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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know.... The bread brand 'Hovis' derives its name from the Latin phrase 'hominis vis', which translates to 'strength of man'.

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old joey @joethedough.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We did it, guys!

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Simon Wheatley @simonwheatley.co.uk · 26/09/2026

I feel like the excess brine from this fermented hot sauce might work for a fabulously filthy martini.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

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Simon Wheatley @simonwheatley.co.uk · 25/09/2026

Engines of Reason by @aptshadow.bsky.social (I’m about half way through and enjoying it very much. Start with Elder Race, if you’re interested.)

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm gathering good roasts for a thing....what are the best clean/not punching down ones you know? Or your kids know? Kids often know best on these matters. Every joker who replies with a picture of some roast lamb will be stopped. Perhaps not today. But one day. I mean insults and you know that.

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Simon Wheatley @simonwheatley.co.uk · 22/09/2026

On the train from Manchester to London. The landscape is beautiful today. A mist clinging to the green fields, and trees rising out of it. Rivers glinting through. Sun rising. An occasional dawn pink cloud above, with the short bright contrails of planes shot through the blue.

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Simon Wheatley @simonwheatley.co.uk · 17/09/2026

I’m glad it’s the King convening this meeting of AI experts on the dangers of AI. I feel it’s important to have our best technical experts working on this.

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Simon Wheatley @simonwheatley.co.uk · 13/09/2026

Got two ferments on the go now…

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Scott Pack @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Spotted on an afternoon walk. Reader, I waited till I got home to have a pee.

This is a photograph of an office doorway. It's down a few steps off of a reasonably busy street. It's a blue door with a big glass panel, and there's some text printed on the glass which reads: "By urinating here, you irrevocably consent to being filmed, recorded, and, without further notice, published on smalldicks.com."

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Simon Wheatley @simonwheatley.co.uk · 12/09/2026

Well I am very much enjoying Slow Gods, and thoroughly recommend it. (Only about a third of the way through, so no spoilers please 🙏)

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Simon Wheatley @simonwheatley.co.uk · 12/09/2026

@danhon.com I feel like this could be a mod for the @genmon.fyi Poem/1 poem.town

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David J @damjef.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Re: last RT, for the benefit of anyone without Instagram…

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Google mapped the entire connectome of a fly brain and made it available for download research.google/blog/a-conne...

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A connectomics milestone: Mapping the complete male fruit fly brain

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 06/09/2026

How fast was the duck going?

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Doug Winter @doug.winter.cx · 06/09/2026

NextDoor content really varies depending on where you are.

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The longest known Viking ship was discovered by chance while digging up ground to build an extension to the Viking Ship Museum.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

@tomgauld.bsky.social has stopped posting his cartoons on TwitterX but they will be available here. Worth a follow and a 🫡

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026

So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.

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Shane Chowen @ukshane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Good morning from Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham where earlier today this delegate had his sword confiscated

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Kids going back to school = maximum 10 days away from a devastating cold. Little chemical labs who demand snacks.

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Bayeux Tapestry was confusing.

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The Fucking Town Crier (UK) @profane-crier-uk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Grim tidings: it's seven o'fucking clock.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Has anyone asked the Home Secretary or No 10 for their data on how many chefs, vets & architects the draft plan would force out? I know @jamesbowes01.bsky.social has looked in depth at it. The Home Office should have too - but it is not public bsky.app/profile/mari...

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Journo request, is there anybody here that knows anyone affiliated with the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq? I would like to get in touch regarding a story I'm working on but all the official channels have gone cold for what should be obvious reasons.

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

this is the future that liberals want

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I’ve again been asked “why do sharks stick their dorsal fins out of the water?” This happens because shark’s dorsal fins are on top of, and therefore higher than, the rest of the shark. And sometimes the shark is in shallow water or near the surface. Hope this helps! 📷: a scene from Jaws

Scene from Jaws showing the shark’s dorsal fin sticking out of the water.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

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Michael Legge @michaellegge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I think Dolly Parton might be the only person ever to honestly believe in Jesus, because she lived by his example. Jesus and Dolly are a bit like Michael Hutchence and Kylie. I never got that guy at all, but Kylie loved him, so I’ve started to like him. Might go to church on Sunday.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 26/08/2026

A note from Dolly Parton to Eminem in 2022.

