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POTUS @sentientpotato.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

People are dunking on this because in the usual case, this would be someone paying into the system without taking a benefit. But that's not what conservatives are saying They are saying insurers have phantom enrollees for zero-cost (to the insured) plans for which they receive a government subsidy

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 13/09/2026

Summer’s over so as is traditional I will be moving from my beach body to my bog body

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Help! Parton Community Council has 60 days to raise £70k to buy Parton Kirk (resting place of James Clerk Maxwell). They plan to turn it into a visitor centre celebrating our great hero! The other buyers could turn it into long-term storage 😬 Even £5 would help 🙏🧪⚛️ www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

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Help raise £70000 to Save Parton Kirk – JustGiving Crowdfunding

Iʼm raising money to Save Parton Kirk. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My puppy is one today, a dog who is convinced she is the star of a Disney Plus called PRINCESS DOG about a dog who is also a princess who also goes to middle school who is also a pop star.

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Scoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 30/08/2026

Per the place where I go to get my brows threaded, the government of Nepal has set up a disaster relief fund here pmdrf.nchl.com.np

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Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund – Government of Nepal

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I don't think that people who are neurotypical and free from stigmatised compulsive behaviours have any idea how lucky they are. The world is built around them. but it is not exclusively theirs and other sorts of people have a right to exist in it too, and be treated with kindness.

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Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.northsky.social · 17/03/2026

Discovered a cursed photo subgenre: "grift hands"

The media's favorite pic of Bari Weiss talking smartly, with hands

Elizabeth "Theranos" Holmes talking smartly, with hands

Meltem "crypto" Demirors talking smartly, with hands

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Shakira occupies an incredibly vital cultural place for those of us who went though puberty while having Spanish teachers who played lots of music videos in class because they didn’t care about their jobs

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 16/07/2026

As a robotics researcher, learning scientist, and author who has followed Realbotix for years, I'm compelled to do a Bluesky thread on this whole pivot that Realbotix is now trying, turning from humanoid sex robots to classroom "education" robots. Buckle up. nysfocus.com/2026/07/14/n... 🧵

nysfocus.com

Rural NY School To Launch Humanoid Robot Teacher

Plans to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant at Salamanca High School have sparked debate over the role of technology in schools.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 14/07/2026

OMG there are so many bears on #bearcam rn explore.org/livecams/bro...

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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

the cat's been in the litter box for an hour just scrolling on his phone

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 02/07/2026

There is a certain irony in an ethnic cleansing campaign that was built off of aging rural white supremacists kidnapping the people who are installing the fiber optic cable that makes it possible for them to continue engaging in the fever dream nazi slop that drives their white supremacist fervor

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Peoples Pop Polls: BLACK POP 1986-1989 @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#PPP96 This is the NOMINATIONS THREAD for THE WORLD CUP OF 1996 which will start next month Please give me up to FOUR picks for tracks first released in 1996, indicating your MAIN (i.e top) nomination. Follow along on the spreadsheet here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

THE WORLD CUP OF 1996 with Los Del Rio who you can nominate for several songs that AREN'T the Macarena

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Polly Mackenzie @pollymackenzie.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A FATHERS DAY THREAD: Hey everybody whose dad is not in the picture for one reason or another: I am right there with you. My dad died in 2011. We weren't estranged, but he was such a distant figure in my life that not a lot has changed in our relationship.

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izeas @izeas.xyz · 17/05/2026

i bought a bag last year for a birthday party and they were so good that a friend and i took them out of the room and ate them all ourselves all while looking at each other in disbelief. we felt no shame in this. we have discussed this moment at least once a month ever since

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ceej @ceej.online · 17/05/2026

We’re officially on HOT MUSTARD DORITO WATCH. The FRITO-LAY SNACK CONGLOMERATE, despite inventing the GREATEST DORITO FLAVOR SINCE “COOL RANCH,” seems intent on QUIETLY BURYING THE PRODUCT despite an ENGAGED AND RAVENOUS PUBLIC LOUDLY CLAMORING for their IMMEDIATE RETURN!

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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We’d pick up 1,000 new subscribers to our site if we did a 🚨 put it in caps and make a partisan point. We just report the news. Appealing to a narrow subset of Internet ain’t us. You can subscribe if that ain’t you either www.CourtWatch.news/subscribe

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Subscribe | Court Watch

The Definitive Source for Legal News

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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Running a small independent news site covering the courts, we’re stuck by how many stories bigger news orgs missed. For example, a pro se litigant in Oregon filed a lawsuit to stop the production of a U.S. mint 24 carat Trump commemorative coin. He convinced a judge yesterday.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/06/2026

Heatmap probably will hate to hear this but @heatmap.news sells its services to data center developers

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

slate.com

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Emily PhD 🎓 @ejwillingham.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Here's an idea: instead of showcasing w/parachute journalism the embarrassing, self-harming, self-deluding ignorance of this fractional population, do the journalism that reaches them w/the information that we all need and that could help at least some of them out of their entrenched delusions

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

In every academic book there is a secret second book hiding in the footnotes. Sometimes it is the first draft that had migrated there to escape the revisions. Sometimes it is the author's tortured secret rebuttal of their own claims, and sometimes it is the incipient form of the their next book.

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haunted girlfriend @sliceofwife.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

my husband just sent me this

Fellas, if your girl
- has a black mask around her eyes
- is always on the fence
- stores her food for later
that's NOT your girl that is a Loggerhead Shrike!!!!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

finally watched Casablanca. wild in this day and age for something to actually live up to the hype

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Recently updated on our site: Authors, illustrators and poets who visit schools in the UK & Ireland. 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/au... #kidlit Browse our UK and Ireland directory of children’s authors, poets and illustrators for school visits, with trusted recommendations, virtual o...

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Authors, illustrators and poets who visit schools in the UK & Ireland

Discover children’s authors, poets and illustrators who offer school visits across the UK and Ireland, plus useful planning advice.

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Alastair Somerville @acuity.design · 21/02/2026

“If it scares you, it’s spam” is all I say now to mum about scamming/phishing emails. Explaining everything doesn’t help. It’s the emotional punch using the easily replicated authority of banks and companies.

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ABR @abr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Apropos of superbowl ads… So, it costs a bit more, but if you’re looking for a doorbell camera that won’t get your brown neighbors beaten by ICE, UniFi has one that records to a hard drive you own in your own house that can’t be accessed by anyone but you.

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine

quote from Haruki Murakami: “I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.

“But to hold to such repetition for so long—six months to a year—requires a good amount of mental and physical strength. In that sense, writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity.”

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff

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Opinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

every seat in a movie theater should have an "I have to pee" button and if enough people press it they should be able to pause the movie

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I have some bad news for Latke.

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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

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Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

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Robert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

The approximately $150 million at play here (Kelly’s $50 million buyout, maybe $100 million salary for Kiffin) could easily fund several academic departments for the next 10+ years. Of course, LSU — the “U” actually stands for “university” — is cutting programs and freezing academic hires.

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Lane Kiffin expected to take LSU job; Ole Miss holding team meeting Sunday: Source

LSU sources believe Lane Kiffin will accept their job offer.

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

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violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.

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violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

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Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians

Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...

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Travis comma bitch @prof-hinkley.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I hope my made up words don't make you.....discomfortable

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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Exorcist: I'm here to remove the demon that has possessed you Me: I didn't call you Demon: I did

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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the moon report 🌖 @seachanger.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

people who live on X and don’t come up for air elsewhere do not realize how cooked their discourse style is. it’s possible to disagree online without posting like a 19 yr old incel

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

RIP david johansen you'd have loved cool whip on aisle 26 across from the frozen potatoes

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches. This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists! Archaeologists! Please volunteer www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .

Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

A microscopic Tardigrade (water bear), walking across a glass slide. Extremely resilient, they can survive decades without food or water and can survive in direct exposure to space.

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