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Internet Archive @archive.org · 23/06/2025

How do government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, become searchable & accessible online? Now you can see it happen in real time. 🎞️⤵️ Watch it live: www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R... #InternetArchive #LiveStream #LiveNow

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lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to

Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...

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Notorious RBMK @comraderobot.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

if i can be y’all’s dad for a second: one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Weekend reading

Book cover for ‘Don Bluth - Somewhere Out There - My Animated Life’

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

To deny the past is to deny the future.

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Fiasco the cat @fiascothecat.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Fiasco am... THE NITE

me, fiasco, a fluffy grey tabby, sitting on a windowsill very dramatically, lit from beneath with my owner's reading light (not in photo)

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Zan Solomon תִּקְוָה @zansolomon.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Rules is rules.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/04/2025

periodically we see a brand new food invention usually it is clear that the inventor should be sent to The Hague, but on rare occasions we encounter one whose inventor should be immediately canonized for their contribution to humanity this is such an invention

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adamdrivercentral @adamdrivercentral.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Production on the series The Dealer with Adam Driver & Jessica Chastain“is reportedly set to commence in late 2025” 👀 “enemies to lovers fans this one’s for you” www.who.com.au/entertainmen...

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Adam Driver and Jessica Chastain to star in romance series, The Dealer - WHO

In big news for streaming fans, Apple TV+ have announced that Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver have signed on for their series, The Dealer.

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 15/03/2025

'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' (2024) dir: Adam Wingard 📽️ #oneperfectshot

a cat lying in a model of the roman colosseum

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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚨Hidden hedgehog alert🚨

Manuscript image of two nuns. One is pointing out that the other has a hedgehog in her sleeve.

Closer detail of the hedgehog from the same image.

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Abe Goldfarb @abegoldfarb.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

apparently he’s been smoking the strain that makes dudes rock

The head of an instagram post by Francis Ford Coppola, which also tags The Razzies. A black and white portrait photo of Coppola, white-bearded and dark-eyed, looking into the camera ruefully.

The post text:

“I am thrilled to accept the Razzie award in so many important categories for @megalopolisfilm, and for the distinctive honor of being nominated as the worst director, worst screenplay, and worst picture at a time when so few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking!

In this wreck of a world today, where ART is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now.

What an honor to stand alongside a great and courageous filmmaker like Jacques Tati who impoverished himself completely to make one of cinema's most beloved failures, PLAYTIME! My sincere thanks to all my brilliant colleagues who joined me to make our work of art, MEGALOPOLIS, and let us remind ourselves us that box-office is only about money, and like war, stupidity and politics has no true place in our future.”

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Lillly @lillly3ls.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

MIETTE:

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Reposting for alt text and account In case you’re unaware the American Medical Associations has a YouTube page, they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other out breaks since the CDC can not youtube.com/@americanmed...

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American Medical Association (AMA)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest and only national association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders. Our mission is to promote ...

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 16/01/2025

The weeks keep passing and still Ash & Willow are still waiting for their person. If you’ve never had wobbly cats before or you think you’d like to adopt them but aren’t sure what kinds of accommodations they need, please feel free to ask. We can transport within the lower 48 for the right home.

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Fran @whingewhingewine.co.uk · 29/12/2024

Very sad that we only have a few short days before cheese and wine will officially contain calories again. Genuinely aggrieved.

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Steph Skipp @stephskipp.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

‘He used to impress her by defeating rivals. These days he did it through more domestic victories.’ Stag beetle sketch #invertefest

A pencil sketch of a male and female stag beetle in a supermarket. The female is smaller than the male and lacks the oversized mandibles. She stands next to the male, holding a shopping bag and pointing up at a box of cereal on the top shelf. The male is reaching up and taking the box off of the top shelf with his long mandibles.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

btw if you've never read Roger Ebert's review of The Mummy it's so good it changed me as a person

There is within me an unslaked hunger for preposterous adventure movies. I resist the bad ones, but when a "Congo" or an
"Anaconda" comes along, my heart leaps up and I cave in. "The Mummy" is a movie like that. There is hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it. I cannot argue for the script, the direction, the acting or even the mummy, but I can say that I was not bored and sometimes I was unreasonably pleased. There is a little immaturity stuck away in the crannies of even the most judicious of us, and we should treasure it.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

If we can’t read passages from our favorite classic novels aloud to one another whilst enjoying dark chocolate tiramisu and a bottle of Château Margaux in front of a crackling fire in a Victorian mansion during a full moon on a cold winter’s night, then what’s the point?

