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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 26

Man walks down the street wearing a (shirt) like that, you know he’s not afraid of anything.
~ Wash

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Jan 26

The response to this picture has been 99% "cool" and 1% panicked mini-machos attempting the dude-to-dude version of negging, which is working as well as you might think. A lovely way to find out who needs to be blocked here on the Sky. in that respect I am certainly getting value from this shirt.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Jan 25

This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 26

Man walks down the street wearing a (shirt) like that, you know he’s not afraid of anything.
~ Wash

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jan 21

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Bridget Stern @bridget-stern.bsky.social · Jan 21

WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES TO YOUR DOOR
DO NOT OPEN DOORS
ICE CAN NOT COME IN WITHOUT A SIGNED WARRANT. TELL THEM TO PASS THE WARRANT UNDER THE DOOR BEFORE YOU OPEN.
REMAIN SILENT
ICE CAN USE ANYTHING YOU SAY AGAINST YOU IN YOUR IMMIGRATION CASE, SO CLAIM YOUR RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT!
DO NOT SIGN
DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING ICE GIVES YOU WITHOUT
TALKING TO AN ATTORNEY!
REPORT THE RAID
CALL RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE: 1-844-724-3737
TAKE PICTURES, VIDEOS & NOTES
FIGHT BACK
GET A TRUSTWORTHY ATTORNEY & EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS TO FIGHT FOR YOUR CASE. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY & NEIGHBORS!

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Jan 21

Lot of new folks showing up, too. Hello and welcome! Here are some tips that might be useful for keeping your timeline a little safer and more pleasant in these troubling times. Big hearts!

gregpak.net/2024/12/20/b...

Bluesky hygiene and safety - Greg Pak

In the weeks since the election and in the midst the giant surge of new accounts on Bluesky, I’ve seen multiple people talking about bad vibes on the site due to the questionable online behavior of so...

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 18

Curse of the Maths?

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · Jan 18

#booksky

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 17

Pretty!

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jan 16

SpaceX Starship Flight test 7 breaks up in the atmosphere over the Turks and Caicos.

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 17

May we all live a life that elicits this type of eulogy. ❤️

Emily ✨🎃 @emilyoram.bsky.social · Jan 16

This is a beautiful tribute.

kyle_maclachlan Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn't recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision.
What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to.
Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I'd ever met.
David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath.
While the world has lost a remarkable artist, l've lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own.
I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We'd talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh.
His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other.
I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he's gone.
David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything.

Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 17

Walking the walk.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jan 16

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "We have 8,400 firefighters working the lines; 16,000 personnel; 2,500 National Guard trying to address the issue of looting; 750 CHP as we speak; we have the EPA starting to do phase 1 of the debris removal... All of that [rightwing disinformation] is a deep distraction."

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 13

Jen Rubin is a constant in the constellation of level-headed journalism.

Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · Jan 13

www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...

Join us @contrariannews.bsky.social !

Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ | CNN Business

Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution.

www.cnn.com

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jan 12

As long as we’re renaming places, I’m renaming ‘Texas’ as ‘Old Mexico.’

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 13

You should be kind.

The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · Jan 1

Something to keep in mind for 2025

Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Jan 1

Dumpster fire.

Karen P. Stevens PhD, RN @nursepub.bsky.social · Jan 1

This.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jan 1

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 24

Great line work! Good expressiveness of motion.

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 23

Knowledge will empower…ooh, a cat video!

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · Dec 23

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Dec 21

(slaps cinnamon and/or spice-flavored drink out of your hand)

IT'S WINTER, BITCHES

(shoves peppermint latte at you)

(throws down red and green smoke bomb)

(disappears, jingling all the way)

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Bigfoot @resistance12.bsky.social · Dec 20

It appears like the honeymoon is over… 🤣

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 21

What’s that you say? Another invasion? I hope I can finish my book.

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · Dec 21

#booksky #bookcomics

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 20

Just doesn’t seem right.

Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · Dec 19

Musk’s wealth in 2012: $2 Billion
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion

Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion

Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion

Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 19

Tis but a flesh wound!

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · Dec 19

#booksky

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 19

So much good information on wellness in this presentation.

Professor Narelle Lemon @rellypops.bsky.social · Dec 19

New Wellbeing Whisperer blog post digging into wellbeing science & #shutupandwrite inspired by the inaugural Community in Writing Symposium just by @writingpartners.bsky.social & @thinklab.bsky.social

Interested in your thoughts on the mind map 🙏

www.exploreandcreateco.com/the-wellbein...

Where Wellbeing Science Meets Writing — Explore & CREATE Co.

The SUAW ecosystem differs from a mere community through its intricate web of interdependent elements that sustain and nourish writing practice. While a community focuses primarily on human connectio...

www.exploreandcreateco.com

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 19

I find your lack of Christmas Spirit disturbing.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Dec 19

Yes okay it works

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Star Wars: Imperial March x Carol of The Bells | EPIC VERSION (Epic Christmas Music)

YouTube video by Samuel Kim Music

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 12

Support independent games designers! We’re a robust community of storytellers.

Alexander Perrin @alexanderperrin.bsky.social · Dec 11

For just a couple of coins, you can get the special standalone version of Short Trip on Steam now! As always, shares and reviews are always immensely appreciated. Enjoy your trip!

store.steampowered.com/app/3187700/...

A banner image of the game, Short Trip. A hand-drawn tram is displayed travelling up the rail on a picturesque landscape.

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Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 12

I’m happy to have spent my US$1.79 on a beautiful indy game.

Rennie S @webhooligan.bsky.social · Dec 12

This is our blueprint to resist the Trump/Musk Kakistocracy.
Pass this on!

Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · Dec 12

What can we do? Great advice from Jen Rubin:

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