M. Bartos
@matransplant.bsky.social
Film, culture, art. Books. Make American Nice Again. It only hurts when I don't laugh. Blocking trolls is my superpower.
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So proud of my dear friend Sam for writing this. So furious he has to go through it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | Cancer Patients Like Me Are Casualties of MAHA’s Hypocrisy
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
So proud of my dear friend Sam for writing this. So furious he has to go through it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
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#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
I have chosen Tom Petty, ranked 15 to 1
11/10 - #6
Learning To Fly
Touching and intimate
Resiliance
Self-Discovery
Personal growth
Fear of stepping into the unknown - "Coming down is the hardest thing"
tinyurl.com/42p3avww
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
I have chosen Tom Petty, ranked 15 to 1
11/10 - #6
Learning To Fly
Touching and intimate
Resiliance
Self-Discovery
Personal growth
Fear of stepping into the unknown - "Coming down is the hardest thing"
tinyurl.com/42p3avww
Learning to Fly - Tom Petty w/ Stevie Nicks
Live from Gatorville 2006
tinyurl.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
I have chosen Tom Petty, ranked 15 to 1
11/10 - #6
Learning To Fly
Touching and intimate
Resiliance
Self-Discovery
Personal growth
Fear of stepping into the unknown - "Coming down is the hardest thing"
tinyurl.com/42p3avww
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
I have chosen Tom Petty, ranked 15 to 1
11/10 - #6
Learning To Fly
Touching and intimate
Resiliance
Self-Discovery
Personal growth
Fear of stepping into the unknown - "Coming down is the hardest thing"
tinyurl.com/42p3avww
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Happy 82nd birthday, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, and painter Joni Mitchell. 🎂
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Happy 82nd birthday, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, and painter Joni Mitchell. 🎂
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He finally became the marketing whiz he'd always dreamed of being. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
He finally became the marketing whiz he'd always dreamed of being. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I love the smell of victory in the morning.
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I love the smell of victory in the morning.
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Someone want to tell Mikey here that 86% of all SNAP benefits go to households that include a child, an elderly person, or a person with disabilities?
Or that almost 40% of SNAP recipients are children?
And that Whites account for 37% of SNAP recipients?
Or that almost 40% of SNAP recipients are children?
And that Whites account for 37% of SNAP recipients?
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Someone want to tell Mikey here that 86% of all SNAP benefits go to households that include a child, an elderly person, or a person with disabilities?
Or that almost 40% of SNAP recipients are children?
And that Whites account for 37% of SNAP recipients?
Or that almost 40% of SNAP recipients are children?
And that Whites account for 37% of SNAP recipients?
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“We’re all going to die, all of us.
What a circus!
That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t.
We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities; we are eaten up by nothing.”
— Charles Bukowski
What a circus!
That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t.
We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities; we are eaten up by nothing.”
— Charles Bukowski
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“We’re all going to die, all of us.
What a circus!
That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t.
We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities; we are eaten up by nothing.”
— Charles Bukowski
What a circus!
That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t.
We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities; we are eaten up by nothing.”
— Charles Bukowski
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The Cabin on the Cliff of Varengeville - 1896/1897
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110288
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110288
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Cabin on the Cliff of Varengeville - 1896/1897
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110288
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110288
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Etretat the Aval Door Fishing Boats Leaving the Harbour - 1885
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10066
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10066
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Etretat the Aval Door Fishing Boats Leaving the Harbour - 1885
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10066
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10066
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Women in Film to honor Jamie Lee Curtis, Regina King
www.upi.com
Women in Film to honor Jamie Lee Curtis, Regina King - UPI.com
twp.ai
October 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Women in Film to honor Jamie Lee Curtis, Regina King
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Image Credit: Donkey Lovers
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Image Credit: Donkey Lovers
This is stunning. I've never seen this one before.
One Who Understands https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/489986
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is stunning. I've never seen this one before.
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Just posting this. Everyone knows why.
October 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just posting this. Everyone knows why.
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One Who Understands https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/489986
September 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One Who Understands https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/489986
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New Spinoff Of ‘The Pitt’ Follows Heroic Workers At Pharmaceutical Ad Agency
New Spinoff Of ‘The Pitt’ Follows Heroic Workers At Pharmaceutical Ad Agency
BURBANK, CA—Piggybacking on the success of the Emmy-winning series, HBO Max announced a new spin-off of The Pitt Tuesday that portrays the struggles faced by heroic workers at a pharmaceutical ad agen...
theonion.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New Spinoff Of ‘The Pitt’ Follows Heroic Workers At Pharmaceutical Ad Agency
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What the USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
September 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
What the USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
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Hi G @guillerm.bsky.social I'm moving away from the political stuff. It's just to depressing. Last night I played music all night #MutualMusic and had a blast so I'm going to do it every Saturday. I will use the same tags as I used last night. Love for you to join us. 😌
bsky.app/profile/evod...
bsky.app/profile/evod...
Time for some music. II will be playing music all night tonight and I hope my friends and Bsky music lovers join me. We could all use a break from the insanity. 🎶😎🎶
1st up an old classic
#Music
#NeedAMusicBreak
#BSkymusic
#MusicThatDoesn'tSuck
#MutualMusic
youtu.be/qKYQNtF11eg?...
1st up an old classic
#Music
#NeedAMusicBreak
#BSkymusic
#MusicThatDoesn'tSuck
#MutualMusic
youtu.be/qKYQNtF11eg?...
The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by The Doobie Brothers
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Hi G @guillerm.bsky.social I'm moving away from the political stuff. It's just to depressing. Last night I played music all night #MutualMusic and had a blast so I'm going to do it every Saturday. I will use the same tags as I used last night. Love for you to join us. 😌
bsky.app/profile/evod...
bsky.app/profile/evod...
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Adelaide Labille-Guiard : Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond, 1785
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Further description in the alt text 👇
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Further description in the alt text 👇
September 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Adelaide Labille-Guiard : Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond, 1785
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Further description in the alt text 👇
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Further description in the alt text 👇
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The new book “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” aims to explain why superintelligent AI would eliminate humanity. But along the way, the authors “fail to make an evidence-based scientific case for their claims,” Adam Becker argues:
The Useful Idiots of AI Doomsaying
Those who predict that superintelligence will destroy humanity serve the same interests as those who believe that it will solve all of our problems.
bit.ly
September 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The new book “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” aims to explain why superintelligent AI would eliminate humanity. But along the way, the authors “fail to make an evidence-based scientific case for their claims,” Adam Becker argues:
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DOJ takes down study showing political violence almost always comes from the right
www.rawstory.com
DOJ takes down study showing political violence almost always comes from the right
twp.ai
September 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
DOJ takes down study showing political violence almost always comes from the right
We lost a real leader. Talented, kind and gave back to his community.
Robert Redford didn’t mince words about the fossil fuel industry. 😢
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We lost a real leader. Talented, kind and gave back to his community.
Finally got to "All the Light We Cannot See" in my stack of books to read. A beautiful reminder of our common humanity.https://www.anthonydoerr.com/books/all-the-light-we-cannot-see
September 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Finally got to "All the Light We Cannot See" in my stack of books to read. A beautiful reminder of our common humanity.https://www.anthonydoerr.com/books/all-the-light-we-cannot-see
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Tyler Robinson, the prime suspect for Charlie Kirk’s assassination, comes from a proud MAGA family, according to his grandmother.
www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk...
www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk Suspect’s Grandma Says Family Is All MAGA
Tyler Robinson, the prime suspect for Charlie Kirk’s assassination, comes from a proud MAGA family, according to his grandmother.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Tyler Robinson, the prime suspect for Charlie Kirk’s assassination, comes from a proud MAGA family, according to his grandmother.
www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk...
www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk...