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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

fyi- trans people refusing to vote for anti-trans democrats are not “helping anti-trans republicans,” they’re not “waiting for the perfect candidate” either; what they are doing is not voting for their oppressor. instead of demanding trans votes, demand pro-trans candidates.

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Morgan Johnson @poormojo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The best part of this is the reporter in the front row who stands up at the end and says, "Wow."

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

What if Freddie wasn't a dream-traveling pedophile nightmare monster with knives for fingers, but a nice man who takes his daughter to the movies

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Fnord Prefect XLII @fnordprefectxlii.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

*sniff It does go on, Bill.

An image from the 2013 docudrama, An Adventure In Space and Time. David Bradley as William Hartnell. He is dressed as the First Doctor before shooting his last scenes in his final story, The Tenth Planet.

In this poignant scene, Hartnell looks across the TARDIS console and sees a future Doctor, a symbolic scene ensuring that what Hartnell created lasts and goes on. In the original broadcast on November 21, 2013 as part of the show's 50th anniversary, Hartnell sees Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, the Doctor at the time. When it was rebroadcast during the 60th anniversary on November 23, 2023, Smith was replaced by Ncuti Gatwa, who was about to become the 15th Doctor.

In this image, Hartnell looks across and sees the Doctor from the upcoming CBeebies program, Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I’ve been hunting New York Comic Con for years searching for this and I finally found it! The Dell Comics adaptation of the first Peter Cushing Dalek movie, “Dr. Who and the Daleks”. I am so incredibly happy right now. #nycc #DoctorWho

Me holding my new copy of the “Dr. Who and the Daleks” comic adaptation.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have arrived. Let the overspending commence #nycc

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 07/10/2026

And her stated reason for switching sides? Congestion pricing! I mean I suppose "selfish rich asshole" is a slightly better look than "Islamophobic racist" but it's not like she was gonna get a pass there anyway

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 26/09/2026

Let's splash in the dark www.instagram.com/reels/DdNgBG...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026

Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You joined "grand vizier chat (secret)" You: dark rumors from aboard You: abroad* fuck Sssnakecharmer: mf said aboard WhispersintheChapel: ahoy matey lol PonderMyOrb changed the group name to "rumors from aboard"

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

this is fantastic and I learned something new

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is no such thing as art without a human on one end of the line and a human on the other end. In communication with each other.

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Tess is Surviving the Horrors @mothmother.com · 17/09/2026

LLMs obscure the very world science seeks to illuminate. They have no place in our knowledge work practices. Anyone who insists they are the "future" of scientific papers is either a charlatan, an ignoramus, or a saboteur, and should be treated with the same contempt they show to scholarship.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I'm watching SCTV from the start now that it's on Netflix, and season 1 has the best Chekhov parody I've ever seen. Every character is genius. youtu.be/2lONU-JMhDk?...

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SCTV S01E06 Memoirs of Anton Chekov

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Full report on my last day at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! I did some sightseeing and actually took a few pictures this time. I'm already ready to go back! www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

Me and my two castmates, Connor and Mackay, on stage with our arms around each other.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026

They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded. 1/

A 1960s family living room in which a mom, dad and two kids are mesmerized by a cabinet-style TV. The image has been altered. The TV has an early 1990s VCR atop it. The TV screen is displaying a cross-sectioned human head with brains and spine on display. A huge fist has materialized in the room, with bloody spiked knuckle-dusters, smashing into the VCR. The oil painting over the sofa has been replaced with a pulp image of a male head, its cranium removed and replaced by a dome. Inside the dome is a red eight-segment VCR clock, displaying 12:00. The background in the painting is a tangle of cassette tape. The whole image's colors have been boosted, giving it an overexposed look.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dropout.tv really timed that Reggie Watts episode of Crowd Control well huh

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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.

Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'm actually back in the US now, but I'm getting caught up on my Edinburgh Fringe blogging. Here's my second-to-last full day, in which I see some more great shows (and perform a great show, too). www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

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Edinburgh Fringe 2026 (Day 13)

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Day 12 at the Edinburgh Fringe! I took in Stamptown, one of my absolute favorite shows. www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

Edinburgh's Royal Mile under a nice blue sky.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My 11th day at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! I attend the Royal Military Tattoo and eat a lovely scone. www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

Edinburgh Castle at night, lit up for the performance. The esplanade in front is empty, and a large crowd sits in the stands, waiting.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Day ten at the Edinburgh Fringe! Saw two friends' shows and got gelato. (I really like this picture of me eating a gelato sundae.) www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

Me eating a truly magnificent gelato sundae.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Day 9 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! I skipped shows (except my own) and did some shopping instead. www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

The exterior of Armchair Books. Below the sign displaying the store's name, another says "Victorian Illustrated & Secondhand Books". The walls are green, the door is brown. Many, many books are visible through the windows.

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Pile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 17/08/2026

How to win at most all things:

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I dunno I think they look pretty good

From the Doctor Who episode "The Devil's Chord," four actors who bear very little resemblance to the Beatles playing the Beatles.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Day 8 at the Edinburgh Fringe! Click through to read about my day off and the shows I saw. www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

A stage, empty except for a microphone. Projected on the back curtain are the words "Mike Wozniak The Bench".

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Day seven at the Edinburgh Fringe, in which I perform for royalty. Yes, I mean that literally. www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

Our audience, from behind. Some of the backs of these heads are royal. I'm visible beyond them, on stage.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My sixth day at the Edinburgh Fringe! I see more shows! I'm mostly just seeing shows! www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

Three chairs on a small raised platform, surrounded by black stage curtains.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Day five at the Edinburgh Fringe. I do a very hot show and see some very good theater. www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

The Bedlam Theatre in Edinburgh, which resembles an old stone church.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My fourth day at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including our second performance and a stumbled-upon amazing street performance. www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

The lead singer of the band Bambitos, singing into a microphone on a street corner in Edinburgh.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Here's a quick post about my third day at the Edinburgh Fringe, including our opening performance! www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

Me, outside our performance venue, hiding my face behind some of the fliers for our show.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'm in Edinburgh performing in the Fringe - if you want to read about how it's going, I'm blogging about it! www.brianolsenbooks.com/edinburgh-fr...

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oh cool, another site I wrote for has taken down something I wrote without telling me, love when this happens, love when my credit links go dead

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I have been awake for over 24 hours and am slightly delirious but I am finally in Edinburgh, checked in to my hotel (my room is gorgeous and enormous) and now having a pint at the bar across the street while I wait for a table for dinner. Things are good! Unless I’m hallucinating? Sleep soon…

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I leave tomorrow for two weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe, performing in "Tim Kenneth Kicks the Bucket". If you're in the area, or know someone who is, tickets are available! www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

On the subway and my headphones are dead and I don’t want to start a new book until my flight tomorrow so I’m stuck being present in the moment like an idiot

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Mega👻Thee🎃Tron @valarmordollars.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sam Altman matched with a man on Grindr, who posted the conversation. Open AI offered him money to take it down. He made a song instead.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

1802) Transwrongsbot. Listen, validation and love is all very well, but at some point things get bad enough that action is required as a matter of simple survival. It's time to protect trans rights by doing some trans wrongs.

A spherical robot with banded arms and legs. It has one fist cocked and its lunging forward, yelling angrily. It's drawn in full colour, and its body is striped in the blue-pink-white-pink-blue of the trans pride flag.

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Centuries of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Have to share this pitch-perfect contemporary parody of 1928-1930 sound films. youtu.be/aH7XlG9j0xs

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Tomatos Another Day (1930)

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

5/5 but still single because there are so many other ways in which I am terrible

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I leave for the Edinburgh Fringe in five days, and I have so much work at my day job to do before I go, and I cannot overemphasize just how much I can't be fucked

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So I woke up this morning to find out that Ozzy Osbourne’s son made a video falsely accusing me of using AI to write a Rolling Stone article about the Tate brothers.

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Brian Olsen @brianolsenbooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Amnesty International UK has a "Contact Us" page if you'd like to vent your anger about their cowardice. I did.

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