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Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 22d

🧵 Gentleman in DC on the suspension of @jimmykimmel.com:

“But you know who the real villains in this whole thing are?

The 60-some percent of American voters who didn’t [vote].”

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK. 1/

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · Aug 11

me, 1% of the time: hell yeah, i am absolutely crushing it

me, 99% of the time: why brain no do stuff :(

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 29

I would 100% watch 11 whole seasons of the Roz show.

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 27

No cheating, post your lock screen
🌸🪻🌼

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jul 19

The entire point of good reporting or good scholarship is to tell us something we didn’t already know and the idea that they could ever be replaced by AI tools that rely on scraping the internet database of what we *do* know is just ludicrous.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Jul 19

it really is both insanely inaccurate and also wildly offensive to assume that scientists and reporters can be readily replaced with passive sensors

Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · Jul 19

This is what popped into my head immediately upon reading that, like, okay, so all those field scientists... we can just replace them with Waymos, got it, can't wait to see how a Waymo creeps through a bush for 7 weeks just to take a photograph of a bird that nobody has ever photographed before

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 19

My friend Nina writes RWRB fanfic and you should read everything she writes bc she is fantastic.

That’s all.

ninzombied ᴖ̈ @ninzied.bsky.social · Jul 19

alex is hungover. worse than that, alex is hungover at the gym.

and worse than even *that* is, alex forgot his protein shake, the ice machine has just stopped working, and that *guy*, the one with the shoulders so wide he looks stupid, has monopolized alex's favorite rowing machine. again.

1/8

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · Jul 19

the world sucks so bad right now that it’s hard to know where to begin - but here’s one thing you can do, if there’s room in your heart and home 👇

L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Jul 18

The manager for the Downey Animal Care Center, urges people who are in a position to adopt to stop by to visit dogs like Canela, a five-year-old Belgian Malinois. A total of 18 animals have been turned in due to the deportations.

By @janettev.bsky.social 🐕

lataco.com/ice-raids-pe...

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

oh wait, nope, I think i'm wrong...

"Additionally, the fee must be paid on top of a “Form I-94 fee,” which the One Big Beautiful Bill Act increased from $6 to $24. That fee must be paid by anyone who is required to submit a Form I-94 arrival and departure record, which applies to most travelers."

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

It's in addition to whatever visa fees they'd already have to pay. But we have a lot of countries that are visa-exempt for tourism so I don't think it will affect *everybody* coming here, pretty sure if you're visa-exempt you don't have to pay the fee (I think)

www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/v...

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' — what to know

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.

www.cnbc.com

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Leah @rahleeyah.bsky.social · Jul 18

New chapter of Devils & Dust is up! archiveofourown.org/works/657121...

Devils and Dust - Chapter 27 - rahleeyah - Law & Order: SVU [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

archiveofourown.org

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Nice!

Marisa Roffman @marisaroffman.bsky.social · Jul 18

Aimé Donna Kelly has been promoted to a series regular on #SVU: www.givememyremote.com/remote/2025/...

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT: Aimé Donna Kelly Promoted to Series Regular - Give Me My Remote

The actress first joined the series in season 22.

www.givememyremote.com

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Um??

The French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · Jul 18

Tucked away in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is the requirement that all visitors to the US must pay $250 just to enter the country starting 1 October! For a family of 5 that's $1250! I doubt this will help America's crashing tourism business which is down 10% already since January

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

"Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love."

(Yes, we've moved on to the Hobbit trilogy)

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ooooh I’ll have to check out

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Anytime!

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

Opinion | Stephen Colbert Was Never Going to Save Us

www.nytimes.com

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Here ya go: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

Opinion | Stephen Colbert Was Never Going to Save Us

www.nytimes.com

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

oh wow that is MATCHY matchy

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Can confirm: ouch.

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

to add insult to (literal) injury, I just filed my nails this afternoon and now I had to clip this one all the way down to fit the band-aids how I needed to.

allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hey friends, when a sharp knife falls blade up into your dirty dish cutlery holder and you think "I should move that now before I find it the hard way later".... Listen to yourself.

Signed,
Later me, who found it the hard way.

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

And in August USA's Rainmaker show premieres, starring Lana Parrilla as -- you guessed it -- a lawyer named Bruiser lol

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Self-curation of what you want to see is a truly lost art, I fear. Learn to find the things you like yourself! Don't just consume what a machine somewhere thinks you'll like. I fear for us as a society, truly...

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Took mine off for a bit last night bc the phone was getting really warm while charging and I thought the same thing. Just feels inherently unsafe.

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allison @somewhereapart.bsky.social · Jul 18

oh man, someone remind me to watch this later

oceansettings.bsky.social @oceansettings.bsky.social · Jul 17

No wonder he was elected twice. Even better , interviewed by @hcrichardson.bsky.social

youtu.be/EM9B8Qin9ac?...

A Conversation with President Barack Obama | The Connecticut Forum

YouTube video by Barack Obama

youtu.be