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Or in a lodge in Rwanda
 Bean @thebean.bsky.social · 16d
In between the gate ramp and the plane
amybrown.xyz amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 16d
what's the most exotic place you've ever puked? mine's not exactly exotic but i did once have a hangover at the nyc facebook office and barfed in their very nice bathroom
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In between the gate ramp and the plane
amybrown.xyz amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 16d
what's the most exotic place you've ever puked? mine's not exactly exotic but i did once have a hangover at the nyc facebook office and barfed in their very nice bathroom
chibdm.bsky.social Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 16d
Got food poisoning from Fogo De Chao. Puked out the side of a moving cab along beautiful Copacabana Beach. The most exotic place I'll probably ever puke!
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
@dens.nyc have enjoyed playing around with this, but battery consumption is out of control. Took 48% of my usage today; I only left the house once.
dens.nyc Dennis Crowley @dens.nyc · Nov 5
👋 We’ve been working on something new & we’re finally ready to let people play with it. It’s an “app for AirPods” called BeeBot – think of it like a social city guide emceed by an AI-powered radio DJ. I wrote a loooooong blog post (manifesto!) about it here: dens.medium.com/say-hello-to...
Say Hello to DJ BeeBot
Building proactive & context-aware software for cities and sidewalks.
dens.medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I was always more of a yelp guy than foursquare due to affiliation, but have tons of admiration for the things Dennis and co build. Stoked to play with this!
dens.nyc Dennis Crowley @dens.nyc · Nov 5
👋 We’ve been working on something new & we’re finally ready to let people play with it. It’s an “app for AirPods” called BeeBot – think of it like a social city guide emceed by an AI-powered radio DJ. I wrote a loooooong blog post (manifesto!) about it here: dens.medium.com/say-hello-to...
Say Hello to DJ BeeBot
Building proactive & context-aware software for cities and sidewalks.
dens.medium.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What an awesome, moving, fulfilling week. As my friend Pete said, these were some of the good old days
Closing sign for Austin Habitat for Humanity’s Carter Work Project, which says “hammers down, margs up! Cheers to 25 homes” on the El Arroyo restaurant signage
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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slkollmann.bsky.social
I haven't seen people here mention this letter from the mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city (Aurora, 40+% Latino)

