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Laura Braunstein

@laurabrarian.bsky.social

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Digital librarian. Crossword person. Cross wordperson. I reskeet your puzzles

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · Oct 11

“Find the biggest bitch in town and start a band with her.”

— Kathleen Hanna

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1h

by its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids and immensities of the universe, and thus stabs us from behind with the thought of annihilation

2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 14h

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rare-whit...

Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast

Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1h

I am also now mad at your sister

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John Russell @johnruss28.bsky.social · 19h

pghrev.com/machine-visi... (on the Hinman Collator)

Machine Vision: On the Mechanical Origins of the Digital Humanities - Pittsburgh Review of Books

In his final decade, the Shakespeare scholar and bibliographer Charlton Hinman (1911–1977) began to lose his sight. Writing in an obituary published in The

pghrev.com

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1d

did a whale write this?

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 1d

He didn't concern himself with narrative or character arcs, he simply described the different steps for rendering whale oil, and how to handle the carcass before, during, and after, the process

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1d

did I start a Moby-Dick measuring contest

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1d

I enjoy reading an encyclopedia of whaling

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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 1d

Oct. 13, 1775: “It is now reported, that tho' Government is taking every measure to oblige the Americans to submit, there are many who persuade themselves that a certain General Assembly will offer their mediation” and “restore peace and harmony on a solid foundation.”

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Andrea Kaston Tange @aktange.bsky.social · 2d

And the best adaptation of any Dickens that has ever been put onto the screen, or ever will be, is the Muppets Christmas Carol. But I think that is quite possibly the least unhinged opinion it is possible to have about Dickens. It's simply fact.

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 1d

Heather is correct, granting the Moby-Dick exception

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

You gotta give ‘em hop.

A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 2d

my old neighborhood! so proud of the people who built those networks of care

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 2d

"Don't worry about me! I'm Charles Foster Kane!"

Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 2d

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 2d

sunset on the Ottauquechee River #Vermont #eveningwalk

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Tobias Barrington Wolff @tobiasbwolff.bsky.social · 2d

Pulitzer Prize winning historian Benjamin Nathans of the University of Pennsylvania provides a defining piece of iconic imagery in making the case for universities to stand together and repudiate the subservience the Regime is seeking to impose.

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Liz Rees @lizarees.bsky.social · 2d

"Isn't it all digitised?"

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 2d

btw the (15) is a crossword puzzle construction joke, but thanks for the frog love

Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 3d

TAKE BACK THE FROG (15)

Mr. Todd said he did not intend to take back the frog as a political symbol when he bought his $30 costume on Amazon several weeks into the Portland protests. He said he was just hoping to “make the president and the feds look dumb.”

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Hwæt! @hwaet.info · 3d

"Stop me if you've heard this one before"
Beowulf, 2013
Meghan Purvis 🇬🇧

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Dr. Bucky Isotope, PhD, BOFA @buckyisotope.bsky.social · 3d

I have busted
the ghost
that was in
your hood

and which
you were probably
scared of
and screaming

Forgive me
busting
makes me
feel good

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Aaron Riccio @illogicaljoker.bsky.social · 3d

Though the weekly puzzle will be discontinued at the end of the year, the archive should still be up for subscribers at thebrowser.com/crossword-ar... and there are some bangers there and yet to come (next week's is a Bob Weisz; last week's was a @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social).

The Browser Crossword

Every day we read hundreds of articles and recommend five outstanding stories for you to enjoy, so you'll always have interesting things to ponder and fascinating ideas to discuss at dinner

thebrowser.com

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Aaron Riccio @illogicaljoker.bsky.social · 3d

I've got this week's Browser cryptic crossword! I hope you'll check it out; more importantly, I hope you like it. It's the culmination of everything I talk about in my twice-weekly cryptic evening streams!

After everything else, oil up masculine frat guy in the middle of Instagram scandal (9)

The Browser Crossword Cryptic #242 by Aaron Riccio
October 12, 2025, edited by Dan Feyer

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 3d

a woman is standing in front of a bulletin board with a sign on it that says ' where can i help you '

ALT: a woman is standing in front of a bulletin board with a sign on it that says ' where can i help you '

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Laura Braunstein @laurabrarian.bsky.social · 3d

spooky #caturday explorations

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Spooky Matt Grote @mattgrote.bsky.social · 4d

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have an enormous cat

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