Wait, Die hard is a Christmas movie AND a retelling of The Odyssey??

moby dickgirl@eigenvectrix.myatproto.social · 11h ago

I just learned that there is a recording of Leonard Nimoy reading Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rain" on the Internet Archive. 15 minutes of wonder. archive.org/details/brad...

Of course we are.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 13h ago

Seattle voters are currently approving the library levy renewal by nearly 72%.

Kansans vote no on electing state Supreme Court justices, a GOP-backed measure that could have shaped rulings on abortion and voting.

Live updates: Primary polls close in Michigan amid key races in 4 other states

Voters in Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Washington state head to the polls in contests that could shape the battle for Congress.

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lol eat shit

If you have any history of abuse, do not watch the video of that representative being interviewed. I shouldn’t have and I am still amped up hours later. Those of you lucky enough not to speak abuser should, though. The guy is textbook.

Seems fine....🫠 map.purpleair.com/air-quality-...

'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)

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.

Well, the FCC Commissioner has made the decision, first announced in an op-ed in Breitbart, stating that a regulatory body does not have to observe laws made by Congress if they don't feel like it. Every month is new and unprecedented territory. docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...

The air is still ok-ish, the sky is dubious, and I'm definitely trying hard not to constantly check the AQI.

Folks, we are now in a boil all your food alert, I guess.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 23h ago

“Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. removed jalapeños from multiple stores in Minnesota after learning the peppers may be linked to a salmonella outbreak in the state that’s sickened 110 people.”

Nothing cuter than a bear cub in a tree. #katmai

“Uber’s strategy recycles an old and ugly script: If a woman drank, if she rode alone, if it was late, if her memory is imperfect, then maybe she is to blame,” Ms. Engstrom said. “But those are precisely the circumstances when Uber told consumers its service was supposed to protect them.”

David Bixenspan@davidbix.com · 24h ago

Fucking hell. (Gift link/no paywall.)

The world is a lot, but there is something to be said for your team members teasing that we need team t-shirts that say "I'm with Sara(h)" (we just acquired a new staff member who is named Sara). A lot stays the same, but some things do in fact change.

Furries are an indicator species. If they start disappearing, your online ecosystem is not healthy.

Lol, I remember one of these chuds who was obviously trying to goad people here. His bio had something like "Here for genuine debate. If you block me, you're showing I'm morally and intellectually superior to you." "Cool, enjoy your superiority, babe" thought I, as I hit Block.

Bluesky oldheads will remember that brief period of time when the conservative trolls tried to storm the place and were flummoxed by the idea they would have to organically grow an audience and that someone who didn't want to talk to them could nuke every interaction they ever had from orbit

Seattle youth, get your fucking ballots in! At least just to vote for Pramila if nothing else (but please do others if you have the capacity). And if you are in District 37, Jaelynn Scott is a Black trans woman democratic socialist who has been endorsed by SDSA. She deserves your vote.

Hannah Krieg@hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Young people are on the ballot this election, but can we please get young people to the ballot BOX? So far, King County voters 65+ account for 4 times as many ballots as people under 35. You have until 8pm Tuesday to close that gap!

Anybody at @moderation.bsky.app want to try to explain why they suspended @matthewcort.land, ANOTHER of the most prominent people out here fighting for disabled and marginalized people? Like… are y'all planning to suspend/ban literally every disabled legal scholar/policy worker out here, orrrr…?

ali alkhatib@ali-alkhatib.com · 2d ago

anyway, if you're looking for Matthew Cortland, you should sub to their patreon since they're a disabled lawyer evidently getting deplatformed from places.

Please hire my partner so we can move somewhere that’s not Boston! (Also my partner is very smart and experienced):

Sifa ID 🪿@sifa.id · 2d ago

Check out D Scarnecchia's path so far on Sifa 📄 @scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Are you fucking kidding me. This is outrageous.

Rieve Alavaix@rieve.bsky.social · 2d ago

Matthew Cortland has been suspended from bsky for, you guessed it, bullshit reasons. Bsky continues to protect the rich from getting their feelings hurt while consistently banning those who advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable. Follow Matthew on Patreon or ShouldntNeedToBeALawyer.com

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we just want you to let the fucking kids play sports together man why are you hallucinating all this weird shit

Minneapolis is better in summer@nicksb.bsky.social · 2d ago

🙄. If Scottie Scheffler held a press conference tomorrow and said my whole life has been a lie, I’ve started HRT and I’m going to compete in LPGA tournaments from now on, that is transparently absurd. And defending his (or her) “right” to do it is insane.

Keep an eye on Thursday, y'all.

mindflakes@mindflakes.bsky.social · 2d ago

Remember to be kind to yourself today. You can be evil to yourself tomorrow. On Wednesday you should be kind to ducks. On Thursday the ducks will be evil to you, so watch out for that

It is interesting that there are 2-3 pounds of copper and 1-2 grams of gold in a Flock camera. We don’t have Flock cameras in Canada. I imagine the duty on the 2-3 pounds of copper and 1-2 grams of gold in a Flock camera would be expensive.

It would be irresponsible of us not to further investigate if each Flock camera does in fact contain a focusing crystal that is actually a diamond

Dan Davis@bindlestiff.bsky.social · 2d ago

I have it on good authority that each Flock camera also contains a focusing crystal that is, in fact, a diamond.

ICYMI: I adapted 'the list' (the basic logistics your executor needs to close out utilities, find your money, and call your friends) into a real live thing you can use! Get it on my website...and then make a plan with a friend to actually sit down and fill it out.

Fascists and authoritarian regimes try to control universities and turn them into purveyors of state propaganda through extortion…... www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Trump administration asks colleges to commit to education overhaul

Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s letter contains some similarities to a compact offered to and rejected by a small group of schools last year.

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