Reposted by MirnasaurusKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11896961921
Reposted by MirnasaurusNicole Rifkin @nicolerifkin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026thank you the new yorker and françoise for having me do this cover for the late, great dolly parton 195124201794
Reposted by MirnasaurusRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comTurning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryCore team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world. 128190478285
Reposted by MirnasaurusMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 09/08/2026fun fact: DC has a street named Capitalsaurus Court after elementary school kids got council to name it that because of dinosaur bones discovered there during sewer construction in the 1890s that belong to a species thought to be unique to DC 31732313
Reposted by MirnasaurusMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/07/2026Please avoid all salads, including word. 11862051298
Reposted by MirnasaurusRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes 8280391499
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Wish I could be there. #ThatswhyAIIC #PRIMSCasablanca2026 010
Reposted by MirnasaurusOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Cape Verde defeats Argentina via a 2-3 loss in extra time 7756231035
Reposted by MirnasaurusMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/06/2026Stephen Colbert wore a tan suit to the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony 😂 REUTERS/Octavio Jones 1220473937183
Reposted by MirnasaurusJen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Alright y’all this is a small thing but an easy one Stop buying books from Amazon Instead buy them from Bookshop.com which supports your local bookstores Here’s a 20% discount on your first order refer.bookshop.org/jen52349bookshop.comBookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores. 21139641527
Reposted by MirnasaurusMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10/03/2026‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’ ‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’ ‘Hello’ is not related to either. Goodbye. 23564041173
Reposted by MirnasaurusBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”futurism.comIt Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the PhilippinesDuring a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers. 620221376714
Reposted by MirnasaurusAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time. 236119485849
Reposted by MirnasaurusLetterboxd @letterboxd.social · 12/01/2026Wagner Moura wins Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for The Secret Agent 🏆 #GoldenGlobes 161453515
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 29/12/2025I’m so glad I read this. It might be hard, but it’s possible to change things. #booksky 030
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Proud to be a member and volunteer @aiicusa.bsky.social #ThatsWhyAIIC #InternationalVolunteerDay 000
Reposted by MirnasaurusHarry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 02/12/2025Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard 144117824045
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 23/11/2025“What we need as a society right now is more Renaissance people. More people who are able to think through multiple discourses. It's not that the humanities just give you soft skills. It's that the knowledge and resources of the humanities are important for a range of careers (…)” 010
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Let's deliver 150 turkeys to Ward 5 families. It’s time for the 12th annual Union Market District Turkey Drive! lacosechadc.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/un...lacosechadc.app.neoncrm.comUnion Market District Turkey DriveLet's deliver 150 turkeys to Ward 5 families. It’s time for the 12th annual Union Market District Turkey Drive! We’re partnering with Harvey’s by Soko and Council member Zachary Parker to collect dona... 010
Reposted by MirnasaurusMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 20/10/2025Not to be THAT dictionary, but… It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’ It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’ It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’ It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’ It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.' 84263951396
Reposted by MirnasaurusThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/10/2025BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.bit.lyMaría Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace PrizeOpposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition. 1513280833
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Not sure I’m in the right mindset for this kind of reading.nytimes.comLaszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 000
Reposted by MirnasaurusBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 07/10/2025Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚 6377462771
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 05/10/2025boxd.it/Y0Ryboxd.itFamous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall (2025)Dr. Jane Goodall connected humanity and nature in unprecedented ways. In this deeply personal interview, she shares her final message with the world. 030
Reposted by MirnasaurusJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 20/09/2025this exists it is called thinking 81331246086
Reposted by MirnasaurusMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/09/2025enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits 499290228529
Reposted by MirnasaurusEllen Hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Writer friends, the goal is clear. 013230
Reposted by MirnasaurusWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 31/07/2025Here are the Top 5 Dogs of July! 553370494
Reposted by MirnasaurusFilm Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 24/05/2025‘THE SECRET AGENT’ has won 2 Cannes prizes: • Best Actor (Wagner Moura) • Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho) 6515207
Reposted by MirnasaurusThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/05/2025Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.nytimes.comJulia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family. 573185074253
Reposted by MirnasaurusCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/04/2025I don't even know what to say. What do you say to something like this? So deeply cruel and inhumane and enraging. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comVirginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicideOther Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out. 1914610818
Reposted by Mirnasaurusaiicusa.bsky.social @aiicusa.bsky.social · 17/04/2025🗓️ Sat, May 17 – Panel on the future of interpreter training, including AIIC USA’s own @mirnasoares.bsky.social, Kilian G. Seeber, Jibola Sofolahan, Amanda Forsythe, Maha El-Metwally, Gillian Misener, moderated by Denise de Vasconcelos. 📢 Register: aiic.org/client/event... 021
Reposted by MirnasaurusMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 02/04/2025Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant. 792217328
Reposted by MirnasaurusCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/03/2025This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.nytimes.comOpinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes (Gift Article)A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear. 511586622
Reposted by MirnasaurusCharlotte Moore-Lambert @charlottereads.com · 22/03/2025being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data: 11666112496
Reposted by MirnasaurusGuillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 02/03/2025I hope Brazil will make history tonight. 352150483557
Reposted by MirnasaurusGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 28/02/2025California is partnering with 21 Brazilian state governors on solutions to protect the environment and cut harmful pollution. We're establishing a formal communication channel to share successful approaches to clean transportation, climate adaptation, forest management & more. 581417204
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Que maravilha de livro! Como ficção e memórias podem ser a mesma coisa…app.thestorygraph.comBambino a Roma: Ficção by Chico BuarqueLeque de impressões de uma infância vivida e imaginada, Bambino a Roma tem nas memórias de Chico ... 020
Mirnasaurus @mirnasoares.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The 51st News need 142 new paid members to keep things going. Totally worth it! 02618
Reposted by MirnasaurusSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/02/2025On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily. 376291515213
