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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026

It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.

X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.

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cara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

i was fortunate enough to profile Margaret Hamilton in 2019. A really kind and curious person. This was my favorite story she told me:

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026

someone call up will smith we need him to do something

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The smallest bat in North America is the canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus), also called the western pipistrelle or American parastrelle. They weigh about 3–6 grams, the weight of a US penny, sheet of paper, or teaspoon of sugar. In flight, they're sometimes confused for moths or butterflies.

A tiny smoke-grey furry bat with darker face, ears and wings. The big story is the tiny size. The entire bat fits on a portion of a human's thumb, a tee-weeny tiny little guy.

This is a viral photo that's circulated for years, but I found it on r/BatFacts posted by u/Pardusco.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/10/2026

"It’s not summer, it’s not winter, and it’s not spring. Grab a calendar and pull your fucking heads out of your asses; it’s fall, fuckers." buff.ly/w93mWIl

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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yeah the biggest human trafficking bust in 21st century US history went down in 2021. Operation Blooming Onion. They took down a $200 million slavery ring in Georgia. 100% H2A visa workers who immigrated legally. This was HUGE NEWS for anyone who was paying attention to farm worker & labor issues.

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 01/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight.

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explore.org @explore.org · 29/09/2026

That was a close one. We can now confidently announce that your final contenders are: Bear 910 Bear 89 Backpack See you tomorrow for the Fat Bear Tuesday final!

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Jessie🦇 @atropius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I caught the cutest thing ever on the Katmai bear cams

A photo of a large brown bear, taken from behind, laying on the ground with her back legs splayed out. Her two cubs are laying against her right side, both using her butt as a pillow. They're laying next to a river

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

• OLD ENGLISH: Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, / þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon... • MIDDLE ENGLISH: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote... • EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde...

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

this is fantastic and I learned something new

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

CARL SAGAN on Libraries: "We are the only species on the planet, so far as we know, to have invented a communal memory. The warehouse of that memory is called a library."

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So...uh...we tried to groom Anatola, our Maine coon cat....and we had to take the electric clipper to some mats in her fur...and it's all a blur after that There's blood on the floor and I'm tasting blue strawberries and Is that my arm over there

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

No we don’t have any presents. Or what was it you said? “Gifts”? No we don’t have those, why would you think that. Why are you being weird

Photograph of an airport store called “Gaslight Gifts”

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selene-88.bsky.social @selene-88.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

He always has at least one leg sticking out when he sleeps. Even when he can easily fit. Happy #caturday

Grey cat sleeping on top of a cat tree with one back leg hanging off of it

Grey cat sleeping on a cardboard scratching pad with both back legs hanging off of it

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 19/09/2026

The Moon is showing off again🌕✨ It's International #ObserveTheMoon Night! 🌙 The Moon is dazzlingly bright — so bright that NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will never point at it. But there are many Solar System objects that are incredibly faint, and that’s where Rubin shines.🔭🧪☄️

Large full moon rising behind an observatory dome on a dark mountain ridge at night.

Sequence of stacked images showing the moon setting diagonally from right to left above an observatory on a rocky mountain peak.

Silhouette of a building against a vibrant red and orange sunset sky with a thin crescent moon.

Large observatory building silhouetted against a twilight sky with a crescent moon visible above.

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👻Skulliam🎃Boo-tler🍂Yikes🕷️ @yeets.biz · 19/09/2026

i need to know what happened

sign in a restaurant "due to recent events Bigfoot discussions are no longer permitted on the patio"

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 17/09/2026

Mood 🪶 🐣

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Raquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."

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Ben Rothenberg @benrothenberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A remarkable moment on Sunday’s broadcast.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm admittedly not an early child development expert but it does seem the ideal scenario for any baby is being collectively raised by a traveling women's professional soccer team

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 16/09/2026

Happy Baby Safety Month.

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 16/09/2026

True story.

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mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The difference between a catacomb and a basement is skulls. Catacomb without skulls? Thats a basement. Skulls in your basement? Thats a catacomb. Tired of having to keep saying this

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I have a cousin who was constantly putting me on game with ways that I could get out of my J-O-B and not do all that “smart shit cuz.” I finally explained to them that I LIKE all the smart shit, did in fact choose to do it for a living, and I am very good at it. They never really believed me.

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selene-88.bsky.social @selene-88.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The elusive double cats in double sun spots. Kinda like a double rainbow. Plus biiiiiiiiig stretch #catsofbluesky

A tortoise shell cat and a gray cat lying in separate sun spots

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

the point of freeing yourself from the prison of ego is not getting there you’re not gonna do that. never gonna happen. the point is cultivating a practice of routinely asking “wait, I am too into my own shit here?” in every aspect of your dealings at least once or twice a day. anyhow good morning

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Johnson was impeached because he kept trying to fire this guy, Edwin Stanton, his secretary of war who was very extremely gung ho about brutally punishing confederates while Johnson was not. Congress literally passed a bill specifically to protect Stanton's job. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_S...

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Edwin Stanton - Wikipedia

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The one reason why you should make me your Senator for all 50 states:

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Kate Holden @darthmongoose.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The original version of this was posted on my FAisDM (felicitousArtisan is Darth Mongoose) Tumblr many years ago. I drew it at about 11pm right before going to bed, trying to express something I felt about art. When I woke up it kinda blew up.

Flowchart drawn by Kate Holden in orange, aliases lines reads:
HOW TO BE ANARTIST.
Make some art.-> Does it look terrible? 1. YEAH 2. NO (both lives lead to thesame conclusion box) -> You are an artist -> Make more art

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The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Elena Rybakina letting the girl from the US Open lemonade stand hold the trophy was wholesome Elena “Do you want to hold it?" "Really?" Elena “Yes of course” "Guys I just won"😂 Elena “Are you playing tennis?" "Yeah" Elena “So hopefully in 10, 15 years"🥹

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 10/09/2026

We've got a Muslim man running the most multicultural city in the world and making space for all the people in it. That's what cultural victory over fundamentalism looks like, it's a shame that there's a part of the population that couldn't identify a cultural victory if it slapped them in the face.

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are many things to admire about hummingbirds: their shiny feathers, their impressive flying abilities, their fierceness. But when I get a photo like this mostly what I think is LOOK AT THE ITTY BITTY FEETS!!!!! (Ruby-throated Hummingbird) #birds 🌿

A small iridescent green bird with a white throat stands in a brown plant stem looking beautiful. The feet gripping the stem are impossibly tiny.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As if the headline isn't enough incentive, do read this short news story to the last paragraph because MAN does it escalate! playbill.com/article/man-...

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Man Sentenced to 2-Year Jail Sentence After Strangling Fellow Theatregoer for Singing Along During We Will Rock You

The dust-up happened at a 2023 press performance in London's West End.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/09/2026

7 a.m. I wake up and get stabbed. 8 a.m. I go to my corner bodega for a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese. On the way, I get mugged. 9 a.m. I get on the subway and immediately get murdered. buff.ly/puREmHa

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A Day in the Life of a New Yorker, According to My Fox News-Watching Florida Family Members

7 a.m. I wake up and get stabbed.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜

Young Ruby Bridges, photo in black and white

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.