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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If it were made today, “My Dinner with Andre” would totally be a podcast.

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When you have no concept of how people engage with music

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I am not joking when I say this.
Spotify, Apple Music, and streaming in general is over.
Al music is now very, very good. You just don't know yet because all Al music circulating today is from ~2-3 generations ago.
Suno v6 pro et al has solved infinite personalized music.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Feeling sympathy today for one of my oldest friends, a delightful guy and wonderful artist who happens to share a name with one of these guys.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How you know Bluesky has the juice: people in this thread are debating a safe at home call from 71 years ago, complete with alternate angles and video.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Next interview I participate in, I’m bringing a coffee siphon.

Japanese-style coffee siphon, looks like some kind of Rube Goldberg contraption of Victorian-era glass bulbs and brass stands, under which is an open flame

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two visions of America going forward: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts vs. Sniper Enclave Triumphal Arch.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day the right way.

Blue box with a hand-drawn pirate with cutlass and parrot on shoulder. It’s the box for Pirate Fluxx, the ever-changing pirate card game.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026

Humaning.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

$500, some highlighters, and ten days to wrap it up. Treat candidates like we treat teachers.

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Desert Bus for Hope 🚌 #DB2026 OCTOBER 23rd @desertbus.org · 16/09/2026

Many people ask, "What is Desert Bus for Hope?" Others ask, "When are you going to update that video?" Great news:

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What is Desert Bus for Hope? 2026 Edition

YouTube video by DesertBusForHope

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mental health is health. Not just today, but every day.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

‘Round these parts, that’s a holiday.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day from a proud 20+ year member of my local branch of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just finished my first week of doctoral studies, and I'm deeply enjoying the material and the challenge. But man, I definitely need to get more efficient.

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s #NationalSuicidePreventionWeek💙 All month, people nationwide come together to promote suicide prevention awareness and share a powerful reminder that there are actions we can all take to look out for each other. Visit afsp.org/nspm to learn more.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Looking forward to watching Balogun in the Prem!

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is going to do enormous damage to Boston Dynamics' reputation. I'm not sure what they feel like they have to gain from this - it's a relatively small contract, in the grand scheme of things, with an absolutely toxic government agency.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

So I don’t normally order espresso drinks. But just now, I ordered a latte and received a cup containing espresso and cold milk?

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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In Star Trek people often complain that replicated food is not as good as naturally produced food, which is weird when replicators are presumably using the same technology as transporters, which can perfectly replicate Spock every time. But is Spock getting less flavoursome over time? In this essay,

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Whenever the topic of “covers better than the original” comes up, I forget to include this absolute gem: tidal.com/track/499590...

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The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze, Pts. 1 & 2

Listen to Summer Breeze, Pts. 1 & 2 on TIDAL

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The potato people and I will be just fine, thank you very much.

Screenshot of the Imperial City viewed from a distance on a beautiful day with clear skies. From The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/08/2026

I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"

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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 11/08/2026

what if i do not want to be optimized. what if i want to make mistakes because that’s how you learn; what if i want to do nothing sometimes, what if i want a world that is weird and challenging and has mysteries left to reveal. what if i like taking the long way

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Watching the CONCACAF U-20 men’s final - why doesn’t the broadcast have a goal-line camera?

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 03/08/2026

Casey Murphy sets up Sammy Smith for just the fourth-ever goalkeeper assist in NWSL history 😱

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My word, what an assist from Casey Murphy from inside her own area to Sammy Smith making the run from her own half. DEN 0-1 BOS. #NWSL

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This seems to be what they’re tying to normalize - that if they think (or simply plan to claim) that you have violated the law, they have the right to kill you. To be clear, they do not.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

First half was great, but now we've got a red card, the Mexican fans doing their goalkeeper chant, and a penalty. Second half is turning out to be a proper CONCACAF mess.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

On principle, Poch could just not play Balogun tomorrow.

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Creating a safer world starts with every single one of us. 💛🏳️‍🌈 Together, we have the power to protect lives and prevent suicide within the LGBTQ+ community, and that support starts with you. 💙✨ 🎨 Artwork by Wednesday Holmes #PrideMonth

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

UEFA took some hard, hard knocks today. Incredible work by both Paraguay and now Morocco.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

These round of 32 matches are off the rails. Holy hell.

NED 1-1 MAR, 92'. A player for Morocco stands defiantly in front of a section of Morocco supporters, having just scored the equalizer against the Netherlands.

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 25/06/2026

A lot of you are getting sentimental about Memo Ochoa's career approximately four to five more World Cups too early

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Chef's kiss, salute, tears, all of it

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Both totally unnecessary and extremely funny that the Guardian has an interactive graphic for you to change the color of the US flag's blue to the color of the Reflecting Pool from 8 to 19 June and counting

Screenshot of the article's graphic, showing color swatches derived from the Earthcam archive, illustration the color of the reflecting pool calibrated against satellite imagery, from 8 June to 19 June 2026. I chose yesterday, 19 June, so it rendered the US American flag with a green hue instead of blue.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 14/06/2026

the chuds do not understand what makes this country great but this country is great and we cannot give up on it

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Remember this scene the next time a corporate reporter tries to insist that a rural diner full of white men in their 60s is somehow a more authentically "American" place, somehow more representative of who we are as a nation.

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12tone @12tone.nebula.tv · 11/06/2026

This is musicology.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I love the strange bedfellows we get in ads close to the World Cup - just saw a Michelob Ultra ad wherein Messi and Christian Pulisic are in a hotel lobby cannoning shots past the outstretched arms of Memo Ochoa (long may he reign).

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Christian Eriksen is one of the classiest footballers of his generation, somebody it’s impossible to root against. I hope he is truly okay after collapsing again on the pitch today, and I hope he strongly considers hanging them up.

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John O’Briant @johnobriant.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Jedi! That’s up there with the Bradley goal vs Mexico. #USMNT

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

You absolutely know Haaland brought his own costume to this. Dude is 100% a happy LARPer.

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