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“...young, immensely marvellous...” Masayoshi Sukita took this stunning portrait of Bowie in 1973 at RCA Studios in NY. Go here to read his recollection of the session taken from Bowie and Sukita’s Speed Of Life, published by Genesis Publications: www.instagram.com/p/DG_doyoMKN... #SukitaSunday

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The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal employees fired since mid-February.

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Omniroll xkcd.com/3060

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In response to Trump's Homeland Security Department moving to illegally break a collective agreement with 50,000 TSA workers, their union AFGE says: "This is merely a pretext for attacking the rights of regular working Americans across the country because they happen to belong to a union...

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Marceline was fully funded in 47 minutes!!! 🎉✨ Thank you to every single person who donated to her care today. We’ll be sure to pupdate you on her progress here ❤️‍🩹

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Every casino and resort on the Vegas Strip is now 100% union. The Culinary and Bartenders Unions have reached an agreement with Fontainebleau Las Vegas, and for the first time in the 90-year history of the strip every establishment is totally unionized. 963kklz.com/2025/03/06/l...

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Prepare yourself for the time change and sign up for our one-week newsletter series, Life Kit's Guide to Better Sleep. You'll get science-backed strategies to help you get your sleep back on track.

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The Senate has voted to strip the CFPB of its authority to monitor digital payment offerings. This development comes as Elon Musk hopes to make Twitter a hub of digital payments. The resolution still requires House approval and Trump's signature. www.theverge.com/news/624904/...

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Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as today, instructing his newly confirmed education secretary to begin efforts to close the department she now leads.

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It's Women's History Month! All March, we're highlighting women who've taken valuable steps for technology, privacy, security, and free expression for us all. We encourage you to learn more, get inspired by their accomplishments, and tell us about women in tech that you admire.

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Welcome to the public domain, A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1929) by Ernest Hemingway. 💔📖 This classic novel of love and loss is set against the backdrop of World War I. Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w... #InternetArchive #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

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TONIGHT: Mutual Aid 101 series with Shareable! This training will cover: - Understanding risk + safety protocols - Financial basics + managing a mutual aid fund - Fintech for Mutual Aid https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/mutual-aid-101-3971593

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With your support, Forbin’s care was covered and he was able to heal. On top of that, one of the people who saw our fundraiser… was his future forever human! She had lost her beloved dog, Tennessee, and wasn’t sure she was ready to adopt — until she saw Forbin. Turns out, they were meant to be ❤️‍🩹

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Conservation biologists are using dogs' super-powered sense of smell to help their research – on land and at sea.

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Just one day after unionizing, Sesame Workshop’s CEO announced layoffs, per a note to staff shared with me

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Hello! 👋 SecureDrop is an open source whistleblower submission system developed by @freedom.press. You can now also follow us here on Bluesky for release announcements, directory additions, and other project updates.

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Trump plans to put a former anti-union group leader in charge of the Labor-Management Standards office. Elisabeth Messenger, who promoted right-to-work laws in her former job, would oversee disclosures by unions and union-busting consultants. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Things that make me despise my job:

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Welcome to the public domain, HELL’S BELLS (1929). If you ❤️ THE SKELETON DANCE, you’ll 💕 this Silly Symphony’s animated underworld of musical devils & demons. 🎞️🎶🔥 Learn more. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w... #PublicDomainDay #InternetArchive #Disney

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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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AS PROMISED:

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RIP DAVID JOHANSEN Following our post on 12th February, we are sad to learn that David Johansen has now passed at the age of 75. Our thoughts are with his wife Mara Hennessey, daughter Leah and anyone else that knew him. More: www.instagram.com/p/DGqw1XOtuoI/ #DavidJohansenFund #NewYorkDolls

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🔭 Einstein Ring Surrounds Nearby Galaxy Center Image Credit & Copyright: ESA, NASA, Euclid Consortium; Processing: J.-C. Cuillandre, G. Anselmi, T. Li apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25022...

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Please read—this is becoming serious!

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Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

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📩 Read in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe): - Hostile takeover of White House press pool - Senate must not confirm Ed Martin - The National Archives and the Trump administration - Media uproar over defamation lawsuit - Plus, what we're reading...

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Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

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Congress is debating a bill that will lead to weaponized takedown requests of lawful speech with no real safeguards. Tell Congress to vote No on TAKE IT DOWN.

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We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸

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Welcome to the public domain, TOAD OF TOAD HALL (1929) by A. A. Milne. The author of WINNIE-THE-POOH brought Toad from Kenneth Graham's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS to the stage. 🐸🎭🚗 Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025 #InternetArchive #PublicDomain

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New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: The crystal planetoids by Stanton A. Coblentz https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75478

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Wrote a little something in the mighty @rollingstone.com about #TeslaTakedown. In anticipation of our upcoming second weekend of protests! Join or create an event for ANY day and ANY country at Teslatakedown.com. Download our flyers and background to get informed and get involved!

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GIVEAWAY ALERT! We're giving away this 12" MegaHouse BLEACH - Gin Ichimaru Figure. All you have to do to is: 1. Like and repost this post 2. Follow @animenewsnetwork.com on Bluesky One randomly selected entrant will get the figure!Full giveaway rules here: 4NN.cx/.221462 Ends Feb 28.

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Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the DOGE. Please don’t be distracted by this—it was only done because federal judges were questioning who was actually running the operation. Gleason is completely controlled by Musk, and he is doing this to avoid testifying.

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Jun Tamatani, a former member of Gainax from the studio's earliest days and the designer of Dragon Quest's swords and elements in other games, has died:

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I strongly suggest that if you dislike this feature, you write a quick ticket saying so. Annoy the fuck out of them. ⚔️ support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...

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Rather than violate their oath or comply with Musk’s illegal requests, 21 civil service employees resigned today from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (formerly the United States Digital Service), stating they would not use their technical expertise to dismantle critical public services.

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A policy change by the Trump administration allows immigration agents to enter and arrest people in health facilities. Some clinics are training health workers to support patients in the event of arrests.

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After DOGE took over USAID, agency emails started automatically including a “sensitive but unclassified” warning. This indiscriminate application will create an untold number of needless pseudo-secrets and make it harder to get information released through FOIA.

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Here’s a peek at what’s happening at @rightscon.org ! Peep our very own @liaholland.bsky.social with folks from Compost Magazine, fiction writer @chrisrmuscato.bsky.social and other human rights experts at todays Resisting Surveillance Copaganda panel 🙌

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Almost 40% of the thousands of government contracts being canceled by DOGE will produce no savings, the AP reports.

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✨Always 🎶✨ chase your dreams! 🦄 Robot Unicorn Attack is one of many classic Flash games preserved at Internet Archive and playable in your browser through emulation (thanks, Ruffle!). What other titles should we feature? Drop your favorites in comments ⬇️

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ICYMI: @goutanabe2045.bsky.social's next manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's work is The Colour Out of Space, coming this July from Dark Horse! Details: bit.ly/3EQbWBL By @goutanabe2045.bsky.social, translated by @zackdavisson.com

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This is Olive. She was just told she's a good dog. See if you can figure out which photo was taken before and which was taken after. 13/10

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Even though Trump has exempted DOGE from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by placing it under the Presidential Records Act, its records are shielded from public disclosure until at least 2034.

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In Indiana, 16 and 17-year-olds can now work the same hours as adults and are no longer restricted by school hours and days. They also can work overnight without an adult and perform hazardous agriculture jobs. Many 14- and 15-year-olds can now work during school hours as well.

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The Undecipherable Voynich Manuscript Can Be Viewed Online in Its Entirety By Eva Baron mymodernmet.com/voynich-manu...? More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich... Voynich Manuscript at @[email protected] archive.org/details/TheV... #oldmanuscript

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