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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 51m

So French

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 3h

Always a sucker for an unusual sleeve and these are lovely. The open arms are held together with small rhinestone clasps, mirrored in the sparkly belt buckle and decoration at the neckline. Bias cut and beautifully draped, #1930s #avenirmuseum #fashionhistory

Side view of the top half of a blue long sleeved dress showing the open sleeves with rhinestone clasp and the narrow belt with a rhinestone buckle

Front view of the long sleeved blue dress, bias cut to below the knee. It has a high draped neckline

Back view of the long sleeved blue dress with slashed sleeves and bias cut skirt. It has a teardrop opening at the top centre back

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 1h

Get the top hats and tap shoes!!!!

je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 1h

One of the smaller terrestrial fur seal species.

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 1h

Honestly feels like one of those little stands that means a lot.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social · 2h

I guess I can add “being proud of my local airports stance on bigotry“ to the list of things I did not think I would be experiencing in my lifetime yet somehow am

KRQE News 13 @krqe.com · 16h

Sunport will not play video from Department of Homeland Security Secretary

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque International Sunport is among several airports refusing to play a video from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem addressing the go…

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GraveRob Screamin’ 🇨🇦💀🪦⚰️ @robfreeman.bsky.social · 18h

Oct 14 is the latest in the year I’ve been able to catch an owl. 🦉🪶

A great horned owl perches in a tree. The setting sun lightly dapples its feathers.

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Erika Moen @erikamoen.bsky.social · Sep 10

An embroidery I made in 2017, design made by modifying some art nouveau wallpaper to make the poppies go in a circle. Original art possibly by M. P. Verneiul? (Maurice Pillard Verneuil?)

Round embroidery hoop of a wreath of orange art nouveau poppies with yellow details and dusty sage green leaves and stems.

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 1h

My partner swears by them. He can almost always source the materials, no matter where he goes!

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 6h

Should add really that if you're a smol newsletter bean who would dearly love to NOT be on Substack, then I will happily roll (and manage) a Ghost install for you for cost + a small maintenance fee.

I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 6h

Okay, Ghost V6 integrated with Tinybird for analytics is pretty damn filthy.

Been running @theupfront.media on Ghost for a while as part of our "No Nazi platforms" stack. Very happy with it (and with our Germany-based email hosting instead of Google Business)

The technology you use is a choice.

In many instances, the choice of platform or technology that a publisher makes can no longer be seen as neutral. Nowhere is that more clear than in journalism in the 2020s.

We are proud that The Up Front and all of our supporting digital infrastructure (like our email servers, data storage and collaboration tools) are either self-hosted and managed, or use trusted third parties who have policies that align with our values.

We reject platforms and technologies where our use would represent tacit support for — or tolerance of — the views of their owners or major funders where we disagree fundamentally with those views and the impact they have on the world.

We’re very selective in the socials we operate: we’re on Bluesky as our network of choice and use its atproto as our commenting system, curating a community of thoughtful feedback on our work and elevating other voices. We also have a LinkedIn page, because we understand its importance for our industry audience.

Perhaps more importantly, we don’t use toxic socials like Instagram, Facebook, Threads or X, which drive really unproductive behaviour in media outlets, journalists, readers and companies.

We choose our technical backend and partners carefully, selecting independent European vendors rather than US-based Big Tech, for ethical reasons, for data privacy, and because we care about supporting the good parts of the digital sector in the same way we know our subscribers care about supporting the good parts of the media sector.

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 4h

And being in the dentist chair sucks to endure but when it's over you're free! (for 6 months or so)

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 5h

I'm happy for those kids. And you

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 5h

Made me laugh.

That Erin @toadpuppy.bsky.social · 5h

Tweet from Booson Sexhaunt

No one ever talks about how an oubliette implies the existence of a larger, and far more terrifying, oobly.

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 5h

grrr

je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 7h

ooh a historical artifact

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Linnea Hartspooker @linneaharts.bsky.social · 8h

I wrote a trilogy of novels published by HarperCollins about a brother and sister caught on opposite sides of the war to unite Viking Age Norway.

Today is my birthday and if you are inclined to share this, it would be a lovely present!

The first: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-half-d...

The Half-Drowned King|Paperback

"Linnea Hartsuyker brings myth and legend roaring to life in this superbly good page-turning saga of Viking-era Norway. The book’s fiercest magic shines in the characters of Ragnvald and Svanhil...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 18h

I miss having teenagers in the house to interpret the latest nonsense. Best explainer I've seen

equaloppcynic.bsky.social @equaloppcynic.bsky.social · 21h

In case anyone is as lost as I was until watching this last night... Taylor is a linguist with quite a bit of expertise in this field.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=laZp...

Is 67 just brain rot?

YouTube video by languagejones

www.youtube.com

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 19h

Better than I expected. Happy pumpkin month, everybody!

Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 21h

how happy we’d all be if this was all the internet was for

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 20h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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je9jenine.bsky.social @je9jenine.bsky.social · 19h

I'm having friends over tomorrow. I want to enjoy it but feel mopey. Perhaps the emotional weather will shift by then

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Schmutzie @schmutzie.com · 20h

Are you using your full spectrum SAD light yet? Haul it out, people. Your brain might be thirsty.

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Tim Walters @timwaltersphoto.com · 1d

Some examples:

Abandoned cabin with sunrise behind it illuminating broken glass in its front window.

Storm approaching above desert homestead.

Abandoned housewares lit by a stray sunbeam.

Overturned chair in abandoned cabin, with string of Christmas lights and interior wall lit by sunrise.

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 1d

PW called it "a cozy supernatural delight," and Kirkus Reviews says it's "for anyone who has ever wished they made Nancy Drew novels for grown-ups" [raises hand]. Go forth and buy it! bookshop.org/p/books/happ...

Happy People Don't Live Here

Check out Happy People Don't Live Here - Just past the edge of summer, Alice and her daughter, Fern, arrive at the Pine Lake Apartments--a former sanatorium occupied by an ensemble of peculiar neighbo...

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - #Siena #Italy

Palazzo Pubblico & Bougainvillea
- 📷 13.10.2025

#elevensestime

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Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time, beyond time, really, I’m leaving Substack. I didn’t do it before because I had no other income to rely on. I don’t think abandoning spaces is always the right answer but sometimes it’s necessary www.patreon.com/posts/why-i-...

Why I am leaving Substack | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz

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