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Be the Changeist
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Always looking for something next. Partner at Changeist.com
Futures adjacent

Mostly talking about:
Art
Books
Movies
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The sad irony of this timeline should not be lost on us.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Charlotte Area: This is the link for the Carolina Migrant Network
carolinamigrantnetwork.org

Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.
Carolina Migrant Network – Representing Immigrants in Removal Proceedings
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Does this surprise anyone?
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Connections
Puzzle #885
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November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Somebody lost their entire weave last night
November 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Had traditional Halloween dinner for lunch today. Homemade chicken noodle soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Yum! 😋
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you see this quote with a robot that is not from star wars, star trek, doctor who, or transformers
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
#BookSky
Mr Mercedes
Stephen King
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The first book in the Bill Hodges trilogy. Hodges, a retired cop is taunted by a maniacal killer who used a stolen Mercedes to murder 16 people. Bill uses his detective skills along with sidekicks Holly Gibney and Jerome Robinson to bring the killer to justice.
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Synchronicity is perfection today
October 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Rainbow on No Kings Day bodes good tidings
October 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Here’s a block list:

bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Happy to learn we have the same birthday.
HBD @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🎉
An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
@changeist.bsky.social We should probably get this...
"I was struck by the title, because what kind of horror could Tomato Cain possibly pertain to? I’m a sucker for an unusual title." It sure delivers.

The latest horror analysis from @faceyouhate.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/just-readi...
Just Reading About Nigel Kneale’s Horror Stories is Unnerving
A master at discomfiting and disquieting.
www.thebulwark.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The future is written
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.
October 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nothing makes me happier than a return to color! Just FYI, Farrow and Ball always has the best 'dirty' pastels, hands down.

www.farrow-ball.com/paint/all-pa...
Goodbye Gray Walls. Hello, Dusty Rose.
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Oh, you're the first one when things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one and I love the things
I really love the things that you do (ooh)
Oh, you're my best friend
October 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I’ve been in that meeting 🤮
Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
September 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It me!
September 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This page is the “we funded shrimp running on treadmills” but for art instead of science.
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“The National Museum of the American Latino describes the post-Mexican-American War California describes a “Californio” family losing their land to American “squatters.””

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian
The National Museum of African American History and Culture debuted a series to educate people on “a society that privileges white people and whiteness” —
www.whitehouse.gov
September 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Our latest podcast/video with Bill Johnston at the Siemens Xcelerator on Building Future Cultures: Why Foresight Must Become an Everyday Practice.

community.xcelerator.siemens.com/public/blogs...
Building Future Cultures: Why Foresight Must Become an Everyday Practice - Blog | Siemens Xcelerator Community Beta
Futurists Scott Smith and Susan Cox-Smith of Changeist join the Siemens Xcelerator Community Thought Leadership Series to discuss how organizations can embed foresight into everyday culture. They expl...
community.xcelerator.siemens.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Frank Zappa
What is Dad playing?
September 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I've been in Singapore this week for work and today is the first day I've read about any US news. I'm so f'in depressed and angry now.
a man in a black coat is standing in front of a window with his hands up
ALT: a man in a black coat is standing in front of a window with his hands up
media.tenor.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM