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shiloh
@ontology.bsky.social
· Jul 25
if centaurs aren’t real, how do so many people know about them?
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The Bedgoer’s Delighte
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The Bedgoer’s Delighte
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No, America's rising anti-Semitism is not an online illusion created by foreign-run social media accounts on X. I wrote about how this comforting fiction is contradicted by real world events and survey data. Foreigners can fan the flames, but they didn't start the fire. We did. Gift link:
People Are Underestimating America’s Groyper Problem
Rising American anti-Semitism isn’t a foreign influence operation.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
No, America's rising anti-Semitism is not an online illusion created by foreign-run social media accounts on X. I wrote about how this comforting fiction is contradicted by real world events and survey data. Foreigners can fan the flames, but they didn't start the fire. We did. Gift link:
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clarence thomas has no jurisprudential argument, he just hates women and thinks the constitution doesn’t protect a varia suit
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
clarence thomas has no jurisprudential argument, he just hates women and thinks the constitution doesn’t protect a varia suit
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If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
having to leave your seat on the métro because an extremely drunk man is making kissing noises at you so loudly you can hear them over your headphones >>>>>>
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
having to leave your seat on the métro because an extremely drunk man is making kissing noises at you so loudly you can hear them over your headphones >>>>>>
my Canadian husband, describing me after I woke up: "you smelled like a hockey bag, dear"
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
my Canadian husband, describing me after I woke up: "you smelled like a hockey bag, dear"
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"Dasha got dropped by Gersh," I say to the elerly woman sitting next to me on the bus. "Can you believe that?" She empties an entire can of mace directly into my face instantly.
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"Dasha got dropped by Gersh," I say to the elerly woman sitting next to me on the bus. "Can you believe that?" She empties an entire can of mace directly into my face instantly.
I've gotta fix my potty mouth
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I've gotta fix my potty mouth
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A new book makes the conservative case for feminization. Anna Louie Sussman speaks with the author, Leah Libresco Sargeant, about how America might benefit if more men adopted the values of vulnerability and care:
A Conservative Case for Feminization
A new book argues that America would benefit if more men adopted the values of vulnerability and mutual care that are usually attributed to women.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A new book makes the conservative case for feminization. Anna Louie Sussman speaks with the author, Leah Libresco Sargeant, about how America might benefit if more men adopted the values of vulnerability and care:
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Very nice photos here of the appealing cube-shaped loft writer/artist Tove Jansson lived and worked in from 1945 until her death in 2001. It's been preserved to remain roughly the way she left it—modern and functional, but curiously homey, too: www.finnishdesignshop.com/design-stori...
Tove Jansson’s studio was the birthplace of the Moomins and a creative sanctuary | Design Stories
High above the rooftops of Helsinki, Tove Jansson made her home in a quiet studio where creativity took center stage. Comforts were secondary – what mattered most was the work. Design Stories was give...
www.finnishdesignshop.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Very nice photos here of the appealing cube-shaped loft writer/artist Tove Jansson lived and worked in from 1945 until her death in 2001. It's been preserved to remain roughly the way she left it—modern and functional, but curiously homey, too: www.finnishdesignshop.com/design-stori...
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Another good one from Georgigregori@instagram
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Another good one from Georgigregori@instagram
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The Majestic Theatre, 1906.
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Majestic Theatre, 1906.
extremely functional country
NEW: US could see closed airspace, "mass chaos" next week if shutdown doesn't end, Duffy warns
US could see closed airspace, "mass chaos" next week if shutdown doesn't end, Duffy says
Travelers have already seen widespread disruptions at airports over staffing shortages.
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
extremely functional country
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Hugely important academic paper repository arXiv says it will no longer accept Computer Science papers that are still under review due to the wave of AI-generated ones it has received. This will radically change preprint and open access scientific research
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
Cornell University’s academic paper repository will no longer accept Computer Science papers still under review.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hugely important academic paper repository arXiv says it will no longer accept Computer Science papers that are still under review due to the wave of AI-generated ones it has received. This will radically change preprint and open access scientific research
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
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how I will choose to remember the Blue Jays 2025 season and postseason:
November 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
how I will choose to remember the Blue Jays 2025 season and postseason:
"The government claims Bill 2 will improve access. Unfortunately, no law can conjure up doctors who don’t exist. Forcing doctors to stay in the system through threats and financial penalties doesn’t fix the problem — it drives more of them away."
Opinion: Bill 2 breaks the trust that holds our health system together montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"The government claims Bill 2 will improve access. Unfortunately, no law can conjure up doctors who don’t exist. Forcing doctors to stay in the system through threats and financial penalties doesn’t fix the problem — it drives more of them away."
clinic website: We offer rheumatology consultations!
me: hi, I'd like to book a rheumatology consult
clinic: Unfortunately, this is not a service we provide
me: hi, I'd like to book a rheumatology consult
clinic: Unfortunately, this is not a service we provide
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
clinic website: We offer rheumatology consultations!
me: hi, I'd like to book a rheumatology consult
clinic: Unfortunately, this is not a service we provide
me: hi, I'd like to book a rheumatology consult
clinic: Unfortunately, this is not a service we provide
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“What I found was nothing like the Judaism I had known.”
Sarah Hurwitz writes about misunderstanding her own tradition, and discovering how to be a Jew in a time of rising anti-Semitism:
Sarah Hurwitz writes about misunderstanding her own tradition, and discovering how to be a Jew in a time of rising anti-Semitism:
The Judaism I Thought I Knew
“I’m just a cultural Jew,” I would tell people, knowing nothing about Jewish culture.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“What I found was nothing like the Judaism I had known.”
Sarah Hurwitz writes about misunderstanding her own tradition, and discovering how to be a Jew in a time of rising anti-Semitism:
Sarah Hurwitz writes about misunderstanding her own tradition, and discovering how to be a Jew in a time of rising anti-Semitism:
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Lifelong monarchist says Britain's king had a duty to punish Andrew reut.rs/4qzj88q
Lifelong monarchist says Britain's king had a duty to punish Andrew
For lifelong monarchist Anita Atkinson, who owns one of the world's largest collections of British royal memorabilia, King Charles's decision to strip his younger brother Andrew of all his titles was nothing more than a monarch's duty.
reut.rs
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lifelong monarchist says Britain's king had a duty to punish Andrew reut.rs/4qzj88q
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Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, embodies Iceland’s volcanic landscape through its soaring concrete columns reminiscent of basalt formations.
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, embodies Iceland’s volcanic landscape through its soaring concrete columns reminiscent of basalt formations.
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Print edition @theonion.com ads don’t miss
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Print edition @theonion.com ads don’t miss
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.