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Send help, my nose is stuck in a book.
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
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"I wasn’t sold on reading, but I did like feeling smart, and 'Don Quixote' is like the Louis Vuitton bag of people with depth."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-s...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-s...
I Started Reading Performatively, and Turns Out Books Are Pretty Good
It all started when Instagram introduced the twenty-slide photo dumps. Trying to post the correct ratio of photos to memes to appear both off-the-g...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"I wasn’t sold on reading, but I did like feeling smart, and 'Don Quixote' is like the Louis Vuitton bag of people with depth."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-s...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-s...
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But then I sigh, and, with a piece of scripture,
Tell them that God bids us do good for evil:
And thus I clothe my naked villainy
With odd old ends stol’n forth of holy writ,
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
Tell them that God bids us do good for evil:
And thus I clothe my naked villainy
With odd old ends stol’n forth of holy writ,
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
October 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
But then I sigh, and, with a piece of scripture,
Tell them that God bids us do good for evil:
And thus I clothe my naked villainy
With odd old ends stol’n forth of holy writ,
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
Tell them that God bids us do good for evil:
And thus I clothe my naked villainy
With odd old ends stol’n forth of holy writ,
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
I forgot to post my final #cincybookstorecrawl last week. I had a great time and only bought fifteen books. And a few other trinkets, and some other books for gifts. It was awesome to visit so many cool bookstores. They all had such interesting selections, and they were all packed!
October 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I forgot to post my final #cincybookstorecrawl last week. I had a great time and only bought fifteen books. And a few other trinkets, and some other books for gifts. It was awesome to visit so many cool bookstores. They all had such interesting selections, and they were all packed!
My and my friend's #cincybookstorecrawl. Maybe this time the photo will load.
We're going back out tomorrow!
We're going back out tomorrow!
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My and my friend's #cincybookstorecrawl. Maybe this time the photo will load.
We're going back out tomorrow!
We're going back out tomorrow!
Trying to search for a specific mp3 app with a generic name on the Google play store is so futile. I looked up the maker and added that to the search and it still can't find it. Seems broken on purpose.
September 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Trying to search for a specific mp3 app with a generic name on the Google play store is so futile. I looked up the maker and added that to the search and it still can't find it. Seems broken on purpose.
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Show me your budget, and I'll show you your values
August 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Show me your budget, and I'll show you your values
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"But Grundle insisted that he wasn’t like those other swamp creatures—he was a monster of the people—and when he promised to build a wall around the village, and lock up The Crone."
I’m Starting to Think Grundle the Swamp Monster May Never Drain the Swamp
It’s been six months since The Elder was exiled and control of the village was put back into capable and trustworthy hands. And yet the haunted swa...
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July 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"But Grundle insisted that he wasn’t like those other swamp creatures—he was a monster of the people—and when he promised to build a wall around the village, and lock up The Crone."
The books I brought back from ALA. This is the percentage of my only suitcase that I devoted to books.
July 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The books I brought back from ALA. This is the percentage of my only suitcase that I devoted to books.
Does it mean something when a raccoon crosses your path? What about four in one day? It feels like an omen, but for good or ill? 🦝🦝🦝🦝
July 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Does it mean something when a raccoon crosses your path? What about four in one day? It feels like an omen, but for good or ill? 🦝🦝🦝🦝
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“Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million.” ✊🏼🧬
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million.” ✊🏼🧬
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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Vaccination Trends
Vaccination uptake & intent for COVID, flu, and RSV
www.cdc.gov
May 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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Then shall we be news-cramm’d.
May 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Then shall we be news-cramm’d.
An army of veruca salts will restore our capitalist order.
Try telling them they can have just three dolls. TRY IT.
Try telling them they can have just three dolls. TRY IT.
May 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
An army of veruca salts will restore our capitalist order.
Try telling them they can have just three dolls. TRY IT.
Try telling them they can have just three dolls. TRY IT.
I took out a few hundred words, I put in a few hundred words. .. and I think I fixed it. #amwriting
May 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I took out a few hundred words, I put in a few hundred words. .. and I think I fixed it. #amwriting
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“Also, we’re ending the environmental and regulatory standards”
Miller: "If you had a choice between a doll from China that might have lead paint from it that is not as well constructed, as a doll made in America that has a highly environmental and regulatory standard & those two products are both on Amazon, that yes, you probably would be willing to pay more."
May 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Also, we’re ending the environmental and regulatory standards”
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One thing I'm deducing from the whole "eat like great-grandma did" discourse is that The Jungle fell off the high school syllabus at some point and we should put it back.
April 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
One thing I'm deducing from the whole "eat like great-grandma did" discourse is that The Jungle fell off the high school syllabus at some point and we should put it back.
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“Libraries are not cute, twee places,” Cottom told the crowd at a talk. “If you did not think libraries were important before today, consider how important they are to the people who want to destroy them.” (@tressiemcphd.bsky.social)
Line Dancing, Accordion Fans, and Reunions: A Dispatch from Biscuits & Banjos
An easy, joyful energy coursed through Durham at the inaugural run of the festival, founded by musician Rhiannon Giddens.
indyweek.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“Libraries are not cute, twee places,” Cottom told the crowd at a talk. “If you did not think libraries were important before today, consider how important they are to the people who want to destroy them.” (@tressiemcphd.bsky.social)