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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 15h
They ought to spend their time & resources on finding whale-safe ways to lobster instead of lawsuits. With less than 300 North Atlantic Right Whales left time is running out.
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area woman @explodingpiano.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
someone made this with snoopy
snoopy showing the steps to making a martini
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
QRP with your moon art
The moon over Cape Cod bay. It's shot in night mode so it looks quite bright
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Made butter tarts today for the first time. Seems good for a first try.
Butter tarts cooling on a rackFilled butter tarts in a muffin tin The pie crusts in a muffin tin waiting for filling.Rounds of pie crust. First time I've ever made pie crust!
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Getting my flu and COVID jabs right now anyway.
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Imagine mosaic at the Strawberry Fields section of Central Park (a memorial to John Lennon not far from his home at The Dakota) covered in a thin layer of snow.  There's a flower and a small snowman on it.
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cara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
i was fortunate enough to profile Margaret Hamilton in 2019. A really kind and curious person. This was my favorite story she told me:
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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“We started to decline the moment we stopped hating, eradicating and expelling jews,” reads one message. “Exterminate the jewish state,” reads another. These might sound like the words of an internet troll. But according to the FBI, they were actually the work of a professor at Haverford College.
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Religion Professor Accused of Harassing Colleague With Antisemitic Posts (Gift Article)
The professor at Haverford College in Pennsylvania was charged with cyberstalking in connection with what federal prosecutors say was a series of threatening messages to a co-worker.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra"
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Magistra Cohen (she/her) @magistracohen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
-Are you not the author of the 3048 chapter Greek grammar that has become the standard reference, who taught at Johns Hopkins, Bryn Mawr, Harvard and the American Classical School at Athens? -Sir, I believe that you are referring to Herbert Weir Smyth...and he was also the president of the APA.
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CM Harrington @octothorpe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Are you not the famed actor who starred in countless British stage plays and films, including Harry Potter and Downton Abby? Sir, I believe you are referring to Dame Maggie Smith
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Are you not the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the Cure, the seminal post-punk band foundational to the so-called "Goth" subculture? Sir, I believe you are referring to Robert Smith.
Jack Smith testifying. Senator Hyperchicken still asleep back there.
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Chris Helgerson @chrishelgerson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
- Are you not the failed Presidential candidate who ran on the perverted slogan "Make Your Wet Dreams Come True"? - Sir, I believe that you are referring to Al Smith... And his slogan referred to ending Prohibition.
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Did you not once pull a Compact Laser Deluxe gun out of your ass to defeat two murderous robots on a space station in orbit? Sir, I believe you are referring to Captain Jack Harkness.
Jack Smith testifying last week-ish. Sen John Kennedy of Louisiana (no relation) is roosting in the background like the hyperchicken from Futurama.
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Chicago 21222 @chicago21222.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is some crazy shit. Just stop having kids if you’re an absentee parent who doesn’t gaf about this. This literally enrages me. Kids deserve better. Stop playing games with their lives. www.buzzfeed.com/scarymouse/t...
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Teachers Are Sharing The Everyday Things Students Can't Do For Themselves Anymore
"One kid typed my project prompt into ChatGPT and claimed the result as his work, direct from the screen."
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Christian Skotte @skooter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I live next door to two day care centers. One is religious Jewish. The other completely secular. The Jewish one always has a security guard. The secular one doesn't. Being forced to budget for staffing security is pretty clearly systemic antisemitism.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite my profile photo I rarely post about the Sox. So here goes: bottom of the ninth, down by five. Do you believe in improbabilities? www.mlb.com/news/red-sox...
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Relive Boston's dramatic 'Mother's Day Miracle'
BOSTON -- Thirteen years ago, it was a sunny and pleasant Mother’s Day at Fenway Park. A crowd of 36,379 was on hand, and plenty of mothers were basking in a day at the ballpark with their sons and da...
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Name your fav dance scene.
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Nick Bros Acrobatic Jumpin' Jive Dance
Alt: Nick Bros Acrobatic Jumpin' Jive Dance from the movie "Stormy Weather". Jumping over each other going down the stairs each time finishing in a split. Done in one take.
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The shul I grew up in used hard candies. And they hurt!
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You only have to add too much egg to the pate a choux while making eclairs for shabbat/sukkot dinner once. I hope. Never making that mistake again. They looked so good in the oven, but didn't have the structure to avoid deflating when I pulled them out.
Eclairs in the oven through the oven window.  I can't bring myself to post a photo of the deflated eclairs.  They won't look good but they taste OK (I snuck a taste).  The creme patisserie filling was made last night and is terrific, so I should be OK dessert wise.
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Manchurian Pretty Woman (She's been brainwashed to assassinate Richard Gere)
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"Spooky" Gene Rayburn @generayburn.com · 09/03/2026
I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.
Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other
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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
bar mitzvah nephew: some of the people who greeted me i didn't even know but pretended like i did me: welcome to adulthood
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sorry, do you have a ristretto? They need to know who they are dealing with early on.
OK, it's a photo of a double espresso, not a ristretto.
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Dr. Bucky Isotope, PhD, BOFA @buckyisotope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Me if you being an iced coffee to an interview
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Pulp Fiction: Intense 'Ahh' Moment
Alt: Pulp Fiction: Intense 'Ahh' Moment
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Maybe Miri @mirimiri9999.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When I was a kid an EMT and off duty RN saved my life. Neither of them had to sacrifice anything and I regularly donate blood to repay the debt that can never be fully repaid. But boy, this Onion video captures the feeling. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ofv...
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Firefighter Died To Save Unimpressive Teen
YouTube video by ProffaBubba
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Needless to say, I'm in favor of this kind of nerdy exactitude.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
if you liked the thread about “everyone on the bus has realized the driver is going the wrong way,” you will love “hundreds of confused Portlanders ditched by crew and stranded in Iceland” I have to go to bed but I need to know if Sarah makes it to her flight!!!
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Looks like someone can read the pre-mid terms polling. Could this be the leading edge of establishment Republicans trying to create some sunlight between them & MAGA for 2028?
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
First cup of post Yom Kippur coffee. Perfection. I don't have a problem, why do you ask? www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9pD...
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Star Trek: TNG 1x22 FELICIUM ADDICTS
YouTube video by reuelalvarez
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Really good article by @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social in the Times about how American Jews mark Yom Kippur (gift link). גמר חתימה טובה www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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American Yom Kippur: How Jews Across the U.S. Observe the Holiest Day of the Year (Gift Article)
We asked readers around the country to tell us what the holiest day of the Jewish calendar looks like for them in 2026. Here’s what we learned.
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Loved his work on "Glee".
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"I preferred the original narration by Vic Perrin."
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mave @mave.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
No one is coming to save you. However, someone is coming to stand in front of what you want to look at in the grocery store
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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia828.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026
#AMomentofJoy, New York Subway Edition
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fascinating obit of a graphic artist who passed away far too young (gift link). www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
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Cat Frazier, Whose Retro GIFs Celebrated a Weirder Internet, Dies at 35 (Gift Article)
She found a future in the internet’s past with a Tumblr blog of animated texts, a revolt against the clean minimalism of contemporary design aesthetics.
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Boston Public Health Commission @publichealth.boston.gov · 16/09/2026
Free vaccine clinics are back! Get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines for free at one of our upcoming clinics. No appointment necessary, walk-ins welcome. Getting vaccinated is a great way to protect yourself and your community. Find upcoming clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
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Vaccines
Vaccines help prevent serious illnesses like measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, polio, and more. With vaccine preventable illnesses on the rise, it is more important than ever to stay protected. Getting vaccinated is much safer than getting the disease, as it lowers the risk of your child being hospitalized or having long-term health problems.
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ee'dplebnista norkohn forkohn perfectunun.
Cloud William from the Star Trek original series ep "The Omega Glory".  Big blond dude wearing furs with his hand over his heart facing the American flag.

Freedom Yang worship word.
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 15/09/2026
Please admire this slop-guide to the U.S. government that my kid received in his ninth grade government class. “Watergsstate Impreachment Imeachment bolity Precedent”
A sort of map of US government, with lots of arrows and words. It’s labelled “SIMPLIFIED CONCEPT MAP: U.S. GOVERNMENT.”Close up of the diagram:

Example: Watergate Impeachment Key 2473 - Watergsstate Impreachment
Imeachment bolitiy Precedent
Legislative Checks
Executive
Veto
No
Executive Cheeks
Example:
Washington's 2-Ter-in Precedent
Example 3: Impeachment Precedent Key 2016 - Declares political inconinitional comnoladunt precedions hutsite avothov Uncostitutional: Bleachmens on the divisience of the Barizon Precedent
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ketchup proof the wallpaper, Katie!
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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Being a Xennial is wild When I was 5, I sat next to a woman who lived before the invention of the American gasoline car engine (1893!) She told me what it was like to go everywhere by horse, to not have electricity after my 5th birthday, Mississippi ratified the 19th amendment Now here we are
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shana tova! Last minute scramble to the finish line here. Kugel and pot pie done. Two challot are done & two are in the oven.
Muffin tin w/ little kugels!Extremely rough looking seitan pot pie cooling Two round raisin challot cooling on a rackTwo round raisin challot in the oven.  One is in a cake pan, one in a pie tin.  In the lower rack you can see my cracked & aged pizza stone w/ a pan of water on it for keeping it humid in there.  Also, challah was taken, even if there wasn't enough flour to do it w/ a blessing.
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DEAD TEENAGERS out now in paperback @judedoyle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
People of All Genders Empowered to Maintain Delusion That They Have A Chance With Gillian Anderson
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Also available in MS Teams
Thumbnails of SwearTrek gifs available in MS Teams.  Scotty from TAS "I regret every choice that led to this moment", TOS Scotty "why am I sober right now" Janeway "you're all fired", TOS Kirk, Spock, and McCoy "there's bound to be a bar around here someplace", TOS Scotty "I'm reading dangerously high incompetence levels all over the ship".  And a TNG Picard "did you google it"
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root@eruditorum.œrg @root2702.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I recommend _In Person at the Whisky a Go Go_, recorded in 1966 before he was famous and released In 1968 a few months after he died.
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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today, September 8, 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Star Trek’s premiere on American network television. From the beginning, there was something special about this show. >> [more]
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I saw wild turkeys (not that unusual) and a bald eagle during my bike ride to work today. First time I've ever seen a bald eagle while cycling to work - by the Charles River and 128. With all due respect to Dr. Franklin, that eagle is one majestic animal! Couldn't get a photo of the eagle.
Old photo of wild turkeys in a field by the Charles River in Newton close to the route 128 overpass. They're amazing birds, yes, but wow, that eagle.
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Ari Ofsevit @ofsevit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some Youtuber made an AI slop video about Boston traffic which includes this AI hallucinated map and … wow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTi9... (10:31) @universalhub.com
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