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jessicacalarco.com
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."

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The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
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December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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anonopin.bsky.social
Kids getting free school meals are often bullied. The correct solution is that school cafeterias shouldn't have a till. Everyone should get a nutritious three course meal. And we should all pay for this through our taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social
actually Die Hard is a Cow Tools movie
Line drawing of a dead cow wearing a Santa hat and t-shirt slu,oed against a wall with its tongue hanging out. The shirt says "NOW I HAVE A COW TOOL HO HO HO".
December 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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edburmila.bsky.social
me, smart, a big-shot university president, paying the Danegeld: that should be the last we hear from the Dane
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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davidbcooper.bsky.social
Moevember 2025 Day 28: Giz-Moe

#Simpsons #TheSimpsons #moevember
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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emophilips.bsky.social
“Regretting my third wish”
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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leeknoxostertag.bsky.social
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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adamchristopher.me
Anyway time to post this again.

AI is a tool of fascism.
Batman breaking a rifle in half from a 1986 comic. The rifle has a label "AI (even if you're making fun of it)" and Batman is saying "This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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siegefault.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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timprice.bsky.social
(getting paralyzed and wrapped up in Shelob's web) And is there a Helob?
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

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Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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pbfcomics.bsky.social
A bloody melee with merciless stabbing, impalements, and eye-gouging. Flashback to “Earlier:” A king announces that his soldiers are to withdraw, for he has received a written apology from the enemy via messenger bird. The parchment is unfurled to disappointment however. What appeared to say “I’m sorry” is revealed to say “I’m sorry you feel that way”.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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nnedi.bsky.social
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.

This is who it was:
A male Anna’s hummingbird at the door. So nosy! 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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funeralbeat.bsky.social
👩‍🌾 Grab your tools
An illustration of a young women yanking a weed out of a bed of marigolds. The primary colours of the piece are deep green and a saffron yellow, with some brown and moss green tones as well. The camera is looking up at the young girl with a forced perspective, as she pulls out the weed while leaning back. The text reads: PULL FASCISM UP BY THE ROOT.
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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lethalityjane.bsky.social
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
Post from Threads user "missjenbeck" Romantasy question: are the fae open source? I had only known them from SJM books, but didn't expect to see them in Quicksilver!
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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theonion.com
Larry Summers Announces He Will Step Down From Chair With Belt Around Neck
Larry Summers Announces He Will Step Down From Chair With Belt Around Neck
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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thehyyyype.bsky.social
Mechanic [sliding out from under Optimus Prime]: I think I see what the issue is. This truck is also a big guy somehow
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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stevenbailey.bsky.social
When I arrive at the party
A photo of a sign, white text on red background: JESUS... WHO IS HE? WHY DID HE COME?
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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davidbcooper.bsky.social
Ani-Moe-tion, Day 18: Powerpuff Girls

#simpsons #TheSimpsons #moevember #animoetion
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
that’s pretty interesting that he became deeply ashamed about this in November of 2025 that’s wild man
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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pantspants.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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nearbirdstudios.bsky.social
This reply was my favorite
Tweet by Matthew, @MrWeir: "I once wore a silver jacket to college, turned up late for class, said 'sorry I'm late', lecturer said, 'that's ok' then waited til I was halfway across the front of the full class before following up with 'trouble with the spaceship again was it?'.
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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nerdjpg.com
I want to ban marriage as an institution. Ceremonies should be allowed but there should be no benefits over other relationships and living styles for monogamous couples over everyone else

Ideally this would happen in socialism where private property isn’t a thing so that doesn’t matter either
taliabhatt.itch.io Talia "Estro Junkies" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 19d
"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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skwinnicki.bsky.social
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"

guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
Basic light pollution diagram showing four different streetlight set ups ranging from more light pollution on the left to less light pollution on the right. The most pollution option, labelled "very bad" is a street lamp with a round uncovered bulb on top, making a sphere of light in the air. The next option, labelled "bad" has a tiny cap on top, that limits the upward pollution a bit. The "better" option is mostly uncovered on top, limiting pollution above the streetlight. The final option, labelled "best" has a full shroud overtop, limiting the light to only below the streetlight, where it is needed for pedestrians and vehicles.
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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renegadecut.bsky.social
let this radicalize you.

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November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM