Get whatever is available right now. You can always boost with a newer one down the road. The effectiveness wanes after about 6 months.
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Get whatever is available right now. You can always boost with a newer one down the road. The effectiveness wanes after about 6 months.
worst reboot of the Abbey Road cover, ever
since Kennedy Center is no more, lemme bring back a magical moment that happened there
I think so, yes. The biggest thing about protesting en mass like we are is that it reminds people that we aren’t 1939 Germany. There’s a large, organized social and political resistance to this regime, and the message is clear: We aren’t going to sleepwalk into a dictatorship.
I believe you mean cheeseberders
"I don’t care if Clinton is in the Epstein files. I don’t care if any Democrats are on the client list. I don’t care if any progressives are on the client list... You know why? Because I'm not in a cult." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-dont-car...
If you remember, we were in the midst of a pandemic. But after things eased up, yes, safeguards should have been implemented.
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.
1. Call your reps about Trump's violation of the War Powers Act 2. Demand Congress haul Hegseth etc. in for hearings/briefings on justification 3. Demand to know why the Gang of Eight was not kept in the loop. Do it NOW.
Lemme know!
ugh.
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.
If you stand with @padilla.senate.gov, stand with @replamonica.bsky.social. Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121 And call the DOJ comment line: 202-353-1555
kinda racist
floofy tummy…
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
If Elon has receipts for election tampering that might move the needle. Trouble is, not sure how he can show the receipts.
This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
No much of a leader full stop.
What, he’s too cheap to donate it?
"A Christian school in the Atlanta suburbs forced a senior to withdraw just weeks before graduation after attending her prom with a transgender boy... [...] ...The school receives taxpayer funds under Georgia’s school voucher program." www.metroweekly.com/2025/05/teen...
Go, Glenn!
More of this energy, please! Thank you, Rep. Glenn Ivey.
Stop the @bsky.app bashing. We’re all under a tremendous strain. We’re not perfect. I block when I need to, but ignore most foolishness. Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things. To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
It IS cool though to have a means to transporting those two books around with him until he finishes coloring them.
move to make “ozowned“ a verb, all in favor
In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive. Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it. Whoops. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
If we stop calling these “grants” and start calling them “contracts,” it’s clearer to people why this is such an abuse of power. This wasn’t a bunch of gifts. This was a bunch of binding contracts between researchers and the US govt for specific agreed upon projects.
Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.
“sidesteps laws”? no motherfuckers he BROKE laws, words mean things
Rapunzel illustration (that I just submitted for a competition) #art #illustration
They wanted to pass this evil budget to take away healthcare from millions earlier today. It’s still stuck in the rules committee cause House Dems introduced over 500 amendments and we are lined up to debate on them. Delaying is important. Keep up the pressure on these Congressional Republicans.
Good dog, Bode. 🌈
I keep waiting for media to realize they will have a huge audience if they actually share the truth.
“We will be the lowest country in the world.” That‘s his overall aim.
Looks like a poop-bag dispenser and a box of dog treats there too. 12/10
Maga-Face is so ugly you can’t look away
This is HUGE. For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why!
The U.S. won’t achieve true greatness until it admits it never had it. Slavery, genocide, segregation, internment camps, this isn’t a golden age, it’s a wound we’ve never treated. If greatness is the goal, justice must be the path.
We devote musicals, miniseries, and documentaries to the founders of our first republic and not to those of our second, who saw this country with clear eyes. We need fewer encomiums for Jefferson, Madison, and Lafayette. More respect for Sumner, Stevens, Bingham and Douglass (Frederick).
logic this good must be celebrated. Pass the jelly beans.
Surprise! It’s time to go to the adoption fair! Can you please #repost to help get the word out? #cats #BlueskyCats #AdoptDontShop #NOVA #boost
This reminds me of my own librarian story: overcoming crippling shyness as a third grader who couldn’t remember the title or author of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe that my teacher had started reading to us. I described it to her and she knew at once what book I wanted and needed.
Under 65 years old? No Novovax COVID vaccine for you this year. As expected, the Republicans have enabled RFK Jr. and his coterie of antivax grifters to take away your right to make your own medical decisions in consultation with your doctor. Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/h...
My vibe
Sure, let’s dissect the mental and physical acuity of the former president who sought to make lives in America better while minimizing the reality of a deranged arsonist dismantling the country we’ve known and loved. What a failure to meet this moment.
🔗 Quick reminder that unlike most platforms, Bluesky doesn’t algorithmically penalize posts with links! So if you are posting some striking image or screenshot from elsewhere you don’t need to bury the link in a reply; just include it in your post so everyone will have the context right away.
These are really fun. I envision a mid-mod palette being most effective…
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Also exposed to measles…
Curious why May 17th is International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia? It's because 35 years ago the WHO declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder womenconnect.ca/1990-who-dec...
What I get from the Biden's-decline book is a vivid picture of the self-reinforcing culture of denial/deflection that builds up within the closest circle around a frail president. So the takeaway isn't "Democrats must atone." It's that it's surely happening again, to a greater extreme, right now.
Love him. Such attitude!
Besides, he’s free to leave any time.
if you want to see my weird drug-infused energy drink play, it's on saturday at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. last chance to see it in new york before we go to atlanta! www.brooklyncc.com/show-schedul...
I will never forget that the week Qatar decided to bribe the president of the United States with a plane, CNN decided to focus on the age and health of an ex-president. Shame.
Go, Chris!
LOL unless and until we have another situation where a democratic incumbent presidential candidate is forced out of the race 100 days prior to a general election - we don't need to do shit. How about we work on defeating the oligarchs instead?
Why doesn’t Bluesky have the ability to save or bookmark a post?
Outstanding.
Outstanding.
Anything by Connie Willis. Screwball comedy meets time traveling historians.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Wishing you strength.
“Based on what you know, do you believe there was compelling enough evidence that a jury of his peers would have convicted Donald Trump of harming US National Security?”
No lies detected. This is our country now.
This is the kind of data that intelligence agencies drool over, and they’re putting it all in one place. There’s obvious potential for abuse domestically by both parties, but this also severely raises the risk of a foreign compromise — that database will be an instant target.
Save and share. Maybe email or tag Byron Donalds and Kash Patel.
It really is this simple. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
Attention Philly friends!
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seems like trump mainly uses “low IQ” to describe black people. of a piece with his birtherism and his insistence that there are specific, low-wage “black jobs” that must be protected from immigrants
Yep. And, shh, it’s one of the nicest parts of parenting.
1. Today, the Trump administration's HHS Dept., under RFK Jr., released a review of transgender healthcare. It has no authors. It pushes pseudoscience and conversion therapy. It does not follow a scientific process. My fact check of the Trump HHS review. Subscribe to support my journalism.
It's a shit time for trans folks, so seeing Robert De Niro unequivocally stand beside his trans daughter and daring anyone else to say something about it is a nice balm.
don’t forget @dirt.bsky.social!
Chicago two flats, 4x6 mini print #printmaking
Reminder. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
the Brownshirt one is particularly frightening
When a random DC number texts you, you can't help but assume
The default Dem position should be that nothing under Trump is valid. Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws. Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean
YEAH
Talk to your neighbors and coworkers and relatives. "Wow, did you hear about X? Yeah, I was just reading an article about that. I'll send it to you." If you have the patience, keep trying.
Another one for #NationalHelpaHorseDay equineadvocates.org 📸: calkinsphotography.com
don’t go betting on da ponies
Whatever did this horsie do to you?
I like your mom
It’s really wild how there is no reason to deport anyone, let alone children and US citizens and LPRs and students and people undergoing cancer treatment etc. it’s all a fake solution to a made up problem enacted by violent racists who are stealing from you
PSA that while B&N is having a preorder sale, Independent Bookstore Day & Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is coming on Apr 26! Check your indies for goodies too & pls support them! 📚 #books
Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved 154 million lives. This World Immunization Week, let’s celebrate the scientists, researchers, and public health workers who work tirelessly to keep us healthy and disavow baseless conspiracy theories about vaccines.
Chilling. These are concentration camps.
PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week. They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions. Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
A dog is dunking a basketball on your head right now as you show the ref the page in the rulebook saying dogs can't play basketball.
love this
Yes, I've seen the account that alleges to be from someone at a literary agency, making fun of queries that come through the door. If real, it's shitty, unethical behavior, also, I just wrote a best-selling book about the moon turning to cheese, so fuck anyone shaming writers for "out there" ideas.