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William Gibson
@greatdismal.bsky.social
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Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
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Gosh! Comics @goshcomics.bsky.social · 1d
@tomgauld.bsky.social was in the shop a couple of days ago to launch his brand new collection of science cartoons, Physics For Cats! He even painted our window, creating this wonderful display for the new book!

Order exclusive edition: buff.ly/TYR0IVQ
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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1d
#WorldHomelessDay

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d
Happy #caturday
Aces would like you to give him all of your chicken. He knows you have it. Hand it over.
A closeup of my cat's face
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17h
Trump’s base is really not happy about his totally corrupt decision to allow Qatar to build a military base in Idaho (which is on so many levels, insane) www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMUd9sFS/
Erin Burnett on MAGA’s eruption on Trump’s Qatar deal. #OutFrontCNN #News
TikTok video by Erin Burnett OutFront
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h
Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.
Screenshot of tweets. Mike Madrid writes: “Joe Biden was criticized for a Chinese balloon flying over our airspace. They’re giving Qatar an entire f’ing air base.” Below, Aaron Rupar’s tweet quotes Pete Hegseth saying on Fox News: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.”
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Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 22h
Lived through this at a small paper. Every consultant pitch seemed like what someone would recommend if they didn't want any more newspapers.
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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 22h
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.
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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 18h
not counting errolson out!
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 18h
My first concern, of course, is that this may not lend itself to high-end streetwear.

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Wescom Defence develops next-gen multispectral camouflage
Wescom Defence will unveil its new ATMIS Multispectral Camouflage (ATMIS MSC) portfolio at DSEI 2025 in London, introducing a next-generation concealment system designed to give armed forces a tactica...
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d
in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa
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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 1d
We knew RFKjr was as crazy as a soup sandwich, but this?!
RFK Jr.’s comments on circumcision and autism draw sharp criticism
Kennedy's comments were met with incredulity, skepticism and snark.
www.oregonlive.com
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Productive Outs @productiveouts.bsky.social · 1d
Dill & Dingler is a shop in Portland that sells artisanal pickles and bespoke dinner bells.
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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 1d
"President Trump continued to describe Portland as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear."

Sometimes there is a good sentence or two in the NYT.
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 2d
Unutterably weird

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...
Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals
www.nytimes.com
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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 2d
I am dealing with a “thorny problem” right now, today. It is hard and scary because IT IS ALWAYS HARD AND SCARY. But it is also where you do your best work. It is where stories go from “meh” to “WOW”. When I fix it - because that is the job - I will be that much closer to something worth reading.
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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.
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Jack Womack @jwomack.bsky.social · 2d
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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social · 2d
Oh god bless, today sucked shit but this popped up on my suggestion feed and made things better youtu.be/-Otvhv4bmGw?...
Buddy Guy and Big Mama Thornton • “Ball And Chain” • 1970 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
YouTube video by ReelinInTheYears66
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Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 2d
Portland Frog! 🐸
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 2d
It's so embarrassing to have a president selling shitty knockoff Rolex watches on Newsmax
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amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · 2d
pee is stored in the balls and autism is stored in the foreskin
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 2d
Let nothing be called natural in an age of bloody confusion, ordered disorder, planned caprice, and dehumanised humanity, lest all things be held unalterable!

- Brecht
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 3d
Louise in Berlin, 1928. Photo by Hans Casparius.
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Jack Womack @jwomack.bsky.social · 3d
Back in the USA & beginnig my annual election season rewatch of pre-Halloween favorites. Tonight cueing up a more recent addition to the list, The Manchurian Candidate (1962).
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 3d
Tiny, tiny signature!
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