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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 1h

I have a feeling there is someone who has s story that I have been waiting to read, that we readers need for this very moment.

#BookSky #Lit #BlackSky

Maurice Ruffin @mauricenow.bsky.social · 2h

Coming soon!

mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/free-writi...

Free Writing Craft Session

This Friday

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Maurice Ruffin @mauricenow.bsky.social · 2h

Coming soon!

mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/free-writi...

Free Writing Craft Session

This Friday

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Dr Alex Bowyer @alexbfree.bsky.social · 2h

Bit of a disturbing trend, I really hope it's not a canary in the coal mine for other countries, God help the world if so - was kind of hoping the younger generation would be the ones to save us from the rise of the far right #politics

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In Spain, what once seemed impossible is now widespread: the young are turning to the far right | María Ramírez

Migration is barely mentioned – instead, failed policies on housing, wages and employment are driving young voters into the arms of Vox, says María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of elDiario.es

www.theguardian.com

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 1h

A rurn to the far right seems impossible if one ignores history.

(blinking n Morse Code from the U.S.)

Apropos of nothing, highly recommend "Pan's Labyrinth".

#LearningSpanish

Dr Alex Bowyer @alexbfree.bsky.social · 2h

Bit of a disturbing trend, I really hope it's not a canary in the coal mine for other countries, God help the world if so - was kind of hoping the younger generation would be the ones to save us from the rise of the far right #politics

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In Spain, what once seemed impossible is now widespread: the young are turning to the far right | María Ramírez

Migration is barely mentioned – instead, failed policies on housing, wages and employment are driving young voters into the arms of Vox, says María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of elDiario.es

www.theguardian.com

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks to @wokestudies.bsky.social for sharing original source.

"UK Tory Party Conference: Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch declares war on English degrees."
- via @wokestudies.bsky.social

#literature #language #English #HigherEd #University

Booooo to this lady.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English

The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

inews.co.uk

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Dr Luke Buckmaster @lukebuckmaster.bsky.social · 9h

The “school of hard knocks” drama must deliver students in need of help; a more interesting question is what to do with the teachers. Me on Netflix's excellent new film Steve

Netflix drama Steve breathes new life into the ‘school of hard knocks’ genre

Cillian Murphy burns slow and bright in Steve, a bruising but cathartic portrait of care, chaos, and collapse inside an English reform school—now streaming on Netflix.

www.flicks.com.au

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 2h

I need to ho back over there. I created account there on same day I finally took an invite code that was offered.

From day one, they had more privacy features. But the search was even worse than the one here was.

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Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 3h

This reminds me of the fragments in the archives I have encountered of slaveowners, overseers, and colonial officials working themselves into paranoia and panic about colonized and/or enslaved people playing music or dancing.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 2h

Caveat:
*some* people hate culture and it's really a disdain for particular aspects of culture and for critical thinking.

And why do some people share screenshots with no alt-text and no link to where the information came from?

It's giving very low effort, which, sadly, is often rewarded here.

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 3h

🌟 Don't miss CAREERS & RESEARCH Day on Oct 15! Hear highlights from Dr. Lauryn Alexander, Dr. Shanna Ashley, and Dr. Corey Reynolds. Secure your spot now by pre-registering: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. Show your support by donating here: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (links in bio) #BlackInMicro #BiM2025

Black in Microbiology Week 2025 Panel: Navigating Careers in Microbiology – Careers & Research. Event time: 2–3 PM EST, Oct. 15, 2025. Speakers: Lauryn Alexander, PhD (Law Student, West Virginia University), Shanna Ashley, PhD (Medical Science Liaison, AbbVie), and Corey Reynolds, PhD (Regional Medical Scientific Director, Merck).

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 3h

She is a disgrace.

alt-text for quoted post -

a screenshot from who knows where, from who knows when says:

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English.

The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 6h

UK Tory Party Conference: Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch declares war on English degrees.
#literature #language #English #HigherEd #University

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 6h

No, Adobe Acrobat, I do not want your AI tool to summarise my own novel. Yes, I know it 'appears' to be a long document. I promise I can handle it. Go back to the depths from which you came.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 3h

In a city.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 4h

Exactly.

Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 4h

That's a busy street, with restaurants, shops, and schools and daycares nearby.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 4h

How about the fact that the T passes there, people walk, and there are plenty of places that people take kids for classes, like that Russian School for math, next to to the Greek bakery...

Brookline police being Brookline police with their nothing to see here, folks.

And Harvard is no better.

Harvard Law School Professor Arrested Following Shooting Incident - Above the Law

He's been put on administrative leave as the school investigates.

abovethelaw.com

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 5h

That's a busy street, with restaurants, shops, and schools and daycares nearby.

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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 5h

You can still purchase tickets to attend The World Transformed in Manchester, 9-12 October, at the link below!

The World Transformed

In the face of Israel’s relentless genocide against Palestinians, the rise of the far-right in Britain and beyond, and the Labour government’s agenda of economic austerity and repression of protest, the left urgently needs a shared plan to resist and win.

theworldtransformed.org

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C. McGuinn Freeman @cmf406.bsky.social · 20h

I have a girlfriend who quit teaching high school over this exact issue. They forbade her from teaching whole books. It was all workshops and surveilled exercises on a computer system. This was maybe 10 years ago? Hasn't gotten better.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20h

You want to know what a couple of decades of standardized testing has done to literacy rates?

Look around, friends.

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Trica Keaton @trica.bsky.social · 15h

www.liberation.fr/culture/a-ly...

A Lyon, trois artistes de la Biennale de la danse victimes d’une violente agression raciste

Injuriés et frappés devant un bar de la Croix-Rousse vendredi, la chanteuse et chorégraphe Dorothée Munyaneza, le musicien Ben LaMar Gay et le poète Julian Knxx ont déposé plainte. Ils ont tenu à reve...

www.liberation.fr

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · May 19

Deadloch is a hoot. Fisk, too.

Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · May 19

much of it is really bad. and then there's Deadloch 😄

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 16h

Dolly, we are rooting, praying, and lighting candles for you. We can't lose her.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 16h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15h

Send @rude1.blacksky.team and team your $$$$ because they are problem solving.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 16h

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 14h

Rudy the architect if Blacksky going public with his plans in this thread. He’s always wanted Blacksky to be independent, but organic growth takes time, money and vision. Thankfully he has all three

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 16h

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 16h

Please please please get your mammogram!!!

Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Apr 21

Late-stage breast cancer is rising, especially among Black women:

Black women experience advanced diagnoses 55% more often than white women.
And higher mortality.

abcnews.go.com/Health/late-...

Late-stage breast cancer is rising, especially among Black women: Study

Black women experience advanced diagnoses 55% more often than white women and are more likely to die from the disease, the study found.

abcnews.go.com

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 16h

"As Soledad hovered near death, she had entered a hidden medical netherworld, one where the failures of our healthcare system meet the cruelties of our immigration system." www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

When Hospitals Act Like ICE - Type Investigations

www.typeinvestigations.org

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