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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Jul 13

learning to watercolour by colouring in the major arcana

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Jul 9

Reminds me of when you were blond

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Jul 5

In the space of 24hrs I have gone from never having seen an episode of Taskmaster to being a TM SUPERFAN #imlockedin

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · Jun 25

tonight, these ARE the concrete jungles where dreams are made of

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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · Jun 25

one thing that needs to be said is that "don't rank cuomo" was such a simple, effective message that it almost became something of a meme. i've never seen preferential voting in this country (or even my own!) weoponized with such great effect

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Jun 25

Zohran!

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Jun 9

I feel so weirdly proud to have been at uni with Kip!!

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Jun 6

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · May 19

1987 was poppin

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · May 11

Being back at work after THIS is, to say the least, extremely upsetting 🤪

courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Apr 16

How do I make this my everyday, every day?

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · May 11

Happy Mother's Day! One day, I hope that every mother will be a willing mother, and every child will be a wanted child. That's why I donate to abortion funds. Find your local fund here: abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/

Find an Abortion Fund - National Network of Abortion Funds

Abortion funds provide various kinds of support. Use our search feature. Find an abortion fund that can help you or the folks in your community.

abortionfunds.org

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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jeff @tef.bsky.social · May 8

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Apr 24

my new pal at the cat cafe in Buenos Aires (el gordito no está contento)

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Apr 23

This is straight authoritarianism!

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Apr 18

Some of the @patagonia.com logo irl ♥️

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Apr 16

How do I make this my everyday, every day?

courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Apr 10

Torres Del Paine. Today.

courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Apr 4

Either a great time or a terrible time for me to take a sabbatical. #livelaughliquidate

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R/GA @rga.bsky.social · Apr 3

401K stuns in new photo (bad)

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · Mar 28

I wrote about the White House X account — which is steeped in the sociopathic posting style of far-right extremists — and seems to get more sinister and cruel with its posts each week of the administration. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account

Welcome to the 4chan administration.

www.theatlantic.com

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Mar 28

Feels almost repetitive to say that it is getting scarier and scarier here by the day.

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Mar 28

New Rubio order (leaked to me) directs the State Department to spy on student visa holders and applicants social media for "a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Trump Admin Spies on Social Media of Foreign Students

Ideological purge of foreign students revealed in new leaked directive

www.kenklippenstein.com

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WIRED @wired.com · Mar 5

If anyone you know needs reminding of why vaccines are important, take a closer look at what happens if get the measles (which, if you're not vaccinated and you encounter a contagious person, you are almost guaranteed to catch). #SOTU buff.ly/W6zwuKk

How Measles Hacks the Body—and Harms Its Victims for Years

The virus is the most contagious in the world, exploiting the human body's immune system to spread with extreme agility and harming its victims for years.

www.wired.com

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courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Mar 4

Huuuuge congrats to @vijaykhurana.bsky.social for the powerful debut novel, reviewed today in the @nytimes.com! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/b...

Book Review: ‘The Passenger Seat,’ by Vijay Khurana

Two teenage boys set out north with few plans and plenty of frustrations in Vijay Khurana’s novel, “The Passenger Seat.”

www.nytimes.com

courtney tight @courtody.bsky.social · Feb 28

Been doing that for years 👵

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