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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 13h

Updating my LEGO White House

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14h

The question to ask all young men is 'how many people have you helped this week? how many have you cared for?"

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 6d

MTV going out of business this year. I was just telling my son how there was an entire SEGA Genesis game based entirely on Michael Jackson's video for Smooth Criminal.

Poignant shit.

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 7d

let me know
when ai can make maple syrup
until then
ai ain’t shit

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 15d

the article was such a hit he made it into a book

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 15d

It's been a while since I read it, but I have a hunch this influential article might reveal some old DNA for the RBIO, with a "core" inside the order and a "gap" outside. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

Why the Pentagon Changes Its Maps

And why we'll keep going to war.

www.esquire.com

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 20d

We’ve got goldenrod and aster feeding the bees in October

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

When I first became a master gardener, I attended a native plants lecture with two takehomes for backyard growers with more limited space--one of which was that goldenrod is one of the biggest bangs for your buck as far as native plants go. Plant goldenrod!

#nativeplants #backyardgarden #gardening

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 28d

Different Trains

lorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @whiskeynachos.bsky.social · Sep 10

Feeling kind of low today back at work, so to get through the afternoon I'll be posting an occasional thread of my favorite train-related songs.

We'll start with the old Wabash Cannonball, an entirely mythical train until the Wabash RR adopted the name in 1949.

Johnny Cash - "Wabash Cannonball"

YouTube video by Rich Giles

www.youtube.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Sep 11

I'm surprised how many people are quick to make a defense of violence in my replies. For them it's necessary, foreclosing on its use is a privilege. For me, non-violence is a powerful tool. It is the lesson of one of my heroes, Bayard Rustin. 1/ wagingnonviolence.org/2022/08/reme...

Remembering the genius of Bayard Rustin

Thirty-five years after his death, the man who mentored Martin Luther King Jr. still has much to teach movements.

wagingnonviolence.org

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · Sep 8

Shama Lama Ding Dong by Otis Day and the Knights

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◥◤CDFI, Frankenstein @kristoncapps.bsky.social · Sep 6

Heads up, you can open youtube any time you want and listen to Yusef Lateef play oboe

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · Aug 29

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”

Cities:

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E. Bond @ericbbond.bsky.social · Jul 29

how often
can we do we dare we
pause
to behold
with awe & gratitude
this indescribable gift/opportunity—
simply
to be here,
alive,
for our (precious!) while…

may we grow to serve such blessing.

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Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · Jul 8

This might be my favourite cat meme of 2025 so far

A photo of cat sitting in some Venetian blinds they have just destroyed with the text JOY DIVISION at the top and UNKNOWN PLEASURES at the bottom

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · Jul 5

Something good: I have that Impressions LP.

Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · Jul 3

I'm constantly curious about what global cuisines were like prior to the introduction of capsicum, tomatoes, potatoes, maize, etc. I know potatoes in particular largely supplanted things like turnips and parsnips in Europe, but I'm especially curious about peppers.

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · Jun 26

RIP -- 1st Deputy Director of the U.S. Peace Corps

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Jun 26

A wonderful man full of passion for journalism and justice. I wish I had been able to spend more time with him. Thanks for the encouragement, Bill.

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Bill Moyers, eminence of public affairs broadcasting, dies at 91

He was White House press secretary under Lyndon B. Johnson and Newsday publisher before becoming an acclaimed television journalist, mostly for PBS.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · Jun 15

Father’s Day peruse at the record store. Sadly they were fresh out of Clan of Xymox

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · Jun 7

Wishing West Africa a blessed Tabaski

Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · Jun 7

From Maryland's beautiful Eighth Congressional District to the world, I'm wishing a blessed Eid al-Adha to everyone celebrating. During this holy feast, we pray for community, light and peace. Eid Mubarak!

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · May 26

The best Memorial Day speech is only 271 words and wasn't delivered on Memorial Day, but on November 19, 1863. Read it carefully, it's the most important speech in American military history (and maybe all of American history).

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · May 23

I'm reading something now that gets into that same territory.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · May 11

What is an ethnic food few people in America know that you feel they should know? I am fortunate to live in Washington, DC and even as much as I enjoy meat, I don't miss it when I eat Ethiopian food.

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · May 8

St Steven Albini

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · May 8

They’re actually going to canonize Mike Ditka, aren’t they?

a man wearing a hat and sunglasses is sitting at a table with glasses of beer and a bottle of ketchup .

Alt: a man wearing a hat and sunglasses is sitting at a table with glasses of beer and a bottle of ketchup . Saying bears and ditka (it’s Chris Farley)

media.tenor.com

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · May 1

Pawpaw content detected

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · May 1

You know about pawpaws? Totally different flavor profile from mangoes but the short shelf life, custardy vibe are in the same family. This dumb country almost eradicated its greatest native fruit, but they are making a comeback!

A hand holding a pawpaw fruit cut in half, revealing custardy yellow flesh and several large brown seeds.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · Apr 12

Flipped through this and found Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love as No. 1. Tough to argue against it.

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