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Brian Gray 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 2d

Playing Placid Plastic Duck Simulator and one duck boldly going…

I love when the ducks escape the pool and we get a look at the surroundings. Watch the full video to see the… office chair? 🤔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoHz...

#Twitch #StarTrek #ducks #shorts #gaming

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 3d

There is no insurrection in Portland unless you consider an uptick of people wearing inflatable frog costumes an insurrection.

No one is falling for this absurd propaganda, and there is NO justification for deploying our troops against peaceful American citizens.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · 2d

That’s a very convincing argument. Well done.

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Congressman Dwight Evans @repdwightevans.bsky.social · 2d

If Speaker Johnson and congressional Republicans are so “concerned” about health care, why won’t they work with Democrats to stop the shutdown of health care for 24 million Americans…

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · 3d

Every time @wxpnfm.bsky.social plays “Seein’ Stars“ by Turnstile, I think it’s The Police.

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · Sep 12

what exactly makes the double-decker taco a better choice than the Chalupa? Also, why does my AutoCorrect capitalize Chalupa but not double-decker taco?

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · Sep 11

Okay let’s get back to that birthday book

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · Sep 10

write It anyway, enjoy writing it, have a few friends over to read it out loud and get feedback. Then, go to @atypicalartists.co ’s website and get their PWYC resources on how to produce AD and read @waylandprod.bsky.social ’s Bombs Always Beep.

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · Sep 10

What’s stopping you from doing this with public domain works?

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Gosunkugi @gosunkugi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Open letter to the creators of the Star Trek Khan audio drama.

Guys, I can draw, and I'm pretty okay at digital art when I want to be. Instead of using AI for the cover, throw me my own bodyweight in Haribo, and I'll do it for you.

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · Sep 10

@leylinehighrewind.bsky.social I think I remember an episode where there were underground canals, so they had to paddle their way through a subterranean labyrinth, and Dr. Gosford had to explain why the hypertonic particles in the solid gold mask of Agamemnon were important. What was that about?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Supreme Court just ruled that ICE can target people based on their race.

Can we get a “Fuck ICE” in the chat?

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The Fiction Podcast Weekly @fictionpodcastwkly.bsky.social · Sep 8

My pet human @lindsay1970.bsky.social is backing this because she wants to go. I can't go because I'm on the no-fly list, because I'm a tiger. I also don't have any money (see: tiger) But you should.

TAFCON — The Audio Fiction Convention @tafcon.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Audio Fiction Convention Kickstarter IS LIVE! Get your tickets to the event here!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/taf...

TAFCON: The Audio Fiction Convention

A one-day in-person con for creators and fans of audio fiction.

www.kickstarter.com

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you for recommending the Fiction Podcast Weekly!

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ceej @ceej.online · Sep 6

I think we all need to constantly split hairs as much as possible to deflate the magical thinking our decision-maker class has adopted around AI. I basically have to do this all day at work. If you’re using “AI” as a shorthand for “a magic wizard” around me I will quibble until you understand that

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · Sep 6

I’m so glad someone is finally podcasting about this classic TV show. I binge watched it (on VHS!) while recovering from hav my wisdom teeth out, and until this podcast launched, I thought I dreamt it. It’s like if Dark Shadows met Saved By The Bell and had a baby, who’s British.

Leyline High Rewind @leylinehighrewind.bsky.social · May 27

Happy Launch Day, Leyliners! The first 3 episodes of Leyline High Rewind are available NOW at leylinehigh.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!

Have a listen! And let us know which episode of Leyline High terrified you as a kid. 👻

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The Fiction Podcast Weekly @fictionpodcastwkly.bsky.social · Sep 5

The #FictionPodcastWeekly shares the warm embrace of the London Podcast Festival, @saraaaaah.bsky.social 's Indie AF chats with @davidault.bsky.social , @macrogers.bsky.social and the Gideon Medians, casting calls, money for artists, and more.
fiction-podcast-weekly.beehiiv.com/p/blubrry-s-...

Blubrry's pricing, the simplest mics, Indie AF's behind-the-scenes chats with David Ault, Renfield and Give Me Away's hivemind, and more

Plus: fiscal support for Flemish artists, a residency in which you redefine the real world, casting calls, and the magic of live events

fiction-podcast-weekly.beehiiv.com

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · Jul 30

Eels can’t take flights back to the Sargasso, so this Heathrow expansion seems pretty bad

ColneCAN @colnecan.bsky.social · Jul 30

#HeathrowExpansion will disconnect the internationally-rare chalk streams of the Chilterns from the #Thames. For Eels and other migratory fish to get to #StAlbans, #Hemel, #Chesham, #Amersham etc etc (or back to the Sargasso Sea) this is catastrophic.
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/heathrow-pos...

Heathrow Expansion – the Colne Valley Regional Park’s position - Colne Valley Regional Park

We remain publicly and determinedly opposed to the plans to expand Heathrow Airport, which will cut the Park in two, changing it for ever. 1200 acres of Green Belt will be lost and many more hundreds ...

www.colnevalleypark.org.uk

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Gabriel Urbina @gabrielurbina.com · Jul 31

Every great show needs a great warm-up act.

Before you Enjoy Yourselves! at Wooden Overcoats live, catch the Wolf 359 10 Year Reunion Panel!

Featuring members of the show's cast, its composer, and its two lead writers!

Tickets on sale now!
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...

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Caitlin Gibson @caitjgibson.bsky.social · Jul 31

I am grateful to @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social for trusting me with her story at this moment of consequence, as she advocates for the children of Gaza and follows in the footsteps of her own childhood hero, Mister Rogers.

Sharing with a gift link:
wapo.st/46vqYbL

Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy.

The YouTube star wants her audiences — adults and children alike — to see the humanity of all people.

wapo.st

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Matt 'Wib' Ward @wib.bsky.social · Jul 24

I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.

But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · Jul 24

SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con

If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.

SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con

If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Goth Mommy @gothmommyxoxo.bsky.social · Jul 17

Twitter post from Jersey Mike's Subs that reads "How do you top your sub?" with a picture of pickles and other veggies below it
Reply from Jersey Mike's "blocked. blocked. blocked. you're all blocked. non of you are free of sin"

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Saraaaaah of Golding, Voice Actor n stuff @saraaaaah.bsky.social · May 30

New & finale ep of @adwitpod.bsky.social
@lindsay1970.bsky.social & me are deLIGHted to bring U this possibly final ep everrrrr of ADWIT
Made for wonderful #writers of #audiodrama #audiofiction
We have had a joyous time mooting, reflecting, discussing, & lauding ideas & more
adwit.org/listen-now/

Listen Now

You can listen to ADWIT here, or on the automatic podcast dispenser of your choice. Listen to ADWIT now on… Apple PodcastsListen Now! SpotifyListen Now! TuneIn+ AlexaListen Now! OvercastListe…

adwit.org

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Lindsay Harris Friel @lindsay1970.bsky.social · Jun 6

I wonder just how much of it fed LLMs. Is 110% really a thing?

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