'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)

Pretending you don't see a difference between AI that counts beans and AI that steals novels is a doltish, peevish stance. Cannot believe @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social ran this apologia for the plagiarism machine.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · yesterday

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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If your winning issue is trans women in sports, and you're struggling to uncover trans women in any league that anybody has ever heard of, then how do you keep trans athletes at the top of people's minds? Answer: You invent them. defector.com/the-right-ha...

The Right Has Created Their Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector

A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN…

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the ceasefire plan is, was, and will forever be a lie intended to get the international community to pretend things were getting back to normal and that there was therefore no longer a need for mass protests or sanctions or any consequences for israel

The Associated Press@apnews.com · yesterday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed.

Ope!

For 🇨🇦, no hits on McNally site but it is on Chapters: www.indigo.ca/products/pre...

Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End by Kate Clanchy, (Hardcover) | Indigo

A compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss—how and why it happens, and why the assurances of the medical industry don’t reflect the reality One of the most prevalent myths about human preg...

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Kate Clancy@kateclancy.bsky.social · yesterday

My husband received his copy of Pregnancy Interrupted already, but I opened it first! bookshop.org/p/books/preg...

My husband received his copy of Pregnancy Interrupted already, but I opened it first! bookshop.org/p/books/preg...

unfortunate update: bsky.app/profile/texa...

Texas Observer@texasobserver.org · yesterday

New from Andrew Joseph Pegoda: In an attempt to overcomply with Texas law, the University of Houston will eliminate over 100 women's studies, gender and sexuality courses from the core curriculum. It won't be enough to appease extremist Republicans.

Just a few days ago, Senator Moreno was asked if his daughter's alleged abuser should drop out, and he responded, "I don't know."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Moreno on Max Miller: "My daughter lives in constant fear of this man ... you can't fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad's number one job is to protect your kids... if there's any minimum standard for being an elected official, he feels to meet it. I don't care about the politics at all"

One of the first reactions I have to this is that I spent most of my high school sporting years being punished for being strong - being told to be less intimidating, less aggressive, to tamp myself down. Which over time demotivated and deskilled me. How many athletes have been similarly reduced? 1/3

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d ago

it's interesting how many men get satisfaction out of knowing that other men can beat elite female athletes. like ok, maybe the best high school boys team in the country can beat a WNBA team, but YOU can't

I tried to bring the focus back where it needs to be: "Whatever the strategic (mis)calculations behind this crisis, what is indisputable is that on any given day, there are thousands of young people in Morocco who are willing to risk everything for a chance to live in Europe." tinyurl.com/mpeyzavu

The Makings of a Mass Crisis

Unless Morocco’s government provides better jobs, education, healthcare, and human rights to young people, the crisis we witnessed this last week will happen again.

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BRB busy doing two-factor authentication to sign in to my university account so that I can vote to name a robotic arm at the Beckman Armie McArmface polymermaker.beckman.illinois.edu/article?beck...

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AAUP@aaup.org · yesterday

BOOM. The AAUP is suing Texas A&M University System over their censorship policy that prohibits faculty from discussing topics & viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, & gender. www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/... 1

Might anyone know of a small, non-intimidating zine-y guidebook that helps folks navigate the logistics (+ ethics) of *collaborative* publication — demystifying the design + production process; explaining formatting + rights clearances; addressing mutual accountability + collaborative review, etc.?

Why Self-Publish Under Fascism?

This publication was prompted by an invitation from Mariame Kaba to join her in a discussion titled: Why Make Zines in 2025: Information Control Under Fascism

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FT: UAE's imperial push into Africa UAE is now a bigger investor in Africa than China,UK,France,US! UAE's dark king MBZ is supporting/extracting from african actors (particularly in north africa) with investments in logistics, gold, copper, arms, farming www.ft.com/content/a4c6...

If Emmett Till had lived, he would be just over 85 years old today.

“If Emmett Till Lived”: Cultural Historian Sarah Lewis on New Book/Exhibit, Visit to Mississippi

More than 70 years after the kidnapping, torture and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, a major new photography exhibit and companion book ask how the world would be different “If Emm...

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It was this one, and, yes, I do believe that was an All In first.

lmao you hired bari weiss to run CBS News dude who are you trying to fool here

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh yeah, David Ellison is legit scared he's gonna lose. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...

The NIH has quietly dropped its loan repayment program for researchers doing health disparities research and for researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds. As an LRP awardee who had six figures in medical schools loans, I know how transformative this funding can be. Losing this funding will…

When people die and the media says they had “pre-existing conditions”… they’re pacifying the public. Anyone could die from Cyclosporiasis, but they want you to believe it can’t happen to you. It can only happen to the weak, the disabled, the elderly. The expendable people. Eugenics.

Two Deaths Linked to Cyclospora Outbreak in Michigan

The patients had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have contributed to their deaths, health officials said.

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people could respond to this framing around reporting deaths—"had significant underlying health conditions"—with more confidence if we weren't also living through a pandemic in which we have been told only people who have "underlying health issues" are "vulnerable" or "at risk"

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

It. WORKED!!! The calling and comments and yelling! It works. It's a temporary stall but it can be made permanent. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sena...

U.S. senators push against giving political appointees control over science funding

These proposed changes have seen significant bipartisan pushback and have been criticized by scientists across disciplines

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Your brain uses about 20% of your body's energy. A study found people with Long COVID had lower energy in a key brain region, helping explain brain fog and fatigue. Creatine may help cells deliver ATP energy, but like any supplement, it's probably not the answer on its own.

Long COVID Study Finds Major Energy Deficits in the Brain - Health Rising

A long COVID study examining, for the first time, energy levels in the brain, found them to be depleted in a large region called the cingulate cortex.

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"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

This is what they've done.

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 2d ago

BREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

This is what they've done.

Effie Seiberg@effies.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This is super cool bc: 1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list 2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them 3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

BREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Another detainee dies at controversial NYC-area ICE facility

Edwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes.

usatoday.com

Kate’s book will be amazing go buy it and check out her clip below! 👇

Kate Clancy@kateclancy.bsky.social · 2d ago

Turns out I fumbled the pre-order link, here you go!