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Anna McDuff

@annamcduff.bsky.social
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Here to hang out and chat about life, my hobbies and my cats! I am owned by two Maine Coons, Prospero (Perry) and Artemis (Misty). I love #pottery, dabble in embroidery, am interested in the world, and obsess over US/UK politics more than is good for me

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 9m
The people talking about the dignity of being, say, a welder, have never welded anything. And as far as “the pay is actually good” arguments go, the starting pay is good. The pay a few years in is good. But there’s a ceiling and it hits at about the same time the physical toll of the job does
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1h
If you are part of an academic society or a professor of any kind, public statements that you do not condone Drexel cutting off the academy of natural sciences from the public of Philadelphia is very important right now. We need your voices. Urgently.
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Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 4h
Picture of a Thames wooden fish trap(7th to 8th century AD) at Isleworth in the London Borough of Hounslow faces downstream; Chelsea is facing upstream. Structurally, the traps appear to be part of a headwear and an ebb catch fish going up and down with the tides. #coastalhistory #muSEAum #fishtrap
Chelsea (Fish trap 1 – dated to AD 730-900) and Isleworth (dated to AD 650-890).
Source : Thames Discover
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Lil Miss Sinister Fairy Godbitch of the Burrow Mump 🧚‍♂️😈🌾 @fairygodmegan.bsky.social · 12h
The overcompensating response is the tell. I say this as a clinician and behavioral specialist. Overcompensating & over-defensiveness, either verbal (including passive) or physical aggression in men is consistently the gut-external response to "this critical topic includes me & I don't like it"
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Mollz (ballz) @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 12h
Really tiring seeing men online come out the wood work to pretend they don't understand consent "Oh what so drunk hookups are rape now" Yknow what man yeah in your case I think thats the rule you should stick by yes.
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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 1h
My daughter has just told me they do a thing when someone says “Do you know George?” and if they say no they push them in a bush. They call it being George Bushed.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 2h
The BEST thing that true believers in AI could do is stop evangelizing to people, like me, who think it sucks. Do the hard, years-long work of detaching your beloved technology from the worst people in the world right now: shameless fascists driven by greed and domination. They’re YOUR partners.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 6h
When AI guys claim that LLMs are conscious because the way they work is very complicated
XKCD where one person says "I've found a way to turn a 52-card deck into 53 cards by shuffling and rearranging them."
Second person says "No, you haven't."
First person says "How do you know?! I challenge you to find an error in my math!"
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h
Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.An old photo of the Dallas flagship.
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 5h
It never stopped being funny during the mayoral campaign last year that Sliwa's main driving force was how much he despised Cuomo. They'd be in debates and Cuomo would be all "my opponent Mr Moobandi" and Sliwa would go "I hate you, you piece of shit, fuck you".
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Micah @rincewind.run · 5h
wonderful reminder of the funniest dynamic of the mayoral race, where sliwa clearly liked mamdani and was delighted to see him humiliate cuomo also, more politicians should do this! get your flu shots!
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 6h
On the market day, the witch stopped by all the stalls. "Have a care," he told the tinsmith. "You're getting fuzzy." "What?" "Do you ponder other paths you could have taken?" "All the time." "Shadows of other yous hang on you, making you indistinct. Don't lose the you you are. You're real."
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 15h
The Icelandic word for psychologist is "sálfræðingur". It literally means "soul expert". For short we call them "sáli" or "soulie".
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Anna McDuff @annamcduff.bsky.social · 7h
They aren’t beating the reports that AI is a religious cult any time soon!
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 21h
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Rebekah Young @rebekahwyoung.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SOUND UP 🥹
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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Lisa No Thank You @ohseafarer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
what an excellent visual reminder that everyone should get the HPV vaccine because it prevents several types of penis, mouth, anus/rectum, and throat cancers
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 01/10/2026
At this point if we need to have the death penalty (we don't) I think they should hand the governor a pen and a gun and they can commute or they can be the firing squad. It's basically what is happening so why pretend otherwise.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 01/10/2026
This is a good thread and for some reason it unlocked something that's been brewing in the back of my head for a while.
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Anna McDuff @annamcduff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fellow vegetarians, it’s our day! Let’s celebrate with a nice curry and some raita.
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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very well: impulsive #KindleBookGiveaway, or, rather Ebooks Direct giveaway: 2 gift cards for the Whole Store Package, which is quite a deal. <pause> Even better a bargain when free, I guess... anyway B5BB D62A B443 3846 AE49 E29G 9DCF 7G3B
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is so true of so many comparisons between British and American culture. Except it’s the opposite for some reason for our legislative bodies.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/10/2026
Look, I'm not trying to dunk on this guy, but I think more people need to understand that AI is functioning as a religion right now. "There would be actual counterarguments against Jesus" is a thing you see logicians arguing in medieval times.
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Isn’t the theory that we have all been funneled into greige decor and now the only way to have fun with your house is to festoon it in mass produced seasonal plastic tat? “I am so unique and spoooky with my Home Depot skeleton!”
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MyNameIsTrue @alisontrue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sometimes she left the party, sometimes she left the college. Maybe she went to another one or maybe she decided college or grad school wasn’t for her after all. Maybe she decided that career wasn’t it, and lowered her expectations for her whole damn life.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There should be statues of this woman in 20 years and high school kids should be assigned her memoir
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A woman (50s?) is drinking a hot chocolate, saying to a friend: "I just feel like I need to expand my horizons, you know. I feel like I need MORE..." Her friend says with absolutely seriousness: "Have ya tried knitting?"
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny new human is being snuggled in Mum's arms as Mum sits in a park, gazing out over a gently rushing river. Tiny Human does not care for the view, however. Tiny Human's fast asleep. Blowing little milk-drunk bubbles. A picture of total serenity.
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𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓮𝔂 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓪𝔃 @fireytopaz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eat shit. 🤡
A drawing of a linear chart measuring the degrees to which men think rape and sexual assault are okay.
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LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This Pacific Baza appeared totally oblivious to us as it hunted its breakfast. It's the first time I've seen one with a frog and definitely one of the highlights of today's 55 species early morning walk. #birds #wildoz #brisbane
A Pacific Baza eating a small green tree frog. It took it a while to get the frog down, but as soon as it did it was off hunting again, tracking movements with its bright yellow eyes.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 30/09/2026
Squirrel of the Day for September 30, 2026 knows how to pick a stunning backdrop #sqrlpix
black squirrel in tree with patchy orange and gray bark
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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JCO, speaking like a true chaos gremlin shit-poster. Joyce, honey, there are no machine made clothes. They’re all made by humans. Closest we’ve gotten is an underwear that’s laser cut and has the seams welded, but they don’t stay on anyone’s ass, and they’re plastic panties, so they suck.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 30/09/2026
I consider it my duty to remind everyone that JCO is a broken clock if a broken clock had a gun and shot the right person twice a day and the wrong people all the other times
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Miss Riss @missriss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A reminder, PLEASE ADD AN EMOJI for the sport when you're skeeting excited utterances so we know it's not some new form of fresh hell apocalypse related kthxbai
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Babe 😭 (Genuinely, read this right now. It's excellent.)
To be fair, I’m not doing so great with men. I told my most recent date that I was working on a novella. “Because you’re Mexican?” he asked. I asked what he meant. “Isn’t a novella a Mexican novel?” Before him was the guy who confessed over drinks that he didn’t “believe in Helen Keller,” because there was “no way she actually flew that plane.” I asked if he meant Amelia Earhart. “Who?” I slept with both of them.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sometimes I worry about the mental health of the UT insect collection volunteers
Photo of a glass-topped drawer of pinned white and yellow butterfly specimens with the note “undetermined pierids to give up on”
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kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 29/09/2026
new mcmansion hell about whatever the hell is going on with ceiling fans right now mcmansionhell.com/post/8291279...
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what is going on with ceiling fans
Sometimes new design phenomena slip past even those of us who are most in tune with the happenings of the built environment. Such is the case with whatever the hell is going on with commercial ceiling...
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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just encountered this for the first time and wow
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't believe the Europeans when they say the UK is no longer interesting, a priority etc etc Every senior EU official I've met today in Brussels has spent 20 mins talking about @andyburnham.bsky.social speech. The EU is paying attention and interested - even if it pretends otherwise
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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just needs alt-text:
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 

sexual violence centre cork 

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS 

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE. 

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM. 

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU. 

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 30/09/2026
I think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them.
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 30/09/2026
I keep thinking about this and Nikole Hannah-Jones' pieces and how all the pain and devil's bargains with modern K-12 schooling is all in service of sending kids to places like this. At every "elite" high school, this is the goal. For fucking what?
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
....Well shit, Dakota and Felicity have finally escaped atrocity tourism containment, eh. For y'all who aren't up on the latest.... yeah. This was. Inevitable.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The funniest thing about the Schmitt rake stomp is that if it'd been a Dem we'd have a week of think pieces about how Dems lack of hoops literacy was alienating them from real America.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wired just did a story noting that an influencer named Kurt Schlichter is a “civilian government advisor” (?) to Hegseth. This dude has been around forever in internet time and writes the worst novels that are basically Turner Diaries fanfic www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
A long horizontal sign based on the ones at CTA stations that tell what stop you’re at. It’s gray with red, purple, and brown bands at either ends. Four pigeons are perched on the sign in various pigeon poses as a sunrise is seen in the background. The sign itself reads, ‘Maybe It will happen today’
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Micah @rincewind.run · 29/09/2026
third way figured out dems should stop attacking trans people? third way?!
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