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(Although it would give me an excuse to wear the Protect Trans Kids shirt that Transfigure Print Co. helpfully went out of their way to print on a Bella+Canvas V-neck for me so it matched all my other t-shirts.)

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 20m

Pre-election demonstration the week before the psychological hurdle of my birthday and diagnosis anniversary. Whether or not I can make this one depends on… so many things, not least of which is the currently-bum foot.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 1h

I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 27m

There was a robot wandering the aisles of Fred Meyer (sort of a large Roomba with a tall, thin tower on it) and irrationally I wanted to kick it over.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 35m

It seems that @multcolib.bsky.social doesn’t actually enforce the “no food” rule, which is why I’ve had to put my earplugs back in so my reading is not accompanied by the incessant wrapper crackling and snack crunching in the next chair over.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 1h

One terrific thing about @thestorygraph.com is actually being able to make listings for books I’ve seen announced here on Bluesky that I am interested in but that don’t yet have actual publisher listings to pull from, so I can keep track of them.

app.thestorygraph.com

Placeholders by bixfrankonis

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 3h

Do you know what to do if you feel earthquake shaking? If you live in North America and the ground starts to shake the recommended action is to “drop, cover, and hold on”.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 1h

I’m not sure getting the St. Johns Food Share truck backed into the garage was worth making the middle-aged guy on the hobbly foot with heavy backpack and tote full of groceries wait in the direct sun on the sidewalk but you do you I guess.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 5h

You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 4h

no, she’s the wolf from a 4th or 5th century mosaic depicting the founding of Rome

The she-wolf who nurtured Romulus and Remus, depicted in mosaic form as a maniacal black dog with sharp teeth and white eyes.

My dog, bearing an uncanny resemblance to the maniacal mosaic wolf.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

i like the idea of will smith being an apex predator for chris rock and only chris rock, like he is the metroid to an x parasite

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 4h

Trying to make my body roust while it’s cool in order to run two grocery errands because it’s SNAP re-up day.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026

The next five graphs are even less convincing, and the argumentation becomes even weaker. It was almost impossible for me to imagine how a seemingly intelligent person could have written it—but I found a secret clue buried in the text itself.

A.I. has the potential to enhance the way we live in the same way. It saved me and my colleague, Will McGrew, many hours of prowling the internet to research this essay. That left us with time to do other tasks.

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Fergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 9h

This morning's sunrise timelapse.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 19h

We don't have American Black Ducks where I live so imagine my surprise when this one just came right up and said hello while I was visiting in Ontario. Pretty good look 😂 #birds

Multi-toned brown duck with bright blue patch on its wing, orange legs and feet visible under the water line and a bright yellow bill.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 16h

Within spitting distance of limiting @sofahq.social to its great podcast player, as I’ve got my tracking (re)established on @thestorygraph.com, @letterboxd.social, and Trakt (fix your handle, Trakt). Not looking forward to manually deleting nearly 800 items from Sofa’s logbook, though.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 22h

An iPlayer glitch watching an old episode of Dr Who gave me this oddly encouraging message:

An entirely black frame with the words "Things must stabilise soon" in small white letters.

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mish @southland.net · 19h

teddy says roar #caterday #catsitting

Orange and white cat on red blanket, meowing with a wide open mouth.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 19h

I’m not thrilled that the per mile on the daily walk has gone up by two minutes. I know the foot is getting over the freak mopping injury but that seems excessive. Unless it’s somehow because I removed the hard plastic arch supports I’ve had (for some reason I don’t recall) but that seems weird.

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 21h

A thing you can do is ignore the polls. They are lagging indicators responding to things that have already happened. They also do a gross cyclical thing of generating news that future polls react to. Truly consider what polls bring to your life over the next 30-odd days and if bad, forgo.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 20h

Hello I poked my phone up like a periscope over my shoulder to see what's happening over in the land of leggys I guess this explains why I felt like I was trying to nap between two small bags of lava

two sleeping cats, one grey and one black, on a floral print duvet

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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 20h

"We're all stories, in the end"

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 22h

Erm, and N Richmond between them.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 22h

None of these places are in St. Johns, although I’ll give the bridge itself a pass. What’s been hosed in St. Johns, complete with drivers routinely wedging their cars into intersections and crosswalks, are N Lombard and N Ivanhoe.

St. Johns has been hit hard. "The St. Johns area has been hit a little harder than most during this timeẠỊGerber says. There is noticeably more traffic on local streets in that neighborhood, such as North Interstate Avenue, North Going Street, North Greeley Avenue and the St. Johns Bridge.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 22h

Tin roof! Rustid.

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Thought Slime’s monster @slimemildred.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t want to sound glib, but if a woman actually wanted to “make up a crime to ruin a man’s reputation,” they’d pick one that people actually give a shit about, like hurting a dog or something.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 22h

We never did the oil and salt, but we always did the fork holes and no foil.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 22h

This is me, and likely also the reason for “frequently bursts into song” on my Montessori evaluation.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 23h

“No pepperoni.” “The pepperoni’s the whole point.” “I will not eat anything that did not die in a fair fight.” “It doesn’t even come from a real pig!” Legit one of the greatest exchanges in all of Star Trek.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 03/10/2026

I could not afford to vacate my country were it necessary even if I had one.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 03/10/2026

Passports should be free. I have not had a passport since I was twelve.

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 03/10/2026

Right, thanks for the reminder to look out for the cider donuts.

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NYPinTA🌻 @nypinta.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Absolutely perfect day for Apple picking, cider donuts, and a hay ride.

A tiny perfect red apple in my hand with the orchard row on either side down a small slope.

A close up of a purple and yellow sunflower with bright blue sky behind.

A view of several rows of apple trees with the farm in the distance before tree covered foothills, all under blue skies and a scattering of white clouds in the distance.

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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 03/10/2026

Awww Prepotente, relax. Stop yelling. There will be snacks, soon, Pony. Promise.

A toy of prepotente from dungeon crawler Carl. He’s a goat man mage in a purple robe fists up and yelling

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 03/10/2026

They’re the same picture.

Black and white portrait photo of a man in a gray suit and a full-head latex goat mask.

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BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

happy october

bengal cat loafing on a copy of lincoln in the bardo beneath a lamp

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Christopher Brown @christopherbrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Roll over, Erysichthon—nice to wake up and find the NYT featuring this smart (and beautifully written) @robertmoor.com reconsideration of the animist powers of nature through a 21st century prism: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...

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Opinion | Our Forests Are Demanding a Sacrifice

Wildfire converted me from a tree-hugger to a tree-worshiper.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

WE WILL RISE AGAIN won the Ignyte!! I'm so grateful for the little community that made this anthology real: the authors, our agents, & our amazing editor Sareena Kamath. And of course my magnificent co-editors @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social 💕🚀🥹

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Lee Billings @leebillings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Now on @sciam.bsky.social: Scientists are still struggling to explain a bizarre neutrino that crashed to Earth in February 2023—and one explanation is as bizarre as the event itself, invoking primordial black holes, extra “dark” dimensions, and strange cosmic strings. By @astrojonny.bsky.social.

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Scientists saw a very weird particle. Some say it came from an exploding, five-dimensional black hole

An unexplained high-energy neutrino detected three years ago could be linked to a primordial black hole, perhaps one more even unusual than previously thought

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Bix F. @that.slow.dog · 03/10/2026

“A court battle that began when conservative-led states sued to block protections for transgender people has ended in a rollback of protections for people with disabilities — a result disability advocates have feared for months.”

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