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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · 22h

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 6d

The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars

Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 22d

Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · 22d

if our universe is indeed in a black hole, what would happen if “our” black hole collides with another black hole?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25d

Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter’s Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases

WASHINGTON, UT—As he described a massive backlog of murders that continued to stump the agency he leads, desperate FBI director Kash Patel reportedly asked the family of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin ...

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · Aug 25

Good morning

A portal to Hell could open tomorrow and some financial publication would run and article like "Thinking about skipping work because a crow is eating your entrails? Here's why that's a bad call."
by Dan Sheehan

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · Aug 24

Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · Aug 16

excited to get my copy of Kamikaze L’amour Nervous Breakdown Edition from @richardkadrey.bsky.social

Kamikaze L’amour Neevous Breakdown Edition by Richard Kadrey

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · Jul 26

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · Jul 15

apparently, we used up all the weather during yesterday’s storms so there’s no more for today, according to my apple weather app.

screenshot of the iphone weather app with no data available, just a blank screen under location name.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jun 26

I love how the right is trying to scare us by saying the United States is turning into one of those European countries with great mass transit and free healthcare.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just before the Dutch bought it

Mike G. @mestizoqueso.bsky.social · Jun 25

when has New York’s population ever been primarily native born?

40 percent of New York City's population is foreign born. Not just second and third generation immigrants. Foreign born. Almost half the city wasn't born in this country. NYC isn't an American city anymore by any reasonable definition of the term. It's a tragedy and a disgrace.

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Emily ✨🎃 @emilyoram.bsky.social · Jun 11

This is incredible

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · Jun 12

saw @simplemindsmusic.bsky.social last night in nj. awesome show!

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · Jun 11

www.brooklynvegan.com/nitzer-ebbs-...

Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy has died at 58

McCarthy had been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver last year.

www.brooklynvegan.com

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · Jun 7

Struck by how quickly it’s gone Orwellian.

The Department of Justice protects criminals and prosecutes the innocent.

Health and Human Services is singularly obsessed with spreading disease.

The Department of Education is working tirelessly to make us dumber.

Homeland Security makes us less safe.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jun 5

Wait... is this the best meme ever made?

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · May 29

sometimes i wonder if we should just drop “United” from our country’s name….

vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · Apr 2

i hope Jason Statham's next action movie is a period piece called "The Sweeper" about an 19th century chimney sweep.

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · Mar 22

Love this guy's sign at the Tesla Takedown event in Paramus NJ!

Nailed it!

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · Mar 2

my teenage son has a spotify playlist called “cutie patootie” and he added “Na*i Punks F*ck Off” by the dead kennedys to it.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Feb 22

Modern-Day Peaceful Protest…

TikTokers are hunting Cybertrucks—pulling up behind them and projecting anti-Elon Musk messages onto the tailgate. What’s genius: the driver has zero rear visibility & zero idea.

The Cybertruck Hunters account launched a week ago and already dropped a dozen videos.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Feb 19

@newsweek.com interviewed me about AIR-BORNE. We talked about Covid, anthrax bombs, and the trillions of insects you don't see in the sky. www.newsweek.com/2025/03/07/c...

Q&A: Carl Zimmer on airborne diseases: 'These are all big concerns'

Award-winning science journalist and author Carl Zimmer details the dangers of new viruses, air pollution and wildfires on public and planet health

www.newsweek.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Feb 18

Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.

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vinn f @vinnf.bsky.social · Feb 12

done.

Fern🔥 @fernf.bsky.social · Feb 12

A little bit of resistance.
1. Google Gulf of Mexico.
2. You'll see "Gulf of America" show up at the top.
3. Click on the three little dots to the right.
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America" text.
6. Select "Inaccurate content".
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in whatever text you want like "The rest of the world calls it Gulf of Mexico".
Keep doing it....