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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 11h

I write full time largely because of one thread about getting high with the Irish president. As cringe as it is to admit, my entire life has been massively enhanced by Twitter and ketamine over precisely the same time that those two things have proven less beneficial for Elon Musk.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 16h

What sets us apart from Audible? Let us count the ways:

📚 Every purchase supports your indie bookshop
💗 Employee-owned, Certified B Corp, & Social Purpose Corporation
📖 DRM-free (you own your audiobooks)
🤖 Bookseller driven, not algo driven (& our customer support team = real people, not robots)

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 16h

I’m more of a carnivore than my husband, but I also adore vegan food. He favours meat as a condiment rather than steaks and whole chicken breasts. We’ve figured out that when I make dahl or mujadara, there should be a little ground beef on the side or mixed in so that it feels satisfying to him.

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John Coulthart @johncoulthart.com · 18h

#nowplaying

An album release on compact disc: Another Green World (1975) by Brian Eno, juxtaposed with After Raphael (1972), a painting by Tom Phillips. A detail of the painting appears on the album cover.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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TTC Alerts @ttcalerts.bsky.social · 17h

512 St Clair: No service between Gunns Loop at St Clair Ave West and St Clair West Station while we fix a mechanical problem. Shuttle buses are on the way.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 17h

Hey, TTC people in Toronto. A 512 eastbound streetcar has broken down at St. Clair and Dufferin. Hopefully shuttle buses arrive soon.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 17h

Given this situation, can the two W kids work together? Get a few objects from the list, stand up in front of the class, and have Kid 1 "loan" the object to Kid 2.

Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 19h

Nonetheless, while I haven't tried scary baby's trick for keeping a plant warm, it sounds worth a go. Good luck!

Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 19h

3: Temperatures and frost: Honestly, I find that it needs to get pretty bitter in Toronto to affect my tomatoes. I have harvested them as late as the last week of November. Note: this was before I learned about tip 1 or 2, so they weren't very tasty once they turned red indoors, but they survived.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 19h

BTW, you don't need to fuss about indoor ripening. I just leave my breakers on the countertop. No windowsill, no nearby bananas, no brown paper bags. These late tomatoes have tasted as good as August tomatoes. This guy's post explains in detail how picking and ripening breakers works:

Myths About Ripening Tomatoes

Are vine ripened tomatoes better? Can you ripen them inside and still get good taste? What do you do with green tomatoes?

www.gardenmyths.com

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 19h

2: Once a tomato has turned partially pink, pick it! These "breaker" tomatoes no longer need to be connected to the stem to ripen AND if you leave them on the plant and you get some heavy fall rain, you might get blander tomatoes as they pick up excess water, or they may even split.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 19h

OK! 1: Starting September 1, be ruthless. Remove any flowers or tiny tomatoes so that the plant can put all its energy into ripening the full-sized tomatoes. I know it's a little late this year, but this will still help the tomatoes you have right now, and you can plan ahead for next year.

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Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 1d

The transformation of these plates from bisque through glaze is ✨✨✨

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Mark Richardson @markrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

“The Experiment Requires That You Continue” b/w “450 Volts”

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 1d

why does Stanley Milgram look like he's about to release the best industrial noise 7" of 1981

Stanley Milgram leaning against the machine that shocks people

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

I started Degenerate Art a year ago today, in the last weeks of the before times. Today, I wrote about the most important history and current events I've covered related to our rapidly expanding authoritarianism, and what the future is likely to bring.

State of the Degenerate union

The newsletter turned one today! What's happened and what's next.

degenerateart.beehiiv.com

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 1d

Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 1d

"Toad's the stuff to show men, Toad to scare your foemen ...".

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 2d

Huh! Looks promising, but goshdarnit, I may need to skip the Crisco.

Sour Beef from a Baltimore Food Memoir – OLD LINE PLATE

oldlineplate.com

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 2d

Stone soup, but make it cyber.

Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile Iggy is out here doing the things a 5 foot 1 man can do.

Iggy Pop - Five Foot One (Official Video)

YouTube video by IggyPopOnVEVO

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 2d

Sure, the robes have changed, but Canada's Supreme Court still shares Cases in Brief, "a short summary of a written decision of the Court, drafted in plain language." These are really, really well done. www.scc-csc.ca/judgments-ju...

Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 2d

New ceremonial robes vs old ceremonial robes. #SCC

2026 photo of the Supreme Court of Canada, where the new robes are black with red piping.

2025 photo of the Supreme Court of Canada, with the red velvet and ermine robes.

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Dave Edwards @davelikesbikes.bsky.social · 2d

Dunno if folks would be interested, but this site provides old school, all on one page baseball boxscores (including attendance) during the regular season. Not perfect, but fun to check out once in a while www.thebaseballcube.com/content/news...

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