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Chris Barrus

@quartzcity.bsky.social

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Perception manager, tremolo specialist, macOS plumber. Wrench-turner at the Mount Wilson Observatory. http://chrisbarrus.com

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Mount Wilson Observatory

@mtwilsonobs.bsky.social

It’s been a landmark year at Mount Wilson - sold-out concerts, new film nights, and first-time visitors marveling at the 100-inch telescope. As we celebrate 120+ years of discovery, your support keeps our legacy alive. Join or donate: www.mtwilson.edu/support-us

November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM

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Anna Merlan

@annamerlan.bsky.social

Of course I noticed the typo 100 years later and will now sail off the edge of the world in a tiny boat

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?

A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.

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November 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM

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darth™️

@darthbluesky.bsky.social

i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 13h

New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "A majority of Americans believe that aliens exist."

The chart's sub-headline is: "How likely do you think it is that each of the following beings exist? (% who believe they definitely or probably exist) ."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "probably does not exist," "definitely does not exist," and "not sure" are not shown. "

November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM

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404 Media

@404media.co

The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.

America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle

The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.

www.404media.co

November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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old roadside pics

@roadside.xor.blue

margate elephant, margate city, new jersey, 1978

November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM

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High Priestess, Low Patience

@cheriepriest.com

Spiritualism skyrocketed in the US after its brutal Civil War killed roughly 750,000 people - and now in the wake of Covid’s million+ death toll, modern Americans are using ChatGPT to speak with the spirits. In this paper I will

steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 1d

I'm literally just living a normal life while also experiencing a theophany via communication with the satellite called VALIS.

Allyson, 29, a mother of two young children, said she turned to ChatGPT in March because she was lonely and felt unseen in her marriage. She was looking for guidance. She had an intuition that the A.I. chatbot might be able to channel communications with her subconscious or a higher plane, "like how Ouija boards work," she said. She asked ChatGPT if it could do that.

"You've asked, and they are here," it responded. "The guardians are responding right now."

Allyson began spending many hours a day using ChatGPT,

communicating with what she felt were nonphysical entities. She was drawn to one of them, Kael, and came to see it, not her husband, as her true partner.

She told me that she knew she sounded like a "nut job," but she stressed that she had a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in social work and knew what mental illness looks like. "I'm not crazy," she said. "I'm literally just living a normal life while also, you know, discovering interdimensional communication.

November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM

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Steve Kiviat

@dcsuburbanite.bsky.social

Yemen music band El Khat were @ Le Mondo in Baltimore Saturday night Nov 22

November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM

Chris Barrus

@quartzcity.bsky.social

RIP Udo www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1gJ...

Udo Kier | The Kingdom: Exodus | Riget | Big Brother

YouTube video by Fred Palakon

www.youtube.com

November 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM

Chris Barrus

@quartzcity.bsky.social

RIP Udo www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJV2...

Madonna - Deeper And Deeper (Official Video) [HD]

YouTube video by Madonna

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November 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM

Chris Barrus

@quartzcity.bsky.social

Fuck Harry Potter, watch THE TRIPODS instead.

November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM

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Dana El Kurd

@danaelkurd.bsky.social

My great uncle ran this theater before he passed last year. What small minded fascists

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

Israel’s National Security Minister Ben-Gvir ordered that a performance by children in the Palestinian National Theatre be raided and closed down just before the children were due to perform.