Orion🌈&sm9eb
@sm9eb.bsky.social
Archaeologist specializing in Late Neolithic/Halaf Şanlıurfa, Turkey; D.C.-born; foodie; astronomy & gardening buff; former guardian of Urfalı cat Commander Orion 🌈🖤; current guardian of not-a-Guest-anymore Cat Italy!
There's The 51st! But its focus is mainly local.
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
There's The 51st! But its focus is mainly local.
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Maybe one of you would like to hear this story and why it never made air.
February 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Maybe one of you would like to hear this story and why it never made air.
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Without any of the legacy debt attached, no ancillary puzzle business or suck up conferences - a few billionaires could put together the most powerful media org on Earth.
So much talent, in place, off leash.
Good god damn that could change the world.
So much talent, in place, off leash.
Good god damn that could change the world.
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT
- Dylan Thomas
@dailyzeitgeist.bsky.social
RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT
- Dylan Thomas
@dailyzeitgeist.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Without any of the legacy debt attached, no ancillary puzzle business or suck up conferences - a few billionaires could put together the most powerful media org on Earth.
So much talent, in place, off leash.
Good god damn that could change the world.
So much talent, in place, off leash.
Good god damn that could change the world.
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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We're failing that Bezos feels comfortable doing this (just yesterday) while gutting the Post.
We need civil society birddogging this guy, making him feel shame for this kind of shit.
We need civil society birddogging this guy, making him feel shame for this kind of shit.
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
We're failing that Bezos feels comfortable doing this (just yesterday) while gutting the Post.
We need civil society birddogging this guy, making him feel shame for this kind of shit.
We need civil society birddogging this guy, making him feel shame for this kind of shit.
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The destruction of it is.
The thing that a good newspaper should examine is what made him run it mostly nobly for a decade only to destroy it in a heel turn tribute to Trump?
The thing that a good newspaper should examine is what made him run it mostly nobly for a decade only to destroy it in a heel turn tribute to Trump?
the fact that wapo is closing every single part of the newspaper that attracts readers in order to focus on vertical short form video and opinion columns makes it very clear that the bezos takeover isn't about business. it's not even about propaganda. it's about showing off his power and clout
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The destruction of it is.
The thing that a good newspaper should examine is what made him run it mostly nobly for a decade only to destroy it in a heel turn tribute to Trump?
The thing that a good newspaper should examine is what made him run it mostly nobly for a decade only to destroy it in a heel turn tribute to Trump?
Or, wait for it...launching it into space.
a man in a space suit is driving a car with the earth in the background
ALT: a man in a space suit is driving a car with the earth in the background
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Or, wait for it...launching it into space.
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I suspect that a lot of rich people actually do believe that videos and opinion columns are the best part of newspapers. As we can see in the Epstein files, a lot of these guys aren’t particularly literate. Bezos may sincerely believe this is good for business
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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I think this is why this batch of US oligarchs is obsessed with #LotR, actually; they either really see themselves as the "good guys", or possibly, in the case of Bezos, they think Sauron is actually a sexy cool guy hungry for power whose reasons for that are misunderstood (as in Amazon's #TRoP).
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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its also stripping it to the bone of what is "valuable" in America today: shitty opinions and ten-second videos
the fact that wapo is closing every single part of the newspaper that attracts readers in order to focus on vertical short form video and opinion columns makes it very clear that the bezos takeover isn't about business. it's not even about propaganda. it's about showing off his power and clout
February 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
its also stripping it to the bone of what is "valuable" in America today: shitty opinions and ten-second videos
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Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh was born #OTD in 1906. He discovered Pluto in 1930, then traveled there in 2015 when NASA's New Horizons mission made its flyby with some of his ashes onboard. 🧪 🔭
Images: Lowell Observatory Archive; NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
Images: Lowell Observatory Archive; NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh was born #OTD in 1906. He discovered Pluto in 1930, then traveled there in 2015 when NASA's New Horizons mission made its flyby with some of his ashes onboard. 🧪 🔭
Images: Lowell Observatory Archive; NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
Images: Lowell Observatory Archive; NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
THIS!!! Don't let the bullies win. If you've experienced bullying, you know the only thing that makes them back down is your solidarity with others & formal consequences. They live for the thrill of power, but they often don't have as much as they say. They hate resistance.
