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Dwayne aka "Chucklebags" @chucklebags.bsky.social · 7h

The weird marketing for "Digger" showed a story about a trillionaire who has to fight everyone to drag the world kicking and screaming to a salvation only he can provide. Regardless of the actual plot, this marketing strategy completely missed that everyone despises billionaires.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I fear that any midterm “mandate” angry voters give them will be squandered on dinner party invites instead of building the accountability regime people are desperate for and are putting their bodies and lives on the line to get.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Look at this, a nation state, nationing and stating.

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ben @benrs.uk · 07/10/2026

this whole exchange has kinda sent me tonight ngl

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Eric Pinder @operahockeyguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They’ve turned back into the “Dead Things” from the mid 70’s where they had to give a car away every game just to get butts in seats. Being a fan means you deal with watching even when you know they will lose, so I’m gonna test my masochism this season

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ThePotLab, PhD 🧠🧪🏴 @thepotlabphd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Anyways. I made these for the apothecary. Enjoy! They’re all on sale at AppthecaryOrganique,com 🥰🥰 Candle season 🍁

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 30/09/2026

I have a Big Ask from our community. Many of you will remember our graduates Pikachu and Eevee, who were adopted together. Eevee had dealt with some very challenging chronic diarrhea while she was a kitten, but before adoption, we figured out a food that worked for her & she was all better (thread)

Eevee, a soft dilute torbie cat, hunched over looking uncomfortable and thin.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 27/09/2026

Former Summer Palace. Dead Lotus Flowers on Kunming Lake. Beijing, China. René Burri, 1964. www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks...

Withered lotus stems and their abstract reflections on the calm surface of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 27/09/2026

Goodnight. "A Japanese belief says that if you can’t sleep at night, it’s because you’re awake in the dream of someone else." www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matter...

a traditional Japanese Buddhist monk walking down a misty stone path while holding an orange wagasa (traditional paper umbrella) c1900.

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Dwayne aka "Chucklebags" @chucklebags.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nigel has utterly no fear nor boundaries. P.S. I am actually clad in this shot. No freebies.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The best sign in the history of everything.

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 23/09/2026

Our wobbly former gas station employee Kickstand is ready to find his own forever home! He has a mild case of cerebellar hypoplasia (“CH”), which gives him a cute high-stepping gait & sometimes he falls over when he gets too excited. He doesn’t have any problems eating or w/litterbox! bit.ly/4cOmi21

Kickstand, a cute grey tabby cat with white mittens and a white mustache.

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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's newsletter is some thoughts on the reported conclusion of the antitrust suit against Paramount and Warner Bros.' merger, and how it's embarrassingly bad news for pretty much everyone involved

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The Paramount-Warner Deal Is Bad News All Around

After months of pushbacks, several US states have prepared to roll over in Paramount's quest to acquire Warner Bros.

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Foremost Authority 🫥 @foremostauthority.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A cosplay I have presented since 2016.

A man old enough to know better dressed as Spaceman Spiff from Calvin & Hobbes, holding a stuffed tiger.

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I try to not be influenced by mainstream media, but I can’t help it, they’ve worn me down: I won’t vote for Hasan Piker this November.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A while ago I mentioned that Bruce Boxleitner and I were helping Warners with the launch of their Babylon 5 YouTube channel. As part of that, the first of three brand new half-hour-plus interviews/discussions between me and Bruce will go online on Monday. www.youtube.com/@Babylon5

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Babylon 5

You’ve arrived at Babylon 5, the last, best hope for peace. A neutral station standing at the crossroads of galactic powers, where ambassadors, soldiers, traders, and dreamers all have a stake in the ...

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Philip Nolen @philipnolen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This sculpture is outside King’s Chapel, practically across the street from my hotel. The weary expression on this enslaved woman’s face is haunting, sad, terrifying.

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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Strange New Worlds when it's realised it already did a good episode last week so it simply *must* serve up some absolute dogshit to strangle any streak of goodwill in the crib:

A photo from Star Trek Strange New Worlds. An exaggerated duplicate of Captain Pike slinks back down into his captain's chair, both hands clasped over his mouth in shock.

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

wtf kind of pets they got in there

SMOKING
BARE FOOT
PETS
PROHIBITED IN BUILDING

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 14/09/2026

Someone should really, really adopt Cid. This cat is the kind of cat who will take your love and return it tenfold. I don’t have enough words for him— kind, curious, charming, full of personality & presence. This is the kind of cat who will be someone’s soul cat. Elkton, MD. Apply: bit.ly/4cOmi21

Cid, an extremely handsome marmalade-colored orange tabby cat with pretty stripes and tall ears, one of them clipped as a former TNR cat.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.

An Onion article titled “Talking to your child about the WTC attack,” which is filled with real good info.

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oops! all grumbles @gibsongrumbles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The "voting as harm reduction" argument is getting real tired real fast when the Dem is promising harm to a community — not just preserving a harmful status quo, but actively endorsing harm to a community.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 09/09/2026

person in a protective suit, they are holding a sign.
I WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR
LEADER IF YOU TAKE HIM WITH YOU

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Tony Pennino @beatnikprof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country." - Bruce Springsteen

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Foremost Authority 🫥 @foremostauthority.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I just realized that I might be a member of LAARRP, the only organization that caters to the live-action role playing community for older people. #LARP #AARP #cosplay #GenerationJones

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Tony Pennino @beatnikprof.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Went to The Rocky Horror Show tonight to commemorate the passing of Tim Curry, and there was a memorial to him. 🎭

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 05/09/2026

CHARLES RAFFERTY
The Problem with Early Warnings

People don't like to leave a party unless the house is actually on fire. Even then, if the flames are far enough away to be pretty, they'll finish their drink, take one more pass at the hors d'oeuvres.
How things happen has always been
unclear. Hurricanes begin
in a place where no one lives.
Agents of the government start
to wear masks. Fascism is
a word my neighbors won't use
yet. They are following
the law, they say, and the sirens
are coming for someone else.

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 01/09/2026

Today is Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, and to celebrate, here’s an assortment of Adoptable Oranges. Bert & Ernie are playful fun brothers (but can be adopted separately). Cid is laid back & affectionate, a really special guy. Lemon’s a medium hair kitten who loves pets. MD, USA. Apply bit.ly/4cOmi21

Ernie, a handsome marmalade colored orange tabby kitten with little white feet.

Bert, a buff tabby kitten with long legs and tall ears.

Cid, an orange tabby cat with a very handsome face and a pink nose.

Lemon, a fluffy orange tabby kitten with wispy ear fluff.

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Eric Pinder @operahockeyguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Please to enjoy my performance as Rafael St DuBois. I am available for parties and bar mitzvahs #HiHoTheGlamourousLufe

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FIRST LOOK: 2026 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Food & Drinks

YouTube video by Disney Parks

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Dwayne aka "Chucklebags" @chucklebags.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nigel has a little spot on each side of his nose. So adorbs.

A young tabby cat lays on a bed covering with his front paws extending forward beyond each side of the lower frame. The curious expression on his face highlights two adorable little spots on his nose, one on each side almost symmetrically. A small bell is visible below his white chin.

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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm doing a theme week on my newsletter, and the theme is "I can't stop thinking about Star Wars Zero Company." First up—how the game marries player customization and the mechanical legacy of XCOM's desperate cycle to hammer home that you are not playing the hero, but the Gluppest of Shittos.

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'Zero Company' Knows You Are the Glup Shitto

From Zero to... well, Zero Company.

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Y'all. I know you're tired of my running on about this, and I *want* to give you a break over the weekend, but I CAN'T fail these cats. They need a HOME. They're affectionate, relaxed and in decent health, and their issues are MINOR and EASILY MANAGEABLE. All we need is to find That Person.

Gray cat with white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

There’s a deep cut reference in there where Will Forte says “Mr. Coyote? Or Coyoté?” that’s specifically referencing that weird era when he talked.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 31/08/2026

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 29/08/2026

house stolen, police now watching the hole.
Daily News-Democrat, Huntington, Indiana, March 20, 1911

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FalconWizard @falconwizard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

BOOK COVER REVEAL! After many years in book limbo, I'm finally self-publishing my novel this fall! The world changes when ordinary people develop superhuman abilities. Our story follows three friends who each have their own unique gift, and the lengths they must go to protect their community.

Book cover: The Augmented. At the top are three people, a Black non-binary person on the left with pink lipstick and pink shirt, center is a white man with a black shirt, and on the right is an Asian woman wearing a black shirt.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'll just leaves these moments from #StarTrekSNW's "Off-Hour" and #StarTrekVOY's "Threshold" here. This will be another cool (crazy) future double-feature on our #StarTrek nights. :-)

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I have seven invitations from student groups to talk about A.I. They know what I think about A.I. That's why they asked me. They aren't feeling it, y'all.

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ThePotLab, PhD 🧠🧪🏴 @thepotlabphd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Institutions love to put 'Diversity is Great' on marketing brochures, but are we safe? You can hire diverse talent, but if you don't dismantle toxic hierarchies that shield predators in power, you invite vulnerable people into unsafe spaces. Equity requires safety, not just optics. #Rutgers

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