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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 10h

I cannot have sympathy for people who have no empathy. Simple as that.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 8h

as an Italian: This is true I give you the Italian accent passcard

🎃👻Oct[BOO]cryptid🎃👻 🜬 @octocryptid.bsky.social · 8h

My thoughts on Columbus

You can always do an Italian accent

It's never racist

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 8h

You know, if they don't want to reopen a government that protects everyone's rights, we don't need them to re-open. States just stop paying federal taxes. Reroute that to local needs. Slowly refederate based on the actual needs of the people not some greedy super rich class. we all profit.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11h

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · Sep 17

saw someone typo "trans masc" as "trans mas" and now I'm like,

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 10h

I cannot have sympathy for people who have no empathy. Simple as that.

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 10h

W!!!! 🍑

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Cinder (it/its) @dollcinder.bsky.social · 11h

Lost 8lbs and my ass is way fatter can I get a big W in the chat

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 12h

Then inside the Inn Alfira is like "thank goodness you're ok!"

Not only did we never speak, I think she was never even on screen before then? Lmao. Love runs where I completely shatter BG3

Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 13h

Just got to the last light Inn on a weird playthrough and the game has no idea what to do. When the harpers confront me on the bridge, a woman I never met vouches for me. Then I name Jeheira by name, never knew it but sure. Then a kid I didn't save says he'd trust me with his life. 🤣

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 12h

Then inside the Inn Alfira is like "thank goodness you're ok!"

Not only did we never speak, I think she was never even on screen before then? Lmao. Love runs where I completely shatter BG3

Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 13h

Just got to the last light Inn on a weird playthrough and the game has no idea what to do. When the harpers confront me on the bridge, a woman I never met vouches for me. Then I name Jeheira by name, never knew it but sure. Then a kid I didn't save says he'd trust me with his life. 🤣

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 13h

I've been skipping things, double crossing, breaking quests weirdly. I just think it had no idea how I got here and made something up lol

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 13h

Just got to the last light Inn on a weird playthrough and the game has no idea what to do. When the harpers confront me on the bridge, a woman I never met vouches for me. Then I name Jeheira by name, never knew it but sure. Then a kid I didn't save says he'd trust me with his life. 🤣

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　　　the　　　 ghostes @rem.bsjky.team · 21h

me: nwo that im an responsible adult, taking care of a tamagotchi should be easy

me:ah,, well. nevertheless

the grown-up tamagotchi version you get when you don't take good care of them

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 14h

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 19h

He's finally buried. Has a little Cairn of rocks on top so no one disturbs him. 😢 At least my baby is at peace now.

Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 1d

My lizard poptart passed away. He never properly came out of brumation this summer. Couldn't get him to take food. Tried everything for months before he finally passed. Will bury him tomorrow. Today is for mourning. 😢 My poor baby

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you. 💗 I'm sad, but we saw it coming. 😞 at least he's at peace

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 19h

He's finally buried. Has a little Cairn of rocks on top so no one disturbs him. 😢 At least my baby is at peace now.

Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 1d

My lizard poptart passed away. He never properly came out of brumation this summer. Couldn't get him to take food. Tried everything for months before he finally passed. Will bury him tomorrow. Today is for mourning. 😢 My poor baby

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 21h

A woman asks her partner "what do you get up to for ninety minutes in the shower?" her partner replies "normal stuff." We cut to her in the shower. She hunches over, one hand against the wall, hair obscuring her face. She says "weak..." she pause for a bit. Then once again she says "weak..."

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PUMPKIN SPICE SLUGGO @saintsluggo.bsky.social · 21h

Now I like this hammer a lot better. This hammer fucks. Stores give this hammer credit.

The hammer from the quoted post has had its head polished, and the handle has been sanded stained and finished

The stain I used I made out of vinegar, coffee grounds, and steel wool. Hand rub satin finish polyurethane finish.

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 23h

I like how all hunting equipment is camo. Everything from your backpack, to your jacket, to the print on your gun is camo. But then you throw on the BRIGHTEST NEON ORANGE vest covered in reflectors. I'm not saying they're wrong to do so, safety first. But it's empirically hilarious 🤣🤣

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⛧ fuckleberry jam ⚢ @ifuckedyr.mom · 25d

look at this frog butt

frog butt. it’s cute as hell. you probably wanna poke it or something weird like that. it’s ok. it’s just a picture. go ahead. poke your screen

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

The solutions are so obvious.

Mamdani is polling at 85% among men 18-34. 85%.

For anyone seeking the elusive male vote: I have an idea of how you could win it (but your corporate donors aren’t going like it).

Screengrab from an NYT opinion piece dated 10/11/2025: “Democrats have been pulling their hair out trying to figure out how to win back young men, who voted for Mr. Trump in droves. In a post-primary survey of likely New York voters, Mr. Mamdani was polling at 85 percent among men 18 to 34. That's not just Brooklyn hipsters and aura-farming nepo babies. It's a whole city's worth of young dudes, from small business owners in Queens to warehouse workers in the Bronx.”

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 23h

I like how all hunting equipment is camo. Everything from your backpack, to your jacket, to the print on your gun is camo. But then you throw on the BRIGHTEST NEON ORANGE vest covered in reflectors. I'm not saying they're wrong to do so, safety first. But it's empirically hilarious 🤣🤣

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 1d

So we're just trying to end the world now? Not even pretending? Straight up Austin Powers villain shit.

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 3d

Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social

A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?

Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.

theconversation.com

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Polly @pollyphemeus.bsky.social · 1d

So we're just trying to end the world now? Not even pretending? Straight up Austin Powers villain shit.

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 3d

Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social

A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?

Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.

theconversation.com

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