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Blandings Castle. The Drones Club. The Disc. Tamriel. Thedas. Eora. Middle Earth. Lothric and Lordran. Drangleic and Yharnum. The Lands Between. Galaxies Far and Near. Also PG Wodehouse. Saki. Terry Pratchett. Leslie Charteris. Dornford Yates. Sapper...
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 19d
A similar thing happened to me about 25 years ago, when I was a preteen. It was a nightmare.

Now, thanks to AI, so many young girls all over the world will have to live that same nightmare.
sloanelysbeth.bsky.social รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · Aug 11
it's 30 years later and this still happens.
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · May 20
Streetrat Bruce was quite something.
#BruceSpringsteen
#TheBoss
#MusicSky
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Bruce Springsteen - Quarter To Three / Landover 1978
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Hank and Georgia's Old Man @barcodetontos.wanderingthe.land · May 8
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a
Laura Loomer tweeting WOKE MARXIST POPE
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · May 1
YrjBku7 I will ķkkkkkl75zH-783-7571. Tkgg44okiikkk
a man in a suit and tie drinking a green smoothie through a straw
ALT: a man in a suit and tie drinking a green smoothie through a straw
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 28
The colonist's reading list for India
#History #Booksky
A list of books for the 'civilian or European" on the "manners, customs, peculiarities, and origin of the various castes with whom he will hold constant intercourse"
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 23
Did they paraphrase Syndrome, a certified supervillain in their pitch???
Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 19
You know, conehead fella, projects for new American centuries dont seem to have ended well in the past.
"There is no reason the 21st Century cannot be a Second American Century."
Just get rid of regulations against blockchain, AI, capital gains.
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THE LITTLE TECH AGENDA
Marc Andreessen & Ben Horowitz, July 5, 2024
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 18
Oh Loved JCS! Herod's song is great, as is I don't know how to love him
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 17
Indeed.
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 17
And I can just see 90% of Dems doing their best to undermine her
harriet1marsden.bsky.social Harriet Marsden @harriet1marsden.bsky.social · Apr 17
Yes but AOC still has one fatal immutable flaw in the eyes of the electorate: she's a woman
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 17
I beginning to think late Saddam was a better human being. And he got what he derved. Trump, I'm not sure will
adamkinzinger.substack.com Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Apr 17
I have a friend that guarded Saddam Hussein after his capture. He said he was quite nice and friendly.

Reminds me of Bill Mahers meeting with Trump.

Being nice doesn’t mean you aren’t a bad bad man
Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 16
Jesus Fucking Christ!
andrewsolender.bsky.social Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · Apr 16
One House Dem called deportations a “soup du jour,” telling @axios.com Trump is “setting a trap for the Democrats, and like usual we're falling for it."

“Rather than talking about the tariff policy ... we're going to go take the bait for one hairdresser.” www.axios.com/2025/04/16/d...
"You can't just put up statements": Inside Democrats' scramble to go to El Salvador
Trump is "setting a trap for the Democrats, and like usual we're falling for it," said one Democrat. "We're going to go take the bait for one hairdresser."
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 14
Another song
#WoodyGuthrie
#MusicSky
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Woody Guthrie - So long it's been good to know you
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 14
As a non America, I just feel anger, and utter disillusionment. Not because they elected Trump but the way these "institutions" - the universities, congress, the judiciary - all folded. Part of me says let them stew in their "greatness", becoming a country of uneducated, unhealthy bumpkins.
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Apr 13
I will never trust a country that thought it was a good idea to elect this ridiculous, malevolent man as its leader.
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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · Apr 14
is it good when people are recommending they take burner phones when visiting you or

scoop from @andybounds.bsky.social

Gift link: on.ft.com/3XXuB5h
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 14
Today's music
#MusicSky #AcousticGuitar #HarpGuitar
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Alex Anderson - ShadowLight Suite (IndieGOGO)
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · Apr 14
well if trump goes after CBS for their news programs I am sure the WHCA and others will stand in solidarity hahahaha sorry gonna go read another profile of a fascinating nazi in the new york times
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Apr 14
goodbye CBS
Almost every week, 60 Minutes, which is being sued for Billions of Dollars for the fraud they committed in the 2024 Presidential Election with their Interview of Failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, mentions the name “TRUMP” in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend’s “BROADCAST” tops them all. They did not one, but TWO, major stories on “TRUMP,” one having to do with Ukraine, which I say is a War that would never have happened if the 2020 Election had not been RIGGED, in other words, if I were President and, the other story was having to do with Greenland, casting our Country, as led by me, falsely, inaccurately, and fraudulently. I am so honored to be suing 60 Minutes, CBS Fake News, and Paramount, over their fraudulent, beyond recognition, reporting. They did everything possible to illegally elect Kamala, including completely and corruptly changing major answers to Interview questions, but it just didn’t work for them. They are not a “News Show,” but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised as “News,” and must be responsible for what they have done, and are doing. They should lose their license! Hopefully, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as headed by its Highly Respected Chairman, Brendan Carr, will impose the maximum fines and punishment, which is substantial, for their unlawful and illegal behavior. CBS is out of control, at levels never seen before, and they should pay a big price for this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 14
Every day, every fucking day since Bush vs Gore. Seriously, the NYT is the worst. Fox news with a veneer of sophistication.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Apr 12
now *this* is the anecdote of the day
While many Chinese businesses are reeling from the trade war, Qi, the Maga merchandise maker, brushed off any suggestion his might suffer. Trump supporters, he said, were willing to pay any price for items bearing the image of their beloved president - and US suppliers were making such a huge profit on them that they could afford to partially absorb the tariff impact. A Trump baseball cap, for instance, cost only Rmb7.50 ($1) to produce. Tariffs might raise that cost to Rmb2o, but the caps were being sold for $50 in the US. "American sellers could even use the tariffs as an excuse to raise the price to $60 - yet the extra cost will still be borne by the US consumers, " said Qi.
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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · Apr 8
My third read of the morning for the last nearly quarter-century has been @jricole.bsky.social. No Bibi, no Hamas. www.juancole.com/2025/03/prot...
Amid Gaza Protests: – Top 5 Ways Israeli PM Netanyahu kept Hamas in Power
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The London-based, Saudi-owned pan-Arab daily, Al-Sharq al-Awsat , reports that demonstrations against Hamas broke out this week in Gaza, beginning in Beit Lahia on Tuesd...
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 9
God damn. This is heartbreaking.
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 9
For some strange reason, the #DueSouth opening theme has been stuck in my head the past few days
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Classic Rock Junky AKA Todd James @tjsbam.bsky.social · Apr 8
Random Classic Rock Song Of The Night

Godzilla
by Blue Öyster Cult

This is one of the most popular Blue Öyster Cult songs, but it was never a hit.

History shows again and again
How nature points up the folly of men

#ClassicRock
#RockNRoll
#MusicSky

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Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla (Live at The Capitol Center, 1978)
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Xyzzymurgy @zymurgy.bsky.social · Apr 9
Of course, Burton was probably drunk as a skunk during the entire performance.