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Meaghan the Silly Hooker
@sillyhooker.bsky.social
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Crocheting, skating weirdo from central VA.
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npr.org
People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.
Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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thechroniccrow.bsky.social
#pagansky Merry Beltaine 🔥 🌸 🥚
silverpebble2.bsky.social Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · May 1
Beltaine, also known as May Day (1st May), marks the beginning of summer in pagan & Gaelic calendars. It's marked with Maypole dancing, bonfires, fertility rituals (👀) & by making posies & leaving them at the doors of those you love.
Merry May Day 🌿-some May posies my daughters made 8 years ago:
May Day posies made by my daughters in 2017
May 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
sillyhooker.bsky.social
My family says they couldn't live as far from the city as I do, but having neighbors like this makes it worth a little longer drive to "go out on the town." (Near #rva #ThistledewFold) #cows #pets
The image shows two Highland cattle in a grassy field. The main focus is on a red, shaggy Highland bull calf facing the camera, with its horns visible. A partially out of focus highland cow, is positioned behind and to the left of him. The background includes a line of trees and an overcast sky. (Written with help from AI) A close up shot of a red highland cow bull calf looking at the camera. His horns are small and adorable. He stands in a field of grass on an overcast day. A red highland cow with long horns gets up close to inspect the camera. Her ears are down and a little back showing she's relaxed and her nose is right up to the camera blocking most of her body from view and a long piece of grass hangs from the right corner of her mouth.
March 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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ebonyteach.blacksky.app
"The strength it takes to hold the door open for others even while people are trying to shut you out of the room is the strength of Black women in this country." - @elienyc.bsky.social

www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
www.thenation.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸
February 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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megannicolett.bsky.social
I talked to developers about Microsoft's newly announced generative AI model, Muse, and its role in video games: "When we rely on this stuff we are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives."
www.wired.com/story/xbox-m...
Xbox Pushes Ahead With New Generative AI. Developers Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’
One developer responds to the release of Muse: “We are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives.”
www.wired.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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haroldvondrehle.bsky.social
#FlowerReport:

a little heart.

🎶what the world
needs now
is love, sweet love.🎶
Photo of a group of yarrow, small yellow flowers bunched together up on green stalks. This gathering is in the rough shape of a heart.
February 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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weirdlilguys.bsky.social
beauty comes in many forms
a tweet that shows two pictures of a white cat with a black mullet. the caption says, “I thank God every day that I can see miracles like this on my phone. 1000 years ago, this cat would have been a deity in his village, and I would only know of him through merchant tales.”
February 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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aclu.org
Suing over defamation is a common tactic used against artists, activists, and journalists in order to shut them up.

But the First Amendment protects rappers, journalists, and everyone else, too.
Brown graphic with text "defamation lawsuit, explained" Below the text are photos of artists Kendrick Lamar and Drake, both talking into a microphone. Behind the men is a star with the text of the Constitution in it. In the bottom left corner is a white ACLU logo. In the bottom right corner reads "swipe." A brown graphic with text "Late last year, Drake sued his label for releasing Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning song “Not Like Us.” You may be wondering how the law protects rap beefs and other forms of expression — we’re here to break it down." Below the text is a small shape with text of the Constitution inside. In the bottom left corner is a white ACLU logo. In the bottom right corner reads "swipe." Brown graphic with text "Without commenting on any specific lawsuit or allegation, let’s look at defamation basics. Defamation is a false statement that damages another person’s reputation. It's hard for public officials and celebrities in particular to prove defamation under the law — and that's a good thing for our free speech rights." In the bottom left corner is a white ACLU logo. In the bottom right corner reads "swipe." Brown graphic with text "Speech about public officials and celebrities is protected from a defamation suit if: - It's true - It's false, but you genuinely believed it was true - You make clear that you're stating an opinion based on publicly available information that you think is true For a public figure like Drake to succeed on a defamation claim, he would need to prove the defendant knowingly or recklessly made false and defamatory statements about him – in other words, that they lied on purpose." In the bottom left corner is a white ACLU logo. In the bottom right corner reads "swipe."
February 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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artifactprocess.bsky.social
I don’t think I can just pick one. I feel so many of them.

