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Anna McDuff
@annamcduff.bsky.social
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Here to hang out and chat about life, my hobbies and my cats! I am owned by two Maine Coons, Prospero (Perry) and Artemis (Misty). I love #pottery, dabble in fountain pens, am interested in the world, and obsess over US/UK politics more than is good for me
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melindabyerley.bsky.social
For a lot of of us, esp Gen Xers, there was a period of time when digital photography was a thing, but before the iPhone was widely available. Some of us had pretty fancy digital cameras and took a lot of pictures.
January 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
annamcduff.bsky.social
Personally Michael Praed as Robin of Sherwood was all I’ve ever needed. Everything since then has been unnecessary youtu.be/eIZA-zeEXSQ?...
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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normative.bsky.social
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
jonathancohn.bsky.social Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 7h
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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tomtomorrow.bsky.social
the terrible thing is, there's even odds trump will do something in the next few days or weeks that totally knocks venezuela out of the news

and it's *not* a deliberate cycle of distraction, it's just relentless chaos
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
annamcduff.bsky.social
I really liked Kings Quest 7 - a point and click game where you explored a world, solved puzzles and enjoyed yourself. Female protagonists. I wish they still made games like this, I’d buy them for my iPad, and relax with them. Awakening was the last series like this I know of!
slothropsmap.bsky.social Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 7h
What’s your favorite video game that’s at least 27 years old (so 1999 or earlier)? Let’s get a list of classics going.
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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alwayscoffee.bsky.social
*gently grabs your face*

Do more of what makes you smile. Tell people when you like things—what you like about them. Be direct. Be curious.

Reach toward, love.
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
annamcduff.bsky.social
I started out at 9 this morning to get as much done as possible and now I have crashed. Shame there is still so much of the day to go. There is no me left to day with.
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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bitterkarella.bsky.social
the next century really will be like being a medieval peasant gawking at roman ruins and wondering "how'd the ancients manage that?"
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5h
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Time to get one of those Hilton Rewards cards I guess!
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov · 3h Hey @HiltonHotels — why did your team in Minneapolis cancel our federal law enforcement officer and agents' reservations? Then an email of the cancellation
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
Tired I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife And cut the world in two - And see what worms are eating At the rind. Langston Hughes
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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daveweigel.bsky.social
Casey did basic due diligence here, and it's depressing (and not even a little surprising) how many people wrote takes/stories on the post without doing that.
caseynewton.bsky.social Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 2d
I reached out to the author of this viral Reddit post thinking there might be a story in it. He sent me an employee badge that Gemini flagged as being AI-generated and supporting documents that I suspect were also generated by AI. Be careful out there folks!

www.reddit.com/r/confession...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
you can't understand what needs to be fixed if you don't get that we've been barking up the wrong trees and poisoning our minds for decades. these places are bad for us. they are bad for the world. you should view what we do here as slightly less responsible than shooting up heroin.
January 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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theonion.com
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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stephenblackmoore.com
Here is my periodic reminder that I'm still looking for work.

Writing! Gaming! QA! Agile scrum master! Project management! And more!

My Resume: www.stephenblackmoore.com/pagecv
My Portfolio: www.stephenblackmoore.com/portfolio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...

Seriously, I need a job.
Resume — Stephen Blackmoore
www.stephenblackmoore.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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jschuster.bsky.social
"Look, let's stop wasting time on how we got here. Moving forward: don't breastfeed the bats, ok?"
January 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
From Ofcom, the UK’s (generally toothless) communications watchdog:
We are aware of serious concerns raised about a feature on Grok on X that produces undressed images of people and sexualised images of children. We have made urgent contact with X and xAl to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK. Based on their response we will undertake a swift assessment to determine whether there are potential compliance issues that warrant investigation.
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
I've now taken the paywall off the controversial blog post that started everything off and first got everyone talking about Philippa: www.tom-cox.com/at-home-with...
January 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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indyfromspace.bsky.social
There should be an EU wide twitter ban
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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adapalmer.bsky.social
I’ve read so many equivalents of this from the World Wars. My history department chose its motto well:

“Don’t make me repeat myself.” — History.
hutchinsondave.bsky.social Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 9h
This arrived today. It's a little booklet from the Polish government wth advice about how to prepare for it All Kicking Off, and what to do when it does.
The front cover of a booklet, divided horizontally into white andlight red. In the middle there are line cartoons of a family - mother, father, five kids, and grandmother - flanked by an emergency worker and a soldier. The youngest boy is holding a rabbit, and there's a dog sitting at the front. It's titled 'Poradnik bezpieczenstwa', which is Polish for 'Safety instructions'.
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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kbspangler.com
This is a long video but it's actually the best I've found for doing the backwards math necessary for successful seed starting. At the 29:25 point they get into seasonal and geographic ranges, and how to maximize which plants will thrive across the growing season.
January 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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toddwalker.bsky.social
Sweden and Finland joining NATO just in time to defend Denmark from a US attack.

