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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 3d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 4d

Cool #educational #tool (free):

"Drop a raindrop anywhere in the world and follow its path to the ocean."
river-runner-global.samlearner.com

River Runner Global

Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the world

river-runner-global.samlearner.com

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 7d

Christopher Walken played Romeo in Romeo & Juliet at the Stratford Festival in 1968. He's a lover not a fighter (just don't ask Tybalt)

Christopher Walken & Louise Marleau gaze into each other's eyes as Romeo & Juliet. She hold his lapel he holds a mask.

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 7d

Ack. I didnt realize that changed. I thought I had chosen one to deliver later but now I see it is suspended.

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you for the link.

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 12d

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Ma...

Dave Matthews Band bus incident - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks!

Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 13d

Hm. Things I have never done #26477. I am moderately handy- Is it difficult or can I find a good how to video online?

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Erin Wraithburn 👻 @erinraeburn.bsky.social · 14d

"In some places, French postal workers now pick up prescriptions, return library books, and deliver flowers. Last year, only twenty eight per cent of La Poste’s revenue came from sending mail."

Services can evolve in positive ways to meet new and growing needs.

Julienne Danvers (WE WANT TRAINS!! 🚂) @juliennedanvers.bsky.social · 15d

For those who wonder what a modern postal service could look like, one example is in France, where letter carriers provide check-ins on the elderly for very affordable rates, while completing their routes.

I encourage everyone to read the whole thing

#CanadaPost

www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail

Carriers for La Poste have a new job: checking in on the aged.

www.newyorker.com

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you for the link.

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you for the link.

Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 21d

Not sure if this is common across all libraries but I get Hoopla too.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23d

US confirms contestants in all 2028 Olympic track events will be chased by ICE agents

WASHINGTON, DC - In a press conference today, US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that all non-US track and field athletes will be chased by agents of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement while competing in the 2028 Summer Olympics.

www.thebeaverton.com

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 24d

Wait. What?

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 26d

Little things in life make me happy. Like now being able to save posts on Bluesky.

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Jennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you for the link.

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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here's a short happy-go-lucky 🎶 parody about the way that
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".

youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U

It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."