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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 17h

absolutely love to say out loud "i dont have any children!" before i buy myself something expensive

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 23h

If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune

The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.

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Monique Laban @moniquelaban.bsky.social · 21h

Overheard in the East Village the other night: “You keep buying drinks for women you don’t talk to and staring off into space.” It was one man to another and I imagine he was giving his friend advice but I gotta say this guy can keep doing what he’s doing, sounds like a lot of very happy women

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.

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Vampi Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh your God, Chicago Pope wants me to write that lesbian vampire erotica novella with the latex nuns For Humanity

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 02/10/2026

this is how we know its gonna be good

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just completely reject the idea that it's on us to come up with watertight refutations of somebody who is clearly running a grift - the recognition that this is grifting *is* the refutation! Going through individual elements of the flim-flamming becomes irrelevant at that point.

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Monique Laban @moniquelaban.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I feel like I need to give myself an October challenge. Maybe I’ll return to gua sha.

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Fled to the Hague" is an interesting way of phrasing "Led a successful war crimes prosecution." But then, Schmitt doesn't know that there are multiple teams called Hawks in America.

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Monique Laban @moniquelaban.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am very pro aging and I love getting older because the alternative is death, but why did absolutely no one warn me nor my husband that while we may still love eating spicy food, it would hurt us in unimaginable ways on the way out

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eschneider @eschneider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As someone who works on telemetry systems, this brings me joy. 👇

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Monique Laban @moniquelaban.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

monique's unhinged wedding ideas, #43: betting pool for what our first dance song will be. we put songs from our first playlists to each other on the wedding website as options to bet on. winning guests get idk the chance to dance with us for the second half of the song or something, yea or nay

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

if you can't laugh at yourself, even the worst of yourself, you're simply not going to make it in this big cruel world

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Green Jacket Lady @greenjacketlady.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Three years ago today. Let’s get out there and make fun of the fear mongering bullies. (And bring a jacket. It might rain).

A screenshot of a twitter post from Kat Abu: “Fox News tried to do a bunch of scary man-on-the-street interviews about crime. It didn’t go well.“ It includes a picture of a white woman in a green jacket with a microphone in front of her. She is outside in Seattle, getting increasingly annoyed with the reporter trying to paint Seattle as a hellhole. She will soon turn to straight up mocking him.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

obviously it's not "funny" that I was a self-destructive alcoholic. but is it kind of funny? lmao yeah

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Reminder that you can turn off the Bluesky moderation’s “Rude” label, which extremely often hides accounts and posts for defending themselves against bigots. settings —> moderation —> Bluesky Moderation Service

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Carly Rae Jepsen is great in part because her songs are horny in ways that most musicians can't capture all of. Cheerfully horny. Wistfully horny. Hornnui. She has the horny range.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Her Grandma is both blessed and a blessing. 👑💐🩷

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You keep using the word "ally" and I don't think that word means what you think it is. Until you learn the history of the community you are ally with and maybe listen to us? You are no ally. (3/3)

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Onion ran this amazing article and thought, I wanna play this! So I made it! 38 pps, PbtA, plus every mechanic mentioned in the article, and a bunch of Rodrigo song references. And it's free! Enjoy! #OliviaRodrigo @theonion.com #theonion #ttrpg #itch.io drgwenmarshall.itch.io/high-winter-...

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High Winter Elves of Girlville by Gwen Marshall

A satirical game based on an Onion article about Olivia Rodrigo making a TTRPG!

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My current publishing hot take is that you shouldn't write books you think literary agents will like & instead write books YOU & READERS will like. I fully expect arguments and complaints in the comments, but remember--I'm on your side. www.agentsandbooks.com/stop-writing... #booksky #writersky

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026

Reupping

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Toad was lying in bed. He had pulled all the covers over his head.

Toad hides under the covers in bed.

From "Spring"
In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Monique Laban @moniquelaban.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have stumbled upon the one-bag travel community after realizing I should probably not bring any luggage with wheels on my next planned trips and wow there are a lot of people who just think in liters huh

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Exactly. I want to ask 29 percent of people their secret.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

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Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

y'all should know that stuff like this still does insane numbers on tumblr

tumblr user 64mpg writes: it has always been a dream of mine to relax

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We never punished the people who authorized torture and the last 20+ years of our politics are a consequence of that.

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

3. That college is about reading for “the workforce.” No, it’s about development for the adult force. Of which work is a part. 4/

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Pre-order sale sale sale - 25% off www.barnesandnoble.com/w/uprooted-v...

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Monique Laban @moniquelaban.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

with all the most major vendors booked and less than a year to go, it is time. the search for a wedding website (and ideally matching digital save the dates and invitations) begins. lord, give me strength. there are only so many watercolor botanicals and samey script fonts i can handle.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

imagine being a menswear writer and having to go back to writing about this fall’s best socks after reading anthropic employees say AI might destroy humanity in a few years

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026

I shouldn’t be this emotional about a city deciding hey maybe kids shouldn’t starve all day Like how low is the bar. Anyway, thankful to the people who fought for this.

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hi Homer, I recently came across The Iliad and was blown away by its expansiveness, its humanity, and its complex use of . Have you considered new ways to promote your book and expand its reach across various platforms? I would love to connect and hear your ideas. Kind regards, Apollonius

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Lonely Sakura 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @lonelysakura.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In 897 CE, the catholic church dug up the corpse of a dead pope and put him on trial. The corpse was found guilty. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver...

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Cadaver Synod - Wikipedia

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I don’t think the giant infotainment screens in new cars are *good* but to be honest I think the actual problem is drivers just straight up looking at their phones while driving

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"In part due to the eagerness of booksellers to use their space in service to their community, the influence of bookstores is growing... Everyone seems to know doomscrolling has flattened everything + they know they’re overwhelmed. They come in bc they want the full spectrum of their brains back."

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Sarah O @erniebufflo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Daisy Chain Fields turned me into an Olivia Rodrigo stan. You're 23 and organizing the new Lilith Fair and both explicitly talking about and explicitly supporting abortion rights? You have my sword.

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Monique Laban @moniquelaban.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Crank the congestion pricing up another notch NYC a driver rev-threatened to hit me while I was walking along a pedestrian walkway while the pedestrian sign was on because he wanted to turn faster

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More Movies @moremovies.co.uk · 03/09/2026

Orphée (1950) dir. Jean Cocteau 🧵🎬 Using perspective and gravity, Cocteau creates the supernatural effect of Orpheus being pulled horizontally along the wall as if an invisible force is drawing him away. #filmsky #moviesky #artsky

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miss zuri خانم زوری @zalazuri.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

if it's scary, do it scared. do it for a nicer rack. do it for space communism. do it for the ol' razzle-dazzle. do it for dolly and tim.

the spirits of dolly parton and tim curry give zuri the courage to take her estrogen shot

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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

To open wine bottles duh

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VeGOREpunk AuHORROR @vegapunk-aurora.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

*Mr Beast voice* I HELPED THIS WOMAN TURN A ROOM FULL OF STRAW INTO GOLD USING ONLY A SPINNING WHEEL! IF SHE CAN'T GUESS MY NAME IN THREE DAYS, I'M TAKING HER BABY!

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 01/09/2026

How I support myself as a writer is by not supporting myself as a writer and having an entirely different job and pretending this is a fun adventure I get to go on to make friends

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