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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'll add this (source: impactwealth.org/most-philant...)

Table showing billionaire lifetime charitable giving, in descending order of simple donation size, with percent given statistics available. Best by amount of money given: Warren Buffet, having given $56.7B away, so far, leaving him with $131B, for about 30% given away. Best proportional to wealth is George Soros, having given away $21B leaving him with $6.7B. Least generous of these ten is Jeff Bezos in both measures, having given away "only" $3.3B, leaving him with $196B, for a 1.67% proportion.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I suspect I'm atypical. In case it interests anyone, here's my discovery queue stats.

Steam discovery queue stats
2224 titles viewed
341 titles on wishlist
4 titles following
1245 titles ignored

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is Talia. She loves belly rubs.

Talia, a black, tan, and white small-medium dog, lying in one of her beds (a round cushioned torus shape with a low centre, a pale grey colour), holding up her front paws, awaiting a belly rub.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My rescue dog. She rescued me and continues to do so. She chose us definitively the first week she stayed with us.

Black white and tan dog sitting to attention in a kitchen, the centre of the universe.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Talia, a black, tan, and white dog, in her dog bed (a round cushiony thing) being extremely cute with her paws lifted up and one ear perky, awaiting bellyrubs. I hope this qualifies!

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I think this one would really upset him

Lake Ontario map with the lake renamed Lake Obama.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Found on Facebook, with no attribution (sorry if you made this, although it does look like AI to me) Very accurate diagram of presidential flaws. #Donarrhea

Venn diagram of US presidents. Senility set marked by Ronald Reagan. Incompetence set marked by GWBush. Corruption set marked by Nixon. Intersections: senility-incompetence: deficits; incompetence-corruption: war; corruption-senility: cover up; and the triple intersection of senility, incompetence, and corruption: Donald Trump

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If you're a realllllly old coder, you might appreciate this. I do... imgs.xkcd.com/comics/forth...

Car with bumper sticker that says "I Forth Love" (love as in a heart emoji).

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Talia. Very rarely she's a lapdog. It *always* disrupts meetings when people see her!

Black and tan dog sitting on person's lap (obscuring it) in front of a messy desk with a screen

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you see this, please post a picture from your device without explanation (but with Alt text)

A bear, underwater, reaching out to catch a fish.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Quite possibly unknown in the States, but Glynis Barber: m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5...

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

That has improved since I posted the link, good to know. Perhaps this will similarly improve over time:

Screen grab of author page on uk version of Amazon, where despite all possible formats being selected, no works are shown.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Artist unknown, but that made me think of this

A squirrel, in knightly jousting armour,with an heraldic knight's shield, Lion rampant on field azure impaled with three fleur-de-lys on field rouge. Text, that says: "You swerve to avoid a squirrel. Unknown to you, the squirrel pledges a life debt to you. In your darkest hour *the squirrel arrives.*

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

What a combination! I used to live near this

Two road signs pointing in the same direction
Nuclear power plant
Spider farm
Caption within image "what could go wrong"
Real photo, not generated.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

You're not kidding people love it. I've never seen anything like this (see screen snap). All time reviews overwhelmingly positive from over 141K reviews... wow.

Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive (2,221)
English reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive (141739)

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In the UK they are usually called 'rescue dogs'. People think it's because you've rescued them. Not a bit of it. I know who rescued whom and I'm completely and eternally grateful to her.

Black and tan dog resting on a revolting zig-zag patterned carpet in a restaurant.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Immediately thought of this.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

"Puppy" in the loosest sense. Probably about 5 years old in this picture - rescue dog (she rescues me).

Relatively small dog, looks like a Collie (but isn't) wearing a collar and a bandana looks at the camera wondering what on earth is going on. Colouring mostly black, some tan, some white/beige. Dog is at vet's in the photo, hence there is a metal background.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Friendship is of immeasurable value.

"Why did you do all this for me?" he asked. "I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you." "You have been my friend," replied Charlotte. "That in itself is a tremendous thing." --E.B. White, Charlotte's Web. And a drawing of a spider's web

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This is still my dog. She still (sometimes, was never all the time) jumps up on my lap for extra cuddles.

Black and brown dog sitting on human's lap against backdrop of a messy desk

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Maslow's hierarchy of needs applies to us too. Safe space comes further up the scale.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs, from most compelling to least: Physiological, Safety, Love / Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualisation.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Does he remind you of anyone? Here's a clue:

Black and white photo of Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister for Propaganda and Public Enlightenment from 1933 until his suicide 1 May 1945. His cold, menacing expression can be clearly seen as he faces the camera. He is wearing a suit.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I wouldn't be quite so certain that there's no Celt in you. At the height of Celtic expansion, about 275 BC, they were quite far east www.theirishroadtrip.com/wp-content/u...

Distribution map of Celts over time, showing 5 waves, stretching across most of Europe and into Turkey. Source https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Celts-Wikipedia.png.webp

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Post the most recent picture of your pet. Don't forget the alt text!

Smallish black dog with white and tan highlights reposing on a freshly made bed with a pink blanket on, looking over her shoulder, wondering why her human has his phone out again.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Today's #DailyHappy Talia dog wrapped up cosy in a blanket.

Smallish dog with mostly black fur and some white / tan patches wrapped up in a pink blanket on a floor

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I saw this on Quora, and wanted to share it: Not sure why the image lurches to the left...

Quora answer from Trump is a Criminal, answered by LM

Do you think Volodymyr Zelenskyy deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

God no, give the guy something more meaningful than that pathetic little badge. A hundred statues on the streets of Kyiv and being remembered as Ukraine’s Churchill without the racism? Sounds good. He shall go down in memory as Ukraine’s most valiant warrior statesman, win or lose, and one who had the balls to stand up to a monstrous enemy. A Ukrainian Leonidas if he loses, a Themistocles if he wins. A good judgement in the annals of human history is worth far more than some petty little badge in life. Give him more than that.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

My rescue dog who knows she is loved.

Black and brown and white dog on a bed, looking at her human who is behind the camera. Happy dog.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I suspect Melania's coat had the answer to this and many other questions: ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard...

Melania Trump getting into a car while wearing a dark green coat on which is painted "I " (not visible) "REALLY DON'T CARE DO U?"

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Rescue dog. I mean, clearly, she rescues me (frequently), but the idea a human being abandoned this... Humans suck. Another Talia shot, since I'm being self-indulgent. That's pretty much how she always looks at me...

Beautiful dog cuddling large hairy human's arm.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Just wait till they try your toes. (spoiler: No, don't) I can very easily sympathise. Diabetic, with a needle phobia. Here's a pet (mine, or I'm hers, whichever way works).

Smallish beautiful dog asleep in a fluffy dark brown dog bed surrounded by boxes and a bookshelf in a home office

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I found this really interesting, and a useful visualisation.

Skircle - circular visualisation of interacted-with people @thoughtbear.bsky.social's skircle

Inner Circle:
@fucktheracists.bsky.social
@neuroliminality.bsky.social
@pabloista.bsky.social
@edentiefling.bsky.social
@guiltyofmueller.bsky.social
@hntdove.bsky.social
@annabookwriter.bsky.social
@louiestowell.bsky.social

Middle Circle:
@romanpalace.bsky.social
@georgetakei.bsky.social
@kathrynkatiekwrites.substack.com
@emilytesh.net
@ghigeon.bsky.social
@finnlongman.com
@antifapuddinpop.bsky.social
@cooperstreaming.bsky.social
@zen4ever2us.bsky.social
@danneidle.bsky.social
@mariakennels.bsky.social
@edwinhayward.com
@hejintravels.bsky.social
@settledsuccubus.bsky.social
@stonethecrow0.bsky.social

Outer Circle:
@bertsbooks.bsky.social
@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
@eggrolltime.bsky.social
@walterrhein.bsky.social
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
@davidleavitt.bsky.social
@theautisticcoach.bsky.social
@mikeiona.bsky.social
@pookleblinky.bsky.social
@strategywoman.bsky.social
@krassenstein.bsky.social
@joshfwd.bsky.social
@libradunn1.bsky.social
@markchilds.bsky.social
@uxor.bsky.social
@wiswell.bsky.social
@gxldsociety.bsky.social
@rblandford.bsky.social
@itwasacoup.bsky.social
@thetigersez.bsky.social
@ihatemaga.bsky.social
@littlemissvrb.bsky.social
@esqueer.net
@calltoactivism.bsky.social
@sundaedivine.bsky.social

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I feel that the UK's response to Trump last time around may have been forgotten. As someone who supported its construction (financially), I am enormously proud of this....

Giant inflatable trump-baby with the trademark sneer on its face, a peculiar haircut, and a nappy (diaper) around its bottom

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

You sure you wouldn't prefer Baileys-infused thick cream?

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Hitchen's razor is a very useful tool within debate or discourse. "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence" This isn't a summation of the scientific method. It's perfectly within the realms of science to posit a theory for which there is no extant evidence.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Yep. Thinking about this from the abominable snowman perspective.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I don't think I qualify as cool, but seeing you replying to people I've blocked in a way that tells me you're disagreeing with them is encouraging that I might at least be on the same side as the cool kids! My loving dog Talia attached, keeping me company as I work.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I hope you'll forgive my self-indulgence, but maybe this will also make you squee.

Black and tan dog staring at human's face. Human is wearing a wolf t-shirt. Dog is cuddling human's arm. Both are smiling.

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John @thoughtbear.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

In the interests of balance (we have cats as well), here's my rescue dog, Talia. (She rescues me, of course, at least as much as any other interpretation).

Small mostly black dog snuggled in a furry bed just the right size for her. She has brown legs, some white fur showing on her belly, and an extra-fluffy tail. Her face is mostly light brown almost white.

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