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Megan
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Fan, reader, dancer, feminist. As always, here for the jokes.
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Megan @megbrod.bsky.social · Mar 1
First finished book of the year! (I will not be taking questions about that) And since I gave up on Goodreads, the most I’ll do is a reading thread now 😂
A photo of Ballad of Sword and Wine by Tan Jiu Qing ft a very pretty drawing of the two main characters with two hands pouring shiny wine around the image
megbrod.bsky.social
Oh no, they’re recognizing me at Taco Bell again, I think I have to reassess my dinner choices 😔
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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azzageddi.myatproto.social
And now they are reporting that Summers "will immediately leave his role as instructor."
I think we can credit these student reporters with a great deal of the pressure that made him resign.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
megbrod.bsky.social
Damn, the CONDITIONING those meovv girls must be doing just to get through their choreo. Oof 😮‍💨
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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stegan.bsky.social
Wondering if the #kidlit community can point me towards more recent bilingual English-Spanish picture books? Our school library has some older ones, but I’d like to refresh it for the kids who’d benefit.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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susanrinkunas.com
Independent providers like @queerdoc.bsky.social are stepping in as hospitals reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care, but this makes them easier to single out for harassment. It's a dynamic we've long seen in abortion care, as @garnethenderson.com notes
www.autonomynews.co/doj-subpoena...
screenshot 1/2 As states ban gender-affirming care and major hospitals and health systems stop providing it, it’s largely independent providers like QueerDoc that are filling the gaps—with a few notable exceptions, including Boston Children’s. Beal’s practice had already seen an influx of new patients due to state restrictions even before Trump took office, they said. And in Illinois, a network of independent providers who don’t rely on federally-funded programs like Medicaid have stepped in to continue patients’ gender-affirming care as local hospitals have backed off. screenshot 2/2 Beal is proud of the work independent practices are doing to support their patients, but also worries it could lead to violence against providers. Clinicians are organizing, Beal said, “to continue care when these large systems close.” “But then it is falling more on individual clinicians to make those things happen,” Beal added. “Which, if you have care siloed, it is also much easier to target those clinicians’ physical safety.” This mirrors a dynamic that has long existed in abortion care. The upside of specialized clinics is expert care and mission-driven staff. The downside is that these practices are easier to single out, whether for harassment, violence, or government surveillance.
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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chaceverity.com
If you're outside Alberta, talking about this issue will help. This article explains what's happening and also gives further context with how the UCP also used the notwithstanding clause to legislate striking teachers back to work, taking rights away from them

globalnews.ca/news/1153187...
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws | Globalnews.ca
The clause relates to laws that put restrictions on student pronoun changes at school, on girls' sports, and on medical therapies for young people looking to transition.
globalnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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luckytran.com
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.

This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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anubisthejackal.bsky.social
I promise you that about one month after the AI bubble collapses into a gravitational singularity, companies like Apple will now be up-selling their new, AI-free software as some great solution to a problem they DEFINITELY didn't cause.
jillmurray.bsky.social Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social · 10h
Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
A Facebook post from Scrivener: "Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you're on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. Here's why, and what you can do if you want to remove this" attention-grabbing graphic says "SCRIVENER AND AI: WHY DO I SEE AI PROMPTS IN MY SCRIVENER PROJECTS ON MAC?"
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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kendrawrites.com
Why?

Because one of the arguments nuclear companies use today to explain why nuclear is so expensive is to blame regulations.

Do you know what other industry hates regulations? Tech.

Do you know who else hates regulations? The Trump administration.
Trump seeks to boost nuclear industry and overhaul safety regulator
A series of executive orders aims to promote new kinds of nuclear reactors while restructuring the body in charge of nuclear safety.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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kendrawrites.com
I know what you're going to say: if renewables are so cost effective why do they need subsidies?

