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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 1d

#31daysofgraves “Military” Fort Snelling Cemetery at dusk.

A row of military gravestones stands sentry below a beautiful sunset.

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 2d

#31daysofgraves St Mary’s Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

A stone angel sits on a bench reading a book. She looks like a romantasy fan to me. Someone has tied a festive pink green and blue scarf bandana-style around her head.

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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 2d

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Jay Mills @millcitythreads.bsky.social · 3d

Not to toot my own horn, but I think this rocks

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d

The first episode of Collateral Damage, my reported podcast with The Intercept, went up today.

Hope you’ll check it out and, if you enjoy it, give it a favorable rating or review.

Eternal thanks to my producers @lauraflynn.bsky.social and Andrew Stelzer for making it happen.

Ep. 1 Dirty Business: The Atlanta Narcotics Unit’s Deadly Raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.

Podcast Episode · Collateral Damage from The Intercept · 10/08/2025 · 55m

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

doomscroll break

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 5d

this is why you need to take an unplugged, off-the-grid vacation, there's a tiny chance that if you do you'll win a Nobel Prize

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Fred Ramsdell was parked at a campground in Montana on Monday when his wife suddenly started shouting. He first thought that maybe she had seen a grizzly bear. Instead, she had regained cell service and had seen a flood of text messages with the same news. “You just won the Nobel Prize!” she yelled.

Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation

Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 6d

Seeing Le Negresco Hotel in Nice, France always feels like stepping back in time to a different era. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent

A luxurious French hotel is lit up in the early evening light. It has a pink dome with its name, Le Negresco.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 7d

This looks delightfully like something straight out of Overgrowth by Mira Grant/ @seananmcguire.bsky.social

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Rocketengine @rocketengine.bsky.social · 8d

Druzhba Sanatorium
www.behance.net/gallery/1146...

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 9d

It’s the best of both worlds – a bookmobile, and a dog stick library! #LittleFreeLibrary.

A yellow and orange school bus shaped library, with a dog stick library below

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 11d

RIP Jane Goodall, by all accounts a wonderful woman who loved this Far Side cartoon

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Sarah Finn @romanceofbooks.bsky.social · 11d

Opossum and snake from ‘Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri’ (often shortened to Thesaurus). The four volume set of books is based on Dutch apothecary Albertus Seba’s cabinet of curiosities. Published in Amsterdam, 1734-1765.

Newberry Library 📚

#animalart #naturalhistory #bookhistory

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 12d

Looking down over the village at night. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNight #Photography #Provence

Golden lights from above along village streets at night with hills in the background.

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 12d

Some #streetart in Brooklyn Bridge Park. East River and BBridge in background. #tagtuesday #tidesouttuesday #photography #art #brooklyn #eastcoastkin

This image has a wooden-pier like structure rising up on the right. There are metal objects attracted to it including 7 round metallic and rusted objects that have see thru spiraling designs in the center of each. in the background you can see part of the Brooklyn Bridge and part of lower Manhattan. The sky is partly cloudy.

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 12d

This looks like it is either a potato or bread, which makes it even more delightful.

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 12d

I admire you for continuing to champion artists and introducing me to great ones via your posts. They are a much needed breath of fresh air!

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 12d

Ghost squirrel

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 13d

I agree this is a fascinating read showing a fairly unique situation where AI can be helpful in a breaking news situation, and how to incorporate it with oversight.

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 13d

Fascinating AI-in-journalism case study & I’d emphasize human confirmation of what made it into the newspaper/site

Walker Orenstein @walkerorenstein.bsky.social · 13d

How the Minnesota Star Tribune used AI to bolster its traditional reporting to cover a mass shooter

www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 14d

So exhausting..

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 14d

one of my favorites. it pairs well with:

The Vast Bay Leaf Conspiracy

The Vast Bay Leaf Conspiracy by Kelly Conaboy Maybe you’ve had this experience: You throw a bay leaf into a broth, and it doesn’t do anything. Then you throw the rest of the bay leaves you bought …

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 18d

Not a cure, but progress. Science is amazing!

Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 18d

This is an amazing breakthrough! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · 20d

🦋 Makana the Day Octopus (O. Cyanea) 🐙 hand sculpted from clay 🎨

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡

Octopus sculpture depicting the species octopus cyanea, Also known as the Day Octopus, held up by the artist's left hand over a black background.

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 23d

Especially Racket!

Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 23d

If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:

• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist

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