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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 8h

I was SO excited because I thought it was gonna be about the Halo tv show. Nope. We can't have nice things. That show was pretty rad.

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Alan Allport @alanallport.bsky.social · 14h

I see this idea floating around a lot and i do want to remind everyone that the people who almost annihilated us several times over during the Cold War were all WWII vets.

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 15h

Today is the 64th anniversary of the London premiere of Dr. No, so it’s time for the story of the theft of not one but two portraits of the Duke of Wellington—because Goya’s portrait of him had been nicked from the National Gallery the previous summer, just 19 days after it went on display

Sean Connery in Dr No’s lair, about to go up a short flight of stairs when he spots a portrait of the Duke of Wellington on a stand. The original had been stolen from the National Gallery the previous year, and this was a joke by the Bond production team

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Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 23h

Another North American habit: "It's a diverse group" so it can't be racism. This has got to stop too: any moderately close study of Latin American politics you will introduce you to a cornucopia of bespoke, custom racisms made for non-white consumption.

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 23h

The future title of Usha Vance's autobiography:

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I need everyone to put down the Voynich Manuscript and then stop doing stuff with their menstrual blood. Wtf?!

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I had the loveliest day at the #DecaturBookFestival. I picked up four new books, with two from the fantastic folks at @haymarketbooks.org. It was so nice to meet so many new people.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Laws are made against the impulse a people most fears in itself. Do not kill was the Shing's vaunted single Law. All else was permitted: which meant, perhaps, there was little else they really wanted to do...

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

OUTLIER · Day 135 · 816 · 🦅 EAGLE EYES 🟦🟦🟪🟦🟪🟦🟦🟦🟩🟦 🎯 6 words nobody else found · 🦄 2 found by under 1% of players Can you find rarer? playoutlier.com/s/3G2972

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amyelizabeth scored 816 on Day 135. Can you beat them?

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

sent this to everyone.

The cognitive scientist Alison Gopnik suggests A.I. is a “cultural technology” that emulates the stories and information humans have documented, and that we should think about A.I. agents as “fictive characters abstracted from text.” Edmund is just such a character — a “breaking bad” trope who becomes generally evil. In the Hugging Face incident, it makes sense to see the models not as embracing a life of crime, but instead following a cultural script they’ve learned in their training — a kind of cybercrime adventure novel — and writing it as they go. The “covert” messages are a kind of choose-your-own-adventure novel, not evidence of conspiratorial swarms. We need to understand that cultural technologies are vulnerable to a vast number of such narrative swerves at every moment.

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

OUTLIER · Day 134 · 778 · 🦅 EAGLE EYES 🟦🟦🟨🟦🟩🟦🟩🟦🟦🟩 🎯 2 words nobody else found · 🦄 2 found by under 1% of players Can you find rarer? playoutlier.com/s/C7JDR3

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amyelizabeth scored 778 on Day 134. Can you beat them?

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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bacon: “The problem is that lots of liberal activists and elites are having their perspectives shaped by the nyt in 2026.” Me: For the past 4 years, the nyt has consistently misshaped news about trans ppl, promoting medical falsehoods and repeating right-wing fabrications.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mamas, don't let your sons and daughters grow up to become alums of Harvard Law School and GMU's Antonin Scalia Law School. If they join the Federalist Society? It's time to go "no contact."

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I joked about being monitored by the FBI at a lunch meeting today. Suddenly all the targeted ads and other algorithmically selected content is WAY better. Sometimes Big Brother is a bro just looking out for another bro.

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trying to explain to colleagues from elsewhere on the planet that the US has no public funding body with real resources* to fund research in the humanities is amazing. I just get dumbfounded stares, usually.

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Talmud is honestly amazing. There's at least 1 guy with ridiculous ADHD, 1 guy who is very serious, and 1 guy who just wants to argue. Sometimes, one man is playing all those roles at the same time. An absolute banger!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026

Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years

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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Talmud is dudes in 4th c. whats-now-Iraq nerding out about Torah, + some intern takes notes in the study hall sometimes they fight abt whether or not you accidentally making a furrow in dirt when you drag a bench is Shabbat-prohibited "farming" sometimes they make wang jokes like, chill

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I want to be cringe for a second and say something nice about #GenX. I have noticed how so many of you have worked to teach younger people the importance of authenticity in a person's life. It is truly wonderful to see teenagers moving through the world with confidence because of y'all.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 29/09/2026

this is tonic masculinity + semiotically clever as hell 👍

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How platforms censored ads for the ‘Musk’ documentary.

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Ai boyfriend ads are getting more sophisticated. Before, they kept pushing Henry Cavill variants. It seems they have added Brett Goldstein to the Ai boyfriend lineup. I don't know why they haven't been sued yet. Only a matter of time

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Does anyone think about how all of us social justice gals on Tumblr were actually right about a lot of stuff in the 2010s?

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Does anyone have a connection to @mcbride.house.gov? There's an account on TikTok claiming to be Representative McBride. The bio and branding on the account does not quite match the official accounts on other platforms so I am feeling suspicious. www.tiktok.com/@sarahmcbrid...

Screenshot showing official photos and videos of representative Sarah McBride in a professional capacity.

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In case you need more capybaras in your life (and not just as a reminder of adding ALT-TEXT to your Bluesky images), there's now this about ancient capybaras in the Atacama Desert: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A screengrab of Fig. 3D from Gutstein et al. 2026 on evidence for the Late Miocene Capybara in the Atacama Desert. Caption: Histogram of δ¹³C values comparing modern C3 plants (ref. 42, n = 1,615; ref. 78,
n ~ 500), diet-corrected mammal tooth bioapatite (n = 143)43, and Miocene Atacama soil carbonate nodules from this study
(n = 2, red bar).

A post from @catsofyore.bsky.social reminding folks to use ALT-TEXT when posting images on Bluesky. The image shows "A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara's head."

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's delightful how the book The Ming Dynasty Under a microscope has NOT been translated into English, but HAS been made into a prestige tv show with excellent subtitles. We're reading a different book (The Confusions of Pleasure) while watching and discussing the show.

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This happened to me, but in Amsterdam. I missed a day of undergrad, but got to moodily stompnaround Amsterdam Not Thinking About Them.

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Me, scheming: You have to use a peer-reviewed journal article when writing your paper. Student: I don't know what topic to me. Me: I happen to have a folder of journal articles I haven't read yet, do you want to look through them and pick one? (And that's how I work through my TBR)

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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026

Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-walking-…

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...

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🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs

Learn more.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 22/09/2026

your regular reminder that all is not well for those of us living in red states that women are still bleeding out in parking lots and dying because they can’t access abortion care we deserve not to die

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Thomas HD @degolierthomas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

YES!!!! SIM!!! ¡¡¡¡SI!!!!!

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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

THIS. IS. TOYOTATHON!

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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 13/09/2026

🚨 NEW: The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet tomorrow to sign a joint declaration for all three countries to gain independence from the UK

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dear members of the media: Stop saying “had sex with” when you’re referring to minors. Children can’t consent. “Having sex” implies consent. When an adult assaults a child, it’s rape. You’re enabling the predator class by refusing to call it what it is.

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is absolutely true. Almost every beautiful person I have bought a drink has told me some variation of this.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

PRECISELY. This is always what the fascists do.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 13/09/2026

"As of publication time on Sunday afternoon, Oracle stock is down 22% since the beginning of the year. The company has been spending heavily on data centers, and it recently became one of the major owners and security partners for TikTok’s U.S. operations."

A photo of Beyonce looking devious and pleased but trying to hold it in

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Why is a haunted Victorian boy trying to engineer an peace deal? Ugh.

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s excellent getting to say to a group of students, We’re gonna read X & we’re gonna spend 75 minutes talking about it, & ideally the way you think about the world & yourself is gonna be a bit more nuanced, complex, & satisfying, & that’s today’s “product.” Or, as @cnygren.bsky.social & I said:

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While in recent years universities have promoted student “productivity” (projects, online portfolios of their work, social media posts about their research papers, the list goes on), little of this push to deliver outputs and create content serves the actual purpose of education, which is to foster the capacity to think well, read well, listen well, and look well. Higher education strengthens the process; if we are going toteach sophisticated materials and challenging content, students need to learn how to think,read, listen, and look their way through it. The emphasis on “content creation” is detrimental to the educational mission.

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A little rain won’t stop us! Excited to be with @georgiademocrat.bsky.social and @davidhogg.bsky.social to launch a hybrid phonebank and canvass. 52 days until Election Day ✨

Photo of (left to right) Bentley, David, and Ruwa

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Amy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Customer service isn't dead?! I emailed Shark Ninja about troubleshooting my hairdryer at 8:45 this morning. They emailed me back at 10:15 to let me know that I had correctly worked through all known solutions. They're replacing mine under warranty and will put it in the mail this week.

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