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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 8h

Holy crap. Can’t make this stuff up

John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 9h

First go at home canning: marmalade made with rhubarb from the raised bed, two oranges, & an incredible amount of sugar. Lid concavities *seem* to have formed as directed. (Tastes great, but I can’t really tell the rhubarb is in there.)

At left front, on a cutting board of two contrasting woods, a marmalade sandwich in progress; sticking out from under the cutting board, the Ball Blue Book guide to preserving foods; to the right, six pint jars full of orange-brown marmalade.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Golden Wednesday. That was quite an unexpected end to my morning walk. After going up Glastonbury Tor in torrential rain, I was on my way home and the sky cleared in seconds!

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13h

Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Your semi-regular reminder that Penguins don't exist - not anymore, at least - but Penguins looked enough like Penguins that we also called them Penguins.

A great auk - a waterbird with short flightless wings, a long hooked beak, and a bright white patch just ahead of the eye on its otherwise black head.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And we knew this in real time. Oman's foreign minister flew to America to appear on TV and tell us that the negotiations had reached a breakthrough. Probably because he knew exactly what Kushner and Israel were planning.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today, with just over five weeks to go before the midterm elections, I want to point out a critical distinction that’s not being picked up in the media. It will play a major role in shaping the balance of power in Congress. robertreich.substack.com/p/maga-rep…

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.

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Dave Conrad @dconrad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Correct. You *wanted* him to serve only one day.

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 28/09/2026

I was just quoting Jugurtha yesterday, and, lo!, an interesting essay about L. Cornelius Sulla Felix (among other things).

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 28/09/2026

Sed postquam Roma egressus est, fertur saepe eo tacitus respiciens postremo dixisse: "Urbem venalem et mature perituram, si emptorem invenerit." Sallust, _Jugurtha_, 35.10.

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 27/09/2026

As a slightly late welcome to fall, slow cooker pot roast, which I for once thought to prep and turn on before leaving for Mass this morning.

A largish white dinner plate with a blue border, holding half a ciabatta roll, and, surrounded by some of the velvety brown gravy made by immersion-blendering the cooking liquids (including half a bottle of Cabernet) and vegetables, a healthy portion of chuck roast, a pearl onion, a carrot, and several pieces of potato.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A colourful end to the day here in Glastonbury. It was worth the walk I think. Now it is time for a glass of wine 🍷

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 26/09/2026

I can't help thinking (having just heard a question about job interviews) that the best preparation for celebrity panelists on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" would be daily scrolls through Bluesky.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s not unusual for a wartime president to ease up before a domestic election but usually they’re smart enough not to announce that it’ll start again as soon as the voting’s done.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 26/09/2026

I am apparently something of a leftist.

Chart showing curves for responses from all US adults, Democrats, and Independents, with my results in the 1st percentile, at the far left.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We have to prepare for the day when Donald Trump will permanently leave the White House. And, even more importantly, the day after that.

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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For Ceolfrith's day, I'll reup the link to the Codex Amiatinus online — still there, deo gratias! See the thread for tips on getting to the downloadable pages you want if you want to save images.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Following on from Wednesday's Autumn Equinox, today is Autumn Equilux with day and night being equal. A balanceof light and dark at dawn here in Glastonbury this morning as the sun rose behind St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 24/09/2026

A retired colleague (a teacher of English and Latin) wrote today: "I am within fifty pages of the end of _Magicke_, and I find myself almost sad that it will end. That’s the highest recommendation I can give any read. I have thoroughly enjoyed it." Which thing has more or less made my day. 1/2

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Some of the best sunrises are those that make you wait a little while and make you glad you stayed. Quiet reflection and being in the moment. This morning's sunrise on Glastonbury Tor did just that.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

But he didn't restore Confederate names to military bases. He found individuals who happen to have the same last names as these Confederate generals. Distinctions matter. Even the neo-Confederate crowd saw right through this move. #CivilWarMemory

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Joe Colacrai @ageofuprising.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A superpower where you remember what you just did and why you're looking in the refrigerator.

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 23/09/2026

Who has four paws & a doggy door but has been sitting outside in the rain staring at me through the kitchen window to say “It is supper time!” when he could have been inside eating said supper the whole time?

Wet 40 pound white dog eating from a blue and red puzzle tray on a multicolored braided rug on a wood floor.

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The shortlived Qin dynasty produced a wealth of richly coloured art, something the successor Han dynasty was never quite able to match, thanks to poor Han-dye coordination.

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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know.

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Otters being otters...

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

1/ What is Marco Rubio referring to here? It's true that Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have hit some American interests, specifically the US oil companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, but that's a distraction from the real issue. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/atru...

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Alright I skimmed this 75-page paper. The “brains are two organs, actually” headline is, as you’d probably expect, Reader’s Digest level clickbait The question the paper addresses is a pretty fundamental one in developmental biology: how & when are embryo cells marked for their fate?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

With the midterm elections shaping up to be a massive reckoning for the Republican Party, it's worth remembering that they had a fairly easy offramp from Trumpism in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th riot but they completely chickened out.

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David/Trout 2.0 @trout61.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have tried not buying snacks. It doesn't work.

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Venn you see the truth...

Venn diagram. Top circle, Canada Geese. Bottom left circle, Toddler. Bottom right circle, Anti-Vaxxer

Intersection Canada Geese/Toddler: always pooping
Intersection Canada Geese/Anti-Vaxxer: wants everydead
Intersection Toddler/Anti-Vaxxer: incoherent ramblings
Intersection of all 3: can't reason with them

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

reposting for the evening crowd, because despite its deceptive simplicity, I worked a lot harder on this one than usual

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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Average gas price in September 2006: $2.44 Average gas price in September 2026: $4.17

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A mellow and magical start to the week here in Glastonbury. Taken shortly before sunrise today.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is worse than what he did in 2019 with the Bidens in the bigger scale of history. On the surface, he’s punishing our ally for his Iran blunder. But Russia’s diesel is almost a rounding error. He’s saying, “Stop. I don’t want you to win. That interferes with my plan to serve you on a platter.”

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Evan Doyle @evandoyle.com · 20/09/2026

If you work for a church or nonprofit like mine that has literal decades of files in Microsoft Publisher format, Microsoft has published a handy script to turn them into PDFs, but it will only work until the end of this month! support.microsoft.com/en-us/publis...

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Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026 | Microsoft Support

Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I hope this will be one of those atrocities people wonder how we let happen. And now I think I know part of that answer! People are too busy with their lives and all the other atrocities

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John Wm. Houghton @numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net · 20/09/2026

My habitual references for sermons on Matt. 20:1-16, in no particular order: --_Man and Superman_, Act III (Doña Ana on good deeds wasted) --"Stairway to Heaven" --"Amazing Grace" --"You are Accepted" Getting a bit dated, I suppose, but then so am I.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.

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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

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