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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 8h

if you've never read this one it's v good for that.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/jonathan-...

The 20th Anniversary Edition of the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, where two men change England's history…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 9h

LET THE FOOD IN GDI

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 12h

like there is absolutely no way to not understand this as collective punishment, right? there's no fig leaf of it being about Hamas

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

BREAKING: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating ceasefire with slow release of dead hostages, AP sources say.

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 9h

that is
a really good point

Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 12h

So like, is the manosphere just one giant slimepool of lead psychosis?

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

nearly all the plant-based products we tested had elevated lead levels: vegan powders had 9x as much lead as dairy and 2x as much as beef

though dairy-based powders had the lowest levels, half were still too contaminated for safe daily use

you may be asking: how could this be? well...

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 9h

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 9h

between zooming with my mom and seeing all the colorful leaves in her yard and now this! agony, agony i say. october is the best month in north NY.

www.tiktok.com/@yojaccpot/v...

We ❤️ Stewart’s #upstateny #518

TikTok video by Jackson Simpson

www.tiktok.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 9h

what is this heresy i must try it

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 10h

a children's woodworking book
that is so neat
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/s...

Nick Offerman Woodworked His Way to Playing the President

www.nytimes.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 10h

maybe it will happen before then

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 12h

it's giving big gw bush mission accomplished vibes

geezus this is embarrassing

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 12h

my sweet baby when he comes home from preschool

geebus i know it's supposed to be good for him to get socialized but wow it sucks to have evenings be like this.

a blurry image of a person sitting on a bed

ALT: a blurry image of a person sitting on a bed

media.tenor.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 13h

omg that sounds so good

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 14h

also who has a drawer of loose meds
sorry this is killing me

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 14h

my mom took beta blockers twice because she had a bunch of meds and couldn't keep them straight. i think it was @cheerfulexgf.bsky.social who recommended getting pill markers where you can press a color-coded button on your pill container when you took it. super life saving.

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 14h

that's incredible
this is the best banking outfit i ever saw

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 14h

It's been a while since I've had to think very long about the fact that this society will only hire for the sort of broadly low-mid-level white collar jobs I could have in the U.S. easily with any kind of secondary education
by having an engineering degree

Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 14h

They might build a Guggenheim in a UNESCO-protected wetland.
buttondown.com/rook.raven/a...

Swamp Goog

You would recognize Puppy, the floral Jeff Koons topiary in front of the Bilbao Guggenheim, and Maman, the giant Louise Bourgeois spider on the riverside,...

buttondown.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 15h

u cannot keep me within these bars!!1!

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 15h

it's so pretty. i used to work in millbrook.

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 15h

that's a really good question and the only explanation i've got is the popularity of leon uris' exodus, james michener's the source, and well, racism.

Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 15h

the three-cueing system?

exactly what you do when you are trying to get by in a foreign language in the workplace. like whoa. and it's exhausting.

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Sarah Kay (she/her) @k-interarma.bsky.social · 20h

Reflecting on Kushner’s extraordinary statement on extraordinary values exhibited in Israeli conduct in Gaza, is @attackerman.bsky.social, staring into the moral void left after this statement. Please read. www.forever-wars.com/the-barbaris...

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 17h

i used to work in duchess county and i was invited to give a talk about something historical, which i didn't know anything about so i went to the tarrytown historical society to get material for the talk
on work time
it was rad

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 18h

again, if you're in some parts of latin america and are an advocate for environmental causes
it looks a lot like this i am just saying

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Immigrant advocates have been thrown to the ground, pepper-sprayed, and tailed in their cars by officers in an apparent attempt to intimidate them, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. One tells her: “It's never been this bad.”

‘It’s Never Been This Bad’

Immigrant advocates face escalating consequences and threats from the president.

bit.ly

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 18h

down by the river
trying to hang out long enough to see kingfishers
didn't but
there are always other creatures

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 19h

they also had a bunch of different senegalese grains
i looked them up and they were all derived from millet
man there's so much i don't know about food and i need to fix that

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