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The Verbose Poet

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · May 31

Been watching this movie since I was born.

Designing Women "It's killing all the right people."

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 7h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Louisville Public Media @lpm.org · 6h

More than a dozen airports around the country are refusing to air the video blaming Democrats for the shutdown due to being overly partisan, including in Louisville and Lexington. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

Lexington, Louisville among airports not showing Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

More than a dozen airports around the country are refusing to air the video blaming Democrats for the shutdown due to being overly partisan, including in Lexington.

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The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦 @thehobo.bsky.social · 6h

PSA

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C. Scott Smith @cscottsmith.bsky.social · 6h

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 10h

☑️ Halloween costume all sorted

Inflatable frog costume package

Violent
Antifa
Terrorist
Includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump
*batteries and Molotov cocktails not included
ADULT
Size Costume
ONE SIZE FITS MOST

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · 10h

Good Morning

Looney Tunes | Witch Hazel and Spooky Scenes Mega Compilation | Warner Classics

YouTube video by Warner Bros. Classics

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · 21h

got a pace maker?

Donald Trump is using this shutdown to hurt federal workers.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · 1d

two drag queens are sitting on a pink couch with a gingerbread house on the table

Alt: drama

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localswampgay @localswampgay.bsky.social · 1d

be nice to photographers because they have raw files of you at your worst angles

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 2d

the more I read about the promises OpenAI has made, the more disgusted I am. They've promised to deploy 10GW of Broadcom chips *by the end of 2029*, a chip that has yet to tape out, in data centers yet to be planned or funded or the power acquired. We are in a black hole of ethics and good sense.

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · 1d

Lucy Darling

It started with a what do you do, ended with a ‘we do’ #Shorts

YouTube video by Carisa Hendrix & Lucy Darling

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · 2d

at the end I pondered ... "how do we know the video wasn't AI?"

Deloitte caught out using AI in $440,000 report | 7.30

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · 2d

Time & Temperature (270) 685-6111

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

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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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 2d

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The Verbose Poet @theverbosepoet.bsky.social · 2d

My therapist met my inner child.

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Ryan Hall, Y’all @rhyall.bsky.social · 2d

A Day 6 severe weather outlook has been issued for this Saturday, October 18, 2025. A 15% risk area covers parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley, including St. Louis, Little Rock, and Memphis. Potential for supercells, large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Stay aware! #arwx #mowx #tnwx #mswx

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

I’ll miss @marcmaron.bsky.social’s voice, but I hope his legacy of deep conversation and connection will continue. Listen to my conversation with Marc on the final episode of the WTF podcast.

Episode 1686 - Barack Obama — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

For the final episode of WTF, Marc travels to Washington, DC for another conversation with the most significant guest in the show’s history. Former President Barack Obama welcomes Marc into his o...

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Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio @rlmartstudio.bsky.social · 3d

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

A photograph from the 1988 ACT UP demonstration outside the FDA. Many people are participating in a die-in on the front steps, holding mock tombstones with messages like "RIP - killed by the FDA" and "Dead from lack of drugs." A line of police officers (some with classic 80s mustaches) wearing riot helmets stands between them and the building; one cop wearing white gloves is walking through the demonstrators. Affixed to the 2nd story windows of the building is a series of posters and a large blank banner reading Silence = Death.

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designgeekatl.bsky.social @designgeekatl.bsky.social · 3d

Bruce LaBruce, amputee striptease 2/3

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designgeekatl.bsky.social @designgeekatl.bsky.social · 3d

In the Spirit - Daniel Fleur , 2024.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

We are Amphifa.

AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 4d

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

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