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It's #buyastrangerabook day.

People buy other people books cos they can and they're ace!

@lnr.bsky.social has sent me some dosh to buy someone a book with (£15-£20), so if there's a particular book you're looking for, just ask!

UK only

Oh wow!

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.

Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake

‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.

ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Screenshot of a Colorado Republicans tweet discouraging people from patronizing a coffee shop with a sign up saying they refuse to serve racists and bigots.

Weird how many racists like to self-identify themselves as racists.

Snow-covered mountains behind an icy slough.

Snow-covered mountains behind an icy slough.

Snow-covered mountains behind an icy slough.

A figure in black ice skates on a ribbon of ice.

Oh, hey, Alaska. 🤩🧊☀️⛸️ #AlaskaSky The wild ice season is ephemeral and I’m so grateful to get even one afternoon at skate church.

13h and they're so close!

They are destroying what SHE built.

#TeenVogue

Love to you and to Bartbaby ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Jewish people are not the same thing as the state of Israel.

I get that it might be confusing because way too many of our elected leaders seem to reject this concept, but this is yet another way the rest of us can be better than those elected leaders.

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

La flottille pour Gaza partie de Tunisie à la mi-septembre, qui se trouvait mercredi au large de l'Egypte, a déclaré poursuivre sa route malgré des "manoeuvres d'intimidation" menées pendant la nuit, selon ses organisateurs, par des "navires militaires israéliens".
➡️ u.afp.com/SWjC

ICE arrested press tonight. They threw a tear gas canister into the press last week. This was not an accident.

Release Steve Held.

This is so brilliant. It's a concrete action with immediate benefits that can be performed incrementally

There's always time to get into wrestling 😈

Claudio immediately catching strays. Eddie is a hater of all time 🤣🤣🤣

On this day in 2023:

Claudio Castagnoli faced Eddie Kingston for the ROH World Title to kick off Dynamite: Grand Slam 2023.

Eddie received a fantastic reception in his hometown and looked like a legitimate badass before the match.

The Mad King returns TODAY. 👑

(via AEW)

@therapyjeff.bsky.social knows his shit. I'd add tip 5.5: make a safe space for what a child hears in in-person social spaces. Belonging matters to boys, but if you can offer a judgement-free reflection zone, the shit they'll want to adopt from friends' feeds will be met with YOUR context.

he knows exactly who that is

Karen, I am writing to inform you that The Post is terminating your employment effective immediately for gross misconduct. Your public comments on social media regarding the death of Charlie Kirk violate The Post’s social media policies, harm the integrity of our organization, and potentially endanger the physical safety of our staff. Among other requirements, the Company-wide social media policy mandates that all employee social media postings be respectful and prohibits postings that disparage people based on their race, gender or other protected characteristics. The policy also reminds employees that everything they post is a reflection on the Company and should not affect the integrity of The Post’s journalism. Your postings on Bluesky (which clearly identifies you as a Post Columnist) about white men in response to the killing of Charlie Kirk do not comply with our policy. For example, you posted: “Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is…. not the same as violence” and “Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.” In addition, just last year, Opinions leadership asked everyone in the Opinions Department to review the newsroom social media guidelines, attached those guidelines to an email to the Department for review, and reiterated in that email the “bedrock principle that our use of social media must never harm the journalistic integrity or reputation of The Post” The poor judgment exhibited by your public comments regarding Charlie Kirk arise against the backdrop of documented performance concerns, which have been raised with you. Given these concerns, and in light of your recent unacceptable Bluesky posts, we cannot tolerate the risk your performance poses to The Post.

Please remove any reference to your affiliation with The Washington Post on any public- facing profiles immediately. You will receive a separate letter from The Post’s Benefits Department concerning your eligibility for any other Post benefits upon termination. In the event that you have left any personal items on the premises, we will make arrangements to return them to you and for you to return any Post equipment you have in your possession. Sincerely, Wayne Connell Chief HR Officer The Washington Post

Here's the entire letter to Karent Attiah from Warren Connell of the Wash Post as shared by @oliverdarcy.bsky.social in @status.news:

WHAT THE HELL

Fucking livid. People dancing on the literal graves of trans people get to continue doing so with zero consequence, and will be afforded all the handwringing, thoughts, and prayers when they pass.

Meanwhile people DIRECTLY harmed by the abuse of the deceased will be punished for a sigh of relief

you cannot be disparaged by your own words... people cannot attack you with your own ideas

if ones words are repeated and they are viewed unfavorably that is not a reflection of the one who repeats

it is a reflection of the author

He joked multiple times about Paul Pelosi getting smashed in the skull with a hammer.

a woman in a blue shirt is standing in front of a door with a hat on it . Alt: a woman in a blue shirt is standing in front of a door with a hat on it. She places a clothes pin on her nose, as it clearly stinks in the room

Y’all are gonna cry over Trump. I can just feel it