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Matthew Cushman

@astragalus.bsky.social
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Adjunct math prof at Hunter College in NYC. Lefty. Kindness is the only thing that matters.

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leemanish.bsky.social @leemanish.bsky.social · 17/07/2023
a fortune cookie with a tiny subpoena inside
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karanormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
[watching a rain of meteors striking earth] "we really needed this"
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Living well @thebestrevenge.info · 20/09/2026
Ötzi the iceman was no angel
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Matt Henderson @matthen.com · 16/09/2026
Trying to forecast the future on a Galton board
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🇵🇸Tim Henke (tɪm 'ɦɛŋ.kə) @timhenke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We should talk more about what a travesty the bibliography of OpenAI is 16 measly citations for a 165-page paper, of which 5 are just the problem statement. Only 7 are from this century. They failed to cite the method they used. And the guy whom they offered single-authorship & the Millennium Prize
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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
apparently before they did this they threatened the team as well?? the fuck??
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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026
Where did they even find some of these?
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Gremlin Gal @gremlingal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I accidentally read that as "dog-pilling," and now I'm picturing wrapping my posts in cheese
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Here are the 33 Democrats who voted with Republicans to block federal funding to American colleges if they engage in boycotts against Israel — a foreign country that's committed genocide and killed Americans using American tax dollars:



Auchincloss (MA)	Frankel, Lois (FL)	Mannion (NY)	Scholten (MI)	Titus (NV)
Castor (FL)	Gillen (NY)	Moskowitz (FL)	Schrier (WA)	Torres (NY)
Cisneros (CA)	Golden (ME)	Norcross (NJ)	Sherman (CA)	Vargas (CA)
Costa (CA)	Gonzalez, V. (TX)	Panetta (CA)	Soto (FL)	Vindman (VA)
Courtney (CT)	Landsman (OH)	Perez (WA)	Stevens (MI)	Wasserman Schultz (FL)
Cuellar (TX)	Latimer (NY)	Riley (NY)	Suozzi (NY)	
Davis (NC)	Lee (NV)	Schneider (IL)	Thanedar (MI)
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Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you're still struggling to understand what's happening with the Brooklyn Democratic Party coup, I highly recommend this article. I found no inaccuracies in it (which is rare, since this is a complex, confusing system and few reporters get every detail right) and it paints a pretty vivid picture.
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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If Columbia and NYU are now private fortresses that the community can’t access, they should pay property taxes. Actually they should have been doing that anyway, but the jig is so up.
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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 27/08/2026
did bluesky hear about Miss Teen Indiana’s Garfield costume
A young woman in a Garfield inspired outfit with a Garfield headdressThe young woman from the first photo is holding a lasagna that says “lasagna my love language”missinteenusa Tonight, Indiana is going Garfield!
My state costume celebrates one of Indiana's most iconic creations-Garfield, created by fellow Hoosier Jim Davis.
Born in Marion and raised in Fairmount, Davis turned an orange cat with a big personality into a character recognized and loved around the world.
But this costume represents more than a famous Hoosier.
The hand-painted comic panels on my skirt share messages inspired by my initiative, Captivating Confidence:
"Our differences are what make us beautiful."
"If we don't have love, we have nothing."
"Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates."
To me, true confidence is found in embracing what makes each of us different and recognizing that our greatest beauty comes from within. I am so excited to bring a little Hoosier humor, creativity and confidence to the Miss Teen USA stage tonight!
This one-of-a-kind costume was inspired by my vision and brought to life by Indianapolis-based costume designer, Jess West. @jesswestcostumes
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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
genuinely cannot imagine anything like this ever happening again.
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Democratic Socialists of America extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Dolly Parton, a hero of the working-class and an inspiration to us all.Donald J. Trump
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Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away. This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will. In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM. Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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✧𝔪𝔲𝔡 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭✧ @altaudge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
girls be like “i know a spot” and then take you here
a staircase leading down underground surrounded by water with tree branches reflecting in it
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séa @seagothman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
portland is a war zone
controlled demolition of the centennial mills water tower on top of the burned out eight story building with the willamette river in the back
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Panoptrix @panoptrix.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“…because the island is locked in a fiscal vise by a federally imposed oversight board created by Congress in 2016 under PROMESA (the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act)an extensive law that stripped the territory of its financial autonomy…it lacks the liquidity to start.”
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martin @emdoubleues.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
if the milk be blue, in space are you
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don't hug me I'm porksweats @porksweats.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
his mana bar is off the charts now that he's got a pizza in his system
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 31/07/2026
"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
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Sandra Newman @sannewman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I passed a guy in the street who was saying to a woman, "The euphoria … it was just incredible. I can see how people get addicted," so I lingered in front of them and it turned out they were talking about claw machines
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Swim Jeans 👖 @shortsleevesuit.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ME: do you have any specials PHARMACIST: what
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Opinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Little Women 2: Even Littler
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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 27/07/2026
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 26/07/2026
The crack of the bat. The smell of the grass. The roar of the crowd. You’ve just been viciously attacked by the serial killer they call Baseball Steve
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
An unexpectedly keenly fought contest was for the seasonal cupcake championship. Obviously I'm mostly going to show you the stuff that made me smile, but there's some serious talent lurking in Lincolnshire.
The first prize cupcakes, with the same field shown across the four seasons. The 3d effect of the icing is slightly messing with my head, to be honest.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Survivors of US boat strikes allege - with evidence - they were kidnapped and tortured for days by the US military. The prosecutor investigating the claims was just assassinated.
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hollywood’s dirty secret is that you can perfectly replicate the IMAX experience in a normal theatre by sitting closer to the screen
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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John C. Baez @johncarlosbaez.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Mathematician Levent Alpöge found a counterexample to the Jacobi conjecture using Claude Fable! This conjecture claims that if F: ℂⁿ→ℂⁿ is a polynomial map whose Jacobian is invertible at each point, F has a polynomial inverse. Open since 1939. But no more! (1/n)
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Jacobian conjecture - Wikipedia
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Steve Klabnik @steveklabnik.com · 20/07/2026
Nobody in this river float trip knows that the Jacobian Conjecture is false
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NosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I feel sorry for the bees that have to make hot honey.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This video clip of a swan landing on a lake is best enjoyed with AUDIO ON. Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 12/07/2026
Erling Haaland and the rest of the Norwegian men's team are paid the same as the women's team. In 2017, they took a voluntary pay cut to allow the women's pay to be increased. The move came from the players' union, not management.
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lynn @chordbug.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
fixed your headline
A hit song on the Billboard 100 charts is termed *$k$-good* if it is _ever_ in a weekly top-$k$, and *$k$-immediate* if it _debuts_ in the top-$k$.


An artist is *$(n,k)$-Olivian* if their $n$ first $k$-good hits are all also $k$-immediate.

*Headline 1.* Olivia Rodrigo is the first $(10,10)$-Olivian woman.
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Jim Fowler @kisonecat.com · 27/06/2026
the most exciting row reduction experience sl2z.xyz
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 07/07/2026
has there ever been a man so effective at demolishing the vibe. historic scarer of the hoes
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Infantino looking up bylaws that allow FIFA to reverse R16 results
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Big Book Huge Book
ALT: Big Book Huge Book
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Trump just gave a shout out to Union soldier William Carney who “fought in the Civil War, which was a very big deal at the time.”
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DGM @notredale.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
lol
Massive orange blast of fireworks over National Mall
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bummer @bummmer.itch.io · 18/04/2026
eventually he was executed
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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Looking forward to this popping up in the user was blocked for this post feed 😝
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potion of @candlestick.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
jazz is all about the weapons you don't allow to prosper against you
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francis @dilfkink.kindboys.online · 01/07/2026
leftists: read theory liberals: watch West Wing guy who fell in a big puddle on his way here: [squelchsquelchsquelch] aughck.., my shooes, my stupid wet shoes..
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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 05/07/2026
Trump is watching the Fox News feed of himself watching Fox News
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Matthew Cushman @astragalus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's all posets man
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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!
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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
OUCHIE!
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
this is the closest thing to an age verification law i would ever consider supporting
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