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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy bday to my spouse. Please let me remember how much I love him Tomorrow morning on my run after he had me out drinking on a school night.

Two middle aged white folks cheersing with beer
Lots of wood in the background

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My niece brought a watermelon to show and tell today. I adore her.

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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 21/09/2026

Bet you didn't know hundreds of thousands of immigrants are forced to file FOIA requests with DHS every year just to get access to documents they need to maintain/apply for legal status.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@americanmedieval.bsky.social: “Prof. Gabriele and Stephen Yeager talk about how medieval “aventure” (adventures) have a lot in common with Twitch streams and the epic Dungeon Crawler Carl phenomenon. Who knew? “ Let’s Gooooooooo!

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’ll take illegible abbreviations and ridiculous typos and spelling errors (which, trust me, drive me nuts) over AI notes every damned time. More practices are using digital scribes too. I haven’t tested these scribes but I’ve seen my text messages. I have to believe they are a disaster.

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“Low enrollment” is an insane way to say ”one student”

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"An AI agent went rogue" also feels like a test drive for an era when no one is responsible for the worst things these products do. Seems like a standard that could be really convenient for certain governments.

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Birds!! All seen on my run yesterday on the Gordon’s Pond Trail at Cape Henlopen State Park

A line of birds on… stumps? Pylons? Pieces of wood stuck in the marsh for them to perch on? Grey sky above

White bird chillin on a salt marsh pond, with two WWII fire control observation towers standing sentinel in the distance.

White bird (snowy egret?) chilling on a piece of driftwood and/or the remnants of a tree

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 12/09/2026

guys, sale is still on going! that's so many years -- roughly 1100 -- for only $1.99 that's like 550 years/ $1. WHAT A DEAL!!!

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

The international chess Federation banned trans women from playing women's chess. CHESS. It's not about fairness. The fairness argument is intended to radicalize people into more violent forms of transphobia.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Y'all know my theory. I think this is about these products hitting a wall in terms of their actual utility or advancement, and these fuckers being able to say, "It's an intentional slowdown to protect humanity, and our work is essential to all humans and should be bailed out/subsidized."

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My spouse is solidly a meat and potatoes sort of guy. Me? Less so. With this context, I am proud to announce that, despite much anxiety, I was not only trusted with picking out the steaks for tomorrows dinner, but have gotten a stamp of approval! (he is usually tasked with this but is out biking)

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I fully understand the need for safety seals but g’dern are they hateful at 6:30 am when all I want is access to the ibuprofen I had to leave my house to get. I miss the little tabs that let you at least have the possibility of pulling them off.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/09/2026

In the months after 9/11, Congress hastily passed unconstitutional laws like the Patriot Act that supercharged the mass surveillance state we're fighting against today. 25 years later, it's time to rein in the government's out-of-control spying and reclaim our right to privacy.

san.com

9/11 launched a new era of surveillance. 25 years later, AI is making it smarter

Flock cameras and other controversial policing technologies grew out of the post-9/11 shift toward mass data collection.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“You do my dad's legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate…I've had to grow up and spend the past 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers and sisters, to hate on people who don't look like them."

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onion person @junlper.beer · 11/09/2026

it’s wild that the heritage foundation wrote in text that the assault on trans woman particularly in sports is their first step in their efforts to completely abolish all Title IX protections and liberals still don’t believe it’s about more than trans women in sports

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 11/09/2026

You cannot in fact make that argument

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

3 years in this house and this cabinet continues to make me happy. It may not override the cabinets that drive me bonkers…. but at least i have a happy cabinet.

Grey kitchen aide stand mixer sitting in a cabinet seemingly custom built for it. Cabinetry is white. Edge of stainless steel dishwasher can be seen to the right. Light colored bamboo flooring below.

