Reposted by Nicole Aptekarveery @veery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026i should get my boobs done in her honor 08610
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarmeredith 🙂↕️ @merryh.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My dear sweet friend Nadya is launching a new game with Aconite soon! Please consider checking it out and signing up to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live. It's otherworldly and gorgeous and strange and deserves your attention! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aco...kickstarter.comComing soon: Slime in the Ice Machine: It's Your Inheritance, KidKick open the doors to the greatest bars in the cosmos (and the worst) to unravel surreal mysteries in this PC/Mac/Xbox game. 1144
Reposted by Nicole AptekarJeanne Thornton @jeannethornton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026www.kickstarter.com/projects/aco... SLIME IN THE ICE MACHINE is coming soon to Kickstarter; I strongly suspect this is a game for Some Of U. It is written by my dear friend and Instar copublisher Miracle Jones and it is about bars, Texas, and doing real journalism from the ground up <3kickstarter.comComing soon: Slime in the Ice Machine: It's Your Inheritance, KidKick open the doors to the greatest bars in the cosmos (and the worst) to unravel surreal mysteries in this PC/Mac/Xbox game. 2164
Reposted by Nicole AptekarAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I’m not sure whether this is just a psychological difference or AI bros fundamentally don’t understand the nature of an artistic experience, but: I don’t want a personalised film/book/podcast. I want to see/read/hear the same one as everyone else, so I can read reviews or discuss it with my friends 431847328
Reposted by Nicole AptekarMelissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 28/07/2026Beijing’s bicycle comeback might be one of the world's most significant urban cycling revivals. After decades of decline, its mode share has climbed back to almost 30%, supported by over 3,200 kilometres of infrastructure, extensive bike-sharing systems, and an ambitious program of street redesign.🧵 6378115
Reposted by Nicole AptekarAuke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · 24/07/2026Welcome to the Anthropocene 🔥 22741251
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16/07/2026it's the biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and you almost never hear about it (because it threatens to bankrupt many of the fossil fuel interests who currently run our society) 5053451267
Reposted by Nicole AptekarGuggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Untitled by Harry Bertoia, 1938 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten… 010410
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarceej @ceej.online · 29/06/2026in a presidency defined by living metaphors, burning down D.C. during a poorly-planned fireworks show could take the cake 2256966
Reposted by Nicole AptekarRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The difference between this attitude and the abject fear driving the centrist Dems who have done nothing (besides largely capitulate to Trump and whinge about not having power) and have nothing to offer is so, so stark. 847196
Reposted by Nicole AptekarAmanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite 572632956
Reposted by Nicole AptekarI'm Dirt Mother Fucker @aynrandy.boontavista.com · 24/06/2026Remember when those grade school kids begged Dianne Feinstein to do something about climate change and she said condescendingly "we know what we're doing" and then fell over and died 804760773
Nicole Aptekar @nicoles.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Oh I suppose I should like post something. I rode a 1000km ride a couple weeks ago! (in 70 hours!) I didn’t think that I personally had it in me to do such long brevets but uh. It happened! And I‘m now feeling hopeful about riding Paris Brest Paris next year :) 92094
Reposted by Nicole AptekarHearthFox ΘΔ @hearthfox.bsky.social · 05/06/2026For Pride I ask you to look at what I think is one of the most powerful pieces of queer art. Electric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers) By John Boskovich 3152622182
Reposted by Nicole AptekarStreetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 11/06/2026Streetsblog reset its Mamdani Meter to zero on Wednesday after seeing the mayor's cowardly Eastern Queens greenway plan. Plus the news. buff.ly/y9W47jZnyc.streetsblog.orgThursday's Headlines: Reset the Meter Edition - Streetsblog New York CityStreetsblog reset its Mamdani Meter to zero after seeing the mayor's cowardly Eastern Queens greenway plan. Plus the news. 0165
Reposted by Nicole AptekarKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Gender-affirming care for minors is not a bad thing. It’s been so needlessly demonized and the position has been so thoroughly capitulated to that I think people forget it’s actually a good thing. A Grammy award winning artist had gender affirming surgery at 16. It’s a great thing! 503497738
Reposted by Nicole AptekarGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 05/06/2026They’re packaging it like this so it looks like a shallow trend, but Gen Z has gone through two financial crises, a pandemic, rising fascism, active shooter drills since they were toddlers, and are now being told by the oligarchy they’re to be replaced by robots. Socialism is the logical conclusion. 2771821844
Reposted by Nicole AptekarAura @aurahack.ca · 01/06/2026Happy [Adult Content] Month everyone! 2835214
Reposted by Nicole AptekarQueensLink @queenslink.org · 27/05/2026Here we are again. We thought @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social would be different. But unfortunately on the issue of Queens' Next Subway, he isn't budging. Fortunately, it's not over yet. City Council is holding their FINAL public hearing on the budget on JUNE 10th @ 9:30am @ City Hall. 13614
Reposted by Nicole AptekarBoring Manager Rob 🅅 @bourboninexile.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The paper in question: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgSycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependenceDespite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide... 7869474
