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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 5h

i think when you’re traveling in another country, it’s always worth it to check out a smaller less-touristy town. can’t overstate what a nice time we had in Clonmel.

an ancient stone cross sits in the middle of a pool of water surrounded by trees at St. Patrick’s Well

a loosely built stone cairn overlooks a sprawling town with hills in the distance

a view of a town street on a sunny (by irish standards) late afternoon. a green hill with pastures and forest is in the middle distance, rising above the town

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 1d

i’m in ireland

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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 7d

Brother Herbert's Big Onion

to the tune of Diarrhea Planet's Ghost With A Boner:
SHREW WITH AN ONION!
SHREW WITH AN O-O-O-O-NION!

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 12d

i have not had this many bites since summer camp in the Minnesota Northwoods, send help

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 12d

i've been using this really nice whipped tallow lotion that my sister-in-law gave me (she used to be a butcher and still has a hookup for fun butcher byproducts)

but it turns out that slathering yourself with sandalwood scented cow gel might actually be a major mosquito attractant

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 12d

if you can't run with the big dogs then DON'T PLAY COZY ISOMETRIC COTTAGECORE GAMES

big dogs shirt with a graphic looks like a flower shop from a cozy isometric cottagecore game. there are sunflowers and bees everywhere and both pictured big dogs look to be at peace

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 12d

trying to understand the 2025 median Big Dogs shirt wearer and not having an easy time

big dogs sonic parody shirt that reads "zoomie the fetchdog."

big dogs "Friends" parody shirt where the show is called "Furries."

t-shirt that shows a tired big dog with coffee with the caption "awake ...not woke"

t-shirt with big dog with hand on chin with the caption "who decides what's misinformation"

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Jordan! @jordanjamboree.bsky.social · 13d

Wife brought her 100 year old film camera to that pirates game from a few weeks ago and she got this shot that's just perfect

A black and white photo of a baseball game, you can see that it is mid pitch with a pirate at bat

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 14d

I found Queequeg’s arm thrown over me in the most loving and affectionate manner. You had almost thought I had been his wife.

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 16d

would making it cocktail sauce be more or less evil? now your pho is spicy but it's the wrong kind of spicy

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 17d

I hope the difference between corporate media and civic-minded non-profit media is crystal clear. Even in these highly uncertain times, public media are still fighting for journalism and access to good information

Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 17d

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

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PennFuture @pennfuture.bsky.social · 19d

Tell the PA Department of Environmental Protection to DENY the Homer City fracked gas plant air permit!

This will be one of the largest fracked gas plants in the country and it will power an energy-sucking data center.

Take action by Sept. 29th: secure.everyaction.com/DztxH0ymAUW5...

Ask DEP to Deny the Homer City Air Permit

Take action now to tell the PA DEP to deny the air permit for the massive Homer City fracked gas plant which could power a massive data center. This project would threaten the health of surrounding co...

secure.everyaction.com

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 19d

Your Driving Crooner Decals Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 21d

we took the lincoln highway/rt 30 from Pittsburgh to illinois and barely saw any. it was nice!

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 23d

After the 1939 arrest he was pressured into joining the Wehrmacht to avoid further detention.

He was taken as a POW and survived the war. He was able to pick his acting career back up afterwards, and lived until 1978.

He was not the perfect model of resistance, but he did more than most.

Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 23d

One of the five, Werner Finck, had already been detained at a concentration camp for five weeks in 1935. Prior to that, he dared the Gestapo informants he knew were in his audience to write down every word he said.

Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social · 24d

www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

Headline from the New York Times, 1939: “Goebbels ends careers of five “Aryan“ actors who made witticisms about the Nazi regime.”

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 23d

I HARDLY EVEN

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Sar @sarr.bsky.social · 25d

should the company ever get subpoenaed for some arcane business reason, they will have to note in discovery that i looked like a literal fairy princess

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