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@samer.is
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I photograph, eat, and drink across DC; I'm obsessed with beer and Iceland; Íslandvinur; bon vivant. Put an egg on it!™ Measurements in metric unless noted! 🖥️ samer.is Reykjavík food recommendations: samer.is/eating/reykjavik

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Alex @portcityposter.bsky.social · 17h
Not today Satan
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Metro @wmata.com · 15h
Did you know Metro’s historic architecture was inspired by the best transit elements from around the world? 😮🧵
Detailed pencil sketch on translucent paper shows Gallery Place station. A train is at the platform, people use escalators, and a distinctive coffered ceiling is visible. An overhead schematic of park entrances is above. Inside a spacious, vaulted station, a train marked "Huntington" waits at the platform. Silhouetted passengers, including children, stand before its open doors, beneath the station's iconic concrete ceiling with square and triangular patterns.
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Robert MacAnthony @robertmacanthony.bsky.social · 15h
Can anyone who speaks Icelandic let me know whether there is a logic behind "opna" taking the accusative but "loka" taking the dative? Regarding a door, "ég opna hurðina" but "ég loka hurðinni". This is the kind of thing I'll fail to remember if there isn't a reason and it's just how things are 😂
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 13h
Evening
A church, a hospital, a school and northern lights
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Jessý Potato @markdownhandsup.bsky.social · 10h
Loksins! (finally!) A cloud-free evening in Reykjavik. Which means? Northern lights! Luckily the terrestrial weather cooperated so we could enjoy some space weather. It's been weeks... #aurora #northernlights #iceland
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A quick reminder that this one will be out in March! Links to preorder are here. It’s my retelling of the Icelandic 12th century myth of Selkolla. It has changelings (or does it?), mound dwellers, blót and a fair bit of blood. Preorders are the best way to support a book, its author and their dog!
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Down Where Monsters Dwell
From Hildur Knútsdóttir comes Down Where Monsters Dwell, a dark, historical fairytale steeped in Icelandic folklore about the powerful bond between mothers...
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Egill Harðar @egillhardar.bsky.social · 21h
No, I don't want to create an account to read the whole story. No, I don't want to subscribe to your newsletter. No, I do not want to receive updates or offers from you or your affiliates. No, I don't want to sign up for a free one month subscription. I just wanted to read the fucking story!
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erin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My favorite part of October is when someone in my town starts moving lil ghosts into the little free libraries
A ghost with smaller ghosts on a bookshelf. The bigger ghost holds a sign saying “oh no this library is haunted!!!”A ghost with three smaller ghosts on a bookshelf. The bigger ghost holds a sign saying “oh no this library is haunted!!!”
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 05/10/2026
In one week! Reception for my solo show at Harmony Hall www.pgparks.com/event_list/m... #sciart
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Michele Banks: Forces of Nature - Public Reception - Park and Recreation - Prince Georges County MD
Artist Michele Banks' ink and watercolor paintings on yupo explore the invisible forces that shape our world.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 04/10/2026
We just want healthcare
New York Times for today 
Superpowers race to put nuclear reactor on the moon
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
I want a bagel but I don’t want to get out of bed. Needs must, I suppose.
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Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sorry, that picture sucks. Look at this
A better shot of Diplo inside a red lit up triangle with the Capitol dome behind it
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Iceland Geology @icelandgeology.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Strong earthquake on the Reykjanes peninsula. Automatic magnitude is Mw3,3 (EMSC) / Kröftugur jarðskjálfti á Reykjanesskaga. Sjálfvirk stærð er Mw3,3 (EMSC)
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Walked past Hanabi Ramen around a drizzly 7p and there was a line out the door. Rounded the corner and walked past Wagamama and you could walk in there with 20 people and get seated immediately. That site is definitely cursed.
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Suzanne Lapointe @suemetal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Malgré la pluie, les couleurs d'automne sont vibrantes 😍 Parc national Þingvellir #Iceland
Végétation orange, ruisseaux, petite église et bâtiments blancs. Parc national Þingvellir, Islande (octobre 2026).
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Pulp & Politics @pulpandpolitics.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He's cutting himself!
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Freyja Valentine, Girl IRL Cat URL @freyjavalentine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every time cis people want to indulge in the TERF wizard series they go to the trans people in their lives seeking penance like we are the catholic church selling indulgences and if that's what you want, just give us some money instead of expecting it for free and let us be tired in peace
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
This is fascinating
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Just had a dumb food idea and had to do it and … it worked? Instead of cooking a custard for ice cream in the traditional way, just use a proper high-end blender. Blender has to be able to heat the liquid via friction; mine got the mix to 80°C in about seven minutes!
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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 03/10/2026
Hope you caught that moonrise, Ottawa!
A very orange half(ish) moon rising over Ottawa at night.
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Star Simpson @starstar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m hoping I can meet with some publishers this trip to talk about licensing Lára, Snuðra og Tuðra, Leikhópurinn Lotta etc. — I have a whole list of titles that could be great and would love to talk to talk to RÚV / Forlagið, Lotta etc. Not sure how to get introduced though.
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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This week has been A LOT Here’s a timeline cleanse. Pass it on.
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Deborah Margraff @debmargraff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a visitor! Anyone know what kind of bird this is? I’ve never had anything so large on my balcony #birding
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One in eight cases of cancer and likely multiple sclerosis is caused by Epstein-Barr. Imagine what we could do for global public he’s with a vaccine for this.
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Jessica Sidman @jessicasidman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Officially obsessed with these globe-spanning chili crisps from a longtime DC-area chef: washingtonian.com/2026/10/02/c...
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Chesapeake Chili Crisp? A DC-Area Chef Is Putting Unexpected Spins on the Condiment
Former Willow chef Tracy O'Grady has launched Travelers Chili Crisp at the Falls Church Farmers Market.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 02/10/2026
Tomorrow!
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Samer @samer.is · 02/10/2026
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
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Greetings, Professor Falken 💗💜💙 @blackeyed-susie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We made it to Friday, folks
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Icelandic word for psychologist is "sálfræðingur". It literally means "soul expert". For short we call them "sáli" or "soulie".
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Peteski @peteski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
PSA for those following the RSS this is the original correct feed feeds.feedburner.com/thisisnthapp... comes with images and everything : )
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Andie Sophia 💛🤍💜🖤 @andiesophia.is · 01/10/2026
we're live and online and looking for writers in Iceland. novels, short story collections, poetry collections, we're interested in it all. our new open call has a deadline of October 31. a momentous day! drop us a line!
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Lupins Press | Home
Novels, short fiction, and poetry from the margins of Iceland
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Samer @samer.is · 02/10/2026
Went to the new Sprouts market in Arlington and it’s fine. I think I’ll stick to MOM’s. The biggest red flag was 1/5th of the floor space dedicated to questionable supplements and nonsense. Also, the high fat ground beef is only 15%. C’mon man.
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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 01/10/2026
What are you doing Saturday? Wanna see a free massive rock concert? www.jambase.com/article/tom-...
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How To Watch Tom Morello’s Power To The People Festival Live
Stream Tom Morello’s Power To The People Festival free on October 3, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews and more.
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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 01/10/2026
Those four hateful words — “I’m starting a newsletter.” More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here. Subscribe: pedantic.bike
A concrete barrier for a bikelane, USDOT HQ in the background
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Star Simpson @starstar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Icelandic bsky: last year I tried to figure out how to make laufabrauð for the little one despitr living in California but got stuck without the proper implements. I made a halfhearted effort with these 3D-printed cutters but the real thing would be better. Can anyone tell me where to buy these?
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Darrow Montgomery @darrow-m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The United States of America where the Supreme Court urges on an execution that the state just botches . Barbaric.
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Jessý Potato @markdownhandsup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In exciting Northern Lights news (since it's been oh-so rainy here all month in Iceland): the SMILE UVI (ultraviolet imager) captured its first images in July, and the ESA has just released these astounding shots of an aurora substorm ringing the north pole DURING midnight sun season.
