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Cornelius W. M. Oettle @cwmo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

+++ Außerdem: WC-Ente will Vogel des Jahres werden +++

Erster Ki-generierter Spielfilm will Oscar
gewinnen

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

YOU NEED MORE POTATOES THIS WEATHER — Claude Atkinson (for the British Potato Marketing Board), 1930s

A poster featuring an image of a plate of baked potatoes radiating a Heavenly light. underneath, a couple of line drawings of chefs in tuques respond with delight

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I don’t think we, as a society, are appropriately grateful for and enthused about potatoes.

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Have you seen the news about Andrew Tate, eels, and horses, and wondered, "WTF, man?" Well, friends...I'm here to tell you: it's not new. In medieval & early modern England, horse sellers practiced feaguing: inserting a live eel into the horse's rectum to get the animal to act more lively. 🗃️🧪

Meme. Still from the movie "El Dorado" with a very surprised looking grey horse standing next to a man with long blond hair. The man's arms are crossed, and his head is tilted as if he's looking down. His eyes are not, though. They are cutting towards the horse to gauge its reaction. The horse's jaw is dropped, and its eyes are wide like victorious marbles. The man and the horse are standing in a window or doorway, with heavy red drapes. Behind them, the sun seems to be setting over green hills. It is also setting over the horse's innocence.

An alternative reading of the scene might suggest that the horse isn't surprised at all, but rather is singing lustily. The man, rather than having just delivered bad news, is waiting to come in. The curtains suggest a stage, and the two of them are are singing a duet to an enraptured audience; perhaps "I Got You, Babe" or "Islands in the Stream."

Meme text reads:
"When you explain feaguing
to your trusted steed"

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🐾🐾🤍..

A fluffy black cat with large white eyes lies on its side on green grass beneath a textured sky fading from blue to pale pink. White handwritten text reads: “Maybe sometimes you want to do everything so badly that you end up doing nothing at all. That’s okay. Maybe you’re more tired than you realise. I just hope you know that taking care of yourself counts as doing something, too.”

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is probably my favorite crocodilian but unfort, its also the most endangered one. The rivers that they call home have been dammed and over fished, causing problems for them. #CROCtober 🐊 📸 Zsombor Károlyi discover more at buff.ly/KnjA0b5

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PUNKI (PERPETUALLY POST DEBUT) @pun-ki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This week’s ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 15th century, BnF Français 22531, f. 324r

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Ernesto mit den Zehenaugen @senorspilunco.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Boomer haben gesagt Heavy Metal macht uns zu Satanisten und Ego Shooter zu Amokläufern aber sourcen jetzt den letzten Rest ihres kritischen Denkvermögens an die große Lügenmaschine von Technofaschisten aus 👍🏼

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✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I’ve never seen a meme that embodies my very essence before.

YOU TRIGGERED MY FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE
AND PM A FLIGHTLESS BIRD!

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knoxxi @linksrheiner.de · 02/10/2026

Ob Gäste den neuen WIFI-Router auch so gut finden wie ich?

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Heide Franck @heidefranck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UNS REICHT’S – WEIL ES NICHT REICHT Heute ist internationaler Übersetzertag, und heute protestieren wir öffentlich gegen unsere niedrigen Honorare – weil es nicht reicht. Die prekäre Einkommenssituation von Übersetzenden wollen und können wir nicht länger hinnehmen! #weilesnichtreicht

Pink-weiß-schwarze Grafik mit der Überschrift: Uns reicht's, weil es nicht reicht.
Darunter ein Foto von einer Frau mit der Sprechblase: "Ich übersetze Literatur, bin permanent am Schreibtisch – und trotzdem ständig kurz vor pleite."
Bildunterschrift: Heide Franck, Übersetzerin von "Babel" und "Atlas"

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Wurzelmann (Herbst era) @wurzelmann.at · 24/09/2026

Okay, cool, was soll dabei bloß schief gehen. 🫠 "Amtliche Bescheide ganz ohne Beamte, erstellt von einer KI. Das wird in Österreich legalisiert. Zudem ziehen Chatbots in die Amtsstuben ein." www.heise.de/news/KI-Besc...

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KI-Bescheide ohne menschliches Zutun in Österreich

Amtliche Bescheide ganz ohne Beamte, erstellt von einer KI. Das wird in Österreich legalisiert. Zudem ziehen Chatbots in die Amtsstuben ein.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

when u make a silly joke on this platform

5 panel comic

Panel 1: Pink guy saying: I just made a silly joke!

Panel 2: Pink guy turns to see a door swing open, revealing a Weird Greenish Guy in the doorway

Panels 3-5: Weird greenish guy begins to walk towards Pink Guy in a very creepy manner. He says: I’m Gonna take it SERIOUSLY

By panel 5 Weird Guy has Pink Guy in a death grip. He’s going to throttle him for having the audacity to tell a silly joke on social media

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Ares 🔜 LBX 313 @stormeris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

[ ORIGINAL ] one day ill get a fujifilm xT-5 #myart

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Beautiful-Paine @beautiful-paine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:

static.klipy.com

Bud Coro in a Crowd

Alt: Bud Spencer and Terence Hill

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 18/08/2026

Quick PSA. Looking at you, local orgs and small businesses.