Screenshot of a tweet from @Eminem dated 25 August 2026. His text reads: "I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words." Below that, he has included an image of a note signed by (or on a stationery of, or electronic stationery of) Dolly Parton. Her note reads:

Marshall (Eminem),

Congratulations on your induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Your performance was amazing and everybody said so. Even though I don’t know a lot about rap music, I’ve come to know that you are the very best at it. Aside from that I hope what I have to say will not seem weird or strange to you but I have always felt some unexplained connection to you like I know you somehow. I had hoped to meet you at the show but you know how nuts those things are, personally I hate ’em and I missed my chance but maybe someday we’ll meet. In the meantime, keep doing what you’re doing because you do it so well and no matter how complex your world may be just know you are very special and touch people in ways you don’t even know.

With love & respect,
Dolly Parton

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Timmy Jackpots, The $13,250 Diamond Dazzler @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 26/08/2026

my wife has a friend who sent Dolly Parton a painting she made & a letter explaining how much Dolly's music meant to her while she was transitioning. Dolly responded to it personally & paid for her top surgery. Sounds like an urban legend but it's real. I think we're going to more stories like this.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 26/08/2026

just wanted you to see my pan ❤️

back of a cast iron pan that has a design with musical notes and a heart and a butterfly and the words "JOLENE PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY PAN"

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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Jane Fonda’s tribute to Dolly is perfect.

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I am devastated. I just learned that Dolly has moved on. I know that millions are mourning and I want to say this - more than anyone I have ever known, Dolly will always be with us because she was so present, so powerful, so generous and playful that she is woven into all our lives and hearts forever. We have our memories of her, her songs, Dollywood, "9to5," the millions of books she got into the hands of children, all the iconic images that bring her to us. And they are all blessings. Let's be grateful for all that she has left us to ease our sadness now. I never knew anyone like her. She was simultaneously a naughty, playful southern gal from the hollows of
Tennessee and a deep, soulful thinker who could see through people right down to their true selves. She was many things...lyricist, songstress, player of many instruments, writer, prankster, visionary, loyal friend, who'd never go to bed before she and her friends had laughed so hard
they'd have to cross their legs.
She had a survivor's instinct and seemed to always know just what to do, just what to say, to make things right....and then she's stick her butt out the car window and moon Kenny Roger's home. She was the voluptuous embodiment of empathy. That's something of hers she'd want us all to take with us.
To her gay and trans fans, I want you to know that she loved you. You know that without me telling you. She loved all her fans and they are legion. And you know she doesn't want y'all to mourn now. Dress up and celebrate her spirit. But first, watch the final episode of Grace and Frankie where she's an Angel, the head honcho working class angel in Heaven.
RIP, beautiful woman. We love you.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ozymandias shoulda made two monuments so he could have told people to look upon his works ye mighty and de spare

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Stef "inclusion is a human right" Christensen @wikisteff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy): "Yes, little-known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer. We never saw her [but] we'd get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name, and I would think, 'She doesn't even know who I am.'

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One of the more obscure facts I remember about Dolly Parton is this: just like Star Trek would not exist without Lucille Ball, Buffy would not exist without Dolly Parton. She was a silent producer of the movie and show. That's why Buffy Summers has the same birthday as Dolly: January 19.

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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What a wonderful example of how to be as a person and how to live your life. And also write absolute bangers.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT

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old joey @joethedough.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you pause it you can see the exact moment his heart explodes.

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old joey @joethedough.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ahhh god the video of her doing Coat of Many Colors in that pub. youtu.be/Y3ardckySYY?...

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Ryan Dunlavey > NYCC table L-24 @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5. My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday.

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, an American hero if ever the was one.

Iconic photo of Dolly Parton from the early 1970s.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 25/08/2026

My kids and their friends know Dolly Parton because she’s the person who sends books out to everyone in the post and that’s just really nice isn’t it.

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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.

Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.

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