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Toad in Paradise

@morningstartoad.bsky.social
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They/them chronically online, occasionally post pen doodles, send me song and movie recs Banner is from @tspcalligrapher.bsky.social Icon is by me!

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Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It started with a question: If it was so easy to start a private school in some states — and even access public money — could we as @propublica reporters do it? Find out what @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social, @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and I learned: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
everyone, meet Hugo www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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World's tallest living horse based in Towcester 'still growing'
Hugo the shire horse enters the record books as the world's tallest living horse.
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Midnight Ross💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Art by Skizo
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 14/08/2026
snoots
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 12/08/2026
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: I had the pleasure of profiling Paulina Borsook, whose book Cyberselfish, about the early tech industry, is a great key to understanding why it’s so bad today. For her trouble, Borsook has had a very weird and bad 25 years, something she calls “a curse.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A Tech Prophet Finally Gets Her Second Coming
In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Enjoyed this Esquire feature on the Churchwell brothers. IMO, they are among the last elegantly dressed men in the United States. Notably, neither are "fashion influencers." They are both distinguished cardiologists with great taste and a lifetime relationship with the same tailor.
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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I want to highlight this part of her rant because it's incredibly dismissive of Indigenous communities' centuries-long fight against environmental racism. While nothing in her article (if I can call it that) demonstrates mature, acceptable behavior, this part is the most egregious.
Yes, we know AI is using up resources. So does driving a car or a plane. So does building a new home. So do a lot of things. Humans have always used up Earth’s resources and usually not nicely. There are reservations and other Indigenous communities in Canada that have never had clean water and have been ravaged by pipeline construction. But somehow that’s been okay for the past fifty years or a hundred years, and very few people scream about that. But suddenly, AI is the enemy, not everything else we’ve been doing all along. 

Suddenly YOUR water might not be so clean, so now it’s a Big Deal.
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
But before you think, the new guy is always the one starting shit, I have evidence for the court!
Two tuxies on a red blanket. One asleep while the larger one in the foreground reaches out a paw towards his victim's whiskers.
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Older cat is DONE, younger cat is so happy to be involved.
Large angry scowling tuxedo stands over inverted smaller tuxedo with dopey grin
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This was 30 secs before a murder and an hour before they fell asleep on each other on the other couch
Two tuxedo cats looking at the camera with their front paws near their enemies' throats.
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Element115Art @element115.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Boeing Integrated Manned Interplanetary Spacecraft (IMIS) was a 1968 design for a Mars mission. Boeing estimated that this design could launch its first mission in 1985. It would use five NERVA rocket stages, each fired and discarded throughout the 460 day flight.
IMIS, a long rocket-like spaceship
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
And kibbe is back!
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
As someone who suffered under yellow tinged beige makeup in my teens that were always the wrong tone, initially, I was excited for a wider range of foundation tones. But there's something odd about this trend. Seems kinda white and orientalist vibe wise.
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@adriandaub.bsky.social the cat and I are reading your new book!
Tuxedo cat nips at edge of blue paperback called "what tech calls governing by Adrian Daub", the image around the text is the outline of a black chainsaw
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Can I throw a naan like a frisbee? Will the baguette rifle like a football?
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Bat-Tali 🦇🎃 (Vancouver era ✨) @talidev3d.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
some certified lil guys from the Museum of Anthropology today
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Daily bunny no.3390 got a summer job
A bunny and a penguin work together at a small stand by the beach. They are selling shaved ice with flavoring to other bunnies passing by.
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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
YOU MUST MAINTAIN YOUR STRENGTH AND POWER! TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS.
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RAAAAAAHHH-dish Doodles 🔪 @radishdoodles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here is a drawing I made in 2017 when I didn't know I had other issues aside from a bleeding disorder:
An ink drawing from 2017. There are 3 Doodles of me grimacing and saying "ow" from different spots on my body. The 3rd me shows a little ghost poking me with a needle, causing the invisible pains.
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 24/07/2026
it's fun when animals are long
a couple pages of last night's doodles
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Certly @certly.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
hydra
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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Today we're highlighting some of our most talented authors with a 33% OFF DEAL on 7 different titles by those who identify as NON-BINARY on International Non-Binary People's Day! Bringing a little they/themergy into your life 🖤💜🤍💛 store.ironcircus.com/collections/...
Two anthologies and 5 individual stories are highlighted today on International Non-Binary day! https://store.ironcircus.com/collections/international-non-binary-peoples-day-2026
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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 14/07/2026
Happy International Nonbinary People's Day, punks.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Alice and I are back on our Babylon 5 weekly dates and I just really want Lennier, Vir and Na’Toth to have a diplomatic assistants group chat
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kyleayers.bsky.social @kyleayers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.
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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We've made a feed that is JUST our free art reference posts! Should contain almost every post we've ever made that included free references! Which is a lot. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
i know you know you have the right to remain silent when being questioned by law enforcement, but the way that right is interpreted by the courts is actually very deranged and you might enjoy learning the specifics of how to properly invoke that right. just something to think about today!
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Berghuis v. Thompkins
Podcast Episode · 5-4 · October 10, 2023 · 1h
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Super cute!
Custom mighteez yellow dog with red jacket, pink hair bow, and pale pink wings.
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Eric Ansley Díaz 🏳️‍🌈 @geekboyeric.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#Supergirl is a direct follow-up to a very well liked movie, features Krypto (who everyone loves), has Jason Momoa as Lobo (which fans said they always wanted) & stars an actress everyone agrees was a standout in HotD. The only reason there’s a hate campaign against it is because “Girl.”
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 08/06/2026
Shrew Monk Summer
i redrew a richard scarry page but put my little guys in there instead
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Why does it list 2027? Like that happened
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Where's the 2027 data coming from and how did it happen between 2025 and 2026 #whatamireading
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Daily bunny no.3340 is sick of communal living
Bunnies are characters from "The Young Ones", in a dilapidated and dirty shared home. The four bunnies fall loosely into 80's university archetypes, such as a punk and a campus socialist, and are arguing with each other.
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mankrik's wife guy @byelacey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
rosy maple mothman 💗 this was a commission! commissions are open!
a rosy maple moth styled mothman in a shiny vinyl pink leotard dancing
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16/05/2026
I really want commercial artists to all be paid enough to do weird little side projects and make a bunch of pointless OCs or whatever without feeling like they have to always be hustling
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Daily bunny no.3320 knows your every move
two bunnies play the game "Battleship", across from one another. One has a captain's cap, while the other just has a sailor's cap. A third bunny, climbing over the top of the battleship game, covertly observes the captain's board to see the ship placements.
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Wolfie @korwolfie.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Kirby is sleepy #kirby #tapestry #weaving
A mini tapestry in black and white depicting the character Kirby, who is very sleepy right now.
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 13/05/2026
you crack open an unusually large acorn and these guys all come tumbling out
22 weevil monks
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Daily bunny no.3317 will never go out of style
A band of bunnies are dressed like the band "Sha Na Na", with the central three wearing garish gold jackets and tight pants, while two others wear sleeveless shirts as all of them sing and dance. A sign behind them on the stage says "Ba Na Na" in yellow-orange letters.
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Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app · 04/05/2026
My preferred AI metaphor is actually Asbestos. - Seemingly magical properties - Developed and experimented with to make endless products - Poisoned countless communities in it's creation - Everything it was used for eventually becomes a toxic hazard to mitigate & it's in the fucking walls now
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Toad in Paradise @morningstartoad.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Little frames of little guys. Pen on copy paper. #penart #robots #snail
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Imagine if bipartisan education funding met the most basic needs first. Imagine if it prioritized students being fed and clothed and learning in schools with fully-functioning plumbing and heating and A/C. Imagine if we fully funded and implemented K-12 sex ed before funding AI training.
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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 01/05/2026
Bertha is another wee monster looking for a home. She's painted in watercolour onto illustration board. You can find her and the book she's in here: buff.ly/4OzXIha Remember, a monster's for life, not just for, um, Easter-ish? #art #monsterart #hopecore #happyart #cuteart
me holding a painting of mine which is a fluffy blue eyed little monster with big ears. It's also burgundy in colour.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/05/2026
🎉 Today is my birthday! 🥳 If you'd like to help me celebrate, here's a list of charities working to make the world better that could use some more support. 🫶 www.astrokatie.com/birthday
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Birthday 2026 — KATIE MACK, ASTROPHYSICIST
Page listing charity donation sites for my birthday, May 1st
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
actually the more i think about it, every conservative freak and ghoul gloating about the gutting of the VRA is spiritually identical to the nazi in black face with no pants on who was dragged out of the halls of congress shouting nazi shit at voting rights activists in january of 1965.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 29/04/2026
This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance… -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It’s ‘one fell swoop’ -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’
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