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Fernando Alfonso III

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rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
i profiled interpol, a band which came to define a post-9/11 NYC darkness early in its career in its latest album, Interpol grapples directly with feelings of anxiety over technology and the surveillance state — but leaves room for the light www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Interpol Comes Full Circle on ‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’ (Gift Article)
The band that emerged in post-9/11 New York grapples with the surveillance state on its anxious but hopeful new LP, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton.”
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Really glad to see David Goodman and @lmcgaughy.bsky.social's bylines on this because only people who have been watching Texas for a while can really understand how and why Islamaphobia is a main force in Texas politics right now
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Took a vacation last week and reached that place of zen where I did not care what was happening on my phone. While I was out, my story about Flock with @fernalfonso.bsky.social came out: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u... And then Flock made changes: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/b...
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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t. (Gift Article)
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
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frde2059.bsky.social @frde2059.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
*** #privacy Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u... @fernalfonso.bsky.social
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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Citing my reporting for @propublica.org - about how federal prisons are losing staff to ICE - House Dems are raising concerns about how that's impacing prisoners' lives and demanding BOP answer Q's as to what the agency is doing about it democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
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Judiciary Democrats Demand BOP Immediately Address Pervasive Staffing Shortages and Safety Failures
Washington, D.C. (February 20, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Sur...
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This case is insane: ICE shot and killed a citizen last March then *hid it for a year.* The young man they killed had no criminal history. All we know about shooting is from internal ICE docs. We don't know officers' names. We don't have footage. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...
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A Fatal ICE Shooting Occurred in Texas Months Before Renee Good’s Killing
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/01/2026
Nearly a month after four people, including three children, were killed in a shooting in Stockton, California, the police have yet to arrest a suspect. Grieving residents are asking questions about what they wish for their city, which has long suffered from gang violence, to become. trib.al/ukQneqC
A police officer walks by a collection of balloons, teddy bears, candles, and other items at a memorial for the four people killed in the Stockton shooting in November. A headline reads: "A California City Grieves Over a Shooting at a Toddler’s Birthday Party." Photo by Philip Cheung for The New York Times
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 29/12/2025
Hell of a lede, @lawrencehurley.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Screenshot from NBC News story:
In his almost 45 years as a federal judge, John Coughenour has seen it all, including high-profile criminal trials that put his own safety at risk.
But this year, the 84-year-old senior district judge did something he hadn't considered for a long time: He retrieved a gun he had stored at the federal courthouse in Seattle years ago and brought it back to his home in case he needed it to defend himself.
Coughenour is one of dozens of federal judges who have found themselves at the center of a political maelstrom as they have ruled against President Donald Trump or spoken up in defense of the judiciary. With Trump administration officials vilifying judges who rule against the government, a wave of violent threats and harassment has often followed.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/12/2025
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
really great piece in Bloomberg about rail travel in Texas that I'm jealous I didn't write www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Where Train Dreams Meet Reality in Texas
Dallas and Houston are 250 miles apart. But if you want to take a train between them, prepare for a 23-hour odyssey that says a lot about where US passenger rail is heading.
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Danielle Lerner @danielle-lerner.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Really touching story by @jonmalexander.bsky.social on former Texans center Justin Britt (MIZ!) and how he uses running to combat his depression and inspire others struggling with their mental health www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texan...
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Justin Britt abruptly left the NFL in 2022 with depression. How he found peace
Justin Britt stepped away from the Houston Texans in 2022 with depression. Three years later, he opened up to us about how he found peace and has become an advocate for mental health.
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Fidel Martinez @fidel.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The la times design/data graphics/ features teams’ Halloween themed potluck at the office is MIND blowing.
I forget what I actually is but it’s Zombie brains!A charcuterie plate renamed as “charBOOterie”Rice krispy treats made to look like Frankenstein Graveyard pie (pumpkin pie with cookies)
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 19/10/2025
While lawyers and big financial backers took home millions, many Texans who were charged sky-high electricity rates during the winter storm may never see a dime from Griddy Energy. bit.ly/4ohKcXR
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2025
Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
Diane Keaton is smiling and looking to her right. She is wearing a black jacket, a white blouse, a black hat and glasses. A headline reads: "1946-2025: Diane Keaton." Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images
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Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
"After 40 days on the picket line, unionized workers at the Hilton Americas-Houston ended their strike after ratifying a new contract with hotel management on Friday." by Maliya Ellis, @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
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Hilton workers win new contract after 40 days on strike
The new contract's $20 minimum wage is a significant raise, but less than the $23 wage union leaders had wanted.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The Case That Broke American American Justice.
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Aja Romano @bookshop.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Last year I co-wrote a piece with @umairfan.bsky.social about the way cultures that valorize endurance make it much harder for people to take the threat of extreme heat as seriously as they do extreme cold. It's past time to change that. www.vox.com/climate/3597...
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Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?
Our attitudes about enduring extreme heat have to evolve.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
no you’re crying
In her column, she once joked that she would like to have something named after her —nothing grand like a building or bridge but perhaps something more modest, such as a sewage-pumping station. In 2002, Grand Forks officially dedicated the Marilyn Hagerty sewage station, bearing a plaque honoring her, on Belmont Road. People left flowers there the day she died.
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Just got a great set of emails from the FBI.
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Gianna Meola @giannameola.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
It’s a cat silently judging you in the nighttime
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I think a lot about how one of the last times the Astrodome was ever used was to hold refugees from Katrina www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
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Photos from 20 years ago show life inside the Astrodome after Hurricane Katrina
Photos show what the Astrodome looked like 20 years ago when it was transformed into a shelter for more than 25,000 people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/08/2025
At first, a 16-year-old used ChatGPT for schoolwork. Then he started discussing plans to end his life.
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A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.
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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Can folks do me a favor? I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January. I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am. I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics. Here’s two favorite set photos. Repost? I am in the wilderness.
Kerry Bishe in costume as Donna and Mackenzie Davis in costume as Cameron Howe on the set of Halt and Catch FireScoot McNairy and Lee Pace on the set of Halt and Catch Fire
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Some incredibly good news: One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print. In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast. In short, it’s working. So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
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Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.
Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
US Senator Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into the abuse of women and children in US immigration detention, citing among other reports, the WIRED story below: www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a prison camp in Texas. BOP hasn't said why... but one union official offered a suggestion: "If someone is a cooperating witness, they can request a lower security level." From me and @elissacj.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Texas prison
Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum-security prison in Bryan Friday.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/07/2025
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com “There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
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Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic
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Elon Musk's Tesla Diner Is the Cybertruck of Restaurants
Elon Musk's new Tesla Diner in Hollywood: long lines, chaotic service, disappointing food and a puzzling design with drive-in movie screens.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 26/07/2025
‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people reut.rs/4feiSqq
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‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people
AI tools like ChatGPT are helping neurodivergent users communicate more clearly and confidently — though some experts warn that overreliance could come at a cost.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I wrote about John “Ozzy” Osbourne—a working class lad made good, who rose from a slaughterhouse killing floor to the highest echelons of rock stardom in spite of himself, who gave us heavy metal and left a more complex legacy than many realize—for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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Ozzy Osbourne, Rock God Despite Himself (1948–2025)
The Prince of Darkness, who gave us heavy metal as we know it, has been laid to rest.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
1/ DO NOT MISS @annamerlan.bsky.social & @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's deep dive into how RFK Jr is taking his fight against vaccines to trying to get rid of the vaccine injury court, without which there will not be new & better vaccines developed. It's diabolical www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The plot against vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have hit on a way to undermine immunization.
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 12/07/2025
I’m turning 50 soon. After nearly 30 years in the work I‘ve been doing, I’ve been deeply struggling with burnout & all the existential questions, knowing my time is limited on this Earth. I found this episode to be helpful for thinking through it all.
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You 2.0: The Passion Pill - Hidden Brain Media
Behavioral scientist Jon Jachimowicz looks at how to keep our passions alive, and how to channel old passions into new pursuits.
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Fernando Alfonso III @fernalfonso.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
My son really captured the mind of @realgdt.bsky.social with this one
Children's arts and craft; hands on top of a face. All looks similar to the monster from Pans Labyrinth Pans Labyrinth monster
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Houston is getting ready to ban people from sleeping on the sidewalk at any time, day or not -- because city officials claim it will help keep homeless people safe from the dangers of sleeping on the street... www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Houston to propose law banning sleeping on downtown, East End sidewalks 24/7
At a press conference, a city official said a rule would be proposed in July to expand the hours that people are banned from sleeping on certain sidewalks.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Note: We turned off the paywall for this one because it's primarily based on public records.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Another nice little story about the best newspaper in America.
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When fake news is dead serious
Satirical news sites like The Onion are doing the work that legitimate publications won't by taking a stand.
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Julian Gill @juliangill.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via Matt DeGrood and Sam Kelly
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She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her.
The woman’s case is a worst-case scenario, according to advocates worried about the worsening state of domestic violence in the Houston region.
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
That last part is literally true
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband. The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her.
The woman’s case is a worst-case scenario, according to advocates worried about the worsening state of domestic violence in the Houston region.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 21/06/2025
“I just find it fascinating that this student can write [a racist] article, a series of [racist] articles that are essentially manifestoes, and that’s free speech,” Ms. Chatman said, “but my class can’t be called ‘Race, Entrepreneurship and Inequality.’”
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A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Houston Housing Authority cited over a dozen cases in a legal brief. Almost none of the quotes exist. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Houston Housing Authority files legal brief filled with fake quotes
A brief, submitted by a firm that often represents cities and agencies in the Houston area, cited over a dozen cases. The only problem? Almost none of the quotes actually exist.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2025
Hudson Valley erupted with hundreds marching in the "No Kings" rally, sending a powerful message against tyranny in one of the nation’s key battleground states. The fight for democracy is far from over. #NoKings #HudsonValley #TyrannyFighters #BattlegroundState www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Hudson Valley's "No Kings" rally: Protesting dictatorship in a key battleground
"We are fighting a war against tyranny again.”
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Thread of my pics from today's peaceful protest in Downtown Houston.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
There were no arrests, no tagging and no windows broken at today's protest in Houston. I didn't see any even vague tense confrontations or exchanges with police. After 2.5 years in LA, it's wild to see how much calmer Houston police are than LASD/LAPD. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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'Houston at its best': Mayor John Whitmire praises peaceful No Kings protesters
Though several local agencies pitched in to keep the protest secure, Whitmire said there were no National Guard troops at the event.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
NEW: The legality of Trump's deployment of the military to LA remains up in the air, but legal experts tell @wired.com that the decision may mark a fundamental shift for American democracy. @dell.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests
President Trump’s deployment of more than 700 Marines to Los Angeles—following ICE raids and mass protests—has ignited a fierce national debate over state sovereignty and civil-military boundaries.
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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The second I heard the news about Sly Stone I wanted to read what Wesley Morris would have to write about him, which is always the correct impulse to have. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/a...
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Sly Stone and the Sound of an America That Couldn’t Last
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Daily bunny no.2978 does this every summer
Two bunnies install an old-fashioned air conditioning unit in their apartment window. They are haphazardly hanging it off the window sill, with the smaller bunny hanging over the street. Two pigeons with a nest, one window over, watch them anxiously.
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