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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 2h

Full-stop agree on THE TWISTED ONES. This is the book I livetweeted for Halloween one year and it conjured power outages and tornado warnings like I was reciting from the freakin' Necronomicon.

Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 6h

Two books for spooky season:
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.

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Xiran Jay Zhao @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social · 2h

Idc, "4 people disguised as construction workers heisted the Napoleon family jewels from the Louvre in 7 minutes by rolling up to the second-storey window on a basket lift" is an objectively hilarious event

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 4h

The other day I saw three guys earnestly attempting to break into a car with a coat hanger, wondered if I should notify someone, realized the one loudly reciting the licence plate number into his phone was a POC, and decided to err on the side of not getting the cops involved...but I did wonder.

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Mutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social · 7h

international journalists asking the french police why they are having a two hour lunch while the thieves are out there and the police explaining the thieves are likely also french so will also be having a two hour lunch

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 7h

So this is apparently a very low tech theft, but a good reminder thats how most of the world works. An amusing story from PDX … 1/

www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...

Hunt continues for thieves after priceless jewels stolen in heist at Louvre museum in Paris - live updates

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati says the incident happened as the museum opened this morning.

www.bbc.com

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 12h

i do not want to "work from anywhere". i want to work in my dedicated work environment with all my dedicated work assisting tools. i do not want to send an email from the coffee shop or the park. i want to do coffee shop or park related tasks when i'm in the coffee shop or park

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21h

all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 1d

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🩸Spooky Sara🩸 @pashion.bsky.social · 1d

Its a photo of blocks of cheese white and yellow and it reads "This is ninety pounds of cheese. The
average American eats this much
cheese every day. Let that sink in"

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 1d

WEE

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 1d

I can beat the medievalists! In 61 CE, revolting British natives attacked the Roman colony of Camulodunum (Colchester). In 2015, in a domestic space, archs found the remains of a whole box of coriander as well as fenugreek, poppy seeds, cumin, & other Indian spices. Homesick Roman women made curry.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I'm pretty sure there were Indian spices in England before potatoes.

Hughster @hughster.bsky.social · 1d

The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 1d

Solar panels can also be in copper to suit historic buildings

A display of a copper roof with metal roofing and tubing beneath, as a solar water heating system

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 1d

So the guy who poisoned himself with Earl Grey might be in trouble, but you'll be fine!

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 2d

there has got to be an easier way to be visited by the angry ghost of Catherine of Aragon

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

King Charles to be first reigning English monarch in 500 years to pray publicly with pope

Monarch will join Pope Leo XIV at an ecumenical service in Sistine Chapel during visit to the Vatican next month King Charles will become the first reigning English monarch since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534 to pray publicly with a pope during his state visit to the Holy See next week. The king will join Pope Leo XIV at an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel during his visit with the queen to the Vatican on 22-23 October, a gesture regarded as a “significant moment” in relations between the Catholic church and the Church of England, of which Charles is supreme governor. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 2d

The Red Delicious: the original poster child for enshittification.

In which I review not one, but twoooo of these goddamn things. I do it for you. PLEASE CLAP.

Apple Review #17: Red Delicious Double Feature

Palpatine voice: Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Delicious, the Red? That’s right. We’re — er, we’re meaning I’m because you’re not here with me, it&#8217…

terribleminds.com

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 2d

phone, yes. keys...yes unless I did something non-routine with them in which case they could be literally anywhere /shrug

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 2d

OOC QOTD: "Ok yes this book is old but it doesn't need to go to book hospice just yet, it's not actively dying."

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 2d

Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 2d

PLOT TWIST THEY DID RETURN IT and somehow it didn't check in properly either at the borrowing library or here

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Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 2d

library jargon of the day: "shelf check - claims returned"

aka WE know their patron didn't actually return it and THEY know their patron didn't actually return it but we have to be REALLY SUPER SURE about it before they bill their patron

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The Shire-Reckoning @shire-reckoning.bsky.social · 2d

Strider’s morning hike revealed that they are too far north, so he and the hobbits have spent the day struggling east, then following a valley southeast. Now the valley has dead-ended in a high ridge. They decide to attempt the climb despite Frodo’s wound.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2d

every adult should know how to craft something. i use that loosely: cook a meal, do a bit of DIY, sew a button, grow a plant.

if there is nothing in this world that you can make yourself... why. what are you doing

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Kyutoki-kun, a laid back water heater, is the mascot for Kinliser, who do water heating equipment. The kettle is called Yukan-kun.

A smiling rectangular water heater with arms and legs stands and holds a yellow kettle with a face.

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Josh "A-Horror-iand" Fagundes @anoriand.bsky.social · 3d

The decline of third spaces and hangouts, such as malls, video rental places, arcades & skate parks has been a direct result of the rise of convenience and has also been objectively bad for society as a whole. Its not that everyone HAS to socialize, but having no option to without bars is a failing.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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