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Andrew Facini @andrewfacini.com · Jan 24

In the first 100 days I will dig down into the place of honor. On day one I will issue an Executive Order that the radical woke warning signs be removed and anyone perpetuating the "dangerous and repulsive" lie to be terminated. I will restore the country by touching the ancient treasures.

Graphic showing the proposed pictogram warning of the dangers of buried nuclear waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 22m

I'd never really looked but my goodness so there is

Tulip Staircase ghost photo. The clear figure in white, bent over and gripping the bannister, is to the right. In the centre of the frame, circled in orange, is a less clear figure. What might be a nose and forehead just visible under a cowl. Their hand is very clearly visible on the bannister.

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Folk Horror Revival 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social · 30m

#PhantomsFriday A classic ghost photo taken by Reverend R.W Hardy on the Tulip Staircase in Queen’s House, Greenwich, 1966.

I've usually seen it reproduced in B&W so I didn't realise until comparatively recently it was actually taken in colour.

Photograph of a winding staircase illuminated in a golden glow by lamps on the wall. On the right a wispy shrouded ghostly figure can be seen climbing up the stairs gripping the bannister.

Black and white photograph of a winding staircase illuminated by lamps on the wall. On the right a wispy shrouded ghostly figure can be seen climbing up the stairs gripping the bannister.

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AI Jobsworth 1000 @thirteentwelve.bsky.social · 37m

Just watched a clip of Zarah Sultana saying we need to be organized 🙃

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 36m

It's very much not correct but I would also like Merriam-Webster to explain why the hell they think it is. Same Latin root, same spelling, essentially the same meaning. So yeah, where did this niche pronunciation come from?

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 41m

The WORLD begs to differ, Merriam-Webster dying in a ditch over this.

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 1h

Even the Americans are shocked by this one.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11h

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Ventilador no 3™ ≛≣ @fannvevo.bsky.social · 8h

O fim dessa história todo mundo sabe

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 2h

I haven't even read this yet and I'm screaming *NO!!!* at my phone. Seriously have people stopped *thinking* about adverse side effects? I'm sorry but this is a giant red flag for all kinds of reasons.

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 2h

Exclusive: Teachers will use 'deepfake' technology to create an AI avatar of themselves to deliver catch-up lessons for pupils who have missed school

Watch one of the school’s ‘deepfake’ teachers in our story below

schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-trus...

'Deepfake' teacher avatars to help pupils catch up

Academy trust staff to use AI generator to introduce resources for pupils returning to school

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 5h

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 10h

Could have condensed these messages into a single sticker: ‘DON’T KILL PIGS’

K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 11h

Just saw a truck with the most perplexing pair of bumper stickers ever: POLICE LIVES MATTER and GO VEGAN.

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 10h

Oh that didn't help ohhhh they're doing stuff like that Bosch painting oh boy they're promising to do "bad sex stuff" later I don't think a prayer is gonna cut it

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 10h

This killed me and sent me to hell, my wife is typing this on my broken phone while I scream in agony from the depths I HOPE YOU ARE FUCKING PROUD OF YOURSELF

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 11h

Ah lads quick it's the clergy!

Saint Josephine @sisterjosephine.myatproto.social · 11h

I rebuke and bind all demons and unclean spirits that are influencing you in the name of Jesus Christ. Be gone satan

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11h

👨‍🍳💋

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DIO @danielirizarri.bsky.social · 17h

I think what's impressive about TRON is that, visually, it's still so much more interesting than any of it's sequels. It's crazy that they tried update this digital world by making it as 'realistically rendered' as possible. It's a complete misunderstanding of the original's charm.

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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 11h

Took me so long to find this deleted tweet from the start of covid that I can't remember anymore why I was looking for it. Well, enjoy

Tweet from @thomas_violence "hearing from inside sources that boris johnson has died of bad farts and his last words were "oh bloody hell it's these bad farts that have right done me in"

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 12h

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 12h

The Man in Black, famously uncool

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 13h

wtaf are you talking about

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 12h

While I enjoy the Wikipedia "which came first" daily quiz, I have to accept that it is entirely guesswork because lol how could you possibly know which 13th century event came first?

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Even Spookier Malloy @spooksmalloy.bsky.social · 15h

Illegally murdering civilians with drones and standing by while masked gestapo murder Americans citizens is a winner though

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 15h

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN THE FUCKING CAR YOU LITTLE CUNT

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 15h

I'm currently about a third of the way through The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt and I'm giving it so far the big thumbs up. You might not class it as specifically folk horror but I think it's in the zone.

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Th'Omen @mrmoth.bsky.social · 15h

Some days you just want to listen to Trompe le Monde, and that's ok. It's educational.

GTradio 📻

U-Mass

YouTube video by Pixies - Topic

music.youtube.com

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