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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 30/09/2026

The princess took an earring off and held it out. The raven looked at it. "Whatever for?" "You are wise and clever. Many princesses have dragons, but none has a raven friend." The raven picked up the earring. "Say no more." "Friends?" she asked when it returned the next day. "Forevermore."

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@rejectednytwords.bsky.social Knapped. Has nobody at the NYT ever read about making weapons out of stone and/or obsidian?

A NYT Spelling Bee screenshot. The center letter is P, and the outer letters are K A C E D N. The player has tried to enter the word "knapped," which is the past tense of "knap." Knap and knapped are both real words, but the NYT screenshot shows that Spelling Bee thinks it is not a word.

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm so fucking ashamed of all the women applauding this clueless dude for sharing this story. It's not women's job to make men stop being shitty. Men need to grow up not feeling entitled to shitty behavior in the first place.

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The Mask of the Red Jeph @ass.golf · 29/09/2026

the last thing u see before u die (if u r a dog treat)

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Girlyopteryx" is sooo much less annoying and infantilizing than "girlypop" (🤢). I'd be pretty darn chuffed if it caught on.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why is anyone putting these in drawers, though? They belong stuck in a jar on the counter with all the other utensils you use semiregularly for cooking. Your choice of decorative or pickle jar. If you have extra, they go in the BIG drawer/box of extra cooking stuff, where they can't cause trouble.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As the midterms approach, I want to remind folks that pandemics have historically given rise to fascism The fear associated with death and disability on a massive scale makes it easier for authoritarians to seize power Vote accordingly Protect disabled & marginalized people. Get them to the polls

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Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains

The paper examined municipal spending levels and voter extremism in Germany from the time of the initial influenza outbreak until 1933.

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Oregon Plates @plat.es · 28/09/2026

The Custom Oregon Plate ERROR was previously assigned, but is now available for reservation. dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=cu… #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #ERROR

Oregon Standard Tree license plate displaying the text "ERROR".

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you adopted a feral cat to the inside and he keeps meowing maybe he just really wants to smoke real cigarettes. You don’t know what he was up to before

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don't fucking *want* to have to run 5-10 miles every day just to not be tempted to exit the planet.

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Weird that they say "across the world," when the joke basically only works in the US and Canada, and all the cities they cite are in the US. Anywhere else, it's 25/9. If you want the bit to work internationally, we either need May to have 92 days, or to have a 92nd month with at least 5 days in it.

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hot damn. It's a long 🧵, but does a REALLY good job of laying out a case for trans* inclusion in sports that can't be derailed by transphobes and their "Buh-buh-but boys are bigger than girls and it's not fair if we let t-girls play as girls because they'll do all the winning 😭" crocodile tears.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You know, when I can’t afford something & my credit is maxed out, I just don’t get to have it. So weird. Maybe they should hold a bake sale. That’s how we fund unimportant stuff like education.

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Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I don't care if this is a long shot. Folks: Message your reps today and tell them you support this. They have to at least hear their constituents care & are paying attention. Also if nothing else, let it go into the history books that we didn't blithely accept the modern Gestapo.

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Democratic U.S. rep. for Chicago Delia Ramirez introduces bill to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE

Chicago U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez announced she is introducing a new bill that proposes dismantling the Department of Homeland Security and abolishing ICE and redirecting their funding to more social se...

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petit burgo @burgotastic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Never having listened to her music, my conception of Charlotte Church hasn't really moved on from seeing ads in the '90s of her as this 10-year-old classical soprano prodigy so I find this especially great

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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“You’re 45, so it’s time to get a colonoscopy.” Cold. Impersonal. Uninspiring. “Two score and five autumns have cooled your brow, so we must search your corn-maze for haunts.” Mysterious. Fun. Seasonal.

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Raffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Khalil Gibran, in his book The Prophet, wrote : Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you, but they are not of you. 🌟 perhaps this turns the question “Who am I?” into a more important one.. “Whose” am I?

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Touching grass is not enough I need to fight a raccoon over a pizza crust

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Oh fuck no. At least if trains crash, they're already on the ground. I suppose for international flights, one could train/drive to Canada and fly out of there, where they might be more sensible about this kind of thing.

