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Rachel Hallie @dazedrachel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I made fun of Chappell Roan when she suddenly had this opinion AFTER the election, but in a vacuum she was broadly correct that she is not not someone you should look to for political knowledge. Being famous is a full time job and anyone who wants that life is not normal anyway

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Rachel Hallie @dazedrachel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My hottake: encouraging celebrities to "use their platform" and be loudly political is a bad idea not because it's intrusive to polite society but because most of them are dumb as shit outside their chosen profession we don't need to encourage being loud and influentially wrong

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just emailed 26,000 people about snail facts advent calendars. This better result in 500 snail sales. Snales. Wait that just sounds like snails. Is that a good omen?? Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net

An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail

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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“You can't always look at things from someone else's Point of View. For instance, from here that looks like a bucket of water," he said, pointing to a bucket of water; "but from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink, and to a fish, of course, it's home.“

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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

“Dig in,” said the king, looking disapprovingly at Milo’s plate. “I can’t say that I think much of your choice.” “I didn’t know that I was going to have to eat my words,” objected Milo. “Of course, of course, everyone here does,” the king grunted. “You should have made a tastier speech.”

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PROG but spooky(er) @prog.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

it’s wednesday my dudes

A frog looking at the sunset. Text: Someone asked if I was ready for the fall and it took me a second to realize they meant autumn and not the total collapse of society.
Man.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 13/07/2026

ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of. Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...

Verge headline: ICE are heavily armed killers. They’re also huge losers

by TC Sottek

Photo of masked agents

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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The pufferfish of happiness has visited you.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Data center fight is giving people first hand experience that the many can take on the money. Once people feel what solidarity can achieve, it becomes that much harder to divide & distract. There's a reason why unions members less susceptible to far right than same demographic folks not in unions.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

happy Pride Eve to all the people who are about to paraphrase this tweet from 2022 or repost it with my name removed as if it’s a thought they just had themselves

a screencap of a 2023 Instagram post from Jamila Jameel with over 1500 likes (including Billy Porter!!) it has a progress Pride flag striped background behind a screencap of my old tweet which reads

Claire Willett
@clairewillett
for pride month this year can straight people focus less on "love is love" and more on "queer and trans people are in danger"

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Richard Campbell @richcampbell.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Some things should not be vibed...

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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 29/05/2026

Now the American dream is just having a functioning democratic society.

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Robb Owen @robbowen.digital · 27/05/2026

The psychic damage the tech industry causes by constantly firing or threatening the livelihoods of you and everyone around you really is quite something. Proper dickhead behaviour

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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

"And so you must say good-by," said Rhyme, patting him gently on the cheek. "To everyone?" said Milo unhappily. He looked around slowly at all the friends he'd made, and he looked very hard so as not to forget any of them for even an instant.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/05/2026

You cannot gut global health systems, attack scientific institutions, withdraw international cooperation, and then act shocked when disease response worsens. Public health depends on collaboration and expertise – things this admin continues to undermine. Gift Article: zurl.co/GottB

zurl.co

Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts

US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda

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Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 20/05/2026

Comic contrasting two search engines: on the left, a search query is filtered through funnels labeled Sponsored Results, Ads Ads Ads, AI Slop, and Data Mining, pouring into a bucket of dollar signs while a bucket labeled The Thing You Want sits empty; on the right, the query passes through a single Kagi funnel straight into The Thing You Want.

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TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey @tigur.com · 20/05/2026

Totally worth paying a little to get good, non-slop results. Consciously using a product, not being the product.

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Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 12/05/2026

no alt-text, so here it is because we need to pay fucking attention to this threat to murder trans people and everyone who supports trans people

section of an executive order dated May 2026: In addition to cartels and Islamist terror groups, our national CT activities will also prioritize the rapid identification and neutralization of violent secular political groups whose ideology is anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist. We will use all the tools constitutionally available to us to map them at home, identify their membership, map their ties to international organizations like Antifa, and use law enforcement tools to cripple them operationally before they can maim or kill the innocent. We will do the same with the state sponsors of such groups and those governments undertaking lethal plots on U.S. soil or against Americans anywhere.

Our new U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy is a return to common sense and Peace through Strength. As I said after our first successful counterterrorism mission, just days after I was sworn back in office – if you hurt Americans, or are planning to hurt Americans, "We Will Find You and We Will Kill You."

President Donald J. Trump
The White House
May 2026

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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

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Michelle Swope @redheadfrommars.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I feel awful about having to ask for help, but we are suing our landlord for refusing to make repairs due to extensive water damage and active leaks in our apt. We have signed a lease & paid deposit on a new place, but need help with moving expenses. Any help or shares are greatly appreciated. xx

ko-fi.com

Buy Michelle Swope a Coffee

Become a supporter of Michelle Swope today!

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Ani Bundel @anibundel.com · 11/05/2026

We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

#MorningVibe The world feels loud and divided because systems profit off our anger. But solidarity is quieter & stronger. Organize with kindness, support your neighbors, & fight for a world where everyone thrives.

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Daniel | ScienceSocks et al. @sciencesocks.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The #Hubble space telescope turned 36 today! Happy birthday! 🥳 Three and a half decades of cosmic beauty, including a certain Pillars of Creation that may or may not have been photoshopped 👀 🔭🐡🧪🎨

Hubble's iconic Pillars of Creation image showing three towering columns of dust and gas in the Eagle Nebula, with three pairs of googly eyes stuck on top of each pillar.

