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Rachael Hamlet

@karmamylanta.bsky.social
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Retired lawyer. OG Star Trek fan. Socialist at heart, Democrat by necessity. Nationals baseball and Pokémon GO keep me amused.

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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@hurricanexyz.bsky.social Of course, the Astros are also on my enemies list. They're down 4-1 to the Chicago Popes in the 1st inning.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026
I love this paper so much. If I had my way every single journalist, pundit, analyst, and politician in the US would read it & then read it again. I want to quote all of it. www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...
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Frontiers | The problem with polarization research in an age of extremism
"I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block i...
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Wilson Cruz @wilsoncruz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In light of today’s Supreme Court ruling, PLEASE continue to go to handsoffourvote.net to CONTINUOUSLY check your registration, to register to vote, to work the polls and secure the vote during and after the election and to find ways to get involved locally.
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Hands Off Our Vote
In America, voters pick our leaders, and we decide our future.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@thereisnocat01.bsky.social
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bootsriley.bsky.social @bootsriley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ok. Now we're talking! Variety has Shirley Kurata's work on I Love Boosters in the running for Costume Design!!! Objectively- If Shirley doesn't get a nomination then what is the what
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@jessiegender.bsky.social, @seanferrick.bsky.social, @spottedgiraffe.bsky.social You might find this thread amusing. The reactions ring true to me as the sincere first impressions of a fan.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social didn't this one show up pretty recently? Artle #Artle September 11, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
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Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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bootsriley.bsky.social @bootsriley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I Love Boosters is coming to cinemas in UK, Ireland, France, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Italy, Australia and more in October and early November. I wanna see you there that opening weekend.
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bootsriley.bsky.social @bootsriley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Come see our discussion
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Do I need to call your office, or are you already on board with raising the cap on FICA for high earners? @beyer.house.gov Signed, Your constituent
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@pikeshorse.bsky.social I think you would agree. 😀
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@questauthority.bsky.social @legalminimum.bsky.social FYI youtu.be/NUqgpfuaYRQ?...
youtu.be
Axanar: The Gathering Storm
YouTube video by Axanar
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
An anecdote about aging: Husband (83) uses his phone as a timer to remind him to take meds. It starts going off and he stands in the hallway saying "where's my phone?" I point him towards the home office behind him because that's where the sound seems to be coming from. 1/3
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@gregpak.net Were you there? Can you confirm?
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Urgent: don't forget "rabbit, rabbit" tomorrow morning. @wilwheaton.net
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social I am not that versed on 20th C. sculpture, but this one was a gimme. Artle #Artle August 31, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
nga.gov
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@hurricanexyz.bsky.social I get to root for the Mets for once, as the Astros have been my sworn enemy since the 2019 World Series. (Leadoff HR from Peña isn't a promising start though.) Nats pathetic loss on yet another blown save this afternoon has me in search of happier results.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@edzitron.com I just got served an ad on YouTubeTV offering a discounted combination plan for the TV streamer plus Google AI. Direct to consumer ads for discounted "Ai" strikes me as another sign of the coming apocalypse.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s new U.S. Postal Service rule setting new restrictions for mail ballots. Judge Talwani’s TRO lasts for 14 days while she considers the preliminary injunction requests, with a hearing set for Sept. 3.
Case 1:26-cv-11549-IT
Document 218 Filed 08/27/26 Page 2 of 11
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court are two motions for temporary restraining orders joined for briefing pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a)(1).? For the reasons stated below, the court GRANTS a temporary restraining order staying the United States Postal Service ("USPS")
from implementing certain sections of its final rule, Ballot Mail for Federal Elections, 91 Fed.
Reg. 54966 (Aug. 26, 2026) (to be codified at 39 C.F.R. pt. 111) (the "Final Rule").Ill. Conclusion and Order
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' emergency motions' for a temporary restraining
order are GRANTED pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b) as follows.
(1) The court grants an emergency fourteen-day stay of the implementation or enforcement of the following sections of the Final Rule as to elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026. USPS Defendants'° may take no further preparatory steps or
implement in any way for elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026:
19 Mot. for a TRO, Emergency Stay, and Expedited Prelim. Inj. and Stay, California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 3]; Emergency Mot. for TRO and Prelim. Inj., LVWM, No. 1:26-cv-11549
[Doc. No. 206].
20 USPS Defendants are the USPS, the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, and the members and Chair of the USPS Board of Governors. See Compl., California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 1]; Compl., Suppl. Compl., LWVM, No. 1:26-cv-i1549 [Doc. Nos. 1, 205].a. DMM Section 705.24.3.1, to the extent that the section makes Ballot Mail
Envelope Standards mandatory;
b. DMM Section 705.24.3.2, to the extent that the section makes Return Federal Ballot Mail Envelope Standards mandatory;
c. DMM Section 705.24.4.1; to the extent that the section makes Postal Service
Federal Ballot Mail Portal registration mandatory;
d. DMM Section 705.24.4.2; to the extent that the section makes voter enrollment in
the Postal Service Federal Ballot Mail Portal mandatory
e. DMM Section 705.24.5.1;
f. The first two sentences of DMM Section 705.24.5.2; and
g. DMM Section 705.24.5.3(a), (b), (c).
(2) Defendants' counsel must, within 24 hours after receiving service of this Order: (i)
provide written notice of this Order to the USPS Defendants and their employees; (i)
notify all
such recipients that they are required to comply with this Order, under penalty of
contempt; and (iii) file on the docket a copy of the notice and/or communications
referred to in (i)-(il).
Plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunctions remain under advisement.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
August 27, 2026
/s/ Indira Talwani
United States District Judge
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social The first image was pretty definitive. Artle #Artle August 27, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
nga.gov
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has paused a lower court’s ruling that blocked key parts of President Trump’s order to restrict mail-in voting for this fall’s midterms in 23 states and Washington, D.C. U.S. Postal Service work on Trump’s order remains blocked nationwide
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26A124, 26A139 Order
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I approve of the Klingon epithet "petaQ" entering the English language. It has an ineffable note of disgust and dishonor that no current word adequately conveys.
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I did predict, further up the thread, that Cofnas might come to regret poking his little brachycephalic head over the parapet
Nathan Cofnas • @nathancofnas • 2h
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I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me.
The decision was made by rector Petra De Sutter, a former leader of the Green Party.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13/08/2026
I'm a big fan of Upright Health (many of his mobility exercises have been EXCELLENT for me), but I feel like this video (with the accurate yet clickbait-y title) is something a lot of people might benefit from seeing.
youtube.com
How to Stop a Fall from Killing You
YouTube video by Upright Health
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social I have hand it to them. The first image was a good trick, playing on knowledge of the medium this artist is best known for, but I saw through the deception. Artle #Artle August 13, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
nga.gov
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social This was in my wheelhouse. I even got it without needing to see the 4th image, which contains the subject that is my mnemonic for remembering this artist's name. Artle #Artle August 7, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
nga.gov
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@theyarejett.bsky.social am I proud that I am a little bit happy that Foster Griffin gave up 7 hits and 5 runs in his first 4 innings as a Guardian? No. It shows that I am a messy bitch with a bad case of schadenfreude. I will have to have a talk with myself about this character flaw.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@theyarejett.bsky.social Watching the Nats/Braves on ESPN. Gobsmacked to hear Karl Ravech calling the game. He was let go over a week ago. Searching for news explaining what happened and finding nothing but expressions of confusion. Weird!
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wordle 1,867 3/6* 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1145 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wordle 1,866 4/6* 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1144 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wordle 1,865 3/6* ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1143 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social Sometimes there is no doubt. Artle #Artle July 27, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
nga.gov
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Wordle 1,864 4/6* ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1142 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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bootsriley.bsky.social @bootsriley.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Flashback for July 25, 2026 28 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Play here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 25, 2026
Can you sort 8 historical events?
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Wordle 1,863 5/6* ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1141 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Spencer McDaniel @spencermcdaniel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...
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An Ancient Historian's Breakdown of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' - Tales of Times Forgotten
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is perhaps the most highly anticipated new film of the 2020s. It has already received near-universal acclaim from film critics and earned more at the box office in its ...
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Reminder - if you haven't voted yet, you can vote early either tomorrow (Saturday), Sunday, or next Monday-Saturday. After that, you can vote on primary day, 8/4 - including for @matt4arlington.bsky.social if you live in Arlington bluevirginia.us/2026/07/vide...
"I am very proud to have Maureen's support in this election. She is policy-focused, excellent on housing, advocates for policies that serve both the 60% of Arlington residents who are renters and the 40% who are homeowners, is a great listener, and has been a great Vice Chair this year. She's also the youngest person ever elected to the County Board and the first renter ever elected. If you believe Arlington's future must be written both by our homeowners and our renters, join me and Maureen with your vote. You can vote today, this weekend, or by August 4th. " - Matt de Ferranti
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Wordle 1,860 3/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1138 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Wordle 1,859 6/6* 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1137 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Wordle 1,858 5/6* 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1136 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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jen ramos-eisen @jenramose.online · 19/07/2026
from fans' skeets and the players I've talked to when the ad campaign began, I'm not entirely surprised. leftonbase.beehiiv.com/p/fans-and-p...
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Fans and Players Respond to MLB Pro-Salary Cap Media Push
The league started airing commercials on MLB.tv urging fans to visit web page about salary cap
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social The first two imagesdidn't ring any bells for me. The third one spoke loudly to me. Artle #Artle July 19, 2026 🎨 🟥 🟥 🟩 ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
nga.gov
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Wordle 1,856 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1134 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Flashback for July 18, 2026 28 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Play here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 18, 2026
Can you sort 8 historical events?
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Wordle 1,855 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1133 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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bootsriley.bsky.social @bootsriley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Honored that I Love Boosters was nominated twice by the Critics Choice Awards! -Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie -Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie- Keke Palmer
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wordle 1,854 2/6* 🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🎉 Connections Puzzle #1132 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
@noclevername.bsky.social Always the wrong Cubist first for me. 🙄 Artle #Artle July 16, 2026 🎨 🟥 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
nga.gov
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
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Rachael Hamlet @karmamylanta.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wordle 1,853 5/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1131 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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