Above photo is text stating “pleasantly surprised to find a white effect stand mixer cabinet just waiting for me”

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My field of dreams has been decimated

Front yard with uprooted and toppled mushrooms

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

this is a "yes, and" to me YES, 100% trans people deserve the same rights as anyone else, from bodily sovereignty to financial stability AND, also, though "special rights" isn't the best term, there ARE unique needs specific to trans people that have to be addressed in trans-centered language

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Also: gay

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My car was in the shop today and thet were impressed. They were impressed that I hadn’t blown the tire. But still. I impressed them! I’ll take the wins where I can

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I just saw a commercial for Real ID. What?

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

September 10th is globally significant as World Suicide Prevention Day, an annual observance organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and endorsed by the WHO to promote global awareness and action to prevent suicide. Reach out, listen, and seek help 😔

An infographic banner for World Suicide Prevention Day, which is observed on September 10.
The banner features a dark, star-filled space background. In the upper half, a highly detailed image of the planet Earth is displayed, showing continents like Africa and South America amidst swirling white clouds. Layered partially over the right side of the Earth is a large, glossy yellow awareness ribbon.
The text on the graphic is styled in clean, white sans-serif fonts of varying sizes:
At the top, the date "SEPTEMBER 10" is written in a smaller font size.
Directly below it, the main title "WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY" is prominently displayed in large, bold, capitalized letters.
Beneath the title, a sub-headline reads: "Think you know someone who is struggling? Let them know they're not alone."
At the bottom left, a numbered list outlines three actionable steps:REACH OUT
LISTEN
SEEK HELP

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 10/09/2026

The United States: where giving a frail voter waiting in the Georgia sun a glass of water is punishable by a year in prison, but the president can offer everyone $5k to vote for his party.

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Probably the most incredible story in 16 century American history you’ve never heard of. A Powhatan man named Paquiquineo kidnapped as a youth in the Chesapeake region was taken to Spain, only to find his way back a decade later and lead his people in killing nearly all the settlers. Good thread!

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Don Luís de Velasco / Paquiquineo (fl. 1561–1571) - Encyclopedia Virginia

Encounters the Spanish Nothing is known of Paquiquineo’s life prior to late June 1561, when he and a companion encountered the Spanish caravel Santa Catalina. The ship’s captain, Antonio Velázquez, ha...

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Alas. It was not William Beaumont. But still a good episode!

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Enjoying learning some local history & entering spooky season. Looking forward to seeing the author at my library this weekend. You should support your library. Even if you aren’t a reader. Circulation numbers matter. They often have important non book related events and support for the community.

The cover of the book Haunted History of Delaware by Josh Hitchens, part of the Haunted America series.

Featuring a drawing of a somewhat rundown Manitoba with a HUGE full moon behind it.

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Esther Alter @esther-alter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

IT'S HERE. Preorder YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM so you can read good trans horror, including my story TRIANGLE SIMULACRUM

Me, excitedly holding my copy of Your Body is a Fever Dream

TRIANGLE SIMULACRUM
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Esther Alter

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A fucked up centaur thing with tentacles and a beard pries open your door slaps its feet into your house slams you to the floor holds you down looks around the room wide eyes swiveling separately finds a pen uncaps it brings it down to your shoulder presses too hard this is when you scream you can feel a trickle of blood.
And then it’s over.
All the centaur’s eyes look at you. From those eyes down to what passes for its torso, it’s all teeth and esophaguses. The torso is long lines of muscular tissue merging and branching out again: vertices, lines, and just air in between.
The centaur stares at you a tentacle slaps your face another one presses your skin where the pen was, and the pain is a lot. You try wriggling away and the centaur lets you and you curl up into a ball and you assess the damage. On your shoulder the word “ACCEPT” has been written in precise, crisp lines that have been smudged by seeping blood.
Your boyfriend is screaming and then there’s a loud wet crunch and he has stopped screaming.
You look up. The centaur’s long neck is wrapped around your boyfriend’s body and it’s gnawing on his body and blood is leaking out of his body. You consider saying something and then you remember the word on your shoulder so you just watch.
The centaur finishes off everything above the neck line moves one of its gross feet over you and you have an overwhelming sense that a question has been asked that requires a yes/no answer.

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My #FungalFriends are flourishing! My spouse called it when he said “it’s a field of dreams for you” Sometimes I wonder what my neighbors think on days like today when I gasp audibly, hand off the dog, and rush off to visit my friends.

It’s a field of dreams!
Many many mushrooms that have just sprouted up in a front yard

Two clusters of mushrooms in grass, in various stages of flattening. 20ish fungal friends frolicking in the front yard.

Several mushrooms from the field of dreams featuring cute little button divots at the center of their crowns.

Singular mushroom from yesterday (different yard, same neighborhood) looking like a gear sticking up from the ground.

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I hope in my heart of hearts that this is about William Beaumont. Was he even in Canada? Or was it northern Midwest of the US? Does the dress of his time even make sense to be this photo? No clue. Refusing to find out because Anticipation is joyful.

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Citizen Jane @rivergoat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today is 988 day. A couple years ago I launched Project988.com to get the word out. Talking helps. If you’re struggling, call or text 988. This madness in the White House isn’t helping. #988Lifeline

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Project988

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/09/2026

A tale of two Labor Day messages today

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Absolutely reckless to give me this advice. I will, however, embrace it in full.

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Eagle Fandom BNF ☕️🦬 @trenchologist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Right. Like, MAHA isn’t a push for equitable access to care. It’s eugenics under the guise of “healthy living.” There’s plenty of somewhat normalizing woo and almond mom and ~natural~ in the mix, but that’s just noise. The signal is the strongest survive, and no regard for the lessers who don’t.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

IMHO this is the single most important data point in the convo on whether the left should "find common cause" with RFK Jr & his MAHA movement Focus on what people DO when given power (not what they SAY they're gonna do) MAHA has had almost 2 years running the US health system: they decimated it

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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It’s heirloom tomato season at my local bagel shop and I am a happy happy lady.

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#FungalFriends from yesterday's run and a bird butt as seen through my bathroom window

Cluster of mushrooms with flat, wavy caps

Mushroom amongst pine needles with part of the cap damaged and flipped over, showing off its gills.

Four shriveling mushrooms in dense grass

Bird butt! Small bird sitting on a (very dirty) white wood railing. Gridding of screen that photo was taken through is visible against the white of the rail.

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Ahhhhh, the time honored tradition of discussing the ethics of suicide on a holiday weekend.

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

First Renn Fest of the season and I can’t find my box of dress up shoes 😭

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

AI Now's Alli Finn joined @dreamingagainstthemachine.com to speak with host @adambecker.bsky.social and @athenaforall.bsky.social's Matt Rodriguez about the speed and scale of data center construction, its impact on surrounding communities, and how people can fight back. youtu.be/xJBeLXnkymg

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Episode 20: Resisting AI Data Centers, with Alli Finn and Matt Rodriguez

YouTube video by Dreaming Against The Machine

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I completely missed Veggie Tales as a child and was just introduced to Silly Songs with Larry. I am both utterly tickled and mildly terrified. I did rather enjoy “I like my lips”

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed the Sawbones episode on this mushroom. Looking forward to listening to SciFri take it on, especially with the researchers that Sawbones referenced!!!

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Chrys @chrysme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Bwahahaha. This has NEVER been my experience. It took me two years to build up to a half marathon when I put my all in to getting back in to running. I am still not convinced I am capable of running a full. But hey. Sure. We can pretend. And I’m still trying!

Photo of a book (which happens to be Duct Tape and Determination, but you can’t tell that from the photo) with the following highlighted: “when you’re new to running, the swift progress you can make in all these area is downright addictive”

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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 04/09/2026

Almost every young woman academic I know (including myself) has been targeted and belittled, sexually or otherwise, at some point by a higher-ranking man. After the state of the job market, it’s probably the number two thing I warn prospective grad students about.

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