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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 3d

imagine never having to hear hakeem jeffries talk again. he could campaign on that alone.

Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 3d

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

www.axios.com

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christina 死神 @chhopsky.tv · 19d

In space, death is contagious. When we die, the Scarabs decontaminate our ships and lay us to rest.

But when Dalia gets cleanup request from her childhood home, she finds something she’s never seen before: a contamination that doesn’t want to be cleaned.

This is Ambrosia Sky.

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 1d

THIS IS VERY TRUE. I am so thankful for exceedingly patient loved ones who will understand "I know I ask you this a lot, and you are going to have the urge to roll your eyes, but I need you to strongly consider before you answer this question: am I a monster? I know you said no yesterday but"

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Oh, if you're worried about being [whatever], the fact that you're worried is a great sign, people who are [whatever] never ask themselves that kind of thing"

Actually, lots of people never ask themselves because they know they aren't [whatever]? Sometimes it's not RSD, it's your conscience

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 2d

I can tell Adam is really locked in at work because they've been listening to the same track on the Challengers soundtrack all morning

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · May 27

When I post things it’s because I want to get thoughts out of my head. Having a conversation with someone requires adding thoughts to my head. These are entirely different mana pools

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · Nov 13

Sometimes I consider googling "Can you die from anxiety" but I always decide that whatever the answer is, it's probably going to make my anxiety worse

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 2d

This is something that would show up in patch notes for Civilization 10

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Mr. Cait @chas.bsky.social · 2d

Bill Burr taking a bag from the crown Prince then going on every podcast and acting like he’s the Rosa Parks of Riyadh

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THEE Leftist NP @theeblackleftie.bsky.social · 3d

Someone go and trip Dolly Parton’s sister. She had me scared that our girl was on her deathbed.

Auntie just had some kidney stones.

This ain’t the time to be dramatic maam 😭😭😭

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 4d

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 4d

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 4d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Mr. Cait @chas.bsky.social · 4d

Trans people are all my siblings. They are people and to treat them as non humans, to feed theirs lives to monsters for a seat behind the Resolute desk is vile and disqualifying AT MINUMUM if you have any shred of your soul. I’m not voting for that motherfucker.

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 5d

Also it’s anti-feminist to blame those lyrics on Travis. Women can be mid all by themselves!!!

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 5d

“Write what you know” only works long-term if you continue to have interesting and relatable life experiences

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 5d

Is Taylor’s music getting worse or are you continuing to grow and mature as a person while she lives the suspended-animation “life” of a bubble-wrapped billionaire

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 6d

people who built bsky:
-trans women (bsky protects jesse singal)
-Black users (bsky allows rampant antiBlack racism)
-SWers (bsky to implement hostile age verification in UK)
-organizers and activists (bsky autodeletes anyone in gaza with a pulse)
-artists (bsky dev says AI has rights lmao)

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 6d

We’re all trying to find the person who approved the ToS

a man dressed in a hot dog costume with a yellow sausage

Alt: a man dressed in a hot dog costume with a yellow sausage

media.tenor.com

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 6d

“I’m mad because people won’t leave me alone about my stupid decisions” well yeah, that’s what happens when you sign up to be the Decision Maker

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 6d

I think people who have never worked in moderation or community management on a large platform shouldn’t start or run them because they don’t get the fundamental rule:

When you decide to host a party, you don’t get to enjoy the party the way that a guest does.

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 6d

I’m so tired. I just need to spend my days in a little fiber arts studio in my back garden where I spin and weave and knit and never have to ask “is this meeting on Teams or Google Meet”

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Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 7d

someone in a podcast I listened to today said like "all the developers that worked on legendary games in the 90s would never be able to get into the industry today" and I think that might be entirely accurate

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 7d

actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one

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Fae’rynn (Phantom Futch) @faerynnistired.itch.io · 7d

“don’t be bigoted towards AI.”

your AI data centers are poisoning Black communities as we speak, please get some fucking perspective. jesus christ

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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