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madison! @madepn.bsky.social · 1d

here is my first rendering of the bread scale of triviality (any suggestions welcome; I love thinking about bread)

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

What a delight to learn that most people aren't in fact raging LGBTQ-phobic shitweasels

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.

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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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Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 2d

My actual question is, when do the local cops try to arrest them?

Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 4d

Doing college radio I encountered her with her alt-hit "The Waitress" & "Mimi on the Beach". Ithaca College Broadcasting (WICB) loved her.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4d

"Fuck ICE" is a patriotic sentiment. Perhaps the most patriotic in this moment.

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 4d

Antifa membership perks for 2025 are available now! ✊️

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 5d

Speaking for all physicians and healthcare providers here. When we see patients in need of care especially in an emergency room we do not leave them for dead. We do not care about their immigration status, we treat them because that is what we took an oath to do and is also basic human decency.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 9d

well that thought is not going to help me sleep tonight tbh

onion person @junlper.beer · 9d

starting to think that an increasingly senile trump is being shown a different reality by his aides by making ai videos of shit and telling him it’s real news

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Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 9d

That's hard - but the way it could be done is having more places do rank choice voting.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 9d

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

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Rikibeth @rikibeth.bsky.social · 9d

“Nobody knows in America
Puerto Rico’s in America!”

Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 9d

Bad Bunny is performing at the Superbowl.
Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican.
Puerto Rico is part of the United States.
The people complaining about "a Spanish Superbowl" or a "foreigner" performing are ignorant racists.

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South Bay Queer Solidarity @sbqsolidarity.bsky.social · 12d

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!

Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills

TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 11d

Once again, the moderate position is for ICE to be abolished and Border Patrol to be gutted, and massive civil rights prosecutions leading to prison time. Anybody running on anything less is kicking the can down the road.

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 11d

Border Patrol agent talks about how he knows that the people he's arresting at this nutrition bar factory in NY are "literal street rats" who would "eat our kids"

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Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 10d

If you see this quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

1. Great news for trans students in Chicago.

Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.

Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.

"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."

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Chicago Public Schools Defy Trump, Reject Trans Bathroom Ban Demands

The school system has refused to capitulate, despite Trump pulling back millions in federal funds.

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Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 12d

Hmmm do I need to buy tickets for Thomas Dolby?

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Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 16d

I guess if he talks for long enough he has to get one thing right.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."

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NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre conservative editors @originalist.bsky.social · 19d

"Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC, carries Flag through gas deployed by federal officers clear protesters Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)"

"campaign’s super volunteers, the nicest dude you’ll ever meet, wildly dependable"

Justice 🇺🇦 @loveon9.bsky.social · 19d

I'm so glad you're okay! 🧊
📸 Curtis Evans, USMC intelligence during Reagan.
bsky.app/profile/bebo...

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Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 16d

And now, your moment of zen.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 16d

A guy on tik tok onside kicks into random things

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PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · 16d

… and that was how the zombie apocalypse began…

mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 16d

I bit my dentist today. Wasn't even getting a checkup at the time, I just saw him at the supermarket

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16d

regardless of the details I think it’s important to spin the Kimmel thing as a win

Trump is weak, he’s unpopular, he massively overreached and inspired enough of a revolt that Disney had to backtrack immediately

he wants to paint himself as an all-powerful dictator, paint him as a loser who sucks

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Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 16d

I still find it odd that Wikipedia went from "don't trust it" to "it is more correct than our government" in under 25 years.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 17d

for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world

Not Shakespeare @notshakespearebsky.bsky.social · 16d

Canada is already throwing money and citizenship at our researchers that no longer have a budget.

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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 18d

I used The Boxery for all my moving supplies and was quite pleased.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 18d

Post the wins, even when they’re just California wins.

I’d like to see other states do this. It’s a crime that DC can’t.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18d

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law banning most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during some operations.

California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations

California will be the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business. Gov.

bit.ly

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