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Sean Connell
@slcpgh.bsky.social
2.7K followers 450 following 18K posts
Wordsmith, educator, parent (not in order of importance). Now quasi-librarian. Opinions are frequent and vociferous and very much not representative of my employer who shall not be named. He/Him.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · Apr 23
Speaking of such things…

New followers (that are actual people and/or sentient bots): Hi, welcome!

Are you sure about this?

No, really, are you sure this is wise?

I swear a lot, am frequently angry lately, but there are occasional cat and food posts.

Gallows humor is all I’ve got.
James Franco with a noose around his neck. Caption reads “First time?”
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🦈 Liz, shark queen 👑 @thesharkqueen.com · 14h
Can we please get this to $9k by Monday? That’s just 383 of you backing for $1 and still getting original stories and art, or a fraction of that many pile getting more inclusive rewards.
S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond
Volume 2 of S.E. Ransdell's illustrated erotic horror and dark tales from the other side- of the veil, of sanity, and of revenge.
www.kickstarter.com
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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 2h
If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
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Micah @rincewind.run · 1h
if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 22h
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already. It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 4h
Vastly improves the standard phrasing on that.
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Emily McGovern @emilyscartoons.bsky.social · 5h
NUNS Sister, in my studies I have inventede a Niewe Letter Indeede sister It is to Followe the Letters U and W. I call ite The Triple-U Uuu Exactlie
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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 5h
It will never escape my attention that I achieved this higher than average level of literacy due to reading comics and listening to rap. The forms that *you* scoffed at and considered to be lesser. I am smarter and more literate than you because I’ve engaged in *something,* as opposed to nothing
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 5h
Canada has had many great teams in its history, in many different sports.
Among all those hockey, baseball, soccer and football championships, one team may stand above them all.
It was the most dominant team in our history.
This is the story of The Edmonton Grads.

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A black-and-white photograph of a women's basketball team from 1923, standing in a line. They are wearing matching uniforms with dark skirts, light-colored tops with dark lettering, and knee-high stockings with stripes. One player on the left is holding a basketball, and a trophy is placed on the floor in front of the team. The background features a draped curtain. The year "1923" is visible at the bottom of the image.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 4h
Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain is ripe for adaptation.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 4h
Wow. Just, wow.
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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 5h
the grim reaper driving a taxi full of meats and cheeses makes it a death cab for charcuterie.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 4h
Is this about Children of the Corn in any way?
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 4h
Really liked this one (as I have most of their joint ventures) and it did some unexpected things.
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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · 8h
"Nature is crazy": Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson's hybrid horror romance SPRING (2014) mutates genes and genres on the Italian coastline. An unmissable oddity, even in autumn. Screens 9pm this evening on @screamtvuk.bsky.social projectedfigures.com/2015/06/06/s...
Spring (2014) - Projected Figures
Splicing the DNA of Before Sunrise (1995) and Possession (1981), true original Spring manages to be both melancholic and hopeful, contemporary and timeless.
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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 4h
only 10 more days to get a vampurr! grab yours before he vanishes into the night 🦇

www.makeship.com/products/vam...
vampurr the plushie with his cape enjoying some outdoor time same picture but he’s a little farther away from the camera
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 4h
Doing the lord’s work, sir.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 5h
It was the best of cookies, it was the worst of cookies…
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Muppet GIF of the Day @gifs-of-puppets.bsky.social · 5h
Today's #Muppet GIF of the Day is...
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 5h
But is there a lighthouse?
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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 5h
My 2026 calendar should be going out from next week!

You can order yours, here www.infinitebacon.com/shop/p/nerdl...
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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 4d
The Green Man's War is a 99p Kindle deal for October in the UK, for those keen to catch up with the series before The Green Man's Holiday is published on 30th October, with a launch at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton 😁
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-W...
The Green Man's War
The Green Man's War eBook : McKenna, Juliet E: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
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♡ Kate's haunted emporium 👻 🎃 🇬🇹~ FREE 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 @katespeace.bsky.social · 6h
Please PLEASE read this. Be there for Black trans youth, too. Don't forget about them.

Black Trans Lives Matter.
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 7h
“In this environment that we’re in right now, it feels like an understatement to say that there’s misinformation being spread about this community. People really forget that we’re human beings.”
No One Was Helping Black Transgender Youth. So These Parents Stepped In.
A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 5h
I feel like the time to mention that personal tidbit was before the wings were ordered.
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 5h
If he makes it there.
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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 11h
GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.
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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 5d
The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 6h
Tag yourself: I’m a turnip shepherd.
screen shot of a piece of print: Work, Work, Work On about this date in 1801, Britain's first census was begun. In a subsequent survey conducted in 188r, residents were asked to furnish their "rank, profession, or occupation." Some of the more puzzling responses, as preserved by the London Genealogical Society, included: • Colourist of artificial fish • Knight of the Thimble • Disinfector of railways • Examiner of underclothing • Invisible net maker • Electric bath attendant • Proprietor of midgets • Fifty-two years an imbecile • Knocker-up of workpeople • Maker of sand views • Gymnast to house painter • Turnip shepherd • Emasculator • Sampler of drugs • Fatuous pauper • Drowner • Count as female • Fish-bender • Goldfish-catcher • Cow-banger • Running about • Grape-dryer • Beef twister • Random waller © 2019 Jelf Kacirk Sellers Pablishing Incwww.makefun.com
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 6h
I put bourbon in my tea and while the ratio is different, I usually prefer my cider warm anyway.
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