Hold the line.
Hold the line.
The suburban observers, heavily women, say they share a personality type.
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
THIS!!! Don't let the bullies win. If you've experienced bullying, you know the only thing that makes them back down is your solidarity with others & formal consequences. They live for the thrill of power, but they often don't have as much as they say. They hate resistance.
Hold the line.
Hold the line.
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The suburban observers, heavily women, say they share a personality type.
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The suburban observers, heavily women, say they share a personality type.
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
HAHAHAHAHA! EDWARD YOU TART.
Tarzan Jane GIF
ALT: Tarzan Jane GIF
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
HAHAHAHAHA! EDWARD YOU TART.
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Fired as UK ambassador to the US, dismissed from the Labour Party, "retired" from the House of Lords, Peter Mandelson now faces a full-fledged criminal inquiry with questions about Russian espionage and why Epstein was paying routine sums to his spouse... will he be stripped of his title and honors?
Peter Mandelson faces criminal investigation over Epstein emails
The former cabinet minister, who is ‘retiring’ from the Lords, will be questioned about claims he leaked sensitive information to the paedophile financier
www.thetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Fired as UK ambassador to the US, dismissed from the Labour Party, "retired" from the House of Lords, Peter Mandelson now faces a full-fledged criminal inquiry with questions about Russian espionage and why Epstein was paying routine sums to his spouse... will he be stripped of his title and honors?
I had no idea there were other varieties than the "New York cheesecake" style with the water bath until #GBBO.
a group of people standing around a cake with the words " i 'm dribbling " on the table
ALT: a group of people standing around a cake with the words " i 'm dribbling " on the table
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I had no idea there were other varieties than the "New York cheesecake" style with the water bath until #GBBO.
Truthfully, I enjoyed it! But it is definitely cheesy (and there should be a whole college course taught around the subtext of colonialism, Orientalism, historical, etc etc). But there's a slave revolt! On TV! They win! They triumph!! That's cool?? #Sandokan
a blurry picture of a person swimming underwater
ALT: a blurry picture of a person swimming underwater
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Truthfully, I enjoyed it! But it is definitely cheesy (and there should be a whole college course taught around the subtext of colonialism, Orientalism, historical, etc etc). But there's a slave revolt! On TV! They win! They triumph!! That's cool?? #Sandokan
Those b*stards are so incredibly PETTY.
@netflix.com purposely moved Michelle Obama's film Becoming to a kids movie to knock it out of the top ten movies.
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Those b*stards are so incredibly PETTY.
There should be a #Sandokan drinking game.
Every time there's a shot directly related to a specific page of
Edward Said's Orientalism, you drink.
Every time Sandokan takes his shirt off, you drink.
Every time the Sultan of Brunei is delightfully wicked, you drink.
Every time there's a shot directly related to a specific page of
Edward Said's Orientalism, you drink.
Every time Sandokan takes his shirt off, you drink.
Every time the Sultan of Brunei is delightfully wicked, you drink.
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM
There should be a #Sandokan drinking game.
Every time there's a shot directly related to a specific page of
Edward Said's Orientalism, you drink.
Every time Sandokan takes his shirt off, you drink.
Every time the Sultan of Brunei is delightfully wicked, you drink.
Every time there's a shot directly related to a specific page of
Edward Said's Orientalism, you drink.
Every time Sandokan takes his shirt off, you drink.
Every time the Sultan of Brunei is delightfully wicked, you drink.
Adjuncts can't get tenured academics to treat us like humans, but this guy??
Here is Jeffrey Epstein, a man who did not have a bachelors degree, letting the Journal of Interdisciplinary Music Studies know that researchers are doing music cognition wrong: “Heard is boring”
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Adjuncts can't get tenured academics to treat us like humans, but this guy??
I should have anticipated this much sooner.
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I should have anticipated this much sooner.