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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 1d

We were able to get the first $400 amount immediately due covered on our own yesterday, but we will still need help with other bills that have accumulated. As well as upcoming bills while Dez applies for disability assistance. Everything is getting transfered to his name but he's not able to work.

Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 9d

Gofundme is up! Help our fam cover remaining expenses after recent loss of our family member.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover...
💸💞 #HelpSky

Donate to Help Cover Expenses for Ophelia Juan's Family, organized by Danielle Miller

Hello friends and loved ones of Ophelia Juan and family. ❤️ Today we (D… Danielle Miller needs your support for Help Cover Expenses for Ophelia Juan's Family

www.gofundme.com

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 4h

The very first riot after a George Floyd protest was started by a white supremacist nicknamed "Umbrella Man."

He spraypainted "free shit" on an AutoZone, broke the windows, and encouraged others to come in. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/man-h...

Man who helped ignite George Floyd riots identified as white supremacist: Police

A masked umbrella-wielding man helped incite riots and looting in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death, police said.

abcnews.go.com

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Tiffy Clyro @thehumanstrobe.bsky.social · 11h

Still nothing on this, can anyone help?

Tiffy Clyro @thehumanstrobe.bsky.social · 1d

The last post I made about this had a link to a list but not a gift list so here's the revised version.

Please help if you can, it's clothes, toiletries and snacks to keep me going whilst I'm in Hospital

Sharing is caring X

www.amazon.co.uk/registries/g...

Hospital wishlist | Amazon Gift List

www.amazon.co.uk

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 5d

What! I need this

Rob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 5d

Delightful 1940s book that shows that people have always understood Weird Duck Time

Cover of a book called Ducks are different with illustrations by Angus H. Shortt showing a cartoonish but accurate drawing of a bufflehead duck facing the viewer

Cartoon of a hooded meganser showing accurate colouration but exaggerating the size of the feet and showing it with a deranged expression and the wierd "teeth" that they have

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 7h

I'm really happy with how the final art came out. I hope you like it.

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Topatoco @topa.to · 6h

Also new is this POWERFUL Blöödchëëp Shirt from @rosemarymosco.com. We want people to be able to get these before Halloween so we're already making the screens. We're doing a quick pre-order to see how many we need to order for the first run! This shirt topatoco.com/products/rom...

Blöödchëëp Shirt

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

topatoco.com

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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 6h

#Mutualaidrequest 💸💕 #helpsky #givingwednesday

Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 6h

Next amount due is $94.00 to keep our P.O. box

A photo of the post office service fee notice stating it will cost $94 for the next six months or 188 for the year.

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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 6h

Next amount due is $94.00 to keep our P.O. box

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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 6h

Next amount due is $94.00 to keep our P.O. box

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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 10h

Would be cool to get some contributions on this today. 💸💕

Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 1d

Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 9d

Gofundme is up! Help our fam cover remaining expenses after recent loss of our family member.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover...
💸💞 #HelpSky

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Christopher Brown @christopherbrown.bsky.social · 1d

The paperback edition of A Natural History of Empty Lots is out today from Timber Press @hachetteus.bsky.social! Thanks to all the readers who have picked up the hardcover and ebook over the past year (or listened to the audiobook) and spread the word 🙏📖💚

Paperback editions of A Natural History of Empty Lots in a box

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 11h

Well I say letting the wealthy continue to vacuum up all the wealth in the world is killing society and the planet we inhabit.

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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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 11h

Well then maybe we let the industry die? Just saying

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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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 11h

this is wonky stuff and is also really important

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 11h

Asking billionaires for permission to steal their money would “kill” my retirement plans.

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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Kim Crawley (she/her) 😷🍉 @stopgenai.com · 11h

Wow, such immense fools.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11h

Will be really cool when 6th amendment is changed to “you have the right to a chatbot.”

These people ditched lawyers for ChatGPT in court

From pickleball disputes to eviction cases, litigants are using ChatGPT to fight their court battles — and they’re starting to win.

www.nbcnews.com

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So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · 11h

As ever, I direct your good gazes to the "Structurally F'cked" report on gallery visual arts, but widely applicable on extractive labour practices. All arts degrees should teach this report.

www.a-n.co.uk/research/str...

Structurally F–cked - a-n The Artists Information Company

An inquiry into artists’ pay and conditions in the public sector in response to the Artist Leaks data.

www.a-n.co.uk

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So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · 11h

This is what is says on the tin, but also: paying artists, creatives, producers & crew fairly & on time would deflate the false profit margins of *every* creative industry. Paying workers fairly wd "kill" industry *as an endless profit machine*. Not defending AI, saying this problem is baked in.

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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attila @haqistan.net · 11h

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MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 13h

anyone?

$10 x 4 perhaps?

please ❤️

MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 13h

good morning friends ❤️

i didn't want to have to come here and ask:

can anyone spot me $37 to get to my doctor's appointment please? i have to be there on time- he is literally squeezing me in (off the books)

i have $23

i may also need a little to get back home please 🙏🏽

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 11h

These are also American corn farmers, since they rotate crops. Big consequences for the entire American food supply chain if farms start going under at scale

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

“.. If a deal with China isn’t reached soon, Hill said, the soybean market ‘might be a bloodbath.’”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks, I won't.

get well soon card with a person in a wheelchair then mobility device then cane then walking then jumping in the air

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 14h

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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attila @haqistan.net · 23h

Step up for Dani, please 💕💸 #HelpSky #MutualAid #MutualAidBoost

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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 9d

Gofundme is up! Help our fam cover remaining expenses after recent loss of our family member.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover...
💸💞 #HelpSky

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 13h

In case you, like me, saw your electric bill more than double.

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 22h

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Elly @invalidhandlebunny.bsky.social · 21h

$10 for some groceries can really help if anyone can give me a little boost please. my deepest apologies for asking so often lately. I just can’t keep my head above the water this year. I’m doing my best
www.paypal.me/mtfvicky

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