Not on my bingo card.
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Iris Apfel :
A most remarkable woman

"More is more and less is a bore."

She became the first living person who was not a designer to have her clothing exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Her story fills the alt texts 👇
At 84, she got the call that changed everything. Iris Apfel had spent six decades building a quiet empire. She and her husband Carl ran a textile company called Old World Weavers, restoring fabrics for some of the most prestigious addresses in America, including the White House under nine different presidents. But her real masterpiece was never the business. It was what hung in her closet. Born in 1921 in Astoria, Queens, Iris grew up between two worlds. Her father sold glass and mirrors. Her mother ran a fashion boutique. As a child, she rode the subway into Manhattan for a nickel, combing through thrift shops and antique stores, collecting pieces that spoke to her. She never stopped collecting. For decades, while traveling the world sourcing rare textiles, Iris bought things nobody else wanted. Tribal jewelry from North Africa. Vintage couture from Parisian flea markets. Costume pieces that cost five dollars sitting next to items worth thousands. She mixed them together without apology, layering necklaces until they became sculptures on her small frame. She paired Dior jackets with dollar-store finds. She wore colors that clashed on purpose because the clash itself was the point. Every outfit defied conventional fashion rules and declared one simple truth: style cannot be purchased. It must be invented. Nobody in the fashion world was watching. Iris was simply living her truth every single day. Then the Metropolitan Museum of Art called. A fashion historian had mentioned to a curator that somewhere in New York lived a woman with one of the greatest collections of costume jewelry and accessories in the country. When another exhibition fell through, the curator tracked down Iris and asked to see her collection. What he found stunned him. Rooms overflowing with fashion history. Every piece curated with an artist's eye. The museum asked if they could feature her personal wardrobe in a major exhibition. Iris was 84 years old. The show, called Rara Avis (Rare Bird), became a sensation. Suddenly this octogenarian with enormous round black glasses, snow-white hair, and bright red lipstick was everywhere. She became the first living person who was not a designer to have her clothing exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The fashion industry did not know how to categorize her. Here was a woman in her eighties commanding more attention than models decades younger. She had not asked permission. She had not sought validation. She had simply dressed herself with complete creative freedom for sixty years until the world finally caught up. She once explained the difference between fashion and style in terms anyone could understand. Fashion, she said, you can buy. Style is something else entirely. It implies originality. It implies courage. It lives in your DNA. As for conventional beauty, Iris dismissed the question entirely. She said she was not pretty and never would be pretty, but it did not matter. She had something much better. She had style. Her philosophy fit in four words: more is more. She stacked bangles until her wrists could barely lift. She layered beads and feathers and textures that should have overwhelmed her tiny frame but somehow projected bold, graphic power. Her favorite saying became her Instagram bio: More is more and less is a bore. Fame arrived late and never stopped accelerating. She appeared in a documentary at 93. She signed a modeling contract at 97. She collaborated with major fashion brands into her hundreds. On social media, nearly three million people followed her on Instagram. Through it all, Iris worked. She once called retirement a fate worse than death. When asked at 100 what else she could possibly do, she answered simply: she did not play golf and she did not play bridge. She loved to work. She and Carl had been married for 67 years when he died in 2015 at age 100. They never had children, partly because their work required constant travel and Iris refused to let her children be raised by someone else. Instead, her influence reached millions who never met her. Young people found permission to dress boldly. Older people found permission to refuse invisibility. Everyone found permission to stop apologizing for taking up space. Iris Apfel lived to 102. For eight decades, she heard the world's narrow definitions of what fashion should look like, what women should look like, what aging should look like. Then she spent two extraordinary decades proving something the world desperately needed to see. Creativity has no expiration date. Beauty exists far beyond narrow standards. And the most revolutionary act any person can commit is refusing to shrink themselves for anyone else's comfort. The woman who built art on her body every single day became exactly what she always was. Completely, unapologetically, magnificently herself.
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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mattlodder.com
You'll notice that the "hard decisions" politicians are always talking about are always "cutting benefits for poor people" and never "disagreeing with America" or "banning billionaires' CSAM-machines".
January 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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diane.dianeduane.com
...Meanwhile I have to book an MRI for next week, and I'm going to have to pay for this one... so I've kicked prices at the #Ebooks Direct store down to their pre-holiday levels, particularly for the Whole Store ebook package. (ebooks.direct/products/ebo...) Everybody feel free to take advantage! 😀
In a snowy forest, a saurian wizard and his brother with a pile of all the books at the Ebooks Direct store.
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM