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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 22h

Not my intrusive thoughts wondering what if they tightened the fence and popped this kid's head clean off

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."

Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This season’s selection by Joey Tribbiani

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thoughts and prayers for the people who booked places in a fancy London roof bar who ended up dealing with the drunken antics of a bunch of journalists in my work drinks

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 26/09/2026

Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, on why she dislikes the phrase ‘I really love reading’. This clip is provided courtesy of the Southbank Centre, and you can watch the full Booker Prize 2026 shortlist event on their YouTube channel: youtube.pulse.ly/axkmrdaxr9

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As a Greek watching iced coffee become part of *the discourse* is amusing because we’ve been having it forever

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This documentary is a horror film and you can’t convince me otherwise

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m a a lot more pissed off at Pink than Sheeran, because I used to actually enjoy her music

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women

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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The response in Israel to Naza is beyond unhinged. Mobs have shown up at the house of co-director Rachel Szor's family. All over social media the directors are being branded traitors and "not Jews". There is a frenzy of incitement to violence against them online www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Netanyahu seeks to strip citizenship from Israelis as threats to NAZA film directors intensify

Israeli prime minister to pursue new laws as directors of Guardian-produced film face threats from far-right officials and activists

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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 10/09/2026

Some of those that work forces Are the same that fuck horses

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What a way for AI evangelists to tell on themselves

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dear sir, I am not, as you claim, a collabo. I am a coward. Please rectify at your earliest convenience.

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Man boycotting Ed Sheeran will be tricky since I couldn’t name one of his songs if you put a gun to my head

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Finally watching Supergirl and Milly is absolutely carrying the film, she is a DELIGHT

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don't do much 9/11 posting, but I always think about Bretagne, the last surviving ground zero search and rescue dog. When they took her to be euthanized in 2016, first responders saluted as she entered the clinic. She was later carried out in a flag-draped casket. www.chron.com/news/houston...

Bretagne with her handler at Ground Zero

Old golden retriever walking into a vet, saluted by first responders

A flag-draped casket being carried out and saluted

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

it's two things, to me: 1) trans rights matter because trans people matter and deserve rights, not just because failing to stand for trans rights is a bellwether for inauthentic progressivism more broadly 2) if you can't be trusted on trans rights you can't be trusted on anything

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Every terf is terrible. Just a quick reminder of this universal truth.

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Disney Prime Video + ᵖᵃʳᵒᵈʸ @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Star Trek (Series, 1966 - 1969)

A stupid blue check says they need to make White Mirror, an optimistic show about tech and the future.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oh, goddammit.

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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

are the brexit hostile

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Gal Gadot ironically is the rare person in the arts whose work could be replaced with an AI

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Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Rarely does one get so perfect a chance and I wasn’t gonna let my boy miss it

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just spent half an hour in a nearly dark park looking for a lost dog. Thankfully he was found by another member of the local dog WhatsApp group

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Lindsay Ellis has unlocked this video from Nebula exclusivity on the occasion of Dolly's passing. I recommend watching, it will only be available for a limited time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJuK...

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Yes, Dolly was Actually That Great

YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

you can build a bunker for you and your retainers & you can hoard your power & fame, you can worship nothing but ambition or status and stand by while people you might be able to help--in big ways or small ways--go without. Or you can be Dolly. All these things are choices. She made good ones.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'm sure she got advice on her image, on how it might be better to reject her LGBTQ audience. She didn't. She knew what it was to be powerless & poor & she didn't want *anyone* to live that way. A lesson for people w aspirations to public life: Hurting others doesn't have to be part of the equation.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was more than just a legend, she was a unique figure who crossed all kinds of cultural lines. If you haven't heard it already, spend some time with this extraordinary podcast, focused on the role she played in the American imagination www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...

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Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.

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Esoteric Sophia @ishtarinbrief.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is it, reading this was when I finally lost it 😭

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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 25/08/2026

A good time to rewatch Dolly's fantastic Glastonbury set www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBN...

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Dolly Parton performs Jolene at Glastonbury - BBC

YouTube video by BBC

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com