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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · 15d

I have conquered my white whale. It turns out you CAN combine falafel and corn bread. After several attempts, I’ve cracked it!

Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · 15d

What are your favorite soups? I’ve got a delicious french onion soup, a potato broccoli and cheddar soup, and a chicken and dumpling soup. Cozy weather is coming. What should I know? #cooking #soup #homechef

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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Jun 23

I JUST learned that Marni Nixon (the really chipper nun in Sound of Music) ghost-sang for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.

Is “un-sung hero” on the nose, or a little biting? A phenomenal voice.

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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Jun 23

Class parent delivers a gift that to an adult is obviously a bottle wrapped up in silver foil paper.

3rd grader:You got a giant chocolate egg?!
Me: Sure looks like it.

At dismissal, a different parent drops off another foil-wrapped bottle.

Same 3rd grader: *GASP* you got ANOTHER chocolate egg?!?

Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · May 11

Waaaaaaaay outside my comfort zone on this one, but it turned out so well!

Udon noodles in a dashi broth variation with dumplings, bok choi, and crispy pork belly.

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Stan Stanley @snakewife.bsky.social · May 9

And just so you know, Book Two is now OUT and available at all fine independent book shops and purveyors of comics. :3 Pls enjoy my aesthetic photo, and the thread'll have links to some indie bookstores you can support!

(I'll be posting previews of the inside pages next week, too, because: I can.)

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · Apr 18

If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Mar 14

WTF, Chuck?!

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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Mar 8

“So #Andor is the DS9 of Star Wars”

Wait… um. No. But, kind of??

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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · Mar 3

old Soviet joke for our times:

Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.

Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”

Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”

Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”

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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Mar 3

Oven roasted herbed chicken breast, dressed with a home-made eel sauce, bok-choy with onion and garlic, a sweet quick-pickle slaw of carrot, cucumber, and red onion, all served with yellow rice (because I forgot to check that I had enough white rice for the meal 🤦‍♂️). #homecooking #fusion #recipe

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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Feb 28

How’d the call go with that student’s parent?

Well, my Apple Watch pointed out that I’d been sitting for more than 10 minutes, and my heart rate was over 120, so it wanted to know if I was ok.
#teacherlife

Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Feb 26

3rd grader: Mr Curro, what’s your favorite song? Mine is Lose Yourself by #Eminem.
Me: Ooh, good song. It’s got a great energy, right?
3rd: Yeah. It’s such a good, classic song from back in the day.

“Back in the day!?” 😳💀

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Feb 25

Two photos say it all.

A two-part image comparing meetings in the White House.
Top Image: French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden sit in yellow armchairs by a fireplace, decorated with festive greenery and lights. Macron leans forward, smiling and gesturing with his hand, while Biden sits back, also smiling, in a suit and tie.
Bottom Image: The same setting with Emmanuel Macron gesturing animatedly with both hands, speaking to Donald Trump, who sits with a stern expression, hands resting on his lap, wearing a blue suit and tie. American and French flags are visible in the background.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Feb 15

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Feb 7

I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Feb 1

Quick reminder that if you see a headline from a source you’ve never heard of that isn’t being reported by anyone else, you really should do some due diligence before spreading it around as fact. There’s enough misinformation floating around already; no need to add more.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jan 30

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 28

It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

Find and contact elected officials | USAGov

Use USAGov’s Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local officials.

www.usa.gov

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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Dec 19

Sometimes a bad dress rehearsal means a good opening night. Sometimes a bad dress rehearsal is a chilling omen of things to come.

In other news, the Christmas show went just fine, no one’s feelings were hurt, and no one will think of last night in the quiet hours for years to come.

#teacherlife

Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Dec 19

Loving Skeleton Crew! The Goonies in space fits perfectly, and the story beats hit just right. But abso called the “can’t say I remember no At Attin” twist. 😜
#disney+ #starwars #skeletoncrew

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Joe Shine @mjoeshine.bsky.social · Dec 15

I love seeing different artists approaching the same song with new emotional impact to bring new context. One of the best (IMO) is Sound of Silence.
Simon and Garfunkel: We bring you a cautionary tale, a warning for what’s to come.
Disturbed: YOU. DIDN’T. LISTEN.
Pentatonix: Oof. Ok. We’ve got this.

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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · Dec 14

I just posted this on Twitter with no note. I'm conducting a little experiment. Results to follow.

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · Dec 9

Fuck I think we totally forgot that part in Dune Pt. 2 about not falling for charismatic violent folk heroes fueled by vengeance who look like Timothee Chalamet in a hoodie

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Dec 9

Aw, Universe, why do you have to be this way?

We've been suspicious for a while that the expansion of the cosmos is doing weird stuff, and new results from JWST seem to confirm it.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/jwst-yup-t...

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JWST: Yup, the Universe is expanding weirdly

The Hubble tension is alive and well: JWST appears to confirm the cosmic expansion is different closer to us than farther away

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