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Bluesky, the new public sphere
Scene from The Prisoner with Rover the evil balloon sitting on the prone body of our hero
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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The Irish Times had a paywall so I never did delve into this mystery of science.
Screencap of a post from the Irish Times saying “Women were considered 'small men' by medical research until 1993. This has led to a workplace health gap” with stock photo of a woman grasping her forehead
June 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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June 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Happy Father’s Day to my dad, here seen as an impossibly young US Navy officer in WW2
A young man in a 40s naval uniform in a posed portrait
June 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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If you see this post your getaway vehicle
A vintage metal toy blimp with BLIMP on it in block letters
May 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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I would prefer not to.
"Tell us a true, one-sentence story from your life that absolutely opens more questions than it answers and demands further context."
August 29, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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I couldn’t find the burpito sign on the internet any more but it was on my drive so here. Don’t ask me how much time I spent on this.
Messed up Taco Bell sign that reads NEW XXL GILLED BURPITO
May 27, 2024 at 5:05 AM
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Please also enjoy this yet unnamed species of flapjack octopus.
Pink octopus that looks more like a paperweight, staring at the camera
May 12, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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Greetings from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
A very large black fish swimming by an aquarium window
May 12, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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This just in from our Late Capitalism desk: ONE POINT FOUR BILLION DOLLARS OF LIQUID DEATH
Headline “liquid death is valued at $1.4 billion in new financing round” with photo of eponymous beverage can
March 11, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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New technical just dropped
Red toy pickup truck with decorated Christmas tree in the back
December 10, 2023 at 1:53 AM
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Great stay here at the Overlook
Very very very long hotel hallway stretching to a vanishing point.
November 29, 2023 at 1:30 AM
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Guys I found it, it’s in Vegas
Neon store sign obstructed so it says HADES
November 28, 2023 at 6:58 PM
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trump and the saudis grabbing their glowing orb
November 13, 2023 at 6:52 PM
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Post an album that has emotionally damaged/healed you.
“Reckoning” by REM
October 29, 2023 at 6:16 AM
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Repost with one of your fave albums from your high school days.
Cover of “Entertainment!” By Gang of Four
October 22, 2023 at 3:34 AM
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Search drinks in your camera roll
Personalized coke can that reads BRO
October 6, 2023 at 3:52 AM