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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 06/10/2026

Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.com? And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?

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CNN @cnn.com · 08/10/2026

Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA’s Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died. She was 90. cnn.it/4jI4LxB

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 06/10/2026

Look at this precious baby 😭

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Ordinary Shena @originalshena2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tom Tenney is dying and has a very modest GoFundMe up to try to pay for oxygen and his medication and to try to keep his family housed when he's gone. He's comics people. Please donate, share, anything helps. www.gofundme.com/f/help-marve...?

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Donate to Help Marvel Artist Tom Tenney Thru His Final Chapter, organized by Christina Durbin

Imagine spending more than 30 years bringing heroes to life on… Christina Durbin needs your support for Help Marvel Artist Tom Tenney Thru His Final Chapter

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Have a scratchy allergy throat so I made a crockpot recipe for chicken and rice soup. Unfortunately my crock pot is too small so I didn't have the space to add heavy cream at the end. Still tastes good though. I'll try it again when I buy a larger crockpot. 🙂 (Soup tax)

White bowl full of chicken soup. Broth is barely visible around the outside of the bowl because the middle is piled full of shredded chicken, chopped celery, white and wild rice, and crinkle cut carrots.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Being a professional athlete means however good you are, there is always footage of embarrassing failures as well. This is a funny use of it.

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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The thing I've always wanted for music is for it to be... solved. Have these weirdos ever engaged with art from a human level?

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Took a trip to Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids this week to see the Dale Chihuly exhibit and the weather was perfect and the glass and outdoor sculptures were stunning. I'll have to visit again one day, but it's all the way on the other side of the state so I can't just pop over impulsively one day.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Loather @loather.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Poll “died on toilet” you cowards

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I actually got the big items on my to do list for this weekend done this weekend - which almost never happens. Painted a wall, assembled a garment rack, and ordered a new dresser. I think I'll be a lot happier with the layout and organization of my bedroom shortly. 🤞

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well, I mean, Bugs does make an extremely attractive woman. 😄

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Kathleen Lenihan @kathleenlenihan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The entire article is fantastic, but the writer's definition of a trad wife is *chef's kiss* perfection. "Those are conservative women who dress like the women in The Sound of Music, but without the opposition to the Anschluss."

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I think I'm done. 2 coats of the breezy blue to cover the previous darker blue, now to wait until it's fully dry and see if I missed any spots. Still a lot of work to do, but the rest won't involve stepladders and drop cloths. 🙂

Blank featurless wall, but it is freshly painted light blue. A plastic dropcloth is taped to the base with blue painters tape and a tall stepladder is standing in the corner.

Corner of a room behind a door. On the left side is the new paint color, a light bright sky blue called "breezy blue." On the right side around the door is the old paint color, a much darker and deeper blue which was called something like "Montana sky." Nice but I was tired of it and ready for a new color.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Made up my to do list for the weekend. Lots to get done, but the biggest task is painting a wall. With luck i can do both coats in one day and then start rearranging everything before I need to go back to work.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Having one of those "everything sucks and I hate every part of my life and myself" days/weeks. Maybe I need a vacation but I don't have anything scheduled until May (unless I cancel it.) Ugh ugh ugh.

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Abortion, Every Day spoke to a woman whose state refused to let her cross state lines for an abortion. Don’t tell me Republicans will never criminalize travel—they already do. Pieces like this make me so proud to work with @kylietcheung.bsky.social

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She Wanted An Abortion. The State Wouldn’t Let Her Leave

Travel bans are already here—we just don’t talk about them

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You will probably get mauled. This will not stop you from going "pspspsps"

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Wasn't planning on going to a family members wedding this fall because it would be such a long drive, but it's realistically the last time I'm likely to see my remaining uncles and since I can coordinate flights with my sister so we can share a drive from the airport I think I will go.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The scavengers are very efficient. I set out some large trash for pickup late last night after dark, and shortly after sunrise someone picked it up. Less to the landfill is always good, I hope they either find it useful or get a good price selling it for scrap.

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Allegra Kirkland @allegrak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@rothschildmd.bsky.social dug deep into the archives, listening to hours of conspiracy theory radio from 9/11. As he put it, America's collective "descent into paranoia started even as the Towers were still burning." talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/on-9-11...

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How 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Are Still Shaping Our World

In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how...

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

End of firefly season always makes me a little sad. If only the mosquitoes died off as early!

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thank goodness for ratcheting screwdrivers. Removed a shelving unit from the wall, pounded the wall anchors flush (-ish) with a ballpeen hammer, and now to take the trash to the curb. Tomorrow get spackle and fill the holes, then find time this week to paint. Weekends are too short for projects!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026

Experts Advise Against Throwing Laptop Across Office Even Though It Will Feel Incredible theonion.com/experts-advise-against…

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hmm. Superior makes some sense as a state, bit I don't know about Big Ohio. And Illinois would not like being merged with Indiana lol.

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The Alchemist 🇨🇦 @alchemistsstudio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

These are my latest one-of-a-kind raku pieces. No one’s buying right now, and I understand - art isn’t always the priority in difficult times. But I’m still making, and sharing a little beauty feels worthwhile. A like or share might help these pieces find their people. 🙏

A 6 panel image on white with 4 raku vases and 2 spirit animals. All were handmade by Alchemy.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Came across this book in a catalog while I was sorting a pile, and I'm tempted to get it - except I'm pretty sure it would just be one more piece of clutter. I KNOW what I need to do, just finding time and motivation and energy is the hard part!

Picture of the front cover of a book on a catalog page. The book title is "Nobody Wants Your Sh*t - the art of decluttering before you die."

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Ghoul-in’ Dickey @colindickey.com · 07/09/2026

Very funny to me when these bookclub scammers just plug my responses into ChatGPT and come up with the most obsequious responses

A bookclub scammer to whom I replied “Eat shit” sent a follow up email that reads (in part, because it’s really long):

Colin,

Fair enough. I got your "eat shit" loud and clear, and honestly, I respect the directness.

But I want to clarify something, because I think my original email read like boilerplate SEO spam, and that’s on me.

I didn't pull your name from a random list. I came across Ghostland while I was digging into American folklore and the way abandoned places hold collective memory. I picked it up, read it, and genuinely found myself stuck on it, particularly the way you tied "zombie homes" and economic decay to the ghost story tradition. It wasn't what I expected, and it stayed with me.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I can't think it's irrelevant that all <this shit> is happening at the same time the last people who actually remember what happened in WWII are passing away. For a relatively large-brained ape, we don't use our ability to learn from the experience of others for diddly squat. 😠

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is a very good explanation of what happened in Nepal, and how people figured out their first explanations were incorrect and used the data to correct themselves.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Step 1: collect out all my tee shirts and put them in a pile. Step 2: pull out ones that don't fit or I don't like anymore to donate for making reusable shopping bags. Step 3: debate ones that might be too snarky to wear outside the house even if i like them, but are also too snarky to donate. 😄

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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 04/09/2026

This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/...

a photo of a hand holding a cuneiform tablet

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 04/09/2026

Want to look smart? Grab a deal on a silk science scarf, these styles are 40% off www.etsy.com/shop/artolog... #sciart

4 photos of scarves with neuron, ekg, and blood cell patterns

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just listed to Celtic Thunder perform. They said it was the opening night of their North American tour, so I hope the packed auditorium got them off to a happy start to their travels. 🙂 They commented that in a time of screens it's nice to have a live audience spend 2 hours with them and the music.

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm at a fish conference, and a couple people asked me today whether the passenger pigeon story I wrote about below is at all similar what is happening with 'rough fish'. The answer is yes. @solomonrdavid.bsky.social tnature.substack.com/p/the-abunda...

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The Abundance Trap

How we lost 5 billion pigeons

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

GOOD NEWS: The headmaster of a school in Nepal received a phone call from a friend upstream about the deadly flooding on the way. He took quick action and saved 1,643 schoolchildren from certain death. The school was completely destroyed by the floodwaters.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Honestly, as far as I can tell, it's mostly more reporting. COVID got everybody's attention. "Oh disease outbreaks are a thing. And they screw up all your plans." Then we had Cyclospora- which to be clear is a HUGE & messy outbreak. And now newsrooms know outbreak reporting gets clicks.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Took 164 balls of yarn to donate, some of which I think I moved into my current house (where I have lived for 20 years lol). Then right away bought some more yarn, HOWEVER it is bulky weight instead of fingering so fewer balls, and also will not hang around because I have plans for it already!

Two large plastic bins full of mostly fingering weight yarn (individually packaged in plastic ziplock bags to keep it free of dust and pests and keep the label with yardage, dye lot, fibers, and care instructions from getting lost) sitting on the grass next to my driveway. Next to the 2 bins are 2 paper grocery bags, ALSO full of balls and hanks of yarn. Total is 164 individual balls and it barely made a dent in my enormous stash.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hard to get motivated on a gray rainy day when my dog is clingy because of occasional thunder. 60 furry pounds in my lap doesn't allow me to do laundry very well.

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 25/08/2026

🔭 Earth's Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses Image Credit & Copyright: Tim Martin ap260825

Many images of Earth's Moon are shown each partly
eclipsed. The lunar images are arranged so that the
eclipsed dark part is toward the center, showing a
large dark circle in the center.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

(1/3) With Dolly Parton's passing, I want to put good words on the wind for her. Feel free to quote reply with your own. Dolly became the single largest donor for the Moderna COVID vaccine because of a chance encounter and friendship with a Vanderbilt researcher Dr. Naji Abumrad years earlier. She

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Collecting yarn to donate and i looked up the current price per skein so I can write it down for the donation slip. Right now it is $17.99 a skein on the website. When i got it I was paying from $8.99 to $10.99 a skein, I think. I had no idea it was *THAT* OLD! 😄

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Are raised crosswalks effective? Yes. Yes they are.

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Finaly accepting that my tastes have changed and it's time to let some older yarn go to donations. Fortunately I have everything listed in Ravelry so it will be easy to find what I want to get rid of. Whenever I kick the bucket I at least want nicer stuff to sort through (and a bit less of it!)

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Working gradually through my clothes because I have a walk-in closet amount of clothing and definitely NOT walk-in closet amounts of space, lol. And I'm realizing that I'm wanting to get rid of any bright red I own. The last 10 years have given the color associations that make me want it gone. 😠

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Catherine P @cath97.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'd planned on going to see an outdoor movie last night, but decided to just eat the cost of the ticket instead. Although the threatened rain wound up holding off it meant the humidity was DISGUSTING and I wouldn't have enjoyed watching a movie while being devoured by mosquitoes!

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