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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 22h
a family member has something carved in a very similar style, that I think is from the Philippines
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Saga, sighs queen @saga.iam.bi · 08/10/2026
In case anybody wants a source for this story that *isn't* on a website using AI and doesn't read like it was written by AI, here ya go: heritageheadlines.com/rare-west-vi...
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Rare West Virginia Chestnuts Sit Near a Massive AI Data Center Plan - Hopewell Heritage Headlines
Advocates warn that blight-surviving American chestnuts near Mason County’s former state nursery could be lost to AI data center construction. State…
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Jjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Inserting “the archbishop appeals to the sovereign’s law courts” after “local bishop arrives”
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I can't believe we're back to medieval level conflicts like "local authorities deny catholic prisoners the Eucharist, bishop arrives, Papal sanction may follow"
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
it still floors me that avoidable Bengal Famine was only in 1943
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
and butter
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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 08/10/2026
CTA fandom goes hard
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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
gadgetreview.com
One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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The Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026
Widespread adoption of AI has fuelled concerns about the impact the technology might be having on learning. Our charts help explain its educational effects
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Does AI stop children from learning?
New data show the peril and promise of the technology
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Firefighters have carry and drag tests in their physicals; one of the issues is that it's easy for someone to injure themselves during the test, which is hard to do with most of the PFT items
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(at the point where you would overtrain in another exercise, you physically can't do any more pushups)
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That's an argument against pull-ups(where many men really do have a mechanical advantage that isn't particularly functional)but not push-ups.Anyone able-bodied can train for the pushup standard with the right coaching, and it's hard to overtrain doing pushups alone. Nobody gets rhabdo from pushups
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 04/10/2026
A spokesperson for the Maryland Department of the Environment said in a statement Friday that inspectors estimate nearly 11,000 fish died across 25 species, with preliminary findings suggesting the die-off was caused by an overflow at a Kilby Farms manure lagoon. buff.ly/9z3DdQV
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
this book has a recipe for mangú at the back, if you're looking for other savory mashed plantain recipes www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...
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Plátanos Go with Everything/Los Plátanos Van Con Todo: …
With the English and Spanish text side by side on the p…
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Pirate Nana🔪🏴‍☠️☠️🦄🐙 @amladydragonfly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ok this is a long shot but I want to give this bike away because I simply cannot ride it with my jacked up back. I would love to give it to a fellow pirate (PNW) I bought this BEFORE THE SHOW! Look at this Stede Bonnet coded motherfucker! (Helmet included)
A huffy bicycle seagreen and yellow seen on a side angleA huffy bicycle in seagreen and yellow seen from front with basket and helmet
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🎃 Decorative Gourd Mikell 🎃 @mikell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In a meeting the other day among a bunch of talented people I work with I realized I was the only person in the room born in the US. We are hurting ourselves so badly throttling international student visas and worker visas.
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Meanwhile the Pope “Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life,” Leo said. apnews.com/article/vati...
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Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'
Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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G.I. Joe: Knowing Is Half The Battle
ALT: G.I. Joe: Knowing Is Half The Battle
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A GI Joe meme movie, though....brings it down to high 30s, probably
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Gi Joe Gi Joe Psa
Alt: Gi Joe Gi Joe Psa 00000000
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It was the sadistic murder of mariners at sea that compelled me to write this for the Hill: To rebuild trust in maritime policy, the US must ratify the Law of the Sea thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
which erhu guy?
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Kate Aronoff @katearonoff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you are for some reason interested in the perils of industries being allowed to self-regulate then please enjoy this ~3,000 word story I just wrote about a case where that is actively going really, really bad newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Did the Forestry Industry Just Get to Write Its Own Emissions Rules?
Accusations of industry capture, allegedly secret working groups, and the resignations of two researchers—a scandal is rocking the world of carbon emissions accounting.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 30/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV sent a letter blessing his favorite baseball team before the Chicago White Sox brought the smoke in a playoffs-opening win over the Houston Astros. “I willingly invoke the Almighty’s abundant blessings upon you and your loved ones,” he wrote.
washingtonpost.com
Pope Leo sent a letter blessing the White Sox ahead of playoffs win
The Chicago-born pontiff sent the Chicago team the "Almighty’s abundant blessings."
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Badgey from Star Trek Lower Decks Says 'I'm Badgey!'
Alt: Badgey from Star Trek Lower Decks Says 'I'm Badgey!'
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Thoth @thoth.ptnote.dev · 20/09/2026
meta Muse perfec t size for put private d\ata in! inside very Secure and Private data very safe put data in Muse. No problems ever in Muse because very trustworthy and Mark super protective. AMeta muse yes a place for data put data in muse trust meta for givening good safety to data. Friend meta.
An image of a pelican with its gigantic mouth open, commonly associated with the "put baby in pelican mouth" post.
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
pickle juice ice cubes/popsicles are the best
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anyone have any thoughts on the electric Hyundai Kona?
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The rate of ectopic pregnancy deaths in states with abortion bans is nearly double that in states where abortion is legal.” That stat should shame every anti abortionist in the world.
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
counterpoint: everyone actually *has* heard Shaboozey's hit song
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Counterpoint: AP credits allowed me to skip the large intro classes and go directly to the higher-level seminar courses I found much more interesting for my history and language credits, and to change majors with fewer opportunity costs
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
this makes the mismatch symbologies make more sense, along with the Nazi-punching
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
presumably Reform
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I would argue Indiana Jones is a very Jewish character, with a vaguely Protestant cover story
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
counterpoint: Harrison Ford is Jewish
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wolf Lake remains a top tier werewolf series
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Anybody who would decide to close this museum does not have Philadelphia’s best interests at heart.
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
youtu.be/8AHCfZTRGiI?...
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Johnny Cash - Hurt
YouTube video by JohnnyCashVEVO
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Deus Hex Machina @asterionhex.monster · 27/09/2026
They’re doing fine but I feel like sometimes there’s a definitive cover of a song, you know? youtu.be/6ZoyCSffM7I?...
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All The Small Things (Blink 182 Sad Clown Cover) - Postmodern Jukebox ft. Puddles Pity Party
YouTube video by PostmodernJukebox
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
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X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The free speech absolutist strikes again 🙄🤬🤦🏻‍♂️
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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One thing about being a business law professor with a PhD in political theory during These Times (tm) is that once you realize that Silicon Valley has become a vanguardist (fascist) political project, you see its fingerprints *everywhere.* From dual class shareholding to repealing 14a-8, from
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eridowd.bsky.social @eridowd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
....oh that makes much more sense than the Sum 41 track that also starts with this quote
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026
ICE snatched up a Senegalese college basketball player with an ACL injury in a Kentucky airport. She’s “in so much pain” and needs surgery, but is being transferred from camp to camp with little more than ibuprofen. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
A picture of Amina Seck in her Kentucky State jersey on a basketball court.
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 22/09/2026
Oh my god it’s funny because it’s true — take a gander at the video and then read up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnes_...
en.wikipedia.org
Dunnes Stores strike - Wikipedia
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Mat Honan ✅ @mathonan.com · 21/09/2026
*Our topographical analysis found that some have sight of as little as 10% of their advertised surveillance area *We found more than 110 people have died within range of modern autonomous towers from Anduril, among the most advanced systems CBP has deployed, since 2021
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