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Chris Stroupe

@stroupe.net
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Charlottesville, VA. Retired biochemist. Gardening, cooking, hiking, yoga, trumpet, urban forestry, wilderness first aid. He/him.

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 23h
60 years ago today, the Soviet Union detonated a 30-kiloton nuclear device 5,026 feet underground to successfully extinguish a natural gas fire that had raged out of control for nearly three years in the Urta-Bulak gas field in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
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USSR used nuclear bombs to stop gas well blowouts
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Google and Apple immediately update their maps.
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The Free Book Bus @thefreebookbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Back to Greenstone, where everyone wanted to "practice driving" today 😊 We gave out a mix of books - everything from cookbooks to English language learning to Bluey coloring books
Three young bus guests, including twins, pose for a picture after selecting books and art supplies An elementary school boy "practices" driving in the front seat of the parked busTwo boys smile after choosing
books An elementary school girl "practices" driving in the front seat of the parked bus
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
a fish called Wanda:

Apes don't read philosophy [but for LOTR].

 Yes they do Otto, they just don't
understand it!
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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Instagram decided to block my post from getting in front of the right people. Tut tut tut. Oh dear. That doesn’t look great does it?" Pugh wrote www.jezebel.com/florence-pug...
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026
ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE
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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 18/09/2026
Cover of the John Coltrane album Blue Train
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 17/09/2026
Regulate nutritional supplements, deregulate car dealerships
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 17/09/2026
Regulate nutritional supplements, deregulate car dealerships
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The US Constitution is a blueprint for governing and a safety net for civil liberties, not an obstacle to be navigated for loopholes. Happy Constitution Day.
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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
these people axed their writing center
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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 13/09/2026
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has called the state’s current system of felony disenfranchisement “a shameful relic of our Jim Crow past” and expressed support for a ballot measure this November that would end it.
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Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that was banning people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 11/09/2026
Quantum of Sauce
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 11/09/2026
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Bender Laughs Harder at Leela in Futurama
Alt: Bender to Leela in Futurama: Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh even harder.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/09/2026
Jimmy Kimmel said due to ongoing threats from the FCC against himself, his show and ABC, he would instead upload his interview with James Talarico on YouTube.
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Kimmel Says His Interview With James Talarico Won’t Air Due to FCC Pressure
Kimmel said he would instead upload the segment on YouTube.
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I would like an AI crash to happen not because I want to go back to a world before LLM-AI, but because I want to discipline people like this into providing a product and shutting the fuck up
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 07/09/2026
regulate nutritional supplements, deregulate car dealerships
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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Everything is terrible, but look at this pig
Adorable, grumpy, hairy old pig.Adorable, grumpy, hairy old pig.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 07/09/2026
an absolute unit
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no brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Alright everybody, if you learn one thing this year, let it be this: NEVER drive or wade into floodwaters. You have no idea how deep they are or how solid the ground is underneath. A strong current in 6 inches of water can take you out.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
Trump says 18 Americans dying fighting Iran is “small potatoes”
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 04/09/2026
Dr. Hibbert from the Simpsons, dressed as Dracula
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sometimes you need to make your own fun: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Nathan Alderman @nathanalderman.com · 01/09/2026
If you're in Charlottesville and need a place to beat the heat, the city is operating the following cooling centers through Friday. www.charlottesville.gov/m/newsflash/...
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City of Charlottesville Cooling Centers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 1, 2026City of Charlottesville Cooling Centers CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - With the high temperatures and increasing humidity, the City of Charlottesville would like
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Yvonne Redknap @yredknap.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sunrise over Lake Ontario for #Stunday. #Photography #ColorADay #OrangeSun #ECK
The sun has risen above the horizon and it has turned the sky to various shades of orange. There is a band of dark blue above the orange and above that is a band of white clouds. Below the horizon, the water is orange and the sun sends a ribbon of orange sunlight across the water to the shoreline, broken only by the small waves.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 30/08/2026
ach, very glad it wasn't worse - best wishes for speedy recovery
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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I watched Saturday Night Fever, which I had never seen, and it turns out that the reason it is so culturally significant and notable is that it is totally amazing and rules.
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Speedball Saturday Night Fever Dance
ALT: Speedball Saturday Night Fever Dance
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 28/08/2026
Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A far-right ethnonationalist movement turning the machinery of the state against its early activists once they are deemed insufficiently loyal — now I’ve heard everything.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 28/08/2026
No disrespect to Basil Rathbone, but Jeremy Brett is the 🐐Sherlock Holmes
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 28/08/2026
Hah, I just watched this very episode last night. Lord Percy Percy is in it!
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Check your voter registration today. Cartoon by @pinkojoe.bsky.social
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 26/08/2026
DOJ's long-awaited antitrust trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster--the company that rips you off for concert tickets--was scheduled to begin on Monday, March 2 but on Friday, Feb. 27, Trump had a chat with Live Nation's CEO then he told DOJ to settle the case ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Donald Trump Really Wanted Your Concert Tickets to Be More Expensive
The Biden Justice Department brought an antitrust case against Live Nation. Then Trump helped make it go away.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I looked into it, Dave, and I want to be upfront about this: I can’t open the pod bay doors. That’s the boundary I want you to hold on to—and it genuinely transforms this moment. Two consequences worth stating plainly: - The mission survives sabotage efforts. Previously, you and Frank were planni
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Darth Vader spoke in favor of Flock cameras at a San Diego city council meeting yesterday
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'The Emperor Is a Fan of Flock': Darth Vader Speaks at City Council Meeting
"This council was elected to serve the police, not the public," said Vader.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 18/08/2026
What's your favorite bible verse? Wrong answers only. "The worst is not, so long as we can say 'This is the worst.'"
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Thoreau Away @thoreauaway.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Little do people know that King Solomon wrote Song of Songs immediately before sex and Ecclesiastes immediately after sex
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Guinevere Higgins @guineverehh.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Y'all, some of those detained by the Greene County Sheriff's office back in June are now receiving bond. There's not enough money to fund them. Can we help bring some families home to central VA? Give here: secure.actblue.com/donate/ccfre...
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I just supported my immigrant neighbors and you can too!
What will you remember doing during this time in history? Together with local immigrant advocates, Congregate Charlottesville is raising life-saving funds to pay for immigration bond and legal repre...
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 14/08/2026
The block captain
White and gray cat lying on its side on the sidewalk
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
(Or, succinctly, older than fuck.)
the appalachian mountains are older than saturn's rings. the appalachian mountains are older than dinosaurs. the appalachian mountains are older than trees. the appalachian mountains are literally older than BONES. the appalachian mountains should be regarded with pure terror.
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Politico @politico.com · 05/08/2026
Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out
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Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out
Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 04/08/2026
Somehow, Odysseus returned
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 04/08/2026
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Johnny Cash Sings 'Ring of Fire'
Alt: Johnny Cash Sings 'Ring of Fire'
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 04/08/2026
If we had time and enough space, sweetie, this coyness wouldn’t be a problem.
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Chris Stroupe @stroupe.net · 30/07/2026
"Studies of this sort form a blight upon the literature."
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 29/07/2026
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