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Words, Art, and Literally Letters | Ponies, Hunter Fat or Racing Fit | "I've lived in London...Kentucky, that is." | Possibly the first person to live skeet a Kentucky Derby draw | Whatever you may've heard, it was an Akzidenz.

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Crowds of protesters outer 26 Federal Plaza where ICE has its main offices now.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Shit! 😳 Let’s make this nationwide.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights
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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
WTAF is WRONG with people?
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Add Karen Smith to my list of badasses whose mouthy approach I respect. Actions usually speak louder than words. This is a hero, Y'all. Well done, Ma'am. You're gonna kick ass in your new position. ✊📖
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
the Vice President of the United States has gone on record citing this man as one of his biggest intellectual influences if you didn't know this, it's probably because for some reason literally no mainstream political media outlets think it's worth mentioning
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fire breathing cat #Cat #Caturday
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What a comically out of touch response. Maine, please vote this idiot out.
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Brilliant. Waiting for “can you chip in…?”
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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There can only be ONE void in this yard. #LifuX #Cat #Cats #Catsofbluesky #Caturday
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bun. Bun. Bun.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
some Monday motivation courtesy of this absolutely giant horse
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Timely, as I drag myself out of bed exhausted.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I still can't get over how this dude looks like he's trying to sell me ketamine in a gas station restroom
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Clayton Hove @adtothebone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Clayton Hove @adtothebone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s verified @realDonaldTrump account displaying a signed document titled “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities.” The document outlines voluntary AI safety and oversight commitments for companies developing frontier artificial intelligence models. On the right side are signatures and company labels for leaders including Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Near the center-right, Donald J. Trump’s large signature appears above the printed title identifying him as president. The title contains a noticeable typo: instead of “President of the United States,” it reads, “President of the Unites States,” misspelling “United” as “Unites.”
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Having a cat means hearing things crash in the middle of the night and deciding it's a problem for tomorrow.
Jinx the green eyed bobtail cat looking snarkily at the camera.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
@Merman_Melville • Jan 24, 2019
Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you, this!
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demrep.bsky.social @demrep.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And for anyone out there still struggling with the question of whether this “agency” should be be “reformed” or leveled …
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 26/09/2026
"In nearly every truly competitive race today, both sides already have enough money to blanket television, your favorite websites and mailboxes. "At some point, an additional $10 million or $20 million mostly means voters see even more of the same ads they were already seeing."
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Jenny DeMilo @jennydemilo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Because of course
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Jenny DeMilo @jennydemilo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The food supply is contaminated
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Beef, pork and goat products recalled nationwide as highest warning issued
More than 150,000 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products have been recalled nationwide.
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Someone tell him that tens of thousands of active duty service members are on food stamps.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How can films designed for audiences in the past be made accessible to viewers today? Our new blogpost reflects on our ongoing project to restore, digitise, and share a collection of 1,800 films depicting historic farming life. merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
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Beyond nostalgia
How do we help audiences of today encounter films from the past?
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today’s bright spot. Sweet, sweet #schadenfreude.
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But still, quelle surprise.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is absolutely right, but the key is that Republicans would be the ones to force the issue. Many Democrats just refuse to take the open shot at Musk. He's a ripe, rich target, and an obvious way to dramatize key issues and mobilize key voters, but some of them are still sitting on their hands.
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Kentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 22/09/2026
Kentucky State University women’s basketball player Amina Seck remains detained by ICE six weeks after her arrest while going through security at the Louisville airport. Her attorney says Seck has been in four different detainment facilities.
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Lawyer of KSU basketball player detained by ICE says the student missed court date for surgery
Kentucky State University's Amina Seck has been in ICE custody since Aug. 7, according to her lawyer.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 22/09/2026
A UN fact-finding mission has claimed that a Feb. 28 missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, that killed more than 150 people likely constitutes a war crime. Bellingcat was the first to identify the weapon that hit the school as a US Tomahawk missile.
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Video Analysis Shows Two Waves of Bombings in Iran Elementary School Strike
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I can actually hear this 💀
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Enjoyed this article about the growing number of men adopting cats, bucking gender stereotypes. Apparently Mamdani is allergic to cats, but has been getting allergy shots because his wife wants to adopt one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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Dave Franco, Jordan Poole and Other Everyday Cat Dads Are Redefining Gender Stereotypes (Gift Article)
We’re living in the age of the “cat dad” and he’s being used to sell premium cat products and talk about healthy masculinity.
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
*throws hands in air*
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I wrote about this happening in the art world beginning in March 2025, after tariffs were first implemented against Canada and Mexico: www.artnews.com/art-news/mar...
Before the implementation of the tariffs, Nielsen had just spent the last several weeks in Mexico City, meeting local collectors and speaking with galleries about connecting its art market to Canadian collaborators. “They want access to bigger markets,” she said. “But they’re also looking for alternatives to America.”

“If the Americans just want to be by themselves, then you know, the world is a big place, right?” Bulger said. “There are lots of different friendships and alliances that can form really quickly—they might form because we’re in this economic war. In times of strife, people develop fast friendships with people that are in similar circumstances. If that’s what the States wants, that’s what they’re going to get.”
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widowsNorphans @widowsnorphans.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m sure I’m not the only one to say this but “can we take their healthcare away?”
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