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Catherine RW's avatar Catherine RW @polyhymnia.bsky.social
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It was one of the smartest moves big corporations made, to make the little guy feel responsible for clearing up the mess they (the corporations) made.

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Neil Lewis, Jr.'s avatar Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social
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This meme is relevant again.

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Kate Crowe 's avatar Kate Crowe @kcrowe.bsky.social
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I saw this in the response to Brownback's 2 terms in my home state of KS. Is this "leopards ate her face" stuff, yes, but IMHO it would behoove people on the left to look for these kinds of opportunities to align w ppl we otherwise might find no common ground with.

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Matt's avatar Matt @mattlibrarian.bsky.social
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It is not about porn in libraries - it never was. This is about control, fear mongering and locking vulnerable people away from resources that can help them discover their place in the world or give them insights into the lives of others, and the vilification of a trusted community resource

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Shelly Romero's avatar Shelly Romero @shellyromero.bsky.social
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If you went to #ALAAC24, please test for Covid. Someone knowingly attended the conference being Covid positive…

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Matt's avatar Matt @mattlibrarian.bsky.social
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This list provides a visual representation of some of the changes that will be enacted if the aims of #Project2025 are put into practice đź“š đź“ś

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Matt's avatar Matt @mattlibrarian.bsky.social
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A colleague messaged me to let me know that a library patron had phoned the library to say they really like my Project 2025 booklist and they were sharing it with all their friends - the work we does matters and has an impact! đź“š đź“ś

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Mongabay's avatar Mongabay @mongabay.bsky.social
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Mexico, including the Yaqui Valley, is experiencing a deadly heat wave, drought and water shortages. Within the Yaqui Territory are the remnants of their sacred Yaqui River, which has been drained of all its water after decades of overexploitation, unequal water distribution and droughts. Read:

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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Trump is desperate that voters not hear about Trump's Project 2025 because once they understand P25 is a Republican plan and a Trump plan they suddenly hate Trump and Republicans

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Eternal Cat War's avatar Eternal Cat War @eternalcatwar.bsky.social
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I did just have a recruiter contact me about an associate position paying $20/hr and I replied with saying that’s fast food wages I can make 3 blocks from here with no qualifications whatsoever, hopefully this pressures shitty employers up the chain as well

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Takuo Matsuzawa's avatar Takuo Matsuzawa @matsuzawa.bsky.social
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The green and gold Lamy Safari Kanji nib model has become quite difficult to obtain within Japan. If anyone is interested, I am selling my unused piece.
Please direct message me with your desired price.
#fountainpen

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jm_rives (they/ them)'s avatar jm_rives (they/ them) @jmrives.bsky.social
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And yet forced birth protestors can be within inches of folks seeking health care. Federal judge rules protesters can't march through Republican National Convention security zone www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

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Techmeme's avatar Techmeme @techmeme.com
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Google says it has stopped purchasing carbon offsets and is no longer maintaining operational carbon neutrality, but still aims to reach net-zero carbon by 2030 (Akshat Rathi/Bloomberg)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Susan Rinkunas has a newsletter's avatar Susan Rinkunas has a newsletter @susanrinkunas.com
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Actually, the Republican platform leaves the door wide open for a national abortion ban and people are silly to suggest otherwise. Me in Slate:

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Prisonculture's avatar Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social
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I believe them that they will do this almost immediately upon taking office again. I have lots of questions about what we do on Left(s) about this. Who is working on this now? [I'm sure some groups must be]

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Dr. Lucky Tran's avatar Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.bsky.social
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Violet Affleck: "To confront the Long COVID crisis I demand mask availability, air filtration and far-UVC light in government facilities, including jails and detention centers and mask mandates in county medical facilities. And most importantly, the county must oppose mask bans for any reason." 🔥🔥🔥

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Ars Technica's avatar Ars Technica @arstechnica.com
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Families of victims said in a filing yesterday that they will urge the court to reject the deal at a plea hearing

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jj skolnik's avatar jj skolnik @modernistwitch.bsky.social
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jane mcalevey has left us with so many essential organizing tools. her body of work is so thorough and so approachable. i’ve used it so much, i’ve recommended it to so many people. every organizer should have her work in their reference library and return to it often. grateful for everything

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erisperitas 🌩️'s avatar erisperitas 🌩️ @erisperitas.bsky.social
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[Shares are appreciated!]
Taking Emergency C0mmissions via Ko-fi!

I have full colour bust & greyscale/colour half-body options available with limited slots for now~

ko-fi.com/erisperitas/...

Please feel free to contact me directly about any larger or more complex inquiries.

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Joshua J. Friedman's avatar Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com
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It's time for publishers to add a full credits page to books to acknowledge the many people who contribute their labor, writes @maris.bsky.social

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scott⚡️mccloud's avatar scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social
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As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).

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ONeillJones's avatar ONeillJones @oneilljones.com
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A job I was looking forward to just fell through because I requested a very basic “please don’t feed my work into the AI garbage chute pls” clause in the contract That was apparently against company policy and non-negotiable If anyone needs a book cover I have an opening in my schedule

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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more evidence for “states become conservative as they force out anyone interested in growth or education or entrepreneurship” www.notus.org/policy/solar...

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Maura -resister's avatar Maura -resister @maurar.bsky.social
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Fox New 24/7

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Cate Eland's avatar Cate Eland @romancingnope.bsky.social
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2025 Mandate for Leadership is 922 pages long. I'm going to attempt to dig into it, because you can bury a lot of shit in 922 pages. Starting today with the Foreword.

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jm_rives (they/ them)'s avatar jm_rives (they/ them) @jmrives.bsky.social
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You are going to have a such good time! 🤖

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Melissa Gira Grant's avatar Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com
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“Jane McAlevey’s biggest impact on newsroom unions was through her advocacy for open bargaining… Most unions aren’t this transparent in negotiations. But it’s mostly a no-brainer for skeptical journalists who expect accountability in all things, including from their own coworkers.”

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joqatana's avatar joqatana @joqatana.bsky.social
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I don’t have celiac so won’t affect me but I’m reading that Trader Joes is being sued for having gluten in their gluten free bagels so please pass to #celiac sufferers.

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John Rogers's avatar John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social
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1) Losing Jane McAlevey sucks hard. 2) The "we're going to hold out until the writers lose their houses" statement during the WGA didn't just fortify the writers, it genuinely radicalized some managers and agents I know. People really do not know what capital thinks of them. To wit ... they don't.

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Morgan Dawn's avatar Morgan Dawn @morgandawn.bsky.social
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Measles exposure: Santa Clara County / Santa Cruz County / San Jose airport/Southwest airlines

1. A Starbucks at 624 Blossom Hill Rd. in Los Gatos
2. Taqueria Los Pericos in Santa Cruz
3. San Jose Airport
4. Chicago airport

Paywall free link
archive.is/2024.07.08-2...

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Shiv Ramdas's avatar Shiv Ramdas @nameshiv.bsky.social
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because we don't always appreciate the great ones before we lose them - or they do something to lose us, please let us cherish Cornelia Funke, she is a gift to literature we didn't even deserve and we got, let us celebrate her as long and loudly as we can

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Talia Lavin's avatar Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social
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lord i see what youve done for other peoples

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brian j. white's avatar brian j. white @talkwordy.bsky.social
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Meanwhile I can’t get a $12,000 treatment for long covid approved

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jamie quinn 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar jamie quinn 🏳️‍⚧️ @threnody.bsky.social
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what’s the word for “sad inspired” where you see or hear a thing that reminds you you’re wasting your life & should be doing something else instead? because, goodness, the film hits me like that when i watch on a laptop but as it turns out, nolan’s onto something: it’s better big & loud.

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Talia Lavin's avatar Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social
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university folks and bookstore peeps: my book Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America is coming out October 15th, and i'd *love* to come to your uni/bookstore to talk about it! hit me up talialavinwrites at gmail for fall programming :)

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Phil Lewis's avatar Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social
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Scalpers have reverse-engineered how Ticketmaster creates tickets, and are now generating and selling them on their own parallel infrastructure

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