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itsbabs.bsky.social
been seeing a lot of “i just tested positive” skeets lately, some from folks who’ve managed to avoid SARS2 for years. this can be disorienting if not outright frightening in our present, so here’s what me n mine do when someone tests positive.

*sped up 2x for time limit, slow to .5 recommended !
August 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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fridaytea.com
Let’s go hard to spread the tea house love and crush our summer debt elimination goal, nerds! Please keep up the word of mouth, you’re saving our butts! 🍵❤️
fridaytea.com Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · Jul 24
Wow, we've made huge strides toward our goal this week! We're now over 70% to our total goal, and the next mini-goal on our debt knockdown is at $45k!

square.link/u/La2AFWmg
Progress bar showing $43k of $60k goal raised
August 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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evavroslin.bsky.social
The wonderful, multi talented @okokno.bsky.social can use some coins her and her family's way to help with rent and food. She's still digging herself out of the horrible Ex situation and he doesn't provide support. You can hire her for editing work, art commissions, and tarot! linktr.ee/okokno
side-by-side colour image of author Donyae Coles on the left, a Black woman with an afro, black wire-rimmed glasses, part of her cardigan on left shoulder visible (black) and strap of dress on other (white or pink), and part of her chest tattoo. Image on right is of her book cover for novel "Midnight Rooms," which features her name and the title 'Midnight Rooms' on the bottom, and a light-skinned Black woman holding a cup of tea with a butterfly in it in one hand and a fawn in the other (baby deer), wearing green dress, and mutli-coloured blue butterflies around her face and the background.
August 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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chrisshehanart.bsky.social
“It’s just a tool! People used to hate on photoshop too.”

Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
August 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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redgoldsparks.bsky.social
List of resources in the thread ❤️🖤🤍💚
A white banned says FEED GAZA in front of a digital drawing of red poppies with black and white details and green leaves in front of a blue sky with clouds
August 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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sketchesbyboze.bsky.social
If you're using AI to write essays, eulogies, a text to your wife, I do think less of you as a person. Ceding your mental and creative abilities to a machine is an embarrassing thing and people should be ashamed to admit doing it in public.
[quoting a tweet by fractalcounty that reads, “today I learned that there are actual people irl who get genuinely upset if they catch you using chatgpt. like they view it as a serious moral failing in certain circles”]
August 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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danielleradford.bsky.social
Had a great chat with Brennan about all kinds of things! Check it out
dimension20.bsky.social Dimension 20 @dimension20.bsky.social · Aug 1
Out now on @dropout.tv: An all-new Adventuring Academy with guest Danielle Radford! 🎙️Join Danielle and Brennan for discussions about funny families, spicy foods, and representation in TTRPGs! ✨

#AdventuringAcademy
August 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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romanmars.bsky.social
If you are an enemy of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting you are a villain. There’s nothing good about you.
August 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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baddestmamajama.bsky.social
Don’t, under any circumstances, give this government any information unless you are legally compelled to. I’m not a lawyer, but I’m also not an idiot.
August 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
These assholes often back down when we push back.

We should push back more.
standupforscience.bsky.social Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Aug 2
The Pentagon reversed plans to cut off critical military satellite data used for hurricane forecasting.

The data, vital for tracking storm intensification, will keep flowing through Sept 2026 after experts warned losing it could delay life‑saving alerts.

zurl.co/IGKQy
NOAA will continue receiving weather data from Navy satellites after sudden reversal
After announcing it would lose access to key weather satellite data, NOAA will retain access, the agency said in a statement.
zurl.co
August 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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okie.gay
I found her gofundme! She's already raised 41.5k of her 45k goal for gas, vehicle maintenance, phone/internet costs (for posting the videos), food and supply drives for the community, and emergency funds in case she gets into legal trouble:
August 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
A university scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in a lake in southeastern Louisiana was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation
University sidelines scientist who exposed toxic metals in Lake Maurepas
The SELU scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from her research position without explanation.
lailluminator.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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shivvy.bsky.social
If Musk has no haters, me and this person have perished from the earth
lukesteuber.com Luke Steuber ✔️ @lukesteuber.com · Aug 1
lol at this response to a “man on the street” interview with protestors at the Tesla diner
"He's a piece of shit, but let's get the political science stuff out of the way," Steven told me when I asked if he thought support of Tesla could be considered apolitical. "Elon Musk has platformed white supremacists and antisemites on X. He got rid of all the moderation. He put back accounts that were clearly neo-Nazis. He's changed algorithms to promote that type of hate. Him and DOGE did massive cuts in the government, including our civil services. He's cut cancer research. Did I mention he was a giant piece of shit?" "He's cut our aid to Africa, which Will result, without exaggeration, in millions of women and children and innocent people dying. Millions," he said. "I'm not a big fan of people who give the Hitler salute. I mean, I'm kind of fussy like that. He gave it twice at Trump's inauguration," he continued. "He's a Nazi. And he cheats at video games. You have another question?"
August 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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denisedwheeler.bsky.social
This is Virginia Guiffre's statement to Ghislane Maxwell, read by Guiffre's attorney in court the day Maxwell was sentenced.

I had to divide it into 2 parts. Please read each & share.

These are the words of a child rape victim, a victim of the monster Trump now protecting & arranging her freedom.
Virginia Guiffre statement to Maxwell read on the day of her sentencing. Virginia Guiffre statement to Maxwell read on the day of her sentencing.
August 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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ifycomedy.com
Was not prepared for clowngirl Rekha.
Rekha as Blue Giggles b Rekha as Blue Giggles. Basically a blue Joker.
July 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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pitchdarkedge.bsky.social
A Stripe rep hung up on me when they realized they told me they're disallowing "LGBTQ content" in transactions, so either they're slipping up more or just being more honest about their real intentions.

Keep the pressure up, keep calling, maybe start recording what they're telling you.
acvalens.com Ana Valens | 🔞 @acvalens.com · Jul 30
Did you call your censorious overlords today? Don't forget to complete your dailies!!

yellat.money
Phone Numbers Stripe (California): +1 888 926 2289 (Say you're based in California before continuing.) Stripe (Headquarters): +1 (888) 963-8955 Stripe (US): +1 (877) 887-7815 Stripe (France): +33 805-11-19-67 Mastercard (Headquarters): +1 914-249-2000 Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-627-8372 Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-307-7309 Mastercard (Int.): +1 (636)-722-7111 Mastercard (AUS): +61 1800 120 113 Mastercard (UK): 0-800-96-4767 All region numbers for Mastercard Visa (Headquarters): +1 (650)-432-3200 Visa (US + Can): +1 (800)-847-2911 Visa (AUS): +61 1800 125 440 All region numbers for Visa PayPal (US): +1 (888)-221-1161 PayPal (UK): +44 (0203)-901-7000 PayPal Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116
July 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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iamerror.bsky.social
In 6 months when they just ban us from working at any federal funded institute and every institution complies in advance, I'll only have to wait 3 years for the hope to be hired somewhere gain. Hopefully I haven't been killed in the concentration camps by then.
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jul 31
DOJ put out a memo stating that all recipients of federal funding must ban trans people from bathrooms.

www.justice.gov/ag/media/140...
Alt text: A section from a government memorandum titled "Segregation Based on Protected Characteristics" under the header "What Constitutes Unlawful Segregation?" It explains that segregation by federally funded entities based on characteristics like race or sex is generally unlawful, even if intended to promote inclusion. Highlighted text focuses on concerns regarding allowing males, including those who identify as women, access to female-only spaces such as bathrooms, locker rooms, and athletic events. The memo claims this compromises women's safety, privacy, and equal opportunity, potentially violating Title IX, and advocates for sex-based boundaries based on biological differences.
July 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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jayasaxena.com
My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...
Well, everything. The death of art. [Laughs.] A thing that I’ve been struck by in the last year of tech development around art is that what makes us human is making art, even if you’re not a professional artist. This is kind of corny, but I think about cavemen, right? One of the first things we ever did as a species was put our handprints on a wall, and it’s just this drive that has always been there. It’ll always be there. And I think it’s preposterous that these people are suggesting that they develop this technology, and the first thing they want to eliminate is art, so you have more time to…what, email? I don’t know what they think I’m going to do with my fucking day. Most of the population is not artists, but a lot of the population has artistic hobbies, and if you replace that with a computer doing it for you or whatever, it’s just pointless. I think there’s a death drive in these people, almost, and an actual hatred of artists; they are jealous of people with imagination because they don’t have one, and they almost consciously want to eliminate it.
July 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
I talked with James Jones, who is fighting to find a new location for his all-Black boys gymnastics team so the program can continue to change lives
This All-Black Boys Gymnastics Team Is Battling to Survive — But It’ll Take More Than Money
The young Black boys of the James Jones Gymnastics Academy have outgrown their current location, with some “kicking the ceiling.”
www.huffpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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melbuer.bsky.social
Remembering quite vividly being told I was being overdramatic when I posted on Twitter post-Dobbs that this was only the beginning

Idk man, listen to them when they tell you what their plans are; they have no reason to lie
July 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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janus.bsky.social
my landlord has been claiming i owe over $4,000 in missed rent payments for months, and when i asked for receipts they sent me the rental history of a person from a different building w/ all their personal info. when i pointed this out they apologized & said their chatbot generated this.

meanwhile:
Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries
gizmodo.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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michaellaborn.bsky.social
I shared this on other socials but haven’t here. My family is going through some crazy changes and circumstances right now (that I don’t particularly want to talk about yet). And we need help. If you’re able, here’s the link. If not, that’s cool too! Love y’all! ❤️❤️
Donate to Aid Michael LaBorn in Overcoming Family Hardship, organized by Dominique Burleson
Hey y'all. My name is Dominique Burleson — many of you know me… Dominique Burleson needs your support for Aid Michael LaBorn in Overcoming Family Hardship
gofund.me
July 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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atranscendedman.bsky.social
United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea studies find higher rates of autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and arthritis after COVID, suggesting they may be part of Long COVID.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg8e...
July 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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hazelmonforton.com
"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"

Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
July 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM