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Chris Radcliff

@chrisradcliff.bsky.social
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software engineer, space nerd, citizen scientist, geek dad, weird kid. he/him

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 6h
Stunning reporting from ProPublica: Over 500 documented cases of U.S. citizens being detained since the start of this Trump administration. This could be any of us. Disband Trump’s rogue immigration militia. projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/
Collage of ICE detaining U.S. citizens. Text overlaid reads: “‘I’m a U.S. Citizen, Please Help Me.’” Below, it states, “ProPublica reports over 500 documented cases of U.S. citizens being detained under this administration.”
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𝔫𝔬𝔯𝔞 𝔫𝔢𝔠𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯 🏳️‍⚧️ @neurosismancer.gay · 14h
YOOOO LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOO
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NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors
The funding is part of a $15 million investment announced in June as major hospitals retreated from providing such care.
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Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
A tumblr screenshot showing a post and two reblog responses, reading:
1. "star trek would be the ideal fictional universe to get trapped in because you'd explain your situation and they'd be like yeah makes sense. no further questions. fortunately we can use the mysterious warp signature emitting from this system's icy moon to counterface with the solar radiation and slingshot you back home"
2. "I'm from a universe where your world is all a work of fiction." Benjamin Sisko, nodding. "That happened to me once."
3. "I Got Isekaid Into The Star Trek Universe And They Quickly Understood What Was Happening"
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Flight Software Workshop @flightsoftware.org · 02/10/2026
Calling for abstracts for the 2027 FSW Workshop! Abstract submissions are due Dec 4, 2026. We look forward to your presentation, demo, or panel ideas.
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2027 Flight Software Workshop
20th Annual Workshop on Spacecraft Flight Software. Hosted by The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, March 22–25, 2027.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 29/09/2026
European Space Agency: Successful Earth Flyby Improves Juice’s Course to Jupiter www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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Successful Earth flyby improves Juice’s course to Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) skimmed the very outer edge of Earth’s atmosphere on 28 September, using the gravity of our home planet to alter its route to Jupiter usi...
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 29/09/2026
Two headlines, same day. A livable wage is essential for workers and good for business. Proud that Seattle continues to lead the way.
Two headlines from the same day day published by The Seattle Times overlaid two photos of Seattle. The top one reads, "Seattle ranks fourth among world's top cities." The bottom one reads, "Seattle announces 2027 minimum wage," highlighting the increase to $22.14/hour.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Chris Radcliff @chrisradcliff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@apollo18.bsky.social can I call dibs on the special Fellowship episode of Monte Hall Effect?
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Tim L @apollo18.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On the twenty-third day of the month of September In an early year of a decade not too long before our own The human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence And this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do In the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places
A white guy with a red beard, wearing a black hoodie, has his head inside the mouth of an inflatable Venus Flytrap
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 23/09/2026
In this guest rant, Jillian, a high school basketball player from Seattle's South Side, urges those who can vote to vote against I-638.
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Vote No on I-638 To Protect Me and My Teammates - The Stranger
I play varsity high school girls basketball, and if I were old enough to vote, I would vote NO to stop ballot Initiative 638 from passing this November.  To enforce excluding trans girls from sports, ...
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skrank @skrank.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
They're FROLICKING ✨️ lalala ✨️
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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My news to me good news for Sept 13 - lunar energy for Alaska. #OceanOptimism thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/20...
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In Alaska, Sitkana Brings Tidal Energy to the People | The Tyee
The startup’s underwater turbines are designed to power isolated communities along the coast.
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Chris Radcliff @chrisradcliff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I love good (transit) news! Seattle's new mayor went from protesting a slow bus route to fixing it, including rerouting traffic and painting a new bus lane herself. The result is a faster and more reliable route, plus less traffic in the non-bus lane. www.theurbanist.org/metro-prevai...
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Metro Prevails in 'Race the L8' Rematch Thanks to New Bus Lanes
Bus travel times are up to three times faster along a troublesome stretch of Denny Way after SDOT installed red bus lanes all the way to I-5. On Tuesday, Mayor Katie Wilson joined transit fans for a r...
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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy #StarTrekDay kiddies! Oh no! It's Uhura's day off and a strange alien signal has scrambled the Enterprise's database! Captain Kirk needs you to use the word scanner to decrypt this letter matrix and recover all the lost data…
A Star Trek themed word search (or 'word scan').

A STRANGE SIGNAL HAS SCRAMBLED THE ENTERPRISE'S WORD FILES!
Search the letter matrix to recover the 40 missing words. But beware: 7 extra words have been lost in the data and only a first-class Starfleet scanning technician will uncover them all!

Andorian, Balok, Corbomite, Daystrom, Desilu, Dilithium, Doohan, Duotronic, Enterprise, Filmation, Fontana, Gorn, Horta, Jefferies, Kirk, Klingon, Kodos, Megas Tu, Montalban, Mugato, Nomad, Phaser Beam, Pike, Roddenberry, Romulus, Salt Vampire, Sehlat, Spock, StarFleet, Sulu, Surak, Talosian, Tantalus, Tholian, Trelane, Tribble, Tricorder, Vaal, Vulcanian, Warp

AND 7 ENCRYPTED WORDS!
A___,  F___ F_________, _O__O_, I_I_, _Z____, L_____, ____S
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hampterland @the-hampter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Will Pomerantz @pomerantz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢 The Brooke Owens Fellowship is now accepting applications! Undergrads should apply by October 4th to join the Class of 2027.
Poster promoting the Brooke Owens Fellowship. It includes a description of the program, several photographs of alumni, and links to some of the program's social media accounts.
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 03/09/2026
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Things to Do in September: Food & Drink - The Stranger
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, and This & That. Cocina BarelasMultiple datesWhen former Shins guitarist Dave Hern...
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SpaceNews @spacenewsinc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NASA and AeroVironment advance work on SkyFall Mars helicopters NASA and AeroVironment are moving ahead with the development of a set of helicopters to be sent to Mars on a nuclear propulsion demonstration mission at the end of 2028....
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NASA and AeroVironment advance work on SkyFall Mars helicopters
NASA and AeroVironment are moving ahead with the development of a set of helicopters to be sent to Mars on a nuclear propulsion demonstration mission at the end of 2028.
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Molly "Mollylele" Lewis @mollylewis.wtf · 22/08/2026
Looking for a #Seattle venue or gathering space available to host a show in early November with clean air precautions. I'm trying to help a touring covid-conxs band, their first venue fell through!
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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In Star Trek people often complain that replicated food is not as good as naturally produced food, which is weird when replicators are presumably using the same technology as transporters, which can perfectly replicate Spock every time. But is Spock getting less flavoursome over time? In this essay,
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 18/08/2026
Legal Voice executive director Tiffani Lennon argues that Washington’s ballot initiative banning trans girls from girls’ sports would subject all girls to greater scrutiny over their bodies.
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The Ballot Initiative to Ban Trans Girls from Sports in Washington Will Threaten All Women and Girls - The Stranger
On the last day of Pride month, the US Supreme Court upheld state laws in 27 states banning trans girls from participating in youth sports.  That means that, under the US Constitution and Title IX, th...
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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from August 24 to September 7! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR AMAZING, HUMAN-WRITTEN STORIES! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/
Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from  August 24 to September 7!
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AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 15/08/2026
We fought back, and the court’s ruling means this care can — and in many states must — qualify for the ACA’s financial protections, ensuring transgender people have an equal opportunity to benefit from the ACA. Everyone deserves access to health coverage. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act
OAKLAND — Co-leading a multistate coalition alongside the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Jersey, California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday secured a major victory after the U.S. Dist...
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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Before (2011) / After (2026) Voie Georges Pompidou, Paris Centre. It was pedestrianized in 2016. in 2026 for the first time, there is a swimming pool here in the Seine. Note also the barge restaurants in the back, that appeared as soon as 2014, when there were temporary pedestrianizations.
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Matt Lie-Paehlke @mattliepaehlke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm tired. I want to launch a new climate protest tactic called "Climate Lie-Down." Here's a blog about the concept and some next steps: climatepledgecollective.org/2026/08/13/c...
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Climate Lie-Down
I’m tired. And I bet you are too. I need a rest. But I also need politicians to stop backsliding on their climate commitments. I’ve been toying with the idea of a new climate tactic: A …
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
You can't predict the turns this sentence takes. Extreme heat is threatening Italy’s “cheese banks,” where hundreds of thousands of Parmigiano-Reggiano wheels are stored as loan collateral. fortune.com/2026/08/10/i...
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Italy's $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral | Fortune
Extreme heat is straining the vaults that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral, and economists say the damage runs wider than the vault
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Bauhaus Milhaus
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The arguments trotted out against leaving fossil fuels in the ground are strikingly similar to the arguments trotted out against ending the slave trade, 230 years ago. 1. If we stop trading slaves / extracting fossil fuels, Britain’s economy will collapse 🧵
