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Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 1h

Of course once you decide to walk away, maybe don't come marching back three times. Even the young black dude waiting for the bus is all

a woman says i don 't know her on a tv show

Alt: Maria Cary being interviewed at a party saying "I don't know her."

media.tenor.com

Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 2h

Damn Tacoma police, the man says he's God, let him grace the bus stop!

And these fuckers think they're getting raptured smh

Tacoma police trying to get a black man to leave a public bus stop

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Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 5h

It may be because I'm 63, but this is the first I'm hearing about this. Like the Internet Archive? I'll google it so you don't have to deal with my slow ass, lol.

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Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 5h

I didn't want to subscribe to read it, so thanks for the insight.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 14h

I wish "antifa" had not gained such widespread usage. If we just said "anti-fascist," then it would be immediately clear to anyone what the opposite of that is.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 10h

BOOKS ARE GOOD GO GET BOOKS I maybe wrote some and a bunch are creepy —

Staircase in the Woods! The Book of Accidents! Black River Orchard!

— so get some boooooks

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 12h

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 11h

A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that prompted prosecutors to abruptly drop the case.

Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict

A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that…

trib.al

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8h

I've made dear and genuine friends and had real business opportunities from hanging out on social media, and just this year a short story I once posted on Twitter became an episode of Love Death + Robots, so yeah, lots of great stuff from social media. Thanks, y'all.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 21h

war, war never changes.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 23h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 1d

The reviews are in, and the haters be hatin'!

A comment on an article about my new book that reads "Communists rewriting Korean history culture and tradition to prove Korea is communist? Like when they tried to convince the world Jesus is communist?" I replied "bro, what?"

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

as a kid growing up right-wing i regularly heard people express their desire for "a government so small I can drown it in the bathtub". imagine my surprise growing up to realize i was the only one who actually believed that.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

if you've ever found value in the work of any anti-fascist writer or researcher today, you owe something to Leonard Zeskind. he was absolutely foundational.

Devin Burghart @dburghart.bsky.social · 1d

For nearly half a century, Leonard Zeskind risked life and limb to expose the danger of white nationalism and stem the far-right’s march from the margins to the mainstream.

Join us on Nov. 9 to share your memories and celebrate his life.

Register today.

actionnetwork.org/events/leona...

Leonard Zeskind Celebration of Life, Sunday, November 9 – 2:00 to 4:00 pm

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.

On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...

Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something

On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.

www.the-reframe.com

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Pot Shop Boo @potshopboy.bsky.social · 2d

My dad found out his Navy pension is being cut by several hundred dollars a month. He already only gets just over $1000 a month to live on. He was also informed he'll have to start paying on the prescriptions he gets from the VA. I'm unsure of how he's going to survive.

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Ashlyn @pazifer.bsky.social · 12d

My dog must think he's the BEST guard dog. Trucks come to the house all the time, he barks and solely for that reason the truck people drop what's in their hands. Then they drive away, he did it

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 1d

My intention was to keep this thing simple, since I'm doing it on my own (with the help of @glennf.com). But if we hit $100K, that's gonna need some bonus stickers as a thank you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow

Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.

www.kickstarter.com

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 1d

Today's BA newsletter: NASA is trying to save its premier gamma-ray burst observatory which is in a dangerously decaying orbit, and astronomers find gaseous methane on Makemake, a small world past Neptune!

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/private-sp...

[Premium subbies only today]

🔭🧪

Private space company may save Swift, Is Makemake geologically active?

Katalyst Space looks to boost Swift, and methane gas has been found on a distant icy body

badastronomy.beehiiv.com

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Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 1d

a man says you and me both in front of a poster

Alt: a man says you and me both in front of a poster

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Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 1d

Halle Berry's suit was orange, but with a belt, and was definitely an homage.

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 1d

YES. This exactly. Bless you, The Oatmeal. Bless you, and bless Butt Rat, and bless the feeling of paint dripping in the artist's eyes. And fuck AI.

The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, I deliver for Amazon, so more orders=more work available for me.

But independent bookstores kick all types of ass, so for those of you who prefer to shop elsewhere, check this out:

Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 1d

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!

#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 2d

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Shirley Will @shirley-will.bsky.social · 2d

I love Doja Cat, but when I saw her walk out on SNL with all her lingerie on the outside, my immediate thought was "Oh, we've rediscovered Maddona's 'Like a Virgin' era."

No hate, fashion is cyclical. I'm just old, lol.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 2d

There are 12 guys like this in every club in Delhi and you need to cover your drink every time you talk to one of them

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 2d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 2d

Surprise sundog today in some feathery cirrus. Been a while since I've seen one.

$A cotton candy like feathery cloud is strewn across a blue sky. A spot on it is brighter and lit with rainbow colors from sunlight refracted through ice crystals.$

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