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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

I genuinely couldn't stifle a laugh at this list. Newt Gingrich is 83!

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NEW: Domo Wells’ women’s soccer merch designs have deep roots in D.C. culture. Read @samdelgado.bsky.social's profile of the creative wizard behind the apparel and design company Dead Dirt:

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Meet the local designer behind your favorite Washington Spirit merch

Domo Wells’ merch for the National Women's Soccer League has deep roots in D.C. culture.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 8h

Pottery. Do pottery that can later be carbon dated to this specific period and make sure you sign your name bsky.app/profile/mtsw...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Reminder: Cosplay Patton here is 0-1 in wars and he took an L to a B-level power

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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 9h

This would come across a lot better if he hadn’t just lost a war.

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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 9h

Today, a federal judge approved the settlement between Paramount and a group of state attorneys general that sued to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Public Knowledge remains opposed to this settlement that poses harm to consumers and creatives alike:

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Paramount–Warner Settlement Falls Short for Consumers and Creative Workers

Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 13h

I think you're missing the main point of my response: a good part of individual enjoyment derives from a sense of connection to the human behind it.

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Sam Feldman @srfeld.bsky.social · 13h

I'm a fan of efficient writing but this is in fact too much to fit into one sentence.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 14h

I've seen lefty people on multiple websites sharing stuff by people who use the term "ZOG" seriously, it is endemic and it is very, very bad

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 14h

New: DOJ has filed a misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota who spoke to the NYT about the administration's immigration crackdown in their state at the beginning of the year Blanche said this was "a clear violation of their ethical duties"

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 14h

“you shouldn’t do it but you should understand why the rule is stupid” is the true way

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Jim Ray @jimray.bsky.team · 16h

Oh this is exciting and backed by a murderer’s row of atproto knowers. Makes perfect sense for science to be embracing the protocol like this.

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 16h

And (c) everyone now knows the cartoon covers are smut books, so what's the point? Anyway, bring back interesting cover design, and ease up on Hannah Grace. The Icebreaker book is *not* a Heated Rivalry ripoff, even if the adaptation is riding the wave.

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 16h

There's a whole Discourse about the cartoon-y cover phenomenon, but tl;dr they were originally popularized as a way to let readers enjoy the books in public without it being *immediately* obvious what they were reading. Now they're both (a) annoying and (b) hooooly shit misleading.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 16h

I started reading it and didn't finish. It's fine! Though it might be the greatest example of why we need to do away with the cartoon-style covers; the cover looks like it's marketed to teens, but the book itself is absolute *filth.*

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 16h

Everyone's dunking on this (because the 'heated rivalry' comparison is asinine), but it *is* based on a real book that went SUPER viral a few years ago. The adaptation might be a ripoff-driven cash grab, but the source material existed well before HR's popularity took off.

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Lorna @florilegia.bsky.social · 23h

I recognise that bird! It’s the sausage-addicted kookaburra

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Sausage-addicted kookaburra too fat to fly
Story summary:
• Bird became fat on BBQ handouts
• Too fat to escape manling by dogs
• She weighed a whopping 540g
TOO many tasty sausages almost killed this kookaburra.
But health worries weren't the threat. She became so obese from barbecue handouts she could not fly when attacked by dogs in a Mosman park.
After weighing in at 540g. 40 per cent heavier than a typical adult bird, the kookaburra has been sent to bird boot camp to shed weight, prompting Taronga Zoo to wam we are killing our wildlife with kindness.
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http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/reai-life/sausage-addicted-kookaburra-too-
fat-to-fly/story-e6frilri-1225872729208
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That is the face of no regrets.

The image is of a fat kookaburra looking utterly proud of herself

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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 16h

Yuuuup. The biggest difference is largely visibility; you can see enormous swaths of the fandom at once, and some of them are bad at the concept of "inside thoughts"

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 16h

The in-house production unit for Stray Kids talked about AI in music, and this was basically their take--that it's fine to use in a workflow (fine-tuning vocals, assisting on a demo to run by the company for approval, etc) but there's no value in using it to make music whole cloth.

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Nick Garcia @nickgarcia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Given the policy discussions about AI vs AGI vs ASI, this is so stupidly confusing. The one time arbitrarily renaming something "America" would have had basically no impact and instead he's opted for maybe the worst possible alternative.

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 17h

Suno can “make music,” but can it spark a dating scandal that’s only debunked because fans reviewed the security footage and determined that it couldn’t actually be Suno (because the “idol”s ass wasn’t big enough)?? True story, btw

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 17h

This is awesome: in lieu of autographs or selfies at events (this was from outside the XM Radio event in NYC this week), David Byrne now hands out this business card before cycling away. www.reddit.com/r/talkinghea...

FROM DAVID BYRNE
HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
I NO LONGER SIGN AUTO GRAPHS OR POSE FOR SELFIES - OUTSIDE OF CHARITY OR OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. HAVE A WONDERFUL REST OF YOUR DAY.
/s/ David Byrne

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 17h

When you call Backpack a “nepocubby” to his face

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💀your friend corrigan.🥀 @hereliescorri.bsky.social · 17h

Live forever ❤️

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 17h

The only surprising thing about Ken Paxton saying Trump drags the party down is that both of his brain cells got together to agree on it

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 17h

Oh they can definitely tour. Hatsune Miku has toured.

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 17h

The big wrinkle in K-Pop is that it actively runs on parasocial affinity (which, nb, is neither unique to that industry nor definitionally unhealthy), and turns out that there are limits to how much you can ape that with an avatar.

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 17h

Not fully AI, but Aespa’s original concept involved the members having digital alter egos. That was mostly (entirely? Any MYs out there feel free to correct me) scrapped pretty shortly after launch.

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 17h

K-pop is a fascinating case study in that it’s basically the ideal testing ground for virtual, high-output, flashy-concept AI music, and so far it hasn’t worked. There have been a few attempts! But it turns out that people want a sense of connection with *real humans.*

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Kwisatz Hottie Rack @oksettledown.bsky.social · 17h

I would watch this and furthermore would watch an episode of meta law and order where dialogue is replaced by people describing the show itself "15 minutes left, time for the false reveal, cue the synthpad"

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/09/2026

Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.

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Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ

Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.

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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 17h

some good news:

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 30/09/2026

Going to log off before I say something that's gonna get me put on a list somewhere.

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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.

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merritt @merrittk.com · 30/09/2026

we fucked up bigtime when the internet slipped from the utopian promise of being able to connect with ANYone into the hellscape of being connected to EVERYone

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 30/09/2026

I suspect at least one Schmitt staffer is back on the job market tonight

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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Nied [5'7"] @nied.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Biden literally did the mythical One Phone Call that would stop Israel in it's tracks, &... it didn't stop Israel in it's tracks.

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