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@waxwingslain.bsky.social
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NYC teacher of English, Brooklyn dweller, twin parent, cooker of food, studier of اللغة العربية, listener of \m/, games, Ursula K. Le Guin books, Satyajit Ray films, old enough that I had a MySpace.

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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 15h
@mattdinniman.bsky.social Enjoying DCC a lot so far but your editors need to do a better job—so far we’ve hit three really common wrong words (“broach” instead of “brook,” “mortified” instead of “horrified,” and “nonplussed” instead of something like “nonchalant.”)
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Spent class today & yesterday with 30 kids reading a shared novel. Not a single cellphone in sight, hidden under desks or nothing. Such a colossal difference from 2022, when nothing could be done because of constant phone peeking. 45 solid minutes of attention on reading. "less effective" my ass.
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
prospect park was littered with singed scraps of office paper for a long time.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As a former professional football player, I can confidently say that this essay is incorrect from every conceivable angle, and contributes heavily to the culture of toxic masculinity that still infests high schools and colleges across the country.
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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
More seriously, this likely is future of AI generated "content." A few grifters will make it work, but overall it will be a race to the bottom generating infinite content for increasingly small returns and begging for money and/or teaching grift courses on using AI (the real money)
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
omg BROOKYLN
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Autumn Warhammer Chick @celticdragon1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Your reminder that the English Beat icon "Beat Girl" is a transgender woman named Brigitte Bond from a photo of her dancing with ska musician Prince Buster at Heathrow in 1964 and none of us will be as cool as she was.
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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 09/08/2026
I remember stumbling on the CIA world factbook on the early internet, before Wikipedia. What a treasure trove that was! RIP to a real one, too bad you were too informational for the current-day US government
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Sonar Kella (1974)
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“Gang rapes would take place. By God’s grace, there would be no complaints. The people there are a group that likes rape. There are women and girls who like rape, especially among the left, democratic, secular and Bahujan groups,” he said. This is the BJP. This is who runs India.
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
1. Police slowed down work 2. Police faced zero accountability for not doing their work (because the moment anyone tried to hold them accountable, right-wing politicians would scream at the top of their lungs) 3. Police slowed down work further 4. Police still faced zero accountability and so on
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
At a moment of rising anti-government CJP protests in Delhi, the Hindutva right is denying that the protests are organic by blaming them on George Soros. Even in a place with no particular history of the rootless cosmopolitan Jew as the Other, they’re imbibing the same online right-wing tropes.
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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Well, this article is incredibly depressing for cooking enthusiasts. The short version: private equity has, over the last couple of decades, quietly bought up most of the classic brands you’ve heard of and then traded on their names while drastically cutting quality and closing American factories
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Top 10 games, not in order: Shovel Knight Hollow Knight / Silksong Fallout 3 Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth The Binding of Isaac Night in the Woods Starcraft 2 Neverwinter Nights The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Mina the Hollower
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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
From Stephan Zweig's The World of Yesterday.
[P]erhaps nothing more graphically illustrates the monstrous relapse the world suffered after the First World War than the restrictions on personal freedom of movement and civil rights.  Before 1914 the earth belonged to the entire human race.  Everyone could go where he wanted and stay there as long as he liked.  No permits or visas were necessary, and I am always enchanted by the amazement of young people when I tell them that before 1914 I travelled to India and America without a passport.  Indeed, I had never set eyes on a passport.  You boarded your means of transport and got off it again, without asking or being asked any questions; you didn’t have to fill in a single one of the hundred forms required today.
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Bill DiFilippo @billdifilippo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
update:
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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A new sequel 🤣🤣💙
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Snowden St. @snowden.st · 06/07/2026
Heartbreaking: The Worst Country You Know Just Won A Great World Cup Quarterfinal Game
the guy from the Original Clickhole Article I’m referencing
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It’s carnitas o’clock in Michoacán
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
“La lucha contra el terrorismo,” Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish, Morelia. It’s from 1935 but looks like a depiction of the Trump Administration.
“La lucha contra el terrorismo,” Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
As luck would have it, Sean from New York, who used to work for a pool company, was nearby to talk about this blue stuff.
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Shopsin's renamed the Jewboy; woke has won
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
MUDs
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I was told we were going to be living under sharia law
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Shortly before the Philharmonic concert in Prospect Park was about to start, a guy got on the loudspeaker and basically said "everybody run." The sky opened up 2 minutes later. We got home pretty drenched, but on the plus side...Brooklyn rainbow!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
One year ago.
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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.
Screenshot from the paywall on a Wired article that reads: “You’ve read your last free article.”
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.
Man yelling into bored woman's ear in nightclub meme captioned 

I can summarize that for you
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Belle and Sebastian, Pier 17
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Civics is a requirement almost everywhere. This is giving the same energy as "teachers should have taught us about things like mortgages and taxes" from kids who skipped the (required) Economics class 4 days out of every 5.
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Nakba Day, Washington Square Park
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
RIP VALIE EXPORT. My daughter is named after her (which is why her name is technically in all caps) www.krone.at/4141701
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VALIE EXPORT Dies Shortly Before Her 86th Birthday
The renowned artist VALIE EXPORT died on Thursday in Vienna. She would have turned 86 in just a few days. VALIE EXPORT made headlines with her ...
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If tomorrow Kiyoshi Kuromiya announced he was going to burn a dog alive with napalm on steps of the library, NYPD would deploy in force to protect the napalmers and NYC politicians would rush to condemn the protesters and call for buffer-zone laws.
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
fuck these people
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
@nycschools.bsky.social showing a clear example of how to meet the requirements for the “Portrait of a Graduate” that’s replacing the existing Regents/diploma system
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 24/04/2026
The tech world assumes that A.I.-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite. www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
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What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in education.
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I have to admit that if it were some BM dude doing this I would buy a t-shirt with the picture on it
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
@nycschools.bsky.social when asked about the school calendar next year:
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/04/2026
Trump: "Millions of American small businesses, including corner stores. What is a corner store? I've never heard that term. I know what a corner store is but I've never heard it described-- a corner store. Who the hell wrote that?"
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
For no particular reason, I’m noting that Varg Vikernes released an AI-slop Nazi neofolk record last year
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Trump is angry at the Pope, so he has canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids
The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.
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I Heart Noise @iheartnoise.bandcamp.com · 14/04/2026
www.wired.com/story/geese-...
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The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop
The Brooklyn band Geese was labeled an “industry plant” by those who questioned its sudden ubiquity. Maybe it was.
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
There was literally a pangolin that flew combat sorties with the CIA in a dirty war in Laos that then died after drinking too much gin, so there’s at least one pangolin whose record is morally ambiguous
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A cata-stroph! @waxwingslain.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New season of The Pitt and Dr. Robby looks INSANE
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