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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 8h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 10h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 4h

Two words are coming to mind right now and those words are "fuck" and "yeah".

Spicebush berry pastrami

slab of beef with a charred crust and moist tender meat inside.

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 7h

What’s wrong with toasted?? It’s perfectly fine!

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 8h

Added a Bayeux tapestry style Halley’s Comet above the back door
(Latin is roughly “they wondered at the star”)

A crudely painted comet with a firey head and a silver, rose gold, and yellow tail with the inscription ISTI MIRANT STELLA

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 17d

Hey, girl. Wanna see what hey call me "The Rail-Splitter"?

Will Hollingsworth @whollingsworth.bsky.social · 17d

I love unnecessarily sexy statues. My favorite being Thirst Trap Lincoln from the LA County Superior Courthouse.

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 8h

Prison abolition but not for that guy.

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 8h

Okay. So now we know what *didn’t* happen.

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 10h

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 8h

The look on my face right now

Famous Jonathan Swan “WTF” photo from when he interviewed Trump

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 8h

wait - what's *your* bagel order? 🤨

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 8h

Unsolicited Bic Pics

a red Bic fireplace/grill lighter in its packaging

the classic Bic crystal clear pen in blue

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 9h

Toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

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David Wunderlich @davidwunderlich.bsky.social · 1d

The fact of human ingenuity winning out over robot precision was explored 44 years ago in that seminal work of science fiction, "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Har...

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 11h

Sounds great to me!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 11h

ahh...I see.

Trevor WH 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 he/him @elvis15.bsky.social · 11h

This is actually a part of Biden's presidency instituted to allow the Qatari pilots to train on the F-15s they are receiving as a part of a $12B sale. It's certainly possible Trump and Hesgeth have made it worse, but more likely they're just taking credit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14h

Friends, some advice if you plan on spending time outside in an animal costume, sharing for no particular reason:

-You will sweat a lot more than you think. Have water/snacks

-You cannot move well (the Left Shark guy is a trained experienced professional dancer). Don’t run or you’ll trip and fall.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15h

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When Klein scolds that "we have to live here with each other" he is making a statement about who it is he is getting ready to live with and who he is getting ready to live without, and most gallingly he is ignoring the fact that when it comes to supremacists all of us have been living with them already all along. Nobody is suggesting mass deportation of white supremacists, or the dissolution of straight marriages, or stripping away health care for conservatives. The troops and the cops weren't ever sent down primarily white streets, masked kidnappers aren't terrorizing white churches or corporate courtrooms. These supremacist hatemongers are being criticized, yes, and opposed, yes, and yes the culture of violence they have created sometimes ricochets back on them, but we are living in the country they demanded on having. We are all now experiencing the Republican proposition for humanity. Many of us are demanding they stop pursuing this proposition, and Republicans and other supremacist hatemongers insist this demand represents violence against them. Klein, by drawing the lines where he draws them, is agreeing with Republicans about this.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 15h

damn did I wake up and get milkshake ducked by the Nobel Prize Committee

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15h

Oregon Coast Aquarium issues request for shark mural proposals

The Oregon Coast Aquarium (OCAq) is seeking proposals from Oregon-based artists for a wall art installation in its Passages of the Deep exhibit.The artwork will

nbc16.com

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 15h

María Corina Machado, a U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition figure, has received the Nobel Peace Prize.

“They didn't give it to Donald Trump, but they seem to have given it to the next best thing," says historian Greg Grandin.

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 15h

Having a baby is scary, so it still works.

Museum Haunter @museum-wanderer.bsky.social · 15h

Our Buy Buy Baby is now a Spirit Halloween.

They left the baby stuff up on the windows.

A set of strip mall business windows with alternating panels of Halloween costumes and baby-themed designs.

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Rose Lerner @roselerner.bsky.social · 19h

This made me so happy

Screenshot of Claire's last skeet with one from the Frog and Toad bot underneath of Frog saying "don't be silly"

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 16h

"And we would especially like to welcome all the
Representatives of Illinois' law enforcement community
Who have chosen to join us here in
The Palace Hotel Ballroom at this time"

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 16h

it looks like every state trooper in illinois is hanging out in the parking lot across from protesters.

a mix of regular troopers, riot cops, and swat officers, in addition to cook county sheriff’s police and local cops.

a group of cops stand in the street. behind them, dozens more cops and vehicles are in a lot.

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Expensive Fjord (Neovagina Evangelion) @gammarae.design · 16h

The buddy comedy you've all been waiting for

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16h

Glowing shark and hidden crab found deep off Australia

In a stunning glimpse into the mysteries of the deep, scientists have uncovered two new marine species off Western Australia—a glowing lanternshark and a tiny porcelain crab. The discoveries, made…

www.sciencedaily.com

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 16h

QRP with you pumpkin art! #artshare
I was doing a photo shoot and happened to have some pumpkins around. I lined them up and gave each one one of @devotaj.com 's hats

eight small orange pumpkins on a white paper photography backdrop.
each is wearing it's own hat. some hats are knitted, some crocheted, some felt, and there's one straw hat.

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