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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 1d

Trebek would have understood.

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 1d

British Columbia, it’s not too late to come over to the right side of history. The Blue Jays play 2,500 miles away. They are not your home team!

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

the photo they use is of Lakota spiritual leader Arvol Looking Horse, who has done really amazing work for his people and folks all around the world

we made this video with him

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Frasier D&D @frasierdnd.bsky.social · 2d

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN: “Oh! I’m in a Dungeons & Dragons group, too. But we’re doing an official, prewritten adventure.”

[FRASIER SCOFFS]

FRASIER: “Prewritten! The storyteller’s crutch.”

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN: “I’m the storyteller.”

FRASIER: “… And what is a crutch if not a timeless and wonderful invention?”

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 1d

pika-BOO!

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 1d

“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates literally to something like "save yourself who's able/can" and roughly equates to “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation/stampede. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a shorthaired tabby kitten appearing to burst through a sheet of white paper in a dark frame. Text at the bottom reads “sauve qui peut”.

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshot of a pokemon center review of a Quilava plush with text saying “where will he sit, on my desk. Cute.”

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshot of a doctor in the Pokémon anime getting injected with a needle

Screenshot of the pokemon anime showing pikachu looking worried that the doctor got injected with a needle with text saying “oh boy, that’s not good.”

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 1d

Amy Adams on filming 'Miss Pettigrew':

“I was kind of staring at him, because he painted such a picture, and the director came over, and I was completely in this land of admiring Lee,” she continued. “And Bharat goes over and tells him, `Can you leave the set? Amy’s distracted by your masculinity.'

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 1d

FOUND IT: the-toast.archive.town/2016/01/14/s...

Signs You’re In A Homoerotic Subplot In A Midcentury Drama

You're almost certainly going to talk someone into committing a murder.

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Jeremy Hot Wheels @kateneely.bsky.social · 1d

my therapist: sometimes you simply have to experience an emotion instead of thinking about it
me, nodding sagely: and then it goes away
therapist: well not necessarily
me, shaking my head furiously: no, I don't like that

Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 1d

Me: I just don't understand why I can't just out-think my anxiety and emotions and simply react and respond in the most ideal way every single time and never feel bad
My therapist of eight years: *audibly loading gun*

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 1d

I am trying so hard to find the post on The Toast where it's very clearly Addison deWitt and failing...

I Have Seen Better Days GIF

ALT: I Have Seen Better Days GIF

media.tenor.com

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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 6d

This piece reminded me of an unfun thing I've wanted to talk about since attending the @vangamegarden.bsky.social showcase, which is that of the 100-odd devs tabling there, I observed only one (1) wearing a mask for an event with 100s-to-1000s of attendees

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

"The fact that COVID infections damage our brains is not debatable. There are hundreds of studies to support that COVID affects the brain, leading to memory, attention, executive function, and mental health issues. Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly already put together a great compendium of information and research concerning what we know about COVID and the brain last year- although, of course, more has emerged since then.

His piece, COVID-19 Leaves Its Mark on the Brain, is subtitled, “Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging”. The piece thoroughly reviews the cognitive risks of COVID; below is a selection from a longer list of studies in the piece:

Large epidemiological analyses showed that people who had COVID-19 were at an increased risk of cognitive deficits, such as memory problems.

Imaging studies done in people before and after their COVID-19 infections show shrinkage of brain volume and altered brain structure after infection.

A study of people with mild to moderate COVID-19 showed significant prolonged inflammation of the brain and changes that are commensurate with seven years of brain aging.

Laboratory experiments in human and mouse brain organoids designed to emulate changes in the human brain showed that SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers the fusion of brain cells. This effectively short-circuits brain electrical activity and compromises function.

Studies show that even when the virus is mild and exclusively confined to the lungs, it can still provoke inflammation in the brain and impair brain cells’ ability to regenerate.

COVID-19 can also disrupt the blood brain barrier, the shield that protects the nervous system – which is the control and command center of our bodies – making it “leaky.” "

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 5d

Photo of a rowlet plush wearing sunglasses sitting in a tree

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bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 5d

wtaf are you talking about

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 6d

Oshawott has a sword

Screenshot of the Pokémon anime showing oshawott holding a large sword

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 8d

#bskycensorship A little less direct today, but Suzanne Lacy's "Three Weeks in May 1977" was a piece of performance art in which Lacy went to LAPD HQ to pick up SA reports and stamp their locations on a public map every day for...well, 3 weeks.

Suzanne Lacy's completed "Three Weeks in May 1977"

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 10d

Everything else aside, Tilly Norwood is a terrible name. Angela Anaconda ass name

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Scary Draconic Bastard 🎃 @deshex.bsky.social · 12d

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 10d

By popular demand: #bskycensorship

Ajax seizes Cassandra, 4500 BCE, from the Met.

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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 19d

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Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 19d

Still can’t quite believe this is a real movie, but the fact that Spaceballs 2 decided to unveil its cast by spoofing the Force Awakens table read photo (*and* by putting a pizza on a chair in tribute to the late great Pizza the Hutt) is an encouraging sign. screencrush.com/spaceballs-2...