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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 1h

If someone tells you MOBY DICK is about "obsession," they have not read MOBY DICK.

buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 19h

What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 12h

When stories start popping up in multiple outlets saying liberals are warming to MTG or Nick Fuentes, and they’re not, it’s probably a good thing to start asking why.

And then, remember that Bush Era Republicans and the Cheneys were embraced and then liberal think tanks got funded by the Koch’s.

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 18h

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 17h

My unhinged legal opinion is that TOSes, EULAs, and "privacy policies" should be banned, or at least severely restricted in scope. You can have a plain-language Code Of Conduct, maybe a short, clear disclaimer, but anything that requires a lawyer to draft should require a lawyer to assent.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 21h

What the fuck is this now?

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 20h

These people are not going to magically become normal if they lose an election

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 1d

‘96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children’s anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation after the children played with the set.‘

‘Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world.’

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 1d

How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...

How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment

Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.

www.cnbc.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 1d

I see a lot of people saying his ignorance is just sham, a cheap act, but you have to remember that a huge amount of his mental bandwidth is taken up by the essential processes of monitoring and cataloging his son's masturbation habits.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 1d

Columbus could never

Limpet - Green Porno Season 2

YouTube video by Isabella Rossellini

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matthew @pahuski.com · 2d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 1d

Isabella Rossellini deserves a national holiday for the Big Beef & Cheddar line alone.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 2d

What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:

I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.

So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.

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DOKI DOKI CRT PANIC @crtpixel.bsky.social · 1d

BUBBLE BOBBLE
TAITO 1986
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Bub the green dinosaur enjoying a quick coctail

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

The Bari Weiss-led CBS News has had this up for 3 days and misspelled his name in the hed.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 1d

See? The money was there all along. We were lied to

Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 3d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 2d

In case you’re hearing about the “protest that turned violent” in Boston last week, here’s the “violence” in question, per the police report

Following the protest, four officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. One officer had a broken nose and had his glasses broken, another was treated for pepper spray exposure, one sustained a finger injury while handcuffing and another sustained a lower back injury attempting to make an arrest.

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 2d

I just learned on a podcast yesterday that the reason stalls in America have horrible gaps that are easy to see through is intentional so people can look in and make sure you're only doing approved stuff, so this nosey pervert thing is built into our national character

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 23d

i really don't think anybody else's endochrine systems are my business in general and that's because i am not an odious freak who is constantly trying to peek into public bathroom stalls

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Oct 27

In 2006-7 I worked for Jeff Bezos. I only interacted with him in bi-weekly meetings, and this is over 15 years ago now, so he's only gotten more like this, but trust me when I tell you: Jeff Bezos isn't a person. Technically he is human, but that's as far as goes. He is a brand. 🧵

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Oct 27

Racking my brain to come up with the least crazy “personal” reason Jeff Bezos wants to get to Mars…

Sarah Larson: Once again I'm reflecting on the time I interviewed a powerful guy who knows Jeff Bezos, and who offhandedly told me, "Jeff has personal reasons for wanting to get to Mars... I'm not comfortable sharing what they are"
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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 3d

Word around the HexCrank chat is that the second playthrough is shorter, closer to 3 hours, and does contain some actual coherent story. (Though Required Second Play is still some bullshit, imo.)

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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 3d

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 6d

Okay the edible is kicking in and I'm still exhausted (but much better) after last night's grief storm.

So let's talk about why Heinlein is so beloved by many, while so many others walk up to that table with boxes of problematic going 'how in the fuck'

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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 4d

I think anyone who declares that it is categorically unacceptable to "celebrate the death of another human being" should be required to produce any comments they made about the Bin Laden raid.

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MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 4d

Oh whoops, shoulda read the rest of the thread :)

MIST COULD PASS. @mrreciprocity.bsky.social · 4d

I recently replaced my aging iPad with a Samsung Galaxy Tab--they've gotten a lot more competitive in the drawing department, and I actually like the s-pen more than the Apple Pencil (also the pen is included with the tablet). I also migrated to Clip Studio, but android does have procreate clones.

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