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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian)

@cira.bsky.social
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Was Orwellian, now we all are. BASEBALL! SABR member! Ohtani enthusiast/baseball generalist. +History/philosophy of science (esp quantum), museum exhibit dev, global postpunk obscurities, HAMSTER PIX too 🐹🧡 Massachusetts | Elder Millennial AF | she/her

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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think you can cut through a lot of this oblique and detached commentary on “AI rights” by simply asking, who stands to gain from this framing? who stands to lose? A rising tide may lift all boats, but why only focus on the boats … convenient, tho
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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Queens vs Firebells for the first-ever WPBL championship. Series begins tonight!
Colored-pencil card drawing of Ashton Lansdell (Queens)Ayami Sato (Queens)Kelsie Whitmore (Firebells)Amanda Gianelloni (Firebells)
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Anchovies and pineapple yesss
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Kicky Sam loves 🌈 Charlie🐾 - Segrenterri ov Bisk @kickysam49.com · 16/09/2026
tuxedo cat captioned "what the fumck"
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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Ed Sheeran's tour bus.
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Claire @baseball-broad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Doing my best to live this way
Left hand side of the trunk of a navy blue Honda Accord. There is a white bumper sticker that says, “The despair is never ending, yet I remain silly”. The word “silly” is in a different font, and each letter is a different, unique color. There’s a doodle of a cat to the right of the text. A boxy, white van is visible in the background.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fantastic track youtu.be/mjwM0eIQ6Rc?...
youtu.be
TR/ST - Dressed For Space (Official Video)
YouTube video by Arts & Crafts
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Claire @baseball-broad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Mariners couldn’t save their own season, but will they help the Angels save theirs? Truly a matchup for sickos
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Now Wave Live @nowwave.radio · 14/09/2026
Drab Majesty's 'The Other Side' is pure shimmer, that gauzy guitar tone doing all the emotional heavy lifting 🌙 Modern Mirror still feels like a masterclass in restraint #NowWaveLive #DrabMajesty #Darkwave
Album artwork for The Other Side by Drab Majesty from Modern Mirror
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Atlas Mugged (N95 Duckbill 😷)✊🏿🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @pamacious.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hard to miss when they're all right there in front of you.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🎯🎯🎯🎯
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
People don't understand how bad the job situation is right now unless they go through it or try to make a a referral in their company. UGH. I don't want to make people panic, but things are very scary right now.
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Tegan O’Neil @teganoneil5000.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
let that be my epitaph: They Knew Too Much.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
When I think of a time "I could not stop laughing", I immediately think of this ahahaahahhahaha 💞💞 @teganoneil5000.bsky.social
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Tegan O’Neil @teganoneil5000.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I will never forget that packed opening night screening of 300, about 15 mins in when @cira.bsky.social leaned over and asked, regarding a particularly angular shadow: “is that a Transformer?” neither of us could stop laughing for the rest of the film and everyone else wanted to kill us.
static.klipy.com
Leonidas' Fury in 300
ALT: Leonidas' Fury in 300
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
These people are constantly making up enemies to feel oppressed
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Kicky Sam loves 🌈 Charlie🐾 - Segrenterri ov Bisk @kickysam49.com · 02/09/2026
here's a comparison no one asked for
a comparison of robert coello's 2012 season as a relief pitcher and carlos cortes 2016 season showing his pitching stats despite being predominantly a position player. coello has a -0.4 war compared to cortes -0.9 war and apart from games played (cortes gets the edge for having games as a position player), they are remarkably similar, with coello having a worse era (12.79 to 9.00) and considerably more strikeouts.
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Sports Fact Lover @lovesportsfacts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The last professional athlete to retire after being drafted by the Montreal Expos was Tom Brady.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Eck is a purveyor of some of the best pitching faces ever
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Post something random or you'll have an awful September
Man with a cockatoo wearing a sweater that says “I am a luxury” on front and “few can afford” on back
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Tegan O’Neil @teganoneil5000.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
the monarch surveys
Rodger on his pillow, looking out the window from whence that dramatic lighting originates.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Guess the baseball club
Transcription of text message content:

“…were obnoxious because they had stupid rules and acted better than everyone. They had literal monuments to players out in the outfield and the ball would bounce around the podiums, I'm not kidding, that's how full of themselves that franchise is

These were FAIR BALLS”
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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sorry, I can’t go to work today. Uni is sleeping next to me
A close-up of a black-and-white cat sleeping peacefully while cuddled up next to his owner in bed. His eyes are closed
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is explanatory wizardry… rock star level
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One of the worst things to have happened in the Great Layoffs is how people just don’t respond at all, which is probably because they’re overwhelmed or checked out. I’ve been apprehensive to talk about this bc I’d been assuming many folks weren’t “doing things right”… but no, it’s awful out here
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MLB Lockout Simulator 2027 @mlblockout2027.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We've added a +250 Point Bonus for standing up to Trump in MLB Lockout Simulator 2027
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Ricardo Autobahn @ricardoautobahn.co.uk · 26/08/2026
The best tribute to Dolly Parton is that she regularly and repeatedly refused to have anything to do with Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan

@piersmorgan

Follow

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RIP Dolly Parton.

Never met her, never interviewed her (despite decades of unrequited requests) but thought she was utterly fabulous in every way.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Baseball really used to be like, ok, 40-year-old Frank Tanana has to bat now that he's in the NL, with only 1 Major League Baseball PA prior to that... and he had a .155 BA that year, his retirement year In those 9 hits in 1993, he had one double, one triple, 5 RBIs and also managed to get 2 BBs!
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some relevant facts: 1. The White House FY 2027 budget proposal included a 43% cut to the NSF GRFP budget, so they have made it clear that prioritizing the development of America's next generation of scientific talent is not their priority. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMS FY 2027 BUDGET REQUEST TO CONGRESS, includes a 43% cut to NSF GRFP program
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton
article about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Indianaarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Kentuckyarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Missouriiarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Washington
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Kicky Sam loves 🌈 Charlie🐾 - Segrenterri ov Bisk @kickysam49.com · 25/08/2026
💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 RIP Queen.
Dolly Parton and Rob Halford
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Haven’t been posting much on here, have been trying to find work/gigs since most recent round of layoffs. Things are not the best. I don’t want to cause anyone any additional anxiety, but it is BAD out there. Tons of scams and bait and switches. If you lose your job, you need to start applying FAST
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 30/07/2026
Odyssey this. Odyssey that. We Odyssey ICE abolished.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I’m CHEWsing to believe his maw looks like that due to a centripetal force from his wind-up
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Dr. Charlie……. thank u
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Kicky Sam loves 🌈 Charlie🐾 - Segrenterri ov Bisk @kickysam49.com · 01/08/2026
“It is offishully caturday ebberyone! Ime hoap u haff an gud day.” #hedgewatch #plundercats
Tuxedo bobtail cat at rainbow bridge with halo in sideways loaf pose
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Exploring Baseball History @bballhist.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
An adage of my old academic field (International Relations) is that most countries lose out from wars, even if they 'win'. And we probably don't spend enough time on the impact on civilians!
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Despite appearances, I don't love posting doom and gloom that might make other people worry, but if you haven't applied for a job in the past year or so, it's probably about 700-3000x worse than you're expecting with all the AI garbage and systems now. It's awful out here. 😫😩
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Let's say Skubal goes to the Dodgers. Is this significantly worse for MLB 2027 than if he went to the Yankees or Mets? I'm kinda sick of the Dodgers, always against the Yankees, and perma-bemused by the Mets. I don't really have any preference here but curious if there are Reasons he shouldn't go.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Everything about the Falkland Islands War, when you look closely at it, sounds like it was made up for a Master's thesis in International Affairs at the Tufts Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/07/2026
Escorting the nine-year-old to a friend’s birthday pool party, I told him I wasn’t going to swim in part because I’m dressed for work. He told me I could just jump in like Mamdani did. This is what socialism does to our children.
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Retrocrantz and Guildenstream @labcoatgundam.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Charlie curled on himself looks very geometric here! #ansiart #asciiart #critterposting
ANSI art of a bobtail tuxedo cat, Charlie, curled up on himself. He looks diamond-shaped and only two legs can be made out by their white socks.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Few bands more fascinating to me than Drab Majesty
Drab Majesty in Venice being real weirdos
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Now Wave Live @nowwave.radio · 17/07/2026
Drab Majesty's guitar tone on 'Ellipsis' has this shimmering, alien glow to it 🌙 Modern Mirror keeps proving they're masters of gorgeous, gothic-tinged dream pop #NowWaveLive #DrabMajesty #DreamPop
Album artwork for Ellipsis by Drab Majesty from Modern Mirror
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Roland Kippers … amazing “Wild caught and sustainable” == when your third man in the rotation has some control issues but proper mechanics
Package of kipper snacks / herring fillets
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
These are way better than they should be
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QuiJohn @quijohn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What a weird coincidence, mine was an actual player
Old timey painting of a baseball player holding a bat, his jersey says “Indianapolis” and is captioned 

Capt. Jack Glasscock

ALLEN & GINTER'S Cigarettes 
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA.
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Luminiferous Ether/Or(wellian) @cira.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
good riddance-- I don't really care to play the game where we need to be nice.
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