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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 15h

The only good thing about this game so far is that when I grumble about Jackson Merrill, it sounds like I'm talking about myself in the third person.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Rereading all of my favorite trivia about the 1978 cult classic film THE SWARM and its screenwriter, Mr. Sterling Silliphant (like sycophant, but sillier) rather than watching the Cubs so fantastically eat it on Peacock, in a game that was not deemed important enough to be on national television.

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Tami Wicinas @tamiwicinas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New sculpture in progress. Turtles have always had a special place in my heart. I’ve been wanting to make one for a while but it needed something special.

Unfired ceramic sculpture of a sea turtle next to a tree. The turtle has a tiny house on its back.

Back view of the turtle. The house has tiny steps leading to its door. The tree has a tiny lantern hanging from a branch.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I just finished reading Persuasion by Jane Austen. If anyone wants to chat about it, I am all ears!! 📚💙

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've given this a lot of thought. The broadcasters with the best suits on Marquee Sports Network are: 1. Dexter Fowler 2. Cliff Floyd (the purple!) 3. Cole Wright (stepping it uppp) 4. Elise Menaker (the opening day red!) 5. Lance Brozdowski (but points for always wearing his correct color season)

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My last shred of admiration for Aaron Sorkin's writing really took a beating when I realized some of his strongest jokes on the West Wing were actually stolen from Car Talk.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 22/09/2026

The 1913 Jean Metzinger painting will return to the family of late art collector Emanuel Lewenstein, whose family was persecuted after Nazis took control of the Netherlands — and looted the work — amid World War II.

chicago.suntimes.com

Art Institute of Chicago to return looted Holocaust-era painting to family of persecuted art collector

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You can't, and shouldn't seek to, replace public schools or libraries with bookstores. You can't replace a public good with a private business, no matter how well-meaning or well-organized it may be.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Losing light fast again. Funny how that works. These trips go by so quickly!

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There’s probably a German or Japanese word for racing through a perfectly good book in order to read the next one which is meant to be excellent.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My week wasn’t great, but at least it wasn’t “congressional hearing about my thoughts on bestiality” bad

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's another one of those "twenty minutes spent writing and citing one sentence" kind of days. #genealogy

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Okay, so are there functioning small towns/villages in England anymore or is it all small cities, London, and National Trust buildings? Asking for a project :P

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

No joke, the deadline to enter is... October 7th.

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Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I spent years tracking her purchases through the records she left in three archives. Finally, I found a missing notebook where she recorded exact prices and sellers for 513 objects — sometimes labeling the seller simply "chor." In Nepali, that’s “thief.”

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Your friendly local genealogist here, tapping the sign that so-called Blue Zones aren't real. A large number of these centenarians are people whose birth records were destroyed or otherwise reissued, and they don't know their exact birthdates. #genealogy

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own

Dude on Threads: If you hate on ai, you better be pretty damn good at whatever you're doing

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thanks to the Sun-Times for letting me know which businesses to avoid 🩷

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10/09/2026

My favorite doorknobs are the ones the New York City public schools installed at the turn of the 20th century. You can still occasionally find one on eBay!

A brass doorknob with the all-caps lettering "PUBLIC SCHOOL—CITY OF NEW YORK," surrounded by a swirling motif that looks rather like leaves.

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sick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

there are many more pretty funny tweets out there, but let me tell ya, people are PISSED about JR East "graduating" the Suica penguin on the other site

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In the age of social media, losing track of people feels like a little treat.

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Mark Nenadov @mark-nenadov.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Canadians are cheering on PCA for MVP! My daughter made this out of Legos… @mmontemurro.bsky.social @bcbsara.bsky.social @cubsbot.bsky.social #chicagocubs

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Horses in ancient times were significantly smaller than modern horses, so Alexander the Great's noble steed, Bukephalos, was roughly the size of Lil' Sebastian.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Horses in ancient times were significantly smaller than modern horses, so Alexander the Great's noble steed, Bukephalos, was roughly the size of Lil' Sebastian.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This result is entirely thanks to Car Talk.

A result from the New York Times regional dialect quiz. It that says I call "a traffic situation in which several roads meet in a circle" a "rotary." The entire map is dark blue (meaning no one says rotary) except for Massachusetts and some of Maine, where the map is red and yellow, respectively.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

*sobbing, throwing up" M as in Mancy

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When the Cubs games get this painful and I walk away from the TV, I feel like Gonzo and Rizzo when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows up in the Muppet Christmas Carol. "This is too scary for us, catch you when it's over byeeeee"

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

JUST IN: Voters in Independence, Missouri's fifth largest city, have recalled a city council member who had supported a data center. This follows regular local elections in April where they ousted two city councilors for the same reason.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Turned on the radio, heard the score, immediately turned the radio off.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Last night I dreamt that I was in a store and some kid was running around causing mayhem and his parents shouted "Ratatouille! Get over here!" because that's what they named him.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

parks & recreation-ass name

A screenshot from @Boltsmag.org with the name Brian Shortsleeve highlighted. Here is a full transcription of the text:
Massachusetts
GOP primary

Mike Minogue, a wealthy businessman, spent heavily in 2024 to help Trump get elected. Now he wants to bring his MAGA politics to one of the nation’s bluest states, a tough sell against incumbent Democrat Maura Healey.

Minogue romped at the GOP convention in May but he still faces Brian Shortsleeve, a man who emerged from the more moderate wing of the Republican Party but is now running a hard-line campaign that includes ending state protections for immigrants.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Poor guy just wants to hug it out with Brennan Lee Mulligan 🩷

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whatevermeg.bsky.social @whatevermeg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This was my submission. Same sentiment, but meme form.

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In 2020, we opened a bar in Cambridge, and at the first build out design meeting, I was asked what I wanted it to look like. I said it should have red ceilings and a Dolly Parton bathroom. No one believed me and everyone laughed. And then I said it at the next meeting and everyone laughed again.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Genuinely: if you know someone with trail crew, landscaping, etc experience who has worked with chainsaws and wants to live and work on a tropical island for a couple months, please encourage them to apply (or apply if this is you!). I can teach the banding part. I know you folks are out there!

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If there's an entire Magic School Bus plotline that hinges on Pluto being a planet, then Pluto is a planet.

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Ian Happ just hit what I'm calling a Reverse Pete Alonso: a ball so close to being a foul, it looks like it *shouldn't* have been a home run. Context:

youtu.be

Alonso yells at pitcher for yelling at him, a breakdown

YouTube video by Jomboy Media

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Definitely in the last couple months of games, Shota consistently pitches better with Miguel Amaya catching vs. Carson Kelly. #Cubs

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Meryl Schumacker @waybackgen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

If you've been reading about how people in Gary still have no power, help @bleaksqueak.bsky.social! If you can't give, please repost.

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 23/08/2026

we’re at costco and my husband ordered a hot dog from the cashier and the guy said “what flavor” and my husband said wat and costco guy said “jk there’s only one flavor. it’s hot dog” and my husband said dammit you did this to me last time and the costco cashier collapsed in giggles

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