@edwardaveyard.bsky.social
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#OnThisDay November 21, 1991, "Flaming Moe's" (S03E10) first aired on Fox. Dir: Rich Moore & Alan Smart. Wr: Robert Cohen. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring @officialaerosmith.bsky.social as themselves and Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. #TheSimpsons
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#OnThisDay November 21, 1991, "Flaming Moe's" (S03E10) first aired on Fox. Dir: Rich Moore & Alan Smart. Wr: Robert Cohen. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring @officialaerosmith.bsky.social as themselves and Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. #TheSimpsons
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One of the first books to be banned and burnt in the New World was by an ancestor of the author Thomas Pynchon. More in our essay by Daniel Crown “The Price of Suffering”: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-price-of-suffering-william-pynchon-and-the-meritorious-price-of-our-redemption
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
One of the first books to be banned and burnt in the New World was by an ancestor of the author Thomas Pynchon. More in our essay by Daniel Crown “The Price of Suffering”: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-price-of-suffering-william-pynchon-and-the-meritorious-price-of-our-redemption
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NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
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(Photo by @codinghorror.bsky.social)
November 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
(Photo by @codinghorror.bsky.social)
When the news was talking about "Sora 2", I thought that it was talking about "Saw 2". I wonder which one is more scary.
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
When the news was talking about "Sora 2", I thought that it was talking about "Saw 2". I wonder which one is more scary.
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More "Cool World" work by Barry E Jackson (1992)
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
More "Cool World" work by Barry E Jackson (1992)
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This #CollegeRadioDay, stations worldwide are celebrating student radio’s past & future. Discover 9,000+ artifacts—station flyers, playlists & more—in the College Radio Collection, part of the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications at Internet Archive. 📻 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/03/h...
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This #CollegeRadioDay, stations worldwide are celebrating student radio’s past & future. Discover 9,000+ artifacts—station flyers, playlists & more—in the College Radio Collection, part of the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications at Internet Archive. 📻 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/03/h...
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Not to spend too much time on it mourning, but I am just about finishing a project that people contributed money to help me finish about 3-4 years ago and they all did it through Twitter and I won't be on Twitter to announce it or have them find that the project did ultimately complete.
October 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not to spend too much time on it mourning, but I am just about finishing a project that people contributed money to help me finish about 3-4 years ago and they all did it through Twitter and I won't be on Twitter to announce it or have them find that the project did ultimately complete.
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Wakefield council votes unanimously in favour of supporting staff on strike at the National Coal Mining Museum www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2549508...
Council to withdraw mining museum funding as striking staff given unanimous support
A COUNCIL has voted unanimously in favour of supporting staff on strike at a West Yorkshire museum visited by countless Bradford schoolchildren over…
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Wakefield council votes unanimously in favour of supporting staff on strike at the National Coal Mining Museum www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2549508...
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The world’s first explicit legal protection for asexuality was passed in New York state’s Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination act, 2002
September 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The world’s first explicit legal protection for asexuality was passed in New York state’s Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination act, 2002
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33 years ago this month, the movie Sneakers hit theaters. 🕵️♂️💻
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
Play the <em>Sneakers</em> Computer Press Kit from 1992
Reporters had to
www.mentalfloss.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
33 years ago this month, the movie Sneakers hit theaters. 🕵️♂️💻
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
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I wrote a book once that I didn't feel like publishing, so some friends put it up on their website. And that was fine, because I could tell people where to find it. But then they allowed the website to die. But just this last week I found it on the Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive rocks!
September 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I wrote a book once that I didn't feel like publishing, so some friends put it up on their website. And that was fine, because I could tell people where to find it. But then they allowed the website to die. But just this last week I found it on the Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive rocks!
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Starbucks’ CEO currently makes 6,666x what the median worker makes.
There’s no better time than Workers’ Labor Day to stand with @sbworkersunited.org baristas as they fight corporate greed.
There’s no better time than Workers’ Labor Day to stand with @sbworkersunited.org baristas as they fight corporate greed.
Happy Labor Day! Anybody see this in today's newspaper? ✊🔥
Sign our pledge to stand with over 12,000 union Starbucks workers and say No Contract, No Coffee!
👉 bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
Sign our pledge to stand with over 12,000 union Starbucks workers and say No Contract, No Coffee!
👉 bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
September 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Starbucks’ CEO currently makes 6,666x what the median worker makes.
There’s no better time than Workers’ Labor Day to stand with @sbworkersunited.org baristas as they fight corporate greed.
There’s no better time than Workers’ Labor Day to stand with @sbworkersunited.org baristas as they fight corporate greed.
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Owners of the Dragon House Chinese takeaway in York were devastated after their business was vandalised with racist graffiti. When local business Crystal Clean York heard they immediately stepped in to scrub off the graffiti for free.
September 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Owners of the Dragon House Chinese takeaway in York were devastated after their business was vandalised with racist graffiti. When local business Crystal Clean York heard they immediately stepped in to scrub off the graffiti for free.
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As #Threads is showing in Sheffield tonight (and I am attending).
archive.org/details/thre... via @archive.org
archive.org/details/thre... via @archive.org
Threads Cartoon In Times: "Reagan's Peace Speech" : Mel Calman : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This cartoon deserves to be better-known. Threads by Barry Hines had been shown on the BBC on 23rd September. It made such a huge impact on British culture...
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August 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
As #Threads is showing in Sheffield tonight (and I am attending).
archive.org/details/thre... via @archive.org
archive.org/details/thre... via @archive.org
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A stem cell donor drive in pub that could save lives? We’ll drink to that! - www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/a-st...
A stem cell donor drive in pub that could save lives? We’ll drink to that!
Old Ivy House will also donate 10 per cent of the day’s takings to a blood cancer charity
www.islingtontribune.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A stem cell donor drive in pub that could save lives? We’ll drink to that! - www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/a-st...
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I appreciate logic isn't their strong suit but how will the Faragists who lie about the UK being much more dangerous than US cities square their lies with Donald Trump's lies about US cities being really, really dangerous?
August 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I appreciate logic isn't their strong suit but how will the Faragists who lie about the UK being much more dangerous than US cities square their lies with Donald Trump's lies about US cities being really, really dangerous?
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🏆 POSTIE. You've joined the Royal Mail. It's your duty to deliver. Your life is on the line. Drive to the target destination, locate the mailbag, & deliver to all of the mailboxes.
Play in-browser ➡️ darobyn.itch.io/postie
Play in-browser ➡️ darobyn.itch.io/postie
July 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🏆 POSTIE. You've joined the Royal Mail. It's your duty to deliver. Your life is on the line. Drive to the target destination, locate the mailbag, & deliver to all of the mailboxes.
Play in-browser ➡️ darobyn.itch.io/postie
Play in-browser ➡️ darobyn.itch.io/postie
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☀️ #SummerVacation roadtripping, 1940s style! ⛰️🌲
This #homemovie follows a family's adventures in #nationalpark treasures, including #Yellowstone Falls, geysers & wildlife! (Please don't feed the bears 🐻)
🎞️ Watch the full 16-min film⤵️
archive.org/details/2014...
This #homemovie follows a family's adventures in #nationalpark treasures, including #Yellowstone Falls, geysers & wildlife! (Please don't feed the bears 🐻)
🎞️ Watch the full 16-min film⤵️
archive.org/details/2014...
August 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
☀️ #SummerVacation roadtripping, 1940s style! ⛰️🌲
This #homemovie follows a family's adventures in #nationalpark treasures, including #Yellowstone Falls, geysers & wildlife! (Please don't feed the bears 🐻)
🎞️ Watch the full 16-min film⤵️
archive.org/details/2014...
This #homemovie follows a family's adventures in #nationalpark treasures, including #Yellowstone Falls, geysers & wildlife! (Please don't feed the bears 🐻)
🎞️ Watch the full 16-min film⤵️
archive.org/details/2014...
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Tom Lehrer made musical satire sing… & sting. His songs were outrageous & often uncomfortably true. 🎭🗡️
The satirist & mathematician died recently at 97, famously disclaiming copyright to his lyrics & compositions.
Read our tribute to his legacy in the commons ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/08/01
The satirist & mathematician died recently at 97, famously disclaiming copyright to his lyrics & compositions.
Read our tribute to his legacy in the commons ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/08/01
August 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Tom Lehrer made musical satire sing… & sting. His songs were outrageous & often uncomfortably true. 🎭🗡️
The satirist & mathematician died recently at 97, famously disclaiming copyright to his lyrics & compositions.
Read our tribute to his legacy in the commons ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/08/01
The satirist & mathematician died recently at 97, famously disclaiming copyright to his lyrics & compositions.
Read our tribute to his legacy in the commons ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/08/01
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Although it is often interpreted as a ballad about unrequited love, Chris Isaak has said that the song was inspired by a telephone call from a woman offering to arrange a hook-up and is about "what happens when you have a strong attraction to people that aren't necessarily good for you."
Wicked Game - Single Edit - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Chris Isaak
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Although it is often interpreted as a ballad about unrequited love, Chris Isaak has said that the song was inspired by a telephone call from a woman offering to arrange a hook-up and is about "what happens when you have a strong attraction to people that aren't necessarily good for you."