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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 1d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 7h

Hey lovelies: here's part 2 of my @crikey.com.au series on Meta's massive new effort to wildly worsen their climate damage but mask that by lobbying to change the way emissions are measured.

IT IS EXTREMELY SNEAKY

Inside Meta's fight to change climate reality... all so it can frantically expand a risky AI program

Everyone is ignoring the science on what Meta’s generative AI investment really costs, even though there's no evidence of a single, significant societal benefit.

www.crikey.com.au

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 11h

Bloödcheëp shirt preorder! Want a metal-style shirt with a terrifying bald cardinal? Preorder here:
topatoco.com/collections/...

Blöödchëëp Shirt

Blöödchëëp Shirt - merch by Rosemary Mosco and Bird and Moon at TopatoCo!

topatoco.com

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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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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 18h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for 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.

buff.ly

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 1d

Daily bunny no.3101 flying by night

A bunny catches a flight by holding both legs of a bat, who is flying across a starry night sky. Another bat follows closely behind them, and they are currently going over a small body of water.

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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 1d

USAF F-16 and a P-51 break during the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #P51 #F16 #viperdemo

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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 1d

The cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities go far deeper than any of these agencies - almost 70% of 179 people were terminated, despite no change to the agency's budget.

There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

How much smaller the federal workforce is now vs. a year ago
Ed Dept 42%
OPM 33%
HUD 31%
Treasury 29%
Defense (civilian jobs) 22%
Small Biz Admin 21%
Energy 20%
Interior 15%
HHS 14%
SSA 11%
EPA 10%
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Much Smaller Is the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue.

The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.

www.nytimes.com

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Don't you dare, 2025

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 1d

I love biology. The world is so weird! It’s amazing!

Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 1d

Finally—and this is super cool!—saltbush, like many plants, are dioecious, so they have separate male and female plants. Except the four-winged saltbush is TRIOECIOUS. It has separate male and female plants but in response to environmental cues, the plants will just up and switch sex.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 1d

I am glad you are home safe and have slept!

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tama @tama00001234.bsky.social · 1d

商人の街(2024.4)

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Sue @cameratrapsue.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of Raven activity this afternoon, made for some nice flight path trails.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 1d

Okay britpol is none of my business but this attitude fills me with incandescent rage

Rachel Reeves’ words about environmental delays to a housing development: “ She described the planning blockage as being due to "some snails on the site that are a protected species or something", adding:
"They are microscopic snails that you cannot even see, and they haven't been able to build there." The chancellor appeared to be referring to the little whirlpool ramshorn snail, which is 5mm in diameter, and one of the rarest creatures in Britain. It is an indicator of clean rivers and ponds…”

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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

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LadyDEADtera32 🍁😷🌈💀 @ladylettera32.bsky.social · 2d

Alt text: a drawing of a knight, heroically putting one foot in front of the other despite the many arrows that pierce him. The text, featuring an illuminated manuscript style font, says "Make it through. Make them pay"

BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 2d

MONDAY.
SPITE AS FUEL.

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VeryBerry🐰🎨 @veryberry24.bsky.social · 1d

🐰うさぎさんのHalloween🎃

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 1d

Fifth of #fatbatweek is the Spotted Bat Euderma maculatum with a fried chicken burger. Shout out to all the US bat rehabilitators, researchers and educators @azbatrescue.bsky.social @albertabats.bsky.social @batgirlsusan.bsky.social @batconreslab.bsky.social @batcon.org

A brown and white blotched bat with big long ears perched atop a lustrous and crispy looking burger with a hint of spanish onion, cheese, fried chicken, tomato, and lettuce.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 2d

Well, I’m glad it wasn’t rodenticide, but ick 😅

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 2d

Daily bunny no.3100 is just a branch away

A bunny sits on the branch of a tree at night, sipping tea and looking at the full moon. On the moon, another small bunny is visible, also drinking tea while looking back at the bunny on the tree branch

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 2d

I’m excited! Son and I need to finish our current book quick so I can start reading this one to him 😁

Kwame Mbalia @kwamembalia.bsky.social · 2d

One more day.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry, but for budget reasons, your chariot to the afterlife is scheduled to be pulled by a chicken.

Small votive dedication to Hades showing a man in a chariot and, sorry, a chicken. With greek inscription.

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Jason @mynwexperience.bsky.social · 2d

Invoking the Insurrection Act for something that doesn’t exist should be grounds for removing him from office if the federal government was functioning. But it’s not, so it’ll make Portland ground zero. Will Oregon stand its ground? Or will it roll over?

FOX 12 Oregon @fox12oregon.bsky.social · 2d

Trump says he won't rule out using Insurrection Act in Portland

Latest updates: Portland city lawyer says federal officers used excessive force on protesters

President Donald Trump announced over a week ago that he would send National Guard members to Portland.

www.kptv.com

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 2d

A Great Blue Heron shot with my 135mm lens and my 600mm lens. My 600mm is my main lens (and I prefer the 600mm shot between the two), but the 135mm lens has excellent sharpness and buttery smooth backgrounds.

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