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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

UMass fans are chanting "we want 'bama" in the dying minutes of the Stonehill game if you are curious how a three-in streak is feeling

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scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I love R.E.M., I love R.E.M.-related content, and I love librarians 💜

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Literally the best decision I made in the last year was supporting this incredible work. And you should too!

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Somebody please go check on Willie Nelson

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 19/08/2026

Maybe it seems weird that AI bosses won't stop rending their garments about the terrible potential of their bots, from the jobspocalypse that'll ensue when AI does our jobs, to the impending moment when the word-guessing programs learn too many words, wake up and turn us into paperclips. 1/

A giant killer pulp robot bestriding a 17th century map of the world, against an illustrated backdrop of the stars and planets and spaceships from an early 20th century picture-book.

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

i saw the phrase "over-the-diaper handjob" the other day and now i will leave it here in your mentions, with you

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

When Seth Moulton lived in Salem (til recently), he lived on a historic street that every Halloween hosts a quasi-block party. I learned from a neighbor recently that if he was home on Halloween, Seth kept his porch light off so that he wouldn't get trick-or-treaters. Now that's a man of the people!

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Israel, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, the US and more are merging into a mega-war run by robots. They used to call these World Wars. They used to call people on the phone. The most common call I get today is from someone named 'Scam Likely.'" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/quicksand

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Quicksand

Gen X was right after all.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Look, I don't wanna brag but this was my commute tonight.

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 14/07/2026

The United States is turning into a kind of reverse Omelas: everyone is miserable except for a single child, Donald Trump, who inexplicably must be kept happy.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 artists you've seen live The Cramps Neil Young and Crazy Horse Sonic Youth Midnight Oil Baaba Maal Prince The Ramones Patti Smith The Pretenders Mdou Moctar

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Tag yourself. I'm "Priority specimen"

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

"roads are for cars! Pedestrians need to be more careful!"

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I don't even know what I was thinking but The Dead Kennedys in about 2019, with most of the original members but not Jello Biafra sounded like a lark. It was terrible. Sloppy, turgid, low energy, clumsy, and not in a fun punk-rock way but in a 'paycheck' way.

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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

not sure if anyone is here at Bluesky. when I visit the site all is calm, unchanging; I have not had a single new follower in many months; exchanges are always interesting & intelligent but relatively few. Bluesky exudes the air of an upscale mall, beautifully maintained, hushed.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

My big-brained microeconomic indicator is that my once half-filled commuter train home is now packed to the rafters.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I really miss 2020-23 in one very narrow specific sense. For a time there, most people agreed that going out in public with a persistent cough wasn't cool. Judging by the constant background of phlegmy sounds at the lecture I attended last night, I guess we're done with that now.

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Cake or Death @johngcole.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

What you need to understand and you need to explain to others is that trans people are the 11th ACR in the Fulda Gap and they have been under assault and radioing for help for a long time. The enemy has decided this is the smallest and weakest point of attack and are going for it.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Goddamned snow turned my Mazda into a cybertruck

A red Mazda minivan partially covered in blown snow at sharp geometric angles

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I am happy to report that after more than three decades working in enterprise desktop computing, I can finally insert a USB 2.0/3.0 device into a port the right way up almost every time.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university. Orchestration Existentialism Modern Jewish history Percussion Seminar Tudor & Stewart England

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Mad respect to the Porsche Cayenne and BPD cruiser parked in the pedestrian crosswalk. Impeccably on brand.

Two cars parked across a marked pedestrian crossing

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Today I found out what happens when you wear wool socks inside shearling slippers, while also wearing a merino wool undershirt inside an Irish fisherman sweater.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I'm watching the Broncos and Bills and am realizing I will go to my grave still mad about The Drive and The Fumble.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Seen elsewhere on the Internet: the Boston accent is like a dark roast dunkies iced coffee. It's not good but it sure is the thing it is.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

My only argument in favor of pull-over hoodies, which are objectively bad, is that the kangaroo pocket is a nice place to put my inhaler, handkerchief, reading glasses and other gettin'-old accessories.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

As the light returns to the world I wish you all peace and joy. And fancy clothing

A bearded man in a tweed jacket and bowler hat, a curled mustache, and little ornaments in his beard like a nerd.

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Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 16/12/2025

I fully realize that I take this stuff way too seriously, but... The corporate push to engender empathy in villains is part of the reason we're in the current cultural and political moment. We've brainwashed a generation into thinking there are no bad guys, just misunderstood anti-heroes. 1/

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Getting older is so wierd. I just sneezed and suddenly I'm able to read without my reading glasses.

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Professor Freaksworth @proffreakzworth.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

The professor explains historiography

Simpsons characters on a boat surrounding two monkeys fighting each other with knives. The characters are cheering and having cash for betting. Everyone is labeled as historians

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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 22/11/2025

An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜 🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 19/11/2025

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

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What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management

Grab your umbrella and your tights.

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Gracklefeet @gracklefeet.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

He's right, this one is evergreen!

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to wound the autumnal kitty @blurry-line.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I know, right? I managed to find it on CD but I can't remember where. It is, however, on archive dot org — and they finally fixed her name after years of it being decades out of date. archive.org/details/wend...

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Switched On Bach : Wendy Carlos : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Switched-On Bach is the debut album by the American composer Wendy Carlos, released in October/??/1968 by Columbia Records. Produced by Carlos and Rachel...

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Chris Brody @chrisbrody.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Music theory story time on Bluesky! This is the beginning of “Ede Ede,” a piano piece by Shawn Okpebholo. One of the ideas running throughout the piece is this repeated, 2-measure rhythm, which is one version of the West African bell pattern. The first four measures go through the pattern twice. 🧵

The beginning of the score of "Ede Ede," a piano piece by Shawn Okpebholo. The first two measures have a rhythmic pattern marked in orange. The next two measures have the repetition of that same pattern marked in green.

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Snitty 🎃 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

In case you missed it: an essential piece from Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò from earlier this week: www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

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How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I Dream of Jeannie Welcome Back, Kotter WKRP M*A*S*H The Fresh Prince Phineas and Ferb Adventure Time Sanford & Son All In The Family The Jeffersons Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Phở dặc biệt Leek and potato Tom yum goong Lentil Avgolemono Chicken and rice Beef stew Soups are like dogs. All soups are good soups.

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Cool Ranch Soda @cool-ranch-soda.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I met Dan Pashman today and instead of asking him to autograph my tongue, I had him sign a box of his pasta shape. That's less weird.

A box of sfoglini pasta autographed by its creator, Dan Pashman

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