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It’s a republic, if you can keep it.

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

Conversion practices linked to depression, PTSD and suicide thoughts in LGBTQIA+ adults Programs designed to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity are linked to depression, PTSD and suicidality in a Stanford Medicine-led study of more than 4,000 participants.

We have ample research showing not only that conversion therapy DOES NOT WORK, but that it DOES DO HARM. This isn't just a question of whether it's effective; the bans are there to protect youth who cannot personally consent to the treatment from the documented harm. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...

These Supreme Court oral arguments on conversion therapy are going to be painful. No matter what is said, know that trying to force someone to be what they're not is psychological torture with measurable negative consequences, and anyone trying to defend such efforts is a bigoted monster.

Sam Reid as Lestat and Jacob Anderson as Louis in Interview with the Vampire

Both seasons of Interview with the Vampire are on Netflix. One of the best literary adaptations in the history of television, it takes all the source material's strengths and transmogrifies all its weaknesses, like The Terror. Cruel, disgusting, sexy as fuck. Plus: Eric Bogosian! Do not walk, RUN.

On top of all of this, and separately: Since we published this story, the Sheriff I talked to and who has been the main figure in this has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing his employees and for aggravated perjury for allegedly lying to a grand jury about it

Police said that "family" was worried about her. But the only family member mentioned in the court records is her partner, who was arrested for abusing her and threatening her at gunpoint the day she took the pills, after which she left. He is the one who called the cops

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

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Congress passed a law in 2019 mandating backpay for furloughed federal workers because the repeated government shutdowns made it hard to maintain a competent federal workforce.

It was signed by the president at that time.

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"Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them." -Assata Shakur

Where can I buy gas for $1.13 a gallon?

I’ve seen it but can’t locate it just now. It was an image of Charlie Kirk just before he was shot & Link stated it was him complaining about a delayed Wendy’s doordash order.

I’m sure there’s some context missing.

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one of the difficult things about technological connectivity is the recognition of how many people are indistinguishable from one another

give me stretch marks and furry art, at least that shit is real

Our office is again hiring one or more attorneys for a one-year fellowship to work directly with the Illinois Solicitor General and her team, beginning in August/September 2026.

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She’d fit in great at Bluesky these days.

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

A strain of pick-me opportunism so self-assured, familiar and destined to be doomed.

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it’s funny because people can’t afford groceries

Not to discount the shadow president/scheming mandarin accusation; but they do not have many competent people remaining.

Heck, they’re firing federal prosecutors appointed by Trump & more are on the way.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Claire, Erin Biba, & Link off the top of my head.

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Colossally bad timing for BlueSky to brag when you’re under fire for banning progressive accounts.

What is the meaning?

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I appreciate all the people showing love and support to me. I’m so grateful honestly. It means a lot. The ban isn’t that big of a deal for me. I think it was wrong and the explanation was bullshit. But that’s ok and I accept. Social media comes and goes. I’m grateful for all the connections I was able to make and all the people I get to be connected with off Bluesky. More importantly, the world needs more people to give a fuck. More people to give a fuck about Palestinians, more people to give a fuck about disabled folks, more people to give a fuck about our queer and trans siblings, more people to give a fuck about Black liberation. The world, and Bluesky, is full of bootlickers who will do anything to avoid doing anything to upset the status quo. These people are cowards groveling to those in power in hopes of protection. I just hope people continue to show love and care and kindness. Mutual aid is so important. Give when you can, boost when you can. We only survive this together.

Hear ye hear ye a message of hope and inspiration from our courageous leader in exile, Link. May all his loyal followers take heart!

Prominent & apparently very nice Blacksky user who was perma-banned ostensibly for violent alt-text, but others suspect the real reason was someone else pointing out Bluesky higher ups are arbitrarily enforcing rules of their little fiefdoms when they get called out.

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“.. has confided to co-workers that she sees no probable cause to believe James engaged in mortgage fraud, the two sources told MSNBC.”

@msnbc.com
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Venezuela’s Maduro says US embassy ‘false flag’ bombing foiled in Caracas President Nicolas Maduro says right wing 'extremists' planned to bomb US Embassy and blame his government for attack.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Nobel Prize for physics goes to 3 scientists for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research into quantum mechanical tunneling.

BREAKING: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in quantum mechanics.

“.. Carlyle estimates that just 17,000 jobs were created, among the weakest results since the US economy emerged from the 2020 recession.”

@bloomberg.com $CG
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