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yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 19/09/2026

welcome to America. we have Two Parties. one is called The Democrats. they balk at the suggestion one should have to give voters what they want. the other is called The Republicans, and it is their sole ambition to install a king. we are a Serious Nation. stop Laughing. we Have Nukes.

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Jake @waveturtlejake.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You made a machine that did a crime when you turned it on? That’s just doing a crime with additional steps.

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If there's one thing I've learned from trying to date, it's that I'm great friend material 🥲 ...😭

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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Apparently the commander of the International Space Station brought her dancing pants to space with her

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If @alandaviescomic.bsky.social doesn't receive multiple copies of this specific magazine issue as a gift in the post, the world has truly gone irretrievably wrong. #bluewhale #qi

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

MOUTH BONES ARE STILL BONES I know change is hard, but just because the fucking barber used to do teeth back when doctors did medical orgasms and laudanum doesn't mean we can't do things differently now. If we stop believing in phrenology and hysteria, we can cover teeth under medical insurance.

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As someone who has been on my state's version of Medicaid, I feel like I can say with some accuracy that state-run care is *not at all* like the fearmongers would have you believe. It was faster and easier to get specialist care & quality PT on #badgercare than it was under corporate insurance.

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Jene O'Ween @luckymud.myatproto.social · 13/09/2026

You don't get to argue that the number of trans people is so small that our rights can't be a major priority, while also claiming there are so many of us that we are going to destroy the whole country by withholding votes.

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Salacious B. Cummin @marshalplugnut.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I see yer ma's got a new warning sign

Sign on a funfair ride that states 'this is a boisterous ride'

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In case you needed a demonstration of how powerful collective action can be. Or if you just wanna see bugs being really cool.

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JThomasAlbert @jthomasalbert.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Pretty sure all the greatest superheroes throughout history; Heracles, Momotaro, The Golem, Doc Savage, Superman, Popeye, etc. were born from the human desire for justice when reality seemed too terrible to solve by ordinary means.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A thing worth remembering is that Zohran Mamdani is not only using direct social media communication with his constituency as an undeniably successful charm offensive, but also in recognition that legacy media is *fully* captured by billionaire interests, & attempting to go thru them is pointless.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s very hard to rise up when all the food makes you shit yourself and the only authority you can even reach is a mindless inhuman voice that always agrees with you & tells you: you did it, you fixed the problem, with your bravery & cool ideas! Please stay on the line to complete our survey.

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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It really feels so... perverse to watch billions of dollars get spent to not only *not* help people live meaningful lives, but to try to build a future where as many people as possible are *deprived* of opportunity (unless they can pay)

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Deeper cut, but it's *National Airport*

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 07/09/2026

I just want everyone to be on the same page… Intergalactic snu is not wrong… just different And different is good

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Gosh but I love good news. Especially when it involves renewable energy, cute sheep, and a fiber I like my hiking socks to be made of.

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today in imposter syndrome: "Damn... Most jobs suck. Maybe I should just open up a little coffee shop somewhere." Followed immediately by "Wait, am I even queer enough to run a coffee shop?"

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Wolf Hour @wolfhour.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level - I mean the wages of decent living." .. (Franklin. D. Roosevelt) ..(cartoon Nick Anderson)

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Every once in awhile, in the midst of my nights, I’m struck dumb with awe and a strange, refracted grief: It’s legitimately fucking *crazy* how good the internet used to be

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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Kay Orchison @kayorchison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Re-enchantment is resistance, language is feral, history is propaganda and you're just a story that you're telling yourself. You're welcome. Now get the fuck out of my bar.

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Matt is Just Trying His Best @thegrampus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Whoever decided to promote Coyote vs Acme by letting Wile E do an AMA using only signs deserves all the praise.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I have this creeping feeling the only reason nerd culture was accepted by the mainstream for awhile was that the internet made too much money to be ignored and no one else understood how to use it.

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Vinegrr @vinegrr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bold to assume Millennials can afford to retire at all, never mind to do it in a *home* (which we've also never been able to get).

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.

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