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Andie Sophia 💛🤍💜🖤 @andiesophia.is · 30/09/2026
Cat's out of the bag: I started a publishing company. We have a great team going, and if you're a writer in Iceland, then we definitely want to hear from you. There's an open call going on right now! Full details here 👇🏻
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Brian @outdoortype.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s sunset season in the northern Shenandoah Valley. I’ve missed this view #VAwx
Wide sunset view over a dark wooded valley and mountain ridges. A broad blue-gray sky is filled with layered and textured clouds, with pink, coral, and orange light concentrated along the horizon. A silhouetted tree frames the right side of the image.Vertical view of a mountain ridge silhouetted against a vivid sunset. Deep red, coral, and orange clouds line the horizon above the ridge, transitioning upward into pale pink, gray, and blue layers of wispy clouds.Wide landscape view of a wooded valley and mountain ridges at sunset. The foreground forest and valley are in deep shadow, while layered pink, coral, orange, and pale yellow clouds stretch across the sky behind the dark mountain silhouettes.
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Samer @samer.is · 30/09/2026
Metro in motion
Two people stand on the platform as a metro train goes pastPeople are blurry as they walk off a metro train seen from the upstairs platformA train is blurry as it departs the metro station
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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 2026 economy in a nutshell: book a rideshare, get served an ad for a sports betting platform.
Congrats! You just unlocked a $25
Novig bonus.

Make your first trade on Novig, America's sports prediction market. Deposit $10 and get $25 in trade credits. 

Terms & Conditions
Yes please
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Baldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 30/09/2026
“Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes | UC Davis” www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposable-e-c… > High Levels of Lead, Other Hazardous Metals Found in E-Cigarettes Popular with Teens
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Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than olde...
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Suzanne Lapointe @suemetal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
L'automne est bien installé à Reykjavik!
Arbres dont les feuilles sont jaunes et vertes. Des feuilles mortes tapissent le trottoir entre les 2 rangées d'arbres. Reykjavik (septembre 2026).
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Jamie Bear 🐻 @jamiebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every time SA hits the news, I recommend reading Know My Name by Chanel Miller. It should be required reading to understand how much the legal system, public opinion, and other institutions like universities are pitted against SA survivors. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553663...
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Know My Name by Chanel Miller: 9780735223721 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives re...
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Heather Goss @heathermg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So guess who wasn’t, indeed, having a “such a long reaction” to the vax and actually just had covid? 🫠 Pretty bananas to catch it and begin showing symptoms at literally the exact same time I always get the vax reaction (~8 hours after). Messed up if you ask me! Anyway, get your shots, pals.
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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
“If Mark Zuckerberg is talking he is lying to” is the only safe assumption. If you are using Muse I am afraid you are getting suckered yet again, this time with personal consequences instead of just societal ones.
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Geoffrey Hatchard @imgoph.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I save a TON of money by getting tickets for shows at the box office at Atlas, 930, etc. For big $$$ shows, buying online can add a $50 "convenience" fee. It's wild, though, that the amount of employee effort and salary it takes to staff a box office booth gets you a cheaper product! Capitalism!
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Jaime Fear Her 👻 @bogrosemary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're still gathering signatures in advance of a now-schedule Council committee hearing on 11/05: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Brooke Pinto: No Guard Outside Our Schools
As DC parents and caregivers with kids at several different schools we are alarmed by how the National Guard and other heavily-armed federal law enforcement agencies are congregating in large numbers ...
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Jamie Bear 🐻 @jamiebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The thing that worries me sick about the Cornell story is that this is one woman who came forward about SA. And if history has shown us anything is that she is likely not the only one this happened to from this group of men, only the one brave/strong enough to take action.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here are some lovely Icelandic horses in the snow :) #Iceland #Horses #AwesomeFoursome
Blonde and red horse (not the technical name for the colour). Very white mane blowing in the wind with some soft light coming in from the right. Snow behind.Profile of a brown horse looking rather peaceful. White snow behind.Red horse with blonde mane, profile photo, with snow behind and a tiny bit of snow on the horse's chin bristles.Brown and red horses with snow on them and snow visibly falling on them.
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