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with apologies to the young man who left his extremely well-curated spotify account logged in on the hotel tv: if my daughter didn’t hear elmo’s alphabet rap we were all going to die

You don't rise to the occasion; you sink to your training. Train well.

Sweet Science, Savage Art@sweetscisavart.bsky.social · 10h ago

Train for the scenarios you expect and practice beforehand. Same with practicing bloc'ing/debloc'ing, med aid, etc... Work on keeping it smooth and steady and your mind calm and collected. Remember, smooth is fast. As you become more comfortable add stressors until you're mentally prepared.

Please donate. Funds for the former great staff of @aaww-nyc.bsky.social Former staff : wishing you all the best. chuffed.org/project/1583...?

Laid Off Workers' Safety Fund

On Aug. 4, 2026 the remaining staff at AAWW received layoff emails from the newly-announced Interim Executive Director Ed Lin.

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I mentioned to someone that I worked in a coffee shop in their neighborhood a long time ago. They asked which one, and because this was TWENTY TWO years ago.... and because I like to be accurate, I just went through very old docs and emails to look it up. And also...

Apparently it’s unprofessional to have a murdered son

Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 6h ago

Christine Wells Wonsley, the mother of Nolan Wells, has learned that the Mississippi Board of Nursing opened a professional misconduct investigation against her following an anonymous complaint, the family’s lawyer said. www.mississippifreepress.org/nolan-wells-...

i read this and laughed so hard i lost consciousness and my coworkers had to rush over to see if i was okay

max dithered 🌌@sneptech.bsky.social · 16h ago

Someone put a whole donut in our mailbox at work. (I'm more flabbergasted than anything else. Waste your treat? In this economy?)

We’re auctioning a limited number of MetroCard Vending Machines and MetroCard Express Machines! The auction is now open and offers must be received by Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8 pm EST. Learn more and bid on our website: mta.info/auction

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

El-Sayed watch party – Candidate plans to speak before 1am. Status Coup News is on the ground interviewing folks in the crowd before any announcements. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16oM...

LIVE From Abdul El-Sayed Election Watch Party | MI Democratic Primary Results

YouTube video by Status Coup News

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I wrote about TW4C's campaign to #boycott the Birthright play at #mcc for @mondoweiss.net

Mondoweiss@mondoweiss.net · 4d ago

An explainer on why Theater Workers for a Ceasefire is calling for a boycott of the MCC Theater's production of the play "Birthright" and the role of the arts in Israel’s ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/why-... #Palestine #Israel

So, now is a good time to mobilize to help protect immigrant neighbors. @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is hosting virtual ICE-spotting & KYR trainings this evening & Tuesday. Please consider signing up. (2/3)

Know Your Rights & ICE Spotting Training with Hands Off NYC [Virtual] · Hands Off NYC

Join us for a free virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your ...

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An explainer on why Theater Workers for a Ceasefire is calling for a boycott of the MCC Theater's production of the play "Birthright" and the role of the arts in Israel’s ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/why-... #Palestine #Israel

Why theater workers are boycotting the play ‘Birthright’

An explainer on why Theater Workers for a Ceasefire is calling for a boycott of the MCC Theater’s production of the play “Birthright” and the role of the arts in Israel’s ongoing oppression of...

mondoweiss.net

The vets in the red summer knew this, the panthers knew this, but a bunch of y’all reposting and misreading the thread seem to have forgotten this. Which is ironic because the kind of discipline that organized the community defense also organized non-violence.

Today I took the uptown 6 to 3 Ave-138th St, then walked over to The Lit. Bar, located at 131 Alexander Ave by Bruckner Blvd. Made a special trip to the #Bronx (from Queens) to check out this Black Latina-owned indie bookstore/wine bar. 📚🍷 www.thelitbar.com #books #WomanOwned #SmallBusiness #NYC

The mental load of parenting maxed out my brain, and then at bedtime this kid decided to be a robot that needed precise directions for every minute movement. Probably because her brain was also toast.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored voting rights for 66,000 people with past felony convictions

The volume presents a dramatic reversal of prior Gov. Glenn Youngkin's tenure, when he restored less than 10,000 voter's rights during his entire four-year term.

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I just got this email too I'm so tired

Peter Nickeas@peternickeas.bsky.social · 6d ago

Dear Parents letter from Chicago Public Schools just now: school may not start on time because the district isn't sure it will make payroll.

paid a medical bill and then filled out a form to see if my friend's dentist takes my insurance.

We have ONE kid School info is spread across 2 Facebook groups; emails from the district, school fundraisers, room parents, teachers & the principal (link to online newsletters); paper handouts; texts; posters; Aspen; Classroom For added complexity, some come to me, some to Spouse, some to kid

…i really need my "fascist bullshit"/"generative AI and authoritarianism" paper to finish going through reviews and get published, soon, please

Violet Blue®@violetblue.bsky.social · 7d ago

For those unfamiliar, Newsmax is a far-right extremist, election-denying, pro-racist, pro-Trump, anti-woman, anti-science, anti-queer, and anti-democracy state propaganda platform. Newsmax content will now "support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Asking clarifying questions is often taken as an accusation or a demand, and that’s one of the most frustrating things about communication to me. Like damn, I’m just tryna make sure *my* interpretation is what *you* meant 😭

🇧🇷Azulão 🌎Cyanoloxia brissonii Conservação: Pouco Preocupante O azulão é uma ave passeriforme da família Cardinalidae. 📷 Thomaz Callado

"Attention plus organizing can be a treatment for the illness that is voter suppression, and Georgia is the only state that’s gotten the full dose. "Memphis on August 6th and the Louisiana challenge are the next trials, and we get to decide whether they run with us or without us."

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson@ashdashlee.bsky.social · last wk.

Full essay, with 7 Memphis organizations doing the work right now, every name a link: medium.com/@ashleewooda... If you love somebody in the 901, call them tonight. Ask if they have a plan to vote. #VotingRights #Redistricting #Memphis

a critique? of Zack Polanski & Theatre of the Oppressed, on a right-wing UK website. archive.ph/RY8q5

I was searching for a public domain clip of the wildfires in France for a livestream earlier today, and this is what AI autocorrect on a Google Video search defaulted to. I was actually unable get Google to un-default to "aerial views of french fries" after several attempts: