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A drawing from this evening. A sea-goat, perhaps?

The persecution of @repilhan.bsky.social just days before an election is vile and politically-motivated. I'm leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.

Want some comics The New Yorker didn't want?

In the last three days, I have driven 300 miles around extremely rural eastern Washington state. There were lots of campaign signs up for local and state offices. Mix of R and D, a fair few more former than latter. Not a single Trump sign. I am legit surprised.

Avast! How will that help him; jamming that iron-bound bucket on top of his head? Avast, will ye!

HARVARD STRIKE HARVARD STRIKE HARVARD STRIKE HARVARD STRIKE www.instagram.com/reel/De9j6Tb...

when the financial reward for being provocative for the algo outstripped the financial reward for being thoughtful & media literate, everything went to shit at 137mph

i will preface this by saying that @theflytrapmedia.com published a very good piece that gets at a lot of what i am about to bitch about, @judysquirrels.bsky.social wrote a banger here

ok i'm tired of talking about politics, can i please whine for the briefest moment about the influencers being bad at content analysis of books and tv

Okey todayes Behaviores Report is gomplicanted. 75 % Goode 10% trespaced on hellocobber shelve with such unthusiasm that it couldehave been (butt waz not) an disaster, 5% jomped on dade from mediom height, 5% knokt buncha stuff offa tha tabbil, 5% generol mayhams

he saw an ottoman in the crowd and lost his train of thought it happens

Erika Hilton was also the author for Lula's biggest labor win, changing the work hours allowed for service workers in Brazil from Max of 48 hours a week to 40. So she was a central piece to his win from a legislative pov as well

Some ground rules that have helped us: - Go outside your bubble, try new social media channels - Don’t underestimate the power of WhatsApp (although less so in the U.S.) - Post on the Instagram grid, not just stories - Watch every Instagram video until the end before sharing - IGNORE THEM

After the first round elections, Congressman André Janones created a WhatsApp channel titled “Lula’s Army.” It ballooned to 10 million people following his commands on how to behave online to counteract Meta’s far-right-favouring algorithms. The right knows how to use socials. We must learn, too.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

i miss being mad about boring things

your moment of pure autumn beauty

More gratuitous Albatrossessess. Black-footed (Black) and Laysan (White). Such beautiful birds in flight with impossibly big wings #birding

RFK is of course correct, it has been *checks notes* an entire year since an Arab has won a Nobel Prize

"Pardon me, but I heard this was the Kibble Me! station?" How I found Dizzy around dinner time tonight.🤦‍♀️ I am not in charge here. Not. At. All. #DogsOfBluesky #becurious

WATCH: A defense contractor CEO and his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding. He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg

Incredible scenes from Brazil after Brazilians saved their democracy.

I would like the AI bubble to collapse soon because I really need a proper desk chair and I’d like to get a super-cheap refurbed Aeron from an office liquidator.

Hi, I'm back. I had an amazing time, I'm completely over my burnout, I'm excited to get to work again I've thought a lot about my social media use and I'm going to restrict my activity to promoting my work and live-posting events going forward. For real this time

On “Rockin' in the Free World,” Neil Young said: “The song is the opposite of everything that Donald J. Trump stands for.” www.courthousenews.com/rocker-neil-...

It's a good pumpkin this year.

little blue heron on my hood

You have to really, really, really fucking suck for your 8th grade teacher to come out and shame you like this. Damn.

The tape has got the better of Sally

Slender mountain mint Howell's pussytoes Tall bellflower Late figwort Switchgrass & path rush. If you are in MD and want any of the above plants in modest quantities (between 1 and 10 depending on the plant) hmu. 🌱 #nativeplants

Decided I should probably give away most of my remaining plants. I still have American groundnut Purple-headed sneezeweed Obedient plant Columbine (tiny tho) Upland and NY ironweed Culver's root Golden alexanders Helmet flower Blue-eyed grass Blue-stemmed goldenrod Tall aneome Smooth beardtongue...

I would like to report the owner of Mar-a-Lago who signed an oath under penalty of felony perjury that the White House was his *Florida* voter registration residence Oh wait, he has to be arrested and convicted. darn

nathan fielder interviewed by isaac chotiner

When I say I love Cheesecake Factory, I mean this cat who was found malnourished and wandering through a Bay Area mall parking lot. Cheesecake Factory has since been rescued and nursed back to health. He's now healthy, vaxxed, & sweet, but still needs a loving home www.petfinder.com/cat/cheeseca...

“Mine now, foolish hooman.”

So there’s this goalie for the Flames named Cooley and his post-game interviews are gold because he has a personality. He READS WITH HIS RABBIT. The bunny’s name is Tito. The goalie’s name is Cooley. Search for his interviews. He avoids cliches and you never know what he’s gonna say.

Biden and Wyden tried to target these loopholes but Kyrsten Sinema and Jon Tester said no.

Since I’ve engaged in a few exchanges about this. Let me say a few things about this. First of all this genuinely happens a lot. And it goes back decades. Another commenter reminded of a case back in 2004. I think there’s a key dynamic involved.

AHA! @nicknc.bsky.social identified it: A DARKLING SEA by James L. Cambias! It wasn’t one of the Jupiter moons but it WAS a planet with an icy surface and a big ol’ sea! Excellent stuff, go read about being dissected, you won’t have nightmares, I promise

Why not friend if friend-shaped? For something so dangerous, polar bears are ridiculously cute. #mammals 🌿