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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I felt so strongly about this nextdoor comment that I decided to do a dramatic reading of it. I hope you'll listen with the volume on to fully appreciate the quiet reverie.
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I like this idea. “Dressing up” is like wearing a costume in the US since few people dress that way daily now. But enough people wearing different outfits and we reach everybody’s/nobody’s special, so dressing uniquely no longer automatically makes a statement.
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
To add to this, knees are a use-’em-or-lose-’em kind of body part. If you want good knees in old age, you should walk/jog/run regularly starting by your mid-30s, prompting your body to strengthen your knees in response to the wear. Walking 35 minutes twice a day would be perfect for this.
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Marit 👹 @maritstensby.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
What is it with dogs and sticks! 🐕🪾😂
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@volts.wtf KQED had Sen. Murphy on recently and I was pleased to hear him making mostly good points and not falling for the usual R claim of Ds being obsessed with gender. www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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What Communities Lose When America Abandons the 'Common Good' | KQED
We speak with Sen. Chris Murphy about his new book, “Crisis of the Common Good,” and the values he believes could unite America — or at least the Democratic Party.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
For all the endless hoopla about "Democrats connecting with ordinary people," 99% of which is "Democrats must rigidly adhere to the directives of elite reactionary centrists," Steyer here is talking about an issue in the same way that actual people who vote for Democrats do. Good stuff.
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Mikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Steyer going unbelievably hard here.
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@gregdoucette.bsky.social do you have thoughts on how the coming Republican-driven US debt crisis/crises will play out? It is impressive how they keep doing things to make it worse and happen sooner
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/04/2026
The Maryland legislature recently passed a big energy omnibus bill that is effectively a huge bag of smaller policies. It's difficult to even summarize -- there's stuff on permitting, plug-in solar, data center, on & on. @jamiedemarco.bsky.social has pulled it all together into a master list:
demarcoadvocacy.substack.com
Every Single Thing in the Utility RELIEF Act
A full description of all 30+ policies contained in the 2026 energy omnibus package
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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
During thunderstorms, electric discharges in the air cause trees to glow with an ultraviolet aura. You can't see it with your eyes, but researchers have finally managed to measure it & recreate it in the lab. 🧪🔭 news.agu.org/press-releas...
Corona UV signals observed under a thunderstorm on 27 June 2024. (a) Approximate location of all 859 corona UV signals observed during the ∼1.5-hr observation period on a sweetgum tree. Each corona UV signal is colored by the number of total isotropic UV photons between 255 and 273 nm emitted by the corona discharge, as estimated from the illuminated pixels observed in that frame. The boxes depict the Corona Observing Telescope System (COTS) UV camera field of view, and the colors indicate the observation time for the branch within each box. Panel (b) as in (a), but for all 93 corona UV signals observed during the ∼20-min observation period on a loblolly pine tree. Locations of boxes and corona UV signals are only approximate because the wind blew the branches in and out of the COTS field of view. Note a corona UV signal is defined as a contiguous bundle of several illuminated pixels.Coronae glow on the tips of spruce needles, induced by charged metal plates in a laboratory. These weak electric discharges subtly singe the tips of leaves and needles, and new observations indicate they may occur ubiquitously across treetops under thunderstorms. Credit: William Brune
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Rainy week so far. Pros: no need to water the plants Cons: a lot of water. So much water. Too much water. Pots with poor drainage are flooded. Oh, the humanity
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BART @bart.gov · 19/02/2026
Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.” she did it! her! way!!
nytimes.com
Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them
Liu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006.
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
We’re on our way to degrowth, thanks to conservatives. And people said it couldn’t be done!
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I wanted to let y’all know that I finished knitting the Snoopy scarf
Me wearing a hand knitted scarf with a bunch of Snoopy and Woodstock Peanuts motifs
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Always remember: laws do not apply with respect to Trump, our Very Special Boy
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Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Oddly charming, even (especially?!) the wide range of fonts used on screen at for various lines
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