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skELLY @ellyzoe.bsky.social · 14h

My day was very much like Darwin’s! This has to be one of the more relatable famous-person quotes ever.

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Jess Fink🍉🌈 @jessfink.bsky.social · 20h

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A 7 panel comic by the artist. First panel: The artist is running from a distance towards a group of people playing basketball in the park. The artist is holding a pumpkin above their head and screaming "AAAAAAAAA". Second panel: The artist has leapt up and is in position to slam dunk the pumpkin into the basketball hoop. Panel three: the pumpkin splatters violently against the backboard of the basketball hoop, sending orange pumpkin goop everywhere. Panel four: the players stand staring, covered in pumpkin goop and shocked. Panel five: the artist stares at them wide-eyed, also covered in the goop and says "it's October FIRST". Their hand reaches towards their face. Panel six: the artist rips off their own face like a rubber mask to reveal a skeleton beneath. Panel 7: the group of players stand shocked and horrified, watching as the skeleton falls to the ground in a pile of bones, the sound effects says "CLATTER".

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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy National Poetry Day!

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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Behind The Trees" - my oil painting

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Spam journal calls for proposals are getting bold in their demands. #academic

Spam message that says "I hope you will not disappoint me this time."

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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

These Korean themed dice would be perfect for another ROK focused micro #wargame. Any suggestions for a topic? 😉 🎲 #wargaming

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Your daily affirmation: If the universe is infinite, then that leaves a lot of room for your weirdness.

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

10 random maps for $1 from "Always Be Creating," a used crafting supply store in Fort Collins. I have no idea what I'll use them for, other than that they looked cool.

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

At FoCo’s Wobble Hi-Fi with a Brooklyn and Halberstam’s “The Best and the Brightest.” #TheRoostingArts

Roosting with a book and drink at a Hi Fi music bar

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Dustin Knight @kitsunewarlock.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Idea: Setting of doomed prophets with so many apocalypses that the only reason the planet survives is the apocalypses and doomsday weapons conveniently foil one another in an endless chain of Greater Scope Villains, True Final Bosses, Starscreams, and Dragon Ascendants.

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Zach Ota @zachota.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Post-conflict planning is difficult and takes a long time. For example, 10 days after the Marines landed on Guadalcanal in 1942, the Navy sent its first cadre of civil affairs officers to Columbia University to learn how to govern Japanese territory that would be seized in operations during 1944.

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mildred (left) and Gladys (right). Despite all the other cool stuff in their aviary, they love napping in this plain, lightly papered nesting box. (Old cat food boxes and small Amazon boxes make great disposable roosts and food containment areas). #PigeonsOfBsky

Picture of two pet pigeons roosting together

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026

I don't know, maybe all those non-"straight white dude" people won their awards because their books were actually really fucking good, how about that as a hypothesis

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In the age of tablets and e-calendars (even whiteboards), I still print important tasks in hard copy, Sharpie the title and due date at the top, and stagger the prints chronologically on my desk, making them readily visible and difficult to lose track of.

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Scott Sandage @scottsandage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#ThatFeelingWhen you’ve got 26 original printings of The Columbian Orator, enough to put one into the hands of each student as you begin teaching how #FrederickDouglass taught himself #HowToRead and #SpeakTruthToPower

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mikeymomo.bsky.social @mikeymomo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

KAL - The Economist

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 17/09/2026

NEW ARRIVALS with New Cat! We have not yet settled on a new professional name for New Cat, so your suggestions are welcome! Place your order via 319-337-2996 or infodesk@thehauntedbookshop.com - We ship! Or stop by 219 N Gilbert Street, Iowa City, 11-6 Central Mon-Sat.

A golden tabby cat with very leonine features and a big, fluffy tail looks up from a food dish in a room with a squishy couch and a lot of mystery novels

A roll of discount stickers and three piles of Babysitter's Club paperbacks from the 1980s, except with an adorable golden tabby cat flopped over in the middle of everything, allowing store employee Felix to rub his forehead

Golden tabby cat looks off-camera like a movie starlet while accidentally wearing a discount price sticker on his chest. Let me stress, urgently, that the cat is not for sale. We love him.

Oh right, books. Here are some nonfiction titles, including a couple versions of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Analects of Confucius, C.S. Lewis' A Grief Observed, books about Montaigne and Emerson and the Inklings, a little criticism, some war history of both recent and long distant varieties, some classical history, and a bit of Western philosophy

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 11/02/2026

This is where I'm posting from.

Lord British in a suit of armor, sitting in front of an Apple computer.

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Curious… my iPhone doesn’t recognize “genocide” as a word. “Do you mean genome? Genoa? Gelato? No? Ah, can’t help you then.”

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King Ludd @kingludd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Found this gem on FB 😍

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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 21/08/2026

But they were, all of them, deceived, for a late Labor Day was made to ruin the syllabi of men.

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I think I’d honestly recommend now that anybody who wants to have a good and happy life should probably avoid public life, or any job or profession with even a chance of a serious public profile. But, the impact of people heeding that advice en masse would be very bad for society and democracy.

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Youngles 🇰🇷🔜PAX Unplugged @youngles.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Okay but what if Batman was poor?

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

When I started building my dwarven society, I snagged a mycologist to talk for a while about what kind of fungal crops might be possible, and in particular what food and textiles might be derived from them.

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Shurebis [he/him] @shurebis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

One-page RPG Jam Entry Word based magic system with cards. 4 different classes, 52 words to combine and an easy resolution system. Claim your community copy and try it out! shurebis.itch.io/prima-nomina

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PRIMA NOMINA by Shurebis

Solve problems with Poetry and Cards

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Sick awesome drone! Drone tracks aren't everyone's cup of tea, but I love me some dark ambient, noise, and pads. #music #ambient www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8ui...

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FALSE FATE - VHIKK X MODULAR DARK DRONE

YouTube video by False Fate

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I'm so annoyed NFTs turned out to be the mini-boss before AI

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Three copies of the same synthesizer, semi-randomly sequenced at different speeds, note durations, and octave ranges in pentatonic minor (disregard "C Major" at the top: I adjusted it at the sequencer level). Plus, a little low-frequency oscillation and delay to add movement. #music #ambient

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 27/07/2026

Due to the excess of spiders currently living in our bookstore, all mail orders during the month of August will include two (2) complimentary spiders.

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Our first visitor today said "My husband has some books here." Us: Great, what the name? Her: Joe Haldeman Us: Oh, not the books, we meant your husband's name. Gay Haldeman: It's Joe Haldeman. Such a lovely surprise visit! Related: we now have a few signed @joehaldeman.bsky.social titles.

Author Joe Haldeman, holding a freshly-signed copy of THE FOREVER WAR.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 25/07/2026

To be best of my knowledge Edinburgh’s History & Games Lab is the 1st to use TTRPG Actual Play as a REF-able scholarly output. (I’ve done a bit of consulting, & hope to observe) A lot of my research lately has (unexpectedly) led to Old & New Chaosium’s role in the history & future of AP.

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The first of my five-part Hotspot adventure series for Freedom Squadron, Mobius Worlds Publishing's "ode to 80s action" Savage Worlds setting! #ttrpg #SWADE www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Freedom Squadron - Hotspot Grenada

Get notified when Freedom Squadron - Hotspot Grenada launches on BackerKit!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/07/2026

I suspect most writers have that one authority figure who was snide about their writing, allowing that writer to be fueled by spite for years if not decades. My version was the creative writing prof who was dismissive about science fiction. I sent him a copy of Old Man's War when it was published.

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John Beckett @utaodruid.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I wasn’t planning to do a Mystic South post, but apparently I have more to say about it than I thought - starting with how much I enjoyed this year’s conference. Mystic South’s tagline is “theory – practice – play”: I did all three and had a great time doing them. www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbe...

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Mystic South 2026: Good On So Many Levels

I wasn’t planning to do a Mystic South recap blog post this year, but apparently I have more to say about it than I thought. And that starts with how much I enjoyed this year’s conference. Mystic Sout...

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James "Pigeon" Fielder @drpigeon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I just had an essay titled "Worlds of the Liminal: Sovereignty, Structure, and Agency in Tabletop Roleplaying Games" published in the Rituals of Play by @mangamecentre.bsky.social. But forget about me: the entire zine rocks. 😁 manchestergamecentre.org/rituals-of-p...

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Rituals of Play Zine — Manchester Game Centre

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My first search engine.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/07/2026

When firefighters in Oakland, California, saw a pigeon struggling to breathe near the site of a fire they had fought, the crew stopped to help.

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