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On twitter, I had an underscore in my name. Here, I don’t. Everything else is basically the same 📍 Carrboro, North Carolina

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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 11h
Pierce Brosnan with a little bit of a gut, maybe just enough where he could potentially be called "Le Chonk"
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 16h
it's happening again. Michael Peterson innocent
post from r/bullcity: Owl attack on ATT 

Just a PSA. Got swooped and a couple talons grazed my head while running between Cornwallis and MLK about 6:35am. Had light vest and chest lamp on.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
is this guy available?
Eric Garland: “Guys. It's time for some game theory.”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Guillermo del Toro is doing it too
tweet from Guillermo del Toro:
“I remember the review for BIG LEBOWSKI and
KING OF COMEDY and a few more... to me (I know it is still not accepted) THE COUNSELOR and all the ones in your list.”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
also zach bryan’s guitar player was wearing a Palestine jersey during that show
Instagram post from Noah Le Gros of him wearing a Palestine jersey standing in front if a Kraft sign
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"I definitely would have invited you to dinner if I had known it was going to be a couples thing" is maybe the most (only?) normal lie elon musk has ever told
text message from elon: "I didn't realize that this Xi dinner
included significant other (Beijing one did not) or I would have invited you"
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
and it only counts as a half space
Characters that count as 1 space:
Ampersand (&), Number Sign (#),
Single Quotes (’‘), Plus Sign (+),
Dollar Sign ($), Slant Line (/),
Equal Sign (=), Asterisk (*),
Question Mark (?), At Sign (@)
Characters that count as 1/2 space:
Apostrophe (’), Dash (-),
Comma (,), Exclamation Point (!),
Colon (:), Period (.)
No 1/2 spaces are allowed on
motorcycle plates.
Characters that count as 2 spaces:
Double Quotes (“”)
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
though unrelated to urls, this is still my favorite NC license plate I’ve seen
NC license plate: I’M FINE
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NC license plate: TUMBLR
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
screenshot from the “Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes” episode of Review With Forrest MacNeil

Forrest looks miserable, there are four empty plates in front of him with one more plate still stacked high with pancakes. The caption reads "I have now eaten 10 pancakes"
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
especially when this is your driving record over the past four years
McLaughlin’s driving record dates back to at least 2022. He has been pulled over five times.

    Sept. 9, 2022 – Reckless driving; 95 mph in 45 mph zone.
    Aug. 8, 2023 – Speeding; 90 mph in 55 mph zone, pleaded down to 64 mph in 55 mph zone.
    March 21 – Speeding; 75 mph in 55 mph zone.
    May 8 – Fail to stop at steady red light.
    June 10 – Speeding; 63 mph in 45 mph zone.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
if you want cat content from tim meadows, you’re going to need to be on tiktok
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
he’s all grown up
vein popping guy meme
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
yeah, I will not be watching that
In a nine-minute video
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
how are they letting somebody write this who graduated from Dartmouth like 3 years ago
Welcome to my college writing
portfolio! I am
Marc Novicoff, a young journalist and recent
graduate of Dartmouth
College, where I majored in History and Economics.
This site is where you can find basically everything I wrote during college!
To my knowledge, this page will be frozen in time around August 2023, which means at some point, I'll have to get my own website, but that point hasn't come yet. Right now, I am an editorial intern at POLITICO, where I work on the magazine team.
From September 2020 to June 2021, I took a gap year off school to avoid online classes and pursue some work interests. During most of this gap year, I worked for Matt Yglesias at Slow Boring, a popular American politics blog hosted on Substack. On this website, you can find my academic writing, but if you'd like to read what I wrote during my gap year, here's my farewell post at Slow Boring, which links to my other 4 pieces. Last fall, I also started my own blog called Marc's Take, hosted by Substack, which you can find here.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
congrats to the whole marvel family. on what, who can really say
Instagram post from vindiesel:
“Congrats to the whole marvel family... all the way from Planet X...

We are Groot!”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
hmmm
My Background
I joined The Times in 2025 after 15 years as a reporter at The Boston Globe, where I
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
this is such a funny list of people
When things feel bleak (fairly often these days) I remember how Mister Rogers told us to look for the helpers.

The helpers:
Dolly Parton
Ms. Rachel (and Mr. Aron!)
Mychal the Librarian
Macklemore
Zohran Mamdani
I think, just maybe, we'll be okay.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
itysl screenshot: Tim Robinson in court wearing a hat
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sam Richardson seems to think they’re going to do more
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
it is apparently a thing. is it literally on the day that the taylor swift single is being released? no hivinfo.nih.gov/understandin...
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
September 27
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Luke Skywalker from Return of the Jedi in black robes with one black glove
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I have already surpassed last year's concert total (36) with three months still to go in 2026
Peak: 2026 (37)
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This video is not of that moment but is instead Ken Pomeroy performing “Cicadas”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it makes perfect sense that David Ellison, whose politics are not so simple, would bring on Elon Musk as an investor
NY Times headline: "Critics Say Musk Has Revealed Himself as a Conservative. It’s Not So Simple."
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It turns out that Gross Gas was actually a human-cloning, race-altering chemical that scientists were field testing
David Roth in a plaid button-up standing next to a gas tank labelled "GROSS GAS"
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it's his time
The Onion: Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"what's the word for when you're an accidental baby?"
Meath: Well, like with any product, the best way is to buy it. People are like, "How do I support you?" It's like, well, really, all you do is you just actually buy the thing that I'm trying to sell you, right? Please just buy it. And you don't even need to listen to it. Everyone can answer that question for themselves. There's just this chosen … what's the word for when you're an accidental baby? Learned …

Sanborn: Learned incompetence.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I don’t understand why this product exists or how you even make a swiffer that is “pink lemonade”
Swiffer Pink Lemonade Duster
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
that’s the caption on the IG reels version of the video
Instagram post from americanaquarium: 

"The Wolfpack ain't for soft people"- Philip Rivers
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
if the news story is about a murder that happened in 2012, your headline probably shouldn't lead with "UNC student killed"
WRAL headline: "UNC student killed: Last pre-trial hearing Monday before murder trial begins in Faith Hedgepeth case"
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
American Aquarium’s BJ Barham on the ending to that NC State football game
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
had to reference this chart to remember which level of evil her billionaire father is CEO to

___________ rock | water | stone
Black: investment firm | private mercenary army | investment firm
Bridge: investment firm | investment firm | tires
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I feel pretty stupid because I looked at this and said, why are The Doors opening for Role Model?
instagram post from saltshedchicago:

“Due to forecasted inclement weather, we've adjusted tonight's set times to the following:
Doors - 5:30pm
Role Model - 7:15pm
We look forward to seeing you at the show!”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cap'n Crunch Box: Oops! All Bees
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
with the most recent one, it was an hour between the time it was reported and when he got pulled over, which just makes it sound like he was speeding around Chapel Hill for that entire time
The vehicle, a black 2024 Cadillac Escalade V, is registered to Sadler. In the incident report citing him for speeding, the officer estimates Sadler’s speed to have been around 60-65 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone. The officer also writes that Sadler’s vehicle had been called in an hour prior as “a careless and reckless driver.”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
this shouldn’t be allowed
Instagram post from Collider:

“Kit Harington Officially
Breaks Silence on
'Harry Potter' Casting”“I love the films, but with this, they can really explore the books at their fullest, and for a book nerd like me, that was a really great idea.”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
feels like a potential useful screenshot
trump at resolute desk with caption: “Uh, a very simple band”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I was curious about what music Bob Kraft actually listens to and thanks to google, I learned things about Bob Kraft that I did not know. (I did not know those things, because this is not correct)
google search for 'Bob Kraft favorite musicians'

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has highlighted Mary J. Blige, Burna Boy, and Rick Ross among his favorite hip-hop artists.

Music Industry Background

Beyond listening to music, Kraft has deep ties to the recording industry. He previously worked as a music producer and co-producer, and he has collaborated with or produced projects for artists such as:
Linda Ronstadt
Dr. John
Bette Midler
Jimmy Buffett
Ozzy Osbourne
Don Henley

Would you like to know more about Robert Kraft's recent music-related events, such as his public involvement with concert lineups at Gillette Stadium?
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
if you were reading this notification quickly or only vaguely know about football, you’d probably think this was a much bigger deal than it actually is
From The Athletic
Steve Belichick resigned as a North Carolina football coach after an investigation found the program had disregarded standards.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
nobody is doing it like him
Instagram post from vindiesel with a b&w photograph of vin diesel and george lucas, backs turned to the camera walking down a hallway 

“Architects of mythology...

Lucas's museum will be a gift to the world... and to those, who aren't even born yet...”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
screenshot from The Simpsons of Chief Wiggum walking through plane crash debris with caption: "Okay folks, show's over. Nothing to see here."
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Once again, Hillary knew this would happen
Screenshot of an old French clown who is talking to Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. Subtitle: "Comedy is okay buy clown is more difficult"
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thomas Sadoski as The Newsroom's Don Keefer telling the airplane pilot that Osama bin Laden had been killed
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
instagram post from hannaheinbinder:

“Ed Sheeran i say this as a ginger. i hope you get a REALLY bad sun burn the kind on the back of your entire body where it hurts to lie down or walk or sit.”
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t know, taking money from a nonprofit to use for personal benefit very much seems to fit the model of “economic development through conservative-based ideas”
The search warrant focuses on expenditures made on two Greater Carolina credit cards for purchases that do not appear to be a part of the Mooresville-based nonprofit's mission of promoting economic development through conservative-based ideas. Those expenditures include payments to two companies in the adult entertainment business, a Top Golf driving range in Atlanta, a vacation rental at Emerald Isle and to the Carolina Panthers.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I promise you, Steve, I am not misleading anyone. I don't know who you are, but you don't live in my neighborhood--therefore have no right to evaluate whether i'm telling the truth or not. I don't lie.
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think the hair and makeup are just not good. This is what she looked like on the latest season of that show
Allison Janey from The Diplomat
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Instagram post fork malala: “Go birds” with a picture of her decked out in Eagles gear
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Me and my friends would’ve killed A.I. with hammers I can tell you that much
photo of Muse, Meta’s AI agent that looks like a ripoff of Baymax from Big Hero 6

“Meet Muse, your new personal Al agent Hand off everyday tasks like finding deals, booking reservations, and managing your inbox. Muse keeps working while you get on with your day.”
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