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onion person

@junlper.beer

they’re never going to air the CECOT segment

January 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM

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Albumism

@albumism.com

Michael Jackson released "Billie Jean" as the second single from 'Thriller' 43 years ago on January 2, 1983

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January 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM

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Emmaeli

@emmaelie.bsky.social

Winter Garden

French artist
Géraldine Theurot

linocut - dark trees in a quiet landscape, the branches forming a mosaic of falling snow, afternoon sun, and winter sky, the ground blanketed in soft white

January 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM

Red Clay Rambler

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January 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM

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January 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM

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Oxford American

@oxfordamerican.bsky.social

“When Willie cracked that all-knowing smile of his, nothing else mattered.”

—Rodney Crowell reflects on the emotional impact of hearing Willie Nelson’s recordings of songs written by Crowell.

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January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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Manic Pixie Soccer Mom

@meganc.bsky.social

Free QUALITY daycare and straight-up cash payments to people who want kids would actually raise the birth rate but these policies are never designed to help people, they're designed to trick/bully/force women who don't want to be moms into reproducing against their own best interests.

January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM

Red Clay Rambler

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January 2, 2026
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If you want excitement, you have to seek it out. You have to court it. You have to risk boredom, risk disappointment, risk being wrong. That’s the deal. New music doesn’t owe you greatness on deman…

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January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM

Red Clay Rambler

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Glad that game is over.... finally.

January 2, 2026 at 4:57 AM

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January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM

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January 2, 2026 at 1:53 AM

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January 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM

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The 70s Guy

@stevenw888.bsky.social

1 Jan 1982, ABBA made their final live appearance as a group when they played in Stockholm, Sweden. ABBA had nine No.1 singles and 10 No.1 albums in the UK, becoming the most successful Swedish act of all time on the UK Charts. #Abba

January 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM

Red Clay Rambler

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Bama vs IU is about to kick off! Who y'all got? 🏈 #RoseBowl #CFBPlayoff

January 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM

Red Clay Rambler

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I forgot to post some of my favorite 2025 albums before the end of the year. @cyclone4girldad.bsky.social reminded me earlier today. What are some of yours?