mark 🎃
@gnostichippie.bsky.social
day shift nurse. recovering CVICU. go 🍁. staunchly anti-kidney. former Poster. war thunder forum leaker (arrested). he/him
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mark 🎃
@gnostichippie.bsky.social
· Oct 21
brief reintroduction thread:
hi, I'm Mark. I'm an ICU nurse. I used to be a very, very active poster on Twitter but 2020 ruined my ability to obsessively track daily news
hi, I'm Mark. I'm an ICU nurse. I used to be a very, very active poster on Twitter but 2020 ruined my ability to obsessively track daily news
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Ancient mosaic of a reclining skeleton, holding a drinking cup, with a jug of wine and bread rolls. The caption is generally translated as “Enjoy Your Life” ~ life is fleeting, so enjoy it while you can (Antioch, est 3rd century BC)
mymodernmet.com/skeleton-mos...
mymodernmet.com/skeleton-mos...
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Ancient mosaic of a reclining skeleton, holding a drinking cup, with a jug of wine and bread rolls. The caption is generally translated as “Enjoy Your Life” ~ life is fleeting, so enjoy it while you can (Antioch, est 3rd century BC)
mymodernmet.com/skeleton-mos...
mymodernmet.com/skeleton-mos...
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貓兒房，近侍三、四人，專飼御前有名分之貓。凡聖心所鍾愛者，亦加升管事職銜。牡者曰「某小廝」騸者曰「某老爺」，牝者曰「某丫頭」
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
貓兒房，近侍三、四人，專飼御前有名分之貓。凡聖心所鍾愛者，亦加升管事職銜。牡者曰「某小廝」騸者曰「某老爺」，牝者曰「某丫頭」
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
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he has no idea how to get into either bag of food.
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
he has no idea how to get into either bag of food.
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Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
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I have the most wonderful story for you all today: baby alligator spotted in Charles River, then immediately rescued by local reptile enthusiast
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I have the most wonderful story for you all today: baby alligator spotted in Charles River, then immediately rescued by local reptile enthusiast
that feeling when you're working on a project only to realize you saved it not to your computer but Microsoft OneDrive 👎
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
that feeling when you're working on a project only to realize you saved it not to your computer but Microsoft OneDrive 👎
"ventricular fibrillation flareup" is certainly one way to describe a type of cardiac arrest
John Fetterman was taken to the hospital after suffering from a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” and falling near his home
John Fetterman Hospitalized After Fall
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"ventricular fibrillation flareup" is certainly one way to describe a type of cardiac arrest
had not one but two nursing students today, fully depleting my social batteries until December 2026
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
had not one but two nursing students today, fully depleting my social batteries until December 2026
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honestly one of the most striking things about epstein's emails is the fact that the man, described in many places as "a genius," is essentially subliterate
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
honestly one of the most striking things about epstein's emails is the fact that the man, described in many places as "a genius," is essentially subliterate
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Got in a taxi minivan that is audibly rattling on the freeway. The driver keeps laughing sporadically and forgot to turn on the meter until halfway through the ride. In the seat beside me is a house cat
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Got in a taxi minivan that is audibly rattling on the freeway. The driver keeps laughing sporadically and forgot to turn on the meter until halfway through the ride. In the seat beside me is a house cat
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throwback to when they were so little
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
throwback to when they were so little
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today at the dog park neighboring the public tennis courts I witnessed a dude putting a battery operated ball launcher inside his suv accidentally hit some sort of button on it, which caused the machine to start firing tennis balls inside of the vehicle, which ended up giving him a black eye
had an awful day. please reply with your favorite memory someone that totally ate shit in a physical way that isn’t a total bummer
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
today at the dog park neighboring the public tennis courts I witnessed a dude putting a battery operated ball launcher inside his suv accidentally hit some sort of button on it, which caused the machine to start firing tennis balls inside of the vehicle, which ended up giving him a black eye
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my heart wants a beautiful, neatly arranged home like the ones featured in architectural digest. but my spirit wants to adopt as many cats and dogs as my living space humanely allows. very difficult dilemma.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
my heart wants a beautiful, neatly arranged home like the ones featured in architectural digest. but my spirit wants to adopt as many cats and dogs as my living space humanely allows. very difficult dilemma.
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I really think a huge amount of economic anxiety is this. I don't think it's entirely rational. People hate renting, and so much wealth people directly see in their families is directly because of appreciating home values.
THE MEDIAN AGE OF A U.S. HOME BUYER NOW SITS AT A RECORD HIGH OF 61 YEARS, PER NAR.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I really think a huge amount of economic anxiety is this. I don't think it's entirely rational. People hate renting, and so much wealth people directly see in their families is directly because of appreciating home values.
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Do you want people who can assimilate or not
BREAKING: Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, like obesity, per CBS
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Do you want people who can assimilate or not
ancient alien anthropologist from the year 3023 accidentally concluding Jar Jar Binks was a Merlin-like historical legend
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
ancient alien anthropologist from the year 3023 accidentally concluding Jar Jar Binks was a Merlin-like historical legend
watching to see if high tide absolutely soaks these brave adventurers
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
watching to see if high tide absolutely soaks these brave adventurers
my sweet spot is middle-stage Paradox games where they've worked out the bugs but before they start adding a 2000th minor game mechanic
It's so funny how you can always tell, after a new Paradox game, exactly which people talking about it are relatively new to Paradox games. "It's so empty" "it feels so soulless" bestie that is just what a new Paradox game is like lol, the whole model requires a few expansions to feel complete
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
my sweet spot is middle-stage Paradox games where they've worked out the bugs but before they start adding a 2000th minor game mechanic
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One of the funniest things about getting older is watching people my age succumb to nostalgia about these terrible films.
God its so insane anakin admits to slaughtering a bunch of kids and it’s just a non factor for padme
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
One of the funniest things about getting older is watching people my age succumb to nostalgia about these terrible films.
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As someone from the Bay Area, the key to understanding San Francisco post ~2000 is that it's American Dubai where all the sheikhs and princes are expected to perform periodic minor, left-coded penance rituals before continuing on exactly as before.
the contrast between the left in NYC and San Francisco is incredible
winning the mayoralty by relentlessly focusing on the cost of living and making government more effective vs. promoting a shitcoin named after a bodega cat run over by a Waymo
winning the mayoralty by relentlessly focusing on the cost of living and making government more effective vs. promoting a shitcoin named after a bodega cat run over by a Waymo
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As someone from the Bay Area, the key to understanding San Francisco post ~2000 is that it's American Dubai where all the sheikhs and princes are expected to perform periodic minor, left-coded penance rituals before continuing on exactly as before.
accidentally told my manager something sounded like "a total fucking waste of time" but it was also true so? 🤷♂️
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
accidentally told my manager something sounded like "a total fucking waste of time" but it was also true so? 🤷♂️
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This is what they did at one of my mother's dementia facilities, so that residents are less likely to get lost.
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is what they did at one of my mother's dementia facilities, so that residents are less likely to get lost.