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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 1d

In an old ad for board game Scattergories in Spain a player was shown flouncing out while anothet said “OK, we’ll accept ‘octopus’ as a pet”.
“Aceptamos pulpo” has now entered the language in the meaning of “that’s a bit of a stretch but let’s go with it just for the sake of argument”.

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · 7d

Done. H/t to @jerthorp.bsky.social for the referral.

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 10d

So exhausting..

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Derek Johnson @derekjesq.bsky.social · 18d

This isn’t hysteria or alarmism, and it’s certainly not an incitement to violence. It’s clarity in the face of real and escalating danger.

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · 14d

Reading the Old Man’s War series through @snoislelibraries.bsky.social. @scalzi.com’s narrators feel like breathless spectators, always catching up to the characters and the events they make and feel. Love all the books, great escapes from the world.

(& 👍 for thoughtful forewords in new editions!)

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 19d

Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient."

No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 19d

I have reached out to CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to ask how they will apply these recommendations to people seeking vaccines at their pharmacies. I cannot provide any info on how this will affect your ability to get a vaccine right now, because I don't know yet.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 20d

It doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.

Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social · 20d

www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

Headline from the New York Times, 1939: “Goebbels ends careers of five “Aryan“ actors who made witticisms about the Nazi regime.”

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JoshHawleySucks ❌👑 @mogilead.bsky.social · 20d

We are SO close to reaching the 218 House rep signatures required for Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie’s bipartisan measure to pass, which would force a vote to release the Epstein files. But we're still just short and in need of one last push. app.sosha.ai/s/I1dW5qDu

Take 2 mins to call your rep now!

app.sosha.ai

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · 20d

Done ✅

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 23d

Release the Epstein files. Now.

Read Ranking Member Robert Garcia's full statement here:

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Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social · 23d

🧵 We have a rare healing opportunity 🧵

Many who defended Charlie Kirk as “nothing more than a good Christian” are being forcibly exposed to his hateful bigotry - a side of him algorithmically omitted from their social media diet.

People with a conscience are likely expressing shame and regret.

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 29d

Professors can no longer talk about “gender”—but it’s fine to lust after, objectify, and exploit pre-pubescent and underage girls in Trump’s America.

A caricature of Trump’s Epstein drawing next to pieces of Lady Liberty

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · Sep 7

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm in there somewhere...

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 6

The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:

Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · Sep 5

We’re looking for a developer-journalist to join @propublica.org’s News Applications team. You would write code, analyze data, build interactives — all in the service of public interest journalism.

Check it out: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

News Applications Developer

Remote, United States

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Sep 4

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · Aug 28

In the face of threats to basic medical facts, women voting, kids using the bathroom (or just being at school) safely, and other horrible things going on, this is relatively minor. But the relentless pace of loss just numbs my soul sometimes.

Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · Aug 28

Counting the days until Etsy gets shuttered. Most of the things I see there are individuals shipping from overseas to the US. I just had my recent order for a Kobo e-reader case from Lithuania cancelled. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Why countries are suspending postal service to the US

The ‘de minimis’ exemption allowed packages worth less than $800 to enter the US duty-free

www.independent.co.uk

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · Aug 25

Thanks for posting. This wasn’t on my radar and I’ve been missing the creative-artistic-tech intersection from Eyeo.

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · Aug 25

I’ve missed the Eyeo Festival, but I might have a new must-go.

infoplusconf.bsky.social @infoplusconf.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢 Early bird registration for Info+ 2025 is now open!

Check out the list of accepted talks and start planning your conference experience:
informationplusconference.com/2025/program...

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · Aug 24

Can we talk about that headline? If it’s true, you don’t need “Democrats say.” If it’s untrue, don’t put it in a headline. Either way, you’re fucking reporters. Find out what’s true, and write that.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Aug 23

Pam Bondi coverup www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Almost all the Epstein files given to Congress were already public, Democrats say

Republicans say the Justice Department will hand over more files.

www.miamiherald.com

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · Aug 20

"You can always tell ambitious women by the shape of our heads — they’re flat on top from being patted patronizingly."

🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/b...

Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Aug 12

You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

www.nytimes.com

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · Aug 11

“This kind of dual respiration may have evaded detection until now because it was considered impossible.”

When you assume, nature makes an ass out of you.

www.quantamagazine.org/the-cells-th...

The Cells That Breathe Two Ways | Quanta Magazine

In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Jeff Pettiross @pettiross.com · Aug 5

Looking for another reason to go local with your morning coffee stop? Starbucks has caved on DEI. Follow the link for a dozen companies that have stepped up support despite pressure from the Trump administration.

Spending Spotlight @spendingspotlight.org · Jul 30

Many companies quickly and cynically abandoned their stated principles and values immediately upon facing pressure from the Trump world.

Here are 20 of the worst offenders that canceled or rolled back their efforts at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI): spendingspotlight.org/the-spot/pos...

A graphic of different cartoon-colored hands reaching out towards the center, where a NO symbol covers the letters DEI. Text reads: 20 companies that abandoned their ethics.

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