Barbra Hooley Downstown
@witd.bsky.social
Disappointed optimist. Maker of middling artifice. Impeccable house-cat.
I’ve taken to asking whilst the thing be charging, “How smart are you, phone?"
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I’ve taken to asking whilst the thing be charging, “How smart are you, phone?"
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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Q: "Have you ever purchased anything in a Cannabis Shop?"
Mamdani: "I have purchased marijuana."
Cuomo: No.
Sliwa: "I was shot 5 times, I have Crohn's disease, I did use medical marijuana."
Mamdani: "I have purchased marijuana."
Cuomo: No.
Sliwa: "I was shot 5 times, I have Crohn's disease, I did use medical marijuana."
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Q: "Have you ever purchased anything in a Cannabis Shop?"
Mamdani: "I have purchased marijuana."
Cuomo: No.
Sliwa: "I was shot 5 times, I have Crohn's disease, I did use medical marijuana."
Mamdani: "I have purchased marijuana."
Cuomo: No.
Sliwa: "I was shot 5 times, I have Crohn's disease, I did use medical marijuana."
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I, as a noise musician, ask that you chew with your mouth closed
July 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I, as a noise musician, ask that you chew with your mouth closed
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“Gaza is an experiment by the mega-rich trying to show all the peoples of the world how to respond to a rebellion of humanity; they plan to bomb us all.” -Colombian president Gustavo Petro at The Hague Group Summit
July 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“Gaza is an experiment by the mega-rich trying to show all the peoples of the world how to respond to a rebellion of humanity; they plan to bomb us all.” -Colombian president Gustavo Petro at The Hague Group Summit
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I think it’s great that the main invention of the tech industry this decade is a climate killing automated nonsense machine that makes people cognitively stupider by using it and all of the corporate world is relying on it to eliminate jobs (while they kill off any remaining social safety net)
July 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I think it’s great that the main invention of the tech industry this decade is a climate killing automated nonsense machine that makes people cognitively stupider by using it and all of the corporate world is relying on it to eliminate jobs (while they kill off any remaining social safety net)
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Time traveler: Mr Gates no stop if you invent Windows you will only make 999 million dollars in the future due to wealth taxes
1985 Bill Gates: wow well nevermind I guess
1985 Bill Gates: wow well nevermind I guess
June 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Time traveler: Mr Gates no stop if you invent Windows you will only make 999 million dollars in the future due to wealth taxes
1985 Bill Gates: wow well nevermind I guess
1985 Bill Gates: wow well nevermind I guess
Sometimes it's nice to know that someone is less self aware than I am. Most of the time no. www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture...
Controversial 'lost' Jerry Lewis film discovered in Sweden after 53 years | The National
A Swedish actor, who stole a copy in 1980, plans to release The Day The Clown Cried, saying 'it must be seen'
www.thenationalnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Sometimes it's nice to know that someone is less self aware than I am. Most of the time no. www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture...
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Watching a bunch of social media drones ask AI whether a strike on another country devoid of reason or legality was the right thing to do is kind of the whole ballgame.
Just a collapsing empire on disastrous cruise-control, going a thousand miles an hour toward a cliff and burning up the atmosphere
Just a collapsing empire on disastrous cruise-control, going a thousand miles an hour toward a cliff and burning up the atmosphere
June 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Watching a bunch of social media drones ask AI whether a strike on another country devoid of reason or legality was the right thing to do is kind of the whole ballgame.
Just a collapsing empire on disastrous cruise-control, going a thousand miles an hour toward a cliff and burning up the atmosphere
Just a collapsing empire on disastrous cruise-control, going a thousand miles an hour toward a cliff and burning up the atmosphere
This is Fleurny, currently and oftentimes, a carpet blender
June 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is Fleurny, currently and oftentimes, a carpet blender
Trying a new revenue stream
May 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Trying a new revenue stream
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The phrase ‘just deserts’ has only one S.
It has nothing to do with desserts 🧁or deserts 🏜️.
The word ‘desert’ is spelled like🏜️ and pronounced like🧁.
It's related to ‘deserve’ and means “reward or punishment deserved or earned by one’s qualities or acts.”
It has nothing to do with desserts 🧁or deserts 🏜️.
The word ‘desert’ is spelled like🏜️ and pronounced like🧁.
It's related to ‘deserve’ and means “reward or punishment deserved or earned by one’s qualities or acts.”
April 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The phrase ‘just deserts’ has only one S.
It has nothing to do with desserts 🧁or deserts 🏜️.
The word ‘desert’ is spelled like🏜️ and pronounced like🧁.
It's related to ‘deserve’ and means “reward or punishment deserved or earned by one’s qualities or acts.”
It has nothing to do with desserts 🧁or deserts 🏜️.
The word ‘desert’ is spelled like🏜️ and pronounced like🧁.
It's related to ‘deserve’ and means “reward or punishment deserved or earned by one’s qualities or acts.”
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This is incredible. Wait about 20 seconds into this clip. 🙃
April 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is incredible. Wait about 20 seconds into this clip. 🙃
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There’s a tornado warning for the Texas town with the world’s largest knife, and baby, I wanna see some results
April 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
There’s a tornado warning for the Texas town with the world’s largest knife, and baby, I wanna see some results
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An iconic feature of the PNW scenery is up for sale. It’s a fascinating piece of history, but this particular story about it is embarrassingly shallow and both sides-y. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This billboard has long polarized drivers; now it's being sold
The infamous Lewis County billboard is about to get a new owner after the property it sits on went up for sale.
www.seattletimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
An iconic feature of the PNW scenery is up for sale. It’s a fascinating piece of history, but this particular story about it is embarrassingly shallow and both sides-y. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Thousands in Paris take the streets in Paris to protest the continuing genocide in Gaza by the state of Israel.
No mention of this protest in US media as there would be if they were protesting Putin or even Trump.
No mention of this protest in US media as there would be if they were protesting Putin or even Trump.
March 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Thousands in Paris take the streets in Paris to protest the continuing genocide in Gaza by the state of Israel.
No mention of this protest in US media as there would be if they were protesting Putin or even Trump.
No mention of this protest in US media as there would be if they were protesting Putin or even Trump.
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Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…
March 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…
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Mahmoud Khalil in his own words. From upcoming film "The Encampments", which features Mahmoud. It's set to be released this year by @watermelonpictures.bsky.social. Clip released today to counter the torrent of lies being told about him.
Humanizing political prisoners is a sin under tyranny.
Humanizing political prisoners is a sin under tyranny.
March 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Mahmoud Khalil in his own words. From upcoming film "The Encampments", which features Mahmoud. It's set to be released this year by @watermelonpictures.bsky.social. Clip released today to counter the torrent of lies being told about him.
Humanizing political prisoners is a sin under tyranny.
Humanizing political prisoners is a sin under tyranny.
Saw you sitting over there and thought I'd
oh good day then
oh good day then
March 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Saw you sitting over there and thought I'd
oh good day then
oh good day then