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Other states besides Texas with voter registration deadlines over the next 7 days: Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Carolina.

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Julia Skinner, PhD @bookishjulia.bsky.social · 17h

I’m running a live class on fermentation and magic in Cork on 11/10. I’m also thinking of running the same class online. Think: how I use ferments in my spells/magic, daily fermentation as a simple mindfulness practice, how I build a sour jar (w/ vinegar, hence the ferment), etc. Would you join?

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Pru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please stop calling me on my phone that's not what it's for

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i keep hearing non-technologically inclined civilians refer to computer-generated imagery as "AI" and i would like to punch several news cycles in the face about it

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Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay · 25/09/2026

THIS. AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue. Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences. The responsibility falls entirely on humans.

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

new annihilation headcanon just dropped

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"ants in your pants" sounds wacky/whimsical in a way that it is absolutely not

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Cliff Pervocracy @pervocracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is a canary resuscitator, which miners would use to revive canaries that had passed out from toxic gas, because ideally not only do you care, you don't even leave the bird behind. just a little mining history and not at all a furious scream

A canary in a sealed box attached to an oxygen tank

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

it also may help to know that lemmings -- despite looking like shrimpy guinea pigs or slightly aerodynamic tribbles -- are absolutely fierce beasts

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Angry Norwegian lemmings are the bravest of them all

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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Katie Allison POSTED A REMINDER OF WHAT THE KENNEDY CENTER REALLY IS AND WHAT IT REALLY REPRESENTS. I'll post the link to the other site. I'm also posting a copy of it here in thread form.

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This rather lengthy post from me this morning is a reminder that The Kennedy Center isn't simply a building. It's a *memorial* monument to John F. Kennedy - a man who not only lost his life to assassination while serving our nation as President, but who was also a highly decorated World War II veteran.

A lot of Americans these days probably don't know or remember that in 1944, only sixteen years before being inaugurated as our nation's youngest president, twenty-seven year old Jack Kennedy was awarded the Navy and Marine Medal, as well as the Purple Heart for the almost unbelievable bravery and valor he demonstrated when his PT Boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer while on patrol one night in the Solomon Islands. Despite being badly injured himself, Kennedy is credited with saving the lives of ten men over fifteen hours spent in the water, including swimming more than 3.5 miles while towing one badly burned fellow crew member to safety by gripping the strap of the man's life jacket in his (Kennedy's) teeth. So The Kennedy Center isn't just a memorial to a slain president, but also to one of the most famous heroes of WWII.

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

time for another round of What Has Lauren Been Up To This Week?! because I often forget myself. in this edition, we've got tungsten, saltwater, and lemmings* *i do not recommend this milkshake

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🦕Isaiah Cole Torre🦖 @isaiahctorre.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Some more vintage #paleoart by Eleanor Kish: - Dimetrodon and Diadectes - Moschops - Late Jurassic New Mexico - Allosaurus - Sauropelta - Corythosaurus - Dromiceiomimus - Therizinosaurus - Edmontosaurus regalis - Ankylosaurus & Supernova

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

y'all ever buy a lipstick online because it seems like a nice neutral and it turns out to just be the color of your lips

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

this was going around a while back and i'm closing tabs and www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8vZ...

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DUCKS | Award Winning Animated Short Film

YouTube video by AJ Jefferies

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

i just hissed at a paywall like a possum so it's probably time to wrap up for the day

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026

OpenAI did not "lose control", the agents did not go "rogue" and there is no "swarm" that "escaped". all control and responsibility remains firmly in the hands of these "frontier" labs. most importantly this "rogue" narrative is an intentional and strategic marketing PR

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

good morning! this is horrifying! 🧵

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Emi @emiphemera.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am still furious about this, so let's go: my abortion story aka why I am not dead yet. I intentionally got pregnant in 2015. I was so excited to be a mom, took extra care with nutrition and safety (I had a heavy-duty job at the time). Normal first-trimester nausea and tiredness, nothing crazy.

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Roz Loves Food @rozlovesfood.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Reader, we've an indie business owner in need of support to stay afloat in this era. Maya Kern's clothing has POCKETS. It is SIZE INCLUSIVE. There are joyful prints. There is a history of fun collabs (e.g. @dispeldice.bsky.social skirts based on dice patterns!) Please boost or help if you can!

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A random Star Trek thing I love for #StarTrek60 Since the 1960s, Starfleet members with sideburns have had them pointed/wedge shaped as a subtle way of making the haircuts seem not quite contemporary.

Gary Lockwood as Gary Mitchell in the 1965 Star Trek pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before." He is a white man. Wearing a gold velour tunic, with dark hair whose sideburns are lightly pointed. His eyes are dark, not yet silver.

George Hawkins as Darem Reymi in the 2024 series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. He is a white man playing a humanoid alien, here wearing a cadet jumpsuit. His sideburns are shaved into points.

