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Micah @rincewind.run · 20h

the funniest thing about this is that those of us who grew up in the divide all have a bunch of pre-cell phone numbers memorized and almost none afterwards

I know the home phone numbers of two of my childhood best friends from thirty years ago and none of the cell numbers of my college friends

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 22h

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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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 20h

a fake quote being attributed to zohran mamdani is igniting the pro-palestine left.

he never said arresting netanyahu would make him a trumpian fascist. that phrase was posted by an account known for using extreme rhetoric to accuse mamdani of effectively saying that as a result of him softening.

image circulating claiming to attribute a fake quote to mamdani. text reads:
dec. 2024: “as mayor of nyc i would arrest benjamin netanyahu”
sept. 2025: “arresting netanyahu would make me a trumpian fascist.” - this second quote has in big letters over it the words “fake quote.”

post from the originator of the phrase. text reads:

@zei squirrel
here you have it side by side. Zohran in December 2024, when he was running in the primary, pledging that he will definitely arrest Netanyahu. Then fast forward to Zohran in September 2025, after he won the primary, and suddenly arresting Netanyahu makes you a Trumpian fascist:

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 1d

Sending you so much love blizz!!💜

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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BlackwaterDnD - Good Friends, Better Stories -> PAX U @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social · 4d

This Interview was a joy and a privilege. GKB lore girlies, get your pens out.

Thank you to the incredible @tayycro.bsky.social for inviting me on the show and gushing with me. You're the bomb.

TayTRPG: Conversations on Tabletop @taytrpgpod.bsky.social · 4d

New ep is out! Check out my convo with @emcarlson.bsky.social of @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social. We yap about all things GKB and more! Listen now on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts!

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 3d

The honor was all mine thank you so much!! 💜💜💜

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TayTRPG: Conversations on Tabletop @taytrpgpod.bsky.social · 4d

New ep is out! Check out my convo with @emcarlson.bsky.social of @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social. We yap about all things GKB and more! Listen now on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts!

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 4d

(probs not)

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 4d

No bc that's the one that pissed me off the most bc it's followed by the track title lyric like why did you call it eldest daughter I might've taken it more seriously if you named it bad bitch 😭

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 5d

Free Palestine 🍉

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Great Depression (nightcore remix) @bluespacecanary.bsky.social · 5d

It's tempting to treat "the American right is a death cult" as rhetorical hyperbole, but when you look at e.g. their enthusiasm for executing people who are *clearly* innocent, no actually these people really do just worship and revel in death and murder

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TayTRPG: Conversations on Tabletop @taytrpgpod.bsky.social · 5d

Have you listened to my interview with @salvadoralien.bsky.social yet? What are you waiting for?? Catch up before my next interview drops this Friday 10/10!

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 6d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 6d

👀👀👀

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 6d

Good to see you soup

tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 7d

I am in shambles look at these babies I love them so much oh my god. 😭😭😭

Gina 🌱✨ @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social · 7d

“We’ll fly together sometime.”

I am sobbing, I am unwell, @malizias.bsky.social has ruined me with this absolutely stunning art of Rake and Ever and I am in pieces on the floor.

I love them so much. I will never not think of them.

SunshineInFlight forEver.

Hand drawn illustration of Ever and Rake flying against a golden clouded sky, Rake’s wings are extended in flight and his hand is holding Ever’s chin with this thumb at her mouth, and they are looking at each other lovingly.

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 7d

timing for this one doesn't work for me but will be following for potential future opportunities!

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 8d

I just finished my 3rd? 4th? @dimension20.bsky.social's The Seven rewatch and sweet Jesus do I miss that crew. When are they gonna run it back @dropout.tv????

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 9d

Oh hell yes!!

tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 10d

Need you to know I screamed over this frame for about 45 straight seconds thank you.

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 11d

No yeah I'm loving it a TON it's just FUN!!!

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ShariAnn @sharipann.bsky.social · 11d

this album is for those of us who were also teenagers when taylor debuted. cringe millennial core. i love it. go girl, live your pop star dreams!

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Syd @sudsley.bsky.social · 11d

The Life of a Showgirl is exactly what I wanted + needed it to be, and for that, I am content 😌

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 11d

Agreed that was the thing me and @sudsley.bsky.social kept saying was the production on this one is so good even tho we hate the lyrics lmao

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tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · 11d

I was wrong about both these prediction but who cares the album is a bop!!!!!!

tay💜🤍🖤 @tayycro.bsky.social · Aug 14

My only specific thought re: the tracklist of TLOAS is I think Elizabeth Taylor is gonna be about Joe. Only bc of the lyric "he can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor" which she was singing every night on tour.