The UC Regents finally released the “settlement agreement” the Trump administration proposed in August. It’s a doozy. UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California: Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.

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I’ve been watching it, and it does what all good works about fascists should do: shows them to be pathetic, insecure pieces of shit underneath it all.

New: Correctional staff at a Western Maryland prison shut off the water to a mentally ill man’s cell, then allowed him to suffer for eight days before he finally died of dehydration, according to a recent court filing. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

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Left: White House last month. Right: White House today. Via ABC News. abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

Relatedly, I bought four great CDs for a total of $4 plus tax at a thrift shop the other day. 🤷

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

Good, and thanks to Amanda Moore, who has been reporting on Ingrassia a long time. So long that any notion that this collapse means Trumpism thinks Ingrassia went too far was absurd; they’ve long known and tried to get him in anyway.

Last week our local humane society took in 28 cats from a woman who had gotten in over her head with too many litters. They require a lot of care to get them healthy and adoptable - please consider a donation if you can! www.hsccvt.org/donate

Hello, Bluesky! We'd like to get this building across from the local library for the bookstore so we can reopen the bookstore in a brick and mortar format, so we're running a special sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Library at checkout. carpelibrumbaltimore.com

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

For those asking after the woman who was arrested for wearing a penis costume to a No Kings protest in Fairhope, Alabama, @gambleganders.bsky.social says she was released after being charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. I told her I bet Bluesky could find her a lawyer!

22,992 of my followers are still not following this excellent bluesky account of our Etsy shop, Vintage Habibi. You don't have to buy anything...vintage watches, Christmas decorations and hats are not everybody's thing. But you can repost and get eyes on it, so the right customers will find us

For anyone who wants to learn more about how to teach non-speaking autistic individuals to type to communicate. It was started by a friend of J's (also non-speaking). communication4all.org

Keys to the office? Check! ✅ Sworn in as Congresswoman? Not quite 🙅🏻‍♂️

I've meaning to transfer my playlists off of Spotify for a while, and the ICE ads finally gave me the nudge I needed.

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country. Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

California has now banned algorithmic price fixing. The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI. This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

House Republicans are refusing to seat Dem Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election more than a week ago. She's the last signature needed to force a vote on the Epstein files. The soonest the GOP will act is Oct. 7. In three prior specials this year, the winners were all sworn in a day later.

Vampire is available to adopt in LA or Orange County! 2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home. Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

American Eagle was dragged into an online outrage cycle after conservative media figures claimed that liberals were offended by the clothing company's ads featuring Sydney Sweeney and a denim-themed pun about her "great jeans." We checked the data. That wasn't true. openmeasures.io/american-eag...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

A few Houston trans scene people I know are fundraising to leave Texas, just thought I'd boost their GFM with my platform.

State of play: King (Maine), Cortez-Masto (Nevada), and Fetterman (Asshole) caved. GOP will look for more on the next vote. Top targets are the others who caved in March: Schatz (HI) Durbin (IL) Gillibrand & Schumer (NY) Hassan & Shaheen (NH) Peters (MI) Keep an eye on Warner/Kaine in Virginia too.

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since political correctness is all topical again, here’s a video I made deep diving into how conservatives manufactured the PC panic: youtu.be/nD1nJ7g8j94?...

#Coal jobs in America peaked in 1923. Not a typo. All additional productivity in the coal industry in the 102 years since is due to automation. All added revenue went to the owners of those machines, and the owners of coal mines. #coal #cleanenergy #greensky #renewables #dirtyenergy

Shut it down. Shut it all fucking down. Trump has the losing hand here & he knows it, so he's trying to blame his shitty shutdown on the dolls, hoping spineless dems will sacrifice them on the altar of civility. Fuck anyone who crosses to help him. Fuck them and primary them and hassle them to Hell

“Not only is the ratio of AI’s resource rapacity to its productive utility indefensibly and irremediably skewed, AI-made material is itself a waste product: flimsy, shoddy, disposable, a single-use plastic of the mind.” Whew, this was good.

I can’t tell you how much good could be done right now by average citizens socially cold-shouldering anyone tangentially working for ICE.

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights! Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede... #TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

A bit of a BlueSky Hail Mary - but if you live in NYC and looking to adopt or can donate, please help. I've spent over 3k to keep this backyard family alive and healthy. Everything you would need to know: www.amandaschultz.com/adopt Anyone that could repost I'd be grateful.

Let's help out the creator of the only dry erase tokens you'll ever need! Meaghan is an incredible member of the community & created one of the most essential products Magic has ever needed. Let's help her defer the cost by selling out her booth this weekend! #MCAtlanta

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I know this is a waste of time, but of anyone in the Bay Area can take on a cat, this ~5 month boy I trapped for TNR turned out to be way friendlier than I thought and also has a limp that does not pain him but can't be easily fixed.

Let's assume (pretend) that this picture of bullets with "ANTI-ICE" written on one is legit. If the person was planning to shoot ICE officers, the words would be "FUCK ICE". "ANTI-ICE" is what a rightwing extremist would write on a bullet meant for people who are against ICE.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Charlie Kirk never cared about debates.

Don’t like something? YOU block or mute the tag/words Someone posts without tagging? YOU block or mute the account See @bsky.app , we CAN moderate ourselves! You gave us the tools! We don’t need/want YOUR vague interpretation of nsfw! #blueskycensorship

Insightful: “When somebody tells you: ‘It’s not your fault. Somebody else is taking your child; it’s not your fault that you’re losing them,’ that can be really appealing, and it can feel validating…it’s easier to feel like somebody else has hurt you than to realize that you have made a mistake.”

As an autistic person who protests, I have a request: If you see someone at a protest who is standing apart from the rest of the group, there might be a reason. If you have a noisemaker or a sign with "honk" on it, ask them if it's okay before standing near them.

Hey, um, we need help. Moving is costing us at least $10k more than we planned for and we may need to close down the shop for a short while so... we're running our first ever fundraiser. outsidercomics.com/moving-updat... You can also help by shopping our moving sale this weekend.