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

are you even writing if you do not, at some point in the process, think "heck i hate writing"

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026

There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

love it when my stomach growls and my old man cat sigh/groans in response. we're communicating!

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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Maurice Noble was THE cartoon background designer. I love how much he was able to fuck around around and get so abstractly graphic, yet no one in the audience ever batted an eye because his designs lent so much personality and energy to the cartoons they were used in.

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

i need y'all to know that my mostly gay boyfriend and i lived for this in 2002

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

there should be a chime that goes off when your brain switches over from work mode to shitpost o'clock. to help with self accountability

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Still no takers. I don't *understand*, and it's killing me. LOOK AT THESE FACES.

Gray cat with small white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.

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Chris DeRose @scratchyderose.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

“Be Strong enough to be gentle.” Peter Cullen tells the story of how his brother inspired the voice he would use to play Optimus Prime. It’s a simple yet poignant quote that sums up why Optimus and Peter are so beloved. Til All Are One. 💔

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hello, have you been advised, by medical staff or at a briefing , to take glutathione during the course of your work as a firefighter? Please DM me.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm making a "your month your scientist match" and I need a chemist and physicist volunteer, everybody I know well enough to text "Hey uhhh can I post this picture of you I took on skype a scientist's insta" are biologists apparently 😅. Any takers?

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Malice Walker @humblecore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

immediately had to search for the video of Dolly and Patti singing Shortnin’ Bread while keeping the rhythm with their acrylic nails youtu.be/AOxsQNVOhro

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Dolly Parton & Patti LaBelle play 'Shortnin' Bread' on their Acrylic Nails

YouTube video by Happy Mag

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

no, doordash, if i am buying a number of grocery items for someone with a stomach bug, i do NOT want to double-dash with taco bell

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We need YOU to spread the word about @skypeascientist.bsky.social - our *free* program that matches scientists w/classrooms & more! When educators sign up, they can tell us who told them about us. We'll hold a monthly drawing for $150 of science supplies* from the referrers! SkypeAScientist.com

a praying mantis is on the telephone and excited to hear someone on the phone say "Skype a Scientist has a new referral program"

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 24/08/2026

This transition in Buster Keaton's Seven Chances is so preposterously good. It moves the story along, is a great visual storytelling moment for Keaton's character's passivity in the moment, and moves things from one location to another. It's so ingenuous and just a great transition.

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

i know that as an editor and science communicator it is my whole gig to be more pedantic than most, but HOW DO PEOPLE GET THINGS SO WRONG the whole internet is an open-book test and people just. get things so wrong.

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

yes i am working on an episode about how wicker works. no it is not going to cover the same territory as the upcoming film

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

severely disappointed to learn that fintech has nothing to do with fish

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Chef Kennedy🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedy.northsky.social · 20/08/2026

Mid Century Modern tableware and where I think it would stand on trans issues, a thread

A Mid Century Modern ad for tableware, quirky hanging laps, weird wood paneled kitchen bar, oh yeah it's MCM as hell up in here (kinda love it)

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 20/08/2026

Again, as an atheist, I find it extremely annoying to have my non-belief in the antichrist tested in this way

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

my kitten gets so excited about people coming to the door that if a tv show includes a doorbell or knock fx, she goes on full alert for ten minutes

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

very excited to celebrate one of Portland theatre’s high holy days, the annual one-night-only performance of Anonymous Theatre. they pick a play, each actor rehearses separately in secret, and everyone finds out together who is in it when they stand up from their seat to say their first line

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jamie loftus @jamieloftus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

my first novel, THE TOWER, is available everywhere june 22 2027 💙 pre-order: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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LEE GATLIN @neilaglet.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I have some thoughts about the new Spider-man that I will try to draw a comic about but for now here is this prescient comic from *2016*

comic in nine-panel grid. 1. Spider-man sits with coffee in a mug patterned like charlie brown's shirt. 2. He says, Hiya, Frank, as the Punisher walks in. Punisher grunts at him. 3. Spider-man turns to say, You punishin' hard or hardly punishin'? to Frank, off-panel.4. Eh? Spider-man says. Eh? 5. Spider-man sits up straighter, watching Frank off-panel. 6. Spider-man hunkers down, and speaks in black dialogue balloons with white writing, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, SPIDEY, I JUST PUNISHED THAT BATHROOM, HEH HEH 7. Spider-man's spider sense goes off, and he cocks his head. 8. BLAM! Spider-man's coffee cup is shot off the table. 9. Spider-man yells at the off-panel Frank, YOU ONLY PUNISH YOURSELF WITH AN ATTITUDE LIKE THAT

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17/08/2026

Today!

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Lauren Vogelbaum @vogelbomb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh hey! Did you know that the discovery of mastodon fossils in North America throughout the 1700s a) led to the concept of extinction being taken seriously AND b) helped people prove that life doesn't degenerate in the Americas?

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