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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 1d

oh hell yes

Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 1d

This tiny T. rex is actually a new species. Nanotyrannus settles a big and 'acrimonius' paleontology debate. #TRex #Dinosaurs

Link for more: www.popsci.com/science/tiny...

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

Another fundamentally cynical aspect of this narrative is the idea that pundits like Douthats wouldn't *also* accuse Democrats of radicalism if they passed a bunch of 'kitchen-table' policies. Are we really gonna pretend the NYT op-ed page would support a $20 minimum wage?

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.

The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.

the party now cared more about climate change and various academic fixations than cheap energy and good-paying jobs.

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you I made the sauce from scratch in place of canned soup :)

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 2d

I thought I was going to be working tonight, so I didn’t have any plans. Instead I made tuna noodle casserole

A top-down photo of a dish of baked tuna noodle casserole with breadcrumbs on top.

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 2d

Thought I had to work tonight and unexpectedly got the evening off instead and now I have no costume AMA

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.

This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.

Immigration is the most important issue facing your country

Immigration is the 14th most important issue facing you personally

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 4d

You have to read it like “dO tHiS, oR tHiS; tAkE iN tHaT kInGdOm, AnD eNfRaNcHiSe ThAt”

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 4d

There’s this great quote from Shakespeare’s ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA where Cleo is mocking Octavius Caesar that encapsulates how it feels to have a job sometimes: “Do this, or this;
Take in that kingdom, and enfranchise that.
Perform ’t, or else we damn thee.”

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 5d

Just had a flashback of the “Larger Than Life” music video being an early gay awakening tbh

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Do not be a doomer about this. Just call your New York friends and remind them to vote, and tell them to do the same. He is more popular and will win with good turnout.

The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 7d

i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV

Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge

The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.

gothamist.com

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 5d

Voted Yes on 50 🗳️

A photo of a silver surface covered in stickers. A red, white, and blue “I voted” sticker is displayed prominently in the corner.

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it’s ya baster boy Nix🦃 @nixostorme.bsky.social · 5d

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 5d

And now you know 😌

Bell curve chart showing my height compared to others in the United States. It reads, “your height is in the bottom 35th percentile. You are taller than 35.33%. You are shorter than 64.78%”

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 6d

So I got Legends ZA over a week ago but I haven’t started it bc I keep falling asleep on my couch after work 😭

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 12d

I can’t believe I picked a career that has homework (I’ve been writing dance blocking notes and drawing diagrams from rehearsal videos to prepare for tech rehearsals)

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 12d

me coming across your posts

Two panel meme of a real dog next to a cartoon computer monitor. The top panel shows the dog looking at the monitor, saying “what a lovely day on the inter-“

The bottom panel shows the dog looking directly at the viewer and says “Good lord”

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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 20d

The Trump admin is fully powered by the attention economy. A universe of dumbasess talking to other dumbasess, built on the assumption our tastes have grown so rotten and atrophied that we can't even remember a world where we weren't inundated by worthless slop.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-great-...

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 14d

jurassic park is a monster movie. it's a creature feature. it's fine for halloween season

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 14d

We gotta do a nationwide inquest into antisocial behavior. Leaving your dog's poop on the street. Not returning shopping carts. The What's Wrong With You initiative

tinybaby @tiny.baby · 14d

people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 17d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 14d

I’m capable of earning a master’s degree but not capable of functioning after stepping in something wet in my socks

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 15d

Tbh, I think Pokémon doesn’t feel as special to some people as it did when they were 8 years old and they think it’s Pokémon’s fault that they’ve lost that childlike sense of wonder

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 15d

Text of an emailed statement from the San Diego Sheriff's Office's media relations department:

"The San Diego County Sheriff's Office has been monitoring several protests throughout our jurisdiction areas on Saturday, October 18.

So far, things have remained peaceful and civil. On behalf of Sheriff Kelly Martinez and the Sheriff’s Office, we thank everyone who has participated and peacefully expressed their First Amendment rights.

We support the public's right to free speech and assembly. We encourage the peaceful gathering of people. We respect your right to be heard.

The Sheriff's Office does not condone any acts of violence or intolerance in our communities. Our job is to enforce the law. As long as people express themselves in a peaceful and lawful manner, we do not have any lawful authority to intervene."

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 15d

Thrillingly, my partner has the opposite experience where he doesn’t notice the dirt that seems very apparent to me and so I’m always cleaning to manage my anxiety. I guess I could have worse habits though

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 15d

I’m pretty sure this contamination anxiety thing runs in the family though because my mom, uncle, and brother are all the same way

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lavender apparition @calebisawkward.bsky.social · 15d

Having weird anxiety about my house being dirty in spite of *a lot* of cleaning this week, which is a fun mental health development. I’ve also washed just about every dish and utensil we own but to be fair we moved recently and a lot of them did pick up some dirt and dust in that process

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