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 19/04/2026

🔭 Eye on the Milky Way Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva) ap260419

The image shows land on the left and a star filled
sky on the right. Prominent in the sky is the band of our
Milky Way Galaxy. On the left is a small circular lake
that reflects some of the stars in the sky. Together,
the land and lake look like an eye lookout out at the
Milky Way.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey @tigur.com · 21/04/2026

Google REALLY wants me to upgrade my free workspace, apparently flagging it as being used for commercial purposes based on, I think, a single email. Appealed, approved yesterday, today they want me to upgrade still.

A screenshot of email with the words ‘Google workspace’ highlighted across each header. Shows a track of appeal, approval, and then seeming to think I’m still under appeal and trying to push upgrades.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

‘Simply stop giving millionaires water for literally free’ is one of the most insane sounding but actually serious policy solutions out there

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

HiPOD: Translucent Ice on Dunes At the time of year we took the image, the whole scene was probably covered in carbon dioxide ice. Some of this ice is translucent, so you can see the dark dunes through it. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076844_2550 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars

Enhanced color image shows a close-up of extensive, large dunes in the north polar region of Mars. There is seasonal, bright ice on the slipface of many of the dunes, and dark patches between the dunes as well.

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Fatal Flyby science.nasa.gov/blogs/the-su... 🧪🔭

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TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey @tigur.com · 09/04/2026

This is amazing Also, the missing alt-text: A comic showing 3 men, drawn oversized, playing with middle or bomb type toys acting like they are going to destroy something, and are surrounded by a low lying dust cloud. Title ‘the asses of evil’ subtly showing Netanyahu, Trump, and Putin, L-R.

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

You wrote a novel using AI? Cool. It's like that time I ran a marathon using a Ford Focus.

I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must
accept artificial intelligence -but we are
as valuable as ever| Stephen Marche
The Guardian
The,
GuardianOpinions

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TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey @tigur.com · 31/03/2026

Best sewer pic you’ll see all year, I’m sure

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The world is on fire but there are still redbud trees.

A redbud tree fills the frame, the blossoms a flaming brilliant magenta

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TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey @tigur.com · 31/03/2026

I’m sure it’s a prime location knowing how many of my brothers were Hispanic going through boot camp. Way to thank these families for their sacrifice and service. Fuck ICE.

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NakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This is called “Trans Mosh” I see my trans friends living with the fear of rejection, separation and death for simply being who they are. Loving each other for being who we are should be the pillar of our communities. Happy International Day of Transgender Visibility - today and every 💙💓🤍💓💙

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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

"But there's so much to learn," Milo said, with a thoughtful frown. "Yes, that's true," admitted Rhyme; "but it's not just learning things that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters."

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Christine Riter @criterdee.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the convicted felon’s stupid war with Iran caused the renewable energy market in the US to blossom? Fu** fossil fuels.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Semi-regular reminder: Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats. 📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿

A small paper nautilus octopus female riding on the top of a pink jellyfish.

A dark orange octopus, possibly a male blanket octopus, riding on the top of a four tentacled jellyfish.

A small octopus, possibly a male blanket octopus, riding on an octopus that is only about as large as he is.

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 23/03/2026

Nearly a millennium ago, astronomers witnessed a supernova so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks. A quarter-century after its first observations of the expanding remnant, the Crab Nebula, Hubble goes back for a fresh look 👉 esahubble.org/news/heic2607/ 🔭 🧪

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TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey @tigur.com · 23/03/2026

Travelling with the same child... Trip from Durham, NC to Northern Utah (4 days, ~2100 miles) Trip from Northern Utah to NH (3 days, ~2400 miles) Definitely don't recommend that 3day trip. Fortunately flew home from there, but quality time both trips

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Bottom line: Will should have trusted Grace. Even if the design wasn’t his taste (and personally, I didn’t love it either), it was perfect for the client. So, trust your designers, even when you don’t personally like the design. You are often not the user.

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Jess A. Goldberg 🇵🇸 @jessagoldberg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

if you're travelling and you are a documented citizen (esp if you're white/white-passing), you need to speak up & interrupt any racial profiling you witness. We are absolutely defeated if we allow ICE agents to harass people in the broad light of crowded airports. Don't be a good deputy citizen.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

“'Today is my wedding anniversary,' said one Sandy, Utah resident. 'But this is my priority. I cannot stand for there to be a concentration camp in my state.' "Another resident said this was her first time participating in a protest..." ksltv.com/local-news/w...

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

ESP_012271_0940 - From UAHiRISE (NASA) (uahirise.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/dZHoyi

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 13/03/2026

🔭 Toolondo Totality Trails Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Perry ap260313

See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download
the highest resolution version available.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Jupiter - PJ13-49 - From Kevin M. Gill (kevinmgill.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/28MWwcf

JNCE_2018144_13C00049_V01

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

“The idea that a civilization might destroy itself is both ludicrous and likely. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 We are pathetically inadequate at long-term planning, idiotically primitive in our destructive urges and pathologically incapable of simply getting along." - Brian Cox

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