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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 3d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 3d

“Mississippi” and “gain national attention” gets an immediate head tilt, but “use scholarships for tuition at approved schools,” is where I start to narrow my eyes

Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 3d

Mississippi was one of the first states to gain national attention for its approach to dyslexia. The state requires every kindergarten and first-grade student to be screened for dyslexia, provides ongoing training for teachers and allows parents to use scholarships for tuition at approved schools.

Dyslexia Scholarship Helps Mississippi Families Access Therapy

Five schools across Madison, Ridgeland, Petal, Hattiesburg and Ocean Springs are approved to accept students using Mississippi’s Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship. But large areas of Mississippi,…

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Schrödinger's Cat @comtestanaccount.bsky.social · 3d

To sum up Noah Chomsky in one word : cunt

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 3d

should have been Woody Allen

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Nightmare On Jen Street @angrybooklady.bsky.social · 4d

On I-20 in fucking June??

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 4d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 6d

my brother’s next door neighbor is one of the co-owners and they have a brick oven in the backyard and it smells exactly as good as you’d think

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 6d

jealousy, you green-eyed monster

FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 6d

France's postal service rolls out croissant-scented stamp

France has launched a croissant-scented stamp to celebrate its emblematic flaky pastry, its national postal service, La Poste, announced on Wednesday.

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Blood River Flow @pearlriverflow.com · 7d

A fun thing you can do is look at historic maps on the Library of Congress website. They made the Sanborn map collection searchable. Sanborn maps were made for insurance purposes, they're gorgeous and highly informative historical documents.

www.loc.gov/collections/...

Sanborn Maps | The Library of Congress

Search results 1 - 25 of 51368.

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granzombi @granzombi.bsky.social · 7d

New Orleans folks, I’ve got Saints tix for Sunday and we have to be out of town. Sec 137, corner, nothing fancy, good neighbors. Not looking to make $$, just like to see em get used and not by Pats fans. ⚜️⚜️

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wormbuxx @wormbuxx.bsky.social · 8d

Now I’m falling asleep and she’s calling a cob

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 9d

nobody remembers those sexual assault charges or the dating 17 year olds in his 20s, do they?

this man has been trash his entire adult life

Fox Sports Radio @foxsportsradio.bsky.social · 9d

The family of the elderly grease truck driver who was allegedly attacked by former USC and NFL quarterback turned FOX Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez gave an update on his condition.

Update On Condition Of Elderly Man Allegedly Attacked By Mark Sanchez | FOX Sports Radio

foxsportsradio.iheart.com

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Ellen Ann Fentress @eafentress.bsky.social · 11d

Mannerly ask & wit at the Texaco in Louisville, Mississippi today

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 13d

If you’re watching us from outside the United States, it’s pretty much as bad as it looks.

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Voirey Linger @voireylinger.bsky.social · 13d

Friends, Spooky season is upon us.

Remember... foods dyed black with charcoal can interfere with medications. Don't eat them if you have an Rx

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 14d

my neighbor was talking about how much he loves George W’s paintings yesterday🫠

me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 14d

…y’all think they’ll prosecute people? really?

honestly not trying to be a dick, but my imagination is failing me on that one

Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 14d

Now might be a good time for Democrats to remind people that when they return to power they will not hesitate to prosecute people who murder civilians.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 16d

She grunt on my slump til I buckle

Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 16d

This list of variations on cobbler reads like someone was brainstorming the worst insults they could think of for a coworker

A screencap from the Wikipedia page for cobbler, which includes variations: Betty, grunt, slump, buckle, sonker, boot

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 23d

To be clear: this entire “we’ve got to run more pro-lifers” insanity is because literally a week ago polling showed that Democrats would prefer politicians like AOC and Mamdani over Jefferies and Schumer by, let me emphasize this, a 20 point fucking margin.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Poll: Capitalism is out … and socialism is in

The movement is gaining popularity among Democrats, a left-leaning group found.

www.politico.com

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 24d

An elegant weapon for a more civilized age

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 25d

as a tall brick shithouse built woman, this line of thinking can fuck off into the sun

Nightmare On Jen Street @angrybooklady.bsky.social · 25d

The quote with more context:

"I agree with the concerns expressed by parents and players that we have to take into account biological factors such as muscle mass and unfair student athletic advantage when we determine who plays on which teams, especially in contact sports," Harris writes. "With goodwill and common sense, I believe we can come up with ways to do this, without vilifying and demonizing children."

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me, y’all @velvetditch.bsky.social · 25d

🤷🏻‍♀️national dems have never wavered in their support of Mississippi pro-life dem candidates though a statewide personhood amendment was defeated here by 62% in 2011, and legal abortion currently polls at 52% (our statewide amendment process no longer exists thanks to republicans)

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 25d

I genuinely cannot believe that Ezra Klein said we should run pro-life candidates in Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri; three states that recently held abortion referendums where the pro-choice side won!