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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 23h

Karen Kasper - Fall Foliage. 🍁 Acrylic on canvas.

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · 14h

This painting was inspired by a canoe trip down a slow-moving creek in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Tall, overhanging trees lined the banks, enclosing the creek and enveloping it in silence. Gilded Reflections by Erin Hanson, 2026 Oil on canvas 60 x 48 in #oregon #pnw #impressionism #art @bsky.art

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 21h

This is art

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Japanese dwarf flying squirrel: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h

"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 12h

As a true believer in democracy and checks and balances, this is shocking: half of UK Reform supporters — and a quarter of others — think a strong leader without parliamentary or judicial checks is desirable. Strengthen and protect institutions, folks! Source: buff.ly/F9XadSZ

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

How is it not news when the president nods off in public meetings and press conferences dozens of times? If you follow independent media, you see it and know about it. But why hasn’t CBS, NBC or ABC showed a montage of it on their evening news? They simply refuse to ever show it.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19h

The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 21h

This is what the map of South America would look like if Bolsonaro were to win the second round. The entire continent veering to the right. Not to be cynical but pretty sure in a decade the whole will be red again before it turn blue again eventually... Source: buff.ly/Abkd3pw

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jacob Lawrence, Another of the social causes of the migrants' leaving was that at times they did not feel safe, or it was not the best thing to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest..., 1940-41 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont…

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Shameka ❤️🏀 @shameka23.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

GSV may have the best fans in all of women’s sports. This crowd is LITTTTT #WNBA

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Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The last two teams to win a WNBA championship (and only ones remaining to have won a title at all) are 0-1 to start the semifinals

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

How the American life changed from 1995 to 2026 is wild. More concerts, more exercise, more video games. Fewer books, less church, not staying at work longer (I guess you leave on time and continue work at home?). Source: buff.ly/QkmYfkv

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Gustav Klimt @klimtgustav.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In The Swamp (1900), Klimt uses dense surfaces and dark tones to depict nature without comfort. He also removes the horizon, trapping the viewer in a thick mosaic where water and weeds become a single, suffocating pattern.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

will be using this in future

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The share of US Americans who hosted friends or family at their home at least monthly has declined by 71 percent in the last 50 years. Other activities declined too. This week invite a friend or two over for dinner. The next day recover from the socialising by reading a book. Source: buff.ly/7GaA1ZS

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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Even if you hate Vivek” might be the most bipartisan, relatable thing he’s said all night.

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WNBA @wnba.com · 03/10/2026

And then there were 4️⃣ 2026 WNBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel

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BeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Its imperative that Newsom needs to be tanked when he runs in 2028

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Benjamin Knoll @benjaminknoll28.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@wnba.com: make the first round a best-of-five starting next year please. 🙏

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Benjamin Knoll @benjaminknoll28.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was cheering for Dallas. Their future is bright!

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THE Joatmon @thejoatmon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Very proud of our Dallas Wings! Paige is the real deal and can’t wait to see Fudd back on the court. Great season #wnba #dallaswings

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Scoreboard Page @scoreboardpage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Your morning #WNBA Scoreboard Page: Updated playoff bracket

Scoreboard Page's vertical bracket showing the final four teams in the WNBA playoffs:
New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream
Las Vegas Aces vs. Golden State Valkyries.

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Andy Warhol @warhol.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Untitled from Campbell's Soup I, 1968 botfrens.com/collections/19/content…

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Benjamin Knoll @benjaminknoll28.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've had bifocals for three days now because old. So far not a fan. I can see better up front (good!) but have to hold my head down a bit to see far away. And the bottom quarter of my vision is perpetually fuzzy. Will my brain get more used to it or is this just how it is from here on out? 🙄😭

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Benjamin Knoll @benjaminknoll28.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I mean, we already elected the ring-leader of the Jan 6th domestic terrorists as President. 🤷‍♂️ As much as I wish it were otherwise, half our country saw this as a nothingburger, definitely not a reason not to vote for someone. 😒

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Kavi Kat 🌬️ @katinthestars.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What would you do if you found out a January 6th domestic terrorist was running for a seat on your city council or state legislature? For thousands of Americans, that question has stopped being hypothetical. #WeThePeople are taking notes. 📝 #J6Tracker 👀

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J6Tracker | Keeping the Record

Explore the January 6 public record: people, prosecutions, pardons, preserved evidence, and reporting on what happened next.

