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architecture.bsky.social Architecture @architecture.bsky.social · 1d
Shirokuro, a Japanese restaurant in NYC's East Village, where the interior mimics a hand-drawn black-and-white sketchbook.
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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joshisimmigration.bsky.social
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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hey.paris
posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely?

hey.paris/posts/appleid/
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
jonathant1.bsky.social
He must have been shitting donuts when he was caught
cliffchapman.bsky.social Cliff Chapman VO @cliffchapman.bsky.social · 9d
In the UK we'd call them arsebiscuits
Cookie dough canister explodes in man's rectum during shoplifting incident in Kentucky
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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kathleengmaz.bsky.social
On the Bajoran news network.🖖
Gul Dukat holding a golden award in the shape of a Borg cube. ATTENTION BAJORAN WORKERS I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GOLDEN CUBE BY THE BORG FOR ACHIEVING OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIAN ACHIEVMENTS!
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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teflonslinky.bsky.social
Accusing Jewish people who criticise Israel of antisemitism is also an antisemitic trope. So congrats on adding a 'chapter' to that James.
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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raynewman.bsky.social
“Three days in, the forty-nine of us were crying so much that little packs of tissues became a form of currency. By the fifth day, our conversations would begin to feel like séances dredging up unhappy ghosts.”

www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/ess...
Experiences in Groups | Lily Scherlis
The more experienced attendees explain that here, one’s individual experience is seen as a symptom of the group’s dynamics. If someone is physically ill, it is because the system needs to eject someon...
www.nplusonemag.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
jonathant1.bsky.social
Revenge on the Avenging Avengers: Venger's Vengeance Revenged Venge
Venger, from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. Probably played by Lee Pace in this version
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
jonathant1.bsky.social
"An ideal gift for grandma"
Boxing day at Grandma's:
Photo of aftermath of spontaneous human combustion. You know the one.
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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barristersecret.bsky.social
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
jonathant1.bsky.social
These pictures are in the wrong order
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22d
If I had a dime for every time I murdered a friend after taking just one "toke" of weed . . .
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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snig.bsky.social
Nigel Farage has been a lifelong racist. He's been a racist since his school days. David Lammy was forced to apologise for saying Farage flirted with the Hitler Youth - but what do you call it when someone sings Hitler Youth songs? Read Chloe Deakin's letter on Farage's fascism and racism at school.
From Chloe Denkin 01-734 1717 and 1778 E3 ALBANY PICCADILLY WIV ORH 4th June 1981 Dear Master, I am happy to say that I am not acquainted with N. P. Farage, of ASRY happy, because judging from hereporis i haveter ceived he is not someone with whom I would wish to be acquainted; and becaure I am, therefore, able to write on the ground of no personal prejedice, but on that conceraing p. inciple. You will recati that at the recent, and longthy, moeting about the selection of prefects, the nomads by a hegy that Sara was "a fascist, but that was no reason why ho would not make a good prefect" invoked considerable reaction from members of the Common Room. Another collesgue, who teaches the boy, des-cribed his publicly professed racist and neo-fascist views; and he citod a particular inciler in which Farage was so offensive to a boy in his set, that he had to be removed from the lesson. This mastor stated his view that that behaviour was precisely why the boy should not he made a prefect. Yet another colleague deseribed how, at a CCE camp organized by the College, Farage and others had marched through a quiet Sussex village very late at night shout-in Hitler-you songs; and when it was suggested by a master thie boys who expressed such views "don't really mean them", the College Chaplain himself commented that, on the contrary, in his experience views of that kind expressed by boys of that age are onted, and are mennt, At the end of that meeting I had not a scintilla of doubt that after the facts disclosed to you, Farage's nomination would no longer be considered. Nor, I imagine, had my colleagues; other-wise, we would have expressed ourselves even more strongly. But yesterday I was told by a senior boy, in terms of st that Farage was indeed to be selected; and today, of course, his appointment was announced in Assembly an announcement, I gather, which was met with disbelief and derision. To say that is too late to reverse this decision, or that Farage', acdir 3 will be restricted to particular areas of College te, or that he will be supervised within them, is futile. His appointment will have four immediate consequences. First, it will vastly increase his own confidence, and sense of self-justification. Secondly, he will have the privilege of listing his appointment as a profect at Dulwich College in his uni-versity and other applications. Thirdly, his peers, according to their own views, will either adopt him as an exemplar, or, as is much more likely, regard his appointment with disillusionment and cynicism when Ley observe that his notorious views and behaviour, well known to poth Master and members of the staff, are, as it would aptent, condoned by them. Fourthly, those members of the Common Room, such as myself, who believed that a firm daca fon had been reached through a democratic process, will be shock, saddened, angered, and disheartened. You will appreciate that I regard this as a very serious matter. i have often heard you tell our senior boys that they are the nation's future leaders. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that these lenders are enlightened and compassionate. As you know, the national and educational press has recently given much prominence to the growing concern at the exploitation of school pupils by extremists of all kinds. A school of the stature and high roputation of Dulwich College which openly con-domned the recent troubles in Brixton, and offered its facilities freely to the foreca of law and order, ought not to be seen laside or outside its confines to be giving its endorsement, expressly or by implication, to budding extremists of the opposite kind. A school which is proud of its selectiveness, conservatism, and discipline, cught not to allow these characteristics to degen erate into intolerance, political extremism, or bullying of the nastiest kind, in its pupils. The matter of the appointment of Farage as a prefect may be thought by some to be minuscule against these deep considerations. It is not so. I am by disposition, tolerant; and in politics, moderate. But as a member of the Common Room, I find it distasteful that a boy such as Farage should have bestowed upon him the prestige of office and authority: wore I a parent or a pupil, I would find it profoundly so. In view, as I am aware, of the wide concern within the College about this matter, I am sending a copy of this letter to the chairman of the Common Room. Yours very sincerely, David Emms, Esq., MA, The Master of Dulwich College.
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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parodypm.bsky.social
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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jonathant1.bsky.social
The Dungeon Keeper, from Bullfrog's 1997 game of the same name, was voiced by Daddy Pig.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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phorrums.bsky.social
I misread this image so badly that I can only really hope to illustrate what I saw.

