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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · 1d

We love your street art!

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · 1d

Hey neighbor! This is one good dog!

White dog standing on sidewalk chalk art that says good dog

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20d

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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell @hottycouture.bsky.social · Jul 9

observer.com/2025/07/inte...

Meet Coralie Bickford-Smith, the Artist Behind Penguin Clothbound Classics’ Iconic Aesthetic

“My brain is so visual,” the artist told Observer. She once thought of this as a flaw but has since embraced the trait in her work and her life.

observer.com

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Jun 28

Californian b. 1972 here, and the way you just awakened my memory of that word, utterly dormant for at least 40 years.

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Jun 15

I hope this shitshow was a demonstration of malicious compliance.

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Jun 10

Just waiting for that earthquake...

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Jun 10

Why are tech firms so deeply cringe

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · May 7

Hey, sometimes it works just great! I've definitely gotten herbal based treatments at French pharmacies that do exactly what's needed, like for digestive issues and lingering coughs. I've also gotten medicine from the French pharmacist that require a prescription in the US.

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · May 7

French pharmacists will for sure talk to you about homeopathic treatments every time. That is culturally relevant information, however annoying.

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Apr 25

This was definitely more of a childhood fantasy than something I want to experience on my next flight.

Pippi Longstocking and friends fly an airplane they built out of spare parts they found at the dump.

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Apr 24

Strong recommend for TextFormations if it's in the humanities. Small developmental editing shop, but with author support services and lots of experience getting academic writers over the hurdle of the diss (or book). www.textformations.com/author-suppo...

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Apr 23

Never use "indeed." Or, as an early advisor said, "fuck indeed." Also, the only way out is through.

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Margaret M. MacDonald @immmagination.bsky.social · Apr 17

"A semi-Arthurian SF swashbuckler that swaps future tech for Merlin wizardry." - Kirkus Reviews 🪄⚔️ 🐦‍🔥 Comparisons to both Star Trek and the legends of Camelot. Can't beat a winning combo like that.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

THE PHOENIX EFFECT: PART I: THE REUNITING | Kirkus Reviews

A novel in which a nanotechnology-infused, militaristic race attempts to conquer humans.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Apr 9

Amazing 🧵

Auke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · Apr 9

NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀

Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯

A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x

Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra holds the oldest known caddisfly casing containing microplastic, dating to 1971. Photo: Liselotte Rambonnet.

A caddisfly casing with pieces of blue microplastic, dating 1986. Photo: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Apr 5

I heard organizers estimate the participants in Torrance at 7500 with lots more people still arriving. Not bad for a city that had a major fight to get Pride Month recognized the past couple of years.

Crowd of protesters with signs line the street in getting of Torrance City Hall

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · Jan 15

Announcing the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, led by Getty and a coalition of foundations and arts organizations, to support the impacted arts community.

Impacted artists and art workers can visit cciarts.org to apply for an emergency grant starting January 20.

A photograph of downtown Los Angeles and overlayed text that reads: LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Dec 8

I'm with Cedars Sinai, and if you're lucky enough to find a primary care doctor in the network accepting new patients, it's a 6-month wait for your first appointment.

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Nov 27

So simple and intuitive!

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Nov 26

Now boarding

Passenger boarding airplane carrying adorable mini Husky (?)

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Nov 22

It never really fit her, but we tried.

Small white dog in a too-small sweater, resigned expression.

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Nov 10

Why I stopped listening and pledging back in 2016. This is who they've been for a long, long time, despite the good work of individual journalists.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Nov 10

NPR casting Trump as a normal president and normal Republican about to start a normal second term for a Republican president is a bad sign.

All those previous Republicans were reelected right after their first term, and hadn’t conspired to overthrow the Constitution.

The past isn’t precedent here.

NPR @npr.org · Nov 10

The lessons of history about second-term presidents and second-term Republicans in particular are not just the stuff of textbooks. They can offer guidance and perhaps even temper expectations.

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Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · Nov 10

This piece wound up having fewer people read it than I’d hoped when it went up tbh — but I get the feeling that it’s the right people who are reading it

Opinion | Democrats would get nothing for throwing trans Americans under the bus

In the hunt for a scapegoat, some are arguing that there's been too much focus from Democrats on transgender rights. There's no evidence backing that up.

www.msnbc.com

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · Sep 29

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