Andy Hickmott
@bigpurplecat.bsky.social
Computers, cats, birds, games.
Nerd.
He/him or they/them.
Nerd.
He/him or they/them.
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Used to be, when I was googling for medical info, I’d look for links to trustworthy sources: the CDC or the Mayo Clinic.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Used to be, when I was googling for medical info, I’d look for links to trustworthy sources: the CDC or the Mayo Clinic.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
"White dinosaurs on a black background" is a bit unwieldy to used in a name, so I'll go with the coolest interpretation.
Dinosaurs Victoria
Dinosaurs Victoria
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"White dinosaurs on a black background" is a bit unwieldy to used in a name, so I'll go with the coolest interpretation.
Dinosaurs Victoria
Dinosaurs Victoria
If she's pardoned, does that mean she can be required to testify because it's no longer possible for her to incriminate herself?
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If she's pardoned, does that mean she can be required to testify because it's no longer possible for her to incriminate herself?
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Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
The president of the United States IS named Schicklgruber.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The president of the United States IS named Schicklgruber.
Everything but 9. My family had a 1938 Encyclopedia Britannica that my dad picked up at the annual library sale. His theory was that nothing really important had happened since.
November 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Everything but 9. My family had a 1938 Encyclopedia Britannica that my dad picked up at the annual library sale. His theory was that nothing really important had happened since.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
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By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
HOP Shirt
A T-shirt with the legendary Portland frog rendered in the style of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama HOPE image
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
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A reminder: if you see someone shoplifting food, water, baby formula, diapers, tampons, etc. etc.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
Millions going hungry is a national emergency, like hurricanes and earthquakes. Withholding life saving resources during these types of emergencies isn’t just a moral crime, but a legal one.
Why is this not the same? I would simply put out a flyer for a ‘grocery store take over’ party in Barstow.
Why is this not the same? I would simply put out a flyer for a ‘grocery store take over’ party in Barstow.
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A reminder: if you see someone shoplifting food, water, baby formula, diapers, tampons, etc. etc.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
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I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
via White Rose Resistance
via White Rose Resistance
October 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
via White Rose Resistance
via White Rose Resistance
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Here's an idea: stop arguing over which SUSPIRIA is better and watch both. They're interesting films that handle the basic concept (which I won't reveal because fuck spoilers) in different ways. Plus, they both have good soundtracks. So unclench and sit down for a creepy Halloween evening.
Luca Guadagnino’s adaption of SUSPIRIA was released on this day in 2018 #filmsky
October 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here's an idea: stop arguing over which SUSPIRIA is better and watch both. They're interesting films that handle the basic concept (which I won't reveal because fuck spoilers) in different ways. Plus, they both have good soundtracks. So unclench and sit down for a creepy Halloween evening.
Share a cartoon from the past of which kids today probably have never heard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwgT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwgT...
October 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Share a cartoon from the past of which kids today probably have never heard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwgT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwgT...
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I'm going to use the zombie analogy again:
If you want us to survive the apocalypse -
1) we can't let people in the safe house who WANT to open the door to the zombies
2) the person who arbitrarily says we need to give up some of us to save the others also can't stay in the safehouse.
If you want us to survive the apocalypse -
1) we can't let people in the safe house who WANT to open the door to the zombies
2) the person who arbitrarily says we need to give up some of us to save the others also can't stay in the safehouse.
October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm going to use the zombie analogy again:
If you want us to survive the apocalypse -
1) we can't let people in the safe house who WANT to open the door to the zombies
2) the person who arbitrarily says we need to give up some of us to save the others also can't stay in the safehouse.
If you want us to survive the apocalypse -
1) we can't let people in the safe house who WANT to open the door to the zombies
2) the person who arbitrarily says we need to give up some of us to save the others also can't stay in the safehouse.
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'Green Dragon Emerging from Black Swirl' - Kohusai, Japanese Edo period, from the Harvard Art Museum collection.
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #dragon
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #dragon
October 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
'Green Dragon Emerging from Black Swirl' - Kohusai, Japanese Edo period, from the Harvard Art Museum collection.
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #dragon
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #dragon
CEO, VC, the idea guy
Editor in chief, city editor, features editor
October 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
CEO, VC, the idea guy
I just finished @sarahgailey.bsky.social's Spread Me (which is simply amazing), and this comes wandering along my timeline.
As October begins, we contemplate how the sea wind had its way with this now-fungal saint.
October 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I just finished @sarahgailey.bsky.social's Spread Me (which is simply amazing), and this comes wandering along my timeline.
The Banana Bunch theme song
October 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Banana Bunch theme song
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The bees have discovered Brutalism
September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The bees have discovered Brutalism
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The president of the United States is stark raving mad.
September 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The president of the United States is stark raving mad.
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I have cancelled my subscription to Disney, and I have told them why.
September 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I have cancelled my subscription to Disney, and I have told them why.
I had a prophetic dream last night. I dreamed I was eating a potato skin.
September 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I had a prophetic dream last night. I dreamed I was eating a potato skin.
Trans rights are human rights.
September 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Trans rights are human rights.