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fizzix.bsky.social
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February 2, 2026 at 3:05 AM
janicek.bsky.social
@iandunt.bsky.social are you still going to the Adelaide Writers Festival?

You were still on the latest list, which surprised me...
January 12, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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cartoonmovement.com
Road hazards. Today's cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com

#ICE #ReneeNicoleGood #USA
Cartoon showing a yellow road warning sign with a car, a person with a gun, and three red dots on the car window representing gun shots on it. A text sign blow reads "Caution. ICE ahead'
January 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
janicek.bsky.social
Thanks. I get it.

I also enjoyed the story about the Jan 6 plaques - now there are many rather than just one!
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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davemilbo.bsky.social
Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger"
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Don’t look back in anger - The Shot
I’m angry. We’re all angry. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals...
theshot.net.au
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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sabrinanorwood.bsky.social
Did you know that from tomorrow, Qualtrics is offering synthetic panels (AI-generated participants)?

Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
Text reads: About synthetic panels Recruiting the right participants for a study can be difficult. You may not get the exact demographics you need, and the shorter the deadline, the less sure you can be that everyone will answer on time. One possible solution can be to use synthetic panels. Synthetic panels are powered by a first party proprietary AI model developed here at Qualtrics. Our synthetic panel is trained on thousands of responses from a variety of demographic backgrounds in order to more accurately predict how certain populations would respond to a survey. Our synthetic panel is based on the United States General Population, and is only available in English. This panel comes with ready-made quotas and target breakouts in order to represent your chosen population and make it easy to launch your survey right away. Text reads: Question-writing best practices To get the most reliable and actionable results from synthetic audiences, consider these question-writing best practices: Ask forward-looking and attitudinal questions. Synthetic panels perform best with perceptions, preferences, and intent-based questions. For example, “How likely are you to try…?” Synthetic panels are less applicable for studies on past behaviors, detailed recall, brand recall, or awareness questions. For example, “When did you last visit…?” Text reads: Discussion The current study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis of the TPB when applied to health behaviours which addressed the limitations of previous reviews by including only prospective tests of behaviour, applying RE meta-analytic procedures, correcting correlations for sampling and measurement error, and hierarchically analysing the effect of behaviour type and sample and methodological moderators. Some 237 tests were identified which examined relations amongst model components. Overall the analysis indicated that the TPB could explain 19.3% of the variance in behaviour and 44.3% of the variance in intention across studies. This level of prediction of behaviour is slightly lower than that of previous meta-analytic reviews which have found between 27% (Armitage & Conner, 2001; Hagger et al., 2002) and 36% (Trafimow et al., 2002) of the variance in behaviour to be explained by intention and PBC.
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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humanists.uk
The science of storytelling with author and humanist Kurt Vonnegut 😅❤️

Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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owenjones.bsky.social
Israel has destroyed the "ceasefire" in hours.

It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.

Not a ceasefire.

New post 👇

www.owenjones.news/p/israel-des...
Israel destroys ceasefire in hours
Today, Israel slaughtered Palestinians and resumed siege. Not a "ceasefire"
www.owenjones.news
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
"34 people found this helpful"
luxalptraum.com Lux "Gangster Octopus" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · Oct 8
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way. What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money. Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight. To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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nickknudsenus.bsky.social
This is the BEST description of the shutdown.
October 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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npr.org
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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davelee.me
Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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jessesword.com
Video of vintage pencil sharpeners.

This is the best thing I've seen in my entire life.

www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
From the oddlysatisfying community on Reddit: Different types of vintage pencil sharpeners
Explore this post and more from the oddlysatisfying community
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September 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
janicek.bsky.social
Dear Mr Trump
Please don't meet Mr Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia. He's what you would call a "radical left lunatic" and we like him that way and don't want him to even pretend to change, which he may do under your influence.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
September 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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qasimrashid.com
Left photo: MAGA, BEFORE finding out the shooter’s identity

Right photo: MAGA, AFTER finding out the shooter’s identity

I can’t qwhite put my finger on what changed? 🤔

www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-white-ma...
September 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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cwebbonline.com
This is what happens when justice serves power instead of people.

Banksy’s latest piece shows a judge beating a protester. They rushed to throw up barriers to hide it.

We need this here because it looks a lot like our own Supreme Court vs. the people.
September 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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davemilbo.bsky.social
Israel has attacked five different countries today: Lebanon, Palestine, Syria (3 locations, including the ancient city of Palmyra), Yemen, and a boat carrying activists and food in Tunisian waters. That's a wholllllle lot of defending itself, ey??
September 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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garyhornseth.bsky.social
A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons.

thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
Five rescaled maps of Minnesota on a Mercator projection map, covering 1) a large part of northern Greenland, 2) a large part of northern Scandinavia, 3) a part of central Europe, 4) a region of southern India, 5) a region of southeastern Australia.
August 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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manmademoon.bsky.social
The crux of it-
youtube.com/shorts/rQziw...
James O'Brien’s simple question to caller: What if Hamas was hiding in Israel? | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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August 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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krystinanellis.com
CAST THIS MAN IN A BROADWAY SHOW IMMEDIATELY YOU COWARDS
johnxuandou.bsky.social Magnanimous @johnxuandou.bsky.social · Aug 13
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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kojamf.bsky.social
j.lulu_photography
..Lulu🦋
"Great blue heron resting peacefully in the sunset on Anna Maria Island, Florida"
August 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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collycee.bsky.social
I’m watching a live stream
August 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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djrothkopf.bsky.social
Liberace would blush at the excess.
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · Aug 7
What happened to that door?
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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aljazeera.com
Satellites orbiting in space recorded the moment when tens of thousands of Palestinians surged toward aid trucks that had entered southern Gaza, in a desperate attempt to get aid.
July 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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petersokolowski.bsky.social
"raining ropes" is probably more commonly heard for the French one
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Jul 29
Happy World Rain Day! It’s raining…

– Cats and dogs (English)
– Old ladies and sticks (Welsh)
– Like a pissing cow (French)
– As from Esteri’s ass (Finnish)
– Penguins headfirst (Uruguayan Spanish)
– Pilot whales (Faroese)
– Chair legs (Greek)
– Wheelbarrows (Czech)
– Men (hallelujah)
July 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM