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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1h

Twenty minutes of one episode. And I really like Bryan Cranston.

lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1h

I’ve never watched an episode of Friends, any reality television, the Great British BakeOff, Love Actually, most of the Star Wars prequels, any old Doctor Who, The Office, or Gilmore Girls.

I’ve also never played WarHammer or D’n’D, and I don’t game, at all.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2h

Should you need one, I built a Samhain feed. #Witchsky #witchsky #Halloween #pagan

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2h

They all have faces. Not scary.

lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2h

Can someone tell me when we stopped using the word “outfit” and just started using the word “fit”, for clothes?

I think I missed a memo.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 19h

You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.
- Kurt Vonnegut

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#Whistpr Daily Word @whistprword.bsky.social · 20h

A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for October 10, 2025: #CASCADE

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Drawing of a large wisteria tree dripping with cascades of weeping branches covered in light purple blooms. There is a small white rabbit at the base of the tree and the background is a golden color to contrast with the purple.

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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 20h

Not as powerful as cans of soup, depending on the volume, but in the right hands. 📚

American Library Association poster against censorship Books are weapons in the war of ideas.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 21h

I'm going to shill for my favorite clothing store, for a second: I'm 5'3" and about a U.S. 18. Half my machine wash professional wardrobe is from these folks. I have pieces from them that still look good that are fifteen years old. They are having a fifty percent off sale. www.landsend.com

Lands' End: Quality Clothing, Outerwear, Swimwear and Footwear

Lands' End is a classic American lifestyle brand with a passion for quality, legendary service & real value. We seek to deliver timeless style for women, men, kids and the home. Shop lasting quality s...

www.landsend.com

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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 22h

Mark Bray, a professor teaching at Rutgers University, was stopped from flying out of the US mere hours after the sham antifa roundtable at the white house.

Turning Point USA activists have labeled him a financier for antifa. Bray and his family received death threats as well.

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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AK Faulkner @ NYCC @poopraven.bsky.social · 1d

#NYCC COME GET YOUR GAY BOOKS!

Hall 1B, Table WB-4, Writers Block - behind the JSA booth near Artists Alley 😘

Photo of my table at NYCC 2025. It has a lilac tablecloth with "AK Faulkner, Ravensword Press" in white on it.

On the table are many gay books, a shelf of more gay books, and a big neon sign which reads "GAY BOOKS"

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Annette & Vizsla Tucker @vizslaspgh.bsky.social · 1d

We are going to have to go back to hand counting votes.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1d

He’s really just out of touch with reality. If there’s a correlation between an autism diagnosis and circumcision, what they’re seeing is access to medical care. Access to doctors means you’re more likely to get diagnosed with autism.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1d

It’s yummy and gluten free!

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 1d

I use purple cabbage as a sandwich wrap.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to the BlueSky poets I have read and written more poetry than I have since my childhood in San Antonio, where Naomi Nye’s poetry classes were an event. #poetry

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2d

www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Texas governor to cities: remove rainbow crosswalks or lose funding

Greg Abbott is following Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in declaring war on rainbow paint.

www.chron.com

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Jem's Jumpers UK @jemsjumpers.bsky.social · 2d

Day 115 of showing the internet that (jumping) spiders aren't scary 😲

Meet Clemmie, our Phidippus Regius Soroa. Today, she’s trying out her very first play gym! 🎡

Jumping spiders love enrichment like this ❤️ #jumpingspider #cutespider

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2d

Paxton is a pathological narcissist. Grey rock him like everyone is doing to Miller.

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lisamims.bsky.social @lisamims.bsky.social · 2d

You can avoid most of Microsoft’s nonsense by using WordPerfect.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 2d

Much to Penny’s regret, sweatshirt season is finally here.

A sugar-faced tan chihuahua sitting on a beige sofa and looking over her shoulder at the camera. She is wearing a gray hoodie that says “Mommy’s Little Lady.”

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 2d

From a conservation perspective: 😭

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

"Dozens of rare Jewish religious books, some believed to have belonged to the legendary Library of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, were recently discovered in the basement of a Jewish-owned building near the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw." www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world...

Rare pre-Holocaust Jewish books found in Warsaw basement

Books bearing stamps from the legendary Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva—lost during the Holocaust—were found in poor condition in Warsaw; Polish experts are working to preserve the mold- and fungus-damaged te...

www.ynetnews.com

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vss365hq.bsky.social @vss365hq.bsky.social · 9d

The #vss365 host for October 1-15 is:

@thedevilstuna.bsky.social (Paul)

Prompts will drop daily at 10 AM GMT (UTC)

Follow Paul, if you haven’t already!

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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 @alinagrafik.bsky.social · 2d

Humpback whales rush to stop hungry orcas from hunting a sea lion in CA. Celebration followed when the humpback whales gave up. Gift article.

www.sacbee.com/news/califor...

Humpback whales rush to stop hungry orcas from hunting in CA. Celebration followed

Boaters called the moment a “once in a lifetime trip.”

www.sacbee.com

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