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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 11h

The Russian just need to let a couple of squirrels out of the Rotterdam zoo and shepherd them in the direction of rail tracks and the entire network would be down for a month.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 11h

The threat of snow sends all of the Intercities into hiding! If you expected robustness out of this train system that's your mistake.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 11h

The NS famously cannot handle fall foliage. Who expected it could take on military threats?

Nederlands spoor niet weerbaar genoeg in tijd van toenemende dreigingen

Het Nederlandse spoor is niet voorbereid op sabotage of toenemend militair vervoer. Dat blijkt uit een nieuw adviesrapport.

nos.nl

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 1d

I'd say this is the correct translation.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 1d

How are you best friends with someone if you are not absolute mortal enemies with several of their colleagues?

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 1d

This trend of folks saying they don't know what their best friend does for work is deeply confusing.

I am deeply invested in my best friend's career success and, more importantly, her office beefs.

Screenshot from IG reel that says Adult Friendships

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 2d

3026 then. I'm not picky.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 2d

The date is a social construct. We can just change it to something else.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 2d

Ok hear me out what if we just quit 2025 and start over in 2026?

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 2d

You can once again find me at the IAmExpat fair!

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile, in Belgium...

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 3d

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, finding he was likely to refuse to return for trial and could use his freedom to intimidate witnesses.

ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk

Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention.

apnews.com

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

The paper dunked on Bowling Alone for failing to see online communities as genuine sources of connection and not acknowledging the benefits of allowing marginalized people to find one another.

I was right, Putnam was wrong and I will die on this hill.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

I signed up for a self-paced summer graduate seminar on political sociology, forgot, went on a road trip, got an email reminder the final was due the next day, wrote a 20 page paper on Bowling Alone because it was the only book on the reading list at the Lorain, OH public library.

Got an A-

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 4d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

Ah yes, the Netherlands. A country famously without housing problems.

It’s time to go Dutch to solve Britain’s housing crisis

Using public corporations to finance infrastructure promises to revolutionise the nation’s prospects

www.thetimes.com

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

How is he any different than Shakespeare?

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

Frankly, some of Trump's stuff on social media is easier to understand than a lot of Pynchon.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

Tired: Trump gets the Peace Prize.

Wired: Trump gets the Nobel for literature for his Truth Social posts.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

Last year, the U.N. General Assembly asked the court to weigh in after Israel effectively banned the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main provider of aid to Gaza, from operating. Experts say the case could have broader ramifications for the United Nations and its missions worldwide.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 4d

The ICJ will issue an advisory opinion on Oct. 22nd on Israel’s legal obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 5d

Doing a lot of DuoLingo!

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 5d

I am gonna need more vodka.

Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 5d

The first person to reply with an idiotic suggestion about doing a wholesome hobby or taking a walk instead will ... get no response from me because I only have three minutes left on Bluesky today.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 5d

I put timer locks on my social media apps so now, instead of doomscrolling, I stare into the void and contemplate how awful everything is.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 6d

A farmer, a prison guard, and a teacher were among residents of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to speak in a Hague courtroom Tuesday and accuse the Netherlands of not doing enough to protect them from the effects of climate change.

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