Reposted by Nicole AptekarIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 23/05/2026We all literally, LITERALLY just watched NASA fly four absolute all-stars the farthest any human has ever been from Earth and back flawlessly, and yet we're still continuously forced to pretend Musk's bullshit catastrophe factory is the future of human space exploration 894972801
Reposted by Nicole AptekarJoshua G. Schraiber @jgschraiber.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Fucking terrible idea, we need to do everything we can to undermine the idea that people shouldn't pay taxes. Taxes are not a punishment, taxes are how we contribute to the collective welfare of society. 471725312
Reposted by Nicole AptekarMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026this is a masterpiece 247210788225
Reposted by Nicole AptekarBen Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 16/05/2026you cannot support his work in any way anymorevulture.comNeil Gaiman Seeks $500,000 From Accuser Caroline WallnerThe author says Wallner broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. 602126877
Reposted by Nicole AptekarMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/05/2026Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed. Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us. 103116373776
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarnormal sara @sarasocial.bsky.social · 15/05/2026"there is something you can do. she loved Pokémon. she named herself after a character. i’m going to be leaving a Pokémon stuffed animal at her memorial. if you could just encourage others to do the same. or to donate Pokémon stuffed animals to shelters and such" 41230427
Reposted by Nicole AptekarStreetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 12/05/2026Mayor Mamdani’s decision to build a park over part of an unused rail line in Queens could make it impossible, or at least very difficult, to build a transit line for the same route — at least according to the depressing trajectories of similar efforts in Maryland and Georgia.buff.lyMaryland, Georgia Offer Cautionary Tales As Mamdani Advances QueensWay - Streetsblog New York CityIt's not easy to bring transit back after a rail-to-trail conversion. Just ask Maryland and Georgia. 15515
Reposted by Nicole AptekarKennyGoo @kennygoo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social killing queenslink after previously supporting it would be the biggest black eye of his administration thus far. This would be a transformational project beyond this RoW and would provide faster service + better transfers than IBX 1204
Reposted by Nicole AptekarEmi the Sweary Cook🌵 @undercoveremi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026How come whenever someone fails to kill the president, the whole conservative establishment blames us for correctly labeling him a fascist, but when trans women are murdered there isn’t a single call to “tone down the rhetoric?” 6686142
Reposted by Nicole AptekarThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Well, the good news is California has spent the last two decades building dense, infill development and investing in bike lanes, public transit, and high speed rail connecting its major cities so the impact of this should be minim- [puts finger to ear] California did what now? 533861
Reposted by Nicole AptekarXOXO @xoxofest.com · 23/04/2026One last thing before we go. Today, after 2+ (or 10+??) years of work, we’re launching XOXO Explore, a complete archive of all eight years of the festival. xoxofest.comxoxofest.comXOXOXOXO was an experimental festival for independent artists and creators from the internet. 732397
Reposted by Nicole AptekarJustin (He/Them) @ingot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026I would rather attend an event with a super shitty, MS paint made flyer, an event with a flyer scrawled in crayon by your nondominant hand, than attend an event advertised with an AI slop flyer. 211714
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarjenn schiffer 😎 @jennschiffer.com · 08/03/2026yes, it's people who have extracted value from ai vs. people who have only seen it extract value from them. i don't think people who have been exploited owe any grace to those evangelizing it to them, which is why i wish enthusiasts would leave the skeptics alone and stop acting like the underdogs 632355
Reposted by Nicole AptekarStreetsPAC @streetspac.org · 25/03/2026Paris is in the process of building 4 new subway lines covering 120 miles of track and serving 68 new Metro stations. New York City should be able to add 4 stops by extending an existing subway line along an existing right of way. Can we have just a little ambition? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/n...nytimes.comShould These Abandoned Tracks Become a Park or a Train Line? Or Both? 25515
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarlydia @lydz.bsky.social · 26/03/2026nightmares about highway driving after not getting behind the wheel of a car for a fucking decade, but yes i am ready to be a mech pilot 091
Reposted by Nicole AptekarMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/03/2026You’d think expensive oil would make our government focus on solar and wind energy, you would of course be wrong 854182713481
Reposted by Nicole Aptekar🔞Rap Deez Nuts in Yo Mouth🦖🥚 @supermattym8.bsky.social · 14/03/20265. 112740
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 13/03/2026we shouldn't just solarize the country because it's the coolest fucking technology on earth. there are practical benefits too 141096149
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarstefan @stefanthinks.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Can this be a solution? 694437909
Reposted by Nicole AptekarGretchen Leigh 🇨🇦 @gretchenleigh.zone · 07/03/2026None of this would be happening if Mega Man Legends 3 hadn't been canceled 219048
Reposted by Nicole AptekarJames @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 06/03/2026how it feels taking public transit rn 402041371
Reposted by Nicole Aptekarmcc @dryad.technology · 02/03/2026Do you care about things? The AI companies want to stop that. Their product, more than any other invention in human history, is training you to stare dead-eyed while a machine serves you a stream of mediocrity 216757