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Now it’s time to defeat Mike Rogers and send him back to Florida for good. We’re united and in a strong position. Chip in $10!
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Donate to Abdul El-Sayed
We’re building a movement to win the Senate majority and elect Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate. Join me and chip in:
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/08/2026
This short-term funding bill blocks a corrupt policy that would allow Trump to hold even more federal grants hostage—and it closes House Republicans' loophole to pull funding for other agencies to give to Border Patrol. My full statement.⬇️
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Senator Murray on Release of CR Text | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/08/2026
this owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...
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The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photos
Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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King County Elections @elections.kingcounty.gov · 28/07/2026
This is Steve. Steve leads our drop box program at King County Elections, and encourages voters - especially after today - to return their ballots to one of more than 90 secure official ballot drop boxes around the county. When your ballot is in a drop box you know it’s on time. Kce.wiki/DropBox
Photo of Steve, who leads the King County Elections drop box program, standing next to an official ballot drop box in the warehouse of King County Elections headquarters
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Geek Grammy @geekgrammy.com · 28/07/2026
And here is tangible evidence that Tom can dance. Neil is probably getting drowned in this video. According to the laws of the internet, here is Tom Holland.
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Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Congrats Spain! #WorldCup In their honor, let’s pedestrianize some streets!
Barcelona pedestrian street image credit: https://share.google/fHQhQqfKhWiK6uhsD
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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This quote from E B White (of Charlotte's Web fame) just popped up in an email and it so sums up my life: “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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Dani Fiend 👹 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If, like me, you’re not British and you only kinda sorta knew what was going on with Binface, this is both an excellent primer and a surprisingly touching piece about the real person beneath the bin.
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Lisa Will @dustchick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Here's where to find me two weeks from today, bringing #scicomm to Comic-Con. #sdcc #sdcc2026 sched.co/2QWhB
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Comic-Con 2026: Stars of Star Trek
View more about this event at Comic-Con 2026
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Tim L @apollo18.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The only tattoo I have of a real person is a silhouette of Wally looking out the window on her New Shepard flight. It was an honor to meet her and an even bigger honor to help fulfill her dream of spaceflight.
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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
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Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books
The Queer Torments of the AI-sphere
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/07/2026
Seriously: everybody loved the walkable downtown vibe of Seattle during the World Cup. *Everyone.* They wrote articles about it in newspapers around the world! We cemented our reputation as a global city! And now ... we just have to let all the cars back in? Why?
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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Want to make sure everyone knows about @benhatke.bsky.social's upcoming travelogue graphic novel HOME/WORLD. It's a stunning, charming, complicated, deeply personal record of circling the globe without* the use of air travel. (*There were some extenuating circumstances.) bookshop.org/a/1877/97812...
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Home/World: A Circumnavigation of Our Shared Earth
A Circumnavigation of Our Shared Earth
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Elizabeth Tasker @elizabethtasker.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The English press release with the first images of asteroid Torifune captured by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is now live! (I translated, the ISAS PR lead checked it while practically running from the press conference, and someone at JAXA HQ stayed late enough to upload 😆 HIGH-FIVES ALL AROUND!)
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JAXA | Hayabusa2 captures images of asteroid Torifune
Get information on the Hayabusa2 captures images of asteroid Torifune. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs various activities related to aerospace as an organization, from basic res...
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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thought of another fun exercise everyone can try: turn Bouba and Kiki (of the Bouba/Kiki Effect) into characters that fit your own tastes and interests
Characters Bouba and Kiki posing heroically. Bouba is round and soft and she wields a mace, and Kiki is sharp and angular and wields a sword.
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/06/2026
If you are trans and are raising money for your own needs, post the link below and I will share. If you are cis, choose one to donate to and share this thread.
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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Tell Me I’m Pretty - 18x24” acrylic on canvas. Available.
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