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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A beautiful fake fall night in DC watching baseball.

Wide angle view of Nationals Park at the Nationals v. Phillies game.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026

Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).

A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.

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沁 @loika.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

absence

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

First bite. Clouds are threatening so I doubt I'll get to see the peak eclipse. But I at least got to see the start.

The moon with a small slice of its lower left edge hidden by the Earth's shadow.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Critters seen in my backyard during our outdoor movie night. A rosy maple moth A red footed cannibal fly A red spotted purple butterfly

A rosy maple moth clinging to a pebbled black surface

A red footed cannibal fly standing on grey concrete

A red spotted purple butterfly with wings spread, standing on the edge of a blue, black, and brown edges of a pool skimmer robot.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Delivery van surprised me today with the Vampire's Tale Tarot deck from @abigaillarson.com and Sasha Graham (not sure if she's on this site). Love the deck and the book. Great art, great quality and feel to each of the cards. A nice addition to my collection.

A stack of tarot cards, with the Fool card prominent, spills across a small book titled The Vampire's Tale. A silver bracelet with wolf heads lay across the book. Just below a corner of the book is a copper disk with Nordic knotwork around the edge of the disk. Four stone dice with the Norse runes tiwaz, pertho, fehu, and sowilo are spread above the deck of tarot cards

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Josh Michtom @rsgat.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is just to say I have eaten the sailors that were in the ship and which you were probably saving for Ithaca Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so Greek

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Saw the Odyssey today. It was good, fine even. I don't know what the big fuss is. They hit the right story bits, everything and everyone was gorgeous, a perfectly fine adaptation. I'd give this a 3.5 outta 5.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

In light of recent US politician obituaries, I present a Toad in a Hole.

A toad trying to cram itself into a hole in a stone wall, with only its butt sticking out.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Enjoyed the new Supergirl movie last night. I had a good time with it. Was it capital C cinema? No. Was it a fun ride? I thought so. I give it a 3 out of 5. Spoiler-free thoughts below...

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Woke up early today to catch the sun rise on my birthday. I'm not doing anything more special than that.

A line of trees silhoutted against the dawn sky. Thin clouds are tinted by the dawn light. The sky is colored orange at the horizon and shifts to blue. A faint pillar of light rises from the not-yet-visible sun.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I love this map design! The fold lines really give it a lived-in feel and gives me some really cool ideas for my own games. All sort of neat little details when you zoom in.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Caught the Mandalorian and Grogu in the theater tonight. Fun movie, a bit like a roller coaster, or an extended Star Tours experience. Really felt like they smashed 6 episodes of the show into a 2 1/2 hour movie. Was it essential? No, but I had fun.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Me: I think I'll eat my breakfast at the counter today. Dog: Our breakfast.

Dog with shaggy gray hair and black nose looks at the camera, his right eye just visible from beneath long eyebrows. He is standing next to a grey countertop in a kitchen.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

And the clematis bloomed pretty crazy this year. I think we had one blossom last year.

A half dozen purple clematis flowers, green leaves and grass, black climbing trellis

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Fantastic read. Makes me think about every history book I've ever read. If you aren't already subscribed, I believe Defector is running a sale and the $1 for a month is worth a go to give it a try. You can read this story and a lot of others.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

As I was walking g through New York late last night, we saw this really interesting restaurant that we won't have the opportunity to try. It seems like it would be eating in a coloring book. Shirokuro was the name. Maybe it'll be here the next time I visit.

A restaurant interior where the edges of the white tables and chairs are lined in heavy black lines. The walls are white with line art images like from a coloring book. The only colors was a steel silver piece of equipment, the shiny plastics of a point-of-sale system, and the restaurant staff in black t-shirts, caps, and blue jeans.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

At the Lost Boys on Broadway. Great set, great music. Performers are killing it! Act 1 done, waiting for Act 2. Yes, there was a Sax Man in Act 1. He was phenomenal.

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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Brutal.

A WHOLE CIVILIZATION
WILL DIE TONIGHT
My son needs lunch, and I have to put his backpack together, but a whole civilization will die tonight, so I'm wondering if they've closed their schools.
Like, a snow day, maybe, except instead of snow it's
"keep your children home so if you die, you die together" — instead of "well open back up once the plows have cleared" it's
"we don't know if we'll be here tomorrow, hold your babies tight."
It's just "talk" I'm told, which I've been told before.
"It's how the president makes his deals." But I've never heard anyone talk about other human beings this way, and I'm not certain I can look my son in the eyes if we all agree to stomach it one more time.
A civilization will die tonight, but as I zip up his backpack and kiss him off to school I think: if this is what we call leadership then I'm not entirely sure ours isn't already dead.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

One day, "It" will happen, by which I mean sudden and unexpected news that you want to celebrate. In such cases, you will want the right outfit. 🧵

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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I hear a lot of "it's hard to make art when the world is on fire" and yeah that's definitely true for a lot of reasons. But it's also healthy to use art to respond to the times you're living in. And trust that others need that from you too.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The orchid is flourishing. Spring is just around the corner.

Three red and yellow orchid flowers open, several unopened buds on the stem. The pot sits in a window sill.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Important advice these days. Thinking I need to print it out and stick it places i look at frequently.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I got tired of the news so I opened up a window and looked out at the night sky. Jupiter was very bright tonight, especially when spotted through a pair of big binoculars.

An open window, trees lit, stars in the sky with Jupiter centered. A pair of binoculars in shadow point up at the planet.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year, BlueSky! May your 2026 be better than all the years that came before. Burn the ships that brought you here. There is no going back. There is only forward.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Year is almost up. I've slowed down on my reading, but still managed to get another added to the "Read it" pile. This time, it's Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao. This was a fun book to read. It took me a while to get through it, but when I did read it I devoured sections in big bites. Some thoughts/

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Random and probably unoriginal thoughts this Thanksgiving (US) morning: 1) Generally, humans are an extinction level event on this planet. 2) Specific humans are doing their damnedest to change that. They need more of us to help. ...

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Completed reading Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery by Brian Murphy. A good book with a lot of the history of the sword-&-sorcery genre of books. A few thoughts: 1/x

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Do you want good sports writing? How about silly sports writing? Weird/wonderful creatures (non-political)? Horrible/infuriating creatures (sports, political)? Arts and culture? Defector is a great blog to spend your dollars for all that and more. I've never regretted subscribing.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Poetry and prose are not graced to any one class, any one race, any one creed. It is graced to all. Poetry is emotion expressed for all the world to see. Even when the emotion is something as simple as lamenting a power bill for the sake of comfort.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Took a while to get through it, but finished I Am The Law by @molcher.bsky.social today. I've been working my way through it now for a couple months, primarily because of how heavy feeling his prose is and seeing it reflected... well... everywhere all at once. My thoughts below. 1/x

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

17,897 days on this planet. 49 orbits around the sun. An insignificant percentage of a galactic year. This space/time has been mostly good. I'm glad I was here to see it. I hope to see a lot more of it.

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Went for a ride and found this fine specimen on the steering wheel. I think it wanted to drive.

A close up of a jumping spider on a steering wheel

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Failed State of Enlightenment @fsoenlightenment.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Just finished So I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney. An interesting book. It was a relatively fast read, breezy in some parts, especially for a very weighty theme. A few quick thoughts... 1/

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