iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Now that I can see/read the flavor: “DOC-TOR! Is there nothing I can take? I said DOC-TOR! To relieve this bellyache?”

jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

There is still one specific moment (“Attention has been paid”, if you know the show) that consistently gives me goosebumps, every. single. time.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It’s a powerful show, and I encourage you to go see it if you ever have a chance. Be warned that the language is abrasive, and intentionally so. But the show would not be as powerful if the edges were sanded down.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“There are those who love regretting, there are those who like extremes, there are those who thrive on chaos and despair. There are those who keep forgetting how the country’s built on dreams…”

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“We’re the other national anthem for the ones who can’t get in to the ballpark. There’s another national anthem folks for those who never win - for the suckers! For the pikers! For the ones who might have been!” vs

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Pre-July 4 meditation: Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” is tremendously underrated outside the musical theater community, and the song Another National Anthem is the best number from the show, putting the tension of The American Dream and The American Reality forefront.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Rep. Casten arrives at a similar point as I did in my thread about the responsibility of journalists, but with more colorful language.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

We may not have seen all the risks they posed in all the specific detail, but we collectively understood what they were capable of. Per Madison, our form of government cannot rely on the virtue of our leaders, so it must rely on the virtue of those who select them.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

He’d have been in good company (Pauling), but I figure you know that?

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Brimstone. Loved it; never had a chance to really find its legs.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

It’s occasionally said you aren’t truly dead until you’re completely forgotten. By that measure, Mr Reiner will live as long as humanity, and we’ll all be better for it.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

TPB is one of perhaps 3 films I’ve seen in excess of 20 times. When my wife and I were first talking, I was the first to say “I love you” - but what I really said was “As you wish.”

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

One of my fondest memories of the pandemic is the fundraiser for WisDems that Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes ringled, for a Zoom script reading of The Princess Bride. All the surviving original cast was there, and Mandy Patinkin still has Inigo’s sword.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Yup. (I’m in the district he wants to represent.) my intended point was that he’s been at it longer, and is seeing consequences from DoD.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

@maryharris.bsky.social listening to today’s show w/ Gen Lepper, I need to point out that IL Nat’l Guard CPT Dylan Blaha - who is also running for Congress in the 13th District - posted a similar message when the NG was first deployed to Chicago. In retaliation, his security clearance was revoked

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

There’s a reason that the prizes are generally seen as extremely high honors. And as big a fan as I also am of the Ig-Nobels, there’s something I find in the current moment that’s cheapening everything. There are lots of ways to mock 47. But let’s leave this one alone, please.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Ok, I need to take my Indivisible hat off and speak as me for a moment. Trump’s naked angling for a Nobel Prize is gross (and no way should he ever even be considered), but there’s also something with the Newsm memes right now that I find distasteful.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Hey @udelaware.bsky.social and @wisc.edu - I have often spoken well of my experiences at each place, and would return to work for either in a heartbeat. If you follow Columbia’s lead, that will change.

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Polaris @polarizepolaris.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Baby Platypuses to cleanse the timeline

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Cait @feelinmyshelf.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

All the stuff on my @threadless.bsky.social shop goes on sale on Monday yall! Follow for updates :) working on a few more #wotskies designs

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

ALA is alarmed by the termination of the Digital Equity Act grants program, a seismic investment in America's digital infrastructure. This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

ALA raises alarm over termination of Digital Equity Act grants. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Would you accept, “Romance is mostly not my thing, unless it involves spies or the supernatural?”

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I think that question of “are you foregrounding the world or the relationships, and what content indicators would the MPAA use” is a good heuristic. Relationships, and/or R for nudity? Probably PNR. PG-13 and/or R for violence? Probably UF. But “probably” does a lot of heavy lifting.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I’ve stayed away from romantasy discourse b/c I don’t have the familiarity with the books that tend to spark that conversation. But I was working in a bookstore during the UF vs PNR debate days (‘04-‘07 for me). 1/2

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Two nights ago my wife and I went to dinner with another couple and they told us how proud they were of their son and we traded pics of the crows we’ve befriended, talked music and I introduced them to Bob Vylan and this guy has utterly detached himself from that human experience. It is beyond sad.

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Goodnight, friends. Since groceries are in the news, if you're able to donate a few bucks to your local foodbank or help restock a neighborhood food pantry, please do it. We need to take care of one another. I love you.

A person holding a sign that lists the do's and don'ts of donating food, with items categorized into what should be donated and what should not. Do donate canned foods, canned protein, peanut butter, whole grain pasta, and brown rice. Don't donate expired items, leftovers, homemade food, items that require refrigeration, opened food, or things you wouldn't eat.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Did you know Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images? Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a great day to help you get that set up. Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting." #GAAD #GAAD2025

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 14/05/2025

Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey. They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

A photograph of Louis Bamberger, seated on the right, wearing a mustache and bowler hat, and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld, standing on the left, wearing a fur hat and shawl

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Might even still have a relevant book chapter in the basement at home.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Let me know if you get blowback and from where. If m willing to help gave your back, possibly with relevant receipts (such as Wakefield’s conflict of interest).

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Might help if we taxed the churches, too. I think there’s a (weak) argument that not doing so infringes on my right to not have any form of religion.

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Sarah C. 🧶 @cheerfulgoods.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Mr. Ray! You're not supposed to eat your students 🙄 Thank goodness everyone is okay 🧶❤️

A crocheted blue manta ray that looks suspiciously full!

The entire crocheted fish class hanging out on Mr. Ray's back. 7 crochet fish in all and the manta ray is 30 inches wide!

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I mean, you could write smut & split the difference?

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

For Mrs Jeff, the remarks are always on Nynaeve (enviously). For me, it’s Alanna.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I know the Rhuarc and Sevanna thirst has been out there, but it doesn’t trigger for anybody in my household. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Lalo Alcaraz @laloalcaraz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Signs of the times. Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons! #WhiteRefugees vs #BrownDeportees

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

It’s very strange that this article on the staffing issues at Newark Airport doesn’t mention the fact that DOGE fired 400 FAA employees a few months ago, and union officials warned about exactly these kinds of shortages.

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Newark Airport Had 3 Controllers on Duty When the Goal Is 14

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The Leverages and Hustle really ought to be required viewing these days.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I’ll speak up on behalf of @traceyrae21.bsky.social to suggest the Golden Girls Deep Dive and/or True Crime Obsessed. Each hosted by @patrickhinds.bsky.social with a different woman co-host.

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Melindhra of the Jumai Sept of the Shaido Aiel @aielmelindhra.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

"You sometimes wonder if there's an innate power in the books. this thing that drew so many fans to the books. Maybe that is now working on all of us. We are invested. Deeper than any of us imagined we would be." - Rosamund Pike #TheWheelOfTime

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Faile -Aera-Goatbrother @goatbrother.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Wow #WoTSkies nearly 75000 letters send to the responsible people at Amazon, Sony and Prime Video. That is nearly 20000 more than about 12 hours ago. You keep amazing me Gosh I love this fandom, story (books&show), cast and crew. actionnetwork.org/letters/help...

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Help Renew The Wheel of Time! Send a Message to Amazon & Sony Today

The Wheel of Time has brought the beloved books to life, showcasing groundbreaking representation, global storytelling, and a fiercely passionate fanbase. But its future is uncertain. We're asking A...

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

All the choices I didn't make. All the things I lost and spent and wasted. I can give them back to the world. To the lives that haven't been lived yet. That will be my gift back to the world that gave me the life I did live, the love I loved, the breath I breathed.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Spirit Island definitely has a learning curve. The digital adaptation from @handelabra.com has a great tutorial, and will let you play about a half a game or so for free.

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jffdougan.bsky.social @jffdougan.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Put this in the @cc-indivisible.bsky.social list so I remember in the morning? Practically asleep on my feet right now.

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