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propublica.org
The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.

A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant. “I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.
September 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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requiemarm.bsky.social
continuing his work
September 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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stephensben.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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seanfaywolfe.bsky.social
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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staxdeadempress.bsky.social
this is what you look like as a Harry Potter fan in 2025
guy handing money to JK Rowling "K*ll every trans person" - JKR "I'm an ally, I just really like Harry Potter!" - guy
July 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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timdc.bsky.social
my goodness. someone on new york ave was killed by a driver hauling a tank post-army parade. a woman literally died for this useless excess.
Truck carrying tank after Army's 250th birthday parade kills pedestrian in DC
The accident happened on the evening of June 16 while a truck was moving the tank from the parade staging area to a Maryland railyard.
www.usatoday.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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kalamendoza.bsky.social
⚠️Friends please DO NOT DO THIS. ⚠️

I don’t know what ChatGPT prompt someone used to create this potentially dangerous tactic.

This could lead to injury or worse.
An infographic titled “THE SIT-DOWN WAVE” with a subtitle: “What to do if violence breaks out at a protest.” The instructions include: 1. SIT DOWN—TOGETHER: Lower yourself to the ground immediately. Stay where you are. 2. SILENCE IS POWER: Stop chanting, put down signs, and remain silent. 3. SPREAD THE SIGNAL: Gesture or quietly tell others to sit. Let the action ripple through the crowd like a wave. 4. DO NOT ENGAGE: Don’t argue, confront, or respond to aggression. Discipline speaks for itself. 5. MAKE PEACE VISIBLE: A quietly seated crowd is a powerful image for the world—and the cameras—to see. Hashtags at the bottom: #SitDownWave, #PeacefulProtest, #NonviolentPower, #Gandhi. A bold red diagonal overlay reads: “FRIENDS PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS.” At the bottom in red text: “It is dangerous. Naive. And based on nothing but vibes.”
June 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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joycontent.gay
I'm tired of having to coddle harry potter fans

if you have spent money on harry potter in the last five years, your money has contributed to the deaths of real trans people & the defense of their killers

that is a fact, don't celebrate a harry potter video game during pride month for fuck's sake
June 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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crtpixels.bsky.social
My parter was recently diagnosed with metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer. We are hopeful that modern treatments can give her many more years with us though.

It will be a long road and if you’re able, we could use your help.

gofund.me/b79b6f34
Donate to Help Mitzi Fight Stage 4 Breast Cancer, organized by April Kontak
Hi, I’m April K, and I have had the privilege of being Mitzi’s best friend for nea… April Kontak needs your support for Help Mitzi Fight Stage 4 Breast Cancer
gofund.me
May 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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katmabu.bsky.social
talk about sexy pokemon?? I AM a sexy pokemon
picture of me wearing a charizard onesie in full makeup and stilettos at the plaza of my college
March 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
This one was censored in the US so not sure how many of you caught this before, but little X knows about the election rigging. Which is why Musk has effectively kidnapped him and doesn't allow him to be with his mother or other family.
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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milph.mom
It might hurt my bottom line, but I’m probably going to stop posting art to Twitter entirely and I suggest you do too.

Not only is the site actively putting a “Okay, now remix this” button below art (and elevating them above the OP with a QRT) and it’s false flagging original art as made by AI.
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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pokemongems.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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matthtaylor.com
Exist to Spite Them
A figure of a woman, leaning over, her hair pooling at the bottom of the frame. She is in light pink and off-white, her eyes in a bright hot-pink. The figure of a skeleton inked over her flesh, part of her and outside of herself in the same blue of the background. The colors are that of the trans flag. To the left of her head are the words "Exist to spite them"
November 6, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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rebeccawilliams.info
this is what is happening

all I ask is that when you mention the oligarchs, please also mention that they own the communications platforms
A photo of big tech ceos at the inauguration. Then a tweet from Tim Miller @Timodc that says: Row 1 of the inauguration: The richest men in America who own all of the communications platforms. Row 2: The cabinet.
January 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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whatthetrans.com
Photo taken at London Trans Pride 2024.
In the image, we see a person holding a sign in front of a city street backdrop holding a black sign with pink writing that reads "EVERY FASCIST'S DOORSTEP IS A GENDER NEUTRAL TOILET." The person on the right is wearing sunglasses and smiling while holding a red sign.
January 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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404media.co
‘It’s total chaos internally at Meta right now’: Employees protest Zuckerberg’s anti-LGBTQ changes

Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company.

🔗 www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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esqueer.net
Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
The image is from a "Transparency Center" document and lists guidelines regarding acceptable and prohibited content for insults. It mentions: 1. Insults about: Character, such as cowardice, dishonesty, criminality, and sexual promiscuity or immorality. Mental characteristics, including but not limited to accusations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness, as well as unsupported comparisons among politically correct (PC) groups based on inherent intellectual traits. 2. Highlighted section: The document allows allegations of mental illness or abnormality when tied to gender or sexual orientation, referencing political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality. It also acknowledges the non-serious use of terms like "weird."
January 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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petergleick.bsky.social
If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
The billionaire has become one of the most prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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pizzapixie.bsky.social
I played Marvel Rivals for the first time last night and Jeff is my life now.

Sorry. Not Sorry.
December 8, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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davidgaider.bsky.social
CHARACTERS - Day Nine: Cassandra

This is the last of the (major) characters I wrote during my time on Dragon Age. I could go into others, and considered moving onto Stray Gods... but I feel like fewer would be interested, and I honestly can't keep up the pace. So let's make this the last, for now.
A head and shoulders shot of Cassandra, in heavy armor, as she first appeared in DA2. I almost forgot she looked like this back then. Head and shoulders shot of Cassandra, as she appeared in Dragon Age Inquisition. The character artists did such an amazing job translating her into the new engine. A still from a DAI cutscene which includes Cassandra and the now-infamous "[DISGUSTED NOISE]" subtitle. Honestly, I just had in my head a sort of... short, derisive snort? But I didn't want to SAY "snort" in the subtitles because the LAST time I did that the voice actor literally snorted. As in snorted like a pig! Miranda read this line the first time and started laughing, she didn't know what to make of it, and laughed more when I tried to describe it. The result is now infamous.
November 28, 2024 at 8:59 AM