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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 1h

If you've never heard this, put on some earbuds and take a listen. Four minutes well spent. music.youtube.com/watch?v=SgKf...

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Aretha Franklin - With Everything I Feel In Me

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake. above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services. the question matching this image is: "How can I invest in my child's future?"

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh my god. OH MY GOD. XD

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One way to prevent climate disaster is to stop studying it and act really surprised when there are floods, fires, and crop failures. Then say: "How could anyone have known, or allocated resources for this? How sad that you are starving and exposed to extreme temperatures. We're praying for you."

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One perk of being at the library is getting books in a bit before the release date. Been looking forward to this one from @derfbackderf.bsky.social and am happy to read it this weekend.

Book cover for The Dissidents by Derf Backderf

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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Star Trek debuted on NBC on September 8, 1966. I wrote about how versatile Gene Roddenberry's creation has proved in the 60 years since:

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'Star Trek' at 60: To boldly go in many different directions

Looking back at the many, many, many different flavors of 'Star Trek' stories

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Didn't get down to much of the Detroit Jazz Festival this year, but did make time to see Ron Carter and Foursight this afternoon, which was wonderful. The thing I still miss to this day: reading the festival wrap-up review by @markstryker.bsky.social in the Freep.

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 02/09/2026

I also know is that it is within Batman's canonical shenanigans to break into the White House and steal shit from a super-villain that somehow got elected president.

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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I think folks who ride for transit or on busy roads know this on a deep level. Every complaint about helmets or rolling stop signs or riding two abreast or empty bike lanes or entitled riders is pure misdirection. The core issue: They don't want riders on the road. The entitlement claim is batshit.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

So, the great Bryan Young, author of 834 BattleTech novels, aka @swankmotron.com, sent me some cool stuff to start with learning the game. I am told a bunch of new stuff is coming from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social in a couple weeks and that's a good thing because I am obsessed with lil robots!

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

If you see this, we implore you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13/08/2026

Manager Calls Bullpen Just To Say Hi

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 10/08/2026

On my blog, I wrote about how America's museums are falling apart. The US has 20k+ museums, and most have historic buildings with leaky roofs, failing HVAC units, and flooding basements. What they don't have is money for repairs. Please read/share! 🧵 johngmarks.beehiiv.com/p/america-s-...

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America's Museums are Falling Apart

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

POSTING THIS 30-YEAR-OLD TELEVISION SCREENCAP BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE FOLKS FUCKIN FORGOT THIS

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This has been on repeat for me this past week. So damn good youtu.be/1cRyEBG-O6Y?...

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she's green - mettle (Official)

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🏳️‍🌈 🍉 Chuck Hamilton (he/him/his) 🏴‍☠️ @natty4bumpo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

No country that arrested librarians and booksellers was on the right side of history. But that's what's happening in Arkansas. And this is where your whole country is headed with H.R 7661 and S 4925. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/arkansasact372

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Arresting Librarians AND Booksellers in the United States

History has shown that arresting librarians and booksellers has never led to greater freedom or liberty.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 31/07/2026

As I've said before: What high-paying long-term jobs do they pretend exist here? A data center isn't a place where execs come and do Big Deals. Go to the server room at your workplace; are there lots of rich people in there spending money?

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/07/2026

This is a well-produced segment. I encourage you to watch so you can hear the noise for yourself. The professor of environmental health science that they interviewed called it an “unprecedented new noise source.”

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Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives

One Michigan community has been experiencing the reality of a data center next door for a couple of years now, and they say the sound has changed their lives.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/07/2026

Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

As an AML patient, I appreciate everyone who donates.

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏

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moth @mothtoflame.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

“Because the concrete barriers sit extremely low to the ground, neighbors argue that aggressively driving or distracted motorists simply cannot see them until it is too late.” And what (or who) would these drivers be hitting without real infrastructure protecting bikers?

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/07/2026

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 11/07/2026

When the average score on a take-home midterm was 96, a professor at Brown was concerned students were cheating with AI. Almost 20 students dropped the class after he switched the final to in person. Also, more people have placed a bet in the last year than have read a book. I’m sure it’s fine.

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Little drive, and a new venue to see Dave Matthews Band tonight.

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Have a Cape Verdean banger from the Pop World Cup 🫡🇨🇻 youtu.be/5p4OWBK4adw?...

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Bend'Nobo 83 - Riba Canela

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 01/05/2025

Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming. Could these be the real culprits? The evidence is in--and the answer is NO. This thread explains! 🧵

A graphic with an icon of the sun, a wiggly line denoting natural cycles, and a volcano, with a title reading "WHY is climate changing?" created by me. Not fancy, as my graphic design skills lean to function over art!

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 01/07/2026

You can’t own anything physical anymore, everything is digital, you can’t own anything digital now, storage is too expensive, you cant stream anything because they took it off the service once their parent company got bought out, you can’t get a McFlurry because the machine is broken

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Dave Draeger @davedraeger.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Weird how this never applies to the Second Amendment.

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 27/06/2026

“andy™ why do u own so many blu-rays”

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Introducing a new tradition: Every year around the summer solstice I will induct a new class of artists and albums into the Patio Hall Music Hall Of Fame. Here is the 2026 class, along with (finally defined) Patio Music criteria. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/lets-offic...

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Let's Officially Establish (Finally) The Patio Music Hall Of Fame

Also: Reviews of new albums by Olivia Rodrigo and Styrofoam Winos

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Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 18/06/2026

Thanks to this post from @loudpoet.com I learned the Authors Guild totally threw #libraries under the bus claiming they cut into authors' income Then this dude named James Patterson released an article in agreement James. Patterson. The dude who sucks up library budgets both physical and digital

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Five Things: June 11, 2026 | As in guillotine...

"One of its rare, serendipitous thematic arcs!" On anti-library authors, selectors vs. readers, the death of search, small things, and a Bronx flashback.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I read that JD Vance book and I have some thoughts www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Are You There, God? It’s Me, J. D. Vance, and I Have Some Notes.

A convenient conversion story

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Make Opening Day a National Holiday @chriscardsfan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The last son of a U.S. Civil War veteran died yesterday in Bolivar, Missouri. William Pool’s father, Charles Pool, was a member of the 6th West Virginia Infantry. He died in 1933. William served in the U.S. Army in WW2 with 3 ID. He was WIA and taken prisoner. He was 101.

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I'll always love Top Chef. It holds a special place in my heart. But the lack of funding this season sure showed and it all felt like 2nd tier TV.

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Good driving music on the way to a gig this morning. youtu.be/3p3QgsFxlhU?...

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Fust - Mountain Language (Official Video)

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 06/06/2026

…Are you kidding me? This country's treatment of voice actors is fucking abysmal. Aqua Teen Hunger Force essentially built Adult Swim, & if there were any justice, Carey Means shouldn't have to work another day in his life. Between this & Andy Merrill's trouble, i just… what the fuck. What the fuck.

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'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' star says he is homeless: 'We have no money'

'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' voice actor Carey Means said that he is homeless as he asked for financial help with a GoFundMe campaign: 'We have no money.'

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Leyland “Lee” DeVito @leedevito.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Who is playing President Kamala Harris’s Freedom 250 celebration on Earth 2?

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Saw an advanced screening of Pressure last night. Really wanted more - it felt like WW2 by the numbers.

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

safe travels to sonny rollins from the williamsburg bridge (which really should be renamed after him).

view down the walkway where Sonny Rollins used to practice

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John Robertson @jrr1234.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

So very sad to hear of the passing of Sonny Rollins. I consider myself blessed that I got to see him twice, once at Orchestra Hall in Detroit and once at the Detroit Jazz Festival. A true musical legend. Godspeed, Sonny Rollins. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/a...

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Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95

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