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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 1h

the only map of england everybody else needs (best selling music by territory, Actually Helpful for understanding some things; also Suck It Morrissey.)

map of england where every county is lableled by their best selling band

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Sara @sarae.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h

this week's bedtime reading has been my FIL's old 70s skin magazines and most of it's funny uh-oh, in a very thank goodness times have changed way (especially the ads) some of it is really fucked up some of it is surprisingly timeless this one's out of an October 1978 issue of Penthouse

cartoon with a naked man mooning his television

the caption says, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Face the Nation

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 5h

An American spy satellite unexpectedly shattered into pieces, creating a cloud of debris in low-Earth orbit. The U.S. Space Force’s satellite tracking system confirmed the satellite, officially designated as USA-32, broke apart on September 13 at 5:13 p.m. ET. It was labeled as a fragmentation […]

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 15h

RE: mastodon.world/@maddad/117354936396… When Trump says he loves the uneducated, this is what he means. GOP have gutted ed spending and support specifically for the purpose of stymying learning and crippling critical discourse.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 8h

How exciting. A beisbol team just won a playoff game with a successful challenge of a ball that was actually a strike as decided by a robot. 🙃

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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy · 8h

I been ballin' a shiny black gigabit router, been chipping up packets for the info-superhighway... *Grateful Dead Noises*

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15h

When Third Way says that Dems should hold off their anti-trans strategies, you know things are changing. The organization tends to be more centrist, and they are noticing the same thing the far-right is... the Republican anti-trans campaign cycle is NOT working this year.

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 20h

Are you a US citizen who can vote but you aren't registered to vote? Are you embarrassed you didn't get around to it? Couldn't be bothered because the US political landscape is ... well we can all see it, I get it. Get registered and vote this time. Do it as a prank. Just get it done.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14h

Great news, everyone! We own Andrii Derkach's Beverly Hills' condo. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

WHEREAS, no other person or entity has filed a claim to, or asserted an
ownership interest in, the Defendants In Rem, and the time to do so has expired;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED that, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A), 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), and 31 U.S.C.
§ 5335(e), the Defendants In Rem are forfeited and condemned to the use and benefit of the
United States; and it is further

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026

Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims

Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Anyone know a #FOSS or reasonably-priced service for gathering e-signatures? One of my contracts now requires that I have that ability and I don't want to spend $30 a month on DocuSign.

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

my friends wanted to pass on the reminder this Spooky Season that black food dye (often made from activated charcoal, which is used for treating poisonings) can cause your medications to be ineffective

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J. Nathan Matias 🦣 @natematias.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Wow, LinkedIn's algorithm really doesn't want people to read @sarahgilbert's article about keeping the Internet human in the era of AI Out of the 10,200 impressions the feed gave my posts last week, it only gave 65 to Sarah's *important* article in @techpolicypress As Sarah writes, "If AI […]

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Well, hell, who hid the TV clicker?

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

A great thing our kid @thewoodbinewitch taught us: fill a jar with lemon slices, then add sugar til it's full, then watch as over several days it becomes delicious lemon-flavored simple syrup. We have one with Key limes, too. Tonight Lyricdancer (who's taking a bath) […] [Original post on c.im]

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Indio Gringo ® @paninid.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

❤️‍🔥

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

We made a comic about a starfish.

1 Starfish: Oh how wonderful it is to be named after the stars!
2 Starfish: It’s an honor to be associated with those beloved lights up in the night sky.
3 Starfish: Oh, hello there Blobfish!
Blobfish: Fuck you.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 27/09/2026

see, the reason it's worth learning how the world of geopolitics works, whether or not you like it, is because you find out a significant feature of the global political economy is that water in the US gets wasted on mass producing alfalfa that will then be sent to saudi arabia to feed livestock

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Lyricdancer has asked me to build her a storage thingy to keep her 18 long-handled yard tools out of the way, accessible, and untangled with each other, and I've been looking at various examples and suggestions and products and my brain is about to explode because there is no good answer except […]

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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

The criminality of England's oldies cintinues to shock. #MerseysidePolice today arrested a 94 year old #terrorist in Liverpool. Even worse, the terrorist #MargaretOwen is also a Jewish human rights barrister,. It's scary to think of the risks to #AndyBurnham's […] [Original post on mastodon.ie]

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Advice please, #diy Mastodon? We had a broken pipe inside a garage wall and now I need to replace a long run of drywall. Current board is 5/8", and I'm guessing it's fireproof because that's often used in garages and because some of the backing paper has a Consumers Union logo. BUT the 5/8" […]

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MH Thaung @mhthaung.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

The innkeeper nervously welcomed the stranger. "Pardon my ignorance, but you're our first guest of your, uh, type. Do you need..." "Private stable is fine." The #centaur winked. "Somewhere I can relax and take off this stupid, man-shaped hat." #MastoPrompt #MicroFiction

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Fun fact: the U.S. Constitution does not require citizenship to vote. I'll repeat that: the U.S. Constitution does not say that only citizens can vote. It does not ban non-citizens from voting. A federal *statute* contains this requirement, as do many states' laws. But if the law was changed […]

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 27/09/2026

ok did some minimal research. the author of this rant covers the pop country music beat for RS. most of her recent pieces are about it. i could imagine it’s frustrating to wonder if your beat is irrelevant and then have that confirmed when no one knows that you’re covering the “no. 1 single ever”

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Jonathan Kamens 86 47 @jik.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

RE: c.im/@msbellows/117327725373472404 I'm so old I remember when I was still hopeful about the future.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not everybody knows this, and everybody should. On Sept. 26, 1983, a Soviet nuclear warning system alerted Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov that the U.S. had launched a missile attack. He did not retaliate, preventing WWIII. This is a post about AI. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...

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Stanislav Petrov - Wikipedia

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matdevdug @matdevdug.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

After years inside datacenters, it’s hard to be afraid of AI killing all humans. I've seen the "secure facility." It's a chain link fence and a guy named Gary. Night shift is usually 10-20 people. Two hundred people could shut a datacenter down with nothing but a Wikipedia article on fiber […]

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David J. Atkinson @meltedcheese.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@cdarwin As an occasional hunter of a rare book, this scares the hell out of me. In my value system, it is evil to destroy a book. Worse, the content effectively destroyed which means I may never find the book I need! Recently, I began looking for a rare book about some very rare edged weapons […]

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Brandon Thomas DiSabatino is used to receiving unusual emails. DiSabatino is a poet, author, playwright, and the owner of Conveyor Belt Books, a rare and eclectic books dealer in Covington, Kentucky . A certain amount of strange correspondence is inherent in the business. But over the last two […]

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jimray @jimray.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Angel: Boss we did it, the perfect nutrition for kids. We call it “milk” God: EXCELLENT. NOW MAKE THEM SPILL IT. Spill? Like the parent just… NO. THE CHILD SHALL AT RANDOM SPILL THE MILK. WHILST THE PARENT IS DOING SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE CHILD. Why on earth… I COMMAND IT. jfc WHAT. What?

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Peter Thiel is another one of those guys who we are told is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth he proves to be an idiot

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

This is a new one: DON’T FALL FOR INTERNET LOVE SCAMS: BEWARE OF LOVING WORDS AND STRONG FEELINGS FROM SOMEONE YOU JUST MET

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

2 minutes into entering Singapore and I’ve already seen at least 20 signs for things you should not do Home sweet home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

We just watched "Unabomber" last night and thought it was good, but have zero interest in watching a biopic about someone as evil as "Musk."

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Functional Pin. It's not your fault that society is becoming an unlivable hellhole, so it is perfectly acceptable to lower the bar for being proud of yourself. 2026 functional is equivalent to 1990 exceptional. collabs.shop/mafls2

A white star-shaped enamel pin with gold trim, featuring the word "functional" written in gold lowercase letters across the center.

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

HAPPY NATIONAL DAUGHTERS' DAY! Daughters rock. I'm glad I have daughters. I hope my daughters have a superb weekend. Yay daughters.

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Fight Fascism #RESIST @yogiomm.toad.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished www.lemonde.fr/en/international/art…

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

As reading and math scores fall to their lowest point in the past quarter-century, the US now has fewer tools to understand and develop interventions for this troubling trend. When the Trump administration took a wrecking ball to the Department of Education last year, -- firing nearly half of […]

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

That's helpful to know.

You can refuse to pay off your credit card debt without any consequences.

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Ads/CFT is shorthand for a surprising connection between the seemingly inharmonious worlds of gravity and quantum mechanics. This “anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory” correspondence is known as the holographic principle, and it now strikes me as the most profound proposal in theoretical […]

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rednikki @rednikki.toot.boston.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@sundogplanets AI is terrible for citations. Citations are a huge part of my job (I edit at a journal). All of us journal people are trying to send up the alarm about how much AI screws up citations, and no one is listening. If you ask AI to format your citations it will mess up all your DOIs […]

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Hey, #diy folks: how can I eliminate this annoying ugly protuberant doorbell chime box? We can't hang paintings on this wall evenly because this giant stupid plastic thing is in the way! Isn't there a simple electric modern chime that's something like 2 in x 2 in x 3/8 […] [Original post on c.im]

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

RE: c.im/@cdarwin/117332256017139688 David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said the local partnerships, an infusion of federal dollars and new technology had made the dragnet so decentralized that it had attracted less attention […]

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Lately most customer service reps I talk to have vaguely foreign accents and call me "Mr. Scott," which is my first name, not my last. Wondering where they're from. Anyone know if there is a specific country or culture that refers to people as "Mr. First Name" like that?

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