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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"I was still pretty young when it happened,but yeah, it wound up being more of a Butlerian Crusade than a Butlerian Jihad ..."

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To people who don’t believe that Kermit the Frog is real: What is the basis for your morality? Where does your moral standard come from?

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP

EP • Stevie Wonder

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

And we already know the study’s results were falsified, that those playing guards were instructed to brutalize ti get that result, & when a similar study was taken without that manipulation, those in the guard role were kind. But refutations never circulate as far as convenient false findings. 😔

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If I were in Texas I would grudgingly vote for Talarico, even though he's proven himself to be a cowardly little shit. But I also sure wouldn't lecture trans people on being justifiably mad about him being a cowardly little shit

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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

can those of you mad because you think trans whining on microblogs will depress support for dem politicians please imagine for one second how dem politicians spouting transphobia on enormous mainstream platforms depresses support for trans people

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Whilst in Edinburgh, got to do a very cool thing and enjoy the summer solstice -- and its sunset -- atop Calton Hill there. So here's a shot from that. Please enjoy. Or don't. I'm not your parent. Not until I get the time machine working anyway.

Landscape-oriented, er, landscape photo. A look out over Old Town Edinburgh from Calton Hill on the Summer Solstice. Edinburgh is a fascinating cluster of beautiful, dramatic, dire buildings, all of which are anchored by the dormant / dead volcano in the middle of town which is topped with Edinburgh Castle. Then there's the Balmoral, and the Mordor spire of the Scott Monument, the Haggis Dome, the Ziggurat of Wayward Sheeps, and okay I might be making some of these up. Anyway, it's very pretty, and all of it is kissed with the peach veneer of a coming sunset. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig.

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 11/07/2026

Super disingenuous framing by HuffPost. Look. I'm the king of calling Bernie and his Bernie Bros and the DSA Bros out on their anti-Black racism. This is not that. He was asking a *Black leftist*, how they address nonsense from *Black centrist* because as a white leftist, this is not his place.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/07/2026

there is a cohort of men who resent the responsibilities and obligations of adulthood — of the fact that you owe things to other people. it is a fundamentally childish impulse that they have reconfigured as the height of masculinity, and i think it informs the parasocial attraction to platner.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I think about this quote every single day and I think about how much potential we, as humans and as a country, have lost because of hate. Our Constitution and institutions would be so much stronger right now if they were also built with Natives, Black people, and women as equals.

I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
Stephen Jay Gould, The Panda's Thumb: More
Reflections in Natural History

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 05/07/2026

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Interesting thread ...,

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

My latest: I don’t respect America at 250. The only thing I can think of is how America is still a young, spoiled brat of a nation that no one is able to discipline. Foreign writers have been commenting on the US's developmental problems for centuries. karenattiah.substack.com/p/america-ne...

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America Needs to Grow the Fuck Up

Once you understand the moral psychology of America's immaturity, everything about America's 250th birthday makes sense.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Same with Jan. 6. It's a form of Orwellian doublethink, and why MAGA is properly understood as a post-truth movement. Not really "I believe both of these are true, even though they're contradictory." More like "true-or-false has no value, words are merely tools to get power and hurt enemies."

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 04/07/2026

I can’t argue with anyone Black who says this country isn’t for us and can’t love us, but I don’t want the efforts of patriots who have loved this country because they believed it capable of change to be lost in the shuffle. They gave up too much for me to dismiss their work.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Yes. In fact I did clip this and immediately send it to all my friends. :)

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 01/07/2026

Great news everyone! New Jersey finally passed a trans healthcare shield law. It becomes the final blue state left to pass such a law. This will help fight back against out of state subpoenas targeting gender-affirming care providers and patients. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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New Jersey Finally Passes Trans Care Shield Law, The Last Blue State Left To Do So

“New Jersey is drawing a clear line, requiring health care providers in this state answer only to the laws that already govern them—not to hostile actors in other states.”

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Did post video of this but quality so appalling I deleted it! So here’s a still photo from the #iphone15Pro of some lovely Canary Wharf reflections earlier.

Colourful swirly building reflections, abstract shapes with lots of lines and circles and curves.

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Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Could Brazil no have just given us one as a wee treat??? I'd be in their camp at half time negotiating an alliance purely for the crack, then we could've joined forces for the rest of the tournament, and maybe even shared the cup at the end. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Technically, they’re Remains now.

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Mamady @mamady.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

When perspective lies, light tells the truth. My favourite Himalayan moment: from this spot, Nuptse (right) appears taller than Everest. The last light, however, tells a different story. #BlueSkyMonday #ECK #Photography #Nature #Art #Scape #Mountains #Sunset #Bluesky #Light #Hiking #Outdoors

A Himalayan scene at dusk where Nuptse commands the foreground, its icy ridges sharp against the darkening sky, as Everest behind it burns with alpenglow, restoring the true hierarchy of the range.

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Sheila Allen @sheilatronica.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I read this series because Cory Doctorow recommended it in his podcast, and he was absolutely right: nobody can write sci fi like a historian. This series is both mind-expanding and vastly entertaining.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Someone needs to pay someone to write a Juneteenth etiquette guide for white people

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Evolution of Trump AGs: Sessions: Fired because he wouldn't help Trump cover up crimes Barr: Was willing to do coverups, resigned for being unwilling to commit crimes Bondi: Willing to coverup and commit crimes, fired for being too slow in each category;

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 02/06/2026

Even when you've seen countless examples of it, it's still breathtaking how much criminal behavior our society accepts and indeed welcomes from the police.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

If I told you ten years ago all of the Jeopardy winners, doctors, lawyers, stat-focused sports nerds, and premium shitposters escaped Twitter on a pirate ship to a website that was completely inhospitable to Nazis and phrenologists……. I don’t know, man, I’d be pretty excited.

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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I just want all of us to remember one thing: It's possible to be insanely funny, incredibly hardworking, talented as all get out, to make comedy history, to leave a positive mark on this world in a way that feels miraculous, and NOT be/become a terrible human being. Key & Peele show us the way.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

1. Caste. Most people in the west don’t understand that the waves of engineers and doctors who immigrated out of India in the 70s and onwards were ‘high’ caste folks, who resented the Indian equivalent of affirmative action for caste. Caste solidarity is very powerful…/

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Jim Henley Music @jimhenleymusic.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Bonus title

Star Trek: The Original Series title card. Text: “Hwæt!”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

It’s amazing to watch the professional journalism class dance around this:

An excerpt from the article reading: “As I've noted previously the biggest problem with AI is the foundationally awful oligarchs in charge of its trajectory, scope, and implementation. The biggest problem with AI is terrible human beings.”

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Gene Rayburn @generayburn.com · 21/05/2026

Kimmel: When Colbert's final show ends, turn off CBS and never turn it on again.

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

'Transparenz' #FotoVorschlag 'Transparency' In the glass dome of the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany #photography #scape #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBluesky #Streetphotography #Urban #ECK #outdoors #EastCoastKin #travel

The image shows the interior of the Reichstag dome in Berlin. It captures the dynamic architecture of glass and steel, as well as the movement of visitors on the spiral ramps. The photograph was taken from one of the lower ramps, looking slightly upwards (low-angle shot). This emphasises the domed, futuristic structure of the dome. Large, curved concrete elements in the left and upper parts of the frame frame the view. Through the glass façade, one can see the Berlin cityscape in the background beneath a clear, blue sky. Two curved pedestrian ramps wind their way through the image in gentle curves. Numerous people of various ages walk along these paths, recognisable as silhouettes or in everyday clothing. The delicate steel framework supports the large glass windows, which dominate almost the entire image. In the top right-hand corner, the structure is reflected in the central mirrored surfaces of the dome. On the left-hand side, a German flag can be seen flying outside the building.

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.com · 11/05/2026

We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

In theory, this should make it a little easier to map out muscle groups when drawing the character this figure's meant to represent, regardless of position. We'll see, eh.

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A few months ago, editor and book publisher @glennf.com pitched me an idea around my Mister Gotcha cartoon. We launch That One Matt Bors Comic on Kickstarter on May 12. Sign up here for an alert: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...

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Coming soon: That One Matt Bors Comic

A book about how “we should improve society somewhat” conquered the discourse

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Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

So here is the creepy part. THE YEAST COLLECTED AT XBOX HQ MAKES XBOX LOGO BREAD. I have no idea how this happened. It’s a miracle and so creepy. Ancient aliens and shit. Ok good night. Try some baking. Play some games. I love you, I’ve got your back. 👊💚

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Having all the cards is, famously, not the goal in Uno.

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 02/05/2026

Not only is this efficient and beautiful, but it’s gonna make a bitching setting for a chase scene in some future classic film.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 01/05/2026

I read a very compelling argument that when this weasel chewed through a cable and unexpectedly shut down the Large Hadron Collider’s 17-mile particle accelerator in April 2016, that’s when our reality went haywire. I have yet to hear a more persuasive explanation. Not even really joking.

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 27/04/2026

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity. “We are ruled by a class of people who seem either to believe or presume that war, disease, and apocalyptic destruction are things that will only ever happen to poorer and browner people.” [bostonreview.net]

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A Year of Magical Thinking

Elite impunity has fueled the fantasy that catastrophes are for other people.

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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

100%👇!!!! If you understand that the purpose of the movement conservative legal movement/Federalist Society/originalist revision of understanding the constitution is to read/interpret it as the Confederate constitution, everything makes much more sense.

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ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔬𝔰 ☽|☾ 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔰𝔰 @chaospriestess.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.

Screencap of Sam Neil in Event Horizon, his flight suit features an Australian flag with the union jack replaced by a yellow circle on black and red, the Australian aboriginal flag

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Always post like it's gonna be read back to you in court, which means make sure it's the funniest shit you can imagine an opposition lawyer having to ask you to explain

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