Birdie
@birdiefire.bsky.social
Tech worker, thinker, reader, knitter.
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got our asses
NGL this description of Bsky in Vulture cracked me up
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
got our asses
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Holy shit. This is HUGE.
Today, I made historic appointments who will lead key agencies and create a city where everyone can thrive.
I appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of DOC. Decades after he served time in our city’s jails, Commissioner Richards will now be the first formerly incarcerated person to lead them.
I appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of DOC. Decades after he served time in our city’s jails, Commissioner Richards will now be the first formerly incarcerated person to lead them.
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Holy shit. This is HUGE.
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sir can you explain this in Civ VI terms. are we focusing the city on Production or Culture. how many Great Artists points are we generating per turn
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
sir can you explain this in Civ VI terms. are we focusing the city on Production or Culture. how many Great Artists points are we generating per turn
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Recently began tracking my stress levels and this notable dip in stress is so funny to me because that’s when I was at Costco getting a hotdog.
January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Recently began tracking my stress levels and this notable dip in stress is so funny to me because that’s when I was at Costco getting a hotdog.
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RIP Catherine O'Hara
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 PM
RIP Catherine O'Hara
I occasionally have days that end with me really having dug in and spent 8 hours dealing with problems and those are the days I hate the most. I’m sick of having to prove that my time is valuable when we all agree my time is valuable.
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I occasionally have days that end with me really having dug in and spent 8 hours dealing with problems and those are the days I hate the most. I’m sick of having to prove that my time is valuable when we all agree my time is valuable.
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Perhaps the most politically important thing about Zohran Mamdani is that it seems like he really, really likes New York and New Yorkers.
January 26, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Perhaps the most politically important thing about Zohran Mamdani is that it seems like he really, really likes New York and New Yorkers.
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In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
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snowhran
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
snowhran
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This one has been making me laugh for hours
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This one has been making me laugh for hours
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Truly incredible team up with NYPL.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Truly incredible team up with NYPL.
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The petition to fling Brandon Beane into Lake Erie via trebuchet has 80,000 signatures
An online petition to reinstate Bills coach Sean McDermott already has 60,000 signatures and counting.
Online petition to reinstate Sean McDermott has 60,000 signatures, and counting
In 25 years of doing this, I thought I'd seen everything.
www.nbcsports.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The petition to fling Brandon Beane into Lake Erie via trebuchet has 80,000 signatures
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Now that the White House is using AI to edit photos of their political opponents to create fascist propaganda I’m wondering if anyone could have seen this use of AI coming. Okay I’m hearing lots of people did and they were forced to watch corporations smother the masses with the technology anyways
January 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Now that the White House is using AI to edit photos of their political opponents to create fascist propaganda I’m wondering if anyone could have seen this use of AI coming. Okay I’m hearing lots of people did and they were forced to watch corporations smother the masses with the technology anyways
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i learned because i saw them on the map tbh
There's one foolproof way to gauge whether someone is a millennial or a zoomer: Ask them how they learned the difference between Iceland and Greenland.
If the answer is from D2: The Mighty Ducks, you're talking to a millennial. Otherwise, zoomer.
If the answer is from D2: The Mighty Ducks, you're talking to a millennial. Otherwise, zoomer.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
i learned because i saw them on the map tbh
Awwwww, no spines.
NEWS: While Hakeem Jeffries has announced he's opposing the DHS/ICE funding bill tomorrow, his team is not whipping the vote. Several frontliners are expected to vote yes. There's a difference in leadership between personal vote decisions & unifying the caucus.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Awwwww, no spines.
Hark! Are we seeing evolution happening live? Are Democrats…growing a spine?
Hakeem Jeffries comes out against the bill funding ICE and DHS. This seems like quite a big deal.
Scoop: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposes bill funding DHS and ICE
Democrats are lining up against the bill.
www.axios.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Hark! Are we seeing evolution happening live? Are Democrats…growing a spine?
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all of Classical Music Bluesky yesterday and today:
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
all of Classical Music Bluesky yesterday and today:
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
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Honestly, Heated Rivalry doing better than most US shows at a time when Hollywood is completely dead feels like Toronto‘s revenge for the Dodgers winning over the Blue Jays
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Honestly, Heated Rivalry doing better than most US shows at a time when Hollywood is completely dead feels like Toronto‘s revenge for the Dodgers winning over the Blue Jays
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not at all a religious man but absolutely not counting out Da Pope’s influence on that throw
January 19, 2026 at 2:42 AM
not at all a religious man but absolutely not counting out Da Pope’s influence on that throw
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starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
August 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
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