Wait until you see how many subsidies we give to fossil fuel companies
U.S. Spending Bill to Grant $40 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies
e360.yale.edu
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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senorwoberto.bsky.social
Katelyn comes to the conclusion that “olivia nuzzi was failed by a misogynistic society that pimps young women off to old powerful men” and “olivia nuzzi just seems plainly an awful person” are both true, and yeah that is true
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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billie.bookstoreromanceday.org
Not directly related to Mullins's cruel, ignorant opinion, but health care companies should be forbidden from operating as for-profit entities, much less trading on the stock market. Results should be measured in terms of health outcomes, not dividends to stock holders.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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kimkelly.bsky.social
Out here in York, PA where @sbworkersunited.org strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the country to demand a fair contract!!
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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anibundel.bsky.social
Netflix pridefully shooting itself in the foot because it cannot admit binge drops don’t work for its biggest shows, even when the creators are basically begging them to.
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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memles.bsky.social
I'm mid-newsletter on this, but I'm so curious what kind of traction this gets given HBO Max now has—checks notes—9 days to promote this specifically to U.S. audiences.
megsokay.bsky.social Meghan O'Keefe @megsokay.bsky.social · 12h
🚨 The gay Canadian hockey player show is hitting HBO Max NEXT WEEK 🚨
Header: Romantic Drama Series HEATED RIVALRY Debuts November 28 On HBO Max Photo of two handsome Canadian men in tuxes, being tender by a window.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
i support men celebrating international men's day so we don't have to hear "why don't we have an international men's day???" every fucking year on on international women's day
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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kortizart.bsky.social
🚨 Yet again Ted Cruz and Steve Scalise are trying to sneak in a moratorium on state GenAi legislation.

If passed states can no longer enact laws for transparency, child safety, privacy, environmental protection etc.

We got 3 days to stop this. Call now!

www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
Yellow sea sponge cartoon getting up tiredly from their courch
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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durhamhealthnc.bsky.social
Recall alert: NC is one of 12 states so far with cases of infant botulism linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. If you have this formula, do not use it. If your child recently consumed this formula, contact a doctor immediately if they show symptoms. More info www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Recall alert: All ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products have been recalled due to cases of infant botulism. This includes all unexpired lots of formula cans and single-serve “anywhere” sticks. Most infants with infant botulism will initially develop constipation, poor feeding, loss of head control, and difficulty swallowing, which can progress to difficulty breathing and respiratory arrest. Symptoms of infant botulism, which is diagnosed clinically, can take as long as several weeks to develop following formula ingestion. Recommendations for parents: Stop using any ByHeart infant formula products immediately. If your child consumed ByHeart formula and has symptoms, seek immediate medical attention. If your child consumed ByHeart formula and is not currently showing symptoms, continue monitoring them and seek medical attention if symptoms develop. If you still have the formula in your home, you should: take a photo or record the information on the bottom of the package. keep the container in a safe spot and be sure to label that product as DO NOT USE. If your child develops symptoms your state health department might want to collect your formula container for testing. If your child does not develop symptoms after 30 days, throw your containers out. Botulism can be fatal, and you should take action right away. If your child has consumed ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and is experiencing signs and symptoms of botulism such as poor feeding, loss of head control, difficulty swallowing, or decreased facial expression, seek immediate medical attention. Do not consume these products. Throw them away or return them.
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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scalzi.com
So I am led to understand that the Department of Justice is working on the level of competence that has become the hallmark of this administration
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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mollycrabapple.bsky.social
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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courtneymilan.com
For anyone who cares, my current favorite whistle to 3d print is: makerworld.com/en/models/11...
Small two-tone whistle by ACstudio MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models
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makerworld.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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karlbode.com
my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center

we're really not prepared for what's coming
adamsmith.house.gov Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 15h
As a direct result of President Trump's Big Ugly Bill, almost 300 jobs will be cut from Providence Swedish's First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, and Issaquah hospitals and clinics. These are not the only layoffs we've seen in our health care system in Washington state in recent months.
Providence Swedish to eliminate nearly 300 positions
The cuts will affect jobs at Providence Swedish’s First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard and Issaquah hospitals and nearby clinics.
www.seattletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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mementomorty.bsky.social
We told them it would be used for this and not only did they all not listen, they don't fucking care!

AI amplifies abuse against women and it is a plague.
josephcox.bsky.social Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 15h
This is a nuts story. An AI chatbot and image platform left millions of images exposed. They show what people are actually using the AI for: taking random women's yearbook, graduation, and social media photos and making super realistic hardcore porn with them
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM