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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🎶🎶 Hot town, punching Hello Kitty So adorable-even bleeds real pretty Head’s big but her body’s itty-bitty Should I punch her more? Gonna ask the committee Staggering ‘round, kitty Walkin half dead Walkin into traffic-squashed like a flatbread… 🎶🎶🎶

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@ass.golf This may be an unanswerable question, but will we see Claire hire some more help than just Zlata? I've seen a kind of Claire before, in a kinda-similar role. It did not go well for Claire, nor anyone around her. It might be great for dramatic tension in the story, but it'll destroy her.

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Spooky rail enthusiast wife Daria @dariaphoebe.com · 30/09/2026

Oh god. Places that refuse to pay for music are going to start using this at some point to avoid paying ASCAP/BMI/SESAC fees and a moment will come when it will be a place I can’t just decide to not patronize cuz I won’t have a choice.

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Sara, no H @syntherella.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Patriots fans gotta be begging Vrabel and Russini to start banging again because what the fuck is this lmao

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

@maegodhavemercy.com I happen to know a job where they hiring literally anyone who has a pulse that claims they can read a schematic. You won't want to work there (trust me, I lasted two weeks and I needed that gig) but they'll give you a job. Pays six figures, too. DM me if you want the story.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So pumpkin spice does not taste like pumpkins? (major side-eye) Don't care. Pumpkins are hideous, disgusting, abominations before the Lord, so I will continue to hate on pumpkin spice.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/09/2026

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@tednesi.bsky.social don't forget that Goncalves lost, too. Pretty strong smackdown for his vote-switch on rent control.

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John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Approximately 100 of 480 poll workers did not show up or called out sick in Providence.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

@tednesi.bsky.social Have I told you this McKee story before? This was in late October 2022, maybe 2 or 3 weeks (!!!) before his first election against Foulkes. Oh, that should read "by sheer chance."

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

@bostonglobe.com @dankennedy.net Dude, fix your headlines, man!!! This is front and center on the homepage!!!

The Boston Globe homepage misspells Patriots QB "Drake Maye's" name without the final "e". It's the same way on the headline on the story itself.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

@dicknixon.bsky.social do you have any words of encouragement for Ms Stone? She's a fine actress and deserves our support.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

@edzitron.com after reading this, it took me nearly an hour to compose myself enough to reskeet this to you. :)

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

@dankennedy.net I feel like there's lessons here about how to do journalism in the age of Trump. The subtlety is impressive, and as @dicknixon.bsky.social notes: Ms Lawrence almost certainly knows things she couldn't print, for whatever reason...and she's quite good at making that clear to all.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Your periodic reminder that people are *more* abusive online when they're using their "real names" than when they're using a persistent pseudonym and this effect has been replicated in literally every study that has ever been done

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The hilarious part of all this is how the NFL is now returning the favor in a lot of Europe, as hordes of fans show up every year to the handful of games played there. It's inevitable the NFL will eventually expand to an entire league in Europe.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

@dicknixon.bsky.social Prime Newsom, isn't it? It's just enough to make the unwashed think maybe he really could be The One after all. But of course he's not. And in the end, he'll never, ever get this tax plan enacted into law...nor will he even really try. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

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Newsom vows 100 percent tax on DOJ ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ payouts

His pledge mirrors Democratic efforts in New York and New Jersey.

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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 28/05/2026

Programmatic ads hurt your brand and reputation, and you make no more than fractions of pennies. "The American Prospect decided to do away with programmatic ads. A month later, people are spending nearly twice as much time on the site." #journalism www.cjr.org/analysis/dep...

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The American Prospect decided to do away with programmatic ads. A month later, people are spending twice as much time on the site.

The American Prospect decided to do away with programmatic ads. A month later, people are spending nearly twice as much time on the site.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Every once in a while I end up having a reason to start reading a SCP article, and invariably I end up disappearing down a rabbit hole for like two hours, all the while marveling at JUST HOW MUCH people have written about this stuff. It's longer than goddamn Bible.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

You could sell this to off-Broadway, @wychstreet.bsky.social. I'm sure of it.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

@ass.golf forgive me if I missed something, but when did Yay move in with Clinton? Also where is Clinton living these days? With Aurelia? I thought he had his own place with Elliot but then they broke up and, well, I lost track.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Have come to the inescapable conclusion that Bluesky's sole reason for existing is for whiny liberals to complain & doomscroll so they can feel like they're doing something when they're not. Reply otherwise and you're blocked. I don't care.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

That's Rhode Island For You TM: it's May 4th, literally two solid months before Independence Day, and some jackass is already setting off a small war's worth of firecrackers at 9:45pm tonight.

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Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Oh, Shit. Nicole Hollander was a genius, a groundbreaker, and one of the best damn cartoonists of any generation.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

There wouldn't be a sign if there hasn't been a problem.

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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A six year old just showed me how he can count: 37, 38,39, 50! … which is kinda how the path to turning 50 felt.

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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

@scottmeyer.bsky.social I've worked in news media, in one form or another, for nearly 25 years. Never as a reporter, but close enough to see the sausage being made on a daily basis. This is DISTURBINGLY analogous to the morning news meeting at most journalism outlets.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Rarely has a go-to expression of mine ever been so relevant, but Jesus H Christ on a Sidecar. These idiots would fuck up a two-car funeral, even if you spotted them the hearse. (Also thanks to Ankaret for the funniest thread I've read in years!)

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

What interests me about this is how many tech admin types I personally know who work in local school systems and they are GUZZLING the AI koolaid.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

@dankennedy.net Don't know if you saw this. Apologies if you already did.

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Aaron Read @aaronread1.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Hot take: so many pols, developers, landlords and bigwigs in Providence are freaking out over rent control isn't b/c it'll stifle new housing construction (although it will do that). It's b/c it makes it THEIR economic problem instead of dumping it all on residents in the form of high housing costs.

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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Every. Goddamn. Company.

A meme image of Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, wincing away from the head of an alien xenomorph from Alien 3.

The text on the alien says 'click here to use our new AI features!' And the text on Ripley's face says 'Me'.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Also in new writing today: this month's column for @prospectmagazine.co.uk, in which a brilliant student of mine and I figure out how AI can accelerate our research... which sometimes means doing dumb shit really fast: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...

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Why artificial intelligence is no substitute for real learning

AI can supercharge the work of experts and those who understand it, like my “centaur” student. But it can also stop beginners from learning anything a...

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