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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
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The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
Strega Nona turns 50 — and her art lives in Minneapolis
The University of Minnesota’s Kerlan Collection is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tomie dePaola’s beloved picture book “Strega Nona,” showcasing the original illustrations and highlighting Minnesota’s unique role in preserving the warmth, artistry and enduring cultural impact of this classic story.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
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Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon
Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.
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One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
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⛰️山海経4：ヘツフあるいはヘッフ。一般フォントで表示できない漢字。山海経らしい多頭多足ニワトリ。両脇の首が常時睡眠を肩代わりしているので、本体の首はずっと起きていられる自分設定。「元々四翼だったけど手羽1つ狩られた」案で描きました。
🌊Shanhai jing 4: Shang-fu. A six-eyed, three-headed, six-legged, three-winged chicken. You don’t need sleep anymore once you eat their meat.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 4: Shang-fu. A six-eyed, three-headed, six-legged, three-winged chicken. You don’t need sleep anymore once you eat their meat.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
⛰️山海経4：ヘツフあるいはヘッフ。一般フォントで表示できない漢字。山海経らしい多頭多足ニワトリ。両脇の首が常時睡眠を肩代わりしているので、本体の首はずっと起きていられる自分設定。「元々四翼だったけど手羽1つ狩られた」案で描きました。
🌊Shanhai jing 4: Shang-fu. A six-eyed, three-headed, six-legged, three-winged chicken. You don’t need sleep anymore once you eat their meat.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 4: Shang-fu. A six-eyed, three-headed, six-legged, three-winged chicken. You don’t need sleep anymore once you eat their meat.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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It's rather unusual for a bishop to personally take part in a protest and suggests that the Vatican has given at least tacit approval.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It's rather unusual for a bishop to personally take part in a protest and suggests that the Vatican has given at least tacit approval.
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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
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One year ago today, our phones started blowing up, Friends heard volunteer finisher talk about Loose Ends on Jeopardy. Thousands of people have found us because of that mention. Maybe someday we will be the answer to a question!!! Instagram has the video. 🩷@jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One year ago today, our phones started blowing up, Friends heard volunteer finisher talk about Loose Ends on Jeopardy. Thousands of people have found us because of that mention. Maybe someday we will be the answer to a question!!! Instagram has the video. 🩷@jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
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Therapist: May I suggest you take a break?
Me: Sure! OK! So. I want to be optimally relaxed. I'd like to maximize how refreshed I feel in the shortest amount of time possible. What's the best tactic? How do I reach peak rest? How do I win resting? Can I min/max my leisure?
Therapist: Oh no.
Me: Sure! OK! So. I want to be optimally relaxed. I'd like to maximize how refreshed I feel in the shortest amount of time possible. What's the best tactic? How do I reach peak rest? How do I win resting? Can I min/max my leisure?
Therapist: Oh no.
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Therapist: May I suggest you take a break?
Me: Sure! OK! So. I want to be optimally relaxed. I'd like to maximize how refreshed I feel in the shortest amount of time possible. What's the best tactic? How do I reach peak rest? How do I win resting? Can I min/max my leisure?
Therapist: Oh no.
Me: Sure! OK! So. I want to be optimally relaxed. I'd like to maximize how refreshed I feel in the shortest amount of time possible. What's the best tactic? How do I reach peak rest? How do I win resting? Can I min/max my leisure?
Therapist: Oh no.
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A lot of Americans would love to talk about kitchen table issues, unfortunately the kitchen table is being used to barricade the front door because ICE is trying to illegally enter private property to arrest and detain them.
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A lot of Americans would love to talk about kitchen table issues, unfortunately the kitchen table is being used to barricade the front door because ICE is trying to illegally enter private property to arrest and detain them.
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I couldn't capture a ton of sanderling footage this evening, but I got enough I hope it brings a smile to your face for 3-8 seconds ❤️😊 🪶
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I couldn't capture a ton of sanderling footage this evening, but I got enough I hope it brings a smile to your face for 3-8 seconds ❤️😊 🪶
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if you’re curious about what i’m up to, OUP has unlocked the introduction until 11/24. you can read that here:
Introduction: “Magic” and Early Petrine Literary Traditions
Abstract. This introductory chapter aims to problematize the popular axiom that one person’s magic is another person’s miracle. This understanding of magic
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
if you’re curious about what i’m up to, OUP has unlocked the introduction until 11/24. you can read that here:
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It's Diwali proper, so I'm going to use this opportunity to port over one of my favorite threads from the Other Place to tell the story of why this holiday matters so much and why i get choked up every time.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's Diwali proper, so I'm going to use this opportunity to port over one of my favorite threads from the Other Place to tell the story of why this holiday matters so much and why i get choked up every time.
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These folks have plainly joined the Dark Side (while trying to hide it under a cloak of sweet reasonableness). Also: you CAN refuse every project that uses generative AI. It's called "choosing a side." (And if we're playing with idioms: it's easy to wind up with too much nose and not enough face...)
A kind reminder to be careful what you submit to and avoid this “talent agency” called Right Voice Casting.
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
These folks have plainly joined the Dark Side (while trying to hide it under a cloak of sweet reasonableness). Also: you CAN refuse every project that uses generative AI. It's called "choosing a side." (And if we're playing with idioms: it's easy to wind up with too much nose and not enough face...)
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I know I’m extremely late to the party, but I enormously enjoyed @tkingfisher.com’s Nettle & Bone. Just a terrific read about human characters who happen to be Princesses and Witches on a crazy road trip to kill a dude who has it coming. 5 stars from me, will read again.
#booksky
#booksky
October 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I know I’m extremely late to the party, but I enormously enjoyed @tkingfisher.com’s Nettle & Bone. Just a terrific read about human characters who happen to be Princesses and Witches on a crazy road trip to kill a dude who has it coming. 5 stars from me, will read again.
#booksky
#booksky
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I’m still learning. Lots of people who have been doing various forms of activism & community care work for a long time know much & I am grateful to them. & I can’t put it better than Diane Di Prima did:
“NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us
shoving at the thing from all sides
to bring it down”
“NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us
shoving at the thing from all sides
to bring it down”
October 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’m still learning. Lots of people who have been doing various forms of activism & community care work for a long time know much & I am grateful to them. & I can’t put it better than Diane Di Prima did:
“NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us
shoving at the thing from all sides
to bring it down”
“NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us
shoving at the thing from all sides
to bring it down”
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Watch this video up close to improve the experience
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Watch this video up close to improve the experience
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or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
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For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
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one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.
newrepublic.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
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🧵 The United Auto Workers have endorsed Graham Platner for the United States Senate in Maine.
As a U.S. military veteran, oyster farmer, and proud lifelong Mainer, @grahamformaine.bsky.social is a true fighter for the working class.
As a U.S. military veteran, oyster farmer, and proud lifelong Mainer, @grahamformaine.bsky.social is a true fighter for the working class.
October 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🧵 The United Auto Workers have endorsed Graham Platner for the United States Senate in Maine.
As a U.S. military veteran, oyster farmer, and proud lifelong Mainer, @grahamformaine.bsky.social is a true fighter for the working class.
As a U.S. military veteran, oyster farmer, and proud lifelong Mainer, @grahamformaine.bsky.social is a true fighter for the working class.