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@catbus.phd

This December vibe is way more relatable than Santa gesturing toward piles of gifts in candy colored wrapping paper stacked beneath a glimmering tree

Edzard Koning calendar page from December 1920 showing a darkened landscape with a hunched figure inspecting the frozen ground, the backdrop for the days of the week is an illustration of mice gathered beneath a garland of holly

December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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regular meghan 🎄 나영지 🇵🇸

@ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social

you can always x, it’s always morally correct meme saying you can always break a man’s Meta glasses, it’s always morally correct

December 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM

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French New Wave Memes

@fnwave.bsky.social

😔

Mother Joan of the Angels
(Matka Joanna od Aniołów)
dir: Jerzy Kawalerowicz 📽️

mother Joan looking contrite in her habit asking

is it my fault I am possessed by eight powerful demons?

July 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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Rii Abrego

@riibrego.bsky.social

"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace

November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM

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Animation Obsessive

@ani-obsessive.bsky.social

From: The Demon (1972), dir. Kihachiro Kawamoto

November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM

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Lillikoifish

@lillikoifish.bsky.social

YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????

November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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Pavel

@spavel.bsky.social

Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.

Stack of blocks labeled, all modern digital infrastructure. A ratchet tipping over the entire stack is labeled AI. A load bearing pillar is labeled unpaid open source development. Another label is AWS, and Cloudflare and Unpaid Open Source Developers.

November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM

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Erin Reed

@erininthemorning.com

Since people asked, my top places for trans people right now are France, Australia (parts), Canada (parts), Spain (though politics there are tenuous), Iceland, Uruguay.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20d

It's being reported that New Zealand has banned puberty blockers for transgender youth. I removed New Zealand from my recommendations to families fleeing a while back after the far right saw a surge in power in the country.

Sad day for NZ trans youth.

Cabinet has agreed to introduce new safeguards on the prescribing of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, while ensuring patients with medical needs can continue to access appropriate care, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.

"We are putting in place stronger safeguards so families can have confidence that any treatment is clinically sound and in the best interests of the young person or child.

"Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues play an important role in treating a range of medical conditions. We are ensuring they remain available for patients who need them for conditions such as early-onset puberty, endometriosis, or prostate cancer, where there is strong clinical evidence of benefit."

The Ministry of Health’s evidence brief found that there is a lack of high-quality evidence that demonstrates the benefits or risks of the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for the treatment of gender dysphoria or incongruence. While this uncertainty persists, the Government is taking a precautionary approach.

Following public consultation, Cabinet has agreed to introduce new regulations under the Medicines Act to align New Zealand's approach with the United Kingdom:

New patients seeking treatment for gender dysphoria or incongruence can no longer be prescribed gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, pending the completion of the United Kingdom's clinical trial on their use in this context.
Ensure existing youth gender services are maintained for young people experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence and bringing these services together through a central, accessible online resource.
"These changes will ensure a more consistent and carefully monitored approach. This mirrors steps taken in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, where additional safeguards have recently been implemented to ensure decisions are made in line with the best available evidence," Mr Brown says.

The new approach will not impact patients cu…

November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM

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@bloomfilters.plus

thanks linus torvalds

November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM

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Eryk

@peregrinecoast.press

train worker waking me up to check my ticket

November 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM

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Emilius Duckberry

@emiliusdraws.bsky.social

#3157 A helpful tutorial

A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.'
The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross.
The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'

November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM

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Amal El-Mohtar

@amalelmohtar.com

I just want @attackerman.bsky.social to get to write so many more of these until “blistering review of the life of a socially accepted genocidaire” is a genre of obit

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His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies

As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.

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November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM

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derek guy

@dieworkwear.bsky.social

look how beautifully these trousers hang

Reviewbrah of Report of the Week is in a thrift store. He's wearing a gray suit with a white shirt and light green tie. The trousers hang pin straight without a pucker or ripple.

November 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM

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josh 🐦

@josh.uno

August 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM

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COYOTE

@coyotemedia.org

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients

Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.

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October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM

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jenny tightpants

@jtp.bsky.social

my take on the term transsexual is that i like it because it's

1). funny

2). makes people who say stuff like "trans people don't change their sex" mad. which is funny

October 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM