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Jonathan Tisdall

@mandoran.bsky.social
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writer/journo/translator looking for the early golden era of the bird site. Interested in just about everything. #chess stuff -> @gmjtis.bsky.social

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
They claim “everyone’s autistic now” and yet Pachycephalosaurus is lumped in with “other”
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Lichess @lichess.org · 08/04/2026
Round 9 of the #2026candidates just started! 🎉♟️ Follow all games live at: lichess.org/broadcast/fi...
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Just heard someone with an Eastern European accent describe something as “Top of the notch” and it made my heart swell with joy
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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
the vengeful pillow by Edward Gorey
Photo of a black pillow in a black chair. Two slightly angry looking cat eyes stare out from the pillow’s lower half
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 14/02/2026
I wonder if people are paying attention to how much their doom scrolling is cutting into time they used to use to read books
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
F*** that nice write-up I got in the Guardian. This is my all-time favourite review of one of my books.
"I am loving this book, I have genuinely laughed out loud when reading this book, which is a big achievement by the writer as I am mostly miserable."
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I woke up and thought of some of the people who created so much nastiness around Monkey Cage - rich people living luxury lives who found time to be committed to increasing the hate in the world - and I thought how many of them there are as we watch this century’s celebrations of cruelty
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
All fun and games until Björk mobilizes Icelandic elves to protect Greenland
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Drew Curtis @drewcurtis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
“She will continue praying to the Shrek figure, citing their established relationship and noting that the ogre had answered as many prayers as any other household deity, statistically speaking.”
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Even in Captain Planet the writers room would be like ok tone it back
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism. Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
It's interesting that, with their algorithms, the tech bros who design the most reprehensible parts of social media make a mirror of the shit that's destroying society. "Only big posts matter/get seen" is another version of "the obscenely wealthy get more obscenely wealthy and fuck all else matters"
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
A photograph of a beautiful creature, or an increasingly rotund psychopath who spends all day eating cream and rats? The jury is out.
My mum and dad's cat Bridget, who rejects claims in the tabloid media that she has "put on some winter padding".
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
ONLY 3️⃣2️⃣ MORE HOURS to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds CLICK HERE👇 bit.ly/TomtheDancingBugKickstarter
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19/11/2025
Here for your coffee break already? Check out this longer form essay 👇 “To use a book authored by E.B. White as your name is an offense to history. White was a leading voice for American democracy & freedom & against fascism & tyranny." Great piece—esp. White’s poetically fierce support of freedom
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Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
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Sean Kelly @seankelly.biz · 22/10/2025
SECURITY QUESTION: What was the last name of your first grade teacher? MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER HACKING MY BANK ACCOUNT: I'm in
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Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say.
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James D'Emilio @demiliopics2.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia
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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
Post from "The Rundown"

July 18 at 5:30 PM
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DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. 
The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. 
While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material.
Source: TechCrunch
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Jeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
It's funny how we say "a bug hit my windshield" when we are the ones going 70mph. I'll bet the bug's family describes it differently.
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Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
... I have decided to seek out the Burryman this year...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I think I'd probably find the whole notion of banning kids from social media easier to swallow if adults accepted that it is also obviously driving them mad.
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Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I was relieved recently to read that that factoid about how many spiders you eat in your sleep was a hoax/made up, but this morning I woke up with a large spider mashed under my face...
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 20/07/2025
Treasure this moment cause you’ll never have fewer microplastics in you than you do right now
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Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Sitting here sweltering in a fairly rare Norwegian heat wave and just got two ads in my inbox, one for sweaters, the other for Christmas decorations, and I don't understand how commerce works
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
People have obviously been reporting on the Trump Epstein connection for awhile but it does seem like there’s a bit of “Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis are talking about it so we can too” going on and I can’t express enough how if you’re doing that as the news you’ve got alot of stuff backwards
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media. But I decided to teach it anyway. So I built a school, instead. 500+ students online and in person. My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT! WE MOVE!! karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...
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Resistance Summer School is officially in Session!
Columbia cancelled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching the people anyway.
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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
...and there it is. He's saying it right out loud. If you're a lefty they're coming for you. They're coming.
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Nude psychic readings and tax advice
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I had a REALLY lovely time talking to @milesklee.bsky.social at Rolling Stone about why The Onion is thriving. It's because we're one of the only legacy outlets unafraid to accurately reflect the mood of this country. That mood? Everyone fucking hates this. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
We want to be able to say stuff that other people, for institutional reasons, can’t say, or they’re too afraid to say.

You may be the only CEO in America making that promise.
We’re in a unique position, certainly. And other places have to learn from this — being afraid all the time and just constantly making transactional moves. How long can you survive like this? What is even the point of being alive if you’re just gonna continue managing rot? And it seems like that’s what 98 percent of people are doing in these media companies right now. I don’t know, take a chance. Nobody likes what’s happening. Especially if you’re a journalism company or a media company, you’re [meant to be] actually reflecting what people want or what people believe. So get some guts and do something interesting. It’s not that hard.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The US Supreme Court rules that there is no law and there is no constitution
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
It is BRILLIANT how inexpensively Blackwells can send books from the UK to the US and Canada. I urge more people to take advantage of it.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
It’s not 2003 anymore anywhere in America except for CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times opinion page.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 22/06/2025
We published this June 17.
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U.S. Intel Says Iran Isn’t a Nuclear Threat. Israel Wants the U.S. to Bomb It Anyway.
The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb.
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Old Man Green (he/him) @neurocrusty.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
It feels like we’re getting close to the tipping point where things in North America are going to get very violent. Don’t be one of those who shame people who are protesting on behalf of the most marginalized people in the world. If civility worked we wouldn’t be watching genocide live streamed.
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
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Whitby Gothic @whitbygothic.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
+++ On this day, the 8th of June 1949, George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four, was first published. +++ It was a warning from history / not an instruction manual #georgeorwell #dystopian #dystopianfuture #bigbrother #room101 #thoughtpolice #INGSOC #newspeak #thoughtcrime #otd
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 08/06/2025
If you really want to drive the point home about how fucked up ICE is then people should start forcing Star Wars themes on ICE. Protesters should start playing the imperial march whenever ICE shows up and should also start dressing like the rebel alliance.
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Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
'John Wick: Ballerina' has got to be the most confusing thing my eyes have stumbled across in recent memory
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Did they even say “Thank you?” 🤡 #OligarchEra
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Jordan pointed out to me that sometimes they might go to authors not just to publish but also for blurbs and other support, so please be wary here from all angles -- this publisher is not paying its authors, is abandoning its obligations, and must be held to pay what is owed.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Brand Manager getting ready for Pride Month
8 panel comic

Panel 1: Yellow guy is working on a laptop in the background. In the foreground is a Brand Manager.
Yellow Guy: “Sir, shall I put up our rainbow profile picture?”

Panel 2: Brand Manger snaps his head round and hisses “Cool your jets, Eugene. I’m checking the Profitometer”

Panel 3: Gonna do my best to explain this. We see The Profitometer. A huge machine that whirs and ticks. A digital display at the top of the machine reads “Supporting Pride equals”Beneath this display is a huge gauge with “Max Loss” on the left and “Max profit” on the right. There is a needle that is pointing exactly half way between the two extremes.

Panel 4: Close up on Brand Manager’s face. His teeth are gritted. Sweat trickles down his brow.

Panel 5: Close up on gauge. The needle remains exactly central

Panel 6: Close up on Brand Manager’s eyes. They are concentrating intensely. Also, more sweat.

Panel 7: Close up on the gauge. The needle clicks ONE DEGREE towards profit

Panel 8: Brand Manager screams like a football coach “GO GAY EUGENE”
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Katharine Quarmby @katharineq.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I'm not a believer in cancel culture, but I do think accountability and transparency matter. Take a bow, the publisher formerly known as Unbound, now Boundless, for yet again defaulting on the debts to us authors - they owe us over half a million. Extract from the latest missive below 1/
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
a thread everyone should read on why Boundless/Unbound deserve nothing but contempt
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Harvard Lets You Take 133 Free Online Courses: Explore Courses on Justice, American Government, Literature, Religion, CompSci & More www.openculture.com/2025/05/harv...
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Harvard Lets You Take 133 Free Online Courses: Explore Courses on Justice, American Government, Literature, Religion, CompSci & More
Image by Rizka, via Wikimedia Commons In South Korea, where I live, there may be no brand as respected as Habodeu. Children dream of it; adults seemingly do anything to play up their own connections t...
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Keith Sands @keithsands.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Boundless / Unbound say on their website they are "a place where brave voices thrive", which is a funny way to spell starve
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