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Time orders Old Age to destroy Beauty (flipped, detail), by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, 1746, 📸 by @madelinepcarter.bsky.social

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Excellent WNBA viewership number for USA Network: The Aces win over the Fever in Game 3 averaged 2.25 million viewers across USA Network and CNBC. That's the second most-watched First Round game in WNBA history. Game peaked at 2.7 million viewers

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So much history in a single map. Even the "no data" part tells a story of westward expansion. A cool dataviz worth studying for a bit. Also, it must be hard finding foreign born folks in Alabama.

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Tony East @tonyreast.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Among one million things the Fever may be upset about after this game, missing too many bunnies will be high on the list.

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Scott Agness @scottagness.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Fever’s Big Three combined for 60 points, but A’ja Wilson and the Aces pulled away late. Watch my postgame recap and the full press conferences. www.fieldhousefiles.com/p/indiana-fe...

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Fever's season ends in Las Vegas with loss to Aces — offense not enough

The Fever’s Big Three combined for 60 points, but A’ja Wilson and the Aces pulled away late. Watch my postgame recap and the full press conferences.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Kremlin had to work hard to fake a landslide. With a final tally of 58%, Russia’s ruling party projects regime stability. But the effort invested in falsifications demonstrates discontent over the war. Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/the-kre...

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The Kremlin had to work hard to fake a landslide

Russia's 2026 State Duma elections showcase how authoritarian regimes use rigged votes for legitimation and elite management.

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Benjamin Knoll @benjaminknoll28.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Las Vegas earned the win. Good job Indiana for making a good game of it. #wnba 🏀

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Storm Chasers @wnbastormchasers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

HALFTIME: The Las Vegas Aces lead the Indiana Fever 54-48. A'ja Wilson leads all scorers with 21 points. Jewell Loyd with 11 points and Jackie Young added 10. Caitlin Clark leads the Fever with 13 points. Aliyah Boston 11 points & 7 rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell 10 points. #WNBA

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Caleb Scoville @calebscoville.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

a student journalist asked me for a comment on “viewpoint diversity.” rather than answer their specific questions, I offered the following comment about one reason I find the terms of the debate to be frustrating and insufficient.

As a sociologist who studies partisanship in the USA, I think the terms of this debate are largely backwards. Yes, universities and campuses are mostly populated by left-of-center individuals. But I do not think it makes a lot of sense to focus this conversation exclusively on how universities have changed without asking the same question about the political parties. The partisan coalitions have transformed significantly over the past several decades, with college graduates increasingly leaving the Republican Party and sorting into the Democratic Party

It is an empirical question, but my guess is that changes in the partisan coalitions do much more to explain the political lean of university populations today than anything universities have done in particular. Do we really think that people decide if they’re going to go to college based on politics? Or is it more likely that the kinds of people who are more likely to go to college are increasingly the kinds of people who identify as Democrats/liberals? What universities should do about this is a valid question, but we should not treat “liberal” and “conservative” as fixed or sacred identities worthy of equal representation in the academy as such. They are dynamic categories that have become increasingly associated with educational attainment in the first place. I happen to think education polarization produces bad politics (e.g., the current attacks on the public funding for science), but I am less concerned about its direct effects on education and research per se. Disagreement is alive and well in academia, even when it does not line up with the national partisan divide.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The spread of the Industrial Revolution across Europe. While a map like this will be able to exactly capture a momentous historical development, it is immensely helpful in understanding the geographic spread and reading local history in context. Source: buff.ly/3qR4rUs

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Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Study for Wildlife. The man with the cluster, 1905 botfrens.com/collections/48/content…

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WNBA @wnba.com · 01/10/2026

BUILT FOR THIS 🏆 Angel Reese’s presence was felt all season long. Now, she’s the 2026 KIA Defensive Player of the Year. #KIADPOY | #WNBASeason30

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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In Argenteuil, Monet painted railways, bridges, and factories—proof that modern life could be as beautiful as nature.

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Benjamin Knoll @benjaminknoll28.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ad Astra's plot concept is really cool, but Brad Pitt's constant daddy issues internal monologue narration really detracts from that coolness.

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