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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 12h

I ordered whistles a few months back and they arrived hand-delivered to my building from a local whistle-maker.

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 15h

he is notable in his personal life for bragging about committing atrocities he could not possibly have had anything to do with. stealing dishonor.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

El-Sayed on Mike Rogers's Florida mansion: "He just recently took it off the market, which of course to me implies that he's planning to move back in November once we hand him his rear end"

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18h

Rubio is petulantly annoyed because he gave this big speech in Athens about The Future of Western Civilization -- and coincidentally, on the very same day, his ambassador to Greece gets caught soliciting a donor to pay off her $100,000 credit-card bill.

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 18h

lol the number of gays is the same it’s just that kids aren’t idiot marks so they’re not going to volunteer that information to the nazis

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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 17h

What the fuck man did Marshall also push over someone’s grandma to take the last Marble Rye

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 16h

All this. The contract is unacceptable, and the people with the clout need to be very clear that even trying this nonsense will result in artists and authors walking away without further discussion.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 16h

Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...

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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center

A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sort of related: do they see Campbell's growth this year as real and sustainable or just beating up on AAA pitching? The projection is a lot different if they see him as being back to where it looked like he was at the beginning of last year.

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

AI graphics are anti-advertising for restaurants, they tell customers to stay away; pass it on

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 06/10/2026

People in Ithaca sent a message to those who would normalize sexual assault on campus, paying a visit to Cornell’s main administrative building, Day Hall, which houses the office of the university president. If graffiti didn't change anything, it would be legal. crimethinc.com/KillPower

Day Hall at Cornell University vandalized early Monday morning, October 5, 2026, with graffiti reading "Smash the patriarchy" and "At Cornell, rapists are protected, protestors are expelled."

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If it did catch on, wouldn't it just raise the price / constrict the supply of heating oil? They're pulling out all the stops to lose Maine.

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Edward the Movie Buff 🎞🎬🎥📽 @midgetmoxie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The world premiere of Blazing Saddles (1974) took place at Pickwick Drive-In Theater, Burbank, CA. All 250 invited guests, including Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, watched Mel Brooks' beloved film on horseback.

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The Quigadook @quiggy.itch.io · 05/10/2026

DYLAN: Hey, uh, Zoe? I found a bathroom, but it says it's "temporally" out of order, not "temporarily". Should I be concerned? ZOE: Ah, shit. The Temporal Restroom must've escaped when the lockdown fell. I'll send a team DYLAN: Looks like you might've already sent them, there's dead agents here too.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s a battle royal

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026

Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him

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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess

Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

More Democrats need to be telling the online casino owners behind Polymarket to shut the fuck up

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/10/2026

I'm not saying I have a gift of prophecy but

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As I’ve asked many times now, what constituencies does a university president represent? Because too often, the answer seems to not include anyone who works or studies at the university, and that seems like a problem.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Brought to you by the guy who created a website to rate college girls. Big surprise

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 04/10/2026

great strategy mister trump, i encourage you to travel to every battleground race and call the republican an asshole and a bum

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline

The Radium Water Worked Fine Until His Jaw Came Off

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

at least I won't have to worry about her piling her friends into the back seat and getting distracted when she drives...

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is such a joy to drive. I had to get rid of the one I had when my daughter was born, but got another one once she was big enough to ride in it, right at the beginning of the pandemic before the used car prices soared. Soon, she'll be driving it too.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 04/10/2026

The term "sexual harassment" was coined in 1975 at Cornell University. Activists Lin Farley, Susan Meyer, and Karen Sauvigné created the phrase to describe systemic workplace abuse after administrative assistant Carmita Wood was denied unemployment following her resignation over unwanted advances.

Exterior view of the Chi Phi fraternity house (Craigie House) at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The historic three-story brick and stone building features a grand entrance porch with columns, large windows, and classic architectural detailing set against a tree-lined backdrop.

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The "died of plague" certainly implies a lack of effectively deployed protective gear, although it doesn't say she wasn't actually wearing any.

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If she was in a position to break a test tube full of pneumatic plague without any protective gear, I think we can assume supremely careless and stupid procedures until there's reason to believe otherwise.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And there it is. 🔥

Comment on Reddit: AI is here so the wealthy can feel talented, while making it impossible for the talented to become wealthy.

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The most accurate thing in Hamilton was depicting the cabinet debates as rap battles.

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is my version of the Tom Holland "Umbrella" video--I have to repost it every time I see it here.

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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

there are vanishingly few principles that Donald Trump holds to, but by far the most important one is a universal admiration and fellowship with sex criminals

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ironically, my original interview with the journalist I spoke with was primarily about how "inconsistencies" can come from gender bias in investigatory processes and then be blamed on survivors. It was the inspiration for this thread--but none of these points made it into any USA Today article:

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Given that the statement released by the DA's office seemed to be designed for the sole purpose of sabotaging the victim's lawsuit, I'm... unsurprised.

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A little inside baseball but the district judges are going to fucking hate this, naturalizations are the high point of their jobs

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

The updated COVID/histamine link thread because people keep tagging me in to explain it and I keep intending to update the post from 2023 (synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html) and just not having the capacity because of my own health shit so here is a thread I can pin

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Captcha Check

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.

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John Thorn @johnthorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This turned up on the web. Not the most brilliant thought ever thunk, but not bad. As my son Jed, a scholar of ancient Greece, pointed out, "nostos" = coming home, "algia" = pain. Not the treacly stuff served up by greeting-card vendors, and regarded as history by the credulous.

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 01/10/2026

Available now at #Ebooks Direct as part of our #Autumn #Reading #Sale: Our Whole Store package, including all non-new release works in our inventory—37 award-winning novels and shorter works. Grab this fabulous bargain before the price changes! 🙂 ebooks.direct/products/ebo... #ebooksky

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Ebooks Direct Whole Store Bundle

This ebook bundle (not available in the UK: details below) contains our complete inventory of non-new-release* works. All our ebooks are DRM-free, and come with the usual EBD lifetime replacement g...

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I hate that this is true, but it is true... [thread]

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn Johnson

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A Meatwad on Elm Street @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

while I wouldn’t EVER endorse speaking to cops if you’re under arrest or investigation, this is the most “and I’ll fuckin do it again” statement I think I love her

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The fact that so many billionaires are crashing out about a 5% one time tax is more than enough incentive to get me to vote yes on prop 40.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reporters should ask Rep. Salazar if she agrees with Trump

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Leigh Grossman @swordsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It has to be even more frustrating because it's such a weird, fluky injury. There's nothing he can point to that he might have done differently, it's not something caused by stress or bad mechanics. Feels a lot like what Tim Naehring went through.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lot going on here www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major
U.S. Artificial Intelligence software developer as the war in Gaza drags on.

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