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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 3h

CDC tormented: HR workers summoned from furlough to lay off themselves, others

Traumatized CDC has lost 33% of its workforce this year, union says.

arstechnica.com

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 3h

Right there, in the puzzle!

The NY times spelling bee, not taking TONTINE

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 3h

Well, thank you! :)

Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 3h

Okay, New York Times Spelling Bee, I'll make you a deal. Let's each put in a hundred bucks every time you don't recognize the perfectly legitimate word TONTINE, and then whichever of us lives longest gets it.

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 6h

Oh yes, that's who they *mean*, but I'm always surprised when they don't choose pink or purple for that - those are the colors they find demeaning. Blue hair means old to so many people.

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 8h

Blue haired people has generally referred to old people. Old ladies with a blue rinse to counteract the yellowing of their white hair. Which makes sense because all the old ladies I know are mad and turning out.

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 23h

It can be done

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 1d

Yes!

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 1d

Wait no. C1Y

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic read. I'm currently enjoying some King David apples... would love to read a review if you haven't covered them in a previous season.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

good LORD

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 1d

Books not only teach us about ways to be happy, they *are* ways to be happy.

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 1d

Oh dear. I've had it too and it makes me mad.

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the knife alien @spacedrugs.bsky.social · 1d

i soda-fired this orc mug and it came out so perfect. i may never make anything this good again #ceramics #orctober

photo of a hand holding a shiny green mug with an orc face. One ear is a handle

the inner part of the same mug, glazed with Reitz Green glaze. it is greenish blue

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Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · 1d

Still looking for someone, haven't found a single person so far (that I can contact). I have a 46-episode script that I need translated. This would be a paid job!

Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · 12d

Completely unrelated to my 2am doomposting but does anyone know an English to Japanese translator, ideally with experience in screenplays?

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today

A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else keep hearing this podcast ad for EBay about buying a “vintage banty”?! Oh— band tee. Band tee.

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Erik Simpson @erikthesimpson.bsky.social · 8d

Job Alert! Tenure-track, Creative Non-Fiction (broadly conceived), Grinnell College. joblist.mla.org/job/2000443/...

Assistant Professor of English: Creative Writing Tenure Track job with Grinnell College | 2000443

Research and teaching interests might include: screenwriting/tv writing, memoir, lyric essay, narrative journalism, graphic storytelling.

joblist.mla.org

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Oh my giddy aunt @ohmygiddyaunt.bsky.social · 2d

No it was just a potato that got lost on the way to getting planted last spring, sorry for the SCREAMING.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 2d

Feels weird to not have Solar or Lower Decks in production anymore. So proud of what we accomplished on both shows in very different ways. Thank you to everyone on both productions, and to all the fans who tuned in!!

Star Trek Lower Decks art, four ensigns panicking on a starfleet shuttle with a sparking control panel.

A cartoon alien family hugging and being nibbled on, from Solar Opposites.

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The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 2d

Star Trek Lower Decks, in all the best ways, is a beautiful anomaly. Disguised in a goofy cartoon was a love letter to Star Trek with wonderfully original characters.

Just how The Original Series left such an indelible mark on the fandom, I have no doubt the LWD fandom will only continue to grow. 🖖🏻

Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 2d

Feels weird to not have Solar or Lower Decks in production anymore. So proud of what we accomplished on both shows in very different ways. Thank you to everyone on both productions, and to all the fans who tuned in!!

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Mia, Queen of the Corgis @queenofthecorgis.bsky.social · 3d

Does anybody else have an overwhelming urge to knit or crochet a frog hat real quick for the protest next week? Can't let the Portland Frogs down! #nokings Ravelry has so many options but i love this one. 🧶 ravel.me/frog-hat-27

Frog Hat pattern by Annanitato Lolo

Knit Frog Hat Pattern

ravel.me

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 4d

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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