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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com/p/goodbye-ob... #michaelianblack #obscure #personalessay In which I say goodbye to a gem of a podcast, "Obscure"

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Goodbye, “Obscure”

an ode to Michael Ian Black’s podcast

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

September 20, 2026 136 points • No mistakes 🟨🟨🌟 🟦🌟🟦 🟩🌟🟩 🟪🌟🟪 4x3.fun

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Lovely essay. Take a gander.

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Here's 9 minutes of me doing stand-up from my special, "First Annual Retirement Special." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jIj...

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The Wilds of Connecticut | Michael Ian Black Stand-Up Comedy

YouTube video by Comedy Dynamics

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Can't wait for Canada to rename it to "Lake I'm rubber and you're glue" and then Donny can rename it, "Lake Nuh uh", and then the can lie down for a nap after snack time because he is an 8 year old boy. #lakeonterio

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

August 22, 2026 141 points • No mistakes 🟦🌟🟦 🌟🟨🟨 🟩🌟🟩 🟪🌟🟪 4x3.fun

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I finally did the terrifying thing: I looked at my finances. Turns out I’m not destined for a Dickensian poor house. I just needed a plan. Since my bank wasn’t interested in helping, I turned to ChatGPT. It was either that or Reddit. simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com/p/it-was-eit...

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It Was Either ChatGPT or Reddit

On money, mistakes, and finally being brave enough to look at the numbers

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A poem about chaos, grief, hope, and finding our footing when the world won’t hold still. simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com/p/and-in-dus... #poem #reflection #poetry

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And In Dusk Comes The Meaning

Inside, there is chaos

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

What happens when your favorite writer no longer feels like your favorite writer? This isn't really a book review—it's a reflection on the strange, bittersweet realization that sometimes the reader changes as much as the author. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth...

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The Reader Who Changed

an unsent letter to David Sedaris

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

My gaming computer has died, my Shadow Priest is temporarily homeless, and my mother is convinced the whole thing was caused by hackers. Come mourn the loss of an Alienware that deserved a more heroic ending. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth... #wow #alienware #humor #essay

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Does Not Compute

or R.I.P. To My Gaming Computer

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

ICE reportedly ordered agents to stop pursuing people in cars after mounting pressure to hit arrest quotas was blamed internally for deadly shootings. This was never about public safety. It was about numbers, and people died because of it.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I'll straight up listen to elevator music in a house and house music in an elevator. I really don't give a shit anymore.

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My therapist assigned me The Courage to Be Disliked and told me to read one chapter at a time. If you've ever overachieved your way into complete bewilderment, this one's for you. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth...

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Well, we may have lost but at least we look like we cheated

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"It took millions of us doing the work of millions to make one Thomas Edison. One One Elizabeth Warren. One Clarence Thomas. One me. One you.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/i-propose-...

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I Propose A New Holiday

We've taken Independence Day as far as it can go. Is there room for Interdependence Day?

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I used to devour books. Then I discovered audiobooks... and somewhere along the way, I seem to have forgotten how to read for pleasure. After 750 audiobooks, I'm wondering if I accidentally retrained my brain? open.substack.com/pub/simpleth... #reading #audiobooks #neuroplasticity #personalessay

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I Read 750 Books and Forgot How to Read

A love letter to stories—and an apology to the printed page

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Welcome To My Brain A sold-out show. A second-row balcony seat. One tiny pessimistic voice congratulating itself for being right. Sometimes the strangest part of an experience isn't what happened,it's what your brain does with it afterward. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth...

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Welcome To My Brain

or, an misadventure in logic and emotion

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sab :3 @phovaries.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

collect your badge 🙏

gold star with the text “i survived the phicketmaster hard launch tour war”

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

open.substack.com/pub/simpleth... Father's Day was always a bit tricky since he bailed when I was 3. An ode to my dear old Dad, on his day. Come for the dark humor, stay for the tattoo joke.

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A Letter to My Deadbeat Dead Dad On Father's Day

Warning: dark humor. Second warning: he has been dead for years.

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Learning to cope with (hopefully temporary) anhedonia: the loss of ability to feel joy. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth...

