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Whoa whoa I’m getting same result that is deeply disturbing.

Replicated search in the quoted skeet, in which a a Google search for “Mamdani Talmud” (meant to surface a tweet by the mayor) pulls up, as first result, a tweet by @nycmayor reading something completely inflammatory and vile and clearly not what Mamdani actually said.

A few years ago, on a long layover in Delhi, I met a guy who added me to his daily affirmations message list and occasionally I get an extremely bizarre one. I just can't find a way to read this that is not ominous?

Clip-art guy on a bicycle looking back over his shoulder in a way that suggests alarm. The text above reads "Neither the struggle ends nor the complaints, what is ending slowly is age. Goodmorning"

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Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We can just name the next AI bot “monkeys paw” and be done with it.

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 27/09/2026

“Oh oh oh OH ohohoh OH I’m going to have nightmares tonight” —my mom

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.

Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 26/09/2026

Buried in this very kind and thoughtful essay is the fact that she lost her health insurance just a few weeks before her due date. What a country! themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...

themomoftheyear.substack.com

I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.

You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.

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Annia Ciezadlo @anniaciezadlo.com · 25/09/2026

Hot take: protests should have more accordions. Paul Stein and his accordion, which says NETANYAHU OUT OF NYC, in front of Grand Central Station

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 25/09/2026

Belatedly watching Little America — 30-minute episodes of immigrant stories, produced by Kumail Nianjiani and Emily Gordon. A true balm and inspiration to truly abolish ICE and get our immigration policy sorted so we can continue to build this country full of amazing humans.

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

londondaily.com

Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 24/09/2026

Now if only the dude’s advanced systems thinking would consider the system of…our planet.

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 24/09/2026

Classy! (And it’s true, every seat is great — I’ve sat in the literal last row a couple of times and it’s excellent.)

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 23/09/2026

Everyone should not walk out but instead gather at the back of the hall and chitchat loudly amongst themselves, occasionally laughing uproariously, maybe crank up a Bluetooth speaker, to be a joyful hindrance to this man who should not even be speaking and who should be on trial in The Hague.

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 23/09/2026

<coming to after 20 minutes of scrolling> wait wasn’t I reading a book? <back to book> Oh that’s right there was an egregious usage error on page 2 that destroyed my confidence in the book and made me want to go on social media and complain about it.

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 23/09/2026

Watched Practical Magic on the plane to get up to speed on this apparent classic that I missed while out of the country, and read up on it and apparently it was originally darker and the soundtrack was by Michael Nyman?!?! Practical Magic director’s cut when?!

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I dont give a fuck if someone entered "legally" or not That doesn't give ethnic-cleansing death-squads the right to murder someone, and using that as a starting point to argue is just giving them the upper hand in the conversation from the start

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 22/09/2026

“Beautifully stated” he says and then proceeds with the most incoherent and illogical explanation I’ve ever heard. (And “telexing”?! Is he a time a traveler?)

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared)

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t0ussaint ☭黑人问号脸 @t0ussaint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

only 28% of people would view a military coup negatively if it meant getting rid of trump but the dems wont even fight for trans rights

To safeguard the Constitution", a group of U.S.military leaders have removed President Donald Trump from power and assumed control of the United States
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 21/09/2026

This genuinely makes me want to go to Peru just to party.

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Pixel Area @pxlarea.com · 16/09/2026

I've always liked the part of the web where people build things for themselves. A blog about a very specific hobby, a small site someone just wanted to exist. They're everywhere. They've just become surprisingly hard to stumble across. That's why I made this field. #indieweb #smallweb

pxlarea.com

Pixel Area – a map of the independent web

One pixel – one personal blog. Explore the field with your lantern: no metrics, no algorithms, everyone equal.

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 21/09/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov I just learned about Maryland's cottage food law that permits sales of certain foods (mostly baked goods) made in home kitchens. Seems like it could provide a great opportunity for small-scale home biz here in NYC, w/o expense of commercial kitchen? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OEHFP/O...

health.maryland.gov

Pages - Cottage Foods

An official website of the State of Maryland.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE out of everywhere already, and I'm begging more Democratic politicians to say it out loud

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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Koho Shoda "Moonlit Sea" (1920) Japanese color woodblock print 24 × 16.5 cm (9.5 × 6.5 in). #ArtSky #KohoShoda

Koho Shoda - "Moonlit Sea" (1920)
Movement: Shin-hanga, which revitalized traditional ukiyo-e collaborative printmaking by integrating Western techniques like the realistic depiction of light, shadow, and atmosphere.
Composition: The piece features a small fishing boat moving slowly across a calm sea, illuminated by the soft path of a full moon, framed beautifully by delicate silhouette reeds in the foreground

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Gaza’s landscape is unrecognisable to its people. The Yellow Line has partitioned the strip, with Israeli forces lethally enforcing it as a “no-go” zone; they have also levelled entire neighbourhoods on their side of the line as they push it farther toward the sea. share.google/7RHAa4h0k4bi...

