Smalls
@shutupsmalls.bsky.social
Typical bicoastal—east coast of the US + south coast of Finland
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Whenever I have need to visit the apothecary I ask the salesperson "And you vouch for this tincture?", they usually do so with an honest eye. I avoid generics, as I believe balms and potions should have a specific purpose, I am not so foolish as to believe in a panacea.
February 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Whenever I have need to visit the apothecary I ask the salesperson "And you vouch for this tincture?", they usually do so with an honest eye. I avoid generics, as I believe balms and potions should have a specific purpose, I am not so foolish as to believe in a panacea.
I love having OCD. I love knowing that ABC hasn’t led to XYZ a hundred other times but feeling absolutely convinced that THIS time is DIFFERENT
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I love having OCD. I love knowing that ABC hasn’t led to XYZ a hundred other times but feeling absolutely convinced that THIS time is DIFFERENT
Years ago all of the music I didn’t buy on iTunes (I got it from CDs or whatever) disappeared from my iTunes completely and I never got to the bottom of it, never located any of it on my computer or anywhere. And today after making absolutely no changes to anything all that music is back
February 15, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Years ago all of the music I didn’t buy on iTunes (I got it from CDs or whatever) disappeared from my iTunes completely and I never got to the bottom of it, never located any of it on my computer or anywhere. And today after making absolutely no changes to anything all that music is back
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I find Celsius lacks the hundredfeel of the Fahrenheit system
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I find Celsius lacks the hundredfeel of the Fahrenheit system
Like is something up with the ice in this rink is that a possibility
February 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Like is something up with the ice in this rink is that a possibility
I’m taking a class at an adult education center nearby and every week I feel sort of amazed by how many people in my community have decided to learn woodworking or discuss Henry James or study Arabic or one of dozens of other subjects. What a joyful thing!
February 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I’m taking a class at an adult education center nearby and every week I feel sort of amazed by how many people in my community have decided to learn woodworking or discuss Henry James or study Arabic or one of dozens of other subjects. What a joyful thing!
I’m a native and in fact almost exclusively English speaker. Yet I struggle with the phrase “blackout curtains” and almost always say “light cancelling blinds”
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I’m a native and in fact almost exclusively English speaker. Yet I struggle with the phrase “blackout curtains” and almost always say “light cancelling blinds”
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(Workwear guy zooming in on my photo) look at the low quality of the staves on the barrel you're wearing. This would certainly leak if filled with whiskey. And let's not even start on the suspenders holding them up
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
(Workwear guy zooming in on my photo) look at the low quality of the staves on the barrel you're wearing. This would certainly leak if filled with whiskey. And let's not even start on the suspenders holding them up
Got at least two, maybe four people coming to see me in Helsinki in April. I personally am hand cranking the economy of the Republic of Finland. And I get no credit for it
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Got at least two, maybe four people coming to see me in Helsinki in April. I personally am hand cranking the economy of the Republic of Finland. And I get no credit for it
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"Bring ye news from the river?" the stoat asked holding his cane and hat. "Still babbling" I responded. This caused immediate unease and panic in the tavern, all creatures large and small started mumbling and making plans. I realised I was thinking of the brook, but didn't want to seem a fool.
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"Bring ye news from the river?" the stoat asked holding his cane and hat. "Still babbling" I responded. This caused immediate unease and panic in the tavern, all creatures large and small started mumbling and making plans. I realised I was thinking of the brook, but didn't want to seem a fool.
No one in human history has ever had this stack
February 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
No one in human history has ever had this stack
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Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
Don’t want to be accused of having a parasocial relationship but I do get a strong feeling this one is from his real life
The Spaniard led my girlfriend up the treacherous trail, he had advised me to skip this portion as I lacked "true hillside stamina". I suspected this was revenge for defeating him in a local variant of boules yesterday, but didn't want to make a "big accusation" before lunch.
February 11, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Don’t want to be accused of having a parasocial relationship but I do get a strong feeling this one is from his real life
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I'm so happy for this lady. Total vindication. Hope she's having the best emergency happy hour of all time right now
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I'm so happy for this lady. Total vindication. Hope she's having the best emergency happy hour of all time right now
Of course the kid should dress like an evil fairy. He’s ice skating on the world stage! If you’re not dressing like a dark elf you’re wasting my time!
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Of course the kid should dress like an evil fairy. He’s ice skating on the world stage! If you’re not dressing like a dark elf you’re wasting my time!
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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not the most horrifying aspect of the story about the Boston Irish guy currently imprisoned in an American concentration camp, but: ICE forged his signature on documents to make it look like he was agreeing to be deported. How often are they doing that? How often have they gotten away with that?
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
not the most horrifying aspect of the story about the Boston Irish guy currently imprisoned in an American concentration camp, but: ICE forged his signature on documents to make it look like he was agreeing to be deported. How often are they doing that? How often have they gotten away with that?
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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in an era when carnivore diet influencers are in charge of the american nuclear arsenal we have to admit the "annoying vegan" stereotype barely ever actually existed and the "all meat diet guy" is real, increasingly omnipresent, and way more annoying and inconvenient to actually be around
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
in an era when carnivore diet influencers are in charge of the american nuclear arsenal we have to admit the "annoying vegan" stereotype barely ever actually existed and the "all meat diet guy" is real, increasingly omnipresent, and way more annoying and inconvenient to actually be around
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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You’ve got to go in on the defensive when giving Finns a gift. The phrase “I’m an American, it’s part of my culture” will need to be bandied about
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
You’ve got to go in on the defensive when giving Finns a gift. The phrase “I’m an American, it’s part of my culture” will need to be bandied about
Another McNally Jackson hit
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Another McNally Jackson hit
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Defector for books!
there isn’t a better Books desk in the country than the one at the Washington Post. I’m not really sure there’s anything else to say
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Defector for books!
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A hundred years ago, the only time you’d point and click was when you pointed your horse toward a meadow and clicked so he would trot
June 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A hundred years ago, the only time you’d point and click was when you pointed your horse toward a meadow and clicked so he would trot