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sarah zedig 🐐 @hmsnofun.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
it is bugfuck bananas technocapitalist austerity dark ages bullshit that we don't have a Federal Department of Software employing many thousands of software engineers developing free public platforms for education, bureaucracy, entertainment, online services etc. no leave it to the private market 🙄
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Patrick Macias @patrickmacias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
RIP Richard Harrison, star of the greatest scene in movie history youtu.be/0ziWt0DFQAY?...
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Richard Harrison Phone Conversation
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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
just learned this today
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 16/09/2026
Everything's falling into place
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026
pleasant surprise. i would like to read whatever deranged dissent alito and thomas have written. i’m sure it will be some version of “MAIL FRAUD IS REAL AND I SAW IT IN THE CLOSET MAKING A BABY AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME”
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@shannimcg.bsky.social had this great insight that the "Woke 1.0" discourse is a product of the "polarization" meta-narrative. Essentially, since we had radical, crazy, dangerous, ideas/movements from the right (MAGA, Jan 6, anti-CRT/DEI), there must have been equivalents on the left. They weren't.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I look forward to the 2028 Democratic nominee turning to him in a debate and saying "Oh, you were secretly against the war? That means you were too weak to do anything about it. You couldn't remove your lips from Trump's ass long enough to stand up like a man, you pathetic coward."
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Rascal News @rascal.news · 10/09/2026
In Australia, a teacher runs Band of Blades every day for more than 30 students. @newmadras.bsky.social tells that story, alongside his personal recollections of the game and what makes it unique. It's not just a single narrative, it's...
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One Hundred Tales of Solidarity
The story of the greatest game of Band of Blades ever played and a love letter to the people I played two campaigns with.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/09/2026
right now, the best hegseth can hope for is to be remembered as a staggeringly incompetent defense secretary who gutted military leadership, tried to reimpose segregation in the highest ranks, and led the military to its worst strategic defeat in at least a generation.
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The Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
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ceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026
I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
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Kandorkovich @dangcoolgalaxy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Not gonna QT because I don't want it to come off as a dunk but I think this is wrong in an important way. Nobody is afraid of a sunsetting 80 year old who commands the support of 30% of the population --- they're afraid of the 30% of the population, many of whom are violent psychopaths
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/09/2026
you could basically predict the direction public opinion under trump if you took the view that a) the 2024 election was about inflation and b) "wokeness" wasn't especially salient nor was it especially unpopular.
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Hamlet of Melnibone @hamlet10.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The good news is that almost everything is better than it was 40 years ago. The bad news is that almost everything is worse than it was 10 years ago.
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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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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
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 24/08/2026
i do think a lot of mainstreamers have missed the ball on how musk has moved past "rich guy with funny opinions on race science" and into "literally just a nazi"
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barenuckelavee.bsky.social @barenuckelavee.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I have a blog now and wrote about playing a bastardized version of OD&D in prison and how the DIY spirit of the OSR is most alive when you don't buy anything at all barenuckelavee.bearblog.dev/no-one-can-t...
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NO ONE CAN TAKE YOUR GAME FROM YOU
There is a sickness in the modern tabletop hobby, a kind of creeping, insidious consumerism that tries to convince you that you need things to play. We get c...
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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
the average arizona democrat in a close race is like "i'm a teacher but also a marine and i was proud of john mccain for saving obamacare" and the average statewide republican is like "the chinese stole the ballots and replaced them with tungsten, which you can do, because they weigh the same"
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17/08/2026
Julia Curlee was the first CIA officer to transition openly and keep serving the agency. The Trump White House needed her—until her identity became public.
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The Wrong Kind of American
The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.
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horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Lee Child has always come off really well in the interviews I've read about him and it's so funny that people read his books unaware that he's essentially created a big masculine hero character out of a specific act of kindness lol
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Sam Rose @samwho.dev · 13/08/2026
This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026. ordinaryabundance.com
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Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Insane that AOC is being quoted as saying "Woke 1 was crazy" when this is what she actually said. youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?...
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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I mean considering we killed Iran's leader at the start of this war, I'm not sure if this necessarily counts as an "escalation".
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 12/08/2026
Sincerity has to triumph. Irony and cynicism have to be pushed back.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Elon Musk: SpaceX Will Launch People to Mars in 2024Elon Musk: Giant Rocket Could Take Us to Marks in Just 7 Years - and London in 29 MinutesCan Elon Musk Really Get Us to Mars Within 10 Years?Elon Musk Is Not a Lunatic
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andy™ @andylevy.net · 05/08/2026
media when maga wins an election: we must travel the country and speak to these voters and extend empathy to them and give credence to their bigotry and false beliefs media when the left wins an election: is this the end of the american experiment
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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good-faith concern on this issue would be going, "hmm, professional sports leagues should probably have some standards in place to ensure trans competitors aren't getting an unfair advantage," googling for 5 minutes, realizing every sports league already has those standards and dropping it.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/07/2026
really something to see tech YouTuber types calmly discussing the latest Tesla or SpaceX business news without once mentioning Elon’s 50 Day of the Rope posts per day or his murdering 700,000+ people
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16/07/2026
"Ben owns a farm. He employs 100 workers. His payroll is $10 million/year. One day, he buys a mule, which provides the worker who uses it a modest 10% productivity gain. Benjamin fires 99 of his workers and purchases 99 mules, expecting a 1000% productivity gain." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-...
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AI Economics for Dummies
“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I’m going back to calling them freedom fries
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Sorry but "Darline Graham Nordone, the Sister Senator," is a Lauren Lapkus character on Comedy Bang Bang who has appeared six times, including in 2023 at the Charleston live show. I can hear the voice already.
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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo
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Alex Navarro @alexnavarro.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
people always ask this guy if the Minions could have worked for Hitler, but no one ever asks if the Minions would have worked for Hitler.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Let’s fucking gooooooooo
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shafer brown @shaferbrown.com · 24/06/2026
settlers of catan (2019)
2019 full color pet portrait 

two cats sit across from their owners playing settlers of catan. the one on the right holds the robber meeple in hand. behind them is a bookshelf stacked with board games and a few local trinkets.
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Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony @lackingceremony.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The process of moving into a new place this month and rebuilding my life as a person living solo for the first time in over a decade has been expensive and hard. If you've been thinking about picking up any of my games, this would be a great time to go for it. store.buriedwithoutceremony.com
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Buried Without Ceremony
My name is Avery Alder, and for the past eighteen years I’ve been designing tabletop roleplaying games. These are games about community, relationships, doubt, queerness, and the collapse of civilizati...
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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 05/06/2026
"The funniest possible outcome of the AI mandate era is about to be HR departments discovering that 'sincerely held religious belief' under Title VII has a much lower bar than they assumed, and Pope Leo handed every Catholic employee a written excuse" www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-r...
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She won an exemption from using AI at her tech job. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals.
Legal experts say employers must take AI-related religious objections seriously, as a 2023 ruling raised the bar for denying such accommodations.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Can conservatives make art? Yeah maybe, but not so long as one of the core identity markers for "conservative" is open contempt for art, the artists who make it, and the craft they employ to make it, nor as long as their interaction with art is reduced to a desire to either crush or commodify it.
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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The animation chat has me thinking one telling thing - in the years since AI arrived, there's not been a ground-up indie phenomenon, like we saw with earlier tech (Flash, etc). It hasn't unlocked anyone's creativity. For all the anti-gatekeeping rhetroic, nothing anyone cares about has been born.
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Plasma Ring @plasmaring.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
(My actual solution to the attendance problem. In this case, we had to run the last session that particular week, so needed to give Chris' character some closure.) oldmenrunningtheworld.com/where-i-solv...
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Where I Solve The Scheduling Problem In Dungeons & Dragons - Old Men Running The World
I was recently in a pub, talking to a friend about their collapsed game of Dungeons & Dragons. I was somewhat frustrated by their tale of woe - perhaps
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
My helpful addition to PBTA Discourse is realised I haven‘t published my first design in the form, WHAT HAPPEN?
What happen

When someone wonders “what happen?” Roll 2d6

10+: good happen 😃 
7-9: so-so happen 🫤 
6-: bad happen 😢 

Powered by apocalypse
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/05/2026
Ban stock trading by the President. Ban stock trading by the Vice President. Ban stock trading by members of Congress. End the corruption.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Shut up idiot I’d rather spend a billion dollars on babies born generations after me than more cruel homeless sweeps
Screenshot of an information box about the population of California indicating that the population is about 39 million people which makes $20 million statewide on diapers for babies seem like maybe not that big a crisis
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/05/2026
this truly is the thing that makes the united states exceptional, and right wingers hate it so much they want to destroy it
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13/05/2026
Donald Trump thinks the U.S. Treasury is his personal piggy bank. Let's be clear: the President is trying to steal $10 BILLION of taxpayer money - before a court rules. This is a massive, unprecedented scandal. Congress must stop him. I have a bill for that.
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Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S.
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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken
sinceyouarrived.world
taken.
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 30/04/2026
Absolutely extraordinary. The Democrats conceded *nothing* and got everything they demanded. They said no ICE/CBP funding, and that's precisely what happened. In other words, they did not cave. At all. But the GOP did—completely.
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