Maddie

Maddie

@maddiec953.bsky.social

Archivist. Dog lover. O's fan. She/Her.

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Tristan Gray
@eidyngray.scot

"You don’t fuck with the Irish, lads” “This is my moment … you can’t take my voice from me.” Hell yeah, good for everyone involved in this! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...

theguardian.comMacklemore’s Free Palestine tour review – a triumph of a show with performances from Hozier, Kneecap and more3Arena, DublinSeveral unannounced guests feature on the first European date of the rapper’s sold-out benefit tour, including video messages from Mark Ruffalo and Cynthia Nixon

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: We have moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining Trump from continuing to unconstitutionally impose themselves upon election administration procedures that the Constitution and federal law assign to the States.

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

Mayor Mamdani and Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso visited the New York Aquarium to meet some seals and celebrate the impact of the administration’s $2 million investment in the aquarium.

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Gillian Brockell
@gillianbrockell.com

Bauza did a wonderful interview with @pablo.show a few months ago that was just terrific. Saddened by his death. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmyH...

youtube.comHow Coyote vs. Acme Almost Became a Tax Write-Off | PTFOYouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
The New York Times@nytimes.com

Eric Bauza, an Emmy Award-winning voice actor who brought Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other “Looney Tunes” cartoon characters to life, died on Sunday in California. He was 46.

nyti.msEric Bauza, Voice of ‘Looney Toons’ Characters, Dies at 46The voice actor brought Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other stars of the long-running cartoon franchise to life.

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The Herd House
@theherdhouse.bsky.social

Sia has been upgraded to critical condition. She’s going into emergency surgery. Dr went from calm concern to very concerned. Blood work is poor overall. Belly is full of fluid. The bill has gone up. From a coverable, $3 - 4K, to $5 - 8k. You can help Sia here: www.theherdhouse.com/product/sia/...

theherdhouse.comSia | The Herd House Inc Copyright2026Sia is an English and French bulldog mix. Breeders call them apartment sized or pocket bulldogs. The dogs inherit disorders from both breeds yet the backyard breeding continues. Sia was paralyzed from...
The Herd House@theherdhouse.bsky.social

Paws in for Sia who is spending the night at the Emergency hospital in Idaho Falls. Sia started vomiting undigested food and a piece of Sylvester the stuffed cat. She continued to vomit. I suspected a blockage. Her x-ray does NOT SHOW Sylvester, but it does show an upper abdominal mass. More tests.

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Ben Collins
@bencollins.bsky.social

Check out how easy this is.

BeshearStan@beshearstan.bsky.social

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

I know that everyone is focused on Trump's attacks in California and Alaska. My team is fighting in court in both places. But understand the fight for free and fair elections is much broader. Elias Law Group is currently litigating 92 voting and election cases in 42 states plus DC.

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Celeste Ng
@pronounced-ing.bsky.social

Oh hell no

Kelly Robson@kellyrobson.com

Sign this Authors Guild petition against the Australian government allowing AI to legally scrape books — any books, your books, even if they’re not Australian authorsguild.org/news/austral...

authorsguild.orgAustralia May Legalize AI Training on Your Books. Sign a Statement Opposing It.The Australian government has announced that it is planning to introduce legislation that would change copyright law to allow AI companies to use authors’ work, without a license, to build their model...

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

A must-read thread ⤵️

Francesca D'Annunzio@francescadnunz.bsky.social

Early this year, I visited Ingram, a TX town of ~1,900, to check out a tip. The area was starting to recover from its worst flood in a century. But as Latino workers drove to jobsites to help rebuild, the tipster said, a cop in a black Dodge Charger kept stopping them ... 🧵

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southpaw
@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social

real fast casual dining heads know this is old spaghetti factory erasure, revealing this supposed tribune of the plebs to be an imposter

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

THE FACTORY

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Jake Steisel
@jsteisel.bsky.social
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

Josh Turek of Iowa, Democrat, comes out with one of the worst anti-trans ads yet. Not only is it an anti-sports ad, it proposes a ban on federal funding for gender affirming care. That would hit all medicaid and medicare patients, and any ACA federally-subsidized plans as well. Horrific.

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Paul Waldman
@paulwaldman.bsky.social

Some of the things that happen these days are like big broad plot points in a bad novel about the apocalypse, but some of the things that happen these days are like fine-grained vignettes in a good novel about the apocalypse

Lenticulus@lenticulus.bsky.social

Now wolves are showing up in villages because their forest got destroyed for a giant corporate data center. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

tomshardware.comWolves roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers — forest where wolf packs used to live is now an expanse of mudThis is thankfully a less common but still very serious side effect of an AI data center being built nearby.

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle
@dytsras.bsky.social

Who needs traditional red-lining when you can just send a text

BlackskyNews 🗞️@blackskynews.blacksky.app

A Black couple about to tour a Queens, NY apartment got a message from the real estate agent as they approached: "Ugh. They are black." "She mistakenly sent it to us. But it was supposed to go to the owner," Olaso said. They are suing. | Greg Cergol www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d... #BlackskyNews

nbcnewyork.com‘Ugh, they're black': Couple snubbed in mis-text sues for housing discriminationThe woman’s employer, real estate firm Douglas Elliman, says the agent is no longer with the company. The couple, meanwhile, found a spot on Long Island and plans to marry next year.

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Outspoken™️
@out5p0ken.bsky.social

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston. He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for. Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial. #BlueWaveIn10Days

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Ruth Zakarin
@ruthz.bsky.social

Seeing lots of people posting about voting YES on 9 to protect our strong gun laws in Massachusetts from the NRA’s repeal effort! Share our digital ad and help us spread the word even more ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Vote YES On 9@yesforasafema.bsky.social

Gun safety’s on the line. Vote YES on question 9. Visit yesforasafema.com for more information. #SaferMassachusetts #YESon9 #YesForaSafeMassachusetts #Yeson9ForaSafeMassachusetts

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Elias Law Group has filed to fight DOJ's lawsuit to rig the Alaska Senate election. We will win this case, Mary will win this election, she will be certified and seated.

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Greater Baltimore DSA
@baltimoredsa.org

UPDATE: ALL PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED! We will continue to monitor the situation. Thank you for the community support you showed yesterday. ❤️💪

Greater Baltimore DSA@baltimoredsa.org

🚨 EMERGENCY ACTION REQUEST 🚨 Last night BPD arrested multiple people peacefully protesting against police brutality. We'll be joining community members to jail sit and show support. Call (410) 545-8122 to demand the release of the protesters! 📆 Fri Oct 23 🕐️ 12:00PM 📍 400 E Eager St

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Jen Bendery
@jbendery.bsky.social

NEW: We asked readers if they've been drowning in political texts, calls, mailers and TV ads, and to share pics of what they're getting. Hooo boy, did we get responses! Some fumed its been "harassment." Some won't donate to Dem campaigns ever again. www.huffpost.com/entry/voters...

huffpost.com‘INSANE!’: Voters Are Done Being Inundated With ‘Pathetic’ Political Texts And MailersWe asked HuffPost readers to tell us about drowning in unwanted campaign messages. You certainly delivered!

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

Here’s something you should know about minks: They have lungs and airways remarkably similar on a cellular level to those of people. They’ve spread flus and infected humans before with COVID-19. Right now, bird flu is spreading on a Utah farm filled with thousands of them… 🧵

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Gillian Brockell
@gillianbrockell.com

I gave Yasmany Moreno a heads-up that up to 100 third-country nationals would be joining him in Central African Republic, and that I’d heard a lot of them might be Cubans and Venezuelans. This morning, he says 90 Cuban men and 5 Cuban women have arrived. Here he is welcoming some of them.

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flyingrodent
@flyingrodent.bsky.social

Again, it’s important to understand that the transgender terror did not arise organically from the public. It was imposed from above, by the world’s most hateful and poisonous media class.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Colette Delawalla, PhD
@cdelawalla.bsky.social

The 5-year cancer survival rate is up to 70% SIDS deaths have decreased by over 50% 89% decline in tornado deaths All thanks to federal investment in science and OUR tax dollars at work!

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?