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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 8h

then fucking kill it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 11h

oh, hey, chuck woke up. kinda? let's hope it fucking lasts.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 13h

Idc what you call it. You just better put the damn thing away and not leave it in a random parking space

My name’s not Dray @neauxladre.bsky.social · 14h

Idk who needs to hear this but it’s a basket, not a cart!

Idc idc idc!!

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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 12h

Same, but it’s almost always seemingly able bodied young/middle aged people (I know we can’t tell by looking, but most of them are likely what they seem) who leave them out and I get annoyed so fucking annoyed.

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Deaderick M 👻🎃 @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 15h

If you can’t be bothered to stand up for bodily autonomy, freedom of expression and healthcare for all, then I truly don’t know what you’re actually *for*

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 16h

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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Wilde commie @wilde-comi.bsky.social · 15h

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 14h

Yesterday the Supreme Court saw arguments for reversing bans on conversion therapy. @veraeikon.bsky.social brings us the real statistics of this deeply harmful practice.

The Unscientific Nonsense of Conversion Therapy — Assigned

Conversion therapy is not only ineffective at its purported goal, but also only serves to amplify psychological distress.

www.assignedmedia.org

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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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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 1d

My transgender bathroom agenda is giving Gavin Newsom the biggest swirly of his life.

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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 1d

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER: funny, smart, way too real; want to see it again

BONE LAKE: exactly what I expected, in the best way

SMASHING MACHINE: zero stakes; so boring. I cannot believe this movie is getting better reviews than ANEMONE

ANEMONE: weird, imperfect, absolutely fantastic

Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 15d

then saw DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (fantastic, definitely not going to be the last one), THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (sucked), and then last night my buddy & I saw DEAD OF WINTER in one of those AMC Screen Unseen specials.

DEAD OF WINTER is so good, y'all. Emma Thompson & Judy Greer are both 🔥

Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 15d

Still haven't entirely recovered from THE LONG WALK. Since then, I saw:

THE SOUND OF MUSIC (for the 60th anniversary)--still holds up. Nothing hotter than Christopher Plummer ripping that Na*i flag in half.

SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES--almost as good as the original

[to be continued]

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 1d

In other words, it doesn't particularly matter whether she knows how to do the boring work of running a TV news network. Her role will be to pick her issues (like, say, Israel) and enforce ideological conformity, with everyone understanding she reports directly to the top.

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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 1d

what the fuck

Nick @boylan.xyz · 1d

Supreme Court poised to rule that religious beliefs allow for child abuse over the states interest in preventing child abuse.

Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 1d

NYT: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

anyway god speed to the good folks at cbs news who will now be taking editorial direction from this genius bsky.app/profile/oliv...

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder from your resident high school lubrarian: if you plan to do a Banned Books Week display and programming, prioritize living marginalized authors. Use this time to help those who need it the most.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 2d

Ryan Murphy shoving Christine Jorgensen in this fucking thing so she can tell Ed Gein he's autogynephellic, a debunked theory popular in conversion therapy circles, is frankly fucking bizarre and disgusting.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

related, when the president is invading our own country, waging war on our own people, i don't wanna see dems give the GOP shit they ask for, don't wanna hear shit bout 'we hope our friends across the aisle will work with us on bipartisan solutions to the problems they cause' i don't want none of it

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

AND Caitlyn Clark stood with Napheesa Collier. I love how 2/3 of these conversations are centered in Indiana, a state that still culturally insists no Black child can be truly oppressed when they have the opportunity to excel at sports.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

Everybody wants to keep “race out of sports” then Kyren Lacy is exonerated and Dan Dakich gets extra racist after Mark Sanchez gets stabbed in downtown Indy, and I don’t know ANYTHING about sports, but it seems like pretending racism isn’t a problem isn’t solving the problem.

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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 3d

Ketamine

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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 3d

Why would a man do that when we treat rapists better than we treat trans women?

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Silas Hansen @silashansen.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not complicated.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been repulsive how The NY Times has been fearmongering around Mamdani, but to then take the extra step to smear Portland as a means of doing it while that city is facing a fascist invasion is another thing entirely.

I hope people are starting to see it’s the capitalists versus the rest of us.

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 3d

"'Is it my week?' my Sensible Fall Jacket will ask. 'Has it finally come?' 'It has, old friend,' I’ll say. 'What would you like to do with your one wild and precious week of Actual Fall?'" (via @mcsweeneys.net)

What I’ll Do with the One Week I Can Wear My Sensible Fall Jacket

When the Hunter’s Moon approaches… When the flowers begin to wilt with chill… When the coffee shops begin unveiling new and exciting lattes… That’s...

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