Brian Smith
@ambientrelish.bsky.social
Librarian who builds websites with Drupal. Museum enthusiast. Skeets not on behalf of and not the views of MPOW. I don't expect to be followed back. He/Him
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I nominate this Kyle Kinane bit for joke of the year
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I nominate this Kyle Kinane bit for joke of the year
["Rubber Band Man" by Mumford and Sons w/ Hozier is on the radio]
Me: The Spinners did it better.
Me: The Spinners did it better.
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
["Rubber Band Man" by Mumford and Sons w/ Hozier is on the radio]
Me: The Spinners did it better.
Me: The Spinners did it better.
I don't listen to enough new music to put together a Top 10 list, but my 3 favorite albums released in 2025 that I bought are:
Dreamer Isioma - StarX Lover
Wet Leg - Moisturizer
Valerie June - Owls, Omens and Oracles
Dreamer Isioma - StarX Lover
Wet Leg - Moisturizer
Valerie June - Owls, Omens and Oracles
December 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I don't listen to enough new music to put together a Top 10 list, but my 3 favorite albums released in 2025 that I bought are:
Dreamer Isioma - StarX Lover
Wet Leg - Moisturizer
Valerie June - Owls, Omens and Oracles
Dreamer Isioma - StarX Lover
Wet Leg - Moisturizer
Valerie June - Owls, Omens and Oracles
I couldn't remember Mitch McConnell's name, so I did a DuckDuckGo search for "senator turtle" and volia!
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I couldn't remember Mitch McConnell's name, so I did a DuckDuckGo search for "senator turtle" and volia!
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Shit posting is the best form of science communication, how else do you get people to eat their veggies without a little treat? Now, time learn a little about evolution with Jokes. 🧪🐟
December 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Shit posting is the best form of science communication, how else do you get people to eat their veggies without a little treat? Now, time learn a little about evolution with Jokes. 🧪🐟
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
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I am often asked: What is the best telescope to buy for someone just getting into astronomy?
🪐🔭👀
As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
🪐🔭👀
As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
BAN #275: Telescope buying advice, Book: It’s Alive, Dial-A-Moon 2021
30 November 2020 Issue #271
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I am often asked: What is the best telescope to buy for someone just getting into astronomy?
🪐🔭👀
As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
🪐🔭👀
As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
Farts
Somewhere in deep history, someone made the first human joke.
👉 What do you think it was about?
#WOPA #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins #Anthropology
👉 What do you think it was about?
#WOPA #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins #Anthropology
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Farts
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Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
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Late Club Night with Gianmarco Soresi
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Late Club Night with Gianmarco Soresi
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
At the Gathering of the Juggalos I support the Whoop Whoops.
When I'm feeling frooty I support the Loops.
When I watch Whose Line I support the Proops
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
At the Gathering of the Juggalos I support the Whoop Whoops.
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Starting in February, air travelers without an acceptable form of ID will be charged $45, the TSA announced. Still need a Real ID? Illinois is extending its DMV "supercenter" hours: https://to.wttw.com/4iQopFh
As TSA Sets $45 Fee for Travelers Without Real ID, DMV ‘Supercenter’ Extended Through 2026
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable document, such as a passport, will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, TSA announced earlier this week.
news.wttw.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Starting in February, air travelers without an acceptable form of ID will be charged $45, the TSA announced. Still need a Real ID? Illinois is extending its DMV "supercenter" hours: https://to.wttw.com/4iQopFh
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Cartoon: A little Kristmas Pop moment.
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Cartoon: A little Kristmas Pop moment.
Today's "Republicans want you to die and are actively working to kill you" story.
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today's "Republicans want you to die and are actively working to kill you" story.
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did… did the dog write this recipe
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
did… did the dog write this recipe
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Contrast Sweeney with Sabrina Carpenter's disavowal of the White House using her music for ICE propaganda.
She called them "evil and disgusting." That's what disavowing white supremacy looks like.
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
She called them "evil and disgusting." That's what disavowing white supremacy looks like.
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
White House deletes Sabrina Carpenter video the singer called 'evil'
The White House has deleted a video using a Sabrina Carpenter song without her permission after the pop star called the post "evil and disgusting."
www.usatoday.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Contrast Sweeney with Sabrina Carpenter's disavowal of the White House using her music for ICE propaganda.
She called them "evil and disgusting." That's what disavowing white supremacy looks like.
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
She called them "evil and disgusting." That's what disavowing white supremacy looks like.
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
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So so so many, but one that comes up more frequently than you might think is
Yes
YES
The tiger is out
Yes
YES
The tiger is out
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So so so many, but one that comes up more frequently than you might think is
Yes
YES
The tiger is out
Yes
YES
The tiger is out
One of the Star Trek series should've had James Brown guest star as a starship captain, just so he could say "Take it to the bridge."
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of the Star Trek series should've had James Brown guest star as a starship captain, just so he could say "Take it to the bridge."
The tree, it has been topped.
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The tree, it has been topped.
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It's amazing how every media outlet treats the 14th amendment as a guideline "long standing principle" and not law of the land.
The only "legal challenge" to it is to amend the amendment.
The only "legal challenge" to it is to amend the amendment.
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's amazing how every media outlet treats the 14th amendment as a guideline "long standing principle" and not law of the land.
The only "legal challenge" to it is to amend the amendment.
The only "legal challenge" to it is to amend the amendment.
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DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