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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 7h

Michimaru-kun, a dog who’s obsessed with road safety and carries a car purse, is the mascot for the Central Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO Central).

An orange and white dog mascot with a red car as a handbag stands on a green carpet in a crowded convention centre.

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 8h

"Casablanca" is immersive, and it uses a 2D cardboard cutout prop plane and a smoke machine in the final airport scene

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 8h

I may not have gotten enough sleep this week

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 8h

dibs on the drag name "Philomena Crunk"

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

OKAY THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH POLITICAL NEWS FOR TODAY, I AM GOING TO LOG OFF AND ALSO SET MY LAPTOP ON FIRE GOOD DAY SIR I SAID GOOD DAY

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Best" is how you know the author knows ball.

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Best, Dr. Jane Bianchi M.ED, MD, DSc Nobel Prize Winner for Science Former Advisor, Human Cloning Club Arrival and Dismissal Bus Liaison"

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haunted ghoulfriend👻🍬 @sliceofwife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

if i was a teacher id call it a sillybus and we'd have fun in there

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That would be the “Giant Fargo”

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I’m still stumped that anyone thought it was a good idea to call this bike a “giant farrago”.

Close up of the frame of a purple metallic bike locked to a rack with a cable lock, which I guess is fine for an old bike you don’t mind losing, but in all other instances you should use a u-lock. The bike has “GIANT” and “FARRAGO” written on it as a make and model

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

all this is both foolish and unnecessary

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🅱️oofessor Killosk 👻🔪 @professorkiosk.wtf · 08/10/2026

[first day as a historian] me: I’m not sure how garfield got to be president but I've thoroughly documented his love of lasagna department chair: get out

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Asif Siddiqi @historyasif.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

RIP Margaret Hamilton, the brilliant computer scientist whose contributions to software for the Apollo Guidance Computer were absolutely crucial to the Apollo Moon landings. She also helped shape the discipline of computer engineering while at MIT's Instrumentation Lab: news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

frankly I think *epic* should recompile and rebuild epic from scratch using vibe coded prompts. couldn’t get any worse.

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Nathan Cardon @ncardon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My new book has a cover! The folks @columbiaup.bsky.social did a fantastic job. It captures one of the book's key arguments on the relationship between an 'everyday technology' of American mobility, the US frontier, and empire. Look for it on store shelves just in time for Bike Month 2027.

A historical painting from Remington bicycles showing a cycling scout on the American frontier, rifle attached to bicycle.

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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

finally trying Andor and if you told me some old imperial guy was saying to juke the crime stats within 20 minutes i would have been here sooner

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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Great shot from the 1985 Coors Classic

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Mencius' mother (sighing): "Okay I guess we're moving to Houston"

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Check out Anthony Carlson's review of Allen Dieterich-Ward's "Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania," published in 2024 by @templeunivpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As a society, we have forgotten that the phone still works when you hold it up to your ear

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

perhaps they are suddenly selling DAN Marino's socks, who am I to judge, not going to yuck your yum etc

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

this FB ad mis-spells the advertised item -- they're mErino socks, not mArino. So is it AI? a scam? an attempt to evade FB rules? (no link in ad seems to be side-stepping FB). Or just plain user error? Strange days we live in, when parsing a mis-spelled word means thinking about such things.

an ad from Chrome industries says "Our new Marino REFLECTIVE Socks"

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"He died a wealthy man, albeit one whom very few trusted." my goodness

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"He retained his seat in the House of Lords, as there was no mechanism to remove an errant peer. He remained a member of Britain's upper house until his formal retirement in 2024." what.

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

is there a reason that elections.wi.gov/college-stud... is resolving with this error message right now?

an error message reads "Access denied You are not authorized to access this page"

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

no, no, you've misunderstood: this is an ERP form *for the professor* to fill out, if *they* are requesting a leave of absence *for the reason of being a hostage.* which, come to think of it . . . how do you have internet access to fill this out as a hostage? I guess retroactively?

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

does this come up so much that we need an entry on the pull down menu to categorize all the hostage absences together, to get a running tally

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I suspect this theme might embiggen the smallest man.

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Catching up: yesterday was the third Old Fashioned Gravel, a delightful small event here in the beautiful Driftless region. Join us next year! Plenty of distance options; 60 is fine for me. #gravel #bikemn #gravelbike #bikesky #gravelbike @bikesky.social oldfashionedgravel.com

Riders forming up at a blue inflatable start arch in a gravel farm yard

Low skies over a gravel road and a farm on the distant horizon, a cyclist in the foreground

A crowd forms up below the podium in the shadow of the barn

Race organizer Paul Reardon announces winners and timing in the shadow of a restored barn

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Catching up: on Friday evening I led a 20 mile shakeout ride for people camping at the farm the night before Old Fashioned Gravel. Join us next year! oldfashionedgravel.com

A setting sun casts long shadows as two cyclists climb a steep gravel road

A setting sun touches the horizon and casts long shadows as three cyclists ride towards it on a gravel road

The inside of a rehabbed wooden barn as the sun sets outside and strings of warm white lights illuminate the barn

A small dairy farm sits in a tiny valley in early fall

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You'll save big money! You'll save big money!

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here it is, your moment of advocacy zen.

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