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Wintersong @wintersong.bsky.social · 2m

I’ve now seen it twice times (once inflicted on me, once me inflicting it on other people). Maybe I have a third in me, but I don’t think I have a fourth.

I have a friend who saw it in the theater. She said lighting the $20 it cost on fire and watching it burn would have been more entertaining

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 5h

Black children and those with disabilities may suffer the worst consequences, since they disproportionately face harsh discipline at school.

Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office

Black children and those with disabilities may suffer the worst consequences, since they disproportionately face harsh discipline at school.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1h

They’re just gonna do a little lite slavery.

In addition, the new rule allows farm employers to charge H-2A workers for their housing, which was not allowed before. "It's a way for employers to continue to house workers and also charge them, and bring down effective wages," said Marcos Lopez of the Labor and Community Center at the University of California, Davis.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1h

Those influencing Trump education policy aren't shy about wanting to eradicate public schools.

Asked what % of kids she imagines should be in public schools, Tiffany Justice -- Moms for Liberty cofounder, now with Heritage Foundation -- told @propublica.org

“I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Paul Bort @paulbort.bsky.social · 43m

I think this rhymes with what happened to many public swimming pools. Racists have given up fighting school desegregation, so now they want to (metaphorically) fill schools with concrete too.

Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1h

Those influencing Trump education policy aren't shy about wanting to eradicate public schools.

Asked what % of kids she imagines should be in public schools, Tiffany Justice -- Moms for Liberty cofounder, now with Heritage Foundation -- told @propublica.org

“I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 1h

While bad, worse is the fact that this sheriff is helping ICE arrest people through their 287g program. (Some of these southern raids are not getting much attention.) The video shows deputies beating up a man on the side of the road.
www.al.com/news/2025/10...

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Wintersong @wintersong.bsky.social · 11m

Somewhere between eight and eighteen MILLION people died in the European Wars of Religion over three centuries, in no small part over disagreements about how to worship Christ.

Christians have zero issues assaulting and killing their co-religionists, or anyone else for that matter.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1h

Many people are saying this... the-flytrap.ghost.io/glass-onion-...

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Nat Lawless 🌈🦄 @nat-lawless.bsky.social · 9h

What a cracking conclusion to @jordanlhawk.bsky.social’s Whyborne & Griffin series! The final battle for Widdershins and the world might be the best of the 11 books.

🌈📚💙 🪐📚 🌈🚀💫 🌈💜 📚🌶️
#booksky #fantasy
#romancebook #romantasy #romancem/m

A book. Jordan L Hawk. Deosil. A Whyborne and Griffin novel. Two men in grey 19th century style coats and waistcoats stare at the camera with serious expressions. One has both fists clenched; the other holds a book in one hand. Blue lightning fills the sky behind them.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 4h

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.

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Henry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 12h

I'm reminded of when Eisenhower was President, he utterly refused to allow military men to salute him because he understood the importance of civilian control of the military, and while as a 5 star he was technically ALWAYS in the Army, as President he was a civilian.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 13h

Pete Hegseth put on his military fatigues for a new photo op a week after yelling at top brass about grooming and DEI.

Pentagon Pete Cosplays After Bizarre General Pep Talk

The Defense Secretary suited up for a new photo op with the troops.

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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 1h

Resurgence in enthusiasm for conversion therapy really scares me, especially seeing basically the same thing specifically for transness become more popular with organizations like Genspect

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Wintersong @wintersong.bsky.social · 45m

Remember when reading this that Elon Musk BRAGGED about how he spent his time destroying USAID instead of going to parties, and also remember that he had fucking fun doing it.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1h

Reuters story headline reading:

Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment

By Brendan O'Brien, Andy Sullivan and Susan
Heavey
October 8, 2025 9:41 AM EDT • Updated 36 mins ago

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frankentoast @toasty.cx · 1h

If respecting consent would kill an industry, then it must die forever and always

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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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 1h

“Here at the Lockheed Martin Institute of Higher Learning, we are Building a Better Tomorrow!"

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1h

Former USAID official here.

The current Administration has done zero impact analysis to estimate the effects of its obliteration of USAID on deaths around the world.

It just keeps saying "no one has died" as a mesmeric incantation.

The facts, below. 🧵

Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 4h

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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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1h

Free speech is when the government forces you to rename specific roads after someone

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1h

Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don't rename roads after Charlie Kirk

thehill.com

Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11h

Following this guide. I'm migrating to myatproto, one of the servers Blacksky provides for non-Black users. bsky.app/profile/rude...

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 3d

Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation

Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.

docs.blacksky.community

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 10h

lmao, kristi noem wanted a black bloc fight and got an inflatable rave instead. fuck you DHS, rip city forever.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 11h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s video of the incident

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · May 1

This 1939 government map about the Public Works Administration has been rattling through my brain recently. The PWA projects are such a fixture in American life that people don't even realize they're all around us.

It's a mixture of mourning and nostalgia, but mostly the latter. People can be good.

PWA Rebuilds the Nation • Accessible Image Viewer

A vintage map of the United States titled 'PWA REBUILDS THE NATION' at the top center, with 'PWA' in large blue letters and 'REBUILDS THE NATION' in red letters beneath it. The map is framed with a bl...

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