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@jenfromtbd.bsky.social
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Here for conversations about design and its impact on work and culture. Current mood - Abide No Hatred.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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NEW: The scenes in the lobby of State Department headquarters this evening (Fri).
Tears, cheers and hugs from colleagues as some of the 1300 fired workers leave the building with their belongings in boxes.
(🎥 Alex Raufoglu)
Tears, cheers and hugs from colleagues as some of the 1300 fired workers leave the building with their belongings in boxes.
(🎥 Alex Raufoglu)
July 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
NEW: The scenes in the lobby of State Department headquarters this evening (Fri).
Tears, cheers and hugs from colleagues as some of the 1300 fired workers leave the building with their belongings in boxes.
(🎥 Alex Raufoglu)
Tears, cheers and hugs from colleagues as some of the 1300 fired workers leave the building with their belongings in boxes.
(🎥 Alex Raufoglu)
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"Our leader is loud and brash and violent, swinging himself hither thither, and yelling REVOLUTION REVOLUTION REVOLUTION."
From the Diary of a Human Jean Valjean Trapped Inside an Upcoming Les Miserables Muppet Movie
Day 1 It’s been twenty-three hours since I first found myself in this dark world of dusty puppets. A few have tried to befriend me, street rats, ey...
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June 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Our leader is loud and brash and violent, swinging himself hither thither, and yelling REVOLUTION REVOLUTION REVOLUTION."
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via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok
June 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok
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Love doesn’t mean people get to scream at you.
Even if they say
they scream because they care.
No, pal.
That’s just noise
in a cardigan.
Even if they say
they scream because they care.
No, pal.
That’s just noise
in a cardigan.
If Charles Bukowski Wrote a Children’s Book About Emotional Regulation
Sometimes you feel like a fist. Other times, you feel like the ashtray after a party no one invited you to. Both are fine. Just don’t throw the fis...
buff.ly
June 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Love doesn’t mean people get to scream at you.
Even if they say
they scream because they care.
No, pal.
That’s just noise
in a cardigan.
Even if they say
they scream because they care.
No, pal.
That’s just noise
in a cardigan.
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Talking Heads Release the First Official Video for “Psycho Killer”: Watch It Online
Talking Heads Release the First Official Video for “Psycho Killer”: Watch It Online
On social media, the Talking Heads teased a major announcement on June 5th, leading fans to wonder if a reunion—41 years after their last tour—might finally be in the offing. As one fan put it, 'If th...
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June 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Talking Heads Release the First Official Video for “Psycho Killer”: Watch It Online
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From delicate, dried leaves, Lito carves meticulously detailed and playful compositions.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/lito...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/lito...
May 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
From delicate, dried leaves, Lito carves meticulously detailed and playful compositions.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/lito...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/lito...
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From the sculpted and wrought iron monograms on residential buildings in Barcelona’s Eixample district, to the gilded pharmacy signs in the Catalan style of Art Nouveau known as Modernista, “Gràfica de les Rambles” is a rich collection of the city’s vernacular signage.
A Graphic Designer's Love Letter to the Endangered Signage of Barcelona
Graphic designer Louise Fili photographed the distinctive signage of Barcelona, as a design inspiration, and argument for preservation.
hyperallergic.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From the sculpted and wrought iron monograms on residential buildings in Barcelona’s Eixample district, to the gilded pharmacy signs in the Catalan style of Art Nouveau known as Modernista, “Gràfica de les Rambles” is a rich collection of the city’s vernacular signage.
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May 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
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It's interesting that Paradise, Severance, and Silo are hit shows about a group of people trapped in a controlled environment by a group of rich people who are lying to them about the basic structure of their reality.
Probably says a lot about where we're at as a people!
Probably says a lot about where we're at as a people!
May 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's interesting that Paradise, Severance, and Silo are hit shows about a group of people trapped in a controlled environment by a group of rich people who are lying to them about the basic structure of their reality.
Probably says a lot about where we're at as a people!
Probably says a lot about where we're at as a people!
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Donald Trump’s tariffs choke vital medical device supply chain
https://www.ft.com/content/31402296-753c-4fa9-b5bb-0c8c25ccff04
https://www.ft.com/content/31402296-753c-4fa9-b5bb-0c8c25ccff04
Donald Trump’s tariffs choke vital medical device supply chain
Industry warns that trade disruption will raise prices for hospitals
www.ft.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Donald Trump’s tariffs choke vital medical device supply chain
https://www.ft.com/content/31402296-753c-4fa9-b5bb-0c8c25ccff04
https://www.ft.com/content/31402296-753c-4fa9-b5bb-0c8c25ccff04
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I miss Infrastructure Week.
April 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I miss Infrastructure Week.
Innocuous cherry blossom - can’t take that away.
March 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Innocuous cherry blossom - can’t take that away.
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The Design of the New Swiss Passport. “There are so many reasons these days to covet a Swiss passport but let me give you one more: the design kicks ass.” [kottke.org]
The Design of the New Swiss Passport
There are so many reasons these days to covet a Swiss passport but let me give you one more: the design kicks ass. First issued in 2022, the document was designed by creative agency RETINAA.
Drawing on cartographic
kottke.org
March 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Design of the New Swiss Passport. “There are so many reasons these days to covet a Swiss passport but let me give you one more: the design kicks ass.” [kottke.org]
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A lot of young men bought tulips, it would be irresponsible to let the price of tulips fall now
March 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A lot of young men bought tulips, it would be irresponsible to let the price of tulips fall now
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In the second Trump Administration, a class of Silicon Valley leaders is insinuating itself into politics. For one historian, it’s reminiscent of the élite bureaucrats who seized political power and drove Japan into the Second World War.
Techno-Fascism Comes to America
The historic parallels that help explain Elon Musk’s rampage on the federal government.
www.newyorker.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In the second Trump Administration, a class of Silicon Valley leaders is insinuating itself into politics. For one historian, it’s reminiscent of the élite bureaucrats who seized political power and drove Japan into the Second World War.
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Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.
February 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.
distinct genres on MHz choice streaming
February 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
distinct genres on MHz choice streaming
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Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & White-Out
Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & White-Out
Before the word processor, before White-Out, before Post-It Notes, there were straight pins. Or, at least that's what Jane Austen used to make edits in one of her rare manuscripts. In 2011, Oxford's B...
www.openculture.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & White-Out
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.