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Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
this made me laugh for a really long time
I tried to whistle over a stray cat in my neighborhood and a woman walked by, who I worried thought I whistled at her. So I said “im whistling at the cat” but when I looked back down at it I realized it was just an old fast food bag
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
this made me laugh for a really long time
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"voters are why I lost" is the funniest possible thing for a politician to say.
WITH AUDIO ⬇️
At the Hampton Synagogue this morning, Andrew Cuomo blames Zohran Mamdani’s young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters for his primary loss.
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At the Hampton Synagogue this morning, Andrew Cuomo blames Zohran Mamdani’s young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters for his primary loss.
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Cuomo blames Mamdani’s young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters for his primary loss
Andrew Cuomo is sharpening his attacks on Zohran Mamdani, accusing the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor of ‘fueling antisemitism.’
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July 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"voters are why I lost" is the funniest possible thing for a politician to say.
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So they went with another Catholic, huh?
May 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
So they went with another Catholic, huh?
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
thought you might like this one @wakeupintherain.bsky.social
Artwork by contemporary artist Nancy McKie #WomensArt
March 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
thought you might like this one @wakeupintherain.bsky.social
every summer i make up little stories like this about how the eiders feel when the terns show up
Local Birds Pissed Off Feeder Full Of Tourists
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March 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
every summer i make up little stories like this about how the eiders feel when the terns show up
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Reptile Handler At Birthday Party Ruthlessly Heckled By 6-Year-Old For Showing Amphibian
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Reptile Handler At Birthday Party Ruthlessly Heckled By 6-Year-Old For Showing Amphibian
CLEVELAND—Interrupting the man mere seconds after he removed a Japanese clouded salamander from its cage, local 6-year-old Matthew Cronin ruthlessly heckled a reptile handler at a birthday party for showing an amphibian, sources reported Friday. “Oh, come on, clearly that thing isn’t a reptile—it doesn’t even have scales!” said Cronin, who added that he wasn’t […]
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February 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reptile Handler At Birthday Party Ruthlessly Heckled By 6-Year-Old For Showing Amphibian
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Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" has perhaps the most memorable opening line in all of Western literature: "I hope you motherfuckers like reading about whales"
February 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" has perhaps the most memorable opening line in all of Western literature: "I hope you motherfuckers like reading about whales"
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It gives me no pleasure to report that writing out a list of daily tasks and then doing them is a spectacularly healthy and uplifting thing for you to do
February 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It gives me no pleasure to report that writing out a list of daily tasks and then doing them is a spectacularly healthy and uplifting thing for you to do
this is awesome
Lawrence Weiner, GLOSS WHITE LACQUER, SPRAYED FOR 2 MINUTES AT 40LB PRESSURE DIRECTLY, 1968
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137271
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137271
February 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
this is awesome
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'Spring Ritual' Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici #WomensArt
February 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
'Spring Ritual' Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici #WomensArt
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Marcel Duchamp, Box in a Valise (From or by Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy), 1935-41
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136187
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136187
January 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Marcel Duchamp, Box in a Valise (From or by Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy), 1935-41
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136187
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136187
earthquake?!
January 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
earthquake?!
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Passage 2007 by German land artist Cornelia Konrads, #womensart
January 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Passage 2007 by German land artist Cornelia Konrads, #womensart
jinx
The number of people who see this as an anti-Wikipedia post makes me want to run straight into the fire of my choosing.
I’m sick of living through Wikipedia entries.
January 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
jinx
basically no one replying gets what he's saying but it doesn't matter: they must be heard!
I’m sick of living through Wikipedia entries.
January 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
basically no one replying gets what he's saying but it doesn't matter: they must be heard!
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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December 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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i know i'm late to the party but conclave is cracking my shit up
December 12, 2024 at 3:48 AM
i know i'm late to the party but conclave is cracking my shit up
today i got up, took off my nightgown, put on clothes and went to pick up groceries, and then got back home and put on a different nightgown 👍
November 30, 2024 at 3:13 PM
today i got up, took off my nightgown, put on clothes and went to pick up groceries, and then got back home and put on a different nightgown 👍
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The fused spirals of fusilli confound symmetry.
November 27, 2024 at 3:29 AM
The fused spirals of fusilli confound symmetry.
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It's rutting season. Slow down, be alert, save a life. November and December are their most active months.
-They are most active from sunset to midnight & shortly before and after sunrise. Be extra cautious driving during these hours.
-If you see one deer, there are likely more. Slow if you see one!
-They are most active from sunset to midnight & shortly before and after sunrise. Be extra cautious driving during these hours.
-If you see one deer, there are likely more. Slow if you see one!
November 26, 2024 at 4:11 PM
It's rutting season. Slow down, be alert, save a life. November and December are their most active months.
-They are most active from sunset to midnight & shortly before and after sunrise. Be extra cautious driving during these hours.
-If you see one deer, there are likely more. Slow if you see one!
-They are most active from sunset to midnight & shortly before and after sunrise. Be extra cautious driving during these hours.
-If you see one deer, there are likely more. Slow if you see one!