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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/09/2026

pretty sure "lands" is the wrong word here for at least two reasons

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sneak peek at SLEUTH-HOUND this Wednesday! Bring your best questions!

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But they're using renewables! a) they're not, they're all quietly pivoting to dedicated natural gas plants, built by their oil buddies, b) renewables should be used to power useful shit c) this makes it so that renewables don't displace fossil fuels, they just add to supply for increasing demand

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Scott Stossel @stossel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"In the Donald Trump White House, summits are hazardous excursions during which the interests of the United States are shoved aside by a president whose cringe-inducing admiration of dictators makes these meetings into rituals of American humiliation." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits

He’s turned them into a pointless ritual.

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Roel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Meta wil niet dat je deze video ziet. Ik herhaal: Meta wil níet dat je deze video ziet.

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Melissa's classmates didn't give up on her, she didn't give up on improving state law, and you shouldn't give up on Charles from Quincy till you watch this clip to the end.

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here it is! The BLACK SHEEPS poster – featuring our spectacular star, Tabatha Killick, the incredible Joe Witkowski and the mighty (honorary) Dane Nathan Meister! Opens mid-November in NZ!

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

so i’m on the train this morning and a guy gets on with a little dog and pops open a tiny folding chair and THE DOG SITS IN IT

a small grey folding canvas chair with a fluffy off-white dog curled up in it like a perfect lil angel

close-up of the previous photo of a small grey folding canvas chair with a fluffy off-white dog curled up in it like a perfect lil angel

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I feel like Oxford would be justified in revoking my PhD at this point 😂

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Catherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I love this. Can't wait for the book release!

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Complain about this all you want, but Disney+ has run on diesel for years now.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping.

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hey folks, with everyone going back to school and a ton of new e-bikes going around, I wanted to re-share the Bike Streets app. It's a curated bike navigation app built around the network of streets that people actually ride on. It's free to use! Check it out and let me know what you think!

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Lin Nah @linnah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For those who want to view Nicky Hager's book launch at Unity Bookshop Wellington are on NZ Herald's youtube: Launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4m_... Press standup post launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Snr... Not sure how long those links will be there. #NZPol #AoNZPol

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Scott @macfarlanenews.bsky.social interviewed Lindsay James (Democratic candidate in #IA02), Sarah Trone Garriott @sarahforiowa.bsky.social (Democratic candidate in #IA03), @erincovey.bsky.social of the Cook Political Report, and me about the state of play in #Iowa.

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is a delightful #travel thread, but only b/c I am not amongst these benighted PNW pawns, trapped in what is clearly an attempt by British Airways to launch a reality TV mashup of The Prisoner & Katla

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

IMO these numbers are unbelievably low, but the real numbers would cause people to just dismiss the report. Scale of magnitude: the number of inbound BART commuters, in cars, would fill every lane of every freeway from the toll plaza to Richmond, Walnut Creek, and Castro Valley.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22/09/2026

IMPORTANT: You can use the word 'autumnal' today.

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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm at Unity Bookshop Wellington for the Nicky Hager book launch. The event is not due to start until 6 pm, but the room is mostly full already and filling up fast.

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Food4Dogs @food4dogs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We have our Bird of the Year 2026! Little karure is a "conservation success story, going from just five birds in the 1980s to about 350 today." But it is still critically endangered. "98,920 validated votes cast this year ... 88 percent of those have come from right here in Aotearoa New Zealand."

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Black robin bucks shy tag to take Bird of the Year 2026

The diminutive karure black robin has won Bird of the Year.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#OTD in 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant all adult women the right to vote in national parliamentary elections. The first election held after this milestone was in November 1893--an incredible 82% of registered female voters voted. #WomensSuffrage

This image shows a bronze bas-relief detail from the Kate Sheppard National Memorial located on Oxford Terrace in Christchurch, New Zealand. A tribute to New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, depicting prominent campaigners. From left to right, the main figures featured in the sculpture are Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, Amey Daldy, Kate Sheppard (center next to a wheelbarrow of suffrage petitions), Ada Wells, Harriet Morison, and Helen Nicol. The monument honors the landmark 1893 Electoral Act, signed on 19 September 1893, which made New Zealand the first self-governing country in the world where women won the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026

It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.