Crudely drawn bunny character holding a pencil, messy hand lettering surrounds them in orange to green gradient color. It says in all caps:

Stop using AI for your flyers & logos! They look like shit, everybody thinks so! Seriously, you’re losing business. Just make it yourself or hire a real artist.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

There's security theater and there's Yemeni security

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"Are you going to take off those headphones so we can discuss this like mature adults, Harry? Or, are you just going to sit there like a petulant child?”

An old man wearing headphones sits on a park bench with a pelican.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Compendium of Common Household Crimes needs your input. I’ll start you off… Taking only what you need from the clean things in the dishwasher and closing the door again. Putting 3 millilitres of milk back in the fridge. Over to you…

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Lucile Danilov @locdandloaded.net · 06/08/2026

You may not like it, but this is what peak localization looks like (Asterix: Mega Madness (PS1, 2001))

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Tardis @trdsrlz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wisst ihr was das Problem an der Dotcom-Blase war? Leute haben in Dinge investiert, von denen sie nichts verstehen. Wisst ihr was das Problem an der Lehmanpleite war? Leute haben in Dinge investiert, von denen sie nichts verstehen. Wisst ihr was Problem an der AI- Blase ist?

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

When you can’t afford a PlayStation Original post

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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

this man should get combat pay bc he was FIGHTING here

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

there are two types of fans of things- those who treat it like a hobby and understand it's ok to laugh at things you enjoy and those who use it to replace church or whatever in their lives and are very vigilant against Blasphemy

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Beautiful-Paine @beautiful-paine.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It’s midnight and I‘m making Pesto - and no one is going to stop me!!! 😈 🍽️🌿 (And yes that is a tub of basil, it all grew in a giant bush on my balcony)

A tub of freshly harvested basil leaves in a tub (it’s about 500 g). A lot of parmesan cheese, pine nuts and garlic cloves. Also a bottle of olive oil and a food processor are in the picture.

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hamster @jurahamster.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Wichtig: Stellen Arbeitgeber Büroräume zur Verfügung, in denen es wärmer als 26 Grad Celsius ist, gilt die Arbeitszeit als Saunabesuch und muss bei der Steuererklärung als geldwerter Vorteil in Anlage N angegeben werden.

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Medusa but her hair is an anaconda

Medusa with a single anaconda for hair. She wears a grey chiton and stubbornly strides to the left, dragging the heavy snake, which trails sullenly along behind

Medusa with a single anaconda for hair. It is completely coiled around her, leaving only her angry yellow eyes visible, and a single hand lifted to flip off the world

Medusa with a single anaconda for hair. She wears a grey towel and is scrubbing the snake. A bar of soap sits in a small puddle off to the left

Medusa with a single anaconda for hair. She sits, drumming her fingers impatiently, while in the background the anaconda digests some large prey

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This unattributed 2020 viral video of a sea lion chilling half-underwater is the timeline cleanse you *need*. But it's also a great intro to a discussion of how pinnipeds (walruses, seals, sea lions) SLEEP, especially when they're too far away from a safe "haul out" location. Let's talk about it.

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Jem's Jumpers UK @jemsjumpers.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Sometimes the tiniest pets leave the biggest footprints on our hearts 🥹 Jumping spiders are curious, intelligent little explorers with unique personalities. One minute they're carefully inspecting the world around them... the next they're politely requesting endless uppies like Hana 💕 #cutespider

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Yukon @craymor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 24/05/2023

I'm an adventurous eater, but even I draw the line here

Sandwich at Whole Foods labeled "Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Cheddar"

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

For Shark Awareness Day, let's learn about the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum), named for a large black spot on their "shoulders" that resembles a military uniform. What's probably attracting your attention is their ability to crawl on land: let's talk about 'walking sharks'.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

University administration: "We need you to complete 26 hours of lab safety training 🧪 each year so that everyone is safe and responsible." Also university administration:

Stolen from the Internet, a sign that says "If Elevator does not move do a small jump it should move after", and a dirty-white freight elevator wall and aged elevator controls with only floors 1 and 2."

I have no idea where this really is, I just stole it off Wikimedia.

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Avery Edison @averyedison.com · 13/07/2026

no, no—I’m not looking to make waves at the office, I can leave my anti-AI stance at home and I would be thrilled to sign an LLM-generated card for the secretary, but it’s just that I already wished her a haha birthdirthy in person

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Matt Wallace @mattfnwallace.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Actually flawless.

A four panel comic strip by Twonks featuring a round headed figure demanding a pizza at a restaurant then proclaiming “wow look what I made” when the waiter brings him the pizza

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LorTheDestroyer | Foul Tarnished @lorthedestroyer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"but you buy digital too" Yes, because I play a MASSIVE amount of indie games that don't get a physical release Wanting physical to stay doesn't mean I want digital to disappear. It's about CHOICE.

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tante @tante.cc · 08/07/2026

Alle denken bei "Bürokratieabbau" immer daran, dass ihr Leben irgendwie einfacher wird. Und dann wundern sie sich, wenn sie eine Sozialleistung nicht mehr bekommen, aber die Kätzchen-Shredder-Fabrik jetzt direkt neben ihr Zuhause gebaut wird.

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