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The American Caliban

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I would prefer not to.

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And ask him do you want to make a deal?
Mr Beast
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The continuing crisis
Book cover “Howlelujah: The ultimate-mutt devotional for dog lovers”
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Everything going great here in orange county
Map of an urban area with concentric circles of severe, moderate, and light damage and the tail of a toxic gas release
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The zuul fridge scene from Ghostbusters
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Fraid of straws
Straw dispenser at diner with label THESE STRAWS WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Nice rainbow today!
A view of a pretty rainbow over an overcast suburban landscape
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Bluesky, the new public sphere
Scene from The Prisoner with Rover the evil balloon sitting on the prone body of our hero
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The Irish Times had a paywall so I never did delve into this mystery of science.
Screencap of a post from the Irish Times saying “Women were considered 'small men' by medical research until
1993. This has led to a workplace health gap” with stock photo of a woman grasping her forehead
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Happy Father’s Day to my dad, here seen as an impossibly young US Navy officer in WW2
A young man in a 40s naval uniform in a posed portrait
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
A vintage metal toy blimp with BLIMP on it in block letters
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
I would prefer not to.
"Tell us a true, one-sentence story from your life that absolutely opens more questions than it answers and demands further context."
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 27/05/2024
I couldn’t find the burpito sign on the internet any more but it was on my drive so here. Don’t ask me how much time I spent on this.
Messed up Taco Bell sign that reads NEW XXL GILLED BURPITO
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 12/05/2024
Please also enjoy this yet unnamed species of flapjack octopus.
Pink octopus that looks more like a paperweight, staring at the camera
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 12/05/2024
Greetings from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
A very large black fish swimming by an aquarium window
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 11/03/2024
This just in from our Late Capitalism desk: ONE POINT FOUR BILLION DOLLARS OF LIQUID DEATH
Headline “liquid death is valued at $1.4 billion in new financing round” with photo of eponymous beverage can
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 10/12/2023
New technical just dropped
Red toy pickup truck with decorated Christmas tree in the back
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Great stay here at the Overlook
Very very very long hotel hallway stretching to a vanishing point.
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Guys I found it, it’s in Vegas
Neon store sign obstructed so it says HADES
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
trump and the saudis grabbing their glowing orb
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
Post an album that has emotionally damaged/healed you.
“Reckoning” by REM
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
Repost with one of your fave albums from your high school days.
Cover of “Entertainment!” By Gang of Four
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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Search drinks in your camera roll
Personalized coke can that reads BRO
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