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FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar

FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026

When we talk about the costs that LLMs impose on society we should not forget the fact that nothing works anymore because everyone is so scared of getting their shit scraped. I can't even use google scholar from my university or starlink because they send too much traffic.

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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Muppets have to put on a show to save the Kennedy Center. There you go, Disney, that's your premise.

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy PARK(ing) Day to all who observe.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 18/09/2026

ICE operating in the Bronx today

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 18/09/2026

Last night, Manhattan Community Board 9 approved a resolution asking DOT to lower speed limits to 20 mph across the entire district. This is the fifteenth community board to pass such a resolution. The boards asking for safer speeds represent more than two million New Yorkers.

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Well shit and that was the EU being told no Saudi oil. So how long until Korea and Singapore get told NO Saudi oil which is where NZ gets its refined fuel from? 👇

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Vermont to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-24. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/vermon...

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🚨 United States of America v. Hanzas

Learn more here.

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From email, the BOTY leaderboard. The never won before Karure is out in front

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Dr. Rebecca Gibson @drrgibsongirl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Besties, one week from RIGHT NOW, I am going to be on the @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social, discussing #TheBadCorset, and you reallllllly want to stay tuned for a VERY special announcement. See you next Thursday!!

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Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s underrated how many of the cardinal achievements of modernity are things that allow for you to interact with people you don’t personally trust. “Contracts are enforceable” and “my safety doesn’t depend on someone being willing to avenge me” really changes the ways you can live.

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I find it so shocking to learn that the takahē has never won the @forestandbird.bsky.social #NewZealand Bird of the Year that this iconic chonkermaxx megarail gets my vote this year. #BOTY

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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 16/09/2026

Potential cuts to San Francisco’s public transit system would be significantly worse for the city’s economy than the effects of a proposed parcel tax to fund it, according to a new analysis from the controller's office. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...

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S.F. economy will take a hit if Muni measure fails, controller warns

A report from the controller's office San Francisco’s GDP would grow $310 to $400 million over 15 years by passing the parcel tax measure.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

1/ COVER REVEAL 🧵 I'm thrilled to share the US and UK covers for SLEUTH-HOUND: THE CASE OF THE REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES, the untold story of Dr. Joseph Bell—the Victorian surgeon who inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to create the world's greatest detective. Pre-order here: shorturl.at/fdGnV

1) The US and UK covers side by side. The US cover (left) features a striking image of Bell, and has a silhouette of Holmes. The font is very ornate, and it looks very “Sherlockian.” The UK cover (right) is striking in its reds, blacks, and whites. It features a silhouette of a poison bottle, and has fingerprints all over the cover.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We’ve known for months we’ve lost, but how badly is still coming into focus

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tomorrow night, Wednesday Sept 16 at 7 PM, I will be in SF @greenapplebooks.bsky.social on the Park with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social to talk about my new book, The Carbon Wave. For folks in the bay area, it would be great to see you there! Please share widely. greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-0...

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9th Ave: Leah C. Stokes with Rebecca Solnit

Welcome to our new website! We're excited to see you. *** RETURNING USERS WILL NEED TO RESET THEIR PASSWORD FOR THIS NEW SITE. CLICK HERE TO RESET YOUR PASSWORD.***

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The following public transport projects for NZ should be completely uncontroversial: - light rail in Auckland and Wellington - completing the electrification of the North Island Main Trunk and sparking the East Coast Main Trunk - Extending Te Huia to Tauranga and the Capital Connection to Whanganui

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Little Brazilian girl realising that I spoke a different language. Asked her friend, in Portuguese: “Can he understand me when I speak normally?” “No” “Can he see me?”

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zach silberberg @zachsilberberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

ever since mr joshua started writing alt text it has become required reading. a wonderful insight into his process. thank you pants

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