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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 16h

RIP to Drew Struzan, the artist behind the iconic posters for so many classic Hollywood movies of the 70s and 80s

I can't pick a favorite, so I'll go with his unforgettable one sheet for 'John Carpenter's The Thing', a perfect poster for a perfect film, one I didn't know it was his until today 📽️

$art for the poster of John Carpenter's The Thing, showing a man in a parka with the hood up, arms extended, against a fractal backdrop of ice with rays of white-blue light exploding from within the hood$

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 19h

Again, this is not only an Appropriations Clause violation, it is literally why we HAVE an Appropriations Clause!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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The Tobin in the Woods @vtobin.bsky.social · 1d

this is EXCEPTIONALLY accurate

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 16d

Sean Penn looks like Wile E. Coyote after a TNT mishap

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Luke Seaber @thelong1930s.bsky.social · 1d

Lord Peter Wimsey is the narrative voice of The Waste Land.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 7d

"In effect, these voters responded to the most comprehensive attempt to provide concrete benefits to them since the New Deal by loading an economic shotgun and pointing it directly at themselves." prospect.org/politics/202...

House Republicans Take Aim at Red-State Economies

President Biden bent over backwards to help left-behind communities get factories and jobs. Their congressional representatives don’t appreciate it.

prospect.org

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Fantômas, Le contrebandier de DEI @theefantomas.bsky.social · 8d

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 8d

The new Wiley journal review system is an absolute nightmare. Editorial assistants have been replaced by a clunky, AI-enabled website that makes it harder to find and invite reviewers. Associate editor workloads have increased. I'm not convinced the invitations to reviewers are even going through.

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Joe Griffin @thejoegriffin.bsky.social · 11d

IMHO, the posters for After the Hunt look like ads for Marks & Spencers' autumn range.

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Deanna Kreisel 🌱 @doctorwaffle.substack.com · 12d

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins:
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
(Not sure if I spelled that right)
What immortal hand or eye
Could fashion such a stripy guy?
What the hammer that hath hewn it
Into such a chonky unit?
Did who made the lamb make thee,
Or an external franchisee?

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The Tobin in the Woods @vtobin.bsky.social · 11d

BOO PHOOEY www.clevescene.com/news/clevela... one of the things I always talk about as a Cleveland booster is the wonderful bounty of genuine freeform radio. we still have WRUW, but this is a real loss.

Cleveland State University Kills WCSB, Transfers License to Ideastream to Broadcast Smooth Jazz - Cleveland Scene

CSU president Laura Bloomberg claimed the move, which drew immediate criticism, wasn't to cut costs but to increase opportunities for students as Ideastream takes the reins of WCSB.

www.clevescene.com

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 12d

well, MY study of what percentage of human adults love ambiguity more than most people is based on an entirely unbiased sample of people at the linguistics conference, no problems there

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12d

I’m gonna release a bullshit not-peer-reviewed survey that claims “human adults think about squid more than any other animal”, but my sampling was just asking people at the cephalopod conference. Maybe they’ll write me up in the independent lmao.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12d

I’m gonna release a bullshit not-peer-reviewed survey that claims “human adults think about squid more than any other animal”, but my sampling was just asking people at the cephalopod conference. Maybe they’ll write me up in the independent lmao.

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The Tobin in the Woods @vtobin.bsky.social · 11d

in a separate note, roger moore looks like he’s had his spine fused

Rufus jones @rufeydoof.bsky.social · 12d

Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.

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The STEVE-il of Frankenstein @snark.bsky.social · 12d

This is my local boulangerie, and they're so goddamn good. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Cleveland bakery to represent US in ‘Bread Olympics’ in France

For the first time since 2017 the US will be represented in the event, by Brian Evans of On the Rise Artisanal Breads

www.theguardian.com

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 13d

feels like we're living through some kind of cultural gas leak

The Verge @theverge.com · 16d

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word

Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.

buff.ly

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detective_enters @detectiveenters.bsky.social · 15d

NPR had a story about headlight brightness recently (maybe this one? www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...) where the take-away IIRC was that the regulation focuses on one particular standard of "brightness" that manufacturers can meet while jacking up what a normal person would call "brightness"

Why are headlights brighter than they used to be?

If you feel like car headlights have gotten too bright, you’re not alone. The National Highway Traffic Administration receives more consumer complaints about headlight brightness than any other topic....

www.wbur.org

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13d

An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...

There’s a New Lawsuit Against “Kavanaugh Stops.” It’s Absolutely Devastating.

These detentions, far from the “brief” inconvenience the justice described, are often lengthy, violent, and dangerous.

slate.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12d

"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours.

'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14d

SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted.

My story:

Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential gov’t shutdown

Workers call the partisan email "a vile slap in the face."

www.thehandbasket.co

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 14d

They like Trump and want to help him

Editing the Blue-Gray Lady @nytdiff.bsky.social · 14d

Change in Headline

Before: These Six Charts Tell You Exactly What’s at Stake in This Shutdown
After: These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14d

Trump's FCC yesterday voted to kill a program that provided free Wi-Fi to rural school kids at no cost to taxpayers, falsely claiming the program was "illegal" and was being used to "censor Conservative ideology."

FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity

The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will mak...

apnews.com

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Zach Gage @stfj.net · 14d

@puzzmo.com just launched a free mini crossword by Brooke.

🐸 bonus: it's amazing

🍕 double bonus: it will teach you how to solve full-size crosswords

🍔 triple bonus: even if you are a crossword pro you will love this mini, each one is exquisite.

play it ⇢ www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

brooke husic @xws.bsky.social · 14d

2 years ago: @stfj.net says puzzmo will never run minis
6 months ago: @orta.io and i brainstorm how i might design a mini that could change zach's mind
today: @puzzmo.com's first mini

join us for 30 days of minis that teach you how to solve crosswords. start here:

www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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The Tobin in the Woods @vtobin.bsky.social · 18d

oh no it's noticing-this-o-clock again

WHY must the edges and creases of things pursue filth in secret so assiduously :(

also i failed to wear gloves when i attacked all the greasy filth so now i have degreased my hands, and not in a good way

The Tobin in the Woods @vtobin.bsky.social · Sep 14

It sure is a never-ending source of wonder how, as soon as you look away, what things (the backs of things, the insides of things, the undersides of things, the edges of things, even things right in front of you that just happen not to be in your plane of focus, fuck you, WALLS) turn is: Gross

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 20d

Destroy car dealerships and you save US democracy

Tara Goddard, PhD @drtaragoddard.com · 21d

whoa. Every single one of the Sinclair advert buyers on this list is automotive or automotive related (insurance). That is one aspect of the power in our society held by car companies that I haven't seen studied enough.

Anthony's Spinning Circles here too! @circlesspinning.bsky.social · 21d

For those in #Sinclair and #Nexstar markets.... #Boycott the advertisers!! After all, Disney got the message that way! There may be some you can’t, but there are some you can!

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 21d

the booker prize judges make a lot of fuss about having to read 153 books. but assuming an average weight of 750g per book, that comes in at 115kg of literature - or just under the weight of a single adult male ostrich

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