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Winner of the *second* annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence. Vermonter. No, you can't borrow my maple syrup.

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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 14h
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026
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news.berkeley.edu
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
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Patrick "Inverted Vibe Curve" Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
new wolfenstein looks like shit
its pete hegseth splaying his arms christlike at a podium with all sorts of americana bunting thats got a distinct fash aesthetic
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reposting from The Ringer: To find the last time a Vermonter was drafted, you have to go way back, to the age of short shorts and long drafts. Jack McCluskey looked into why Vermonters have been such a bad bet to make the NBA:
theringer.com
The NBA’s Missing State
Vermont is the only state that has never produced an NBA player, but its basketball culture is alive and … well, it’s alive
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please help if you can! Queen City Cat Lounge is an adoption center I visit frequently here in Vermont and their window was vandalized last night. Fortunately they had double glass for the cats' safety, but the broken outer window needs to be fixed ASAP. www.gofundme.com/f/repair-and...
Poster with a black and white screenshot of security footage showing a man peering into the front window of a cat adoption center. Text says "please help Queen City cat lounge recover. last night someone broke the window at Queen City cat lounge - an adoption center that has placed hundreds of cats in loving homes. the cats are all safe but the window needs to be replaced quickly!"
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
themomoftheyear.substack.com
I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My 9 games that shaped who I am. The first Pillars of Eternity is easily the most underrated game on this list, 10/10 for me. Madden 2006 because I probably played that the most. The vision cone was great and I'll die on that hill. Halo 2 multiplayer was peak gaming.
List of 9 video games that shaped who I am. Tecmo Super Bowl, Diablo 2, Knights of the Old Republic, World of Warcraft, Halo 2, Madden 2006, Path of Exile, Starcraft 2, Pillars of Eternity
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

FLOCK OFF
CEO of Flock Garrett Langley doesn't like his photo being shared publicly
NOTICE NEWS
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Nate Tice @natetice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I was lucky enough to get to interview my former camp counselor this week! He's also accomplished just a few other things, but the great Eli Manning joins me for a chat about his career, what's changed from when he played in the NFL, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwVs...
youtube.com
Eli Manning's QB Masterclass on Reading Coverages & Beating NFL Defenses
YouTube video by Yahoo! Sports NFL
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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A few weeks back we told you we'd show you why Cheerios are so important to us. Using Cheerios helps us safely move our pigs around to different pastures, and back to their indoor spaces for bed in the evening. They also provide a healthy source of mental stimulation for rooting!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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CNN @cnn.com · 18/09/2026
Exclusive: An AI-assisted intel report, circulated across the US military during the Iran war, nearly triggered an operation but was false, sources say. cnn.it/4y9MBJO
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@dannyheifetz.bsky.social @dannybkelly.bsky.social @craighorlbeck.bsky.social I feel like I remember you guys saying you had a discord channel but I can't find it! Help!
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Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🏈 CHI 59 - 37 CAR FINAL ✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1096th unique final score in NFL history.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 10/09/2026
You know he’s lying because the GOP has the House and Senate majorities right now. They could write a bill and pass it tomorrow if they wanted to!
In February 2025, Trump promised Americans checks from the money “saved” by DOGE.
He lied.
In December 2025, he promised Americans $2,000 checks from his tariff “proceeds”.
He lied.
Last night, he promised every American adult $5,000 ONLY IF Republicans maintain their House and Senate majorities. Guess what?
He’s lying again.
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James Introcaso @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We've only got a few days left of the Crows BackerKit campaign! mcdm.gg/crows-rpg art by Joseba Alexander
A hulking undead creature made of several corpses has multiple mouths and wields two bone weapons
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Perhaps more concerningly, the TVs were capable of recording microphone audio when in standby; this continued even after the TV was disconnected from the internet, with audio files stored offline and uploaded once a connection was restored."
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What if Adam Silver just really hates the Clippers
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What Pablo Torre did was ridiculously impressive. Uncovered a conspiracy between rich guys, withstood a propaganda campaign by one of the richest guys in the world with a pretty good reputation, didn't buckle or panic, and just kept reporting. That's some Pulitzerin' right there.
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@sheaserrano.bsky.social @netw3rk.bsky.social Any idea why Spotify is showing two results for Organizing Things? One is labeled as the paid subscriber one, but it's not like I had to prove that I was subscribed.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I did comment on this story on my show. None of you mouthbreathers noticed, because you don’t actually consume my work or care about the issues in this story you claim to care about —you just want to find reasons to shit on another woman.
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James Introcaso @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hey! Check out the tale of chickens and woe, from @zeebashew.bsky.social! It's about Crows! youtu.be/tLj9Z-rxLP8?...
youtu.be
Animated Spellbook: CROWS (not d&d)
YouTube video by Zee Bashew
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
begging people to back this so it hits the stretch goal!
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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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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
that transformer station is going NUTS @dannyheifetz.bsky.social
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026
“With the rise of gen AI tools, offices have had to contend with a new scourge: ‘workslop’ or low-effort, AI-generated work that looks plausibly polished, but ends up wasting time and effort as it offloads cognitive work onto the recipient.”
hbr.org
Why People Create AI “Workslop”—and How to Stop It
With the rise of gen AI tools, offices have had to contend with a new scourge: “workslop” or low-effort, AI-generated work that looks plausibly polished, but ends up wasting time and effort as it offl...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
notus.org
Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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Woodstock Farm Sanctuary @woodstocksanctuary.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We are low on volunteers the next few weeks 😩 if you are local and have been wanting to help out, now is the time! woodstocksanctuary.org/volunteer
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/08/2026
Breaking News: The U.S. military fired the publisher and the top editor of Stars and Stripes, which had reported on problems aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln.
nyti.ms
Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication
The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yes, you read that write. The IDF marked Palestinians and gave them numbers in the West Bank. archive.is/2CylM#select... www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
haaretz.com
IDF marks detained Palestinians with numbers as northern West Bank raids expand
After a West Bank raid the IDF said targeted Palestinians involved in planning attacks, several Palestinians were released with numbers written in marker on their face or bodies
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
What a great idea. This part got me:
The kids seemed less thrilled: Some hid shyly behind their parents, and there were a few tears. But after some icebreakers, the older kids headed to the gym for a round of dodgeball, while the younger ones had their pick of crafts — Styrofoam airplanes and mini tote bags to decorate. At another table, a counselor was demonstrating how to make a “volcano” using water bottles, baking soda, and vinegar. “I’ve never done a science experiment before!” one girl squealed.
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
do people know that NASA is live streaming a space walk right now? www.twitch.tv/nasa
twitch.tv
NASA - Live on Twitch
U.S. Spacewalk 97 | Streaming science & technology.
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Agog to be the 443rd Crow 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Crows: Fortune or Death! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
backerkit.com
Crows: Fortune or Death
MCDM‘s sophomore album featuring: better dungeon crawling, overland travel, a quaint town, the goat, and a lot of adventurers whose ambitions often exceed their skill.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
these guys need to go to jail for this, theres no coming back from this without it
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 05/08/2026
They stole ALL the Flock cameras in Winona.

WINONA MINNESOTA
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Press Release
Winona Police Department
8/4/26
On 8/1/26, the Winona Police Department discovered that all eight of our city's Flock cameras were missing. That evening, an officer noted that there'd been no recent activity on the cameras. Officers subsequently checked the various locations where the Flock cameras were placed and found that the poles were cut down near the base. Officers located the poles nearby in the weeds, but the cameras had been removed. As of 8/4/26, the cameras have not been located.
The stolen cameras were stationed in the following areas:
Two near Hwy 61/Bundy Blvd
Two near Hwy 61/Hwy 14
Two near Hwy 14/Knopp Valley Dr
Two near Hwy 43/Homer Rd
The timeframe of the thefts appears to be between July 29th and August 1st.
The cost to replace each camera and pole is approximately $3,000.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Anyone with information related to the thefts can contact the Winona Police Department at 507-457-6302 or by calling Winona Area Crimestoppers at 507-457-6530. You can also submit a tip online through https://winonaare acrimestoppers.com.
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Pixie Casey @pixiecasey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
in insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
mynbc5.com
VT musical director of planned 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' created fake threats, police say
The director of a planned production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" admitted to sending himself threatening texts that eventually got the play canceled out of safety concerns.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/07/2026
This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New: LinkedIn just introduced a "seems like AI slop" button. That's literally what the button says. The thought leaders are going to have a meltdown www.404media.co/linkedin-int...
404media.co
LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button
Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
static.klipy.com
Gattaca: Man Gazing at Orrery and Light Bulb
Alt: Gattaca: The protagonist Gazing at Orrery and Light Bulb
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VTDigger @vtdigger.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 of the trees with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease in hopes that the survivors can eventually help build a genetically diverse and disease-resistant population. So far, the results are promising.
vtdigger.org
Killing trees to save the forest: The deadly experiment to rescue the American elm - VTDigger
Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 of the trees with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease in hopes that the survivors can eventually help build a genetically diverse and disease-resistant population....
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New w @pamherd.bsky.social: Mamdani just announced PIT Crew — an NYC tech unit that will build digital public products. Takeaway: Mamdani is reclaiming a vision of tech in govt for progressives, one not driven by consultants and which solves real problems. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/mamdani-in...
donmoynihan.substack.com
Mamdani invests in tech capacity to “solve real problems”
What PIT Crew says about how he is governing, and tech in government
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giantsfan97.bsky.social @giantsfan97.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I don't feel comfortable seeing Jupiter from this angle without its permission
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Matt Colville? @mattcolville.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“The destiny of games is to become boring, not to be fun. Those of us who want games to be fun are fighting a losing battle against the human brain because fun is a process and routine is its destination.” – Raph Koster, A Theory of Fun
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