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To say that I've been JONESING for this day would be a massive understatement (and more than a little rascally). But it would be entirely true. World, I present the cover of @shannonbrazilpdx.bsky.social's debut novel, due in March, 2027 from Limit Zero Publications. #OMG #CanNotWait #ToJones

Cover of "To Jones" by Shannon Brazil, showing a woman's silhouette framing a desert highway leading to a sunset and the announcement that it will be published in Spring, 2027 by Limit Zero Publications

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 7h

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 14h

Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 15h

Most TV is just this now.

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Travis comma bitch @prof-hinkley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you wanted a skeleton in your yard for Halloween, you should've put a body out to decay 3 weeks ago

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's been remarked that one definition of an honest man is that, when you buy him, he stays bought. This has always sort of been the pillar of Trump's own particular dishonesty: you can't actually buy him, not because he's principled, but because he'll pocket the money and fuck you over anyway

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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Your Hold Will Soon Expire," a poem written from the perspective of a library book, by Greta Leigaitė in the Vilnius Review.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 23/09/2026

....not about politics not about politics not about politics not about politics not about politics not about politics not about politics....

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up.

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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 17/11/2024

Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j

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Jimmy Two Hands (summerjimbo era) @jimmytwohands.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Someone made this event 10 years ago and it’s fast approaching and while I said I was going as a joke way back when, I think this is very important and I will be there with any priestly amulets that are needed to make this come true

Facebook event

Friday, January 1, 2027 at 12 AM - 3PM
Open the Cloud Gate and Summon Anubis to Smite the Unworthy

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Mike Noble @mikenoble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ultimate Man shook my hand and then told me exactly how I was going to die.

WSJ EXCLUSIVE
Belgian Scientists create “Ultimate Man" AI sex bot that they believe will replace real men entirely by 2035

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Who will show more commitment to, and solidarity in support of, First Amendment values: members of the White House Correspondents Association, or opening acts for Ed Sheeran?

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I would like to point out that the local people in Bolivia were already familiar with the new cat species, traditionally calling it "Tilcayo", a name honored by the scientists who carried it over into the formal scientific name Leopardus tilcayo.

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Paula Butterfield @pbutterwriter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today is Abbess #HildegardVonBingen's feast day. Here she is, receiving a vision with a witness nearby to confirm, the chapel at her abbey, and the plate from Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, commemorating Hildegard in stained glass.

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Pamela Stafford @pjsposts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“The Bob fan base is — I mean, they're real...what's the word I'm looking for? Let's just say: thorough.” Jad Tariq Shares What He Learned Playing With Bob Dylan | ultimateclassicrock.com/jad-tariq-bo...

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Jad Tariq Reflects on His Time Touring With Bob Dylan

It wasn't a phone call he was expecting to get this summer.

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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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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The NY Times is in “but her emails” mode regarding Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker. Relentless and unfair. Where’s the big story about a Republican megadonor who is a white supremacist? Maybe NYT has heard of him. His name‘s Elon Musk.

NYT headline: A provocative streamer creates headaches for El-Sayed in key Senate race

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 16/09/2026

Tomorrow night. Do come.

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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?

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The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows

The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 15/09/2026

Tomorrow night. A chance to honor the life, art, and spirit of one of the finest who ever walked and worked among us.

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Worth noting, as Macklemore was banned by NFL owners in what will be dubbed "fighting antisemitism", that Kanye, who - sold merch with swastikas - said on Alex Jones that he idolizes Hitler - tweeted he was "going Defcon 3 on Jewish people" is currently on a multi-city tour of NFL stadiums

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Steve Lombardi @smlombardi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tippi Hedren in a 1962 promotional photograph taken by Philippe Halsman for the film "The Birds".

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Todd Alcott @toddalcott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In other news, please look at this photo of a 16-year-old Willem Dafoe playing Charlie Brown in a production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 14/09/2026

"Why trust one drug and not the other? That's politics, innit?"

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 11/09/2026

"2 p.m. I participate in a protest against laws. A Hate-America-Pro-Hamas-Antifa-anti-law march. The only opportunity to wear my WE OPPOSE LAWS. At the protest, we burn an American flag—the last one left in New York City. As we’re burning it, we get stabbed." 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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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 11/09/2026

TFW you have to TRIPLE-check the source of the post.....

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

if this whale be a king, he is a very sulky looking fellow

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

James Talarico: The president said that I’m disrespecting Jesus. You want to know what actually disrespects Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare to give tax cuts to billionaires.

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John O'Connell @jdpoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ah, yes, when the new St Paul's Cathedral that was built after the fire, was destroyed ... in the fire.

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Pulpfiction Books @pfbvan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Email: "I do not understand why [a used book] would still be subject to a tariff. However, I’m agreeing to this because I am very interested in the book, I do not wish to complicate the process for anyone, and my President is an asshole." #america #somuchwinning

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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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badwebsites @badwebsites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What's orange, jiggles, and refuses to die?

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 09/09/2026

I'm just gonna pretend this isn't the logline for his next film.....

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 09/09/2026

Join us to celebrate the life and work of Brian Lindstrom at Cinema 21 on Sept. 16. I'll chat with Brian's colleagues and film subjects, we'll show clips, and we'll screen his essential 2013 feature "Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse." Tickets/info: www.cinema21.com/.../brian-li...

Poster for "Brian Lindstrom: A Life in Film" at Cinema 21 in Portland, OR, Sept 16, 2026

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026

You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

So it would appear that the White House has banned the importation of Crown Royal, Canadian Club, and all other Canadian whiskeys/scotches. Stock up if they're one of your favorite brands, because the U.S. might not get any new supply for the next couple years...

A picture of Canadian Whiskeys from the Wikipedia page "Canadian Whiskey." It shows, left to right, bottles of R&R (Rich & Rare), Pendleton, Seagram's VO Gold, Crown Royal, Wiser's Very Old, Canadian Club, and Black Velvet.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 08/09/2026

🧵🔥🔥🔥👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Five men were taken by ICE on a family camping trip in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest last weekend, per King 5 Seattle. It appears rangers lied to the family about a garbage issue, asked for IDs, then took photos of the IDs. ICE later came and made arrests in the middle of the night.

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thinking it was a person in distress, Vancouver police and firefighters broke into Access Gallery to assist this sculpture of a worker unboxing an artwork, called "The Preparator", 2024, by Allysa Pierre 🤣 www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/03/a... 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

A sculpture showing a reinforced plywood box, with the lid open and the bum and legs of a gallery worker sticking out of the top

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Larry Henry Jr @lhenry019.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ricardo Pepi scored his 48th-career goal for PSV today in the 3-1 win over Ajax. Once he hits 50, he would become the 39th player in club history to reach that mark. Players he could very well pass this season include Ronaldo, Ruud Gullit, Memphis Depay, & Cody Gakpo. #USMNT

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 01/09/2026

Post something Random, or you'll have an awful September.

Nighttime photo of a street in Rome with iron doors at a tobacco shop that have Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart painted on them.

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