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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 10h

Erika. Click the like if you're ok. Otherwise I'm coming to rescue...

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 17h

I know right.

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 17h

☠️☠️☠️

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 18h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 20h

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

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

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 23h

You do not need to register for a protest to go to the protest. You should not put your info into a hackable, searchable list.

Just go to the protest.

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 21h

We're watching this now and it's so much fun.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

As Gloria Estefan embarks on a 50-year retrospective of her career, this Tiny Desk takes on the same tone, heart and air of reflection. n.pr/4n2ezR9

Gloria Estefan: Tiny Desk Concert

As Gloria Estefan embarks on a 50-year retrospective of her career, this Tiny Desk takes on the same tone, heart and air of reflection.

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 22h

Happy day, Ali! I hope you had some fab coffee this morning and some super kitchen-witching tonight!

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Shaun @zooropean.bsky.social · 23h

So much for another relic from my childhood:

cordcuttersnews.com/mtv-is-shutt...

MTV is Shutting Down Its Last Music Channels, Marking the End of an Era | Cord Cutters News

Paramount Global has delivered a devastating blow to music fans worldwide, announcing the permanent shutdown of five iconic MTV music channels by December 31, 2025 according to the BBC. For 44 years, ...

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 22h

Hmm, should it be Where're?

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 22h

All the furry briefs and tights!

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 22h

oh my god, this is real

book cover
Hey Yang, Where's My Thousand Bucks: And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth by Andrew Yang
cover shows Andrew Yang in a hoodie, smiling wildly and holding out 10 $100 bills.

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 22h

Are they actual bucks or those whacko Borough Bucks he promoted when he ran for NYC mayor?

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 22h

Gagging at your Halloween handle 😂

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 22h

This is some chicken and egg nonsense and I hate it.

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 22h

It's like, are y'all even paying attention?

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 23h

You do not need to register for a protest to go to the protest. You should not put your info into a hackable, searchable list.

Just go to the protest.

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 23h

Are you bringing holy water?

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 1d

MAYAAAAAAAA

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 2d

A call to bookshops when setting up banned books displays. Feature alive authors who could be struggling due to this. Yes, Stephen King gets banned but he's doing ok financially. So many others are not.

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 2d

Just a reminder that Banned Books Week isn’t about selling more copies of 1984. It’s about keeping authors and teachers and librarians safe and making sure all of us have the freedom to read widely. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Children’s Authors on the Real-World Cost of Book Banning

Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 2d

This is the best thread ever on Bluesky.

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 2d

Mr Brazil starts us off inoffensively enough with a fairly boring suit but my goodness he's selling it with that walk. He does get a bonus point for the suit clearly fitting though, because as you will see that is not always a given...

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 2d

Mom has a few that visit her many bird feeders. Her place is the neighborhood avian hangout.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 2d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social · 2d

This -- seeing the books that are being targeted most NOW really makes what is being done hit harder. It actually undercuts the real threat to show books that are famous and still selling fine.

Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 2d

A call to bookshops when setting up banned books displays. Feature alive authors who could be struggling due to this. Yes, Stephen King gets banned but he's doing ok financially. So many others are not.

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 2d

Just a reminder that Banned Books Week isn’t about selling more copies of 1984. It’s about keeping authors and teachers and librarians safe and making sure all of us have the freedom to read widely. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Nathan @nathandunbar.bsky.social · 2d

I'm telling @bcdreyer.social about this.

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