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Gaurav @mrvaidya.bsky.social · Mar 22
“It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing, and not to be disturbed in our soul; for things themselves have no natural power to form our judgements.” (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 6: classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/me...)
The Internet Classics Archive | The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, part of the Internet Classics Archive
classics.mit.edu
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derekbshelby.bsky.social
Climate Action Rhode Island's "Yes to Wind" rally draws big crowd in rebuke to Trump
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Climate Action Rhode Island's "Yes to Wind" rally draws big crowd in rebuke to Trump
"This is about the fight," said AG Peter Neronha. "If you don’t have fire in your belly, we can’t beat Trump. So keep that fire. Fight for wind, fight for what’s right, and fight for Rhode Island!”
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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ethankocak.com
Merry Christmas, weirdos
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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xelahart.bsky.social
@jackohman.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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ohmygiddyaunt.bsky.social
Merychippus to all who celebrate!
gunbeeing Dec 25, 2024 Merychippus Animal Merychippus Follow Merychippus is an extinct proto-horse of the family Equidae that was endemic to North America during the Miocene, 15.97-5.33 million years ago. It had three toes on each foot and is the first horse known to have grazed. Wikipedia Order: Perissodactvla to all who celebrate
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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amandasmith.bsky.social
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, was soon borne away by the waves, and lost in darkness and distance.
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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thesnowdreamer.bsky.social
Despite a lot of sparkling winter sunshine it is a Christmas without thaw on nearby continent. The coldest since 2010.

The warming influence of English Channel/North Sea is keeping us from freezing temperatures.

In Berlin 🇩🇪 temperatures look unlikely to rise above -5C 🥶
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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profduff.bsky.social
Me playing a Christmas carol (an arrangement of In Dulci Jubilo) on the Rockefeller carillon at the University of Chicago. At 105 tons, it is the largest musical instrument ever built. Have a happy holiday!
December 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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neonpajamas.bsky.social
an annual tradition to post this @heatherchristle.bsky.social poem
CHRISTMAS here is a piece of me / it is my foot / or it is my spinal attachment / they put a tree in the living room / of course you'd want to climb it / only the problem is we are not small enough / and when we were small enough / we were not strong enough it wasn't even a question / I do not want this many parts / I wish I were only one thing / a kneecap maybe or a liver / if I had a real choice / I would be an analog phone / then when you were with me I would keep ringing / and when you kissed me I would hang up / one man knew how to sing like a dial tone / I think he was our king / unfortunately I noticed everything today / and the people won't let me return it
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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kierongillen.bsky.social
Just write what you know. If you just write "what you know", you've got three words, and no matter how many times you repeat it, it's still going to be a crappy story.
goddessblade.bsky.social May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 2d
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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cafenowhere.bsky.social
My cat found the heating pad on the couch, still warm from my last use, and has been sitting on it patiently so I turned it on for him. Merry Catmas.
On a dark purple couch with a purple fleece blanket, a gray tabby sits on a gray heating pad, licking a front leg.
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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smilingnodding.bsky.social
*at a christmas party* oh Rudolph is your favorite reindeer? That’s cool yeah yeah he’s pretty great

*in reindeer chat*
BlitzenBoy92: at the work thinh. take a guess

DonnerTime: buncha dolphies?

VixenLover: fuckin lame bro just keep ur cool change the subject

The Dasher Enjoyer: thinh
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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andymanofmoo.bsky.social
Me every holiday season.
Kermit the Frog as Bob Crachit in The Muppet Christmas Carol singing "One More Sleep Til Christmas" before he starts screaming internally.
December 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Most New Yorkers can’t afford childcare.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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gabrielmalor.bsky.social
Ya'll the footnotes. I have never seen anything like this.
2 In its public-facing statements, the DOJ appears determined to project two images: it, the great protector of culture and children, see discussions supra; and it, the champion of the faithfuloppressed (mostly, Christians, although sometimes with the slightest pinch of “Judeo-”). See, e.g., DOJ press release of Apr. 22, 2025 (celebrating “the inaugural meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government,” where the AG “was joined by peaceful Christian Americans who were unfairly targeted by the [prior a]dministration”; discussions included “efforts to push radical and anti-Christian gender ideology on kids in classrooms, foster care, sports, and healthcare”). These perceived imperatives have formed an unholy alliance, from the perspective of transgender people, who find themselves in an increasingly inhospitable environment. Justice Alito has acknowledged “the discrimination” and “disadvantage[]” facing the transgender community today. Skrmetti at 577. It also is of great concern, for those who value the separation of church and state, to see the Department of Justice cavalierly blurring the lines. See also, e.g., press releases dated Sept. 9, and Sept. 30, 2025 (second and third hearings regarding “threats to religious liberty in education,” which ‒ of course ‒ included matters of gender transition). 3 The Court is uncertain whether the general public is aware of how broad the government’s campaign is against transgender people. One media report has described it as a campaign of “shock and awe.” See https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-options-trump-executiveorders. In January 2025, alone, executive orders rescinded protections for LGBTQ+ people in federal employment and education; reinstated moves to ban transgender people from serving in the military; barred federal funds from supporting any institution or initiative that recognizes gender fluidity; and federal agencies have purged references to gender identity from government websites and documents. Id. Much more has been done since then, and more is sure to follow. The Court does not take judicial notice of the media source, it is offered only by way of background.
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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marawilson.bsky.social
Merry Christmas Eve! I have nothing to do but wrap presents and bake cookies and make Cameos, which are on sale today! If you’d like a message from me (and the cats), you can get one here!

I’m also happy to share my cookie recipe or sing the alto part of a Christmas song.

v.cameo.com/e/yvSMnRsVmZb
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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rincewind.run
his time has come
Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater from the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
WHO GIVES A DAMN?

It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.

Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 1d
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.

It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
Two ancient humans, including famed ‘Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus
Findings from ancient DNA may shed light on HPV’s history in our species
www.science.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
Star Trek The Original Series scene. We're in the ol' transporter room with the fun ceiling circles and trippy backdrop panels. Kirk and a lady officer, we'll call her Cheryl, are standing on the platform. He's turned towards and looking at her with some anxious energy it seems. She is looking straight forward, as if to purposefully not regard him. (Total power move) Closed caption reads: Lady officer Cheryl: "Don't you remember?" Kirk: "The science lab Christmas party. Yes, I remember." Alt in pic 1, happy holidays, friendos
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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suesswassersee.bsky.social
In 2021 I dressed in full PPE and held my phone to an intubated 45 year old man's ear while his daughter said goodbye to him.

I truly don't believe in hell but sometimes I wish I did.
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
princetonupress.bsky.social Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 3d
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:

⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year

Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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jortsthecat.bsky.social
One generous serving of orange loaf. Still warm
an orange cat is resting in a loaf shape with all paws tucked in. he is on a cozy bed on a cozy rug in front of a cozy stove heater fireplace
December 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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mtsw.bsky.social
Fewer than 150 murders in Baltimore is wild. When I was a kid it was almost always more than one a day
jeffasher.bsky.social Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 2d
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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upshot.nytimes.com
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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acarsdrama.bsky.social
Air to Ground Message:

GUTEN MORGEN MOC. TAL ENTRY. TEMPORARY, SELF ACTIVATION OF CABIN, EMERGENCY LIGHTS DUE TO, INTERMITTANT FAILURE OF, TEST SWITCH AT FWD FA

Area: Redditch, UK
A: #acadfad6dab
F: #f798a6aa4b8

#acars #vdlm2
December 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM