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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 12m

it feels very simple to me - Life of a Showgirl is mid because she wrote it while on an exhausting tour and edited/produced it while dick drunk.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 2h

I’m a pretty nice person but better yet I’m a mostly kind person with an incredible sense of humor, you’re good 🖤

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 2h

What did bald chicken nuggets ever do to you????

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 2h

This part yes exactly

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 2h

You are not ugly, Paul. That is my professional, artistic opinion.

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 2h

some people wear their sins on their face

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 3h

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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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3h

Rolling Stone crowns Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On" as the #1 GREATEST SONG OF THE 21ST CENTURY SO FAR 👑

"It was a nonstop freak manifesto that made the musical future sound limitless."

Ranked list: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 3h

what if…pearl crown?

A wire wrapped necklace crown with pearls being added

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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 4h

Pro Publica with another strong investigative report. This time on Linda McMahon's efforts to destroy the public school system.

www.propublica.org/article/educ...

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Katie Goode @mrsgame.dev · 6h

Arts are powerful, they are used to critic and change hearts and minds. They are a massive soft power, just look how USA funded Hollywood and hunted out anyone who wasn't Capitalist enough during the cold war. Look at the Sportswashing which is fast becoming Mediawashing. Pesky arts call them out!

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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 9h

Typeknitting - Okay, this is very cool. Knit Hello (https://www.knithello.com/) is a typeface where you type in words and the representation it spits out is a knitting pattern for the words. I love how simple it is, and how it uses slipstitches for the ho... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87626

The text "web-goddess" represented in the font Knit Hello, which generates a knitting grid pattern

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 6h

I really hate the dogwhistle "would you leave your front door open for anyone to come in" question. That's the wrong question.
The real analogy is "If a stranger knocked on your door and asked you for help, would you help them?"

and for me, the answer is yes, in a heartbeat. every time.

Cllr Dr Max Morris @maxmorris.bsky.social · 6h

Very proud of my fellow Green councillors for proposing this motion. "We are a rich tapestry, we are strengthened by our diversity, and we must stand up as a council and as a city for that diversity, unite against the far right and the divisive narratives of them." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote

A Green party motion called on Oxford City Council to oppose far right rhetoric.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks for sharing! I got black out curtains at the beginning of the summer to help with cooling (+ other tactics) and we still got absolutely nailed.

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Melissa @mhudson-illustration.com · 13h

City of Lynnwood, WA is accepting gallery applications from artists of all ages.

If you apply, say hi to Fred Wong for me!

www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Community/Pl...

#artists

Flyer that reads, "Calling Visual Artists! The city of Lynnwood's galleries are now accepting applications for art exhibits in 2026! City Hall Gallery: artists of all ages. Rec Center Gallery: young artists under 18. Scan the QR code for more information. Deadline ~ October 26, 2025.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 23h

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 1d

A good piece of advice. Learning how to be a good mentor requires work, reflection and advice.

Science Magazine @science.org · 1d

"… I carry the lesson with me that good mentors are not born—they are built through reflection, training, and community." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4q6ea31

An iIllustration of man looking in mirror with his reflection and students' reflections looking back, with text: I didn't think I needed mentorship training—but it reshaped my approach.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

This is an absolutely delightful paragraph here. just joyful

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Fred Ramsdell was parked at a campground in Montana on Monday when his wife suddenly started shouting. He first thought that maybe she had seen a grizzly bear. Instead, she had regained cell service and had seen a flood of text messages with the same news. “You just won the Nobel Prize!” she yelled.

Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation

Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

nyti.ms

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 1d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

docs.google.com

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 1d

YES this part in particular!!! Eldest Daughter is hitting so differently across the same groups of people for that and it’s FASCINATING

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Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 1d

love or hate Taylor Swift the days after her music release are delicious to me because of the range of celebration and critiques of her work and how those highlight the range of lived experiences by those consuming her work

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Albert Ching @albertching.bsky.social · 1d

Hiring on my team! Looking for someone passionate about comic books and graphic novels, marketing, and the book and library markets. Happy to answer any questions about the role!

careers.wbd.com/global/en/jo...

Representative, Marketing (DC) in Burbank, California, United States of America | Marketing & Communications at

Apply for Representative, Marketing (DC) job in Burbank, California, United States of America. Marketing & Communications at Warner Bros. Discovery

careers.wbd.com

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The Peculiarity Shop @peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 1d

it is officially spooky season, but if your heart and head need a little more summer glow to prepare for the long nights, we've still got you covered ✨🍃☀️🌿✨

www.peculiarityshop.com

golden green dichroic glass earrings with flower charms on brass colored hooks

pearl and sequin flower earrings on gold colored hooks

Purple/gold glass flower earrings on silver hooks.

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