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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 2h

Fortunately, Jacob and Emily Erikson just take the route 40.

The Needling @theneedling.com · 2d

Archaeologists Find Leif Erikson Also First Explorer to Discover Parking on Market Street on a Sunday: tinyurl.com/yc6h57ur

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Pedagogy Prodigy @vikinggod.bsky.social · 2d

We celebrate my ancestor’s courage even venturing to Market Steet on a Sunday! The peril Leif faced in taking on Volvos and Subarus is above and beyond.

The Needling @theneedling.com · 2d

Archaeologists Find Leif Erikson Also First Explorer to Discover Parking on Market Street on a Sunday: tinyurl.com/yc6h57ur

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Bruce O. Schneider @boschneider.bsky.social · 1d

Both hilarious and perfect!

The Needling @theneedling.com · 1d

This team loves to edge.

Mariners Wear New All-Leather Uniforms to Edge Fans for One Last Day

The Mariners surprised the sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Park today with all-leather home alternate uniforms to better edge their fans’ playoff division series hopes for one last day in one of the lon…

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Locust Humiliated Swarm He Organized Only Got 40 Million Attendees https://theonion.com/locust-humiliated-swarm-he-organized-only-got-40-million-attendees/

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SAL @sarahannelloyd.com · 21h

YES. oh my god. helpful tools are useless now.

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1d

it's especially galling when because of my memory problems i have learned extremely well how to use web tools as a second brain, to hold data i couldn't memorize. i could just look that stuff up. because of clutter from generative slop, it's impossible to find such information anymore

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Lex Vaughn @lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 4h

Exactly 😂 Almost cried out for Jeeves myself in that reply.

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Lex Vaughn @lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 4h

It's weird to realize we're basically going back to pre-Google times because it's so hard to find what you need.

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David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social · 21h

It’s important to understand that the demonization of ‘Antifa’ isn’t just about kneecapping the enemies of MAGA. It’s about creating an opportunity to bring down the law-enforcement apparatus on anyone who dares dissent.

open.substack.com/pub/davidnei...

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 20h

🔥🔥🔥

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Essex J. Porter @essexjp.bsky.social · 18h

“Among those wrongly dismissed were the top two leaders of the federal measles response team…”

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 17h

NEW: In the hotly contested Seattle mayoral race, homelessness has become a fault line. Challenger Katie Wilson criticizes incumbent Bruce Harrell’s record, which includes carrying out more than 6,000 sweeps of homeless encampments.
Read my full article in @boltsmag.org:
boltsmag.org/seattle-mayo...

In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness - Bolts

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenger who wants to curb them.

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SAL @sarahannelloyd.com · 15h

TIL that Washington State still has a Christian Science exemption to child and elder abuse.

The class required to become a Christian Science practitioner lasts two (2) weeks.

app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default....