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Oblio @oblio.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A very timely repost…

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026

“we call this flavor ‘the shoggoth.’ it opens the mind to non-euclidian geometry. it drove three of our top technicians to madness.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026

SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

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morecowbelle.bsky.social @morecowbelle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hello! Woke is a term originating in Black culture. It’s been demonized by racist white Americans who don’t want to “wake up” to the underlying truth of our cultural history of oppressing Black people and other minorities. If you are just now waking up to the oppression of women, good for you.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I think a good sign off for work emails instead of “best regards” is “we all float down here,” help me make this a thing.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I read the news today, oh boy

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Oblio @oblio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thinking of writing a book entitled “What The Hell Did You Think Would Happen?”, discussing consequences that are both unintended and easily predictable. Will people use self-checkout to steal?* Can’t imagine that. Putting toiletries under lock and key? Nah, won’t impact sales.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/10/2026

“Last month, a prototype of the Bone Dissolver unexpectedly dissolved a number of human bones”: Jay Katsir imagines what a slowdown for this rapidly growing technology could look like.

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I’m Calling for a Pause in the Development of the Universal Bone Dissolver

A recent incident has raised my concerns: Last month, the Bone Dissolver unexpectedly dissolved a number of bones.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you ever see my ass standing like this, unplug me and plug me back in.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026

i think cox should spend less time weeping about polarization and more time working to convince his co-partisans not to abandon pluralism and liberal democracy

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.

Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.

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Oblio @oblio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“To be clear, he is gross. To be even succincter, His body’s a beanbag. His mouth is a sphincter.”

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This sucks I'm on a plane to Vegas and the pilots just ran outta the cockpit in squirrel costumes and whatnot #FurryInvasion

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Drag queens ain't done shit to you

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A lot of things make me feel kind of dumb, including how to take at face value the logic of “we are a multibillion dollar transnational industry building a vengeful elder god, and we definitely won’t stop unless you regulate us the way we want, which is a secret.”

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 22/09/2026

Apparently Donald Trump's proposed arch will store military-grade weapons—but why stop there? @petridishes.bsky.social writes. She imagines 13 other places the government could arm next:

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13 Very Normal Places to Store Military-Grade Weapons

Trump plans to store weapons in his proposed arch. Why stop there?

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Oblio @oblio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Reading yet another piece about a Democratic centrist politician put me in mind of the Pointed Man (from 1971’s “The Point!”): “A point in every direction is the same as no point at all!”

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The Pointed Man

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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

tilly norwood vs fred flintstone made up: ✅ / ✅ has a job: ❌ / ✅ catchphrase: ❌ / ✅ pet dinosaur: ❌ / ✅ is a virgin: ✅ / ❌

Tilly Norwood, an inhuman gollum shaped like a perky brunette

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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Gas Pump: Would you like a receipt? Me: No thank you. I’d rather pretend it didn’t happen

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/09/2026

New: Trump called crypto "thin air." Last year, he reported $1.4 billion in income from it. Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater. I made an 8-bit game out of it— 📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money. 📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.

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‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto Game

An 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you stand for nothing, you just might find that nobody stands with you.

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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

For Lauren Bacall’s birthday: Benjamin Schwartz New Yorker, May 29, 2023

Description: A woman gives instructions on how to find a video to learn how to whistle.

Caption: "You know how to whistle, don't you? You just go to YouTube, search 'whistle how to,' and it's like the third video from the top."

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Michael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

President Trump wants control of the midterms. Also, he made a new pledge!

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16/09/2026

The White House has removed a Tetris-inspired game called “Build the Wall” from its arcade website over a copyright dispute. Kelley Greene and Emily Bressler imagine the games the White House should actually put in its arcade: theatln.tc/6LrC7fNT

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

this somehow manages to be wilder and funnier actually hearing it. it's not some vague "boo-urns" kind of thing. it's full on "ted you suck"

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

JOHN BROWN'S BODY IS A-BLOCKING THE FIELD GOAL

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

PLEASE don't give your personal information to Meat.Ai: The App That Turns You Into Meat.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026

Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hard to believe it’s been almost a year since Mitch McConnell died

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Oblio @oblio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just wondering…can you twiddle anything besides your thumbs? I tried twiddling my fingers but it felt awkward. And my wife said I was just fiddling rather than actually twiddling. (And let’s not even talk about tiddling your winks. Some things are just too personal.)

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Oblio @oblio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

‘There is a story, possibly apocryphal, of the distinguished British biologist, J.B.S. Haldane, in the company of a group of theologians. On being asked what one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation, Haldane answered, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.”’

A wall-mounted display of assorted species of Beetles.

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Oblio @oblio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Oh my goodness…who could have predicted this outcome??? This doesn’t seem like normal behavior for a senile, selfish narcissistic man-child!

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026

Trade xkcd.com/3290/

Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What is it that makes you an enemy of this Republican project? They'll tell you, if you listen. It's human virtue of any kind. Humanity is what most threatens those who wish to end humanity. Humanity, then, is how we fight. We access the virtues they despise. www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...

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The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm kind of afraid to eat them. They look like the souls of the damned trapped for all eternity in cracker form.

Two images side by side. On the left: an open package of Goldfish crackers with a Squirtle theme. Squirtle is a blue turtle Pokemon who is smiling. On the right: Two crackers from the bag that are meant to look like Squirtle's face, but the expression is squished and a little menacing. The crackers are a dark gray. Both images have a light brown background.

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