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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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poemakontsa @poemakontsa.bsky.social · 2h

Another brilliant sonnet by Lars Gustafsson.
This one reminds me of Kafka's "the cage went flying out the window looking for a bird"

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An open hand
is nearly always empty. And a cage
which never held a bird can easily give

a feeling of disorder.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 4h

“In the middle of life, death comes
to take your measurements. The visit
is forgotten and life goes on. But the suit
is being sewn on the sly.”

Tomas Tranströmer, The Deleted World

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 3h

The fruition of the final scenes of Nathaniel Wast’s The Day of the Locusts.

Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 6h

When investigators recovered the phone of the man suspected of starting the Palisades fire they found an image of a burning city he generated on ChatGPT www.latimes.com/california/s...

Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades

Authorities will announce an arrest in connection with the devastating Palisades fire, law enforcement sources said, and are expected to announce a cause of the blaze.

www.latimes.com

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 3h

I didn’t say all lyrics were *good* poetry lol.

Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 5h

Poetry *is* lyrics; lyrics *are* poetry. I’m going to keep tapping this sign.

Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 5h

I've said elsewhere that if you just read Leonard Cohen's lyrics on the page you might believe he's a better lyricist than Dylan or Joni Mitchell, but that's not how lyrics work. (He may be a better poet, that's different)

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 6h

Easily the stupidest thing I’ve read all day.

What lies beneath the bullshit is that the AI push is about concentrating wealth into the hands of five tech companies. People aren’t part of the equation.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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Jeff Dreher @jeffdreher.bsky.social · 7h

Fantastic write up on Hill House. If you've never read it, take a few hours this month and do yourself the favor. It's the template for modern day haunted house stories, including King's The Shining.

Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 9h

Starting my October horror posting...

countercraft.substack.com/p/shirley-ja...

Shirley Jackson and the Eerie Omniscient Narrator

Some thoughts on the horror classic The Haunting of Hill House

countercraft.substack.com

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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · May 21

Digital illustration in comic book style of 1966 Adam West Batman. He’s making a very manic and stressed out gritted-teeth grimace as he runs with a comically large bomb with a lit fuse held in both hands over his head. Three speech bubbles, the last being a red and orange burst, contain the words ‘Maybe it will happen today!’ 🦇 💣

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 8h

Ngl it was kinda hilarious when someone suggested Dolly Parton might die last night and the entire Bluesky community said FUCK THAT and now she's doing better. People talk about the power of prayer but I think we tapped into something deeper and darker.

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 7h

Isn't it pretty to think so (I'm sure she's to be robbed once again).

Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 18h

Anne Carson, you ready?

Anne Carson by Jeff Brown, 2013

The next Nobel Laureate for Literature?

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 8h

If you can help my friend Caroline and her dog Lily in some small way, I would be deeply grateful.

Donate to Everything Hit at Once — Please Help Caroline & Lily Recover, organized by Caroline Bozier

Hi everyone, my name is Caroline, and I never thought I’d fin… Caroline Bozier needs your support for Everything Hit at Once — Please Help Caroline & Lily Recover

gofund.me

Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 8h

It’s growing increasingly difficult to either keep calm or carry on.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 9h

The President of the United States is calling for the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois to be jailed.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 9h

A haunted house but it’s so nice inside, let’s just stay in here

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 9h

Isn’t nearly everyone?

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 9h

Someone I met only once, but was delighted to follow on Instagram, has died, far too young, and here I am on a rainy Wednesday morning, scrolling through their life, their art, their cute dog, their bright and open selfies.

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 10h

If only.

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sanctorium.bsky.social @sanctorium.bsky.social · 10h

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Wallace Stevens

man on his back by clouded lake, embroidered gauntlet gloved hand raised

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Skree Ghoulsen 🔜 LBX 105✨ @breebird33.bsky.social · 11h

then perish 😀

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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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 11h

some ppl who said this to me later asked me to help them write their cover letter, resume, edit their answers for applications.

Ppl who feel the same now are stealing the books and stories I wrote, which I used my knowledge of English lit to write, because cash.

Oh no we can't write email so hard!

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14h

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20h

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

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Noah Isenberg @noahisenberg.bsky.social · 21h

Yes, Virginia, there is a Black Cat!

#TheBlackCat #EdgarGUlmer #DavidManners #JacquelineWells
#FilmSky #MovieSky #HalloweenFavorites #UniversalHorror

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 23h

“The confusion of being alive,” excellent phrase.

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 23h

Oh no.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Gregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 23h

But if you try sometimes you find you eat what you ugh no this tastes terrible.

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