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Waiting To Want Something

Learning to move before I feel like moving

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

“I’m Kid Rock.” “I’m Naomi Wolf.” “I’m Kanye West.” “I’m Matt Taibbi.” “I’m Catturd. Those stories, plus Rob Schneider, tonight on 60 Minutes.”

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

“Can we not have a world war to remember that fascism is bad?” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/im-too-tir...

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I'm Too Tired to Deal With the Apocalypse

My motivation is at an all-time low.

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Did we learn NOTHING from Jurassic Park??

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Absolutely. Reducing the cost of medications for millions of trumprx users is always a good thing. I don't care about the politics. I care about making healthcare affordable

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This week, I spiral about Substack statistics, revisit old English teacher critiques (“vague, wordy, pretentious”), compare myself to David Sedaris, and try to remember that maybe writing for joy is still allowed. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth... #writing #substack #creativewriting

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My Last Essay Wasn't Very Good

On writing, expectations, and rediscovering why I do this at all

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Should I take a nap or write my blog? 💤💤💤💤💤💤👩‍💻👩‍💻👩‍💻👩‍💻👩‍💻👩‍💻

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Project for Awesome @projectforawesome.com · 15/05/2026

The Project for Awesome 2026 grant recipients are in!🥳 We came together to watch, donate, and vote, which raised $4,216,069.19 for charities! Thank you for joining us again this year! #P4A2026

P4A 2026 Grant Winners:
A Cat's Life Rescue
Acceptess-T
An Open Book Foundation
Animal Wonders, Inc.
Camp Lilac
Campaign Against Living Miserably
Carabiner Collections, Inc.
Denver Philharmonic Orchestra
Drag Story Hour
Girl Rising
Habibi.Works
Hear Your Song
Kate's Club
Literacy for Life Native American
Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

P4A 2026 Grant Winners:
Palestine Children's Relief Fund
Pink Ribbon Good
Prison Book Program
Queer Liberation Library
Safe from Online Sex Abuse
Safe Haven, Cambodia
Second Tree
Sense
Soft Landing Missoula
Soul Bilíngue
Sustainability Matters
The News Literacy Project
Thirst Project
This Star Won't Go Out
Union of Concerned Scientists
Veganuary
We Are TB
West Suburban Humane Society

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

A physical therapy assignment at the mall taught me how much the body reveals if you learn how to look. Thirty-one years later, I’m still noticing the ways posture, movement, and tension quietly tell the truth about what people are feeling — including myself. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth...

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What I Learned Watching People Walk

On physical therapy, anxiety, and the ways we learn to read each other

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

You guys, I think he means ME. 🤗

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WHO @who.int · 04/05/2026

Joint call by Director-General @drtedros.who.int @icrc.org President and @msf.ca International President on the 10th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2286 on health care in armed conflicts bit.ly/4tKznRn

World Health Organization joint statement with leaders of ICRC and MSF on the 10th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2286 on health care in armed conflicts:
"Ten years ago, the international community reaffirmed that the laws of war must be respected and that the wounded and sick, as well as those who care for them, must be protected. Today, health facilities continue to be damaged or destroyed. Medical workers and patients are still being caught in attacks that result in death and injury. That is not a failure of the law. It is a failure of political will."

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Some nights don’t ask to be understood—they just ask to be felt. A quiet reflection on sadness, resistance, and the moments when you don’t want to sit with your emotions at all. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth... #mentalhealth #sadness #personalessay

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On Nights Like This

Struggling to sit with sadness when emotions feel too heavy to hold

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 02/05/2026

I think it's pretty hilarious that Alex Jones and his crew thought they could, I don't know, internet bully (?) Tim Heidecker

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Attention @michaelianblack.bsky.social Relevant to your classic joke AND #Obscure

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Just listened to an advanced listening copy of TJ Klune's newest novel, (Out April 28) and let me just say...prepare yourselves. It's powerful and moving and I can't stop thinking about it.

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Sarty @sarty.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

For years I collected diagnoses and labels. Now I’m trying to figure out what it means to simply be Jennifer again. open.substack.com/pub/simpleth... #personalessay #anger #healing

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The Girl With the Microphone

On anger, healing, and the weight of diagnoses

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