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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 2h

It's great that they are only leaving behind erosion but it is really messing with my surfing time 😭

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 10h

Was there a memo to all Atlantic tropical cyclones this year or something where they were all told to avoid the US

National Hurricane Center map of the Atlantic showing Tropical Storm Jerry to the east of the lesser Antilles with a projected path skirting the islands to the north before swinging further north and then east out to sea

Map of the Atlantic showing all tropical cyclone paths for 2025, with most of them following the same general path where they appear scared to come anywhere near the US

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 7h

I, however,
Have such meagre power,

Clutching at a
Moment,

While you control
An hour.

But your hour is
A stone.

My moment is
A flower.

-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.

I have done so little
For you.
And you have do little
For me.
That we have good reason
Never to agree.

I, however,
Have such meagre power,
Clutching at a
Moment,
While you control
An hour.
But your hour is
A stone.
My moment is
A flower.
-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 9h

She's not anonymous (can't speak to her salary).

Her name is Camille Zapata

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

As the Trump administration dramatically reshapes the U.S. public education system, ProPublica’s reporters are investigating how these changes affect people across the country.

Help us track developments at schools and colleges in your area 👇

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 2h

That's a really wonderful way to celebrate and also grow 🥹🥹

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 8h

It's MacArthur day! It's MacArthur day!

I have a little ritual where, every announcement day, I watch the video, read the Fellows' bios, and ask myself how I'm being creative in my own work. Just a nice push to think outside the box.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ3K...

Meet the 2025 MacArthur Fellows

YouTube video by macfound

m.youtube.com

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 8h

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 10h

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 2h

😂😂

Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 8h

we are not tmz and cannot pay for information but we can possibly tune up your bike.

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Sam that was @sambrambling.bsky.social · 7h

When folks start leaving the armed forces and coming home, it is strategically and humanely critical that we surround them with loving community.

I'm really hoping the peace churches will start taking a lead on this again.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson said earlier today the House won't hold a standalone vote to protect military pay amid the shutdown, calling it a "show vote."

“It is insane not to pay our troops,” says Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.). “Some are in high-risk missions. You want them thinking about whether they can get paid?”

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 8h

“But she doesn’t tell us what to DO about it 😭😭😭!”

Do something.
Do something with other people.
Do it again.

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 12h

Great piece as always from @himself.bsky.social, on authoritarianism as a competitive instance of the coordination problem.

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

www.nytimes.com

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 3h

Yay! Also wow cool!

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 3h

🫶🏻

Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 5h

After Hurricane Helene, we promised ourselves that we wouldn't go through another disaster without a battery backup for our rooftop solar. Thanks to the folks at Footprint Project, we're on track to install 20kWh of battery capacity for our building this month! 🌞

So now want to pay it forward… 1/

An aerial photo of Firestorm Books, a big green building on Haywood Road, shows that the flat roof is covered in solar panels.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 3h

Turns out when @hypervisible.blacksky.app called OpenAI a "social arsonist" last week, he had no idea just how accurate that was.

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 3h

Can NC get back the salaries of BOG members who made this happen also

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 4h

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 3h

y i k e s

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 4h

From one UNC defensive assistant: "What we've done to these kids is fucked up."

SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 15h

From 2018 but no doubt still the same sitch. Blissfully prime-less 🥰🥰

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 15h

I mean the cutaways are not essential but YES communicate about what's at stake

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 1d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 1d

This is good but the second post in this series makes it outstanding

Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 1d

A gentleman with a "Dump Here 61" shirt caught the Raleigh home run (on a bounce.)

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

“They’d never know that I was dreaming of becoming a professional ballet dancer. No one would think, Some day she’s going to make it into New York City Ballet,” says Ash.

dancemagazine.com/aesha-ash-ba...

Why Aesha Ash is Wandering Around Inner City Rochester in a Tutu

Growing up in inner city Rochester, NY, Aesha Ash was just one of the neighborhood kids. She'd imagine people driving by, judging her by her black skin.

dancemagazine.com

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

"Ballerina Aesha Ash wandering around inner city Rochester breaking the stereotypes about women of color and to inspire young kids."

its a picture of a ballerina teaching future young ballerinas!!!

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 2d

I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS

"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."

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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Can y’all imagine the gold being left on the cutting room floor here?

Report: UNC scraps plans for Hulu documentary

UNC has scrapped plans for a documentary series with Hulu, according to a report from Inside Carolina, after the team's 2-3 start on the season.

www.espn.com

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 1d

He was done dirty by his employer (last century!). He's kept track of all the subject heading changes he's suggested and how long it took LOC to implement them. An unnamed person at LOC once said "Sandy Berman is a major pain in the ass."
sanfordberman.org/cityp/ber1t....

City Pages: Sandy Berman's Last Stand

When the head cataloger checked out this past spring, the Hennepin County Library was anything but quiet

sanfordberman.org

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 1d

Sanford fucking Berman, heck yeah

jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 1d

On this day where librarians consider the closing of Baker & Taylor, I would like to remind you that Sandy Berman still walks this earth and today is his birthday.

www.sanfordberman.org

Welcome to the Sanford Berman website devoted to the work of librarian Sanford Berman who created an innovative, radical and inclusive catalog which used terms we use when looking for information instead of the 19th century language of the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Berman worked for the Hennepin County library from 1973 until 1999. Sandy continues to create subject headings and works for political and social justice.

www.sanfordberman.org

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 1d

I can draw the back of the 1990s Publix Rice Krispies or raisin bran (the one with the tree cores) from memory, I looked at it every day at breakfast just for something to read!!

Butlerian Jihadist of House Slytherin @shimminykricket.bsky.social · 1d

I learned how to read well because I was doing it all the time. A Goosebumps book and an encyclopedia volume hated to see me coming. I dont even know how you develop proper reading skills if you only read books at school.

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