#SuperbOwl
February 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
sillyhooker.bsky.social
Lots happening right now, so if you want to help me support the ACLU, that would be awesome.
For a number of reasons I have not been myself to protest. I write letters, I volunteer my time, and I donate when I can. This is the time.
sillyhookerstudio.etsy.com
A person stands in a fashionable pose, head down, hand behind their head, a shelf in the background, showing off a pink cat hat with a logo tag on the ear. The hat a ribbed crochet, with a fold up brim is of a raspberry pink shade.
February 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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cbmermaid79.bsky.social
Do you know Bessie Coleman? She was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921 when U.S. flight schools refused her entry. She learned to fly in France and became a famous stunt pilot! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🛬

#BlackHistoryMonth #KnowYourHistory #CelebrateExcellence
February 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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corgibuzz.bsky.social
Happy Sunday friends. Trying to stay positive. This state sponsored racism, bigotry and misogyny is soul crushing. Keep calling your senators and representatives especially if they’re Republican.
#resist #corgi #corgicrew #corgisky #dogs #sablecorgis #dogsofbluesky #dogsky
Sable corgi looking back cutely at his owner.
February 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Instead, simply release the audit. It’s straightforward—everything in the government is documented. If the evidence exists, let America see it. Rather than turning the Super Bowl into a political spectacle, release the audit and let Americans decide.
February 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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altnps.bsky.social
Open message to Elon Musk:

Rumors are swirling that you’re spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads targeting USAID. If there were truly fraud, wouldn’t you not need to spend millions trying to convince people?
February 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
sillyhooker.bsky.social
I put on lipstick today. Didn't leave the house, but I put on lipstick.

#dog #dogsky
A hound named Darla is resting on a brown couch with a lipstick mark on its head. Actor Morgan Freeman's face is visible on a pillow behind the dog. She is primarily white with patches of light brown and has dark eyeliner like markings around her eyes.
February 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
sillyhooker.bsky.social
Quiry - Thoughts on using tiktok:

I was a minimal user, but I had a few accounts I'd check in on a couple times a week. There is a part of me now that's just like "Use it till the gov takes it over."
Can y'all persuade me one way or another? With reference would be even better!
#askbluesky
February 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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artifactprocess.bsky.social
Let’s sprinkle some good stuff on this shitty week.
February 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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katie.thegreensteins.net
I proposed a paper for my digital history class analyzing the 2022 #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy created by @imanibarbarin.bsky.social -- in it, I got the opportunity to say "COVID isn't over" one more time to my faculty and peers.

I'm excited to write the paper over the course of the semester 🥳
February 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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b3n513gay.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
sillyhooker.bsky.social
Aim for understanding of everyone. Not as an excuse for their behaviors but as an explanation and guide to a path forward for yourself. #feralchurch #hbyronballard
A page of a book focused on an underlined passage that says "One of the ways we can break hold of patriarchal influences is to choose to understand the hardships our biological mothers also endured, to aim for understanding, for forgiveness if that is possible or necessary."
January 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
Community is the antidote to despair.

Happy to host! 🌹
socialists.nyc NYC-DSA 🌹 @socialists.nyc · Jan 26
Building the multiracial working class today in the Bronx with @aoc.bsky.social at our DSA 101.
January 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
sillyhooker.bsky.social
She got so tall I had to take her down to get a good shot of the bloom. #flower #amaryllis
The picture displays a close-up of a vibrant amaryllis flower in full bloom. Thte petals are a striking red, elegantly outlined with a white border. The flower boasts a cluster of yellow stamens at its center, adding a contrasting pop of color. Set against a blurred backdrop of a white door, the amaryllis takes center stage, with a hint of another bud on the left side of the frame. This composition draws the viewer's focus directly to the captivating beauty of the flower. Generative AI is experimental. The picture shows a mantelpiece decorated with various items. A potted amaryllis plant takes center stage, displaying a vibrant red and white flower in full bloom, with two more buds preparing to open. To the left, there's a framed picture featuring a dark background and a white outline of a person wearing glasses. On the far right, a pair of vintage roller skates adds a touch of nostalgia. A ceramic candle holder sits on the left side of the mantel, completing the arrangement. Generative AI is experimental.
January 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
sillyhooker.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=7-WI...

I'm broken hearted about all of this Neil Gaiman news. Easily one of my favorite authors, he really put on a good mask.
youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM