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Aristoph

@aristoph.bsky.social
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I am Alaska-grown meat. (It’s almost summer. Also, it was probably a 4.2.) Naps and grilled cheese are on my family’s coat of arms. I show my love through food and spreadsheets. She/her.

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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#HalloweenMovie #4, Blade Runner. In the far distant future of 2019.
Blade Runner poster that seems like it’s from a newspaper ad: “The star of "RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and the director of "ALIEN" take you on a spectacular journey to the savage world of the year 2019!!”

Features Harrison Ford and Sean Young looking intense.
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#HalloweenMovie #3, Ready or Not: Here I Come. A stacked cast from the 90s and early 00s. When bad guys broke a rule, they exploded in a gory rain of blood, which was funny every time. @garyseven.bsky.social was asleep and I had to cover my mouth not to wake him laughing with the last one.
Ready or Not Here I Come poster. Two heroines: blonde women holding a gun and sword. 12 contenders with weapons preparing for battle. The Lawyer holds a rule book near a goat’s head on the wall to honor Satan.Two blonde women absolutely drenched in blood and looking shell-shocked. The sister who is new for the sequel says “I’m really not used to people combusting all over me.” 

She’ll get some experience.
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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Actual photo of Anchorage this morning from the Borealis Broadband webcam. No AI enhancement.
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#HalloweenMovie #2, Event Horizon. Miss you, Sam Neill. I remember this for scenes that stay with you like the air vents that aren’t gory, but the IMDB trivia is like “oh it was supposed to be way more effed-up but they cut some of it because test audiences barfed.”
Event Horizon poster. Two spaceships docked together over Neptune where It All Goes Down, tagline “Infinite Space, Infinite Terror.”
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#HalloweenMovie #1, Obsession (take 2 without typos, maybe). I appreciated that her lack of consent in being wished into “loving” someone was baked into the premise, and the windows where she would break through and be aware and trying to escape.
Obsession movie poster. Tagline: be careful what you wish for.
Dude in his car with the plot device that will make his crush “love” him. She lurks in the dark background.
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A coworker just shared that Excel converts ‘31 to 1931 if you enter it as a two-digit year. Trial and error indicates that Excel knows ain’t no one making it past 2029.
Spreadsheet cells show: 9/1/2025, 9/1/2026, 9/1/2027, 1/1/2028 I guess I got bored with the pattern), 1/1/2029, then ohhh nooo back to 1/1/1930.
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One Hot Mess AK @libbybakalar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I gotta say--and I know a lot of people I like and respect will disagree with me--but I'm 💯 opposed to behind-the-scenes party machinations that push candidates out of races for "strategic" reasons. It totally undermines the purpose of OP/ranked choice voting, and I think disrespects the electorate.
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We’re going later this week. I’m glad to hear the live capture for movie theatres worked well!
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Reposting this as a reminder now that we’re here: go see The Fifth Element in a theater this weekend!
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This dude rules.
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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
rip sam neill, event horizon still scares the shit out of me
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Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
World Schwa Day Grand Marshal Tina Belcher
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Is there a separate version of “rabbit rabbit” for the start of a fiscal year?
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
For some reason, in my mumblety-forties, I have begun quietly whispering “rabbit rabbit” to myself in bed on the first of the month, after meaning to but always forgetting while growing up. 🐇🐇
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J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
At the end of the day, if I manage to remove all the all-caps expletives from the draft before I submit my performance evaluation, I guess I can call that good enough. (The only way I get anywhere is starting with caps lock and cussing, and then fixing from there. My gift to you if you are stuck.)
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
ANYWAY. Dead Weight is out today! Please buy a copy to support my watching-TV-during-the-day-while-wearing-pyjamas habit.
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Dead Weight
An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs – or even bodies – in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of The Night Guest.Unnur ...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
zero hyperbole one of the best episodes of television ever made
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Have you been asked by a medical provider recently for consent to have an "AI" scribe record your visit? Us, too. And we have **thoughts** buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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Why you should refuse to let your doctor record you
By: Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney At a recent appointment, Emily’s physical therapist (who knows some about her research) said, “Before we get started,...
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I have conceded defeat and closed four cards and ordered a replacement driver’s license. (Alas, my auto-pays! And I had that card number memorized!) Surely now my missing wallet will show up.
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a cartoon of tom and jerry in a living room with a table and chairs
Alt: a cartoon of tom and jerry frantically picking up and looking under furniture and objects around a house as if they were… I dunno looking for a wallet
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Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 09/04/2026
"One paper’s acknowledgements thank 'Professor Maria Bohm at The Starfleet Academy for her kindness and generosity in contributing with her knowledge and her lab onboard the USS Enterprise'."
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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 02/04/2026
Wonderful thread.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/04/2026
A few people have replied to my Artemis posts with links to Gil Scott-Heron's "Whitey on the Moon." Here's a story from Space.com about Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, currently en route to fly around the Moon, and his connection to that piece. www.space.com/space-explor...
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NASA's Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover listens to 'Whitey on the Moon' every Monday. This is why.
"It ain't about racism. It's about the human condition."
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
i'm in the corner watchin' you kiss her, oh i'm right over here why can't you see me? oh i'm giving it my all but i'm not the girl you're takin' home, ooh i keep dancing on my own
the frowning black rain frog
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“.. US government officials and Wall Street analysts are starting to consider the prospect that oil prices might surge to an unprecedented $200 a barrel.” @bloomberg.com ⛽️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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✨️Whitney✨️ @brightwhitney.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We all seem to have forgotten one of the most truly delightful and surprising indie interactive fiction drops of the last decade. 17776 is ostensibly about football, which is why at first glance I thought I wouldn't like it. But it really makes me smile, and the world could use that right now.
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What football will look like in the future
Something is terribly wrong. Something is terribly wrong. Something is terribly wrong. Something is terribly wrong.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president’s allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war
The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president’s allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war.
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Forrest Dunbar @forrestdunbarak.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Here's the statement I made on the Senate Floor regarding the War in Iran that my office posted on my official Instagram and Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/share/v/189g...
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
… I swear it’s almost summer.
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Anyway, happy Spring Break everyone! #akwx
Severe Weather Advisory
Weather Event Onset
12:00 AM (AKDT), March 11

Description
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 to 30 below expected.
* WHERE...Anchorage.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 11 AM AKDT Wednesday.
This 
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures.
Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest wind chills will occur during the late night and early morning, with temperatures warming up after 9AM.
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Every daylight saving time change, I think of the guy who showed up to the movie theatre I worked at and demanded we *restart* a movie because he arrived an hour late due to the time change. It’s been decades and I remain so impressed with the audacity of That Guy.
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Some good advice on how to help people being detained by ICE, with Alaska-specific resources.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance. bsky.app/profile/pron...
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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 09/02/2026
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
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spookily scarily pitt girl 👻🎃👻 @opg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS: THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
the polish figure skating team in the kiss and cry holding a plush pierogi
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Feels like society’s really broken down in the US in a way that’s deeply traumatic. But also there are college students knocking on doors asking for shovels (they’re not well-prepared) and helping trapped motorists by shoveling and pushing out cars. Up to 24 of them now, wandering streets together
Tree mostly obscuring the view of a bunch of college kids in the snowy street, ready to help motorists, in Columbus Ohio
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
It sounds totally awesome, my only concern is whether either affects the temperature of its neighbor. Do you have to eat them quickly?
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Border Patrol circulated a “Legal Refresher” on the First Amendment to its agents on Monday.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 12/01/2026
Incredible that he did this. Terrifying that he felt the need to.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis. Say bad things are bad.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 03/01/2026
you simply do not have to preface your statements about this with “but Maduro sucks” whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to” don’t give them cover on it
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
“Thank you for adding to my list of things I overthink about, I guess?”
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
If the Mountain Goats’ “This Year” is particularly resonant to you, please read this thread.
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blink-sun8tzu @suntzufuntzu.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
they should invent a year that's better than the one before it
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Aristoph @aristoph.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I read *so* many more books this year, in part because Libby made it easier and more affordable, integrated well with Kindle, and the checkout deadlines were an incentive to read more quickly. They also have audiobooks! And I promise your favorite authors support your local library! Do it!
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 27/12/2025
Goat down! I repeat: Goat down! www.dn.se/sverige/stor...
Auto-translation of news site: Storm Johannes overturned the Gävle goat. The Gävle goat has once again met an unfortunate fate.
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Lee Knox Ostertag @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
what I want trans kids, queer kids, and gender nonconforming kids to know: you are loved you are so much more powerful than the ghouls using your healthcare as a political pawn, and you WILL outlive them (they know this, and it is why they're attacking you)
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