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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

all these people protesting today in groups of a few dozen on the main streets of small towns in deep red Trump country - where they will absolutely take shit from their neighbors about it at church tomorrow or at work on Monday or next time they go to the grocery store - are braver than the Marines

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🎃 Harm City Slasher 🔪 @sprawlhater.bsky.social · 2d

The public library is one of humanity's greatest inventions and I am convinced that frequenting them is good for the soul of a citizen. A public realm where goods are exchanged with no money trading hands is spiritually cleansing.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 11d

Did you know that Girls Scouts can earn a Cadette Comic Artist Badge for creating their own comic? If your troop's looking for some assist, we're here for you: CAM offers private group workshops that can help creators of all skill levels reach their goal. More info at cartoonart.org/education-index

Image of the Girls Scouts Cadette Comic Artist Badge

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Rusty Coffin Nails @braegrosz.com · 1d

I made art today

Gingerbread cookies decorated as ghosts, leaves, a bat, a crescent moon, a pumpkin, a jack-o-lantern, a gravestone that says “dead and gone,” a skull, and more ghosts

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 22h

Yes! Let's name a street in the Lower East Side for Jack Kirby!

gothamist.com/news/a-bid-t...

A bid to honor the NYC co-creator of a host of Marvel Comics heroes

Jack Kirby, a son of the Lower East Side, helped introduce the world to a host of heroes.

gothamist.com

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Mary Alien @patchworkmouse.bsky.social · 21h

I was more like 19 when it came out, and I'd already read the book several times. The movie still broke me.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 21h

Sharks survived on a golf course for 17 years. What made them go away? | Since I just looked this up for other reasons, I’ll share my article from 2023 with you, the people

Sharks Lived on a Golf Course for 17 Years. Why Did They Leave?

And what likely did them in.

slate.com

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 21h

As I explained to k1: "we're trying to spot and escape lions except now we have no lions around"

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 1d

MSNBC Live coverage: @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social interviewing a pink unicorn on live television is giving me life. #NoKings

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1d

seems about right

🩸Spooky Sara🩸 @pashion.bsky.social · 1d

Its a photo of blocks of cheese white and yellow and it reads "This is ninety pounds of cheese. The
average American eats this much
cheese every day. Let that sink in"

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of chatter about Pope Bob 86ing the Opus Dei, but not so much about the Anglican church schism that happened, like... yesterday.

A coalition of Anglican bishops from the global south has officially cut ties with the mother church after the election of the 1st female archbishop of Canterbury.

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Mary Alien @patchworkmouse.bsky.social · 1d

1. BEES (and wasps, hornets, etc.)
2. Snakes
3. I suddenly have to speak in front of an audience of unknown people

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 2d

Someone needs to write "Jane Ire" and include the line "Reader, I maimed him."

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely fascinating.

This links to a podcast and there's a transcript for those who prefer to read, like me.

lux @eluxon.bsky.social · 1d

“couscousgate”

www.sporkful.com/what-couscou...

What “Couscousgate” Tells Us About French Food

Plus, how did French colonization affect Vietnamese cuisine?

www.sporkful.com

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Sheila the Wonderbink @wonderbink.bsky.social · 1d

So, I've been all hunkered down doing the final steps to get my book, Christophina's Wings, out the door and into the world. One of the steps is to put up the first chapter on my website for people to peruse and decide if they want more.

So here it is: sarashay.com/2025/02/23/c...

Christophina’s Wings – Sara Shay

sarashay.com

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 1d

I can beat the medievalists! In 61 CE, revolting British natives attacked the Roman colony of Camulodunum (Colchester). In 2015, in a domestic space, archs found the remains of a whole box of coriander as well as fenugreek, poppy seeds, cumin, & other Indian spices. Homesick Roman women made curry.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I'm pretty sure there were Indian spices in England before potatoes.

Hughster @hughster.bsky.social · 2d

The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 2d

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A drawing of a bird sitting on a branch surrounded by maple leaves. The caption reads, "I can embrace uncertainty. I can handle my life."

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Mary Alien @patchworkmouse.bsky.social · 2d

Daggerbound is on Edelweiss?! Sweet!

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The Curse of Shin MikeZilla Minus One PLUS (#15584) @mikeymcfilms.bsky.social · 2d

the person who owns this house lives up the street from a friend of mine - terrific decorating

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 2d

As we discussed
the pandemic’s early days
a friend said
he misses when people
were baking sourdough,
and another friend said
she misses when people
could work from home,
and another friend said
they miss when people
were still trying
to take care of each other.

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Mary Alien @patchworkmouse.bsky.social · 2d

The (almost) four-year-old's current favorite song. Cute, but twenty times in a row is at least fifteen too many.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-w...

"The Goldfish (Let's Go Swimming)" by The Laurie Berkner Band (20th Anniversary Edition)

YouTube video by The Laurie Berkner Band - Kids Songs

www.youtube.com

Mary Alien @patchworkmouse.bsky.social · 2d

Don't leave us in suspense!

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 3d

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation.

"Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies.

Text and image generation
Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 2d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are walking. Blue listens intently as Green goes on talking as he talks, leading the way.
Green: Once we get home, I'll read a book, weave two baskets, re-arrange the pantry, learn esperanto-

Blue interrupts Green, who turns to listen.
Blue: That's quite a list. Are you sure you're being completely realistic?

Green takes a momentary pause from being cartoonish, being now depicted as a painstakingly detailed and shaded painting of a fox, with fur texture, whiskers and all.
Extremely realistic Green: Of course.

Returning back to normal, Green keeps walking. Blue follows, looking at Green with suspicion.
Blue: How long did it take you to draw that gag?
Green: A lot longer than I am willing to admit.

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Mary Alien @patchworkmouse.bsky.social · 2d

I haven't even ever donated to them, and they send me a pad of note paper every couple of months anyway. Plus return address labels.

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