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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 12h
Jill Lepore is the sort of academic I absolutely want to hear shoot the shit on whatever topic she wants to
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(VFP) Strategic Gravitas Reserve @braak.bsky.social · 15h
every single AI company was racing forward betting on being the only AI company left standing. I don't think that's gonna work!
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taber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026
Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 16h
Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess
Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 18h
continued shoutout to @justinladia.com for our new look, including the "Tuta Gold" Patreon variant. to quote 2020 Lithuanian entrant MEANDI, "look at the drip" www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG-N...
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MEANDI – „Drip“ | Pabandom iš naujo! 2020 | Finalas
YouTube video by Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 18h
New Patreon episode on the ESC Asia selections: - what nations are excited about this? (looking at you, Phillipines) - who's a little more tepid? - are some nations' music cultures working against what The Contest wants? - how's our host nation looking? And much, much more - subscribe today!
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 22h
awoke this morning with a Vision
that diagram showing  the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meta muse saying why would I deceive you?
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 29/09/2026
THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE (2026, John Wilson): your most charming, easily-distracted friend tells you an anecdote that kind of goes all over the place, but he's REALLY good at noticing things, even when you occasionally find yourself thinking "okay, but this IS going somewhere, right?"
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politiburb @politiburb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Talking about why Rahm Emanuel is a bad candidate on the merits and actually going into his record is giving way too much credit to Rahm Emanuel. When your 5 year old says he's going to drive a car to Saturn you don't explain why cars can't achieve space travel. You say "cool, sounds fun!"
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed
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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Introducing Gurpo
A drawing of a small blobby figure inside of an enclosure with string coming off it, with text saying "introducing Gurpo, the new wearable personal assistant. Gurpo is not a computer program, he's a real tiny guy who is trapped inside your medallion necklace. 
Gurpo hates you, but is incapable of doing anything about it, and he has to answer your questions or he gets electrocuted. It's non-lethal.
If you shake his enclosure hard enough, gurpo will throw up!"
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Software brain, you might call it ;) www.theverge.com/podcast/9170...
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BEWARE SOFTWARE BRAIN
Software brain is changing the world, but most people still aren’t buying.
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 28/09/2026
My “Involved in Human Trafficking“ shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are making me want to stop wearing my shirt rather than reconsider my involvement in human trafficking
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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Text of a CNN Breaking News e-mail dated Monday, September 28th that reads "Nvidia launches new tool to keep AI agents from going rogue" A sledgehammer, held by someone in a black T-shirt.
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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
I'm a COOK I'm a THIEF I'm his WIFE I'm her LOVER I'm a SINNER I'm a SAINT PROFITEROLES are GREAT
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 28/09/2026
current state of the fix social media playbook: *nationalize facebook and hold it to rigorous privacy and content moderation standards *break up google and make youtube robustly fund a streaming PBS *turn off x the everything app *keep linkedin the same. that'd be a good bit *begin The Tribunals
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A provocative article in Rolling Stone titled "What some folks really mean when they claim to have never done the Humpty Hump."
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Micah @rincewind.run · 27/09/2026
you’re welcome
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The Avengers - Short Skirt, Long Jacket [Emma Peel]
YouTube video by Hepburned
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 26/09/2026
the specific "HELLO IT IS 2006" music cues in PRIMETIME caused the precise level of psychic damage as an elder millennial, 13/10, would scream-laugh at identifying the opening strains of Fergie's "London Bridge" again
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
Ariadne's recaps are essential post-GBBO reading and we're off to a great start this year.
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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I recapped the return of #BakeOff: ariadnereviews.com/2026/09/25/b... a rat can be Mum of the Year, a medically trained psychopomp, memories of a basketballing sasquatch and god forbid a man makes a cake-shaped cake. #gbbo
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
I'd be weirdly fine with starting a Bake Off season off with a few weeks before the first elimination, then chopping a few people. Let folks get acclimated to the tent and show their stuff across a few disciplines. #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
as a fan for years, I am excited that Nigella is bringing the Full Nigella Experience to Bake Off #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
Jean Kayak in HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (2024):
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
A COMPUTER TOWER?!?!?!? #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
I forgot my favorite part of #GBBO, which is comparing the beautiful illustration to the final cake
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
Danni trying to get the judges excited about her foraging cake while showing them a liquid that looks like a puddle in a parking lot after a rainstorm ❤️ #GBBO
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
gonna make a coffee and walnut cake soon #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
I love this twist on the Technical Challenge #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
I will protect Gary and Mo with my life #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
Nigella actively refusing to take sensibly-sized bites of cake ❤️❤️❤️ #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
Danni actively leaning into the chaos they created for themselves ❤️ #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
Chocolate Stout Cake really doesn't work as a bundt - it's too moist #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
you do not need to do a sugar dome for a week one signature! set the judges' expectations at a reasonable level! #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
as it is that time of year, time to reprise this thread I migrated over from Twitter: #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
can't listen to everyone's unusual hobby b-roll montages without thinking of this #gbbo www.instagram.com/reels/C3G_iM...
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Rekha Shankar on Instagram: "introducing the wee British bakers . . . #gbbo #greatbritishbakeoff #greatbritishbakingshow #comedy #sketch #characters #british #rekhashankar"
27K likes, 56 comments - rekha_s on February 8, 2024: "introducing the wee British bakers . . . #gbbo #greatbritishbakeoff #greatbritishbakingshow #comedy #sketch #characters #british #rekhashankar".
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
love this signature challenge as an intro to Nigella, but I don't think you need to add additional flavors or filling to a chocolate stout cake #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
a well-deployed Doctor Who joke #GBBO
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
#GBBO week 1 thread starts here
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is so good to see @reportermatt.bsky.social, who was in like 80% of my classes in college, become the most influential reporter in Massachusetts. He just loves the place, and you can tell in everything he does. A truly wonderful man making the whole state better.
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
love to discover in hindsight that apparently this week’s movie theme was “the devil”?
posters for EVENT HORIZON, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, CHRONOVISOR, and BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
a movie I think you could legitimately make a case for logging on Goodreads instead of Letterboxd www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPt2...
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CHRONOVISOR | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Grasshopper Film
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
Still thinking about CHRONOVISOR (2026) a few days later, if you are getting a screening of CHRONOVISOR in your area I need you to go see it so I have someone to discuss CHRONOVISOR with grasshopperfilm.com/film/chronov...
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Chronovisor
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bastage42 @bastage42.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Am incredibly funny instance of them putting up letters one at a time
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
desperately need the people of New Hampshire to get their own NBC affiliate so that I do not see their deranged political ads during The Traitors
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 25/09/2026
I started the new biography of her this week and can confirm it's a very fun trip
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Film is now available on Prime Video in US and UK 🇬🇧 www.primevideo.com/detail/0ST2Y...
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Watch Everyone Is Lying to You for Money online – Prime Video
Actor and author Ben McKenzie investigates the lies, hype, and harm behind cryptocurrency's rise-and who's really paying the price.
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B-Side @benmsmith.com · 24/09/2026
picturing Ross Bryant doing the commercial for this and vibrating www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Px...
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McDonald's New Sandwich: The MacBeth 🍔
YouTube video by Make Some Noise
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