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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 4h

me: [saves one high protein recipe] my algorithm until the end of time: why would you eat ONE brownie when you can eat 47 POUNDS of my UNHOLY CAKE SIMULACRUM for the same calories and 128x the PROTEIN. Start with NINE TUBS of GREEK YOGURT.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 3h

My dear puppers was crazy for rice, especially sprouted rice.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 21h

Usually my neighbor gives me tomatoes but yesterday my neighbor's tomato plant gave me tomatoes. 🍅

A robust cherry tomato plant spills over a 7 foot fence to grab afternoon sun.

About fifty orange-red cherry tomatoes in a green metal colander.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 21h

Just about time for my annual re-listen of The Hogfather.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 04/10/2026

Slow motion pelican coasting above the coast bliss. 🪶

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Julie followed me too! But I blocked the account because the phrase "not new, new account" made me worry super new people like babies might be here.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A Cooper's Hawk visited the bird bath today. 🦅🌱

A Cooper's Hawk perches on a bird bath made of stacked concrete blocks and an old plant pot saucer. Not visible: a flat rock in the saucer for birds to stand on. Two invasive privets are in the foreground. In the background is a disintegrating wooden fence with ivy, blackberry, potted pelargoniums, and wisteria.

A Cooper's Hawk drinks from a bird bath made of stacked concrete blocks and an old plant pot saucer. Not visible: a flat rock in the saucer for birds to stand on. Two invasive privets are in the foreground. In the background is a disintegrating wooden fence with ivy, blackberry, potted pelargoniums, and wisteria.

A Cooper's Hawk stares directly at camera. The bird stands in a bird bath made of stacked concrete blocks and an old plant pot saucer. In the background is a disintegrating wooden fence with ivy, blackberry, and wisteria.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is this the skit where Daddy character says "I'm drinking for the government"?

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A Savage War For Peace by Alistair Horne, 1977.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt

Print featuring a flock of birds in silhouette flying over a hedgerow in a purple sky

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Grandpa's WWI navy tattoo photoshoot in 1967 is when I learn there was a World War One. #militaryhistory #WWI

A five year old child wearing a red shirt and red shorts sits on grass looking up at the camera. A slightly bloody band-aid is peeling off the child's leg. In the foreground is a grandfather's pale arm, shirt sleeve rolled up to show a faded dark blue tattoo.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have substituted sour cream with a bit of olive oil.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There's an early 2020s photo of a Trump rally showing hordes of bleached blonde women ecstatically smiling and cheering Trump except for a lone brunette with the sad facial expression of "Dear god why didn't I bleach."

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As a resident of eternally drought-stricken California, I cannot rid myself of the reaction "Hooray, rain."

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Archaic institutions such as the law and real estate rely on them at times. Also old small businesses where folks aren't comfortable with technology.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Tr8600 uses the old style ink cartridges. One reason I chose it. Bad reviews on color results consistency with the new ink tanks.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Forgot to mention: it copies, it scans, it faxes, it prints color photos.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So far I'm pleased with it, but I believe if it fell off the desk onto the floor it would shatter into a thousand pieces.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My Canon Pixma printer also recently died -- ink jets fused according to the error code -- and it was 2006 vintage, so I let it go. Replaced it with another Canon Pixma, the TR8600. It's a middle of the road printer. It does everything decently. Cost $243 with tax and shipped directly from Canon.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I was on the sidewalk, clearly talking on the phone when some Mormon girls interrupted me to ask “would you like to come to church with us?” And I said “I super don’t” without thinking.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Have been reading @karenhao.bsky.social's excellent "Empire of AI" and what I've gathered is AI job automation isn't the main hell. The hell is AI already being used for global worker super exploitation and surveillance on a level an 1830s piecework factory boss could only dream of.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As long as he is at least a mile out front.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A commenter on an IG post about specific AI annihilation scenarios said, “it's very irresponsible to post this story on the internet where AI can see it.“ 😂

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Go back about a week to a post about breakfast.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can't they be satisfied with how much you have done for beans

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Tara O’Connor @taraocomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What the fuck, Joyce. I don’t even read romance novels but this kind of thinking pisses me the fuck off. It further pushes that mentality that some books as “lesser” which is bullshit! All books count!

Joyce Carol Oates
This is why Al-generated romance novels make perfect sense. Formulaic fiction doesn't need to be written by hand, so to speak; what difference does it make if a machine "writes" it? There are machine-made clothes & there are custom-made clothes. They appeal to different consumers.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for the full-body sneezeguard.

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 30/09/2026

when u run out of olive oil but just spent your last twenty bucks putting three gallons of gas in your car

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Drano Bathroom Drain Cleaner and Hair Clog Remover is its official name. I need to get some soon. 🛀

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I buy a drain cleaner specifically for destroying hair. Works great. My shower drain is covered with a metal piece that is not removable. It's old, rickety, and has tiny screws. I do not fuck with it.

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Amazon has long been synonymous with workplace surveillance. With the introduction of “smart delivery glasses,” the logistics giant may soon ensure that not a moment of its drivers’ time on the clock will go unwatched.

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Amazon Is Perfecting Total Surveillance of Its Workforce

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When you're an old tech person and an even older non-tech person sends you an image: imagejpeg_0(1).jpg

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Works Progress Administration was created in May 1935 as part of the New Deal to provide jobs to the unemployed during the Great Depression. One of the WPA’s most idealistic goals was to send books and librarians to areas where there were none. Read more: bit.ly/4hkgtNC #ALA150

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Are You Calling Me Late 😂

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Like the cat, I am mesmerized by whatever the hell that is on top of the television. I think we could knock it over.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a "deconstructed" that looks good on people.

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Cecil @milonsecretcastle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The idea that cats yearn for Outside because it is essential to their wellbeing is such wild projection and it bugs me. Cats also yearn to be in the bathroom when I am pooping and to be given anything i ever dare to pick up in the kitchen, even when it is a knife or some asprin

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My FIV+ kitty ten years ago, first night inside after being on the street for at least two years.

A long-haired white and tabby cat sprawled on a colorful bed with fleece blankets. She is dirty and thin and looks exhausted.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The key to being a good cat owner is letting your FIV+ cat outside to infect other cats... NOPE.

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C.M.Pettitt @cmpettitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The pause after "wine" kills me.

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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 27/09/2026

From @atlanticbirding.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast. Here's an Atlantic Puffin on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. #birds #puffin

A puffin with wings outstretched, standing on rock along the edge of a cliff. The ocean can be seen in the background.

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nancy 🦋✨ @nancyk5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anok Yai closing for Ferragamo Spring 2027 #fashionsky

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

so called free thinkers when mommy takes the warm soft sheets out of the dryer

orange cat asleep under a navy blue pillowcase

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