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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 13h

Not that it matters in the context of all the other howlers here, but the peoples of Mesoamerica had regular trade relations with South America. In fact, the Spaniards learned of the Inka when they captured an Inka ship on a trade expedition off the coast of Central America.

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 11h

I’d put a sticker on every book featured on the podcast that read, “As mentioned on ‘If Books Could Kill’!”

I’d also probably lose my job.

I guess it’s a very good thing I’m not a librarian.

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press-on coke nail @hombrewrecker.bsky.social · 18h

This is wildly ahistorical lmao. Like not even taking into account that a lot of history was destroyed when Diego de Landa burned the Mayan codices, the Aztecs and Incans both explored and expanded. The Incan empire spanned most of the west coast!

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press-on coke nail @hombrewrecker.bsky.social · 15h

they succumbed to foreign illnesses because they didn't rise and grind

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 11h

Should I have put a hold on my Patreon payments this month? Yes. Will I do so next month? No.

I am the fucking dril tweet.

𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 11h

What I’m saying is I’m broke as hell and can’t afford my cat’s second prescription.

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 11h

Everything starts at $50. You think it’ll be $15 or maybe $35, but no. It’s $50.

If it’s not $50, it’s $100. Not $65, not $80, $100.

Plus sneak-attack taxes that the entire world has been rightfully complaining about during visits to our stupid fucking fallen republic.

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 11h

Considering how bad the books are that he’s been reading for the podcast, I suspect his meter for bad is at least somewhat damaged.

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Audie Klotz @audieklotz.bsky.social · 13h

#Griftocracy

CREW @citizensforethics.org · 13h

NEW: We obtained Secret Service records showing that the agency spent nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money at Trump properties in the first months of President Trump's second term.

Secret Service has spent nearly $100k at Trump properties - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

The Secret Service spent nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money at Trump properties in the first months of his second term.

www.citizensforethics.org

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 11h

Bepenised folks losing their ability to get erections didn’t change things, so I don’t think loss of bladder control will make much of a dent, either.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 13h

Welp. I did it. I finally got COVID.

I'm fine now, but I do sincerely wish every ivermectin-chugging MAGA ass and every antivax RFK-supporting jerk of whatever political persuasion a very merry up yours.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/i-got-covi...

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A COVID test kit showing a positive result for the virus.

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𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 💀 @unfitz.bsky.social · 13h

“Aarp” groaned the aging pirate.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 13h

The extension of Honey Locust Park could serve as a park, a dog run, or outdoor café seating, as much of the land next to the 116-year-old bridge has been usurped by city agencies and private businesses.

Parking? Lots! But Manhattanites Want to Unlock Space by Queensboro Bridge - Streetsblog New York City

It used to be open in the distant past, and can be once again. But DOT says it needs it for "storage."

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 15h

When she takes over CBS News, will Bari Weiss do what she has always done? Or will she do a totally different thing she has no expertise or interest in?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...

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Hell Ray-ser @sireviscerate.myatproto.social · 12d

BREAKING: The mitochondria have released a statement they are ending their long running symbiotic relationship with humans, citing "increasingly poor use of the energy we provide".

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 13h

All the men saying 'oh but they don't mean A-level English Literature, they just mean to the same standard as a A-level in modern languages' will be shocked to hear what's been happening to A-levels and degrees in modern languages.

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 13h

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 14h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 13h

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Count “Spooky” Papa @cult-papa.com · 13h

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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot...

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Brian Bird @nasicournus.bsky.social · 14h

So the Washington Post is now a moderately successful newsletter.

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-C-M-F- @chrispps.bsky.social · 15h

really impressive to watch so much of the nation’s elite engage in compulsive dick-stepping

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james @tambacounda.bsky.social · 16h

this article reads erroneously to me as if jeff actually wanted a functioning paper rather than the death of it

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 13h

hey Sports Illustrated also sells shitty, unregulated supplements

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d.ly @dly.bsky.social · 13h

I used to have a lot of hopes and dreams and now all I want is an upright freezer for all my winter soups and stews

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 13h

A photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jared Kushner, and US President Donald Trump standing in front of Gaza rubble. The headline reads: World confident Gaza Ceasefire built on naked self-dealing will surely last

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 13h

Today I want to write some appreciation of the one and only Subrina Wood, our Afronaut who is now far beyond the stars.

I met Subrina because she is 1/4 of @syfysistas.bsky.social, which is a barrier-breaking podcast/production company featuring Black women and friends celebrating sci fi.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

I’ve spent a lot of this evening in tears because my friend Subrina has joined the ancestors.

May she rest in power. I’ll be writing more later. But for now, my thoughts are with her family, her SyFy Sistas, and all my fellow #Trekkies who were impacted by her brilliant presence.

Two smiling women standing next to a poster in a convention settings

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