junction
@junction.bsky.social
theobromine bodhisattva. blue sheep from a red line. quantum daydreamer. aka cthulhia
“Wait, did all of us wear blood donor T-shirts today?”
Last holdout pulls up sweater, revealing a shirt that says “you’re our type”
Last holdout pulls up sweater, revealing a shirt that says “you’re our type”
January 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
“Wait, did all of us wear blood donor T-shirts today?”
Last holdout pulls up sweater, revealing a shirt that says “you’re our type”
Last holdout pulls up sweater, revealing a shirt that says “you’re our type”
There's an urban fantasy to be written about why Mamdani had a separate smaller ceremony in a decommissioned station.
(By someone like Ben Aaronovitch or Kate Griffin, or even Sarah Monette).
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
(By someone like Ben Aaronovitch or Kate Griffin, or even Sarah Monette).
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
The history behind the NYC subway station chosen for Mamdani's swearing-in
The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming mayor's private swearing-in ceremony.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
There's an urban fantasy to be written about why Mamdani had a separate smaller ceremony in a decommissioned station.
(By someone like Ben Aaronovitch or Kate Griffin, or even Sarah Monette).
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
(By someone like Ben Aaronovitch or Kate Griffin, or even Sarah Monette).
www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
Just about to get my schadenfreude on,
and,
wait, maybe I am in this circus...
and
I'm one of the monkeys?!?!?!?!
and,
wait, maybe I am in this circus...
and
I'm one of the monkeys?!?!?!?!
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just about to get my schadenfreude on,
and,
wait, maybe I am in this circus...
and
I'm one of the monkeys?!?!?!?!
and,
wait, maybe I am in this circus...
and
I'm one of the monkeys?!?!?!?!
OMG!
Fun news for puzzle fans! The golden hare from the 1979 armchair treasure hunt book Masquerade by Kit Williams will be auctioned at Sotheby's, estimated at a value of £15,000 to £20,000 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... (Who wants to crowdfund with me? 👀)
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
OMG!
ugh. What a moe.-ron.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
ugh. What a moe.-ron.
On the commuter rail back from Ipswich Illuminations.
After Salem, the train ”inexplicably“ smells like beer farts.
Shocking, right?
*sigh*
After Salem, the train ”inexplicably“ smells like beer farts.
Shocking, right?
*sigh*
October 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
On the commuter rail back from Ipswich Illuminations.
After Salem, the train ”inexplicably“ smells like beer farts.
Shocking, right?
*sigh*
After Salem, the train ”inexplicably“ smells like beer farts.
Shocking, right?
*sigh*
Checks entire posting history in this account…
Have I really not posted about my fantasy of joining Yuletide solely to request Medford/Tufts?
Have I really not posted about my fantasy of joining Yuletide solely to request Medford/Tufts?
October 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Checks entire posting history in this account…
Have I really not posted about my fantasy of joining Yuletide solely to request Medford/Tufts?
Have I really not posted about my fantasy of joining Yuletide solely to request Medford/Tufts?
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NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
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There are people who should be making atonement and asking for forgiveness today who absolutely will not and never will and who think that this deficit in their humanity is somehow a virtue.
October 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
There are people who should be making atonement and asking for forgiveness today who absolutely will not and never will and who think that this deficit in their humanity is somehow a virtue.
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Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?
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STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
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Swear her in.
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Swear her in.
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Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
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BREAKING — Employees at multiple government agencies have received an email from their leadership with text clearly dictated by The White House regarding a potential government shutdown.
So far HHS, Interior, and Social Security have gotten this message, the text of which was shared with me:
So far HHS, Interior, and Social Security have gotten this message, the text of which was shared with me:
September 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
BREAKING — Employees at multiple government agencies have received an email from their leadership with text clearly dictated by The White House regarding a potential government shutdown.
So far HHS, Interior, and Social Security have gotten this message, the text of which was shared with me:
So far HHS, Interior, and Social Security have gotten this message, the text of which was shared with me:
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The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
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Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.
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I am in this post and I don't like it
My pop culture references are older than people who are whole ass adults
September 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I am in this post and I don't like it
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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I would normally be horrified about someone releasing a video to talk about being indicted but this is pretty disciplined.
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I would normally be horrified about someone releasing a video to talk about being indicted but this is pretty disciplined.
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*chef’s kiss*
"From 1974 to 1980, Duke was an active leader of a community organization he founded that championed the power of dialogue and debate."
The Last Remaining Newspaper’s Obituary for David Duke, ca. 2033
The following message has been approved by the FCC, Louisiana Commissar’s Branch. - - -David Ernest Duke, devoted father, community leader, and pas...
buff.ly
September 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
*chef’s kiss*
Guess enough folks unsubscribed that the conglomeratI decided to honor the first amendment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Guess enough folks unsubscribed that the conglomeratI decided to honor the first amendment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
It seems like all the coverage of the cat election carefully didn't show off the awesome sign I designed for Hugo. So, here's a picture of his sign.
September 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It seems like all the coverage of the cat election carefully didn't show off the awesome sign I designed for Hugo. So, here's a picture of his sign.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM