Fred Sharples
@fredsharples.bsky.social
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Hey everybody. Can we let history play out a little bit (say 6-12 months) before we bicker about defining it preemptively, pls?
Go back to your crossword puzzles & holiday preparations. Hug a friend. Touch some grass.
Go back to your crossword puzzles & holiday preparations. Hug a friend. Touch some grass.
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hey everybody. Can we let history play out a little bit (say 6-12 months) before we bicker about defining it preemptively, pls?
Go back to your crossword puzzles & holiday preparations. Hug a friend. Touch some grass.
Go back to your crossword puzzles & holiday preparations. Hug a friend. Touch some grass.
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Mad Magazine, over 50 years ago
October 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Mad Magazine, over 50 years ago
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October 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Both are correct
October 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Both are correct
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This woman understands politics. Watch this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUJL...
‘They want us to blink first’: AOC on Trump SHUTDOWN showdown
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This woman understands politics. Watch this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUJL...
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Barry Lynn.
September 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Barry Lynn.
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Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
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How it feels to finally see the sun after 87 days of fog 🤌
August 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
How it feels to finally see the sun after 87 days of fog 🤌
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Japanese retailer Pan Pacific International Holdings — the parent company of discount outlet Don Quijote — plans to open 250 new stores by 2035, in a bet on a continued surge of foreign tourists.
Don Quijote operator plans 250 new stores in tourism bet
Pan Pacific International Holdings aims to drive tax-free visitor sales and expand in locations of key tourist travel routes.
ebx.sh
August 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Japanese retailer Pan Pacific International Holdings — the parent company of discount outlet Don Quijote — plans to open 250 new stores by 2035, in a bet on a continued surge of foreign tourists.
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Turns out Bluesky does have an algorithm but it just sends your joke to the person least likely to get it and most likely to get real mad about not getting it
August 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Turns out Bluesky does have an algorithm but it just sends your joke to the person least likely to get it and most likely to get real mad about not getting it
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Republicans are waging a generalized war on science, but I think many of them don’t fully grok that RFK isn’t at war with science alone or per se: he’s at war with sick people, and of the view that only the lucky should be allowed to survive into old age. They are know nothings, he is Mengele.
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs
The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.
www.wsj.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Republicans are waging a generalized war on science, but I think many of them don’t fully grok that RFK isn’t at war with science alone or per se: he’s at war with sick people, and of the view that only the lucky should be allowed to survive into old age. They are know nothings, he is Mengele.
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A note left on an isolated road helped lead rescuers to the missing mother and son.
Mom and son left note for rescuers while stranded in Calif. mountains
A note left on an isolated road helped lead rescuers to the missing mother and son.
bit.ly
July 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A note left on an isolated road helped lead rescuers to the missing mother and son.
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Cars! Trees! A 4-mile bench! Five bold ideas to remake Market Street
Cars! Trees! A 4-mile bench! Five bold ideas to remake Market Street
The city’s sleepy thoroughfare needs a jolt of life. The mayor and his friends in the design community put out a $100,000 call for help.
sfstandard.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Cars! Trees! A 4-mile bench! Five bold ideas to remake Market Street
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Unlike the night of May 24… when this event was seen clearly in our western skies, the weather may not cooperate this time around 2:30 AM with quite a bit of low cloud cover expected. Info via @davidbiggar.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Unlike the night of May 24… when this event was seen clearly in our western skies, the weather may not cooperate this time around 2:30 AM with quite a bit of low cloud cover expected. Info via @davidbiggar.com
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This scenic Northern California lake is a favorite summer escape for Bay Area and Central Valley residents, but it’s become a mess of illegal parking, traffic and nuisance behavior in recent...
California lake sees ‘apocalyptic’ overcrowding — and a crackdown is coming
This scenic Northern California lake is a favorite summer escape for Bay Area and Central Valley residents, but it’s become a mess of illegal parking, traffic and nuisance behavior in recent...
bit.ly
July 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This scenic Northern California lake is a favorite summer escape for Bay Area and Central Valley residents, but it’s become a mess of illegal parking, traffic and nuisance behavior in recent...
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The Bay Area trail was restored with redwood logs that once floated in a nearby lake.
Bay Area trail reopens with stunning views and 1,000-foot drop
The Bay Area trail was restored with redwood logs that once floated in a nearby lake.
bit.ly
July 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Bay Area trail was restored with redwood logs that once floated in a nearby lake.
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Paramedics had to use a boat to navigate "rugged terrain."
Helicopter airlifts injured hiker from isolated trail during July Fourth weekend
Paramedics had to use a boat to navigate "rugged terrain."
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July 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Paramedics had to use a boat to navigate "rugged terrain."
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> @realgdt.bsky.social, talking about the role of AI in art. 🔥
June 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
> @realgdt.bsky.social, talking about the role of AI in art. 🔥
I attended the Apple Developer Conference again this year expecting a steep drop in international attendance. Nope!
There were people from 46 countries.
There were people from 46 countries.
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I attended the Apple Developer Conference again this year expecting a steep drop in international attendance. Nope!
There were people from 46 countries.
There were people from 46 countries.
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Mental health break today to say that if you are in SF area, or wherever this show goes (Whitney next irrc) make sure to see Ruth Asawa retrospective at SFMoma
June 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Mental health break today to say that if you are in SF area, or wherever this show goes (Whitney next irrc) make sure to see Ruth Asawa retrospective at SFMoma
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Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
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Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil.
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
June 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil.
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
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Gray whales are swimming in San Francisco Bay in highly unusual numbers, and some are dying.
Nine times more gray whales have been seen in S.F. Bay than a year ago
Gray whales are swimming in San Francisco Bay in highly unusual numbers, and some are dying.
bit.ly
June 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Gray whales are swimming in San Francisco Bay in highly unusual numbers, and some are dying.
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