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Brandon Williams @stupidartpunk.bsky.social · 6h

This movie is so solid and the storyboards are incredible! Highly recommend “reading” it after a viewing.

Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 8h

The dance floor sequence from Blood: The Last Vampire (2000), dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Production I.G

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JJ DeBenedictis @jjdebenedictis.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah, so, my city put in separated bike lanes in my EXTREMELY traffic-busy area.

Those lanes are AMAZING. You feel super-safe riding in them even during rush hour. They're heavily-used in summer by everyone. They're heavily-used all year by food-delivery folks. YES, if you build it, they will come.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21h

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 14h

🗨️ "The truth is that experience isn’t free...It costs more than anyone with a financial safety net will ever understand."

Read about the problems with the prominence of unpaid work in creative careers ⤵️

Unpaid work is killing class diversity in the creative industries - The Sutton Trust

Our alum, Bethany, discusses the prominence of unpaid work in the creative professions.

www.suttontrust.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

And we've already seen the transformative impacts of eliminating the fare when we won and implemented a historic fare free bus pilot on one line in each borough.

Ridership went up. Assaults on operators went down. And people saved money.

A Year Without Fares: Lessons From New York’s Free Bus Pilot

Albany must embrace transformational change to bring NYC transit back on track and be ready for the challenges of tomorrow.

www.thenation.com

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 18h

This is the solution to “prime day.” Nothing for Bezos. Support your local bookstores while buying online!

Buy Preeti’s books! And mine!

Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 18h

SO bookshop.org is doing free shipping and you should buy some of my books from bookshop.org <3

bookshop.org/beta-search?...

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 16h

"Unsilencing Gratia is a TTRPG book designed to be an easy introduction to collaborative storytelling, usable in a classroom setting."

digthisbird.itch.io/unsilencing-...

Unsilencing Gratia by digthisbird

A TTRPG designed for new TTRPG players without a GM. Designed specifically for ELA classrooms, but useable anywhere!

digthisbird.itch.io

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 18h

"Niccolo", the 2nd 2025 graduation short film from french Gobelins school, is online.
Directed by Clémentine Di Prizio, David Florian, Axelle Granet, Sirui Liu, Hugo Michalet & Njolai Pachomius.
Full film >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=O515...

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Teresa M @teresasm.bsky.social · 16h

I did it even before I moved here.

But I struggled with queueing and now I'm decent at it.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a matter of risk management. The tear gas will be annoying but eye damage could be permanent. See:

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Gustav Klimt @klimtgustav.bsky.social · 16h

Kneeling Girl
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/1039021

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Anonymous Gift

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 18h

Just openly cheering the destruction of any representation of gay people in public space. They think their power is totally unrestricted, and the entire country will support them rolling back society to the 1950s, or maybe the 1850s

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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 20h

Installed Blender 5.0, scatter on surface is now a built-in node ❤️

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 18h

We have a clay-plastered straw bale wall with insufficient splash zone and inadequate roof overhang on campus as an architectural test object for >15 years.
While this is quite interesting initially to learn what works and what doesn't, it is not particularly smart the rest of the time. Read books!

Darker spots on the footing indicate wet parts from rain splash. In Summer this is unproblematic but in winter freeze thaw cycles it's going to cause cracks and failing plaster.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 18h

Fun fact is that the straw bales under the plaster are still in good condition.

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OctoStudio @octostudioapp.bsky.social · 19h

#EUCodeWeek is almost here! 🎊 Visit our Learn page to explore free, beginner-friendly creative coding activities — from Create a Creature, Explore Your World and more. 👉 https://octostudio.org/support/learning-resources/learning-resources-for-octostudio

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

You know what I’m prime for? Supporting independent bookstores over billionaires this week (and always) 💜

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 18h

I just… jfc why don't these companies and politicians listen?

👻 Autumn Nash 🎃 @withenoughcoffee.com · 19h

At first the Discord hack didn’t seem that bad because it was initially the third party help desk.

But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.

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👻 Autumn Nash 🎃 @withenoughcoffee.com · 19h

At first the Discord hack didn’t seem that bad because it was initially the third party help desk.

But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.

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Teresa M @teresasm.bsky.social · 18h

I'm guessing they think the different names might make plant based alternatives less attractive, but I have to keep reassuring my son that I'm making vegetable meatballs (even though the Italian name doesn't include meat) because he doesn't want to eat meat. He helped us change.

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NOVECT/ノベクト @novect.bsky.social · 20h

🎉 5,000 Reviews!! 🎉
The House in Fata Morgana has reached 5,000 reviews on Steam!
It’s rated “Very Positive” with a 94% approval rate.
Thank you all so much for your amazing reviews and support!!

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スコット @y2skot.bsky.social · 1d

Spent five years in Paris, left 15 or so years ago. The photographs Brent posts of Paris are astonishing and hopeful.

Gritty, grey side streets for cars are now green and lively with people. Bicycle lanes on rue de Rivoli?? The only time I saw bicycles on it was the finish of the Tour de France.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Teresa M @teresasm.bsky.social · 18h

If you're looking for a meat burger surely you'll check what's it made of regardless? Chicken and beef (and venison) burgers exist, you'd surely make sure you're buying the one you want?

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Teresa M @teresasm.bsky.social · 18h

I understand your point but having grown up eating meat I like that there are patties and sausages, they're convenient to slot into my shopping.

Also Beyond burgers are much nicer than meat ones IMO.

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Teresa M @teresasm.bsky.social · 18h

Hamburgers are called that because of the city of Hamburg. The association for now is strongly with meat but, given enough time, that could change. Sausage from the vulgar latin 'salsicia', seasoned with salt.

All alternatives have plant based or similar on the label. Non-issue.

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