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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2h

What I’m saying is your two choices aren’t “live in perfect ignorant bliss” and “live with an intermittent drip of horribleness hitting your face all the time you’re awake.” There are in between options.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2h

I made a list to avoid getting news on this app because getting random blasts of doom in between memes and updates on friends’ lives was making my brain bad.

1. You can always hit the following tab for the unfiltered horrors.
2. You can get newsletters that let you decide when to be horrified.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2h

Alas. Maybe next year?

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2h

I don't see it in the tag set, so.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 4h

How is this man standing and moving? Give him whatever he’s competing for just for that feat

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 6h

Mr Laos. Just when you though this year was a bit quiet on the insanely huge, bedazzled, symbolic costumes along comes Mr Laos and blows everyone else out of the water. This is insane, but it's also *so* good.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you! I have learned a thing or two

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 4h

… I didn’t realize ham was fried. I’m learning a lot of things today.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 4h

I'm so sorry!

Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 5h

I get that a food crime has occurred but I do not know what the food crime is

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 5h

You are teaching me things today, but this wasn't something I wanted to be true! Damn it.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 5h

This is how I learned Emma Thompson's mother is also an actress!

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 12h

❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 18h

Since I only consume sporting events via Bluesky these days, I’d like to thank all of you with a strong enough city-fan identity that I know exactly who won if you’re excited.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 1d

It’s an incredible feat!

Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 1d

Remember You Will Die, Eden Robins. Perfection of the epistolary form. It’s an amazing book about many things, including art, grief, activism, and change, but be prepared to pay attention and do some work. The story won’t meet you halfway. Bonus: using screens a lot helps you understand the story.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · Aug 21

In response to this, name the last book that you read that you would recommend.

abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...

Americans spend less time reading for fun and more time on screens: Study

Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the U.S. down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study published Wednesday found.

abcnews.go.com

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 1d

I go for neutral enthusiasm (“oh wow!”) followed by pivot (“and how are you doing? I know pregnancy can be a lot!”)

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Cyndi B @spintheiryarns.bsky.social · 1d

organizing (anything whatsoever) on meta accounts sure is convenient, except when it's not

Cyndi B @spintheiryarns.bsky.social · 1d

Don't know about other people, but I nuked my Meta accounts from orbit about a year ago and now I can't make a new one. I tried today! Specifically for more info on Protect RP! And my new account was "suspended for review" as soon as I clicked the signup button, and then permanently disabled.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 1d

WELL DONE YOU!!!

Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my GOD

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 1d

Grim Fandango, my beloved

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 1d

💙💙💙

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2d

Johnny Cash is the epitome of cool

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2d

Did Kendrick Lamar die? Because if not, I’m not sure why we’re having this conversation

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 5d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2d

Oh nooooo

Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 2d

You say this like it’s a bad thing