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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The utter brilliance of Chee Chee’s minimalism: ‘When I draw fish or birds or animals they have no symbolic meaning from the past. For me they are animals of the present and I draw them because I like their clean lines and beautiful shapes.” - Temagami artist Benjamin Chee Chee (1944-1977)
The utter brilliance of Chee Chee’s minimalism: ‘When I draw fish or birds or animals they have no symbolic meaning from the past. For me they are animals of the present and I draw them because I like their clean lines and beautiful shapes.” - Temagami artist Benjamin Chee Chee (1944-1977)

Swallows in flight | Photo of Chee Chee © Ernie BiesThe utter brilliance of Chee Chee’s minimalism: ‘When I draw fish or birds or animals they have no symbolic meaning from the past. For me they are animals of the present and I draw them because I like their clean lines and beautiful shapes.” - Temagami artist Benjamin Chee Chee (1944-1977)

Swallows in flight | Photo of Chee Chee © Ernie Bies
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The feeling of questioning whether or not something is AI as part of its destruction of all visual art
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This also sums up the American healthcare experience pretty well. American healthcare is a travesty. This is the bad place.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ten-year yield blasts thru 5.25% @cnbc.com
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Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Star Wars vs Star Trek: a guide
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This Etruscan alabastron (or perfume vase) is made from terracotta in the shape of a (somewhat languid) rabbit. If you’ve ever had a rabbit as a pet, the flattened ears and rear legs stretched out behind (here sadly broken) indicate a rabbit at ease & feeling safe. 🕰️650-500 BC 🏛️📷 The Met, NY
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Cage @ridiculouscage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"why would I deceive you?"
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
episode 033
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026
talent is a lie
a cartoon picture of a frog throwing a crooked looking clay vase with the words “talent is a lie, just do it anyway”
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A federal court has ruled all Missouri maps will be eliminated. No more Missouri
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
for more wholesome good old fashioned fun, check out my book kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
hello? yes please hold ms streisand
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The temper tantrums will not stop. Nor will his violations of our Constitution.” www.americaamerica.news/p/this-cant-...
americaamerica.news
This Can’t Go On for Two More Years
Swooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
raise their goddam taxes holy shit
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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...
scrippsnews.com
Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels
Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Constantine @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This articulates something I've been thinking about a lot recently. Casual flashy "friendships" between leaders of great powers on collision courses aren't good things. Gift Link:
bloomberg.com
Trump and Xi's Empty Summit Is Straight Out of the 1930s
If the volume and glitter of the pageantry were a good indicator, the relationship between the United States and China would seem to be in great shape. Alas, summitry without substance can also be a h...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If a politician takes money from weapons manufacturers, don't be surprised when they back weapons contracts. If a politician takes money from Big Pharma, don't be surprised when they try to stop guaranteed healthcare. That's why I don't take ANY corporate money. None.
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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey I'm no economist but I dunno seems kinda super bad www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/h...
cnbc.com
History shows financial calamities occur when rates rise rapidly like this: 'Something always breaks'
The 10-year Treasury note yield is spiking to levels not seen in years, and that may be a bad omen for financial markets.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.
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The old internet @theoldinternet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Original Kirby Team asked to draw Kirby (circa 1992)
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy. If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
33yrs ago the New York Times published an article criticising Federico Fellini and other foreign language films — calling them "hard work". MARTIN SCORSESE sent this in response.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
guy who fell into a coma after the last episode of fawlty towers wakes up and looks at the internet
5 panel comic

Panel 1: Purple Guy looks at a laptop and says “boy o boy! I wonder what my comedy hero’s up to”

Panel 2: A tweet from John Cleese that reads “This is where the Arabs were ahead of us

By castrating all their slaves, they made sure that there were no descendants who could claim reparations”

Panels 3-5: Purple Guy slowly closes laptop with a mystified look of revulsion
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Patrick Macias @patrickmacias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
RIP Richard Harrison, star of the greatest scene in movie history youtu.be/0ziWt0DFQAY?...
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Richard Harrison Phone Conversation
YouTube video by Howie Benatovitch
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Joseph Finn @josephfinn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m getting back on my Twilight Zone watch and no, it’s not fair.
Burgess Meredith in “Time Enough At Last” (1959)
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Movie recommendation for tonight, Death Machine Before he directed Blade, Stephen Norrington made one of my favourite silly B-movie horrors ever, Death Machine. Brad Dourif is on top form as the maniac scientist inventor who lets his ridiculous robot chomper stomper to much gore and silliness.
Brad Dourif in Death Machine, with the jaws of the death machine in view
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Looks like US-made textiles and clothing have gotten more expensive since Trump imposed tariffs in April 2025.
A graph from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the price of US-made textile products and apparel since July of 2022. The prices held mostly steady until May of 2025, at which point they've gone up about 7%.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
[Training the army of illiterate steroid-addled fat ass ham-faced unaccountable murderous wife-beating slave catchers on the new software that lets you track anyone you want] Don't use this on stalking women you want to punish though ok? That's not what it's for.
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Rob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 23/09/2026
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Warrior Princess ⬇️
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court. Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Republicans hate to see a pregnant person smiling
Pregnant man emoji
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
there was a vibe shift and it still pertains: Everything Fucking Sucks and Is Too Fucking Expensive and Violent and I'm Fucking Terrified of the Future and the Assholes in Charge Do Not Give a Single Shit So Fuck Them
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sure does 😕🤷🏼
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Josh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Taking brisket away from Texans might be what turns Texas blue
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026
Happy mushroom season!
A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

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The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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4quad @4quad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Politics - and life - makes a lot more sense when you pay (a lot) more attention to what people do than what they say.
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
LIVE NOW! 🔴 Hey folks, come by and say hi because tonight I'm playing some WELL DWELLER! Been greatly anticipating this one, and it's finally here, so as always all the signal boosts hugely appreciated. You gotta see this game! www.twitch.tv/caseyexplosion
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CaseyExplosion - Live on Twitch
Well Dweller! WELL DWELLER!!! Oh hell yeah, it's Well Dweller time! | Streaming well dweller.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The worst men alive all absolutely love AI and hate trans people. Huh. Probably no lessons for me to learn there.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Me, talking to future children: When the internet started, it was a place to worship cats. That was good. We had forums. Those were good. Then they ruined it. They ruined it all
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba. Dicamba is drift prone and kills vegetation and crops for miles around fields where it is sprayed, and is linked to liver cancer and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule
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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everyone you know is fighting a battle you know nothing about: A terrible war against tiny elves
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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