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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 38m

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Oops𓅓 @vodkula.bsky.social · 1h

Pet aquarium snail sitting on an airstone until it collects enough air to float to the surface (dramatically)

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1h

Gavin Newsom is a Scientologist?!

Well that explains some things.

Δ8 THC Crepes @dadscrepes.bsky.social · 19h

Real as hell

A screenshot from Wikipedia's scientology page with a list of notable members , notably Gavin Newsom

Notable celebrity members
Further information: List of Scientologists
Members
• Kirstie Alley, actress deceased Anne Archer, actress Catherine Bell, actress Nancy Cartwright, actress Chick Corea, musician (deceased) Erika Christensen, actress Tom Cruise, actor Gavin Newsom, politician Jenna Elfman, actress Doug E. Fresh, music industry

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1h

fuzzy pibble!

SKELLYTON @pizzalawyer420.bsky.social · 1h

Detective Cowboy and his assistant Macready are on the case!

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1h

REI to close its soho location, the first shop that unionized. www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-new...

REI to close three stores, including NYC SoHo location

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A week after announcing a strategic plan to employees that would involve difficult decisions to grow sales, REI Co-op said it will close three stores next year, including the New Yor...

www.bicycleretailer.com

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1h

Imagine growing up in Louisiana and turning out like this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 1h

omg

gretelny.com/philadelphia...

From the branding company's description of the project: "Along the way, the museum’s name shifted to what much of the city had already called it: Philadelphia Art Museum. It’s simple, casual and approachable. In short: PhAM."

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1h

What birds do with their legs when in flight cracks me up.

aviceda @myzornis.bsky.social · 14h

A stunning Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) photographed on a pelagic birding-trip from the Gold Coast (Queensland Australia) in September.
#birding #naturephotography #birds #wildlifephotography
#australia #australianwildlife #wildlife #birdwatching #globalbirding #Seabirds

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Mikel @sirmikel.bsky.social · 2h

Days later, and this rain & gloom has led me to pinto beans. Dassit! ✨💡✨

Mikel @sirmikel.bsky.social · 2d

Imma cook something tomorrow. But what? 🤔💭💭

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1h

what is happening

Birna Anna Björnsdóttir @birnaanna.bsky.social · 1h

Octopus in Icelandic is kolkrabbi, which means coal crab. Squid is smokkfiskur, which means condom fish.

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1h

Make Billionaires Broke Again

Really rolls off the tongue.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1h

The people who lost their homes in Altadena should get to pelt this guy with rubble.

Not really. But still. C’mon.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h

Breaking news: A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly starting the Palisades Fire, a blaze that raged for weeks, killing 12 people and destroying a huge swath of homes in the Los Angeles area in January.

Man arrested, accused of starting deadly Palisades fire in California

The fire killed 12 and destroyed more than 23,000 acres, part of a series of firestorms that devastated the Los Angeles area in January.

wapo.st

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chelsea g. summers @chelseagsummers.bsky.social · 1h

I got an agent, who got my debut novel published, and it became a bestseller. So yeah.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 13h

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

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Finch in Al-BOO!-querque 👻 @finchinabq.bsky.social · 1h

A helpful thread:

bsky.app/profile/greg...

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2h

So last night I migrated @gregpak.net from Bluesky to Blacksky's myatproto.social server for non-Black users! A few thoughts on the process for anyone thinking about this...

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11h

whew. that took a while! but it looks like i'm done! all blobbed up in blobtown!

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Corduroy Cheddar @corduroycheddar.bsky.social · 1d

This cat

Portrait (1986) by Theo Daamen of Dutch poet Gerrit Komrij with a particurarly disgruntled cat

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 5h

oh no

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Mary @anniemumary.bsky.social · 13h

I wasn’t only friends with her bc of her snoopy snow cone maker, but it didn’t hurt.

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Mary @anniemumary.bsky.social · 14h

They have Halloween lint rollers. You know how the kids love lint rollers.

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 5h

maybe that grizzly will maul him

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 22h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 14h

goodnight moon

Photo of the back 3/4 of a 12 foot skeleton’s skull looking out at the moon.

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Mr. Bea Arthur, Dead Inside™️ @steamymac.bsky.social · 8h

A bro sitting in his orange jeep wearing an orange hat and orange sunglasses and an orange shirt and the license plate says CRUSH.

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 6h

Please don’t make me learn to make injera. I already have too many chores and hobbies.

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 6h

Me reading: 1) Lindsey the Insurance lawyer is Dairy Queened w/in days…

I should get more sleep than I do.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6h

Top candidates:
1) Lindsey the Insurance lawyer is DQed w/in days, making the indictment a nullity
2) Statute of Limitation problems
3) Discovery problems
4) Vindictive prosecution
5) Kash Patel melting down on the stand

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 6h

I can’t go on like this.

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 6h

Listen, I’m not gonna try and stop you.

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