Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 15hA 19th Century Japanese Depiction of an American 971704278
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialA Jangle of Accidents @ajangleofaccidents.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Winchester Mystery House: a sprawling manor with false doors, staircases to nowhere, and a honeycomb of rooms. What inspired heiress Sarah Winchester to build such a place? #history #comic #webcomic #winchester 041
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 37353461838
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialDan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most disappointing video you’ll see today. 1042261653
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialdame @dame.is · 26/09/2026I knew the second I saw that viral clip of the mom and dad at the baseball game that the internet’s insane parasocial contextless gut reaction to it was going to end up being wildly wrong. I really really hate how people just don’t give a shit about being kind or thoughtful anymore on the internet. 319329
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialNational Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 24/09/2026I love this story. I also learned something new today. And I barked out a surprised laugh at the end. 47627
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over* 775286044864
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 21/09/20261/x In the 1840s, a lame American naval officer, grounded at a desk in Washington, cut weeks off the world's ocean voyages without inventing a single machine. His raw material: a warehouse of logbooks nobody had ever read. Matthew Fontaine Maury, Pathfinder of the Seas. A 🧵 #maritimehistory 720372
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialAthul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · 15/09/2026PSA: If you have a kid—anywhere from 3 to 10, I think—I cannot recommend this book highly enough. My 3.5yo is obsessed and she probably gets only 10-15% of it. The translation to “kid” is phenomenal, the iambic pentameter is a blast to read aloud, and there are plenty of jokes for the adults, too.bookshop.orgBea WolfA modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, featuring a gang of troublemaking kids who must defend their tree house from a fun-hating adult who can instantly turn children into grown-ups... 1112
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialA Jangle of Accidents @ajangleofaccidents.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In the 1830s, wearing a beard in a small Massachusetts town wasn't just a fashion faux pas; it could land you in some serious hot water. #history #comic #webcomic #beards 051
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialJeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 01/09/2026This is where I post from 071
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialTom @taschoene.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I used to walk past a quote from her every day in one of the most unlikely places — the Office of Naval Intelligence. The quote: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, and become more, you are a leader.” She did and she was. The story of how it got there is kinda surreal.dailykos.comDolly Parton’s Words to Receive a Biblical Level of Reverence from Naval Intelligence FacilitySee how a Dolly Parton quote got mistaken for John Quincy Adams before being set straight at a military site. Learn more inside! 118948
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.social🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 20/08/2026i swear to god, asking: “what is the problem you are trying to solve? followed by: “what information or data do you need to solve this problem?” are like, some of the single most important questions you need to ask a stakeholder on all kinds of projects, and so many people skip it 541647232
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialRussell the Love Muscle 💪 @rpg-volley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I’m all for this grand prix thing in DC if and only if the course is sprinkled with fucking Maryland drivers all experiencing their first day on earth, as the streets of DC always are 2645
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/08/2026this owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...inverse.comThe adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photosNearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told. 453084784
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialA Jangle of Accidents @ajangleofaccidents.bsky.social · 31/07/2026September 14, 1927. Famed dancer Isadora Duncan's time on life's stage was about to come to a sudden end thanks to questionable fashion. #history #comic #webcomic #isadoraduncan 051
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026*Trojan historian watching as the Achaeans break down the gates* Wow, my civilization is undergoing a complex transformation from a heavily centralized and stratified administrative society to a more socially-fragmented modality of living in which material culture is dispersed amidst smaller sites. 241262227
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 10/04/2024remembering the greatest interview of all time 1382742086
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works. 21279502155
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialKyle Goon @kylegoon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026In February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby... 4963371654
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I've boosted the Articles of Interest podcast before, but @trufelman.bsky.social really is doing some of the most inspiring story telling out there today. 2236
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 11/07/2026DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN 68216533419
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialBlueinOhio @sharon43302.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This is why vaccines are important.kron4.comLast American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78She lived more than 70 years at the mercy of the machine. 22154621948
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialMel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98! 1054303623597
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialSteve Stevers @stevesteverers.whaleoilcandles.com · 21/03/2025Haven't seen this here yet so guess I'll post the greatest nature clip ever recorded. Possibly the greatest tracking shot of all time. 1916327
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialDr. Raymond Kuo | 郭泓均 @kuorum.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This piece is outstanding. Well worth the read. Slava Ukraini. 0148
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 20/06/2026Never ever do this. Close the tab. The website has been compromised. 2018411005
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/20244 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga 566130133300
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialJ. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/ 8381182802
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Ok here’s an actual take on this: this is yet another example of something you see all the time: people rejecting the admittedly flattened & sanded down ‘mainstream’ narrative for an alternative that is *way* more inaccurate. You’d be better off just believing the simplistic Sunday school version! 2479076
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialarr @arr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs. 436153794207
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialwaldokanto.bsky.social @waldokanto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026 45104823377
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialTerrence O'Brien @terrenceobrien.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Friendly reminder that your clever WiFi / Bluetooth name, isn't. 1626
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialAlex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This week’s DOOMSDAY MACHINES is a close look at a fascinating memo from February 1957: a critique of Air Force targeting methodology from someone who had seen it up close. “As one pushes probability toward certainty, required yield approaches infinity.” doomsdaymachines.net/p/bomber-ari...doomsdaymachines.netBomber arithmeticA revealing memo from 1957 about the pitfalls of Air Force nuclear planning methodology 0305
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialDoctor Memory @blank.org · 26/05/2026If you have never see REJECTED before, stop what you are doing immediately. Press play. Thank me later. 2148
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialslutty mcconnell costume @jointheschwarz.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I repost this from time to time, but it came out during last night's SWRPG session. So for anyone who might not know about this... When it comes to funny translations of Star Wars stuff, nothing beats LOS LEJANOS from the original, 1970s Castilian Spanish dub. 🧵 1528
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Sean Trende’s piece on his son’s last day of school is full of joy and sadness and love and is well worth your time. www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202... 25648152
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133909733
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialSebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Check out the amazing and wide ranging free webinars on #wargaming and game design by the Georgetown University Wargaming Society. RT and share to support our ongoing work. Also let us know below which webinars have been your favorite so far! 😁 🎲 🔗 youtube.com/@georgetownu... 05421
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialHello, it's Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Got a notification from a medieval copyright lawyer 122156692657
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/02/2026I used "smooth-brained" as a dig until a father of a boy with lissencephaly -- the medical term for the condition -- wrote me an incredibly patient note to explain what his son had to deal with. This phrase is a gratuitous insult to parents and children who are already suffering. Don't use it.vulture.comFinally, a Smooth-Brained Wuthering HeightsEmerald Fennell’s Emily Brontë adaptation is brave enough to just be about two messy bitches. 371053157
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialAlex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 15/05/2026So I started writing this week's DOOMSDAY MACHINES about stockpiling a million paper cups for nuclear war, but then a somewhat chilling photo sent me in a very different direction — Civil Defense in the land of Jim Crow. doomsdaymachines.net/p/paper-cups...doomsdaymachines.netPaper cups and a Confederate FlagCivil Defense and the Deep South in the 1950s 34011
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Happy Mother’s Day 482981451
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialAdam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026"Based on the dataset you shared, US and UK responses differ mainly in tone, intensity, and wording style, even though they express similar emotional states" New post on what happened when I got Copilot to do some data analysis: kucharski.substack.com/p/real-signa...kucharski.substack.comReal signals or artificial stereotypes?Adventures with a cultural Copilot 15338142
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialmore mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 21/05/2024boss makes a dollar, i make a dime. everyone contributes here at the mint 61913274
Reposted by @cheeseroue.bsky.socialSecretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 09/05/2026How I feel bringing gift wrap paper up from storage to wrap Mother’s Day gifts: 71244