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 04/12/2024

Okay, I thought y’all were joking about the Duolingo owl being threatening, but dude. This was labeled “Are you safe from Duo?”

The green owl tells me I am safe but only because I am new. For now. It’s only a matter of time.

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Partisan @partpartisan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

When Animorphs ended, fans were vocal about how they didn't like the depressing ending. K.A. Applegate responded with amongst the most brutal letters I've read. It takes a generational talent to tell your fans "If you're mad at me because that's what you have to take away from Animorphs, too bad."

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Missy Opposes Fascism 🦋🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍂 @fangirling0nly.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

Wrote an article over on Tumblr about modern heroines choosing the beast: www.tumblr.com/allgirlsarep... #StarWars #TheAcolyte #MyLadyJane

Osha faces the menacing helmeted Stranger, his ignited red lightsaber between them, in Episode 5 of The Acolyte

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Marie-Claire @mariecgould.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The will to change should be required reading for everyone. It’s transformation and shows not only our lives under patriarchy and the dominator culture but how we can move forward with love.

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A💤ul @passionpeachy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

lost in the sauce

2 fat bees pollinate some pink canterbury bells. One is inside the flower, the other is sitting on the floor with pollen covering its face. A circle of yellow stars frame the center.

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The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

when the band hates you and is playing a diss track

A medieval illuminated manuscript corner showing a gilded trio of angelic musicians and they look pissed off

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

"I am here today to advocate for a certain amount of chaos." @mollytempleton.bsky.social argues for more genre clashing. When the lines between fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance, horror, and more begin to blur, something breathtaking bursts out of it: reactormag.com/a-modest-req...

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A Modest Request for a Little More Genre Chaos - Reactor

Gleefully mixing genres can create something magical and powerful, and sometimes it’s a hot mess. Either way, I want MORE.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

The Black Cat. 1922. www.joseflebovicgallery.com/pages/books/...

Beautiful woodcut print of a black cat sitting in front of a wall that some flowering vines are climbing. It is black ink printed on off white paper. It is incredibly detailed and I don't know if this was the artist's intention but it gives me the impression that the light source is a full moon. It just looks like a bright night rather than daylight.

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Beau Jackal @beaujackal.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

The paperclip assistant from Microsoft Word is asking "Hey, it looks like you're waiting for ideal conditions to do that thing you've been wanting to do. Need I remind you that ideal conditions do not exist and will never happen?"

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 02/05/2024

A general reminder—periodic cicadas pose no threat to anyone and their plant damage is limited to nipping off the ends of twigs. Please do not hose them with pesticide. They are slow and clumsy and confused and only want to make friends with other cicadas and die of sexual exhaustion.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

What? Moar babies in wildflowers, you say? Ok.

Tiny brown and white goat with ridiculous ears, standing in a field of wildflowers

Two baby goats sproinging in a field of bluebonnets in Indian paintbrush

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

modern society is so divorced from our food sources that most people who eat pop tarts have never actually killed one themselves

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Dylan Meconis @dylanmeconis.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Seeing a lot of discourse RE: younger millennials bemoaning that they're Old and Cringe now and I just want to reach out and reassure today's youth that the best strategy for remaining relevant in a fast-paced world is to simply NEVER be even faintly cool or on-trend, at all, ever

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the lakeshore undead @thecorlew.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

This is one of the most honorable way to approach making art, to believe in your ability to put something into the world that helps *somewhere, sometime* & that hypothetical audience is worth caring about

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James Hance @jameshance.com · 13/10/2023

“The Belonging” (Charcoal on Paper)✨🎨 Signed prints up on jameshance.com now ☺️❤️

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chuck 🐦💐 @chuckdrawsthings.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

chop chop!!!

PANEL 1: a pigeon flops face down onto a yellow sofa. a battery with almost no charge floats above their head. they exclaim "ugh, i'm so burnt out!!"
PANEL 2: the pigeon lies up against a cushion, saying "it's ok, i just need time to recharge"
PANEL 3: a caption says 'one day later'. the pigeon sits at a table, eating a slice of toast. they look at their watch, annoyed. the battery above them has increased by a minuscule amount
PANEL 4: a caption says 'three days later'. the pigeon is in the shower, wearing a blue shower cap with a green face mask on. the battery has increased by a minuscule amount again. the pigeon yells "oh come on!!"

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