to the Aurora Police

following egregious attacks by immigration in Aurora and related protests

So here it is!
Hello Chief and APD Leadership, I just wanted to jot a quick thank you note for those who participated in this meeting with the Latino community about ICE in our neighborhoods. Sadly, this problem is not going away anytime soon. Historically, the police have been on the wrong side of history during the civil rights movement and the labor movement - defending capital. The pivotal points in American history are when police realized that their solidarity should be with labor; not capital. Labor vs. police: Learning from working-class history Workers World In this current struggle, I believe that we are 2-3 years away from a moment where we see the shift in solidarity. I would like to see Aurora lead, and show something different. It will create discomfort during the transformation. I noticed during the march towards Blue Kangaroo, when the police escort disappeared, that activists I didn't know used their vehicles to block the intersections and protect the marchers. All living things have the capacity to evolve and grow. Government is about to go through a huge evolutionary period and shed that which is not necessary, and re-focus on what is important. As government continues to disintegrate from the top down, we have an opportunity to re-invent the ways we find food, water, shelter and protection. We would like the Aurora Police Department to play a historic role in defending the United States of America, and our city against fascism. We have a unique opportunity to do something different, leave our mark in the history books, and make a difference. I'm excited about the opportunity and look forward to discussing it further. Respectfully, John Laesch Mayor, City of Aurora laesch@aurora.il.us
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Timeline cleanse
October 27, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Because fuck off Clayton Kershaw, that’s why
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys
September 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My address was “200 meters east of the grocery store in Cedros.”
kottke.org kottke.org @kottke.org · Sep 12
How to Navigate a City Without Street Addresses. In Costa Rica, people use landmarks as reference points when giving out directions (even when addressing letters). For many, there’s a kind of poetry in this old style of wayfinding. [kottke.org]
How to Navigate a City Without Street Addresses
Direcciones is a short documentary about how giving directions works in Costa Rica, where “a centralized system for street addresses does not exist”. Instead, people use landmarks as reference points when giving direct
kottke.org
September 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@dannyheifetz.bsky.social Chase’s cousin?
sickoscommittee.org Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · Aug 26
When you’re forming the Big XII Conference.
2025 Football Roster Choose a Player: Necessary, Baylor Go VMI 54 Baylor Necessary Position: Linebacker Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 Class: Freshman Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn. Highschool: Science Hill
August 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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opalescentopal.bsky.social
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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mazov.bsky.social
Got damn
July 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Arbeit Macht FLA
July 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just saw a maybe 6 year old kid clutching his passport outside the ER because whatever he’s going through isn’t stressful enough, fuck you again Ted Cruz and the GOP
June 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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adamconover.net
damn consumer reports read pellegrino to filth
This is another company that started in the late 19th century but dissatisfied us despite its pedigree. In my evaluation, I wrote, “It’s okay. Salty?” It’s definitely a more mineral-forward sparkling water, which the company sources from a spring in the foothills of the Alps and adds carbonation to later. Though the company says its water has a “slightly bitter note, which has made it famous and unmistakable throughout the world,” many of our evaluators mostly think it just tastes flat. “Does this even have CO₂ in it?” Catherine asks. “The mouthfeel is very disappointing and unappealing.” Putting it over ice, she says, would just be “sad.” This sparkler’s best setting is as a palate cleanser alongside an espresso. The water is sipped before and after drinking the espresso, in order to cleanse the palate and allow the flavor of the espresso to shine. Lacey says that this “barely carbonated” water is “for a beginner, maybe a child who doesn’t want their water ‘spicy,’” or prickly and intense. Otherwise, we’d say it’s safe to skip.
June 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Sat behind Phil Mickelson at a Padres game; didn’t recognize him until an autograph seeker sat down next to him and never spoke to him myself.
bolt451.bsky.social Deck the Halls with Bolt451 @bolt451.bsky.social · Jun 13
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
On November 18, 2019, Noem released a meth awareness campaign named "Meth. We're on It". The campaign was widely mocked and Noem was criticized for spending $449,000 of public funds while hiring an out-of-state advertising agency from Minnesota to lead the project.[219] She defended the campaign as successful in raising awareness.[220]
June 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In related news, Ted Cruz' voicemail is full and not currently accepting messages.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 9
CNN: We have breaking news now from the Pentagon. CNN can now report that roughly 500 Marines are being mobilized in response to the protests in Los Angeles.
June 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Past tense in the second paragraph is throwing me for a loop
Warning sign in a hospital about treating staff with respect. Second paragraph reads “Our staff had a right to carry out their work within a safe environment” but no explanation of what happened to that right
June 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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bcdreyer.social
This is a hell of a thing to read.
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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tomscocca.bsky.social
Putting the "Christ" back in "Christ, what an asshole"
keithedwards.bsky.social Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · May 31
Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse
May 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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ryangodfrey.com
I believe this means the sun will set over the entirety of the British Empire tonight for the first time in several hundred years. Chagos is the dot below India on this map. Sunset in the Pitcairns (dot in the Pacific) will happen ~40 minutes before sunrise in Akrotiri and Dhekelia (dot on Cyprus).
Map of the Overseas British Territories
May 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My first thought was they were going for this, but it's off enough I think I'm wrong. Anyway, back to muttering "fuck these guys" under my breath and moving on with my day
The cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends, which also features two dudes in black and white looking at the camera
May 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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rasushrestha.bsky.social
🤯 EVERY DAY for these 10 days we’re in now, is going to be the same backwards.

5/20/25
5/21/25
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May 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM