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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 1h

In honor of spook month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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the idea slumlord✨ @mollytanzer.bsky.social · 3h

“Publisher didn’t register copyright”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 12h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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the idea slumlord✨ @mollytanzer.bsky.social · 3h

“Publisher didn’t register copyright”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 12h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 12h

"The chancellor approved it"

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Lillian Hochwender (a.k.a. Lillie) @ligerlillie.bsky.social · 4h

Papa Smurf wears a Phrygian cap, most often associated with the French Revolution, indicating Smurf Village had a monarchy it has since overthrown. This makes Papa Smurf, de facto head of state post-revolution, akin to Robespierre. In this essay I will —

An image of Papa Smurf, a small blue man with a white beard. He’s wearing red trousers that lead into shoes and a red cap that slouches forward.

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Have Comlock - Won't Open Loo @alfetta159.bsky.social · 7h

#InterspeciesTrek #Space1999Crossover

12: Diversity

The cast of Space: 1999 was chosen to be a representation of various peoples of the world, something only seen in shows targeting a race, culture or location. With the second season, the Alphans adopted Maya to make it truly interspecies.

Space: 1999 has a diverse cast representing various races, cultures and ages.

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donaldé @donalde.bsky.social · 9h

Rather annoyed to discover the term for a writing system that has no vowels is 'abjad' a word that is solidly 40% vowel. Linguists, please try harder.
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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 7h

And this is how #folklore starts...

#wolfenoot

#custom #tradition #DogsOfBlueSky

Image of a social media post by Jax Goss which reads: 'My son has invented a holiday called Wolfenoot. It is when the Spirit of the Wolf brings and hides small gifts around the house for everyone. People who have, have had, or are kind to dogs get better gifts than anyone else. You eat roast meat (because wolves eat meat) and cake decorated like a full moon. A holiday to the spirit of wolves that celebrates people who are kind to dogs? I can 100% get behind this. So we will celebrating Wolfenoot. It's on the 23rd November if anyone else is moved to celebrate it (Wink emoji). (If you do, send me pics, so I can show my kid his idea spread. (Heart emoji)). ETA:Woah, this seems to be resonating and taking off. Please use #wolfenoot if you post pics or anything so he can see how it spreads. (Smile emoji) He's already excited that other people want to do it. (Heart emoji)

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Emily ✨🎃 @emilyoram.bsky.social · 9h

God love Kew, this is incredible

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 3h

A person dressed in a green frog costume with a blue cape stands calmly in front of a line of police officers in full riot gear on a city street at night. The frog costume is playful and exaggerated, contrasting sharply with the serious, uniformed presence of the officers.
The caption reads "I obviously started a movement of people showing up looking ridiculous, which is the exact point. It's to show how the narrative that is being pushed with how we are violent extremists is completely ridiculous. Nothing about this screams extremist and violent. So it's just a ridiculous narrative that the Trump administration wants to put out so they can continue their fascist dictatorship." -- Seth Todd, Portland Frog

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 5h

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

A headline-grabbing study touting apple cider vinegar for weight loss has been retracted. Other claims for the internet-famous remedy are also under fire.

How apple cider vinegar cured everything — until it didn't

A headline-grabbing study touting apple cider vinegar for weight loss has been retracted. Other claims for the internet-famous remedy are also under fire.

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 5h

I'm surprised it's early 19th century. I would have thought that it was Victorian.

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 6h

Super creepy!

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 6h

Doubling down on the worst of the worst miscarriages of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 16h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 6h

I had to pay UPS $53 on Friday to get my package.

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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 @jolantru.bsky.social · 6h

C'mon, people, let's do this!

ko-fi.com/africantrans...

Support African Translation Project

African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3345, 67%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 6h

He is. But he's terrified of the world.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 15h

Curzon is a sleepy boy

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 18h

.... My grandmother left me a necklace like that.

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 18h

I would totally wear that.

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 18h

Truth!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h

“They obviously have Chinese investors,” major SpaceX investor Iqbaljit Kahlon said in newly unsealed testimony, adding that some are “directly on the cap table,” referring to the company’s capitalization table, which lists its shareholders.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

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