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Jim Alwine @jimalwine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have always liked the word bellwether. It derives from the practice of shepherds hanging a bell around the neck of a wether (a castrated male sheep) to lead and track the flock. The word evolved to be anything that guides or predicts the way forward. When I taught virology, I would

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This smells of a MAGA assumption that Irish Republican = American Republican.

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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ

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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just to fully underline how spiteful this shit is for those unaware: On the left is the route the Orange Order have been ordered to take for the past 3 decades without trouble. On the right is the route that has brought hundreds of cops to Drumcree. The only motivation is sectarian antagonism.

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I need this video please and thank you.

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Jessie🦇 @atropius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I caught the cutest thing ever on the Katmai bear cams

A photo of a large brown bear, taken from behind, laying on the ground with her back legs splayed out. Her two cubs are laying against her right side, both using her butt as a pillow. They're laying next to a river

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Also wondering: Will American congress members ever prosecute him for any of the myriad of crimes he has committed in office?

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm going to the back seat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for ten minutes!

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Why won’t you promise to hold these people accountable?

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Jess Pendley @jesspendley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls.

A small machine, the front resembles a smiling face, and its back reflected in the mirror behind it resembles a horrified face.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Depending on the context, standing firm on human rights might lose you an election. You should still do it IMO.

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Whew. I was not prepared for how offensive that article was.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I tried to keep my phone off but I had to turn it on for a second because I know I’m going to need Patti Smith to yell this at me regularly for at least a couple more years

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thank you for including the pronunciation!

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 29/08/2026

The spirometer, used to help doctors diagnose lung disease, had a so-called race equation built into it. It was drawn from assumptions about the anatomy of Black people that were false and based on “science” traced back to American slavery. Why are hospitals around the US still using it?

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A “race equation” baked into a standard medical test is hurting Black patients, but most hospitals are still using it

A standard medical test with racist origins is cutting off Black patients from needed treatments. Why do hospitals still use this harmful test today?

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You’re the senator from California, ffs. Stop trying to sell a solid blue state on bipartisanship. Lead and fight!

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“You have to have conversations with people in the other side of the aisle.” Jared’s not even in the building!

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Mean Girls: She Doesn't Even Go Here!

Alt: Mean Girls: She Doesn't Even Go Here!

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it may ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.

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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops

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Gourdon P. Squash @dewterium2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is why they coined the term "cancel culture" and attacked it so furiously. What they were calling cancel culture was actually the conscience of civil society, which is their enemy.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 19/08/2026

Send this to a young adult who looks at their phone while walking on campus.

A girl reading texts on her phone while walking through her college campus. All around her people are running because they are being attacked by squirrels. She doesn’t notice. Her friend is saying, reunion tonight! Bring snacks! O.m.g. Tiffany is freaking out for some reason. A squirrel shouts, “Fly, my brothers! To the dining hall!” The text reads: Oh no! You were on your phone and unprepared for the squirrel uprising! Put your phone away! Distracted walking sends people to the ER every year.

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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Under MTA rules, dogs are allowed on the NYC subway only if they are fully enclosed in a container or bag and carried in a way that does not annoy other passengers." 😂

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

There’s an easy fix for this: Jeffries releases a statement revealing an attempt at negotiating around an impeachment, followed by a promise that if the democrats retake the house & senate, they will not only impeach but charge him for every crime he and his admin committed.

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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Do you remember when a fundraising campaign for the Navajo and Hopi people went viral during the pandemic, as people recalled the generosity of native Americans to Irish people during the famine? If you were one of those who donated - you are invited to have your photo taken …

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@robdelaney.bsky.social’s wife’s karate instructor got a new gig

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m begging someone to run on this platform.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 12/08/2026

Fascists lie all the time not to make the lies matter but to remove weight from the truth. In this way, sincerity is a weapon against fascism. It is how we embrace the heft of truth.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 12/08/2026

“Earnestness is cringe” is just the mirror image of “cynicism is savvy” and the matching partner to “lol nothing matters” which is the fertile ground for fascism to grow. Hope is cringe. Progress is cringe. Change is cringe. Getting together with other people and imagining something better? Cringe.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you are wrestling with existential unease, feeling unsatisfied with your life choices, and worrying that you best days are already behind you, it may mean you are experiencing a midlife crisis; or it may just mean you are experiencing life amidst crises.

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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 11/08/2026

what if i do not want to be optimized. what if i want to make mistakes because that’s how you learn; what if i want to do nothing sometimes, what if i want a world that is weird and challenging and has mysteries left to reveal. what if i like taking the long way

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...

Axios: AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose.

Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed, a chapter at the beach, another on a plane — makes it easy to lose the thread. AI can help you pick it back up without starting over.
📖 I really got into using AI while reading James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." The text was far too dense for casual vacation reading. My first prompt asked:

"I'd like a guide as I read The Last of the Mohicans who can help me understand what I've read and where the story is, without giving spoilers or getting ahead of my progress. Can you do this, chapter by chapter?"
The robot agreed: "Cooper's sentences are long and his diction is archaic."

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fitterhappier @fitterhappier.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Pro tip: if you don’t have Netflix, you can still experience it by eating lettuce from Taco Bell.

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