widowsNorphans
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"Cosign!"
With arrows or printers' fingers pointing in different directions... at all the awesome signs I expect to be surrounded by. I'm so excited!
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With arrows or printers' fingers pointing in different directions... at all the awesome signs I expect to be surrounded by. I'm so excited!
😂
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A little sad at how much generational analysis is just “look at these self-starters who know exactly how to work seven jobs to afford a carrot”
‘I am never off the clock’: inside the booming world of gen Z side hustles
‘I am never off the clock’: inside the booming world of gen Z side hustles
More young Americans are taking on side gigs to explore their passions and make extra cash while navigating an unstable job market
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A little sad at how much generational analysis is just “look at these self-starters who know exactly how to work seven jobs to afford a carrot”
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I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
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in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
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Sally Hazelet Drummond, Hummingbird, 1961
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135099
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135099
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Sally Hazelet Drummond, Hummingbird, 1961
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135099
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135099
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it's weird to see people complain about Bad Bunny's performance being in Spanish when there have been entire operas in Italian, German and French performed in the US and the top song of the last two years, K-Pop Demon Hunters' "Golden" has lyrics in Korean
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
it's weird to see people complain about Bad Bunny's performance being in Spanish when there have been entire operas in Italian, German and French performed in the US and the top song of the last two years, K-Pop Demon Hunters' "Golden" has lyrics in Korean
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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The line people on power transformer poles was huge: I wonder how many mainland Americans know how fragile and erratic PR’s electrical structure is? Part of the US’s neglect is not ensuring the kind of robust system in the 50 states.
I hope a historian of Puerto Rico breaks down all the symbolism in that halftime show because I am so curious!
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The line people on power transformer poles was huge: I wonder how many mainland Americans know how fragile and erratic PR’s electrical structure is? Part of the US’s neglect is not ensuring the kind of robust system in the 50 states.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
Even if it wasn’t, that was spectacular the whole way around.
Listen, if Bad Bunny did in fact give his Grammy to Liam, then it is easily the best thing I’ve ever seen on television.
February 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Even if it wasn’t, that was spectacular the whole way around.
Too tired… you go on without me. I’ll only … hold … you back …
#plannerbowl XI is happening on Reddit today! www.reddit.com/r/Plannerbowl/
If you’re an agency or marketing person who’d got more to say about the ads than the game, come join us.
Live comment on the ads as they appear, they will all be posted to the sub.
#SuperBowl #brandbowl #marketingsky
If you’re an agency or marketing person who’d got more to say about the ads than the game, come join us.
Live comment on the ads as they appear, they will all be posted to the sub.
#SuperBowl #brandbowl #marketingsky
Plannerbowl
A subreddit for planners, strategists, and other creative professionals to talk about Super Bowl spots. Born on Twitter, moved to Threads and Blueksy, now settling down on Reddit.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Too tired… you go on without me. I’ll only … hold … you back …
Deep in Olympic replays, I suddenly remembered what day it was.
As you watch the Super Bowl commercials and opine on them, remember:
Your Top 5 favorites are someone else's Bottom 5.™
#advertising #marketing #SuperBowl #SBads
Your Top 5 favorites are someone else's Bottom 5.™
#advertising #marketing #SuperBowl #SBads
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Deep in Olympic replays, I suddenly remembered what day it was.
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Robert Indiana, Moon, 1960
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136450
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136450
February 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Robert Indiana, Moon, 1960
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136450
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136450
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"Boom and Dust" shows a different side of the oil industry—and looks pretty good on a coffee table. https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/boom-and-dust-photo-book-captures-true-permian-basin/
Forget ‘Friday Night Lights.’ This Photo Book Captures the True Permian Basin.
‘Boom and Dust’ shows a different side of the oil industry—and looks pretty good on a coffee table.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"Boom and Dust" shows a different side of the oil industry—and looks pretty good on a coffee table. https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/boom-and-dust-photo-book-captures-true-permian-basin/
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Don’t miss #FloridaBred WAYNE’S LAW 🦇 running today in the Sam F. Davis S. at #TampaBayDowns! ✨ 🌹
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Don’t miss #FloridaBred WAYNE’S LAW 🦇 running today in the Sam F. Davis S. at #TampaBayDowns! ✨ 🌹
I really meant for this to be the sobbing emoji *sigh* There's nothing funny about my grief over that leftover Yorkshire pudding.
Now thinking about the post-Christmas leftovers that got pitched 😂
An emotional day calls for one thing.
A plate of Yorkshire Puddings and a pot of beef gravy for dipping.
Just missing the toad.
#food #foodsky #baking #yorkshire #cook #cooking #comfortfood
A plate of Yorkshire Puddings and a pot of beef gravy for dipping.
Just missing the toad.
#food #foodsky #baking #yorkshire #cook #cooking #comfortfood
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I really meant for this to be the sobbing emoji *sigh* There's nothing funny about my grief over that leftover Yorkshire pudding.
A time zone over. Now I know I have to get up.
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
A time zone over. Now I know I have to get up.
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What Americans look like.
The rest are immigrants.
The rest are immigrants.
February 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
What Americans look like.
The rest are immigrants.
The rest are immigrants.
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Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
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It's healing to see good things done by people who actually like their jobs (and have pushed through everything to be able to define their jobs as "making things better [not worse]").
This is The Way. 🖤
This is The Way. 🖤
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 AM
It's healing to see good things done by people who actually like their jobs (and have pushed through everything to be able to define their jobs as "making things better [not worse]").
This is The Way. 🖤
This is The Way. 🖤
Now thinking about the post-Christmas leftovers that got pitched 😂
An emotional day calls for one thing.
A plate of Yorkshire Puddings and a pot of beef gravy for dipping.
Just missing the toad.
#food #foodsky #baking #yorkshire #cook #cooking #comfortfood
A plate of Yorkshire Puddings and a pot of beef gravy for dipping.
Just missing the toad.
#food #foodsky #baking #yorkshire #cook #cooking #comfortfood
February 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Now thinking about the post-Christmas leftovers that got pitched 😂
I misread this sign a moment 🫣
February 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I misread this sign a moment 🫣