www.tiktok.com/t/ZTAgDJxE9/ This is why Todd Blanche got the GOP votes. It’s always been about taking women’s rights

8/4/26. If they’re going to get loud, let’s get louder. Please repost, share this, or make your own video. #fyp #breakingnews #independentjournalist #womensrights

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This is the way.

Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 7h ago

A staggering 1.5 million Democrats voted in the Michigan Senate primary. That’s a huge showing.

Glad that Julia's here with us in this timeline to shine a light... "Writing is thinking."

Julia Serano@juliaserano.bsky.social · yesterday

I hate this timeline & that I had to write this essay. I hate AI companies & LLMs & the randos who are now using "AI detectors" (also AI!) to smear authors they dislike: on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-em-dashes... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-em-dash...

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

After losing his doctor, York County transgender teen finds hope eu.ydr.com/story/new... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

After losing his doctor, York County transgender teen finds hope

A Dallastown Area student lost gender-affirming care after Penn State Health changed its policy following a Trump executive order. He shares his story.

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#SovereigntyNow

Rebecca Nagle@rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 23h ago

President Trump and OK Gov Stitt are trying to put a $4 billion aluminum smelter on the Muscogee Reservation. But the tribe opposes the project–which would pollute the air, contaminate water, harm wildlife, and disrupt the energy grid. www.kosu.org/muscogee-nat...

My new investigation into a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT reveals numerous red flags—and some very disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before his attack on Florida State University www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... 1x 🧵

Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT

A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.

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Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…

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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterday

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

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Seven Machina Rasmussen@toomanyspectra.bsky.social · yesterday

HAPPY BOOK DAY TO ME 💞📚✨🥰

I heard about this earlier today. He was denied his meds, taken out on a stretcher on Saturday and was DOA at the hospital. The Trump regime is running death camps.

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say murderers .. the next president must prosecute all of these and govs should not wait for feds to act www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/n...

@franceshardinge.bsky.social I've just finished The Forest With 1,000 Eyes and have been transported into that "make everyone you love read it so you can talk with them about it" phase. I especially appreciated Feather's opening scene &the vital role that mapmaking plays in her journey / the story.

This should be great!

Speculative Insight journal@speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 5d ago

A fifth Friday of the month means bonus content from Speculative Insight , and so we present: Garth Nix and France Hardinge in conversation! www.speculativeinsight.com/extras @franceshardinge.bsky.social @garthnix.bsky.social

I love behind-the-scenes process glimpses!

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · last wk.

The stages of a brain painting 1) light pencil

@profkori.bsky.social Good morning! It's a new week... hope you can get some walking in today... 💜

Ghost friend, the second: "TBR" Watercolor and Prismacolor pencils on 4" x 4" cotton paper. Still taking suggestions for more ghost friends!

If I still had long hair, I would be all over this!

I need a new faux name@michele207.bsky.social · 3d ago

I’m off to studio for the day, where I’ll be making fun stuff like this sandwich cookie hair fork.

Hating life at the moment for putting me in the unfortunate position of needing help. It's a really crappy feeling to be in this position, but here I am. Over the last 6 years, my body has been kicking my ass in every conceivable way and it has taken a toll on our lives. ko-fi.com/johnniejae#s...

Support Johnnie Jae ❤️

Indigenous stories, media, and art by Johnnie Jae! Your support helps share Native perspectives with the world and keeps the lights on at home.

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Hey comics people, The Dark Horse union needs your support right now. Senior editors do more work than most of you can possibly imagine and they deserve to be apart of the union. Some of them have been waiting a long time for this. Stand with them! Please sign and share this petition!

Jimmy Presler 🐴@jimmypresler.bsky.social · 4d ago

Sign this petition to show your support for keeping Senior Editors in the Dark Horse Workers Union. actionnetwork.org/petitions/dh...

ANNOUNCEMENT: I’ve been working on putting together something between a retreat and a hackathon for #atproto builders for the past several weeks. I’ve been in discussion with potential funders and some funding has become available to make this a reality. now, I need your help!! KEEP READING 👇🏽

Uncanny Magazing is TWELVE DOLLARS away from 80% funded... check out the massive hero vibes ROI on this campaign!

Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 4d ago

Saturday's child works hard of a living! The Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter is 78% funded with 11 days to go! COME ON, YOU SPACE UNICORN HEROES! LET'S DO THE THINGS! buff.ly/YXbF3WP

$80 in the bank. i will die out here. goal: $500 to get through August homeless since 2025. please help a femme stay alive. V SNDesiree C $SNDesiree

#QueerWritersChat Q5 I'm a freelance editor who specializes in fantasy! Specifically queer fantasy! If you need an editor for your fantasy story or book, let me know! I have availability this fall! ottersediting.com

Otters Editing

Welcome to Otters Editing Welcome! I’m Steph, an empathetic editor who cares about you & your writing. I’ll be your Guide Otter here to help you swim through your publishing journey…

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Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 5d ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: now to share about the contents! Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

Worth reading, *especially* "Traditional Social Media as a Prison" whatshappeningonmyfeed.leaflet.pub/3mqsc4nqyj22u

Traditional Social Media as a Prison

Social media apps have become a vehicle for community building, world news, and political campaigns. As app owners have enmeshed themselves more with the state, the carceral logics that haunt marginalized communities offline, became a part of their digital realities online.

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JD (by way of Blacksky)@jdot.blacksky.team · 5d ago

Hey everyone, new month, new reports. This is a reflection of both the user reported content and the content labeled by our Peer Moderators who labeled content for Blacksky-Only posts! Really excited to dive into some of the details and hope you subscribe for more T&S related content.

Tell 'em, Coach Reeve!

terryhorstman@terryhorstman.bsky.social · 4d ago

Asked Cheryl Reeve about the anti-trans demonstrations taking place outside of WNBA arenas. Per usual, she was thoughtful as can be. Part 1/2

#QueerVisibilityNow #TransPowerNow

Kevin@kforce1.bsky.social · 4d ago

🏳️‍⚧️ #wnba

The Mystery of Linear A: The Ancient Minoan Script That Remains Undeciphered After 3,500 Years Linear A, a writing system born on the island of Crete between 1800 and 1450 BC, remains the greatest enigma in the field of archaeology. Despite thousands of years passing and top

The Mystery of Linear A: The Ancient Minoan Script That Remains Undeciphered After 3,500 Years

Linear A, a writing system born on the island of Crete between 1800 and 1450 BC, remains the greatest enigma in the field of archaeology. Despite thousands of years passing and top scholars trying to crack it, not a single word from this script has been successfully read. More perplexing, it is not

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Please help get the word out.

Colin Dickey@colindickey.com · 5d ago

10 years ago Ally Brueger, a student of mine, was murdered in broad daylight while she was out jogging. To this day there have been no arrests. But someone out there knows something. If you know anything that could bring some closure and peace to her parents, please contact Michigan State Police.

After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

Grrrr... #TransPowerNow

Transgender World@transgenderreport.com · 5d ago

Trump administration is threatening schools’ funding for not outing kids to their parents www.lgbtqnation.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

I just committed to a $50 Quarterly subscription. Trans News Network is a worker run nonprofit run by trans journalists. Their work is vital. If you’re of the means to be able to donate to them, please consider making a donation or subscribing.

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Cancel your NYT subscriptions and put the money towards something that directly supports trans people. Here's one option, if you want to support trans journalists and hard-hitting coverage like the article above: