As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

Reminder to unfollow.

Heads up, writer friends. For the second time I received a cute email from an 11 year old asking if I'd read their short story and give feedback. Story Not an attachment but a link. Be safe. Delete. Do not respond. Emails virtually identical but for boy/girl name.

I'm looking for people interested in reading btwn 5 and 50 pages of my new novel, heavily fueled by AI spite Must be willing to *very honestly* answer questions like "is this confusing" and "what parts are boring" and "would you read more even if you didn't have to" Probably better if you enjoy SF

Ppl should be v careful about how they discuss Epstein & sexual violence. It is a triggering & widespread experience. Respect survivors. ▪️52% of women & 28% of men will/have experience[d] sexual violence in their lives* ▪️36% of girls & 22% of boys have/will be sexually abused.

yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing

A favor: Please describe to me the experience that you consider daydreaming? Or tell me if you don't have such a thing. I understand it as an imaging yourself in some other situation than you're in. That's not a thing that happens in my brain, though I easily get lost in thought!

Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE

if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now

My almost-finished doctorate included, I maintain that my best theory to date is this: There is nothing in the world that compares to a homemade sandwich that someone else just made for you.

The ARG equivalent: writers will twist themselves into knots trying to work out, for example, who's posting the security footage online and why The audience DGAF

We’re looking for a Senior Designer to lead the visual direction of our publishing house – from book covers and interiors to branding and marketing. If you’re passionate about design and storytelling, we’d love to hear from you. Applications close 2 February 2026.

New sushi place gave us double-ended chopsticks???

Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US. Please pass it on!

reposting again because my feed is HOPPING after I turned off all the filters they turned on without telling me. I really was thinking bsky traffic was declining when it was actually hiding posts from about half the people I choose to follow 🙃

They're trying it AGAIN?

It's neat how "de" turns out to be a possessive particle in Chinese and also French

I did some digging and found actual imprint codes Sun Pharma uses on generic Vyvanse they're recalling! Why this isn't included in the recall notices, idk!! it's in section 3 here, make sure you double check w your pharmacy if yours are from the relevant lots!!! dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/dru...

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What NYC needs is an incredibly high tax on low-residency apartments

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

I'm convinced some of what we're calling charisma in Mamdani is the powerful combination of youth and earnest enthusiasm. Like, he's a good speaker but not an Obama-level one, you know? This is much easier to replicate than looking for people with Hollywood-style "it factor"

There's not a time in my life that I've regretted my humanities degrees. I use them every day, not just professionally (though they've helped me there, too), but to envision and work toward a better future.

first day in Mamdani's new york. I have already been forced to change my gender

I wonder how much various election results were swayed by suddenly unemployed Federal workers with lots of time to volunteer for campaigns

#ColorADay #BlueTue This is a large piece of glacial ice on the black sand of the south end of Diamond Beach in #Iceland at #sunset. It's blue color gets deeper with age & has fewer air pockets. No AI! #Nature #Photography 📷 Hung Ton

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Oh hey, would you look at that! unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...

As some of us watch from afar with baited breath the results of the NYC Mayoral race remember that YOU PROBABLY HAVE LOCAL ELECTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO VOTE IN YOURSELF!

HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE

I think everybody should encourage @andrea.bsky.social to invest in gecko costumes. By that I mean costumes for her gecko, although if this leads to the alternative instead I wouldn't complain.

I love this idea. ✨

can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.

Two of the media organizations that have really "met the moment" in national coverage are Teen Vogue and WIRED. Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups. The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.

This thread has brought me joy today, perhaps it can also do this for you

Interestingly, the unsubscribe button for the Teen Vogue daily newsletter doesn't appear to be working

YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE

It'll be fun to see marketing copy evolving over time to avoid sounding like ChatGPT

Well, fuck.

It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff! If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!

WeatherTech is trying SO HARD to persuade me that people would be delighted to receive their products as holidays gifts

I would have understood tonality in Chinese so much earlier if somebody had just pointed out it's pretty much stressing syllables, only more so

This is extremely, extremely funny to me interestingengineering.com/culture/math...

Wait it turns out Emma Stone and Margot Robbie are also not the same person

Aww, look it, Gen Z gets their very own avocado toast article! They really have grown up!

Man whoever wrote the Cdrama Moonlight has a devastatingly accurate knowledge of the business of publishing

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Wait is this the good time change or the bad time change

This video is deeply destabilizing my sense of reality and so I must share it with you www.reddit.com/r/BirdsArent...