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Awesome | Bearded | Coffee Drinker. Joined Bluesky July 2023 | MDiv, Interfaith minister, & former theater techie. Comics, pop-culture, 80s tunes. More at linktr.ee/brainwise. (he/him) | See also @yourmythiclife.bsky.social

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Douglas Paszkiewicz of the self-published comic book series, ARSENIC LULLABY, has written a 100% angry rant about AI because it f*cked up his week, so we have to sit through the lecture. :) Arsenic Lullaby Update- How much dystopia do you want? arseniclullaby.substack.com/p/what-ai-do...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The Number Of The Beast Is 666" by Simon Hanes -- '...a delightfully unhinged concoction that sounds like a renaissance dance gone wonderfully awry.' #Music www.allaboutjazz.com/media/track-...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today, WXPN rolled out the final installment of their Philly Anthems series. Listen to all of the Philly Anthems songs and read more about each artist's thoughts on crafting their songs for the project. xpn.org/philly-anthe...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You're good. At least later in comic continuity/timeline (Stardate 55501.4), Kim was revealed as a Starfleet secret operative known as "Kingsnake," and he had the rank of Lieutenant. Reference: Page from Star Trek (2022) #14, dated November 2023.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"We are Fishbone and our motto is: F*** racism and f*** you if you don't like it." Fishbone performs "Racist Piece of Shit" live on KEXP. (Recorded August 5, 2025). With theremin! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9F4...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@clearsky.app So, there's no Clearsky anymore?
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Harry Kim: Forever an ensign (and his parents are not happy about that!). From Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming #5.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When presented with a choice to purchase a limited edition roast from a national chain, or select a bundle from a local coffee roaster. I opted for the latter. My Halloween Roasts Bundle arrived yesterday: Graveyard Shift, Candy for Breakfast, and Bonfire from Backyard Beans.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Point to the Hanks that most accurately indicates how you feel today.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Every October it becomes important, no, *necessary* to see the leaves turning, to be surrounded by leaves turning; it’s not just the symbolism, ... _______ Read the full poem "Leaves" by Lloyd Schwartz poets.org/poem/leaves-0 Photo by BSW, taken in Lake Lenape Park.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Friday #80s Flashback welcomes October with a quartet of albums released in September of 1986: SACRED HEART HOTEL by The Stars of Heaven, THROWING MUSES's debut, TUTU from Miles Davis, and BROTHERHOOD by New Order. #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/10/frid...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No more victim shaming or defensive posturing. TEACH BOYS AND MEN TO DO AND BE BETTER. Image from Kind Cotton. It's on one of their shirts: kindcotton.com/products/tea...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is what John Kennedy looks like while asking Jack Smith pointless questions. Image: a dinosaur lawyer flipping papers around while saying "You are dazzled by my array of legal documents." Comic book panel from an issue of Atomic Robo.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
First day of October. Court of Owls in session!
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper on how Sen. Schmitt brutally dunked on *himself*. "Sen. Eric Schmitt thought he was Tom Hanks in 'The Da Vinci Code' when in reality he's Tom Hanks in 'Forrest Gump.'" youtu.be/Rb0KxHkguOo?...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sub-Text for September 29, 2026: Fallen sub-text.blogspot.com/2026/09/fall...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WIRED Business: "AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It" by Kate Taylor www.wired.com/story/ai-age... Your next coworker might well be an AI agent—and will require a whole new model of workplace interactions.
Photo-Illustration of six corporate types sitting in chairs; one is reading a magazine, two are using phones, and one has a laptop. By Wired Staff and Getty Images.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
21 Places That Celebrate Female Artists (via Atlas Obscura) www.atlasobscura.com/lists/female...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THE BRAIN HACK – (Short film, 2015) A computer scientist and a film student pair team up to find the perfect set of images that will induce the human brain to visualize God. But as the young men near their goal, sinister forces seem to move against them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjL3...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This week, the Friday #80s observes the 40th anniversaries of two commercially unsuccessful albums that are cult darlings: FILIGREE & SHADOW by This Mortal Coil and FRIENDS by The Bolshoi. #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/09/frid...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Periodic Lickability of Elements – It's the Periodic Table, but the elements are color-coded by whether you can safely, or even should, lick them. (This is a t-shirt graphic I found online).
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This archived post from ThinkProgress explains, there's been a "90-year history of Republicans calling Democrats ‘socialists’" archive.thinkprogress.org/a-history-of... (Um, it's now an over 95-year run, but I did not see an updated piece on the topic)
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sunset | September 24, 2026
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Superman *knows* he can help make a better world happen.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Beebopterismo -- from "Sun Rings" by Kronos Quartet and Terry Riley. #music www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuaA... Some years ago, NASA had contacted Kronos Quartet's manager to see if the quartet would be able to use "space sounds" from Voyager and other spacecraft.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I definitely chuckled at this panel from C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #4. "She's 76 years old, and it took eight agents to subdue her?" (DC Comics)
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here's the Page of Autumn card from the Harmony Tarot. Taking a moment to Say farewell to Summer and welcome the start of Autumn.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Death and the Robot www.youtube.com/watch?v=okCI... At the end of the world, Death befriends a gardening robot. The stop-motion animation is so sweet.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ah, the Autumn Equinox. Heralding the end of Summer, the beginning of cooler evenings, and the return of Calvin and Hobbes' annual message about the true meaning of Fall.
Calvin and Hobbes comic strip from 1993.

[Panel 1]
Calvin: The days are getting colder.
Hobbes: Yes.

[Panel 2]
Calvin: BUGS ARE DYING BY THE TRUCKLOAD*! HA HA HA! GOOD RIDDANCE TO 'EM ALL!

[Panel 3]
Calvin: I like fall.
Hobbes: //eye-roll//
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My 2026 sunflower season is over. Harvested seeds from the two largest blooms a few days ago.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
100 Years of John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) on WRTI www.wrti.org/wrti-spotlig...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh, yes, I snagged the 2026 #BatmanDay edition of the Batman '89 hardcover today. I'll be able to add a digital edition of the movie on top of the DVD I already own!
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Seems that #BatmanDay moves around, but five years ago, it fell on September 18. So, here's a favorite #Batman comic moment, and it comes from the BATMAN '89 movie adaptation: "Tell your friends. Tell all your friends. I am the night." #Batman89 #IAmBatman
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Friday #80s Flashback is celebrating 40 years of EXPRESS, the sophomore release by Love and Rockets! No hits, but EXPRESS endures as a transcendent mix of pop, glam, and goth. #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/09/frid...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yo, my new work attire just dropped!
 Wizard wearing a pink and bedazzled robe, silver wizard hat, and dark glasses while seated at a desk in a 1970s style office. His hands are poised over the keys of a bedazzled typewriter. Text on image reads, "Me at work acting like this dimension makes sense."
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Bad Religion but good coffee? www.darkmattercoffee.com/products/bad... Bad Religion has partnered with Dark Matter Coffee. A portion of sales will benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“The Sound And The Story” is a 1956 Documentary on how vinyl records are made. Posted to YouTube on January 11, 2015: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y6V...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy" was published in 1974. In September 2014, on Medium, Clive Thompson pointed out that this novel for teenagers "eerily predicted the rise of personal drones." medium.com/message/the-...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Caught THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952) on TCM tonight! A swashbuckling good time enhanced by the comedic timing of Burt Lancaster's acrobatic collaborator, Nick Cravat. #movies
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Had no success with the tomato seeds I harvested from last year's plant. Oh, the seeds germinated, and I got growth. Just no tomatoes. However, I will have a small pepper harvest!
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Happy Breakaway Day to all who observe it! Breakaway Day celebrates the date on which the events of SPACE:1999 are supposed to have kicked off: September 13, 1999. On this date in 1999, the Moon was blown out of Earth's orbit, flinging it and Moonbase Alpha into the vastness of space.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Time passes: 25 years ago, I huddled with colleagues in a Fort Washington, PA, office and watched the horrific events of #911 unfold. 17 years ago, I rode with complete strangers on a bus bound for the #Flight93 site. Today, I'll be officiating a wedding at Columcille.
Photo of Helmet #42 on the Memorial Wall at the then temporary memorial for Flight 93 (taken September 11, 2009).
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Friday #80s Flashback for September 11, 2026: THE SPORT OF KINGS by Triumph is 40 years old. A commercial success and a critical flop, it includes the band's biggest hit to date, "Somebody's Out There." #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/09/frid...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is the new lock screen image on my phone: My photo of a collection of padlocks with the Colosseum in the background. Taken August 22, 2026, during a short evening walk from our hotel in Rome.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sure, we're closing on Autumn, but gardeners should watch Bertha's video about "10 Things Mexican Households Never Throw Away (Americans Toss Them Every Week)" now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9AE...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
STAR TREK was first broadcast on this date in 1966. Over the past 60 years, there have been times when Star Trek graced neither our TVs nor the big screen, but it has always been in the minds, hearts, and souls of fans. Happy #StarTrekDay! (9/8/1966 to 9/8/2026)
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On Labor Day 2020, Gritty said: "Seize the means of production." You can run. You can hide. But Gritty is coming to eat the rich.
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It started as a one-room stone cottage. But 60 years later, this self-built castle may be the largest one-man architecture project in the world. Check out ... Bishop Castle in Rye, CO. I want to visit just for the stained glass windows. www.atlasobscura.com/places/bisho...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Speaking of pants...
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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Complicated Case of Passing On Your Digital Estate by Jill Duffy | WIRED Gear | Aug 9, 2026 www.wired.com/story/digita...
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