critique of stakeholders.

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 3d

Hahahaha

Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 3d

Heartwarming owl rescue thread

Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 4d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Micah @rincewind.run · 5d

I am sorry that your social media experience sucks now

it’s no fun at all to feel like you can’t use the platform you built without being yelled at

unfortunately that is what being in charge of a large social platform is like, you were too successful and you can’t post through it

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Alan Henry @halophoenix.bsky.social · 6d

“I am so tired of waiting.
Aren’t you,
for the world to become good
and beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
and cut the world in two—
and see what worms are eating
at the rind.

~ Langston Hughes, in "Good Morning, Revolution: Uncollected Social Protest Writings"

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6d

Pick one or two lanes and keep at it. You are one person and cannot do everything or take 10 actions a day.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6d

Not for me, "AI" aimed at consumers has very little offer anyone who actually does at a professional level the creative things it mimics. I write better than an LLM, an artist does better art than an image generator, a musician makes better music than an "AI" music tool.

Jeff @rinue.bsky.social · 6d

Do you see AI actually being a useful tool for writing?

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 6d

Israel has continued to illegally intercept vessels from the Sumud Flotilla.

As Canada says it's “not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad," the people are defending the flotilla.

Protests are sparking around the world:

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 6d

one selfish benefit of alt text is that it is easily searchable which makes finding my own posts easier lol

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 6d

Please use alt text when posting illustrations or photos or other images. I realize it feels like an inconvenience if you didn't ever do it at the other place, but folks who need it are a zillion times more inconvenienced every single day.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 6d

Please use alt text when posting illustrations or photos or other images. I realize it feels like an inconvenience if you didn't ever do it at the other place, but folks who need it are a zillion times more inconvenienced every single day.

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 6d

Good morning! Y'all have most awesomely helped raise $280 towards overdue rent and utilities! $1720 left to go now! ANY amount helps, even simply sharing this helps, truly. Unemployment and illness left me in a hole. Help me climb out?

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/venmo: showupforthis

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Hey folks! I'm coming out of the woods of being laid off and starting to get paychecks again, but I am in a shortfall cycle that is only going to get worse as we head into fall/winter with heating bills and food costs rising and, you know, literally everything being more costly.

I need some help.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 7d

Launched a thousand masters theses, should academia survive.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

New York City, I can see a future with you. And it’s one we can afford.

Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 7d

so it seems the big deal comedians had with "cancel culture" is that we plebes didn't pay them to shut up

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 7d

And meanwhile force you to waste time and money on the road and parking and clothing...

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 7d

I have the greatest black hooded cloak that works for like a 3 week window, if it doesn’t rain.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10d

"I’ll claw my way to the back of my closet, past my Sensible Winter Snow Pants, my Sensible Spring Linen, and my Sensible Summer Hawaiian Shirt—for it is not yet their time. No, I am there to dress for the most elusive weather of all—uninterrupted high forties."

What I’ll Do with the One Week I Can Wear My Sensible Fall Jacket

When the Hunter’s Moon approaches… When the flowers begin to wilt with chill… When the coffee shops begin unveiling new and exciting lattes… That’s...

buff.ly

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 7d

Agreed.

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 7d

I guess I won't be getting any more emails from the National Council on the Humanities.

I sound like im making fun, but it's super chilling.

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