( Also a good excuse for an #art study )
A digital drawing referencing the quoted image. In the style of an early 20th century drawing, a woman in a dress holds a minigun. The text above is changed to read "Does the minigun make women cruel?"
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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stelpavlou.com
On my birthday I got one of the best presents ever. My wife spent a couple months making me Tom Baker's scarf based on the BBC pattern! 😀❤️ #DoctorWho
Stel Pavlou wearing the 4th Doctor's scarf.
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
jonathant1.bsky.social
What is your favourite song about the rain?
youtu.be/P8A59tErhfE?...
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
jonathant1.bsky.social
You can't polish a floating turd, but you can cover it in beads
scientistsforxr.earth Scientists for XR @scientistsforxr.earth · Nov 11
Yesterday, Southern Water admitted to losing millions of plastic beads after initially denying it.

Helena Dollimore MP now calls for them to clean up the coastline; disclose contents of the beads; fund nature restoration; and investigate how the spill happened.

@dirtywatercampaign.bsky.social
Letter from Helena Dollimore MP
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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moorishgarden.bsky.social
Eleven of the parties in the provincial parliament of Limburg have now requested the Limburg government to look into the possibility of creating a (temporary) memorial for our Black American liberators in cooperation with Eijsden-Margraten (where the cemetery is located).

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders
Statenleden willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders nu hun informatiepanelen in Margraten zijn verwijderd
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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chriso-wiki.bsky.social
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
jonathant1.bsky.social
And this is why Target don't have any UK stores. Imagine the horror.
vacheestfachee.bsky.social La vache est fachée @vacheestfachee.bsky.social · Nov 7
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.

They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.

If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."

🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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lyndab08.bsky.social
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
jonathant1.bsky.social
This looks like dementia friendly signage. They'll be covering the mirrors next.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/d...
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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lexmcmenamin.com
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM