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An Omen of Bunnies

@daemonaac.bsky.social

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Evil. Really, quite evil. Incessant reader. A steady supply of novels keeps me from running amok, so: yea, libraries. Dislikes quite a large swath of humanity.

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An Omen of Bunnies @daemonaac.bsky.social · Oct 17

Found a glowing thing in the sunshine while I walked and waited for a friend this afternoon

some type of seagrass, I think? the grass strands are skinny and variegated green red, and arching above, glowing in the sunlight are fuzzy looking red pink cat tails - the thing made me feel like I was at the seas side in the middle of a city

Closer up view of the grass strands from the first picture

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JaneSlainLane @nyjanelane.bsky.social · 10h

🎵psycho-kitty, qu'est-ce que c'est?🎵

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Smörhuvud (he/surprise me) @guncelawits.bsky.social · 10h

tbh I only want to vote for a party that doesn’t exist called the “full and equal human rights for all party”

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17h

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 1d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Lisa Marie @lisamarietea.bsky.social · 11h

*laughs in New Orleanian*

Just assume whatever word you see is pronounced fucked up.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 11h

Come get your fix at #NewberryLibrary!

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

doomscroll break

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Mockingbird, MPH, CHES @amockingbird.bsky.social · 11h

Y’all, this is delightful. Take a doom break and watch.

Becky DEEEEK!!! 🕷️👻🎃👻🕷️ @bexrousse.bsky.social · 11h

This put me in mind of a great song

Bathtime in Clerkenwell

YouTube video by AnimationShow1

m.youtube.com

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An Omen of Bunnies @daemonaac.bsky.social · 11h

my pleasure! only the truth! (your health and strength journey is really a joy and an inspiration to witness thank you for sharing it with us!)

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RDS (formerly shawphd) @rds773.bsky.social · 11h

Things I’ve seen in Chicago today:

-woman in coordinating pink mask and headphones on the El

-two older women, one white, one Black, walking tiny matching dogs

-handdrawn sign with a cute toad that reads “We’re toadally open”

-preschoolers swimming with pool noodles

Second Great Bisexual Awakening @suesswassersee.bsky.social · 16h

Things I've seen in Chicago today:
- a herd of 2yos walking very carefully across the street in matching red shirts
- a man reading a newspaper warning people not to step near an injured bird
- was told "good morning! Nice titties!" by a man sitting on the sidewalk smoking a cigarette
- this arepa:

A very tasty looking shrimp and avocado sandwich.

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 11h

The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.

Screenshot of David Simon interview
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 1d

An amazing miniature portrait of the #Roman empress Agrippina Minor (15-59 AD), made from chalcedony. Agrippina was the mother of Nero, and married to her uncle, emperor Claudius. It was rumoured that she poisoned her husband with a dish of mushrooms.

📷me

On display at British Museum

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A green stone bust of a woman displayed in a museum. The sculpture features an elaborate hairdo and a solemn expression. The bust is mounted on a clear stand, with a blurred background showcasing other artifacts in the exhibition.

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 20h

i feel it is my solemn duty to let bluesky know about josh from blues clues. this is josh, the current host of blues clues.

Josh Delacruz, a swole Filipino man in his 30s

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An Omen of Bunnies @daemonaac.bsky.social · 11h

looking strong and beautiful!

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 18h

I went to Gosh comics today and painted the window. Just in time for the release and launch party for Physics For Cats. Come along and get a book signed tomorrow (Thursday) 7-9pm!
pic 1. In progress (from inside)
pic 2. The complete window, just waiting for the books.
goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...

Cartoon cats and science machinery painted on a window.

Cartoon cats and science machinery painted on a window of a comic shop. The text reads 'Physics for Cats: Science cartoons by Tom Gauld"

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RedScharlach @redscharlach.bsky.social · 17h

Today’s Paris cake was this delicious pistachio gateau. I’ll let you make up your own joke about the patisserie I bought it from, possibly using the words “eating out” and/or “literal cakeporn”.

A delicious slice of pistachio cake on a plate

The outside of a patisserie in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The name on the sign is the name of the man who founded it: Alban Kuntz. Yes, really. Poor guy.

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An Omen of Bunnies @daemonaac.bsky.social · 11h

cute cute!

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Dial M for Martha @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 16h

Nearly all of my friendships were born or crucially nurtured on social media. It gave me, a silly little poetry major, a career. It helped me realize I was funny. It has let me give and receive mutual aid.

Social media has made me smarter, kinder, and more patient.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 15h

I want a live cam fixed on the judges face when the DOJ enters this into evidence

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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shing yin khor @shing.bsky.social · 14h

Excited to announce that Geronimo Was A Beaver, my first puppet film with @jayackley.bsky.social will be making its big screen premiere as part of DOC LA's film festival!!

We're on Saturday 10/25 at 5pm as part of their short films block!

Tickets: filmfreeway.com/DOCLA/tickets

a image of a carved wooden beaver puppet, with DOC LA official selection laurels above it.

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This Is Completely Unprepared, and I Am Real @jsx.bsky.social · 14h

The White House:
"For years, an Antifa-led hellfire has turned Portland into a wasteland of firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks on federal officers and property — yet the Fake News remains in shameful denial about the Radical Left’s reign of terror."

The reign of terror:

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An Omen of Bunnies @daemonaac.bsky.social · 12h

what the actual FUCKING fuck is wrong with those assholes?

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

The magnitude of this piece cannot be overstated. "Rather than combating the rapid spread of health misinfo w/facts & clarity, Kennedy is amplifying it. The consequences aren’t abstract. They are measured in lives lost, disease outbreaks & an erosion of public trust that will take years to rebuild."

Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 1d

More are united around a simple message: RFK Jr should not be HHS Sec. His decisions undermine our public health capacity and put lives and health at risk.

As 6 former Surgeon Generals argue:

"He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."

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wapo.st/3VTALll

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

wapo.st

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 1d

Goodnight, friends.

"Every single day you live, you make a difference in the world. And you get to choose the difference that you make." - Jane Goodall, from Last Words

I love you.

a woman is standing in front of a sign that says university of toronto and says go for it .

Alt: Jane Goodall is standing in front of a sign that says university of toronto and says "go for it".

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An Omen of Bunnies @daemonaac.bsky.social · 1d

YES

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An Omen of Bunnies @daemonaac.bsky.social · 1d

Airport thread

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 2d

A life update: this wound up paying off. I'm still applying to several jobs that are hopefully careers, but I've got my survival needs covered by a job at the airport that I'm apparently pretty good at.

And instead of being in an office alone, which was driving me mad, I see 20k people a day.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Aug 12

There is a line around this building to get to the line entrance to wait to get into this job fair.

At the airport. For airport jobs.