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Tried to be a journalist, a screenwriter, a gamer, a saint, and a monster. Will now settle for writing books on a beach somewhere. #ROC #NY #WriterSky #BookSky
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I believe strongly people should be judged on the content of their character, their words and deeds not the color of their skin, their gender, sexuality, religion, age, nationality, disability, height, weight, etc
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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✨2025 Poster Reveal!✨

This year we are all about the woods so dark and the paths so twisted, and Anomaly crew member @murphypop.bsky.social illustrated our vibe with just the right alchemical mix of magic and foreboding...

🥔 Get our full film lineup and tix: www.anomalyfilmfest.com/2025festival
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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This is wildly inspirational. I honestly find today’s writers are … completely boring and anesthetized. It’s not just that we’re flattening culture and writing, but people’s personalities too.
August 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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My 80-year-old aunt told me she "got tired of streaming" and is borrowing DVDs from her library again.

So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels.
#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky
August 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The one I'm working on now. The one that I will finally finish by the end of the year, because I said so. #Manifesting #amwriting

(But to answer the question, "Jennifer Government" and "Lexicon" by Max Barry.)
drop your best book recs 📚💙
August 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
To paraphrase Margaret Sullivan in her fantastic book, "Ghosting the News," just because a given area doesn't have news coverage, it doesn't mean news isn't happening.

More than likely, it means the exact opposite.
July 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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"more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist."

Uhhh... this is catastrophic for democracy.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
New report maps a “severe” shortage of local journalists in the U.S.
The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.
www.niemanlab.org
July 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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We called it The Information Age. That's just dumb. The last 30 years in this coubtry has been The Entertainment Age, and that's gotta be the dumbest, emptiest, most damning epoch to possibly live through.
July 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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“On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass spoke in Rochester, New York at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It became one of Douglass’ most famous speeches: ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’”

A must read today from the incredible @sifill.bsky.social.
I Question America.
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass spoke in Rochester, New York at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Can we try matriarchy now?
June 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Normal is wanting Earth and its people to be healthy, safe, and free from hunger or annihilation.

Not normal is the 1% spending billions on Mars and bunkers and buying governments instead of wanting Earth and its people to be healthy, safe, and free from hunger or annihilation.

This is not normal.
Bunker Mentality: The billionaires prepping for doomsday
Doomsday prepping used to be seen as the preserve of conspiracy theorists and those at the fringes of society - but now it's big business, writes Adam Maguire
www.rte.ie
May 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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We're excited to announce that starting TODAY, the church ruins at St. Joseph's Park in Downtown #Rochester will be open to the public during weekday business hours! A great place to stop by for lunch or just for a few minutes of serenity in this landmark building. #ROC
April 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Love sharing how my hometown (Rochester, NY) is standing up. ❤️❤️
www.democratandchronicle.com/picture-gall...
More than 3,000 protesters rally in Rochester to protest President Trump: See the photos
Rochester-area protestors rallied April 5, as part of a national movement.
www.democratandchronicle.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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From Rochester, NY. Who has the power. We have the POWER!
April 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Just finished #CarelessPeople by Sarah Wynn-Williams. It's an essential read and should be required for social media consumers, proprietors, and anyone who has a remote interest of ethics in entrepreneurship.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Careless People
#1 New York Times Bestseller“Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to un...
us.macmillan.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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April 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#ThrowbackThursday: In case you missed the news last month, Fisher landed a spot on the board for Monopoly: Rochester Edition! Check out some moments from the official reveal! #Monopoly #RochesterNY #ROC
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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We need to talk about local media and community leaders who profess support for "balance" and "reasoned discussion" and "facts" sending their supporters to the platform that incentivizes this www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account
Welcome to the 4chan administration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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A blue sky for Bluesky. Photo by Fisher senior @nataliebyrd.bsky.social #StJohnFisherUniversity #RochesterNY
March 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.

Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its "go" subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
March 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I know we've got some big, big priorities to address...

...but anybody else on Bluesky playing #Pathologic3 tonight? #GamingSky #PCGaming
March 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Still true.
March 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM