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Robin Brooks @assumptionprime.bsky.social · 18h

Spell X Sword Update! Page 54: spellxsword.com/comic/chapte...

helpfully expositing

Dani and Mira sitting across a table from each other, both wide eyed and embarrassed.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 17h

Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”

RFK, Jr., Cites ‘Truly Appalling’ Studies to Tie Autism to Circumcision and Tylenol

Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 13h

This has been a hard one for me to listen to because the wide adoption of chatgpt that your guest reports makes me sad and angry. It's so destructive to the environment, and was built on plagiarized works, and yet so many people just ... don't care?? I'm halfway through and had to step away briefly

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 20h

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 1d

okay weird flex but I swear this is the second time someone on here has written me a double dactyl and now I cannot for the life of me FIND the first one, so I'm retweeting this with much better keywords so I have a hope of finding it again

Patrick Nielsen Hayden @handle.invalid · 1d

Winsocket spinsocket
Gretchen McCulloch, a
Linguist and podcaster
(Double the threat)

Showed us how online chat
Idiomatically
Makes us talk different be-
cause Internet.

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 1d

If you like comic poems with good scansion or linguistic analyses of pop cultural phenomena, may I point out that I cohost @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics?

Find your perfect starter episode here: bit.ly/lingthusiasmquiz

Which Lingthusiasm episode are you?

Answer a few fun questions and this Highly Scientific quiz will tell you which episode of Lingthusiasm, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics, matches your personality best!

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 22h

This post has breached containment of "people who already know what a double dactyl is" so here's a handy link to the comic verse style that I was writing in, it's like the limerick's more sophisticated and tricky cousin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_...

Double dactyl - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 1d

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

There’s no such thing as “Antifa,” at least not as an actual organized institution, but repressive measures of the kind the regime is doing will certainly create one

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it

The Confusion Over Antidepressants During Pregnancy Is Harming People

By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it

www.scientificamerican.com

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday!! 🎂

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Dungeons & Dragons @dndbeyond.com · 1d

Your feedback matters! Follow the link below to take a deeper dive into this playtest and tell us what you think through the feedback survey.

Unearthed Arcana Blog: dndbeyond.link/DnD-UA-Updat...

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Designer Insights from Unearthed Arcana: Psion Update (Survey Now Live!)

We've tapped into the collective pool of consciousness (the survey results), blasted several thought constructs, and created a new and improved Psion cl...

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Ryan Rieder @tbkzord.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck absolutely everything about this. This is not normal, this is not right. This is a gestapo, kidnapping and disappearing people. No one should be ok with this. Keep yelling at your officials, keep amplifying these videos, and protect your neighbors. People need to see what's going on.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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totallyej.bsky.social @totallyej.bsky.social · 1d

For this week's @ggwshow.bsky.social - To celebrate #LegionRemix we've a set of Dreadlord's Regalia to give away whilst talking about 11.2.5 & #LegionRemix! If you would like to win one, join the chat room over at www.twitch.tv/silkyraven on Sunday 12 October from 20.00 UK. #WoW_Partner

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 1d

If you can see this, post a pet

Two white and black cats sitting in almost identical poses on a wood floor, one 3 feet behind the other, starting at approximately the photographer's feet.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 2d

It's officially spooky season, but what if you want a little guidance to ease you into it? Like a therapist, maybe. Or a therapist who happens to bring their own holiday season flair by coincidentally being a vampire. But where in the indie game could we find something like a vampire therapist?

Ease yourself into the Halloween season with a therapist who happens to be a vampire in Vampire Therapist

I am a huge fan of all things horror, from brooding and creepy to extreme gore that borders on parody, but sometimes during Halloween month, you have to ea

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 1d

Yay for the creative spark! I love that feeling, and it's a fleeting creature

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 1d

Hey now, I don't need to be called out like this

Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 2d

Show of hands—who else needed the reminder? 🙋🏻‍♀️

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

It's okay to take a break even if you don't think you deserve one.
It's okay if you don't cross off every item on your to-do list.
It's okay to not be productive every second of every day.
You are a human, not a machine.
It's okay. You're okay.
@danidonovan

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caztastrophe 🏳️‍🌈 @caztastrophe.bsky.social · 2d

If you have questions about life insurance and naming beneficiaries, I would be glad to help.

Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 2d

Members of Antifa, please remember this month is open enrollment. We added a term life policy, and a new ASA (Anarchist Savings Account) for your radical needs. Please direct any questions to the HR team on the north building on the main campus.

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Girls Gone WoW Podcast @ggwshow.bsky.social · 3d

To celebrate #LegionRemix we have a set of Dreadlord's Regalia to give away on Sunday's show! If you would like to win one make sure you're in the chat room over at www.twitch.tv/silkyraven for the show this Sunday 12 October from 20.00 UK. #WoW_Partner

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Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · 2d

A superb explanation about why artists by and large detest AI imagery, from @theoatmeal.bsky.social: theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 2d

I assume the lethality of the moose is inversely proportionate to the stupidity of the human

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 2d

Sloth World, Part 1! There are a LOT of sloths, let's look at some recent developments... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/10... #mammals #fossils #xenarthrans

Sloth World, 2025 (Part 1) — Tetrapod Zoology

Like me, you are no doubt a big fan of sloths...

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 3d

(Apologies for the repost, and thank you to the kind person who let us know emoji walls are a nightmare for screen readers!)

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