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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 20h

My bestie made me a bracelet

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 22h

My hat's for LAFC, which I watch avidly 🥰

Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 22h

This is how I learn Dodgers Stadium isn't just for concerts and COVID vaccines

Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 22h

Oh no I'm watching the Dodgers oh no

Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 25d

I'm very concerned I might kinda sorta a little bit start getting into baseball

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 1d

(I totally would have gone to the Getty but I didn't have a car yet and figuring out busses to get over there sounded like a nightmare.)

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a paper on a painting at the Getty's influence on theater design by looking at the painting online and then making guesses for several pages. I got one of two A's in the class and the professor called me out for being one of the only people to understand why museums are important. Fuck AI.

Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a 15-pg paper on the influence of Balinese shadow puppetry in politics the day before it was due by standing in a Barnes and noble, looking at the bibliographies for mentions of Bali, and then flipping to those pages. My teacher called it the best paper she’d read all year. Fuck AI.

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.

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 1d

There's an owl hooting outside my window which feels like a very cozy October way to fall asleep

Goodnight 🦉🌜

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 2d

The hunger
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The hunger
Well we just got back from stringing up our weakest
friend in the middle of the town square for the
vampires to feast on overnight. No one liked the
actual doing of it when it came to doing it I’ll say that.
But the past is the past. Time now to hunker down
inside and wait for them to leave us alone for good.
Figure out tomorrow what to do with all these surplus
wooden crosses.

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 2d

Well, just spent a stupid amount of money to go see NIN again next year. Ticketmaster now owns half my car, I think.

Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 9d

If you didn't see NIN in 2025, take the opportunity to do it in 2026. The show is phenomenal.

Nine Inch Nails @nin.com · 9d

NINE INCH NAILS
PEEL IT BACK
TOUR 2026
WITH BOYS NOIZE

TICKETS ON SALE
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8TH
12PM LOCAL TIME

MORE INFO AT NIN.COM

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niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 2d

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 2d

Cillian Murphy is really good in british Half Nelson

Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 3d

a man in a suit says let them fight in front of a group of soldiers

ALT: a man in a suit says let them fight in front of a group of soldiers

media.tenor.com

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 3d

I look forward to my monthly D&D game like I used to look forward to Going Out

Ross Payton @rosspayton.bsky.social · 4d

START PLAYING ROLE PLAYING GAMES TO MAKE FRIENDS AS AN ADULT

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 4d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 4d

Hot take: Pure Leaf ice tea bottles are filled too full

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4d

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 20d

I’ve been working on this for a while. (I tried to find Bobbie more than a decade ago and failed.) Please do give it a read.

Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 20d

If you love the song “Me and Bobby McGee” you absolutely must read @elongreen.bsky.social on the life of the woman who inspired the song.

The Unlikely Story of the Secretary Who Inspired One of Music’s Greatest Songs

“Me and Bobby McGee” was originally about a woman—Barbara “Bobbie” McKee. I talked to her.

slate.com

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Emily White @emwhitenoise.bsky.social · 7d

College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest.

Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.

I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:

emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 5d

there's a picture of her with the front of her shirt just soaked in blood. imagine trying to crack an 84 year old woman's skull and body slamming an 84 year old vet leaning on a walker.

is this the warrior ethos we've heard so much about?

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed

student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism

teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 6d

The people long for Xanga & Livejournal

Joseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 6d

Long-form journaling is back. The five paragraph dm is back. Expression through aggressive kazoo playing. These are the tools of our time.

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you Chelsea for your service. This alliance has concluded.

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Death Cab for Cunty @rachelalison.bsky.social · 6d

I mean, Chelsea winning this is good for Arsenal and Spurs

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