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blue @salivationarmy.blacksky.app · 6h

an email i've gotten from a professor:
"no one's ever asked me for a one hour extension before! go right ahead"
i had a quiz and a paper due at the exact same time and it's still fuck AI

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 10h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
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It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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blue @salivationarmy.blacksky.app · 6h

don't be mad at Dolly's sister y'all
someone that age w kidney stones is for sure in a call 911 level of pain, she might have thought the upper room was calling fr

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20h

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 19h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Arlan Skellington (scary) 🦇 @thehell.zone · 19h

I am old enough to remember when the republicans complained that Maroon 5 was going to cause a moral ruckus, because that lead singer guy has tattoos

Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 20h

imagine if we just ignored conservatives' complaints about the Super Bowl every year. they always do this!

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#ProtectJhordin ❤️ @xchemoni.blacksky.app · 19h

This young Black person lives in a home where they are at risk DAILY of being threatened of sexual abuse by their OWN sibling.

Please understand that this is a serious EMERGENCY than needs to be supported RIGHT NOW. #ProtectJhordin

#ProtectJhordin ❤️ @xchemoni.blacksky.app · 6d

Help free Jhordin of the familial abuse they've been facing for years.

14% of progress has been made so far. Please contribute:

• gfm: gofund.me/8fc4a39f
• ca: cash.app/$discobops
• pp: paypal.me/br4tzcore
• vm: venmo.com/urdream333

Repeated text that reads "help Jhordin escape abuse" with a cutout image of Marlene Clark smelling a rose from the movie Ganja & Hess in front of the text, a black line border, and a white background.

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 2d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

there is no need to take tactical social movement advice from former fbi agents posting on social media

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blue @salivationarmy.blacksky.app · 1d

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junny🌸 @seafemme.bsky.social · 4d

today 🕊️❤️

jared 💎 @iared-b.bsky.social · 19d

we’re having two memorial gatherings on zoom for people who want to join and honor the life of @cupofteej.bsky.social

Sunday, 10/5 at 8pm EST
Sunday, 10/12 at 8pm EST

meeting ID: 771 9655 6515
password: FionaApple

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 4d

This exchange is a perfect example of why you can't reform the Democrats. They can't admit they were wrong. Ever. They will always blame the very people who predicted that the situation they're currently upset about will happen. They're not interested in fixing anything.

Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 4d

The whole empty, centrist Dem scam is collapsing in real time.

This is a leg sweep, followed by a quick boxing of Schatz’s ears. These hacks need to go away. They are killing us in so many ways.

An exchange from Twitter where Brian Schatz is bemoaning ICE and Adam Johnson points out Schatz voted to double their budget just last year.

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🇭🇹 @pjdmusic.bsky.social · 7d

hey y’all.

i’ve fallen behind on rent ($750) for september and october.

i could also use some uplifting with bills and other expenses. as i continue to seek financial stability, please share this for visibility.

CA: $jpat10
PP: jdp5
VM: @ / patjdee

thank you. 🙏🏾

Time-Sensitive:
Community member in need of financial support to catch up on rent, food, bills help stabilize while affected by unemployment, disability caused by long covid, medical maltreatment, and antiblackness!
Goal: $1500
CA: $jpat10
PP: jdp5
VM: @ / patjdee

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 4d

when it comes to neighborhoods there are many non-digital ways to help each other. without needing permission from billionaires or the feds

Whistles!

In Little Village, Residents Are Blowing Actual Whistles To Warn Neighbors About ICE

Residents have equipped themselves with bright orange whistles amid ramped-up ICE arrests. "People could hear that noise, and if they don’t have legal status, go the other way," one immigrant advocate...

blockclubchicago.org

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SR🐔 @migrainesallday.bsky.social · 12d

Some days I still don’t know what to do with all this grief without you here
💔🥺🐰🫶🏽
creakyjoints.org/living-with-...

#ForTinu

A Tribute #ForTinu: Honoring Her Legacy

Honoring Tinu Abayomi-Paul: a tribute to her fierce advocacy, unwavering compassion, and impact on the chronic illness community.

creakyjoints.org

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🎃🚨SEE PINNED🚨PROTECT JHORDIN🚨🎃 @blackapostate.blacksky.app · 3d

never seen so many not all/my family is mixed posts in my life. it's not 2013 twitter

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Arif "Felonious Munk" Shahid @feloniousmunk.blacksky.app · 3d

I never get blocked as much as on the days i point out the every single thing that is happening now is something that multiple people from multiple spheres of life/influence said would happen. People's refusal to ask themselves "why didn't i believe them?" is preventing progress.

Blac Eve @eveshabazz.bsky.social · 3d

The police funding discussion was laughed at… “what do you mean DEFUND the police?”.

Funding levels have skyrocketed to support the activities we see right now.

Now it’s “…but nobody knew it would be this bad…”

Yeah, WE knew!

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Cynthia Rose @stillcham.blacksky.app · 4d

America has historically served as a model for so much oppression abroad.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice

Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration The Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands. The party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed “removals force” will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 4d

It’s easy to say that this is the last desperate hurrah of a dying party, but can we be clear: Trump’s ICE agents are literally kidnapping people, detaining them without due process in concentration camps (yes, this is the right term) and 1000s have disappeared. These are fascist practices.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice

Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration The Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands. The party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed “removals force” will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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blue @salivationarmy.blacksky.app · 4d

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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 6d

Oracle executive pushed to 'embed love for Israel' in US culture as #TikTok sale advances www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251002-ora...

Previously unreported Safra Catz email from 2015 responsiblestatecraft.org/oracle-tikto...

#socialmedia #censorship #GazaGenocide #techpolicy

As Israel intensifies its efforts to dominate online narratives amid global outrage over its genocide in Gaza, newly surfaced communications suggest that senior figures behind the $14 billion purchase of TikTok are motivated not only by concerns over Chinese influence, but by a desire to embed pro-Israel messaging into US culture.

A previously unreported 2015 email from Oracle CEO Safra Catz, uncovered by Responsible Statecraft, reveals an explicit commitment to shaping US public opinion in favour of Israel. Writing to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Catz stressed the importance of reaching young Americans before they arrive at university, where support for Palestine has grown dramatically.

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 4d

A woman was shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents Saturday on Chicago’s South Side, marking the second shooting since President Trump’s administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month.

Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities in Brighton Park

Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting officers to open fire, DHS said.

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👻 ＧᕼＯᔕＴᗩＶO 🎃 @gusgusortiz01.bsky.social · 4d

ICE just shot a woman in Chicago because she helps warn people about ICE invading neighborhoods.

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Jay @truemoodpro.bsky.social · 4d

People feel obligated to your time and work (for free) but will tear you to shreds if it’s not to their liking, if there’s any human errors, if it takes too long, if they misinterpret it, etc. might as well get paid for it and weed out the “you’re making bean soup? I hate beans!!” People

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The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 4d

I've had people be so mean to me online I threw up from crying too hard. LOL "why won't artists do this nice thing anymore??" Cause you punish us!! You punish us!!!

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 5d

Mocked up antifa membership card that says 100% legit membership confirmed by totally real committee this is not a hoax totally real

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