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 21/09/2026

His mildly stunned expression!

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.

nytimes.com

A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees

Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The world’s largest battery-electric aircraft flew for the first time on the 12th of August, a 27-minute test flight over upstate New York that cost about five dollars in electricity. Heart Aerospace’s 30-seat prototype is a big step toward a commercial version. buff.ly/i3f0PhR #ShareGoodNewsToo

techspot.com

The largest all-electric plane ever flew for 27 minutes, on $5 of electricity

Heart's X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes from a regional airport in upstate New York, running on battery power the entire time. The aircraft reached 1,100 feet...

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 20/09/2026

I just saw the slut gnomes of false Berlin screenshotted on X. The tide is pushing the other way.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Meanwhile, we’re still murdering people in the Caribbean. www.reuters.com/world/us-say...

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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

It's gonna take me awhile (may do a post daily), but this inspired me to do a thread on why each of Yemen's twenty-one diverse governorates is awesome and cool to show a different side of the country

Topographic map of Yemen showing low lying green areas along the coast, and more elevated brownish areas in the interior, with a ridge of greyish mountains running down the western edge of the elevated areas before the coast

A map of Yemen's (non-perennial) waterways

A map of population density by governorate in Yemen with the eastern 2/3 of the country being relatively lightly shaded and the western one-third darkly shaded, especially in the southwest in Ta'iz and Ibb

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Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · 19/09/2026

Your weekend assignment: put your face to a good cause! Say NO to deep-sea mining with #MissAbyss. The lift is minimal. The impact could be enormous. Download > Print > Selfie > Share Easy, fun, & louder together. Join the campaign! Get your #MissAbyss here: linktr.ee/missabyssoct...

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 19/09/2026

OK I know Ted Lasso season 4 is not hitting the same at all, but it's got Tracey Ullman, and that makes up for a lot a lot.

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KBlaney @kblaney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Happy Natalie Portman: So more investment into mass transit and bike lane infrastructure? US Energy Sec: ........ Concerned Natalie Portman: More investment into mass transit and bike lane infrastructure, right?

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Daniel Jacobius Morgan @jacobius.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our department is hiring for a TT job in Jewish Studies - specialization is *wide open* so please share widely with those who might be interested. I'm not on the committee but always happy to discuss life in our unusually collegial department or in Santa Clara more broadly. tinyurl.com/mw5twufz

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Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies

Position Type: Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies Position Type: Regular Salary Range: $86,284-$95,901 Purpose: The Department of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic uni...

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 17/09/2026

I know we Americans don’t want a royal family, so I think this would be a great, uniquely American way to get that same division of labor.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Still can’t believe they rolled a severely brain-damaged 84-year-old out of his 92-day-long paid medical leave just to vote against paid medical leave for every other American

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a flawed honest worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/09/2026

"I wrote the piece and Claude found the links relevant to my claims" is, even without the AI, such an admission of poor thinking and argumentation. your claims should emerge from the evidence!

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“youre goddam right im for them just like ill be for every texan” is just such a softball rebuttal just laid up for dems and they refuse to take it

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Librarians! Zine-Makers! This new Temporary Services zine (made with @doormouse12.bsky.social) is for you! We interviewed 4 public librarians that maintain zine collections and the result is a beautiful 44 page booklet. See and learn how they do it! $10.00 (or $3.00 PDF) from www.halfletterpress.com

From the front and back cover of the booklet:

Public Librarians Discuss Zine Collections

We asked librarians at four public libraries to talk about their library’s zine collection. What advice can they share with zine makers that want to get their work into a public library, or librarians that want to start a collection at their library? Was it hard to convince others that zines are a resource that the library should collect? What collecting models did they follow? How did they build the collection?

Interviewees:

Tim Devin / Somerville Public Library
(Somerville, MA)
Angi Brzycki & Ziba Pérez /
Los Angeles Public Library
(Los Angeles, CA)
Alicia Tate / Multnomah County Library
(Portland, OR)
Alina Josan / The Free Library of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧊🔥 6 meters !🔥🧊 This is what the largest glacier in the Alps has lost at Konkordiaplatz at 2900 m asl during the insane 2026 summer ! 'No words' as @matthias-huss.bsky.social (pictured here) said! 😲😱 📷 A. Linsbauer

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Kylengh @kylengh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A single nice word to a retail worker goes a long way. I worked at a CVS and this older couple of regulars said I'm so nice they make sure to shop when I'm working and I almost started bawling. Getting teary eyed a decade later thinking about them now.

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 15/09/2026

Sad about Ed Sheeran because it's from a couple of Arab men that I learned to appreciate him. He sings *so clearly* and with such sincerity and emotion that he's ready-made for sentimental dudes who are into perfecting their English. I imagine these guys must be feeling pretty betrayed right now.

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Adam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If you work for a book publisher that has introduced AI at any point in the publishing process, I'm working on a story and would like you speak with you, on-record or off-. Same goes if you're an author and you've witnessed your publisher using AI at any point in the publishing process.

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