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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 11h

How in the FUCK is this not a headline from The Onion??

“Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa”

Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 16h

Having a handle with “myatproto.social” vs. “blacksky.app” does nothing to limit my ability to participate in this platform, and only confirms what anyone could have safely assumed from my profile photo.

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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 16h

I disagree with the notion that any marginalized community creating their own space is “segregation.”

But that’s not even what this is.
I’m a non-Black user who’s migrated to a Blacksky server. I’m not allowed to use a blacksky.app handle, which is a completely reasonable condition.

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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 1d

Rudy Fraser created an online space for people not looking to have their social media presence obliterated by the whims of Bluesky mods. That’s not “racial segregation.”
We’ve been invited to his house and told to help ourselves to what’s in the fridge, but we’re objecting to our handles?

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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 1d

This is retribution for slightly more obnoxious, 26-year-old me chanting “Fu-ture Yan-kee” every time his father stepped to the plate during a 2001 Mets game at Olympic Stadium.

Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 1d

Pictured is Newsom, just before being accosted by a bear on the hunt for Grecian Formula.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

7 Oct 2025 - CA Gov Newsom, still moving right on trans issues, vetoes a measure attacked by Reps as "gender ideology" that would have allowed teaching that reproductive anatomy does not necessarily determine a person’s gender @rikiwilchins.bsky.social.

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, hasn't signed other trans protections - LGBTQ Nation

The California governor left at least 10 pro-LGBTQ+ measures on the table.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 1d

“Literally” is doing its own tractor pull in this post.

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Indivisible Onondaga County @indivisibleononcty.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone please try to get this article in front of as many CNY peeps as you can

Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 3d

This is great reporting from @mbreidenbach.bsky.social on recent immigration case at the federal district court in Syracuse

www.syracuse.com/news/2025/10...

Michelle Breidenbach (@mbreidenbach.bsky.social)

Reporter at The Post-Standard and Syracuse.com. Runner. Soup maker. Cat photographer.

mbreidenbach.bsky.social

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 3d

the people who've been in charge leading up to this moment will not be the ones to get us out of it.

@brianschatz
Why do we need snipers in our cities? Why are six masked men slamming a guy in a wheelchair to the ground? Why would an agent tackle a scared wife? Add the rhetoric of the Presidents
increasingly manic and angry Senior Advisor,
and we are at a fork in the road.

@adamjohnsonCHI replied
Brian you supported doubling ICE's budget
last year, backing what you described as a
Republican "border security" bill. Given ICE's
lawlessness, do you think, in retrospect, this
was a wise idea?
Quote tweeted: @brianschatz. 2/5/24
Just gobsmacked. I've never seen anything
like it. They literally demanded specific
policy, got it, and then killed it.

@brianschatz replied
Do you think this is a good use of your platform right now?

@adamjohnsonCHI
Do you think meaningfully combatting the
forces of fascism require a coherent and
consistent counter-politics and not nonstop
triangulation and stupid gotchas that reinforce
every racist MAGA premise? I think it does,
and I think it will continue to do so moving
forward.

@brianschatz replied,
The border was a mess. Things are way worse
now, and part of what I was doing was trying to prevent us from landing here.

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Your Tiny Journalist Friend. @thewayoftheid.bsky.social · 4d

The family of Trey Reed say no second autopsy has been done at this time.

Sharon Candy Tillman
7h •
Gm... for clarity the 2nd autopsy for Trey Reed has not been completed.you don't have to send new friend request or be in my inbox.. everything you heard or was told is not true.. I don't usually respond to social media but l am tired... if I don't tell you it is not true.. read it again if I don't tell you it is not true.. from here on out if you want to know talk to me... and Sharon Candy Tillman approved this message...

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 5d

If you're in Illinois and facing criminal charges from protesting ICE, or if you were attacked by ICE or law enforcement supporting them, I might be able to represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 6d

"Tilly Norwood" may be an obvious and cynical product of the AI hype machine, but not even that can stop male profile writers from drooling over something roughly woman-shaped. www.avclub.com/ai-actress-t...

Can tech make an "AI actress" so fake that male columnists won't nut while writing about it?

www.avclub.com

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 6d

CBS News will now be a megaphone for the country's most vicious crusader against free speech, and the most relentless propagandist of far-right disinformation.

Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.

Media

exclusive
Bari Weiss to lead CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources
By Alexandra Steigrad
Published Oct. 2, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET

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dapurplesharpie @sharpiepls.com · 7d

lemme go ahead and pre-order a new dictionary and thesaurus from @merriam-webster.com now

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8d

Covid is not a joke. Millions have died and even more have been disabled.

The vast majority of Americans can’t access paxlovid.

Many can’t even afford the most basic medical care should they become ill.

Yet these extraordinarily wealthy & privileged men joke about the virus.

Shameful.

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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 8d

Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

Rob Schneider, making a patented “I’m funny” face, pointing up to something stating “Rob Schneider Live,” which I assume is the “live” rhyming with “hive,” and not a punctuation-starved plea for his survival.

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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 8d

Someone’s going to Louvre this reply.

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Tom Ciancaglini (Tori’s version) @tomciancaglini.myatproto.social · 9d

Very refreshing to see the Jets in 1st place.

Sit the fuck down, Mike.

Rankings of Bluesky trending topics, showing the New York Jets at #1. Mike Johnson in at #2.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 9d

Whew buddy Justin Fields turned on the Jets there

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 10d

So exhausting..

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10d

So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.

These two gotta go.

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Baseball Highlights⚾️ @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 10d

In a stunning turn of events, #Cubs pitcher gets the save in the #Reds #Brewers game

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 11d

somebody's granddaddy came back 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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