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Pretty foggy yesterday for the first time in a while:

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It’s weird to live in a time when basic principles like cruelty is wrong, cheating is empty & the idea that curiosity, generosity, originality, the satisfaction of earned accomplishments & loving intimacy are the center of a good life feel like countercultural concepts

submitted 10 hours ago • 56 comments

So glad that I have lived long enough to see Godzilla become a trans icon

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we lost two Super Hornets to the waves and I haven’t seen any discussion of the race or gender of anyone who might be at fault, which means I have a pretty good guess as to the race and gender of everyone who might be at fault

submitted 7 hours ago • 68 comments

Increasingly Powerful Trans Person Capable Of Using Every Single Bathroom At Once

submitted 5 hours ago • 101 comments

Between the Met Gala and the papal conclave, it's a hell of a week for elaborate outfits

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“We’re being canceled when we say the n-word” *white woman says n-word, people giver her $700,000” “We still feel canceled on the inside”

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Now that's a traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnn. Glorious Diana Ross at the #MetGala.

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In my newsletter, I posit that media in the 21st century opened up the possibility of "empty popularity," where celebrities aren't actually well-liked, yet coast on our collective deference to the assumption that they are culture.ghost.io/the-21st-cen...

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in addition to all the other jackass bullshit aspects, it is funny to me that they too are conflating harvard college (small, elite, coddled, terrible in all the ways you'd expect) and harvard university (massive, massive, massive and incredibly heterogeneous research edifice) like everybody does

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Pre-cringing for when the president photoshops himself into the Met Gala as the image of Black excellence, and the White House retweets it.

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Spotted a Thomasson while rereading Virtual Light by @greatdismal.bsky.social. #HyperartThomasson #thomasson

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@greatdismal.bsky.social seems like a great guy and then you meet him and he turns out to in fact be a great guy

submitted 3 days ago • 16 comments

My wife bought a new bra, it's really hard to unhook. I don't know why I put it on in the first place.

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A highlight from today’s visit to the wonderful Strong Musuem of Play for @gamelegendsdoc.bsky.social was getting to play this pinball machine based on the works of @greatdismal.bsky.social

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Wondering why we stopped calling these things Arcologies. But anyway, this looks like something from a @greatdismal.bsky.social sprawl novel petapixel.com/2025/05/01/a...

submitted 4 days ago • 19 comments

Re-reading my old copy of Burning Chrome by @greatdismal.bsky.social and I'm amused to find this awesome mail order form for his other books at the back.

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@greatdismal.bsky.social Lawrence Lai of Craftsman and Wolves has passed away 😔 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

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It’s hard to keep up with all the evil stuff this administration is doing, but if I stay online and keep doomscrolling, I just might do it.

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“Our eyes could potentially be coaxed into a special repair mode above and beyond our natural self-healing abilities, according to a new study, thanks to the delivery of antibodies that trigger nerve cell regeneration in the retina.” #scicomm #neuroskyence www.sciencealert.com/experimental... 🧪 🧠 👁️

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Tardi-tat!

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Today, May 1st, was the hottest May Day on record in the UK. Another reminder why it’s so important to trust science and challenge politicians who deny climate change www.yahoo.com/news/uk-reco...

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It's a shit time for trans folks, so seeing Robert De Niro unequivocally stand beside his trans daughter and daring anyone else to say something about it is a nice balm.

submitted 6 days ago • 28 comments

he can get a tent

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Good on ya, Canada.

submitted 9 days ago • 95 comments

Voted for Jenny Kwan in Vancouver East despite preferring Carney for PM, Kwan the only candidate in the riding with significant legislative experience.

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BREAKING: Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, defeats Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre

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Happy voting day, Canada. Please remain the sensible one in this North American duplex we share.

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This is incredible.💗🏳️‍⚧️ Rhianna Pratchett and Rob Wilkins spent the whole week digging through Sir Terry Pratchett's archives to find an incredibly rare signed first edition of Monstrous Regiment for the Genre for Trans Rights charity auction. bit.ly/genrefortrans. It's already over £1000!

submitted 10 days ago • 11 comments

Happy birthday, Dad. Time to come back now, it’s all gone a bit rubbish without you. ❤️❤️❤️

submitted 9 days ago • 230 comments

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that macdonalds crispy hot apple pie I think it was deepfried, the skin was crunchy and the filling was so hot it almost blistered your mouth, it was a hot pocket before there was Hot Pockets

submitted 12 days ago • 19 comments

It’s all right, I expect the Lib Dems will ban them soon.

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On a nice concert streak at the moment. Kraftwerk—> Herb Alpert—> Gang of Four. All were great! Check out Gang of Four’s farewell tour if you can. They’re playing all of Entertainment, plus da hits.

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Early LED, back when the cheap ones started flooding the market and when electronics firms nearly destroyed the watch industry.

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"When Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet unleash their version of “Purple Haze,” it’s more than a cover – it’s a brass-fueled, soul-soaked reimagining that reinterprets Hendrix’s electricity in the language of New Orleans." 🔥

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Something to take your mind off the horrorshow of reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqLL...

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The Jones Road fire has grown into one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades In the natural-color scene, thick smoke obscures the fire’s mark on the land below. The burned area is evident in the false-color image showing shortwave infrared, near infrared, and visible light 🧪

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Wow! California is now the 4th largest economy in the world, surpassing Japan! abc7news.com/post/califor...

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Kristi Noem’s Handbag Containing $3,000 Stolen From D.C. Restaurant theonion.com/kristi-...

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“We all saw what happened to Target.”

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When T.S. Eliot said "April is the cruellest month," it is presumably because he saw my tax bill, an emergency dentist visit bill, and an emergency plumber visit bill all come in at once.

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“Grab him by the TESLACLES” is pretty good. My photo from #handsoff rally DC.

submitted 31 days ago • 186 comments

Block and a half line to vote at 8pm. Nothing but pride in my community.

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#WomeninSTEM - Stimming is healthy! 🧪

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I know crashing the economy on purpose seems harsh, but it’ll all be worth it when the seventh Little Mermaid is white

submitted 35 days ago • 122 comments